...are two things I never enjoyed until this year. In fact, I was introduced to hot sauce on New Years, and have gone into a hot sauce quest ever since. I eat fish once or twice a week now. Who says things don't change ( Read more... )

The same day the out-of-towners left, several people's jobs went up in smoke, as companies imploded and bankrupted. There was also a slight skin-cancer scare on my part, as well as a death of a distant loved one, and upcoming surgery of another. Not to mention, more out-of-towners arrived from Europe for three more weeks, although there will not be ( Read more... )

I have been entertaining out-of-towners lately, even took a week off to do it. Mid-last year I also began thinking of my work as more of a business (than me being a hired gun), and accelerated my workload and hirings. This is what most people do by default, but I prefer to spend my time creating rather than administering (the artist in me). This ( Read more... )

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A regional epedemic of the flu postponed my birthday get-together until yesterday. My girlfriend summoned a dragon to light my candles!


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...by his aura of awesomeness

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I had a roof vent placed on my house for about $200.00 less than retail this weekend. I realized everybody has one, and I wasn't one of the cool kids, and being an outsider was actually costing me money in my electric bills. If anyone needs one, or roof-work in general, I know a guy that does good work and is honest. I learned from him every home ( Read more... )

I got a haircut yesterday, and I get it from the same Vietnamese woman. She never remembers me, never remembers my name, haircut or anything about me, I have been seeing her for about 3 years. She always runs the same conversational script, "So are you working today, or off from lunch." I vary my answers every time, she never notices. She gives a ( Read more... )

...some things never change in politics

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