I had an interesting conversation with my brother the other day regarding the recent incident at Virginia Tech. Like most people, we were both shocked at the death toll. To think that anyone could do this is disturbing enough in and of itself, but to think it could happen so close to home is even [...]
Our recent life changes haven’t come without their due amount of frustration. I’m working, my wife’s working, and our son is in daycare for the first time in his life. Naturally, there was a lot of adjusting to do for all of us. Probably the worst of it, however, was the cold my son brought [...]
Okay, I’ve been following the goings-on in the US congress lately, and it sounds a little something like this. Bush: Give me some more money for the troops in Iraq. Democrats: Sure thing, but you have to compromise and agree to a timetable for withdrawal. Bush: No way! Give me the money. Democrats: If you’re [...]
I’ve been at my new job for less than a week and a half. In that time, I’ve made five pots of coffee. Five. Most of those I had to make for myself because the pot was empty. A few I did because I took the last cup in the pot. Why did I do [...]
For my friends and family following my employment progress, I’ve got bad news and good news. The bad news is that it turns out I hate contract work. There’s just something about the inconsistent pay and poor project management that I couldn’t stand in the long term. Thus, I chose not to renew the contract [...]
Life’s full of ironies. Two days ago I was unemployed with no immediate prospects. Most of the promising interviews I did a month ago had fallen through, leaving me back at square one. Then, out of nowhere, I get two job offers only hours apart. Comedy, they say, is all in the timing. So here [...]
Well, I watched the news the other night and saw that there was a good chance of snow the following day. I LOVE snow! I thought it would be a great idea to take Izzy out in it in the morning, because the temperature would go up and melt the snow by the next day. [...]
It’s been about a month on the job hunt now. Obviously I haven’t found a new position yet, or I would’ve been blogging about my good fortune instead of ranting my frustration. I have had some success, however, in getting interviews. About one a week since being laid off, in fact, which I consider a [...]
One afternoon my husband and I were expecting company, so naturally we were cleaning the house like a couple of crazy people. Izzy was playing quietly in his room. For him, that is unususal, so we went to go check on him when we were done cleaning. I couldn’t see him at first because he [...]
Well, after dozens of times seeing Memaw and I bowling on Wednesdays, Izzy finally got to do it for himself. Needless to say, he had a ball. He he he. He got to use a ball for him, he got to knock down pins himself, and he got to be the center of the universe [...]