2007/02/23 @ 10:19 PM
One More Thing I Don’t Understand
We went out for lunch today at a quick casual restaurant. There were five of us. When we were finished ordering and wanted to pick a table, we had a difficult time. There were a lot of tables and booths available. They were all for three or four people. Every single five or six person table or booth was taken. All but one of those was taken by only one or two people. One was being used by a party of four.... read more
2007/01/08 @ 3:10 PM
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There is a website called 2smrt4u. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children joined together to fund a site to help teach safe and smart internet usage to teens. They have some reasonable tips, such as: DON’T Post your cell phone number, address, or the name of your school Post your friends’ names, ages, phone numbers, school names, or... read more
2006/12/24 @ 10:05 PM
Yep, still typing
This year marks the 12th Christmas we have not celebrated. We talked about it. We thought about it. We determined it was not providing us with the purported joy. We agreed. We decided. We quit. We told the people we felt we needed to. Our daughter is 11. She grew up not celebrating. While the concept of a child, and what I would teach them, was part of the decision, as a person she has been one of the... read more
2006/12/22 @ 9:20 PM
No Thanks
It’s just not that magic to me. At 17 I got my first job in retail. Being trapped inside the mall for the entire holiday season, both the purchases and returns, was, let’s call it “unpleasant”. Working with the general public was not something I enjoyed on a normal day, but during the holiday season everything went to extra utter shit. The number of temper tantrums increased... read more
2006/12/08 @ 7:53 PM
Post 2 of The Things I Like Series
When I was in the third grade, I wrote, directed and acted in my first play. Yes, I was a control freak from the start. When I got older I remained involved with theatre, but gave up on the acting part. As part of our program in college, you had to get on stage, so you knew what it was like from that side. I hated it from that side. From the other side, well it was quite a love/hate relationship. It... read more
