4:28

I know there are non-believers out there but once again, I'm proving to be psychic. 

So I'm dreaming (not really sure about what but that's not the story) and in my dream, it's 4:28. And then I woke up and I laid there for about 5 minutes wondering what time it was. I finally roll over to look at the clock and, I'm sure you can guess at this point, IT WAS 4:28!!! Tell me I'm not telepathic or whatever! I'll be taking reservations for my psychic services. DM me. 

Did I mention my recent Duke bill!? It's a bunch of hooey! Now, I'm on even billing and the last quarter my bill was $318. I just got notice that they had to adjust. My new bill? $475! That's an increase of 49.3%. It's crazy. Then I woke up this morning and channel 5 had a story about the reasons. First, temperatures this year have been unseasonably cold. As a result "supply has increased. Then, the rates have increased substantially which Duke then has to pass on to us. Nothing they can control. The top 5 reasons why there's such a rise in energy costs are: 

1. Inflation 
2. Aging Infrastructure
3. Tariffs (tariffs on steel and aluminum put in place by trump's first term)
4. Climate Change 
5. Data Centers (areas where new data centers have been built account for as much as 267% increase in electricity)

You know who I blame. Best case scenario? Well, I won't put that in writing in case someone's reading. 

In other news, kind of good: We got the incoming sped freshmen numbers for next year. We're getting 38 9th graders, which is a lot but we have 34 students graduating plus a good number of kids going to the career center (I have three going from my caseload alone). That number (38) always changes because there are two or three who end up headed to private schools. There are some kids that have been outplaced, however, that may be coming back but best of all, we've been told that the incoming kids are good kids with a lot fewer issues that what we got this year and fewer helicopter parents. 

Dinner tonight: Chicken Marsala with mashers and broccoli. 

Okay, I've run out of time (originally because my mind was elsewhere I typed, "Okay, I've fallen asleep") so I'd best get a move on. Happy Thursday (HOT DOG tomorrow is Friday!!!). Later!