The 38th celebration of the day I landed feet first into this world, sending my mother to emergency surgery has come and gone. Whew! That's over. This was a difficult year for me. I sailed through year 10, 13, 15,16,18,21,25,30,and 35 without so much as a though to the fact that I was getting older. Suddenly, this year, things changed. This year ( Read more... )

So, this job posting that I applied for is Training/QA. I've done the job on other accounts. I have all of the qualifications and them some, and I happen to have been told that I am a perfect fit for the position. So, why then, was I told that I would not even be considered for it? Because I cannot work on the phones and there is call monitoring ( Read more... )

So, I'm sitting on the couch, working on stuff from the office, when I hear, "I'm Eric Estrada and I'm here to tell you about 'Teleco Village.'" My head snapped up and I stared in horror as he spoke about this "new housing developement" building now in Tennessee. Everything is centered around "the lake ( Read more... )

( just passing time )

Exactly 15 years ago, today, I accomplished what I consider to be one of my greatest achievements. I became the mother of a beautiful, healthy and, as it has turned out, brilliant baby boy. Today, we celebrate the 15th anniversary of that incredible person. In the last 15 years, he has ( Read more... )

(  another veiled attempt to pass time. )

( another veil )

I went to see Episode III today. I'll admit to being a fan of the stories, but not a fanatic. I don't live for or by them and will not change my entire schedule to see a rerunning of 1 or more of the movies on television. Admittedly, my copies of the movies (like so much in my house) have a layer of dust on them ( Read more... )

( usual shimmering veil )

I'm getting on a plane. Somehow, I just feel apprehensive about it. So, I decided to leave everyone with hte "good advice" that was sent to me in one of those "good-luck chain emails." It may be a silly chain email, that promises good luck if you forward the memo, and bad luck if you don't, (there is no luck, only Diety's hand in you life), but the ( Read more... )