Merry Christmas...

Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas.

Changing...

What a difference it makes in changing of months. The HOT weather is gone and I feel fall in the air. I am so glad the cool weather is back. I was suppose to take my vacation last week and this week but...someone thought he was better than I was and said he couldnt work for me, that was on the last day I was training him. Long story and we wont go into that. You would think a company that has almost three hundred employees, I could get a replacement to work my vacation, sick days dont matter because I work them. I am so tired. I feel like I work for a Drama Company. Let me tell you...I have worked for two companys and it doesnt pay to do your BEST.

Ok...now I feel better, well sort of. Not much has gone on since my last post, well no one has read my last post, so who cares. I am a health nut. My family and coworkers know that for a fact. They get annoyed with me because I dont eat what they eat. Well I got a checkup a couple of weeks ago and I was floored. My cholesterol was 210. I couldnt believe it. I dont eat meat or cheese. I consume so much fiber, oatmeal, and blueberries I could crap a quilt. I am going to give up on being healthy, who cares. We got to go sometime and in ten years who cares if you died of heart disease.

So I guess while the leaves are changing their colors and the pond fish arent eating as much I guess I will change too. I think I will eat a double bacon cheeseburger this weekend...

Repeat...

When is it going to let up. If I had a post for each day since my last post, it would have been a repeat. The meteorologist keeps teasing us with a cold front...I am still waiting. The only cold front I get his when I open the frig naked. The little rain we do get just makes the humidity worse. What is the difference between 99 and 108 degrees...NOTHING!!! Its still frekking HOT!!! My flowers are burnt, not wilted, burnt. I have to keep watering the base of the trees so the squirrels have a place to cool off. Now that is sad. A woodpecker was trying to raid the hummingbird feeder.
I replace the water in the birdbaths everyday. I would do it more but the nasty starlings and grackles keep messing up the water. They think they need to take a bath in it. It looks like a washing machine when they all try to take a bath. I guess I will get out of here. I am really getting pissed how these pics are in here. One of these days I will learn how to use this thing...

HOT...HOT...HOT...

It has been a scorcher and today doesnt look any better. The weekend flew by like normal. Nothing exciting happened and wasnt in the mood to socialize, it was too hot to do anything. I closed all the blinds and turned on the ceiling fans to keep cool. It wasnt bad. I made sure the birds outside had plenty of water and food.

The temperature will be over a 100 the next few days and then we may get a break. The south wind has been blowing which makes the heat a little more tolerable. On days like this I have to water the hanging plants everyday and water the yard every other day. The yard is fescue so I try to keep it alive, it cant stand this heat.

I have had a abundance of birds lately. I have two birdbaths and the waterfall in the pond. I love birds but when it comes to starlings and grackles, give me a break. Those birds are so nasty. They can dirty up the birdbaths so quickly and eat me out of house and home. The other birds dont have a chance. The hummingbirds have been visiting the feeder more often here lately.

My niece had her baby boy last monday. He weighed in at 8# and 10 oz. He was big boy. He had a few complications later on in the week but he is doing better now. To me all babies look alike until they are about 3 months old then they get their own personalities. For some reason I cant get use to the crying.

Tonite is end of month at work. I have a few more extra duties on the last day of the month. I hope it all goes well. I just hope there isnt any drama at work today. I love my job but some of the people I work with can get on my nerves. I really dont care to listen to their family problems. Nobody wants to listen to mine so why should I listen to theirs. We have one girl at work that is all she talks about. Drama...Drama...Drama. She tries to impress those around her. I could care less.

I have a new penpal on the internet. He is pretty cool. His life is almost a mirror image of mine. He lives in Southampton. He has traveled a little more than I have. He has a job that keeps him busy 24/7. I gave up that kind of job years ago, it makes an old man out of ya. LOL I hope we keep in touch and become close friends. Most of these penpals last for about a month and then I dont hear from them anymore.

