The days are long and the years are short

Well, to an approximation at least.

There was a PTA meeting last night. The principal brought up the fact that the county education budget is being finalized. He wanted to make sure that the parents knew that the budget is not increasing at the same level as the population is increasing, nor at the level that immigration is increasing. He had a few comments about some of the options on the table for accommodating this decrease in dollars per student. Pretty normal stuff. He suggested contacting our County Council representatives and State representatives and Senators. And, for that matter, our national representatives.

The Book Fair chairperson said that this is very important. She offered to provide a series of "talking points" and the contact information for these people. She said that it wouldn't be any trouble; this is what she does for a living. She's a professional lobbyist. For that matter, so is the PTA vice-president. Hmmm. We did not take a survey to see how many other lobbyists were present, but that might be interesting.

It's really a challenge to do anything in the evenings. Either I am working, or mrmoosie can't come home early.

"WhizKids" is showing at the National Academy of Sciences on Wednesday, Dec. 9th at 7:00pm. It is an in-depth look at 3 competitors in the Intel (formerly Westinghouse) Science Fair. It describes the genesis of their projects, their obstacles and support.

I found the cafe that my sister used to go to when she worked at the Department of Justice. The Sun Spot Cafe at 440 1rst St., NW Washington DC. The closest Metro station is probably Judiciary Square and Archives is probably next, with Union Station giving it a run for the money.