Saturday convention blues

 I just emailed this to my SD42 chair:

Hi Tom, yeah I've been thinking about it, yeah Saturday conventions are difficult for me because of my job with USPS. Years ago I had to take a route cut, working fewer hours per day, but working six days a week.

While my employer might be required to give me time off for conventions and state Central committee meetings, it's a little outside my comfort zone. SCC was stressful in December during the Christmas season, one supervisor suggested I take a long lunch, the other supervisor demanded that I return and complete the route by about 8:30 PM.

Also, our contract incentivizes us to take an entire week at a time, giving us the bookend Saturdays for free if we take off Monday through Friday. When I take off a single Saturday I deplete my leave balance and might miss out on the incentive. I can take Leave Without Pay, but then I don't get paid for the day.

Right now I'm thinking maybe I can help out in other ways. Maybe donate to individual campaigns.

Tom C.

Sexual wisdom

First off, I am no expert, I have made a lot of mistakes.

My observations… We are sexual creatures. There are a lot of things you can do with your sexuality. If you can avoid sexual scandal, you can have a tremendous advantage in the political arena. Even if you don't go into politics, the advice is the same. Try to get into a monogamous relationship, and stick to it. Consider reproductive as well as pleasure aspects. See the whole person. Be the whole person.