It's been a busy, busy week. The course I'm developing is due to be presented at the big convention in a few weeks. I've been tapped to teach it live, as well as an additional breakout session. Lovely. I wonder what it'll cost to deal with the dogs. I can't expense that. I did the … Continue reading Working for the Weekend
Category: Big Thoughts
The Indispensable Man
What has it been? A week since hubris made me gloat about being old and with it. Well, Nemesis is here and she's beaten me on the souls of my feet. I was helping my daughter build a clubhouse for the grandkids most of the day. Bugged out at the end of the day, figuring … Continue reading The Indispensable Man
Time is Flying
Good lord, look at the date! September is flying past. October is fast approaching and I'll be deep into finding another place to live. The Chinese slum house I'm in now was simply the best, closest one I could get for what I wanted to pay. I can afford plenty more in rent, but that'll … Continue reading Time is Flying
Gonna Miss Those Flush Toilets
Phil over at BustedKnuckles had a piece on us old farts leaving the workforce and, by and large, not being replaced. He's 100% right as usual. You can not tell me that they weren’t pencil whipping all of the calibrations and required maintenance schedules at that point because we could barely keep up with all … Continue reading Gonna Miss Those Flush Toilets
Odds & Ends
Been a busy week, as usual. We had a 'cold front' come through that knocked the temperature down from 100+ to low 90s. It was glorious. It's tough running at 100 degrees. I've over done it every day this week and wound up sore each night. I saw a post on that useless NextDoor app, … Continue reading Odds & Ends
Speaking with the Big Guy
I was forty or so when I learned how to pray. It was about that time that I got an actual answer to a prayer. Growing up, the nuns would tell us to pray. Say these words. Like an incantation. It'll give you an indulgence. It'll scare away the debbil. It'll spring some soul from … Continue reading Speaking with the Big Guy
Be at Peace
Duane here had a piece on peace: https://youtu.be/9qHfApAxiKU?si=kac9j3PcoKAHcgQT Really timely advice, for me at least. He has three steps: Create boundaries for your peace. Don't let those in that would disturb it, if they get in, put them out. Simple. Stay away from poisonous people. Don't wring the dogs ears. His line, analogous to "let … Continue reading Be at Peace
Random Thoughts
Next door fascinates me, and not in a good way. Quite frankly I'd be embarrassed to post stupid questions. There are absolutely stupid questions and the thread is full of them. Why P Diddy now? Did they work their way up to him? Who’s next? I had the saddest thought of all time whilst out … Continue reading Random Thoughts
A Prodigal Son Returns
It had been a minute since I've been to an AA meeting. So I went. Mostly to celebrate my one year of sobriety, but for some reason I felt I needed to, or should go. I met one of the older ladies on the way in. Once in, there were more than a few new … Continue reading A Prodigal Son Returns
Lay off the Dude
Who'd have thought a commencement address at a fairly obscure private college would have the usual suspects gibbering and flapping arms. Behold: https://youtu.be/-JS7RIKSaCc?si=wKyarX9HBPDLD3E3 Catholic dude, speaking at a (very) Catholic college about life and things all Catholics believe. There's nothing wrong pointing out that quite a few of the women graduates would see motherhood as … Continue reading Lay off the Dude
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