Work, Olympic Games, politics, euro and other sports

Saturday, February 27. 2010

It’s been a while since I updated and there’s a bit to tell actually. As for work, I have a feeling that my current assignment is coming to an end, so I might have to look around again for a new assignment. We’ll see how that will work. All in all my current assignment was a new experience in which I learned a lot again.

I have been trying to follow the Olympic Games. This weekend will be one of the bigger events: the hockey final between Canada and the United States. I hope I’ll be able to see that game live and I plan to try to go for that. I have managed to see a lot from the Olympic Games, which pleases me to no end. Speed skating has been a little bit disappointing this time, but I do think that everyone has tried their best.

Last Thursday I went to a cafe where a political party meets every Thursday. Next Wednesday we’ll have the elections for the members of the city council and I wanted to meet the party that I plan to vote for. I talked to some potential members and we exchanged ideas and views. I am very happy having those people respresenting me in the city council. I hope they’ll stay as accessible as they are now. I would want to stay in contact with them.

Today I read that the Euro might weaken a bit more. I am disheartened by newspapers spreading this news. The US Dollar is by definition stronger during the first two quarters in the year. Usually later in the year the US Dollar will come down again. I expect that it won’t be anything less this year.

I am looking forward to the baseball season. Yesterday I learned from the website of our local baseball field that training will start next weekend again. That’s awesome. I suspect that MLB training will start some time soon, as well. I have to start reading up the MLB website again. These are signs that Spring is starting. Oh… speaking of Spring: I saw that snow crocuses have come out in our garden. Yay!!!

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If indeed your current position is coming to an end I hope you will quickly find another.

You have flowers!? Gah…all we have is snow…and more snow.

#1 Memnet on 2010-02-27 23:00 (Reply)

Yeah! The flower bulbs start to come up here. I hope that in May I can go out again to take pictures of the flower fields again. I am not too worried anymore over finding a job. I am pretty sure that I can find something.

#1.1 Mickel (Homepage) on 2010-02-28 16:32 (Reply)

We had our first local baseball umpire’s meeting last Sunday. The high school season begins here on March 15, but we’ll be doing practice games (scrimmages) before that. Daylight saving time starts on March 14 and Spring arrives the next Sunday. I’m ready for Spring, but I know that we’re going to have some cold games before it gets really warm.
I haven’t watched too much of the Olympics—I don’t care much for winter sports, although I did see the US beat Canada in hockey the other night. I watched some curling too—for such a silly sport, it’s fascinating!
I’m substituting in schools pretty regularly now—4 days this week. I imagine that I’ll be working every day before long. The school system is extending the school day 30 minutes per day starting on March 8 and going until April 23 to make up the class time they have missed due to snow. Our county only has to make up two days, but some others around here have to make up a lot more. I don’t know what they’re going to do. I expect that the longer day will cause problems for the spring sports schedule.

#2 Steve on 2010-02-28 01:52 (Reply)

Wow… daylight savings time starts early over there. Here in The Netherlands it’ll be the last Sunday of March. I am sure you’re ready for spring, too. I hope that the sun kicks in very fast! I hope that the sports schedule works out well. It would be nice for you to combine umpiring with teaching.

Good luck!

#2.1 Mickel (Homepage) on 2010-02-28 16:39 (Reply)

I never liked hockey! Holly used to go free to games in Indianapolis when we lived in Frankfort, IN. The school got free game tickets and gave them to students who were doing well academically. Take care Love Mom

#3 Carolyn on 2010-02-28 17:59 (Reply)

Hockey is a very physical sport. I can understand why you wouldn’t like it. We get to see games from the NHL here on the same channel that they show NFL. However it’s just bits and pieces of games. Moreover in NHL teams play a lot of games, sometimes even three times a week. It makes it difficult to follow the NHL as a whole or even to follow one specific team. I also have this problem with MLB. NFL is a bit easier to follow.

I hope that you had a good weekend.

#3.1 Mickel (Homepage) on 2010-03-01 04:53 (Reply)

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