Crappy Work Day
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Posted:Dec 16, 2010 12:20 pm
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Well today was shot to hell at 8AM.....
Works calls us in for a conference call. Apparently, as of January 21, 2011... I'll be without my job! If I want my job, I have to re-apply and send in an ITR to move to a different location. Don't ya just love it? Merry Christmas everyone!
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A touching moment
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Posted:Dec 14, 2010 9:39 am
Last Updated:Dec 24, 2010 12:06 pm
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I recently heard from a past love interest that I haven't seen in nearly 10 years. I really enjoyed hearing from her and wish we could see each other but logistically the distance between us and finances make it nearly impossible for us to see one another. It still warms my heart to know that I'm still thought of as I think of her still too.
I think any of us are lucky if we can make one serious bond with another. In my lifetime, I've been very blessed to have made that deep emotional, spiritual and physical bond three times in my life. Sometimes I'm not sure if it's a gift or curse. There are so many what if's that can't be answered. These three woman in my life who have stolen my heart, each have a stronghold on me. I feel even more blessed to still have these people in my life in some form or another today. They all bring forth attributes that make for an almost indescribably beautiful relationship.
This woman I'm referring too at this moment, made that physical connection with me that made me comfortable with who I am physically. Shortcomings and all. I've done things with her that I've never done before or after. I am convinced that she is one person that I can honestly say that I'd have done anything for her if it brought her pleasure.
This time of year is difficult for her and the rest of her family as it is only a reminder of their lost loved one. She lost her to cancer two years ago and has found it difficult pushing forward. The loss of a is something I hope never to experience first hand as I don't think it's possible to get over. Perhaps you simply find a way to cope but you never get over the loss. I feel honored that she still uses our time spent together in reflection to bring her comfort and some peace. I am humbled to be apart of that healing process. I hope this is not living in the past as that can't do well for the present or future. I just know that it's my past and how I've walked through my past that has contributed to who I am today. I hold onto those memories both wonderful and tragic as I never want to forget the miracles and blessing that have been given to me in so many different forms.
Whatever is going on with you in your heart at this time, I hope you have a place you can sink into that will be a safe haven and keep peace and order into you life. Merry Christmas to all.
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A Fond Remembrance
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Posted:Dec 8, 2010 8:42 pm
Last Updated:Dec 22, 2010 9:08 pm
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I knew I was in for a change the day I flew into NJ and got off the plane. My brother and his met me there and on the way to his home, we stopped for Pizza. I should have known things would be different.
As my brother was getting the from their car seats, he asked me to go inside and order some pizza. So as I walk up to the counter, this stereotypical Italian guy with the apron on and the whole persona thing happening. It was like a moment in a movie. As I am approaching the counter, this guy asks me what kind of "Pie" I liked. I must admit I was taken back by this comment as I like strawberry pie, chocolate pie and of course others but I wasn't in the mood for desert. I was hungry and wanted a pizza! We obviously had a language barrier going on. This man looked at me and must have been thinking to himself "what boat did this just get off of." Language barrier solved, I got my first taste of NY Style Pizza. Lets just say, I wasn't too impressed. Who ever heard of pouring olive oil all over the top of Pizza before. It gives new meaning to the word greasy pizza.
My next cultural shock came when I went shopping. Not long after I moved north from the deep south, it turned COLD. Now coming from the deep south, I knew cold but nothing like this stuff. I don't recall ever wearing a sweater or turtleneck prior to living in NJ. I went shopping and lets say my items came to a total of $20. I asked the lady behind the register how much and she kept repeating the same $20. I asked her after at least the third time, how much the tax was on top of the $20? This was a very pleasant surprise to find out that clothing items weren't taxed. I still think that was pretty cool.
The town I grew up in was a small city of between 100,000 and 150,000 people. It's grown now of course but I thought I was moving from this small hick town to move to some wild fast paced society that never slept. Well in upper NJ, the local grocery store closed down at dark. Can you believe that? I was sure spoiled to 24 hour conveniences back home.
November came around and I had now been living in NJ for about 3-4 months. I'd seen a few snow flurries but nothing to brag about. Thanksgiving was approaching and now it was cold every day. The skies were gray and it just felt like winter. The weather man was calling for snow fall and I was getting excited. We had plans of going into NYC and watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. The night before, I couldn't sleep. As it was getting bedtime, snow flurries started to fall. I kept watching them in hopes that the white stuff would come down really hard. I dozed off but later on woke up to a brightly lit sky shining through my window. It was midnight when I looked at the clock. I sat up in bed and crawled over to the window to take a peak and what did I see??? A blanket of snow covering everything in sight. Everything was white except for a few green tips of the trees still showing.
