Doing what is right is not always easy. Its not always what you want to do, which makes it even trickier, and very seldomly is it the popular choice. Doing what is right can make people not want to be around you or possibly just stare and mutter 'what's his problem?' The cowardly... the weak... those that strike from the shadows with rumor and ( Read more... )

You dont get the final word. Just because you killed yourself and sent a goodbye note my way does not mean you had the last say. You're dead. You're in heaven/hell/purgatory/the abyss/hades/the elysian fields/getting your soul eaten by a giant crocodile-hippo-leopard-thing, and thus you have other things to do right now besides write letters. ( Read more... )

This is real life people. This isnt high school. Back then if you spread rumors and made idle threats, someone wound up not having a date for the prom or some soon to pass drama was created. You spread rumors and make idle threats now, you interfere with a baby's well being. You get dragged before a judge. You possibly alter someones entire ( Read more... )

I dont deal well with change. Those who know me just a little bit can attest to that. Its not that I dislike change, I can just be slow to deal with it and get a bit flustered and/or pissed when it happens. This last year has been all about change, and I am hoping most of it is for the better. Some people that I trusted have shown themselves ( Read more... )

We've all procrastinated in our lives at some point. Put something off just a little too long. If you would, please post the worst case of procrastination you have ever been a part of or witnessed. The winner gets a three month old fuzzy cookie ( Read more... )

I was asked recently by a relative stranger what song or album best described me. I wont go into details here, but after answering I got to thinking in a rather melancholie kind of way about an old friend. I met her years ago. More than I want to admit as it will show how old I really am. I dont want to believe how many years have gone by. ( Read more... )

Bad thing about work... Sunday was the last of six twelve-hour days. Good thing was I got paid yesterday to make beds for six hours

No, I'm not Forest Gump, but my mom used to say that once your own life was in a state of perfection, then you had earned the right to judge other people's lives.

And my dad said "Dont get her pregnent."

Anyone else out there have any parental tidbits they would like to share?

Yes, Maat. No, I didnt mispel a word. Maat is a term from ancient Egypt that is very hard to put into modern parlance. Some suggested meanings are: truth, honesty, balance, doing what is right, etc. All of these are close to conveying the meaning of Maat, but dont quite get it. Following the idea of Maat is not a choice. It is not a code of ( Read more... )

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