I normally don't bring up religion, because I feel that most "religious" people are phony, but let us not forget the true reason for this holiday. It is not bunny rabbits and candy and painted eggs. It is because of the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
The link above explains it a lot better than I can or will try to.
I have an aunt who is on the verge of death, so pray (those of you that do) that she will go quietly. She has been in the hospital for about 2 weeks, and from what I know of the situation, the end could be at anytime.
Everyone who thinks Michael Schiavo is such a great guy should read this first.
Notice the October 2003 date on these letters to Jeb Bush, yet he did nothing to help this poor woman by not convening a grand jury or whatever needed to be done to have these charges AT THE VERY LEAST investigated. Shameful.
Two more nurses accuse Michael Schiavo of being nothing more than a vicious bully. Click the link above in the title to find out more.
This guy makes all of the good men of the world look bad. No wonder most women don't trust men!
Let me preface this by saying that if I were in the shape Terri Schiavo is in, I would not want to live!! Thank God I don't have to make that decision. Hopefully, no one who ever cares for me will have to make that decision on my behalf.
In this case though, this says it all. Her "husband" (and I use that term very loosely because he abandoned her years ago for another woman with whom he has since had children) lost any moral ground he had when HE consciously made the decision to be with another woman.
PS
Terri has the moral standing to divorce this guy according to Matthew 5:31-32.
It turns out that my wife just wanted a "state of our marriage" update to see if I had changed my mind and was willing to be placed back under her thumb again. After about an hour, I realized if we were going to get back together, it would be her way or the highway, so I refused.
She wanted me to move back there with her, which wouldn't be so bad except I would have no job and I would have to give up going to school just to suit her. I also think if I did go back, we would go back to arguing, and to everyone involved, including my kids, being miserable.
Oh well, at least we are being civil to each other now.
Yes, it happened. Something happened to definitely throw the proverbial rock in my little quiet smooth pond of life.
Basically, my wife calls me up at work yesterday, and from what I could gather, she wants to at least discuss the possibility of us getting back together (we have been separated since August), which came to me as a great surprise considering some of her previous comments. I had work to do, so I couldn't talk to her for very long, but we'll see where it goes.
To be honest, I have mixed feelings about the idea of getting back with her. I would love to get my marriage and family back, but if it ends up being the way it was right before I left, then I think I'll pass. Everybody was miserable, and everybody knew it. If we could honestly work out our differences and heal most of the wounds, then I would definitely consider it.
Thoughts?
Things for me are going well, which means sooner or later something wll come along to mess that up, but I am enjoying it while it lasts.
I got a promotion at my job with Scripps. I am now a shift leader (supervisor).
I am still learning all the fine details, but overall, it isn't too bad. It can be rather tedious at times, but I think I'll get the hang of it sooner or later.
Before I begin, I want to say that I actually like math OK, but the way they're doing it now really sucks, and makes no sense.
The math class I'm taking here at the "Big Orange Screw" is a class that doesn't so much depend on getting the right answer, but explaining how you got to that answer (like those old high school math word problems on steroids). I never knew that answering a relatively simple math problem could be as complicated as explaining the Revolutionary War on a history exam.
It is such a pretty day outside. Think after I go to Wal-Mart to return some stuff that didn't fit, I may find a park or someone outside on campus to go to and then go work out.
I was supposed to have an interview with Aldi Foods for a district manager position they have available. Now, through the Career Services office here on campus, they tell me that even though they promised me an interview, they are now going to break that promise.
Makes me wonder what other promises they've broken to their employees, customers, and/or suppliers. I wrote a letter back to the Career Services people this morning. I include it below. I'll let everybody know if they send me a response.
I know this [my interview being cancelled] isn't really Career Services fault, but it does seem extremely unfair that a company would be allowed by the University to say one thing and then actually do something else, and that Career Services doesn't seem to be able to require this company to honor its commitments.
Since I am relatively new to the University, I will assume that this was simply an isolated occurence and is not a trend for companies who interview here.
I don't know if I would want to work for a company who promised students an interview and then for whatever reason decided at the last minute to not honor their promise. In all honesty, it makes me wonder what other promises they have broken in the past to their employees and/or customers.
Thanks for keeping me updated.