A couple of blogs I read are very interesting. Sounds like Homer had a great time in DC with Jimbo and Archerr. They sound like a great group to hang with. I wish I was more out going to enjoy things like that...

Wasted Time At Work...

This has been a sore subject with me. I read an article on AOL in salary.com and it just pissed me off. For one thing no one interviewed me on this subject. The average worker admits to squandering 1.86 hours per 8-hour workday not including lunch and scheduled break-times. It is calculated that employers spend $544 billion peryear on salaries for which real work is expected, but none is done.

Top Time-Wasting Activities

1. Surfing Internet (personal use) 52.%
2. Socializing with co-workers 26.3%
3. Running errands off-premises 7.6%
4. Spacing out 6.6%
5. Making personal phone calls 3.9%
6. Arriving late / Leaving early 2.9%
7. Applying for other jobs .7%

Companies assume that employees will waste 0.94 hours per day.

They never think of the time you have to put in getting ready to go to work , driving to work, leaving work, driving back home from work and then thinking about work at home. I have not found a job that a person works non stop every second of an 8 hour period. Sometimes at work we do have down time till we have the opportunity to work again. I think if I am at work on the premises, I am working and should get paid for it. I am getting paid for their convienence of being there. I work hard and very good at it. Yes I may have done some of the Time-wasting activities but I am THERE dang it and I dont think it is wasting time. Its more like occupying my mind with something else and not hating my job every second of the day. I have 600 hrs of sick leave and I still dont get any respect. I am never told how good a job I am doing. My employer expects me to do a good job or I wouldnt be there. So after things said "I am not wasting time at work"...

My Boys...

Stetson, Rowdy, Bubba

Cool Down...

Wow...did it get hot last week. Friday evening came a big change. The wind started blowing from the north and the temp was dropping. It was great when I got off of work friday nite. Saturday morning was 65 degrees and the high was 87. Now that was nice. Sunday was only 89 and it was still great.

The washer got fixed thursday. After waiting all day she finally showed up at 4:15p...I leave for work at 4:30p. Thank goodness it took 5 mins to fix and a $154.00 later. If she wasnt talking it could have taken her 3 mins to fix. So all day saturday I got caught up on the laundry.

This weekend was another lonely weekend. Man...I wish good things would start happening. I am so pissed at my neighbors, I am stuck in a rut at work, my family is boring except for my niece, she is 9 months pregnant. And I heard today she started going into labor, so any day now. I ran out of money working on the house, now I have to save again for next spring on projects I want done. I stopped watching the news, stopped reading the newspaper. I see tragedy all around. If its not the heat, tsunamis, earthquakes, gangs, gas prices, layoffs, wars, killings of some sort, fires, or rain...its the neighbors letting their dogs crap in my yard or the kids playing in my pond. They have yards of their own and more room...WHY MINE??? The chiropractor is doing such a good job that I have to sit up straight now. I cant slouch or get comfortable on the couch because it is uncomfortable. No pain just uncomfortable.

A new week is starting and I cant wait. Dont know why. Maybe fun and exciting will happen...

Sinus pain...

It is very HOT here. I just came in from watering the hanging plants, filling the birdbaths and feeding the birds. The A/C and ceiling fans have been working overtime for the past couple of days. Early last week we got five inches of rain. Now it is very hot, around 101 with a heat index of about 110. We have a problem with humidity which makes it very hot and sticky. And to top it all off my sinus decided to act up. I havent had this problem in a couple of years. So the medication I had for this expired. I guess I will go and get something for it.

Last week at work was total hell after the upgrade last weekend. I did get some overtime. Hopefully this week will go a bit smoother since we got all the bugs worked out of the system.

