As everyone who has spent 2 minutes reading my stuff knows, I am often amused and disgusted at human behavior. Well... I think this time I have exceeded any expectations I might have had as to the the depths in which people can wallow. Being single and 41 makes meeting people exceptionally difficult and having a job that has me on-call seven days a ( Read more... )

As part of my recent divorce (it was represented as a reconciliatory move to me) the ex and I filed bankruptcy. As bankruptcies go, our attorney assured us, we had a very simple and easy case and it seemed to go by without a hitch. Seemed being the operational term in the previous sentence. Well, it turns out that the auto loans that we thought we ( Read more... )

Amazing what 24 hours and some serious soul searching can do. Yesterday I was quite furious and frustrated as my post reflected. When I really looked at the problem though I came to realize that getting angry was only hurting me and I should just get beyond it- and lo, and behold, I did. Today the world is remarkably calm and serene. I am excited ( Read more... )

I cannot really put down what has me on the verge of a total explosion. I do not know who reads this or who they talk to... Suffice it to say that I am not in a happy place right now. A lot of things are coming together and I am stuck in the middle of it all. Sadly I often react to this by lashing out at one or more of the perceived threats to my ( Read more... )

So mom is now in a skilled nursing facility receiving physical and occupational therapy. She has a chronic cough that the doctor is somehow attributing to the anesthetic (don't ask me- I am not a doctor) but is receiving nebulizer (sp?) treatments which seem to be helping. The only worry now is her short term memory issues. If we can get those ( Read more... )

Six hours of sleep over four days is not healthy. Especially when it followed a day without sleep and several days when there was well less than four hours a night. I know that I am not thinking clearly at this point in time and I have to be. There are too many things at stake at this time for me to be unable to think quickly on my feet and take ( Read more... )

Well, exciting things are afoot dear friends. Mom is not performing well in her recovery so she is going to be transferred to a skilled nursing facility. For those of you who do not know what that is- it is a nursing home that provides physical and occupational therapy. I don't know why they are going to do it just yet. She cannot get out of the ( Read more... )

Today is Labor Day. It is the busiest day of the year for my company. Of course I am working. I am juggling my and my assistant's schedule to get one of us to Dallas tomorrow to finish the hardware installation. I am trying to figure out when my mom will get out of the hospital (more on that to follow). And... this morning I got to add another "job ( Read more... )

Anyone who knows me well knows that I am no stranger to the three things in the topic. I am also not afraid to frankly discuss these things with you- if you choose to partake of the discussion. That said- this is one of "those" posts ( Read more... )

I have recently met someone who has had a major impact on my life and my outlook. This person will probably never know exactly how much or even how they have affected me but perhaps that is for the best. People are often impressed by acts of heroism or vast intellect or superior physical prowess. We laud those who achieve the extraordinary, not ( Read more... )