Jeez, it's been a long time since I've been around these parts. I've been spending a lot of time networking, seeing recruiters and going on interviews to try and find a new job. After giving things a lot of thought, I've decided to say "screw it" and go into business for myself. I have a CPA license which I'm going to transfer from NY to Texas and hope to formally start my own practice in June. While I plan on doing the usual tax returns, payroll, etc. I am hoping to build a nice base of small corporate clients for whom I can do a little audit work / operations consulting.

Now that I've decided what I want to be when I grow up (isn't 40 the new 20 - or something like that?), maybe I can spend some more time here.

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An Arizona principal tells an army wife that her 8 and 11 year old kids can't take an extra week off to be with their dad who is coming home from Iraq on a two week leave. Principal says he was in the army too and "supports the troops", but "rules are rules".

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Can someone tell me where I can find a clip of the original "Jane, you ignorant slut" segment of the old SNL with Dan Akroyd and Jane Curtain. I remember seeing it again awhile ago and even though I knew what was coming, it was still one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

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SEATTLE - The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle returned to its old building in downtown Seattle on Sunday months after a fatal shooting spree forced the group to move out last summer. On July 28, 2006, accused gunman Naveed Haq walked into the building and opened fire, killing one woman, Pam Waechter, and seriously injuring five others, including a pregnant woman.

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Iran captures British soldiers. Accuses them of spying. Britain denies it and demands their return. According to the Geneva Conventions, soldiers in uniform can't be considered spies. Dozens of civil rights lawyers fly to the Middle East to defend the soldiers. (You didn't really believe the last one, did you?)

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Saw Rocky Balboa. Liked it more than I thought I would. I think my decision to open my own business and the "go for your dream" philosophy of the movie, campy as it is, made me feel a lot better about my decision. Isn't that what movies are supposed to do in the first place?

Saw Quinceanera. Started off a little depressing, but turned out to be a pretty good movie. After seeing that and Babel (which I liked only because I was fascinated with the different cultures that were represented), I'm a little overloaded on Mexican-American culture and hispanic hip-hop, mijo.

Casino Royale was just plain old fun. The Illusionist didn't do it for me, but I know it did for a lot of other's including the wife and the guy at Blockbuster who rented it to me. I believe both were filmed, at least in part, in Prague which looks like a beautiful place to go.