Monthly Archive for June, 2005

You’re never too old

Published
by
Mark
on Monday 6th June 2005
in News
. 2 Comments

In a vain attempt to catch up on some reading from this weekend’s lovely events, I was reading Jacqui’s blog. I’d already finished reading Hersch’s blog this morning before work. As I usually do, I took a quick glance at the sidebar and noticed this headline: Police say granny, 80, ran prostitution ring. From the article:

Law enforcement officials say Tursi admitted her role in the business, saying she took it over a few years ago from her daughter, who had died. Police say Tursi told them she needed money to subsidize her Social Security checks.

If that weren’t odd enough:

Although police arrested Tursi when they came to her apartment May 2, they decided not to bring her to the police barracks because of her poor health.

Tursi has been charged with a a single count of promoting prostitution. If convicted, she faces up to five years in prison. But because of her age and lack of a criminal record, she’s more likely to receive probation, Cornely said.

So, in addition to raking in $60 for every $160 her girls collected from "clients," grandma Tursi is probably going to get off (no pun intended) with probation for a single count of promoting prostitution. Just goes to show that little old ladies can get away with just about anything.

Two days down

Published
by
Mark
on Thursday 2nd June 2005
in Work
. Closed

So far I have two days down at the new job, and I still haven’t had a normal day yet. On Tuesday I came to work with a flooded first floor, helping to get laptops up and running for the various offices. Yesterday, I had a meeting in the afternoon, so I was gone for three hours of the day. I’ve already got this afternoon and tomorrow off so that I can go to D.C. for Dee’s wedding. Next week is finals, so I may not have a "normal" day for another week or two.

Yesterday I was taken around school to see the various labs and department offices. I was introduced to a few people, most of whom I didn’t know or first associated me with Mel. Then we came to the English office, where I knew most of the people that came through during the short time we were there yesterday.

It’s still kind of weird being on the other side of things at my high school. Once I get into the groove, I’m sure that weird feeling will go away, just like I think my comfort level will get higher in time. I already miss the old place a lot, but there comes a time when everyone needs to move forward. I guess this was my time. Time to see what another day will bring me.