And once again, around the bases

So, I got a nudge that my blog updates weren't particularly frequent enough. So, here's one long one to make up for the lack of quantity. At least that's my intention. I'm writing while the boys are napping (as soon as I write those words, the elder comes storming around the corner, apparently 3 minutes counts as a nap in his world), but if they wake, then this will be yet another short one.

So, let me start with Mr. Mom. Lola has gone back to London for a few days. Which leaves me jet-lagged and gaining an ever-increasing appreciation of Lola. I should say, that mom's come to visit and she's been a great help. But, that being said, she agrees that the boys are particularly enervating.

Hell, she's asleep on the couch right now.

I think the big thing is that the younger has no off switch. With the elder, you can at least turn on the telly and he'll be distracted. Not so with the microdynamo. Telly, books, dinosaurs, doesn't matter, he'll be back at you in 2 minutes. So, there's no pause. All day. Except for these couple of hours of nap, and after bedtime. But by then, you're wrecked.

Anyway, it's feeding in to my end of year strategy confusion on the job search front. I mean, how much effort should I be expending now, knowing that if it doesn't get actioned in the next few days it will fall into a black hole and I'll be worse off than if I just waited.

But that's sort of a tactical question. My larger strategic questions with regard to the job front are still at play. The school of thought that tells me to just take a job (either because of the kids or because of school) has a certain appeal. Although, the reality is, I've seen people make tactical decisions about their jobs and then never be able to recover from them. If I have not given up being able to do something, then . . .

See, this is the sort of thing. Got completely sidetracked. I'll post this and come back soon. (perhaps shorter and more often is the answer) I've yet to hit on the presidential race.