Good News!

Lot of good news to report today.
First, let me explain, I have like 14 different email accounts spread all over the web. I don't always check them regularly. While trying to figure out this "tagging" thing my sister mentioned on her blog, I figured I check my google email. Aunt Pat sent me a message that Uncle Ronnie was/is/did have surgery yesterday.

So I called and talked to Cindy (my cousin) and the surgery went well. They removed all the cancerous tissue. He has to stay in the hospital for the next ten days until he's able to eat on his own. Right now, he's on a feeding tube, but doing well.

Also on Tuesday, my first day back to work (even though I stll felt like poo), as I was going thru my email, here's an announcement about this years healthcare benefits. "Here it comes", I thought. First they freeze our wages and now they'll probably raise our rate on insurance. Effectively making it a pay cut! BUT NO! Due to the wage freeze, they will not be raising employee contributions to insurance. What a shocker that was! However, they are reserving the right to "look at" the situation at a later date. I guess it all depends on the economy.

And more good news! Our esteemed governor of Illinois was arrested yesterday morning on corruption charges. For trying to sell Obama's vacant Senate seat. What a moron! Ahh...Chicago politics at it's finest...