I have a great group of friends, which I cherish almost more than anything else (my wife and child come first ( Read more... )

I was fortunate to have a long conversation with a friend last night. This is one of a few conversations that showed me how cool my friends are. Have you ever had a friend, usually one you have known for a while, then during a talk, gives you the insight as to who that person truly is? I know that I have a lot of genuine and special friends, but ( Read more... )

Your Score: The Cougar

Here's your results! Your spirit animal has a Nobility ranking of 13 out of 18.


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It is rare in life to meet people at work you really like, and connect with. I have been fortunate in meeting about a dozen people in about 15 years of employment that I want to talk to, let alone hang out with. The last really good group (5 of us) was a couple of years ago. Lunches were always the high point to our day, no matter how good or ( Read more... )

The first dollop of gratitude is well overdue. About a month and a half ago, I took my newborn daughter out for a 2 a.m. drive to get her to go to sleep (teething troubles). I drove out to the back country roads where I grew up. On the way back, I noticed that the road sounded funny, and was somehow getting louder. I thought to myself, "Wouldn' ( Read more... )

Isn't it wonderful how your brain works sometimes? I was just remembering a friend who, when making a sandwich, used the squeezable miracle whip (with a wide, narrow tip) to place three specific ribbons on the bread. The part that makes me still smile to this day, is *how* they applied the miracle whip. Like an animatronic display, they would ( Read more... )

Okay, I think I am going to lose it. I am at work, alone (for about 3-1/2 hours of my shift), at night, in a dark factory (between a tattoo parlor/motorcycle part shop and an abandoned factory). I am so bored and lonely right now, not to mention paranoid ( Read more... )