As a , I had only seen snow before twice in my life so this was a treat. There was at least 6-8 inches of snow covering everything! I had to get dressed and go out and play. I was amazed at how bright it was. the snow acted like one great big reflector. I was surprised at how silent everything was. I could hear the snowflakes hitting the trees and ground. It made a neat muffled sound I find hard to describe. This particular snowfall was very light and fluffy. The kind I grow to love. I didn't know there were others types of snowfalls I'd learn to cuss.
As I walked down the street, I was in total awe at the beauty I saw in this first winters snowfall. I had questioned many times why I had moved to NJ but now I was pleased with my decision. I still remember that night as it happened yesterday. The neighbors had this steep driveway that made a great place to slide. That is until you brushed through the snow and hit the asphalt underneath. A couple of our neighbors had jeeps or trucks with plows on them. I was so jealous. I wanted to use it to plow.
The next day, we went into NYC to see the parade. The sites along the way and the lack of cars on the road made for an interesting trip to the City. Once in the city, most of the snow had already turned brown and yucky. For us, we got lucky and were able to watch the parade across the street from Macy's in an office building that one of our friends worked at. It was wonderful to not be freezing on the street and have all the snacks and beverages we wanted.
There is far more I can tell about my adventures up North but that's about it for this one. I hope all of you are having a happy holiday season this year.
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I Must Be A Perv!
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Posted:Dec 7, 2010 1:37 pm
Last Updated:Dec 8, 2010 8:43 pm
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Okay... I absolutely MUST be a perv now. It's official.
I don't know how or where I found this but on a Google search (Totally Unrelated search by the way - HONEST) Jack & Jill Hair Salon and there is also a "Jack & Jill Ice Cream"
Now I didn't go exploring more but when I think of the terms Jack& Jill, lets just say, The story we were told when we were is NOT what comes to mind. Thinking about a hair salon by that name was funny enough but thinking about any food item much less Ice Cream and Jacking and Jilling just put my perved brain over the edge. 
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Happy Place
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Posted:Dec 6, 2010 11:23 am
Last Updated:Dec 23, 2010 12:26 pm
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I think I've already written about one of my Happy Places. This being in Tennessee taken from our honeymoon off the back porch of the cabin we rented.
The cabin overlooked the mountains and had a fire road down underneath us. It was heavily forested with evergreen trees and offered us some of the most wonderful sunsets. I had more shots but I can't seem to locate them. Years ago when one of my computers cratered, I lost a lot of photos. This isn't the clearest shot I had but it's still beautiful. I hope you like.
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Dear Santa
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Posted:Dec 1, 2010 5:35 am
Last Updated:Dec 4, 2010 1:38 pm
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Dear Santa,
I’d like to give you a long list of things I’d like to have this year but I can’t. This year has been a tough one with many ups and downs. More downs than ups. Still, we hold our heads high and push through. My list this year isn’t really for me. It’s for those I care about.
First off, I need to say big thanks for helping one of my friends get her back! That was truly awesome! You have also seen healing for some others I’ve been concerned about including myself; so more thanks and gratitude for this too.
Here are some of the things I wish for this year. I have some dear friends that are still in need of finding that one great partner to spend the rest of their life with. I know it’s a big request but they are so deserving that it just has to happen. For the family guest living in my home, I hope that she can find motivation to improve the quality of her own life. I wish for stability and better decision making and perhaps gainful employment so that she can see signs of improvement.
For my spouse, I wish for peace. She tries so hard to make everything so right. She makes sacrifices all the time. I won’t her to know she is important and that she is not taken for granted. I want for her to understand that as long as we stick together, no matter the issue we face, we will find a way through. There is a lot more I wish for but the most important is her peace of mind and to reduce her stress levels.
For the best in the world, my wish is that he will never stop believing in Christmas. His giving heart is a blessing for all those around him. Sure he gets his selfish moments just like any other growing boy but he is the best anyone could ever ask for. My hope is that this year he will fully understand that Christmas isn’t just about presents around a tree or eating all the holiday cookies and sweets. To know that Christmas lasts all year long. It’s about doing for others in all that we do. This of mine will grow up to work miracles. I can feel it. All I can hope for is the tools that he needs be laid in front of him.
For me, I want to know that I’m doing a good job as a husband, father, friend and employee. It would be nice to have a new job that paid ALL the bills and perhaps a lot of the burden that falls on my wife might be lifted. I hope that someone out there can say well done about my performance. I know my shortcomings and I promise to work on some of them. I just need to know with confidence that I’m doing my part.
So this Christmas wish isn’t your typical list I know. However, I must be truthful and ask for what my heart desires. So here it is. One of the greatest gifts about Christmas has always been that you never really know exactly what you will receive so I thank you in advance for all that I receive and all that is taken away. May we all have a Holiday that brings upon us more blessings than we can possibly keep to ourselves so that we are all forced to share our blessings with others.