Here is the update. After I basically threw a fit, I did get invited to go to the dinner, which was very nice. I do have one small complaint though. Everybody else there had a name tag with their name printed on it, but I didn't, so I had to make my own. Minor detail, but it did make me feel a little left out. I even wound up with a huge can of their store brand of spaghettios. They put samples of their products on the tables, and that is what I ended up with, so life isn't all bad. I did get my interview the next day. They said they'll let me know something in a couple of weeks.
Stay tuned.
I am still sick with a cold and cough that makes it unbearable to sleep at night because all the drainage collects in one spot and sits there like a sumo wrestler on my head.
I go back to the doctor tomorrow (Friday) morning. Hopefully, they'll tell me something so I at least can sleep at night.
I have never been very much for writing stuff down (kinda makes ya wonder why I have a blog, huh?), but with my little ones growing up so quickly, and the fact I see them infrequently, I figured I better start writing stuff down or else I may miss or forget something important along the way, so I will try to post something here every day.
Today's entry....
PS
I added a couple of verses and changed it slightly....here goes
I Stand
I stood in the daylight.
Hoping not to be seen.
Afraid to be with all the people.
Who are cruel and mean.
I stood in the nighttime.
Thankful for the peace.
Thankful for the serenity.
Of sleep's sweet release.
I stood in the shadows.
Wondering what I should do.
I stood alone in the shadows
Knowing that I miss you.
I now stand in the daylight
Alone and afraid
Wondering what I'll do now
I thought I "had it made".
I stand alone in the world
But I am not ashamed
I stand alone, enlightened---
By the light of the Torchbearer's flame.
From my friend Ann and her blog. Love ya, girl! You had the wisdom I needed for so long.
I have decided that I deserve to be loved, and am capable of being loved. I also am going to pledge to love myself for the person that I am.
This is so freeing. I can be me now, and it's ok. There is nobody there looking over my shoulder, waiting for me to "mess up", so they can yell at me.
Hi there everyone (all 3 of you)! I have come down sick with a cold with a sore throat and so on.
Makes me want to stay home and eat chicken soup, especially when it is 11 degrees outside.
Not much to report from here. Classes have started, but it is too soon to tell how rough they are going to be. My new job is going well.
I am very tired though. Will be glad to have Monday off.
Not much going on with yours truly at the moment. I like my new job, classes start tomorrow, and everything is more or less right with the world.
More later....
Whatever you do, don't get a Virgin Mobile phone. You can buy it, but good luck trying to activate it! Virgin Mobile is a prepaid cell service that uses the Sprint network (I have a Sprint cell phone, and it works fine, except for the wireless web isn't working right now, BTW).
The reason I'm complaining about Virgin Mobile is that they must not have any concept of how busy the Christmas season is. I get hired by a company here that has a call center to activate Virgin Mobile phones for folks over the holidays. No problem. The school offices are closed until the New Year, so I figured I would pick up some extra money.
WRONG! I get there the first day after training and I sit there for about 5 hours or so not taking any calls because of a computer/phone technical issue. That part was actually pretty sweet.
We finally get some calls after much hand wringing and we set some folks up on the service. The next day, I come in and we're swamped with folks calling in. OK. Except, the system we use to activate folks (give them their phone # and program the phone so it actually works) is on the blink.
When that happens, we're supposed to tell these people to call option 2 (customer service/tech support) to get the phones up and going.
WRONG! Apparently, when these people called "option 2", the idiotic voice mail hung up on them, then they call us back raising all kinds of hell (deservedly so) because they have no phone #, and their service doesn't work.
I go back in today and we still aren't able to get these folks ringing away at the world, and they're still calling up giving us hell. I don't mind that too much; I just felt completely helpless not being able to actually DO anyhting to help these poor people who got stuck with this piece of junk. More than one person told me they were going to take the phones back where they bought them, and I openly encouraged them to do so.
Today was the last day of the assignment (Thank GOD!). I finally got so frustrated with not having the ability to properly do my job that I just walked right out the front door during my shift. Good riddance to bad rubbish!
Just as a side note, these phones cost anywhere from $50 to $150, and come with $10 of service on them right out of the box. I'm supposed to get a phone for free when I pick up my check on Thursday. If I do get one (I'm not holding my breath), that puppy is going right to EBAY.
Good luck to that poor fool when he tries to activate it!!
