23. January, 2006 - Another Monday

I’ve been too busy on the weekends lately, and too tired on Monday mornings, so I decided this morning that I’m not going to throw a winter party this year.
A Work force ‘dropout’ trend stirs concern at the state, since they’re not getting as much as expected in withholding taxes. Here’s a radical idea: maybe lower the taxes so people have less reason to drop out of the workforce. [press-patch]
Steve Jobs to scoop $3.5bn as Pixar board approves Disney takeover. It's not final yet, as the reporter implied, since both boards still need to approve the deal, and I kinda wish Pixar would remain independent, but you can’t fault SJ for taking the money. He’ll be the biggest single shareholder of Disney, too. [boing boing]
Kirsten’s Secrets of Traveling Revealed!- Part One sounds a lot like my travel preparations. Except I organize things by day, rather than by topic, and I use a 5½″ × 8½&Prime day-planner instead of a big three-ring notebook. I prefer the smaller format, so I can carry it around more easily, and if I do need a full-size letter sheet for something, I can punch one end of it and fold it in half. [kirsten]