Merry Christmas
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Posted:Nov 23, 2010 2:28 pm
Last Updated:Nov 30, 2010 12:10 pm
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I wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I don't know how much I'll be on over the next few days so I didn't want to forget. I'm off for the rest of this week and looking forward to it.
Plans for tomorrow do include heading to my sons Pediatrician's office. Her office has TV's in the rooms for the to watch and for the years we have been going to see her, the TV's have had snow on the screen. This last time I was there, it drove me nuts. I decided to see what I can do for her. So..... Early tomorrow morning on my day off, I'll run down and see what I can do to fix it. It may be simple then again it may not. Hopefully I'll get lucky and find a solution for her.
Stay safe regardless of if you travel or not so that we can all keep coming back to this nutty place.
Hugs,
Me
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Where would you go?
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Posted:Nov 19, 2010 9:38 am
Last Updated:Dec 6, 2010 3:37 am
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I used to spend my time traveling all over the US because of my job. I really miss that job. The job itself was lots of hard work but was fun. I pretty much controlled the show and oftentimes was even able to complete projects faster than the actual deadlines. In my travels, there were many places I frequented and of course some of them became favorites of mine.
The Ft Lauderdale / Miami area was one place I spent the longest period of time. I worked up and down the eastern side of Florida and fell in Love with Jacksonville, Miami, Ft Lauderdale, Plantation, West Palm and the entire surrounding area. I go tot make friends too that I kept for a long time that unfortunately I've lost touch with but would love to find them again.
Raleigh, NC and it's surrounding area was another favorite place to be. We had offices there and I would go there for training from time to time. I'm very biased to the woodlands that make up that area of the US.
My office home base was in Alpharetta, GA, just north of Atlanta. I still have a few friends there and would go there in a heartbeat.
San Diego is a place I only visited a few times but again would gladly live there even if they do have earthquakes. 
New Jersey and New York also have a tremendous fondness in my heart as I spent 7 years living up there and still hold ties to keep me there in spirit. Even this place has brought my heart back to NJ thanks to a couple of very special people I've met through the blogs. I hope one day to make that connection a reality!
My soul is biased to our countries Mountains and forest lands and our beaches also have great pull to them as well. I can't remember anymore but I think I've been to at least 37 of our states and find something in each one of them I love. I'm proud to be an American and live in a place where we have the freedoms to travel as we want.
Of all the places I've traveled, if I could go to a place right this moment, I think it would have to be Tennessee. My heart has always been drawn to TN for some reason. It's where we took our honeymoon. It's a place I'd love to retire too. It's really a place I'd love to raise my in. I'm just sorry I'm not there now. There are many things to attract someone to TN but I can't put my finger on any ONE thing that stands out as my reasoning I feel I belong there. Perhaps one day good fortune will come my way and the opportunity will present itself to carry my family to the place my heart has always wanted to be.
Where would you choose to be if the opportunity made itself known to you?
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A Failed Attempt
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Posted:Nov 17, 2010 7:09 pm
Last Updated:Nov 19, 2010 8:42 am
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The other day, I attempted to donate blood. Now I've been donating blood since I was in High School. At my age, that's been a LONG time ago now. This past weekend was I think the first time I've not been able to donate because I clogged up the needle!
I'm not real sure as to why it happened but apparently when they stabbed me in the arm, a piece of tissue got stuck in the needle causing my blood to not flow into the bag. I felt no pain and it was obvious that the vein was hit. Three different technician came over and pulled and pushed on the needle. They moved it all around and surprisingly, I felt no pain. I told them to just pull it out and poke me again. I was informed that they can no longer do that so I was a failed attempt at givign blood.
Now I have this ugly bruise on my arm a little over an inch in diameter. I'm hoping that it won't last long. it's pretty ugly. I hope all of you have a Happy Holiday coming up.
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responsibility
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Posted:Nov 16, 2010 12:28 pm
Last Updated:Nov 17, 2010 10:03 pm
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I don't remember what day this week it was but it was within the last couple of days for sure. I was watching the local news and they were talking about the Red Light cameras that were voted out. This one particular girl who voted against the cameras said she had received three separate tickets at three different intersections of course. And blamed the cameras for her getting a ticket.
Another person I work with has someone call in about his driving behaviors. It was claimed that he was weaving in and out of traffic. Now of course this was during peak traffic times but to me that is only one more reason to be patient behind the wheel of a vehicle. TO make matters worse, this was this particular person second call in within a short three months!
It really makes me laugh at how some people can feel they did nothing wrong. Laugh really isn't a good descriptive word as there is no humor to the actions. Something or someone else is always at fault. it's the system. their just picking on me. Anything to NOT take responsibility for their own actions. I form similar ill feelings towards people who do sloppy work. I work in an installation field and to hvae a poor job completed goes against my grain. I'm not saying I never left a home with messy cable if it was that way to begin with but it was rare. I showed pride in my work. I got pleasure out of knowing when I finished a job that my customer would be satisfied with my work performance. At the same time, if I made a mistake, I'll be the first to admit it as well.
