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“Team Work” Doesn’t Make The Dream Work
Whenever I found myself in a class and the professor would assign a “group” project I pretty much knew I’d end up doing most of the actual work. It seems in life there are different types of workers: 1. Competent people who have a good work ethic. 2. Competent people who do the bare minimum. 3. Incompetent people who have a good work ethic so they ( Read more... ) -
Been Nearly A Month
It’s been almost a month since my mom passed. It doesn’t feel like it. Time is strange like that though, seeming to pass quickly and slowly simultaneously.
I miss my mom and think about her all the time. I regret not talking to her more but I suppose that’s normal. After she had a stroke over a decade ago, her personality changed and it became very ( Read more... ) -
No Wonder LJ Has So Few Users
Liked a few posts from a user & it pissed them off. F*** LJ. Until never.
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USPS Breaks Another Record
Ordered The Stone Roses debut LP via Amazon for $20 and the description from the seller said it was a limited edition lime green color. I was extremely excited to receive the LP because I’ve always loved that album - it’s one of the albums I consider to be “perfect” from beginning to end - and because it would be a beautiful record. When it arrived ( Read more... ) -
A Decade + 2 Years Later
A lot has happened since I last wrote an entry here but not a lot appears to have changed. I still live in the same house with the same people and I still work at the same job, though my job title has changed slightly. My mom had a heart attack and stroke around 2014? My sister has two kids now and lives in Prescott. My brother and dad both ( Read more... ) -
Mr. Tibbs and Dog Marking My Office
I think it's interesting how humans place a much higher value on human life than on the lives of other animals. That's a general statement, but what I mean more specifically is the attitudes humans have when it comes to the lives of our pets and the pets of other people.
The reason I got to thinking about this was because my girlfriend's mom and ( Read more... )