What I've Been Up To.
Hello again readers, I hope everyone is well.
Well, as promised, I thought that I would fill you in on what I did during my absence from the blog.
To start with, on 28 August I changed residences. I moved from my home to a house owned by the company I work for. Along with the change of residence, I also got a new roommate.
As I am a family living provider, my roommate is also the person that I am paid to care for. I won't reveal his name, but I can tell you that the person is a mildly retarded sexual offender. The last several months with him have not only been a bit of an adventure, but also a learning experience. I have learned more about sexual offenders than I ever cared to know. While I can't reveal specifics due to the various confidentiality rules and laws, I can tell you that the two months of hands on work has taught me more than I would have learned with a year of university classes. The only drawback is that, when it comes to his target population, I have to be on my "A game" everyday as one slip by me could lead to him re-offending. To give you an example of what I am talking about, I have to monitor his tv viewing to make sure he doesn't look at or seek out programs containing his target population, I have to make sure that he doesn't look at or seek contact with his target pop. when we are out in public, I have to monitor and censor his mail to prevent pictures of his target pop. from getting through to him, I have to monitor his mood, thoughts, and fantasies (he reports these things to me) to determine whether he is into, out of, or entering the "offender cycle", and I can never, ever leave him alone. To say the least it can be extremely stressful. In fact, he drives my absolutely nuts from time to time. However, most of the time he is extremely cooperative, and, generally, a nice guy. I'm glad he isn't a jerk, but his being a nice guy can lead to problems too. Generally, when someone is nice you will let your guard down when you are dealing with them. I have the same tendency as most people, and it is something I must guard against as one slip up by me could lead to his re-offending, and his re-offending is something that I have vowed will not happen on my watch!
As for other things that have been going on, I finally decided to join the 21st century (6 years late) and got myself a cell phone. Until October, I got along rather well without a cell, now I don't know what I ever did without it! It isn't so much the ability to make phone calls from nearly everywhere, it is the accessories like the datebook, the built in alarm clock, and the automatic reminders. I must admit to being completely converted from a cell phone skeptic into a cell phone lover. I guess I should tell you what I got. I went to the Cingular store at the local mall and picked up a lovely Motorola Razr. I actually got two Razrs, one for myself and one for my girlfriend. Mine is the traditional, and basic, black, hers is pink. I also managed to get myself a Motorola H500 Bluetooth device. I really like the Bluetooth as I can talk on the phone and keep both hands on the wheel while driving. If you don't have a Bluetooth and you do a lot of driving, I highly recommend that you get one, it really seems to be a much safer way of talking on the phone while driving.
About the only other thing that's new is the fact that I got a DSL connection (finally). Unfortunately, the only company to offer DSL in my area was Verizon (so now the NSA can read my words directly instead of waiting for them to be posted to the blog). I finally got my connection on the 9th of November after being promised a hookup on the 8th. I guess one day late isn't too bad, but being an internet junkie and a geek, the delay about half killed me. Oh well, the connection is fairly speedy (for DSL)(3Mbps) and it works. Now I just have to go buy a new computer so I can truly take advantage of all that speed. I figure the computer will probably be purchased in January.
On a political note, I did vote and I am exceedingly happy that the Republicans got the crap kicked out of them. I am happy that the corrupt-criminal-pervert Republicans are gone, now we will get to see if the corrupt-criminal-pervert Democrats can (or will) do any better.
Well, it is late and I need to sleep (big day tomorrow).
So, as always, I am Chuck and this has been my post.
Well, as promised, I thought that I would fill you in on what I did during my absence from the blog.
To start with, on 28 August I changed residences. I moved from my home to a house owned by the company I work for. Along with the change of residence, I also got a new roommate.
As I am a family living provider, my roommate is also the person that I am paid to care for. I won't reveal his name, but I can tell you that the person is a mildly retarded sexual offender. The last several months with him have not only been a bit of an adventure, but also a learning experience. I have learned more about sexual offenders than I ever cared to know. While I can't reveal specifics due to the various confidentiality rules and laws, I can tell you that the two months of hands on work has taught me more than I would have learned with a year of university classes. The only drawback is that, when it comes to his target population, I have to be on my "A game" everyday as one slip by me could lead to him re-offending. To give you an example of what I am talking about, I have to monitor his tv viewing to make sure he doesn't look at or seek out programs containing his target population, I have to make sure that he doesn't look at or seek contact with his target pop. when we are out in public, I have to monitor and censor his mail to prevent pictures of his target pop. from getting through to him, I have to monitor his mood, thoughts, and fantasies (he reports these things to me) to determine whether he is into, out of, or entering the "offender cycle", and I can never, ever leave him alone. To say the least it can be extremely stressful. In fact, he drives my absolutely nuts from time to time. However, most of the time he is extremely cooperative, and, generally, a nice guy. I'm glad he isn't a jerk, but his being a nice guy can lead to problems too. Generally, when someone is nice you will let your guard down when you are dealing with them. I have the same tendency as most people, and it is something I must guard against as one slip up by me could lead to his re-offending, and his re-offending is something that I have vowed will not happen on my watch!
As for other things that have been going on, I finally decided to join the 21st century (6 years late) and got myself a cell phone. Until October, I got along rather well without a cell, now I don't know what I ever did without it! It isn't so much the ability to make phone calls from nearly everywhere, it is the accessories like the datebook, the built in alarm clock, and the automatic reminders. I must admit to being completely converted from a cell phone skeptic into a cell phone lover. I guess I should tell you what I got. I went to the Cingular store at the local mall and picked up a lovely Motorola Razr. I actually got two Razrs, one for myself and one for my girlfriend. Mine is the traditional, and basic, black, hers is pink. I also managed to get myself a Motorola H500 Bluetooth device. I really like the Bluetooth as I can talk on the phone and keep both hands on the wheel while driving. If you don't have a Bluetooth and you do a lot of driving, I highly recommend that you get one, it really seems to be a much safer way of talking on the phone while driving.
About the only other thing that's new is the fact that I got a DSL connection (finally). Unfortunately, the only company to offer DSL in my area was Verizon (so now the NSA can read my words directly instead of waiting for them to be posted to the blog). I finally got my connection on the 9th of November after being promised a hookup on the 8th. I guess one day late isn't too bad, but being an internet junkie and a geek, the delay about half killed me. Oh well, the connection is fairly speedy (for DSL)(3Mbps) and it works. Now I just have to go buy a new computer so I can truly take advantage of all that speed. I figure the computer will probably be purchased in January.
On a political note, I did vote and I am exceedingly happy that the Republicans got the crap kicked out of them. I am happy that the corrupt-criminal-pervert Republicans are gone, now we will get to see if the corrupt-criminal-pervert Democrats can (or will) do any better.
Well, it is late and I need to sleep (big day tomorrow).
So, as always, I am Chuck and this has been my post.
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