Saturday and Sunday I had to go to my brothers house and feed his fish. His girls have one fish, a betta. Its name is Fishy. So while I was there I washed my jeans since my washer broke down last week. The repairman will be here thursday to fix it. I love his house. I want to move so bad. I dislike my neighbors because they still let their dogs crap in my yard. And the man across the street is crazy. He walks around the street talking to himself. He checks his mailbox at least 4 times a day. While I was at my brothers there is a new housing addition that has some really nice houses. One house I like is next to the golf course. The house is kinda rustic looking. So I took a pic of it to dream...

Dog days of Summer...

Another holiday week has passed. Besides smashing my thumb, losing my holiday pay because of overtime, watering the heck out of my lawn, the neighbors pit jumping the fence to crap in my yard, using almost a tank of gas, and visiting my first chiropractic session, I think all went well. And the only time I heard from the jerk was last tuesday, I guess he found another playmate.

The weather hasnt been bad at all, the temps have been around the upper 80s during the day. We just need a little more rain. My grass is still green but I think my petunias in the flower boxes are spent. Probably need to put something else in them. The bird feeders have been busy also. There have been several Goldfinches and Housefinches, I enjoy listening to them the most. The Robins and Catbird are always bathing in the waterfall or birdbath. The Chickadees bath in the wet shrubs when I water the lawn. They are funny to watch. There are always Morning Doves under the finch feeders. And we cant forget about the squirrels. They are funny to watch also.

Fourth of July nite I sat on the porch and watched the fireworks all around me. I could see the fireworks at the lake from my house. They were pretty good. This way I dont have to fight the traffic and also have my beer, just a couple. It was fun except, just wish I had someone to share it with.

I have had a problem with my back and neck. This is a first for me, especially my back. I have had a neck problem since my wreck in '87, nothing major just some discomfort once in a while. My sister suggested I go to her chiropractor. She has been going for years. She has had four hip replacements. She keeps wearing them out. The chemo she received years ago destroyed her hip joints, so that is the reason for the replacements. So I decided to go last friday. He took some xrays before starting. He manipulated my back and neck. Yes it did hurt a little but man I can tell you the rest of the day was great. I felt so good. I have another appointment today. He is going into a little more detail with the xrays and other things.

And this is a historic moment on my blog. I have had my first comment. Three cheers for me. And of course it had to be one of the cutest bloggers on the internet, another three cheers for me...

My First plane trip...

This is my first plane ride as co-pilot on a Cessna Citation at 24840 ft. This ride was awesome.

Whats the deal...

I guess this is the place to vent. Well I havent received the status of overly read blog yet and it doesnt look like I may achieve that but any how I carry on. But I can say that a Genius of a Man has read one of my posts and I am honored, it did brighten my day. For some reason my posts take several days to apply, dont know why but who cares. Its a holiday weekend again, well sort of, I do work monday and off again tuesday. I should have taken a vacation day. What can I say, I am a workaholic. I am dedicated to my job. I know, sick me. This may be a long post and if you make it to the end, you are bored as I am. One of these months or years I will post everything exciting.

