Jun 29 2006
Well, the closing is done. We no longer own a house, but in a week or so, we will also no longer be in debt of any kind (until we buy a car for Jessamyn). I can’t say I enjoyed the selling process, but I know we’ve made the right choice. Now we can set our goals a little higher for a nicer, newer, bigger house in a year or so (ish).
Jun 26 2006
The last of our stuff was moved on Saturday. Our new apartment just looks like a sea of boxes, but at least it’s all moved. The air conditioning’s broke, as well as the dishwasher and doorbell … guess nothing’s ever easy.
The closing on our house is tomorrow (tuesday), then I can get back to what’s really important … taking pictures 
Jun 21 2006
A Washington, D.C., law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against hospital systems in the Albany, N.Y., market, claiming they conspired to keep nurses’ wages at artificially low levels.
The lawsuit, which was duplicated in Chicago, Memphis, Tenn., and San Antonio, names Albany Medical Center, St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, Northeast Health and Seton Health Inc. Northeast is parent to Albany Memorial Hospital and Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y. Seton is parent to St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy. These institutions employ about three-quarters of the registered nurses working at area hospitals.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Albany by the law firm of Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll P.L.L.C., invokes federal antitrust laws. It claims the hospitals have, for about four years, secretly exchanged detailed, non-public information about the wages each was paying its nurses, allowing the hospitals as a group to suppress nurse pay.
“Nurse pay should be set by the market, not by a secret agreement among hospitals,” said Daniel A. Small, a partner at Cohen Milstein.
Small estimated that based on preliminary estimates, nurses in the Albany area have been underpaid by about $6,000 per year. The suit is requesting a jury trial, with the goal of forcing the hospitals to pay the nurses’ lost compensation.
Jun 19 2006
This past thursday, friday, and saturday was the first annual Garner Sibling Camping trip. There was 9 of us total and we had an awesome time. It rained a little, but not enough to put a damper on the fun. This year we went to Hearthstone Point State Campground in Lake George, NY. It was OK, but we’ll probably go someplace else next year. Not sure what else to say except go check out the pictures (just click on the image).
Jun 12 2006
I started a new blog on street photography. I wasn’t going to link to it, but I guess I changed my mind. The blog is mostly for me to study a type of photography that I’ve always loved. I know a lot of people aren’t so much into this type of stuff, so feel free to not like it
