What did you learn in kindergarten that you wish you did a better job of applying to the way you live your life today?
All I took away from kindergarten was "PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!!!!!!!" and I think I've held onto that pretty well. *smirk*
"The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leave them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer."
1) What was I doing 10 years ago?
I was working as an operations technician at an NBC affiliate in Syracuse, NY.
2) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today?
Today's over... Pretty much. Tomorrow?
1. Go to work.
2. Do work. Tie up some loose ends and multitask like a mofo.
3. Run out of work without wanting to scream "I'm free, I'm free!?"
4. I think there's a lunch or dinner or get together that I may or may not be invited to from people at work and I don't for if they forgot or intended not to invite me? Whatever. What will be, will be.
5. Go home, relax and get some details ironed out for a future trip out midwestish.
3) Snacks I enjoy:
Multigrain cheerios, chips, raw veggies, fresh bread, fruit
4) Things I would do if I were a billionaire:
I'd do some interesting investing things to keep it flowing.
I'd buy some companies and shift their focus to "greener" things.
I'd make my family debt free.
I'd build a ceramics studio and start fiddling around.
I'd buy a lot of gifts for my friends and family.
I'd try to help others out.
5) Places I have lived:
Syracuse, Oswego, Denver, um... I lived in Iowa a few weeks.
6) Jobs I have had:
Bagger, cashier, pet store cage cleaner (yuck), food service worker, short order cook, desktop technician, helpdesk technician, operations technician, promotions intern, demo guy at a home remodeling business booth, customer service, product service rep, tax sorter, construction apprentice (it was some tough work). these days, I'm a compliance tech, data transmission and troubleshooting guru, a helpdesk admin, quality assurance, devils advocate, voice of reason, thinker of interesting ideas. ;)
I wasn't your owner or the person you'd follow around forever, but I thought you were a sweet dog. You were very shy, a pup from a litter that was owned by a woman and her less than gentle husband. This was where you learned to run from men and it seemed like you'd never get close to any but you came to appreciate and enjoy me and my brother-in-law and a few other guys. You had a natural knack for pegging "good people", I bet many of us wish we had that skill.
You were the first dog I've known that wouldn't bolt like lightening when you were off a leash -- unless you saw a cat or a squirrel but we couldn't blame you. Not many creatures ran as fast as you, who could resist the challenge? Only, sometimes it was unfortunate when you caught a squirrel. Not many complained though.
I enjoyed sharing chips, popcorn, french fries and little portions of meat with you. You were always gentle when accepting a gift and appreciative for what you'd get. You should know that you never annoyed me when you "wanted more", your subtle way might have won one scrap too many sometimes.
I had fun playing with you. Running to see who could make it up the street and to the house first. It was neat how you'd let me win. I liked your natural herding instinct and playful nips around me as I ran around. All of us will never get over how gentle and playful you were with kids, never connecting with a nip and switching gears to idle in no time. Not many creatures in nature had your agility.
I'll never forget the hilarity and the horror of when you discovered grasshoppers. Once you were shown one, you met your favorite treat. It was funny watching you comb fields for those little living crunchy snacks. I felt bad for them, but enjoyed watching you hunt them too much to care.
The bigger dogs may not have understood you. The little dog who didn't care who established what territory or where they should or shouldn't go accordingly... You weren't out to abide by their rules or play their game, you just wanted to do your thing. I so identified with that and it endeared us to you more.
I'm sorry this last year was so hard on you. I wish you could have held onto your sight and hearing longer. I wish you never developed a chronic cough. I wish the last 24 hours weren't as depressing and scary as they seemed to us. I wish our local vets and animal hospitals were more sympathetic to my sister, your owner, who cried when they wouldn't see you yesterday. That wasn't right but I'm glad you were able to rest and the pain wasn't too great to keep you awake.
I miss you and your subtle clues: "I need to go out", "how about some more water?", your chin on my knee and those big eyes looking up at mine "pet me, I love you". I love you too you sweet pup. I'll also miss laying on the carpet with you, scratching your belly and cuddling while watching TV.
