But Could I Possibly Have the Time?

So I'm informed that my initial application to be considered for the California legislative district redistricting commission has passed the bar and that I've been invited to submit a stage 2 application, which also involves getting letters of recommendation. But OTOH, it also would require fairly substantial amounts of my time between January and September 2011. The e-mail is daunting about the time commitment.

( Among the warnings )

While I think I'd make a good commissioner, I'm very concerned that I'd not be able to devote the time to do the job properly. But if good qualified people don't apply, how can we hope to get a good, equitable result?

Wasn't it NBC Who Broadcast the Heidi Bowl, Too?

The USA-Switzerland curling match was very tight. After the Swiss got out to a 4-0 lead, the USA came storming back, and the tenth (final regular) end came down to a measurement, which the Swiss won to tie the match and force an extra end. So when the live video came back from the commercial, they started showing a hockey match instead, and when I tried to reload the curling, I got an "Application Error" message. I have a bad feeling that NBC set things up so that when the time scheduled for the match ended, regardless of when it finished, they cut it off. Sigh.

Update: I checked the replay, and they cut it off as well. Someone was asleep at the switch. I sent a feedback complaint.