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I didn’t get the promotion… this time. All in all, I was pretty happy that I beat almost all of the candidates, many of who had college degrees and been with the company many years long than me. After finding out the job went to the other guy, I received a call from one of the directors in the company who reminded me that a management position was going to soon be available in my own department and that I should apply for it. So I’ll just keep trying.

Classes started this week for both me and Kim. My first class is very demanding, requiring a lot of reading and a lot of essays: 3 due by noon this Sunday concerning Confucius, Machiavelli and Rousseau. It’s been difficult to do all the assigned reading and essays when I work 9am to 9pm, so I’ve been cramming as much study as possible before and after work as well as lunch breaks.

This week has been slightly cooler, with some rain, all of which has been appreciated. It’s only mid-August, but I’m ready for fall and its temperatures.

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From a recent post, I mentioned I applied for two promotions within the company I work for. Both are very good positions that I would be very happy to have, and I felt I did wonderful on the interviews. The first job I applied for was a non-management role, but the position ended up going to another applicant. The manager I interview with for that job followed up with me and was very polite, but basically said I was over-qualified and should seek a management job instead.

The second job I applied for is a management position. I interviewed for it last week with two managers, and I felt I did great on the interview. They must have felt the same, because I was given a second interview this week. Again, I felt I did extremely well. And yet again, they must have agreed because I was given a third and final interview with the VP. Only one other person beside myself made it through the 3rd interview, so now we are waiting to find out which one of us is awarded the position. I’m crossing my fingers. You should too.

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Fox Kansas News ran a story about a local bar owner paying his bartender $500 to get a small tattoo advertising his bar. The bar owner was none other than my former math teacher, Kurt Meltzer. The story continued that he has been propositioned by several customers willing to do the same, but he’s yet only agreed to do it once again for a bartender at another bar he owns.

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It’s been busy, and therefore I haven’t been able to update much. Work has been exhausting, mostly due to the crazy temperatures. I’m looking forward to the weekend. I laid out my landscaping ideas to the landlord, who said he would pay for all the materials as long as I would be willing to do all the work. It’s a nice tradeoff, but I’ve been unwilling to work outdoors in this heat if it isn’t necessary.

Work has been going great. I applied for two available promotions, and I think I did really well on both interviews. Each position offers a salary, an office, and an indoor job. It may be a week or more before I find anything out. Dad also found a new job, going back to construction management. It’s the financial boost I think he’s been needing.

On a final note, we voted out two pro-creationists from the Kansas School Board on Tuesday, replacing them with people with brains (Kansas is lacking people with such organs). This re-establishes a pro-science approach to public education.

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