Louie chattered up a storm today. He whistled a few times as we would when we'd call for you to come back in. I think he misses you also. When Hailey comes back in the fall, I'm betting she'll search the house 5x over to give you a snuggle. I would have never guessed you would have been so welcoming to a kitten and tolerant to her requests to play.
I got a little teary thinking about you today. I'm a little sad, but relieved you aren't suffering and grateful you were our pick of the litter. Thank you for 15 sweet years.
What was your random act of kindness today?
Submitted by Cher Cabula.
I didn't really go out of my way to do much today. I was just trying to survive Monday.
Friday left work in a bit of a twist. Hail rained from the sky. My sister's dog seems to be fading before our eyes. I'd say our dog, but the dog is attached and loves my sister. She's 15 years old. A very sweet and lovable Sheltie. All of the local vets and animal hospitals she called turned her away. Sucky day.
Will you buy the iPhone 3G? Why or why not?
I might. I'm kind of sick of Verizon. They're not very "consumer friendly"... Not that I think any of the carrier companies are, but especially not Verizon. The last few dozen phones they've released have been shit, my phone drops in the North Country like a drunken monkey. I would really like some extra features in a phone.
Has anything unlucky happened to you today?
That Friday went well. I snagged the pic of the deer that day. Earlier I had witnessed an accident, but it was harmless, they each dismissed it.
The Buffalo aren't indigenous, there was a "buffalo ranch" not too far from where our camp is. They sold the herd and I guess they kept a few as pets.
Buffalo usually just stand or sit there for hours. I came by with my music and they moved around a bit. It was neat. I saw more wildlife, but I wasn't in a position to take pictures :-p Boo. These were all taken from within my car.
Tropic lightening- 1 st teq. 2st rum+ sugar ice 1 kiwi lemon juice lime juice blender. . . yum
So, all of the airlines are now going to be charging for baggage? Fuck them. I could understand cases where someone's going on a 5 day trip and they bring 5 suit cases. But, I'm sorry, airlines: go fuck yourselves. Do you think, perhaps, clothing is optional? What the fuck do we get when they fuck it all up and make us wait a few days or tell us it's lost forever? We'll get an "I'm SOORRRRY, buh-bye"
Time Warner's Net-Metering Precedent -- The cable company's plan to charge customers based on bandwidth consumption is drawing widespread criticism—except from competitors -- Here's another company that can bite my ass. They're so ala-carte, it's sick. I hope they lose a lot of business to their competitors if they unleash this nationwide. SO, if you like to game online, view tv shows you missed and movies, time warner wants money for you to do so. You know, as if they're storing and providing you with this data themselves. It's kind of like gas companies putting up toll booths between stations on long stretches of high way. You're on it, you want to get somewhere... Well lookie lookie, a $10 charge to get on a road ot pay $50 for a tank of gas. Smucks. Trust me, they're not hurting for it.
I can understand raises for the cost of food. I can understand some other increases, but it's getting nasty. I won't get into how our local government voted to give our mayor a $30k a year raise, the gas prices or the sudden urge to police departments to ticket everything in site.
Every new "Today" seems more anxious than ever. Do you find more solace in "Yesterday" or "Tomorrow"? Why?
Submitted by Bee Whisperer.
Interesting question and one actually want to answer.
This week, it's been a bad week. I had a ton of work to do on Tues, got into an accident on Wed, Thursday morning, before I'm even awake, I got bitched at by my sister and the reason I woke up early? Well, my sister informed me they don't want a ride from me for some last minute reason, so I got up early for no reason AND I got a parking ticket and I SWEAR I parked on the right fucking side of the street and the day's only beginning! I'm pretty pissed off and stressed out and I can't quite find solace in yesterday and with the way things are going? I'm really not all that eager to find out what's on tap for me tomorrow.
I'm just so upset right now. I'm afraid solace is a bit out of reach for me at this point in time.
