I'd work for this guy

Help wanted: registered voter with a conscience for position on the Chicago City Council. Salary $110,556 a year. Ex-felons need not apply.

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley decided to take a different approach to fill two vacancies on the city's 50-member city council, posting a notice on the city's website listing qualifications for the job.

Candidates should be registered voters, have lived in the ward for a least a year and provide three letters of recommendation attesting to their community involvement. No current politicians, tax delinquents or anyone convicted of any "infamous crime, bribery, perjury or other felony" need apply.

One vacancy was created when the previous office-holder pleaded guilty to illegally accepting favors from a developer.

The aldermanic appointments will be the mayor's 34th and 35th, and he has indicated he is fed up with the high rate of malfeasance in the council.

"You've got to start somewhere," Daley spokesman Lance Lewis said. "We want to encourage residents who are interested to apply."

Showing my true age

As some of you may now it’s my birthday today- 36 years young! Or perhaps I should say 36 years old- at least if I was to listen to my wife. Last week when asked what I wanted for my birthday I quickly replied “Good kids and a happy ending”.

My wife shook her head and said that I was “now showing signs of old age”, and continued by asking if my life was really that hard.

Guess it’s true what they say- you enjoy the simple pleasures more the older you get.

One small book title, a giant range of possible angles

As many of you are aware I’m a pretty keen reader, and I often seek out the slightly odd topics to read about. The other day whilst trolling through amazon.com I came across a book title that really got my attention, “Ten Stupid Things That Keep Churches from Growing”.

My mind started racing thinking about the vast number of potential angles a book with that title could have- some, I’m sure, not exactly complimentary for the Church! For me, the number of comic alternatives seemed to dominate.

Of course I had to buy it- curiosity simply got the better of me!!!