So long, time clock.

Two very long years ago i earned a BA in Literature/English Education. It has since been slowly and painfully decomposing in the back seat of my life as i have tried unsuccessfully to fulfill it. i was content to make coffee as long as i could keep "do you want fries with that?" out of my head. Next i became a retail monkey, selling people the very books upon which my very expensive but seemingly worthless education was based. Then Jeff Kane reminded me of a website that posts jobs for writers. i checked it out and responded to the following post:
"A conservative non-profit organization in Sacramento seeks a Research & Communications Assistant. Duties include: Research and writing, web content development and education. Relevant college coursework and experience desirable. Opportunity for growth and flexible schedule. "

They called me Monday, i interviewed, and today they offered me the job. i work for the Sacramento chapter of the National Right To Life Committee. My job includes keeping track of relevant legislation and communicating said legislative action to the public. In other words, i translate government stuff so regular folk can keep up with what's going on. i'm nearly doubling my earnings, applying my skills and education, and actually working for something i believe in. It'll nice to be able to sleep at night

check it out:
http://www.californiaprolife.org
http://www.nrlc.org/Missionstatement.htm

thanks jebus :)
-kal

Yes, again.

A wise old Sharpa once said, "Victory is futile when playing 5 vs. 8." This is the lesson learned earlier this evening as the Sacramento Kings fell short of a victory once again due to a horrible call favoring the opposing team with less than a minute to play. With 58 seconds on the clock, center Brad Miller drove to the hoop and plowed through a defender to score two points with a foul to bring the Kings within one point of the Chicago Bulls. However, all three referees determined that the defensive foul was in fact an offensive foul on Brad Miller for charging. But with the miracle of replay, you can clearly see that the defender's heel was over the arc under the basket, deeming the foul on the Chicago player. By losing a three point swing, the Kings went on to lose by five points. What else can you do but scratch your head in amazement.

~Josh

Not Again!?!

So how many times do my precious Sacramento Kings have to lose to the referees and not their opposing teams. For the second straight home game, the Kings have been screwed by the referees for not calling crucial game turning events. The only part that is worst is the teams have now lost too; two of the elite in the west division, Phoenix and Dallas. On Wednesday night, the Kings were down 123 to 125 to Phoenix with 12 seconds left in the game. The Kings got a shot off under the hoop where an offensive interferance call was not made on a Phoenix player who blocked the shot to win the game. And now tonight, the Kings were ahead by one point with less than a minute to play against Dallas when a sure goal tending play was not called giving the Mavericks another possesion to drive down to the opposite end of the court to put in a basket to win. Sacramento is not a happy city. I hope the Referees are held accountable for their poor play. Some of the King's players were fined and suspended for their reactions to the finale of the Phoenix game...so I don't see why these referees shouldn't be fined the same 10,000 or 15,000 with a suspension. Fair is fair.