A quick glance at the sports page this morning tells me that the MLB All-Star game was last night. This means that summer is now half over (maybe even a little more than half). This sucks. There’s already about a half hour less daylight than there was a month ago, and as much as I’m looking forward to football season (at least until it turns out SU sucks again this year), I’d like to hold on to summer and daylight a bit longer.

I don’t really pay attention to baseball (other than to continue to be amazed that people are willing to get steroids and HGH and god knows what else shot into their asses, though that’s not strictly a baseball thing, of course) but like most of you, I have been following the world championships. No, that that soccer shit – the true American sport: lacrosse.

Yes, the FIL World Lacrosse Championships are currently being held in Denver in front of tens of fans. I watched team USA crush the Brits, 20-1, on Monday and was eagerly awaiting the game between my team – the Iroquois Nationals (including four brothers – the Thompsons – from the Onondaga Nation) – and the USA last night. Alas, they’re apparently having a series of godless killer thunderstorms out in Denver and the game was delayed until way past my bedtime.

Just as well, as the USA crushed the Iroquois 18-5. I blame on the late start (another t-storm delay) of last night’s win against Australia (which followed a one-goal loss to Canada the day before). Oh well, much like the soccer World Cup, and professional baseball, hockey and basketball seasons, these things go on for a long time.

I’m now a “dead man walking” in my group at work, as I’m ready to move on but am supposed to finish up a bunch of shit and teach the rest of the kids (or at least one lucky designee) everything I know (there just aint enough time for that). For this reason, my work from home privileges are being revoked starting next week as I was informed that it would be “easier” if I was in the office.

In other words, we no longer feel a need to keep you happy and are inclined to punish you for leaving.

Leaving but staying in the same organization (in the same building) and having to work with the same people is awkward. I’d prefer to just go and get on with my new life but I can’t. If I was going to a different company, it would be a lot easier.

Oh well, it’s my late day today but I guess I’ll go in earlier than usual so I can get a start on clearing my plate and getting on with the new era.