smokingpen | May 28, 2009
Wow! Now that I am done with “this place” I am a little excited and off. I walked into the store to turn in my resignation letter and when the girls in the personnel office asked what I needed I said, “I am here to quit.” They got weird looks on their faces and asked [...]
smokingpen | May 27, 2009
Well, the good news as of this morning (I was tentatively given the good news yesterday) is that I am now changing jobs. “This place” was nice and fine for the time I was able to work for them, but as of today I am done with “this place” with the possible exception of an [...]
smokingpen | May 25, 2009
Over the weekend Erin, CAMPER, and I went to a memorial service for a friend of mine. No, he wasn’t my age. In fact, he was in his 80’s or 90’s and was someone I expected to pass on, due to complications in his health, several years ago. I expected, regardless of where I was [...]
smokingpen | May 20, 2009
I like TV. I’ve stated that in the past. I also like movies. I believe I’ve stated that in the past as well. Why bring those two statements up? Well, TV has the tendency to disappoint me and movies have (in my opinion) grown progressively worse and more predictable over the years. As a result, [...]
smokingpen | May 19, 2009
I think one of the biggest disservices this generation will be tried for in the court of history is the disservice we give to our little boys. In a period of not so many years, we have moved from a position where we treat and teach boys to be boys to a practice where we [...]
smokingpen | May 18, 2009
I was at work all night. This is pretty typical as 5/7th’s of my week is spent at work between 10 pm and 6:30 am. As a result, for the 8.5 hours times 5 days I spend approximately (paid time) 40 hours and 45 hours at a place I don’t like when I am not [...]
smokingpen | May 16, 2009
Brandi Carlile More CMT Music More CMT Music Videos
Brandi Carlile More CMT Music More CMT Music Videos
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smokingpen | May 15, 2009
So, I got home from work this morning, did my thing-a-tee-thing and then sat down for some brief, but good, computer time. Yesterday was, in part, spent moving my desk around in the office, inserting large window A/C into small window, and making sure I was set-up and comfortable. On top of which, the thoughts [...]
