All growed up…
#1 son is going to be 16 next month. But he’s always going to be the two-year-old who literally climbed up me trying to get away from a bunch of amorous (or hungry) ducks. Today I found this on his debit card statement: Now it used to be the most common “Merchant Name” I’d see [...]
Home again home again…
“Home again, home again…”
Manual Labor…
Just a quick note… My kids are driving me nuts about school… Especially my 9 year old… This weekend, I have a GREAT idea… I have a pile of rocks in my back yard.. I’m going to ask him to move them from one side of the yard to the other. When he’s done with [...]
On Christmas…
Sparkles! It’s been a long time since I’ve felt good about Christmas… Maybe I’m finally growing up, or not growing up. Finding the inner child that was slaughtered so many years ago. Christmas was never a happy time growing up. Oh there were the usual trappings, trees, lights, presents, etc, as-nauseaum, But it was never [...]
Thanksgiving…
Now that it’s over, I can post about it. I’m thankful for my family… without them I can’t even begin to picture what my life would be like. I’m thankful for my health… Though I need to start taking a more active role in protecting it. I’m thankful for my job… While it’s not ideal [...]
Week 26…
Thank gods it’s halfway over. Thank god I still have six months to go. As illogical as it seems, there are reasons behind this seemingly conflicting statement. This week I’m closing out week #26 of this consulting gig. The one that has me flying across country, the one that keeps me from my kids. Originally [...]
They’re not allowed to grow up…
Don’t screw around and miss the time with your kids. It’s golden, and once it’s gone it’s gone.
Getting old….
You know there comes a time when you realize you’re old. When the “perfect” saturday night consists of a trip to Fry’s electronics for a power cable and shopping for pro-biotic yogurt. When the joy of balancing your checkbook and having it come out correct (to the penny) carries all the joy of picking up [...]
Which home is home?
Travel. When you work in Information Technology, you eventually come to a point where you’ll either be traveling or your career is dead in the water. If you’re lucky you get the, “I’m leaving town on Wednesday but I’ll be back on Friday” kind of travel. Those are the ones we all hope for. Those [...]
Despair…
I’m 41 now… The realization that this is as good as it gets, and that this sucks. I’ve made a *LOT* of mistakes in my past… I fractured the occasional law in my pre-pubescent years…and my pubescent years… yeah…that kind of childhood. I spent years screwing up my life, screwing up my relationships, all of [...]
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