You know I dont have a problem with dogs, I use to have two adorable Ladies. The younger one passed away last november, a day after my birthday. Goldie was a cocker spaniel mix, 14 years old. Yentl, passed away last january, was a german shepherd chow mix, a beautiful dog, was 18 years old. They are both sitting on a shelf because I couldnt bare them being buried or dumped in a land fill. I bought this house because it was partially landscaped and at my age I couldnt wait to see plants grow. I have fescue sod that was installed, a 11 x 14 foot pond with a 4 foot waterfall that pumps 4500 gph. I have numerous plants around the pond which takes up most of the front yard. I mow when the grass gets half inch taller than it should be. I am the only one on the block that has installed water sprinklers so my grass IS the greenist. When I mow I sweep the driveway and curb to get rid of the debris. Ok, I am a little anal with the yard. I have bird and squirrel feeders in the front and back yard. I love animals and the way the birds sing. Usually all the chatter is coming from my yard. I love it... Because of the yard lites, pump in the pond, and watering continuously, my utility bill is up there. What can I say the utility company loves me. And that isnt including the time I put into it, planting, weeding, mowing, weed eating, winterizing and other numerous things I do. I LOVE doing this plus people like looking at it. This is where the problem comes in. You know I have never really noticed things when I was renting but since I am buying I see alot. All the houses around me are rentals or leases except the one next to me, the east side. She is the sweetest. But the rest, let me tell ya... When I moved in I had a problem with kids playing in my yard and pond. What was the deal...they had a yard too and it was bigger. I couldnt never figure out for the longest time why I had so many toads in my pond. You know toads breed in ponds but then they move on to moist vegetation, not water. Well I found out the neighbor on the other side with the 4 kids was putting toads in my pond when they found one. Well they would get caught in the skimmer and pump and die, the toads, not the kids. Well the people across the street would throw trash and cig butts in my yard from their car. And the neighbor behind me wouldnt never mow their yard. Well...All these people have moved. Now I have a new bunch of problems... The neighbor on the west side had a cat, lets say I ended up with the cat. And they have two kids, very annoying. They will not stay out of my fountain and driving their bikes in the yard. Now they have a dog, a pitbull. It jumps my fence to chase the squirrels and birds and dump in my yard. They have to chase this dog all over the neighborhood. The neighbor behind them have three dogs, bark all the time. And the neighbor two houses down behind me have a black german shepherd that barks all the time, it knows when I open my back door. The neighbor across the street from me has two dogs, barks all the time at the squirrels and people passing by. And also he walks his dogs in MY yard to take a dump. The neighbor next to them have two dogs. And would you believe those dogs come to my yard and to take a dump. One nite I was sitting on my porch listening to the dogs bark when he let his dogs out and of course here they come, he was standing in the middle of street waiting for them when I coughed, and then he hollered at his dogs to get back in his yard. I was mowing my yard friday when she let her dogs out and I turned around with the mower when her dog was pissing on my flowers, not 4 feet in front of the mower. She was bouncing over there to get her dog. I just stood there in shock. And of course we cant forget when the neighbor down the street great dane came and swam in my pond. The dog died two days later. I found this out from the neighbor who has the pitbull. The neighbor, that has the pitbull, behind them has relatives that bring 10 pitbulls to visit on weekends. That is a grand party of barking. And today, two houses east of me, had relatives come in with 3 dogs. And of course they are running up and down the street stopping to piss on my plants. AND would you believe all of these people have fenced in backyards. What is the deal...why my frickin yard. I work so hard in my yard to make it look nice. They usually pay someone to mow their yards because they are too lazy to do it themselves. I am living in the wrong neighborhood. I was born to live next to the golf course. I drive over there and see how beautful their yards are and the curbs are even clean. Man I wish I lived there...

Sit in the Co-Pilot seat...

I cant believe its been awhile since I have been on here. Time sure does fly. Ok, maybe I was a little hasty on the men thing. But sometimes guys are just jerks. You get to know them and bam!, you finally figure out what type of person they are. One of these days he will come into my life.

Last wednesday I had one of the greatest days of my life. I finally got on a plane, a corporate jet. There were a couple of us from my office went to Texas for a couple of hours. I was asked if I wanted to go. I was hesitate at first but decided to go. Since it was going to be a short trip, 45 mins in the air, I was going to take the chance. We got to the local airport and there it sat. I was terrified. As we got closer someone told the pilots that this was my first flight. Well one of the pilots told me to hop up in there. I didnt know what to expect so I was turning to the right to the seats and the pilot said no. YOU sit in the co-pilot seat. I thought he just wanted me to check it out. OH NO, he wanted me to sit there for the ride of my life. I was beyond terrified. I sat there and the pilot hopped in and showed me how to buckle up. My heart was thumping so hard I am sure he heard it. He told me to put on my headset so we could talk if I had any questions. At the moment I couldnt think of anything to say. I had all these gauges and joystick right in front of me. The pilot proceeded checking the gauges while the jet engines were getting louder. I know you could see my heart thumping in chest. The window to my left was huge. I could see everything. We taxid to the runway. I couldnt turn back now. He shoved the throttle forward and off we went. OH CRAP!!! We were moving very fast. Then it was lift off. I was watching outside and what the pilot was doing at the same time. It was unreal. I was finally doing it. I was flying. It was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. The ground was moving farther and farther away. Everything was so small. I was snapping pictures like crazy, glad I had a digital camera. It took us 42 mins to get where to where we were going. With the headset on I could talk to the pilot and listen to the towers, and listen to airplanes close to us. It was awesome. We had an on board radar so we could see planes near us. I asked alot of questions. The Pilot was so cool. He explained everything in detail. It was great. He was good and not bad to look at either . Ok, he was hot. We had a smooth landing. It was a perfect flight. I let someone else ride in the seat on the way back. I sat in the back. And I can tell you with experence the best place to sit is in the co-pilot seat...

