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Boys
Why do teenage boys stop caring about their hygiene out of the blue. My son is almost 13 and all of a sudden he has stopped giving a shit about his personal appearance and grooming habits. It...
Substance over Flash
In my mind this is the start of the new work year. The week after employee evaluations. I had an excellent evaluation and am more than pleased with the outcome. Now comes the time to double do...
It all seems to be coming together.
I have been on my new job for around 2.5 years and I can say that I have not really felt comfortable in my position. I always deferred to the “senior” members of the staff and would not force my...
It is all coming to an end!
Today I registered my son for his last year at Catholic School. Both of my children went like I did and my father before me. I believe it was the right choice overall. It seems odd that after ...
Satisfaction
There is nothing in the world more satisficing then setting up a brand new computer. There I said it, I am one of those people. Pulling away the plastic and being the first to stroke those key...
I have been thinking a long time about it and I think I am going to leave Facebook behind. Most people I am friends with on Facebook I see on a fairly regular basis so I don’t need it to keep in...
Finally!
The work year seems to finally be wrapping up. I feel it is done with the annual meeting is over with. I only have to make it through Monday and Tuesday and we are good to start a new year. A ...
Mandalay
“On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin’-fishes play, An’ the dawn comes up like thunder outer China ‘crost the Bay!” - Kipling I would love to find my Mandalay. That place you dream of when t...
Screw it
At which point do you just pack it all in and say screw it all. When does it all just stop being worth it? I fully understand the vast opportunities that I have in my life right now. I have a ...
Friday
Everyone always seems to get so excited about Friday. I am not really sure why. I could not have been at my desk for more than 10 minutes before I got a message “Happy Friday” I feel that I mu...
What a week
What a week and it is not even over. Life has never been this crazy, both my personal and work world seem to be spinning out of control. The annual meeting is right around the corner and I know...
PLA of China at our front door?
“Justin Trudeau invited China’s People’s Liberation Army to train troops in Canada” - It would seem that China is staging an invasion with the assistance of our “friends” to the north. If I have...
Survey taken from Complicated Disaster taken from Midorinokaeru
I found this survey in Complicated Disaster’s posts and liked the responses so much that I decided to steal it and do it myself. How much cash do you have on you? $96.00 - my father taught me yo...
Tingle in the tummy
I have been tasked with creating a video for our first ever virtual annual meeting. I have done video before but never to the caliber that is going to be expected for this project. I have start...
Focus
I woke up to a beautiful morning for Florida. 59 degrees and clear skies. You can’t ask for much better than that. It is an amazing way to start your day. Even though the day is starting out ...
Computer Issues
The morning is not off to a good start. I did an update on my computer first thing this morning, I never should have and now Microsoft Office will not even start . It errors out. I uninstalled...
Festival Time
It is that time of the year again, Harvest Festival time. 72 hours of nonstop work and a level of exhaustion that I don’t experience at any other time. Except that this year it is not going to ...
Anything
Do you know what it means to have a friend you would do anything for? It is one area in my life that I really lucked out in. 36 years we have known each other and I think of him as nothing othe...
Dealing with it
What she has is not a cold or the flu an attitude or a phase. She will not get better anytime soon. A nap won’t help. She is not lazy but she is tired to the point of a lethargic state. She’s on ...
Hit in the teeth with a ruler
“Sometimes you have a good day, and sometimes you get hit in the teeth with a ruler”. Nora - 4 years old. I read this on the way to work this morning and thought to myself; how does a 4 year old...
Our first Covid scare
We finally got our first personal Covid scare. My wife got tested months ago for work but at that time we did not believe she was sick or even exposed to someone. She simply had a fever one day...
I Can See Clearly Now
I was listening (and singing along) to the song I Can See Clearly Now this morning while I was getting ready for work. About half way through the song I realized just how much this song did not ...
The Second Breath
You take a deep breath and look at the screen and wonder… what will I write today. What in my life is worth writing about. Then you take a second deep breath and write anyways. Because the poi...
Fear and Loathing in FL
“Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the weasels start closing in, the only cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas … ...
Where to now, I am not really sure.
I’m not really sure where I’m headed at the moment, I know that allows been going on and that life keeps changing. I had a decent weekend this weekend. I went over and helped a friend install har...
Book Description
Writing about my journey through dealing with depression, anxiety an stress. It is my hope it will give me a better understanding of what I am dealing with.
