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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

IT MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE AIR AROUND HERE

T here are two guys at work, who have had an on-going problem for a while now. One handles things maturely and the other walks around and grumbles and makes provocative remarks to tick the other off. This morning’s near debacle started over a key. The ‘provocative’ one came asking me for a key – in... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

APPLYING THE BRAKES...

I need to apply brakes to the mad gallop that I’m taking through life lately. I’ve just realized how many days have passed since I’ve posted here. This is supposed to be one of the fun parts of my life and it is obviously one of the parts that I’m not stopping long enough to enjoy. Now, if I can’t... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 8, 2005

AM I HERE OR AM I?

I think the invisible thread by which I was held to Blogit has been cut – well, temporarily at least. Seems like when I leave for a few days, it’s hard to get back in the swing of things. It’s one less thing to gobble up those precious hours. Don’t for a minute think that I don’t miss you guys. I... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 5, 2005

BACK ON THE NET

I lost my internet connection at home for a few days. I thought I would go mad, but I didn’t. The techinician came on Saturday. First the line downstairs worked and the internet connection didn't. Now the line upstairs works, so does the internet connection, but the one downstairs doesn't. I used... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 1, 2005

AND YOU THOUGHT YOU HAD TROUBLES?

R ecently I’ve been thinking how nice it would be if I had a little bit more money to go around and if I didn’t have to work with so-and-so and if I ran my own business – the whole works. Don’t get me wrong, I thank God for what I have, but I am ungrateful at times. Yesterday, I got a call from my... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 30, 2005

PAY UP, WILL YA!

I ’ve had a productive day today. I told myself that the only way I’d allow myself to post to this journal was if I managed to get a certain amount of stuff done and I did. Witholding writing/blogging privileges from myself works for me. It works as motivation to get through what I am doing so that... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 28, 2005

I THINK I'LL BE A CHEAKSKATE 'TIL I DIE!

Being a cheapskate can lead to violence. I’m ready to kick myself for not buying a radio, while I was out and about on Saturday night. I love Christmas. Carols were being played as early as October. I told myself that I wanted to hear as many carols as possible this year. I usually miss out because... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, November 25, 2005

WORRY & THAT CONCERT!

W e all know and recognize that worry changes nothing. Yet we waste time worrying about how this particular situation is going to turn out and whether that one will affect us at all. A good meter gauge for our worry is whether what we worry about will matter in another day, week, month or year. If... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

HAGGLING FOR ALL I'M WORTH

I just don’t know where the time goes. I sat down at my desk a little after 6:00 a.m., intending to write a post, since I haven’t written one in a couple of days. I’m just getting around to it and only because I made a conscious decision to take a break. There will not be a major disaster if I don’t... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 21, 2005

A WHIRLWIND OF ACTIVITY

T he weekend was a whirlwind of activity. The visit to the doctor’s office took $1,200.00 of my hard earned dollars. The medication took $900.00 and the visit took the rest. Thank God for health insurance, otherwise they would have had to take a pail of water to me in the pharmacy to get me out of... Sign in to see full entry.

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