Holidays Suck...

Sometimes I wonder why there are holidays. You plan to do something exciting and it all falls thru. Did I mention that MEN suck also and not in a good way. Last week work was a BITCH. Seems like I am always stuck with finishing someones job. Last weekend I did a good deed after a family members guilt trip. I am so USED. I told the neighbor across the street to STOP bringing their dog to my yard to crap. I sat home all day monday for a phone call. I should have known better. Hello Budweiser!!! Yesterday was a good day. I worked in the yard. It is Beautiful, I feel better now...

I think we have a problem...

Last week came and went with nothing exciting except for friday nite at work. I was talking with two co workers before they left and the lights went out. The emergency lights came on and then the generator. But something was not right. The overhead lights were still off and my pc was out. We went outside and found out the whole city was without electric. It was creepy and exciting at the same time. The cars were stopping at traffic lights like normal but there were no lights. It seemed like everyone was out and about. Side streets were jammed packed with cars. I went back inside and called someone about the generator. I needed to get to work. I told the person that the overhead lights were off and so was my pc but the generator was running. He said I think we have a problem and I will be there asap. When he got there we checked the mechanical room for a problem. On the last test someone didnt switch back the generator to normal. Well, we got that fixed and I was back in business. The city was probably out for about an hour. It was cool.

Well summer is upon us. It has been really warm and it seems it will be here all next week. I havent turned on my a/c yet. I am use to warm air so I think I will wait. I met two of my neighbors last friday. The lady across the street was admiring my yard and the lady next door told me I could come in and clean her house since I was sweeping the curb. LOL. I love a clean curb. Last nite I was sitting outside enjoying the nite and the man across the street was walking his dog. He is a strange little man. He was running down is driveway to my driveway and walked into my yard. Lord and behold he was letting his frickin dog piss on my landscaping. I controlled myself, because he is an old man, didnt want to be accused of murder from him having a heartattack when I yell at him. I will talk with him later when I calm down.

Speaking of heartattacks. My dad has been gone four years last friday. He had a massive heartattack. I sure do miss him. There are times when I am working on the house when I wish he was here to help me. I really could use his expertise. You really dont miss something till it is gone. Love you Dad...

Not So Fun...

Well...this wasnt has much fun as I thought it would be. I would come to my blog everyday to see how many hits or comments I had. I guess I am kinda boring. I was going to post pictures, but why bother. It is one of those things I tried and failed. I took piano for two years and I still cant play. In the future I guess I will post when I have nothing else to do or remember that I have this thing. Its been great and thanks for letting me part of the family...LOL...

Stay in bed...

I should have known it was going to be one of those days I should have stayed in bed. I worked late, because there were problems. The alarm went off this morning so I could check to see if Jake was there. I kept pushing the snooze button and check the pond. I did this for two hours.

