I get occasional grief from my director about my hotel costs, because some of the other guys on the team that works with manufacturing clients are always going to, like, the outskirts of Sioux Falls SD to do a site visit whereas I'm going to meet with health systems in fuckin' California.
Federal per diem rates. In fairness they say the rates are a "guide" to hotel bookings, not the law, but still, I ain't staying at no Days Inn By The Airport.
I am using this thread as an excuse to post my own incredulous pet peeve about expenses: my company uses the GSA govt employee rates as a guideline for hotel/meal costs in each market. Which is ridiculous so I ignore it.
Paused my audiobook to notice the tornado sirens going off everywhere, time to go back to listening to..., ah, yes....And Then You're Dead, a book all about different ways to die. Welp
Not like anyone should aspire to reach *me* with their writing but as a reader, the coolest things are when you read something and are like 1) wow I never thought about it like that! or 2) YES! Exactly how I felt but couldn't explain it, thank you Professional Words Man. This one is #2 btw
Not only has the world kinda come off its axis in general, polls are worthless given the samples getting. Big confluence of stupid from every angle. Uncharted waters; my only way of handling it is: double down on making the world better for myself/loved ones/neighbors. Can't control the rest.
Plus, I feel like things have gotten so weird and unprecedented that anyone who says they know exactly what's going to happen next is totally full of shit.
i don't think it fundamentally changes that much from a macro level but this WILL get the true believer christian nationalists even more worked up since this was clearly God protecting etc etc etc
my country tis of thee
sweet land of liberty
of thee i sing
land where my fathers died
land of the pilgrims pride
from every mountainside
let freedom ring
