US BOYCOTTS CUP, SENDS REPLACEMENTS

OK, OK, not really. But it sure seemed like it today. What happened out there, guys? You were supposed to be a much better team than before! You got trampled out there! Man...3-0...that's harsh. We even hit one off the side post. That's even worse. Like a slap in the face. "Ha ha! You can't make me!" the ball says. Well, they have two more chances to make it up: we play Italy on Saturday, then Ghana next Thursday. I hope we just had an off day...

I got new suits! I got new suits! I got new suits! Hey, hey, hey, hey! For about $285, I got two suits, two shirts, two ties, and four pairs of socks. It was amazing. K&G is the cheapest place I've ever been to. I love it. We reckoned that I would need a suit for the wedding this weekend, and they had a deal, so hey! Sweet action jackson.

I started working at Acoutsic Dimensions again doing computer programming. This time, I'm not working on my own program(s). Instead, I'm checking another guy's stuff for errors, making it more user-friendly, and increasing the efficiency of the programming. I also got a raise. I seem to get a nice raise about every two years, and the time had come.

raise = ben + happy
cheap suits = ben + happy
raise = cheap suits
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Because there isn't really a free computer for me to work on in the office, I worked out to work from home starting tomorrow. Since I'm just using an Excel file - don't even get me started; it should be in Access or from scratch in .NET or something - I don't actually need to be in the office. I tried this at LeTourneau, and it didn't work out. But I was younger then, less mature. I think I could do better this time. In theory, working from home should be better because I can set my own hours. But time will tell.

Hooray for cheap suits!

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I forgot to mention...I have 4 extra tickets to Celebrate Freedom if anyone wants to go. Just let me know. They're free all over, but I already have some if you don't want to make an extra trip.