A friend at work had a birthday today so I needed to go and get something. I knew a card, a gift card, and some flowers would be the perfect choice. While I was walking out the door my sisters showed up. They wanted to go and eat lunch. Well it was too early for lunch for me. So I told them I had some errands to run and they said ok. We ran to Rib Crib to get a gift card first. They werent open yet, and I couldnt wait. Well they werent getting my business today. My sister needed some dog food so we stopped and picked it up and then off to Hallmark for a birthday card. I couldnt find the right card but I found one that came close to what I wanted. Also got my mom a bear and another mothers day card in case she came home sunday. I already mailed her a card but if I see her I will have a card. She sort of lives out of town. My sister thought a gift card from Bath and Body Works would be good for the birthday girl. I agreed and picked one up there. Floral Creations was next door so I picked up some fresh flowers in a basket. So far so good. I took them to her place of work and she wasnt there, she was home sick. She is thirty seven and found out she is four months pregnant. She didnt think she could get pregnant so she had adopted six children. The family was thrilled that she was pregnant. Ok back to lunch. So my sisters and I decided it was time to eat. We went to Peppers and had a great lunch. My sisters wanted to do some more shopping but I wasnt in the mood. I came home and called my friend to see if she was ok. She was ok, just sinus allergies. I told her I brought some items to her work place for her birthday, she was so happy. But she wouldnt be back at work till monday. She told me she would have her husband stop by the house and pick them up on his way home from work. Ok today wasnt that bad, but still it should have started out a little better than it did.

I finished watering the window boxes, picked up limbs from the last storm, and played with the cats. And shortly I will go and get ready for work. It has been a beautiful day, a little chilly for May, but still nice. We dont have any rain in the forecast for couple of days. Gives us a chance to dry out. The lakes are back up to normal finally. Its going to be a great summer at the lake this year. Someone is at the door...

Time Flies...

I cant believe this is the middle of the week already. I thought I was going to do a better job at posting but I guess it will become a habit soon. My last post was kinda long. Once I get started, watch out.

Lets see, sunday I finished painting the shutters I had laying on the dining table. It was nice so I opened the windows, still a chance for rain, that is why I painted them indoors. I didnt do that much anyway because I had my shows to watch that evening. On sunday nites you dont bother me when I am watching my shows. My family knows not to call. LOL I watch Americas Funniest Videos, Exteme Home Makeover, Desperate Housewifes, Greys Anatomy, and then the British comedys Are You Being Served, Keeping Up Appearances, As Time Goes By, and Vicar of Dibley.

Monday there wasnt a chance of rain so I had a full day of work ahead of me. I couldnt mow because the grass was a little damp. So I put up the shutters. The windows needed a windowbox also. I needed some different screws for the shutters so I went to Lowes and picked up so screws and another windowbox for the kitchen window, potting mix for the boxes, and flowers. I can never leave there without spending a fortune. After putting the shutters and boxes up and planting the flowers it was time to mow the lawn. I was almost done with the mowing of the backyard when the mower decided to die. I needed two more swipes, looks good anyway. Trimmed around the yard with a weedeater, swept the sidewalks, driveway, and gutter. Damn it looked good. I had to get the yard work done because it was suppose to storm that nite. My yard is the best looking yard in the neighborhood. By looking at the other yards I can say that. Then it was time to get ready for work. It was a good nite at work. Usually it is really busy on mondays. I came home from work and it was lightning and thundering on the horizon, it was awesome, so I had a glass of wine and sat on the back step enjoying the nite time storm. My next project is to make a patio. Tuesday morning I got up early as usual to check and see if Jake was out there, I named the bird after my brother in law because he likes to fish. I havent seen the bird for nine days now, that is a good sign, I hope. I had my morning coffee cleaned house and made tuna fish salad. Then took a two hour nap before work. Couldnt work outside because it was too wet. We have had alot of storms lately, which is good. We were in a burn ban for several months. I couldnt even burn the tiki torches. I think we have gotten seven inches of rain in two weeks. It hasnt been bad. You just got to mow inbetween storms. Work was fine. Lots of drama with a co worker and his wife. Me and another co worker had to sneek him out of the building because his wife was stalking him. She called the office probably sixty times last nite. She is psycho. I think they are getting a divorce. When I came home it was lightning and thundering again. Again I got a glass of wine and sat on the step enjoying the light show. It was beautiful. Today I checked on the pond, filled the bird feeders, and picked up limbs from the storm and had some coffee and played with the cats. They are so funny. Smokey was a little wired this morning. He was everywhere and into everything. Then I got ready to go to the funeral home to visit a friend. She was a great lady. I have known her for twenty seven years. We sent cards to each other on special occasions and holidays. She had a birthday the twenty fourth of April, the same day as Barbra's. I called her Sweetums. She loved lavender and butterflies. She was so sweet, I will miss her. When I saw her she was wearing a chiffon lavender dress with her butterfly brooch. She was beautiful. They could have done her nails a little better, but they were fine. The casket was a dark walnut. It was beautiful. Lots of flowers and butterflies. I left there with a tear for my wonderful friend. You will be missed.

