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Home again
I got home about an hour ago, after what is probably one of the toughest weeks I've had in years ( Read more... ) -
A prayer request
I've rarely used my journal to ask for prayer requests, but this is an extreme circumstance.
My friend D just had a terrible tragedy befall her. Her family's house in Fort Wayne caught fire and burnt to the ground. It was a total loss. Her parents and youngest brother have nothing but the clothes on thier back. Her other brother had to jump for ( Read more... ) -
I have a job!
Good news, everyone. I've been offered a job for a local Microsoft Dynamics consulting company, and I've accepted. My first day is January 26 ( Read more... ) -
It's finally over
I received a letter from the archdiocese last week. I'll quote it here:
Mr Yater,
We have been informed that the Reverend Judges of the Tribunal of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana assigned to the above numbered and named case met on December 15, 2008 and affirmed the definitive sentence of the Court of First Instance which declared the ( Read more... ) -
How do I wind up in these situations?
As some of you on my Facebook list know, I've been doing my Christian duty, helping out a friend of a friend who got kicked out of his apartment at the beginning of the year. Mostly running him from flophouse to flophouse, giving him some clothes and buying him a few meals ( Read more... ) -
Why am I still awake?
I got home from D's place almost 2 hours ago. I should have gone right to bed, and at least tried to get some sleep ( Read more... ) -
The final meme of 2008
What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
For the first time in my entire life, I lived totally by myself.
Did you keep your New Year's Resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't make any new year's resolutions; history has taught me that I never keep them anyway.
Did anyone close to you give birth/die?Nobody that I ( Read more... ) -
Dead Man Walking
Today is the last day of my job. In less than 8 hours, I will be officially unemployed.
EDIT: I am outta there. There wasn't anything left for me to do (at least, not with everyone on vacation). I'm stopping back on Monday to do some end-of-year work, but for all intents and purposes, I am no longer employed by The Worth Collection. -
Computer access is about to be greatly reduced
Wanted to give fair warning to my friends ( Read more... ) -
Happy Holidays
I wanted to wish everyone out there a Merry Christmas / Happy Hanukkah / Kool Kwanzaa / Joyous Yule / Freakin' Festivus / Happy Day-off-from-work (or happy overtime if you are working), and a Happy New Year ( Read more... )