When it comes to driving, I know everyone is guilty of making some mistake behind the wheel. I still have my moments that I'm too aggressive behind the wheel but how can I blame the fault to anything else besides myself if I run a red light? How can a person see no possible harm to running red lights. I voted against the camera lights myself but when I hear stories like this ladies, I'm all in favor of them and I'm also in favor of removing driving privileges for habitual offenders too!
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What Toys do you prefer?
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Posted:Nov 15, 2010 6:01 am
Last Updated:Dec 6, 2010 3:35 am
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When it comes to toys for our ladies, there seems to be an endless list of possible choices to choose from. Now from my perspective, I have no problems introducing or having them in the bedroom. I've also known men that seems to be embarrassed at the mere thought of bringing toys into bedroom activities. Not in all cases but the majority of these same men have some aversion to performing orally on their partners too. I simply find that strange.
When I think about having sex with a potential partner, I think about what she would like. I want to know her desires and fantasies. The more information she can feed me, the more in tune I can be to satisfy her desires. I'm not one to have sex for the simple act of having sex. I want each time to be as fulfilling and pleasurable for myself and my partner. A large part of my pleasure comes strictly from seeing her pleasure.
As far as toys are concerned, some women have varied tastes. My spouse has her Magic Wand and LOVES it. She loves the fact it's electric and is quite powerful at clitoral stimulation. However, she will not use one that penetrates her body. I find that odd but I respect her wishes. She only wants me inside her. That I can understand yet at the same time, I like my experiences to go for long periods of time and that just isn't her.
I guess what I'm curious to know is what toys if any do you prefer? Do you prefer battery or electric? Do you prefer internal or external preferences? What toy would you recommend for one or both methods?
As typical, another blogger sparked my interest in this subject matter so here I post. I hope each of you were able to have a pleasant weekend. I'm happy to report that once more we at my home had a wonderful weekend all up until time to make the little man do homework her had left over from Friday.
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A Sunday Morning
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Posted:Nov 14, 2010 8:26 am
Last Updated:Dec 7, 2010 6:31 am
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Today is one of those dreary days where nothing seems to be so important that it has to be done right now. In fact the whole weekend has been that way. I've enjoyed the peace and the only issue i had is when I opened up my big mouth about our cats that I'm ready to get rid of. It bugs my when I talk about getting rid of them. Perhaps I'm wrong but I can promise you one thing. When these cats go, there will NOT be any replacement cats inside my home ever again. You can figure out why...
Back to being in a good mood though. Another tree has been trimmed in the living room finally. I put the tree up a few weeks ago but finally got it set up. We did it as a family yesterday and I'd say it turned out looking rather nice. There are boxes all over the place with Christmas stuff and I'm trying to figure out just how far I'm wanting to take it this year. I have a feeling we will keep it to a minimum this year.
One of the joys I have is being so close to family. Yes living with family can also be a curse but I'm grateful to have them all so close. We have our squabbles and we get irritated at one another but somehow we make it all work. I've only known a few family's that are as close as our little family unit. I've even seen my own family (that I grew up with) get close. We always seemed to head in different directions and wanted nothing to do with the rest of the family but today that seems to have changed. I just hope that as my grows up that he too will learn the values of having family look after one another.
Well, it's time to get moving. I hear stirring going on downstairs so I'm going to join the rest of the world. I hope that today you can find gratitude with what and who you have as part of your daily life. For years, my friends were my adopted family and those people are still a part of my life. So no matter where you are or who you are with, family can be right there with you if you let them.
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Pretty Cool Day
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Posted:Nov 12, 2010 3:57 pm
Last Updated:Dec 6, 2010 3:28 am
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Well today a pretty neat thing happened. Several years ago I swapped careers when I was laid off from a very good job with a company that unfortunately folded. Today I was at work when I got a phone call with an offer form a recruiter that would get me back into my old line of work!
I haven't been actively searching even though I know I'm ready to make a change. Really I can't do much before the New year comes anyway. However, it felt nice that someone actually took a look at me and wanted me. Too bad I had to turn the position down. It was a simple temporary job that would have only lasted a couple of weeks.
Tonight when I got home from work, my was given a Harry Potter Lego play thing. Typically, I reserve the putting together of this thing to the wife. It normally drives me nuts. This afternoon, he practically begged me to help him. It started off with sorting the pieces. Well one thing lead to another and I proudly managed to get it all put together without any cursing! Yeah ME!!!
And to top it all off, It's Friday night and the Mother in law is making sure the wife and I have another night alone. I hope your day has been as good as mine.
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