One of the more irritating things I had to do recently is register with the ND Secretary of State office to declare any possible conflicts of interest in my role on the ND Psychology Regulatory Board.
Even though I moved out of state in October, the Board’s attorney from the AG’s office said I would remain on the Board for six months, as that is how long it takes to establish residency after a person moves. I still find that hard to understand, but, oh well. We heard from the Secretary of State’s office in early January that we had to declare any financial or other conflicts of interest that could sway our votes on the Board by January 31. Anyone running for office, holding office, or appointed by the Governor to boards and commissions had to get this done by January 31 or face fines.
I understand why this is important, but I only have three more months on the Board. There are very few fiduciary conflicts for Psychology Board members that would sway our decisions regarding ethical complaints against the professionals we license. I think a greater conflict of interest is that there are so few of us psychologists in ND that we generally know all the licensees, and we might go softer or harder on folks depending if we do or don’t like them! In my 10 years on the Board I haven’t seen that happen, though.
Well, last week I printed off the 41 pages of instructions for filing my conflict of interest declarations on-line and got the deed finished. I had no conflicts to declare, of course. Between doing that and making sure any entity needing to send us tax documents had our change of address, I have been somewhat irritable and anxious. I shall be glad when May arrives, I am officially no longer on the Board, and all taxes are filed.
How comfortable are you doing business on-line? What’s irritated you lately?
Trail Baboon 
Irritated lately? Let me see…nothing. Not a damn thing!!
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With all the micturition going around lately, it’s no wonder that a lot of people are pissed!
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Smarty-pants. I had to look up the word.
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Something to calm our nerves.
February 3, 1959
The Day The Music Died
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Rise and Shine, Baboons,
THE LIST:
1. Recently I tried a pattern for knitted moccasins. I had purchased the pattern from a knitter on Ravelry. I am an experienced, skilled knitter who will often make up my own patterns, so I know I can knit most patterns. This pattern was full of errors and miscounted stitches, plus some very basic skills, such as increasing or decreasing stitches, were made much harder than they needed to be. This pattern was a nightmare. After the third time frogging it(undoing it) and starting over and carefully counting, I was so irritated with it I scrapped the entire project. I knit for pleasure and relaxation and this was not worth the aggravation.
2. I am also irritated with the lack of cribbage players in my life. I need to find someone with whom to play that card game.
3. Catherine O’Hara died which I find to be just demoralizing. She was a year younger than I. She has a role in “The Studio” which I was wathcing when I walk on the treadmill. I was just getting attached to the entire thing and she is now gone. What a loss to comedy.
4. I am pretty irritated/distressed/micturated off with the state of our nation, as well. That list could go on for a long time, so I will say no more.
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Kyrill has “lost” his squeaky ball under the furniture 6 times this morning, needing our help to retrieve it. Grr!
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