So now I am sitting here and ready for work. Time flies when your having fun.

Me...

Yesterday was a great day. It was cloudy and rainy most of the time. I didnt do a darn thing and it was nice. I was thinking of what I was going to say all nite and all day today and I had a million things I wanted to chat about, now I sit here with a blank mind. I have been getting up early, around seven, in the morning to check on my pond. For two weeks now I have had a pesky bird in the pond having breakfast, well only on mondays. If I let my guard down he shows up. He has taken two of my shabunkins. The thief is a full grown Blue Heron. I have had the fish for two years now and not one time have I had problems with birds or any other creature. I guess my day was coming. So I have put the net back on the pond and bought a floating alligator. He hasnt been back since I put the alligator in there.

I kinda got off on the wrong track here. I was going to talk about me. I grew up with two sisters, younger than me, in north texas. Just your ordinary average family. The family was kinda close, just not your affectionate type. It was ok. Back then I was short, shy, and skinny. A whimp to tell the truth. I wasnt very good in any of the sports, so I quit trying. What ever interested me at the time I didnt do it. Playing with the neighborhood kids was the best part of being a kid. My family didnt have much money so we didnt get to do much. I think back when I was 14 we moved to southwest oklahoma. Dad got a job teaching for underpriviliged teenagers. The town we moved to was really small. Everybody new everybody's business. Jr. high and high school wasnt really exciting. If you didnt grow up with classmates you were considered an outsider. So I had a couple of friends that had moved there later. I still talk to them on occasion. Most of the people in the small town were related in some way. Well the year I graduated was eventful. I had a business of my own, manager of a movie theater in town, and bought me a brand new car. I enrolled for college for the following fall and had me a girlfriend, well sort of. Mom had an affair and moved to northeast oklahoma with her fella. So mom and dad got a divorce. After that, things at home were not going very good so I moved to northeast oklahoma. Been here ever since and here I sit. Meanwhile, mom and dad remarried other people. Mom had two boys and Dad married a lesbian (was going to change her I guess) and they had one boy. Later on my sisters and I found out dad had an affair when we lived in north texas and that produced another boy. Wow I had four younger brothers. Three of them are twenty years younger than me. I watched two of them grow up. They are great and have families of their own now. As for me, I went to another college and got an associates degree and dropped out one semester before getting my bachelors degree. I worked for a company for eighteen years before I quit there. I was given an ultimatum "IF YOU DONT LIKE WHAT YOUR DOING HERE, THEN GO FIND SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO", So I waved goodbye. That was the best thing I ever did, I should have done it sooner. I worked there because they promised me great things. I was a fool, dont know why that surprised me, been that way all my life. I gave the best years of my life for that company. I was on call twenty four seven. I did the best job possible considering what I had to do. Here is the list: I worked in the manufacturing part, landscaped the boss' house, pool boy, housecleaner, laundry, cook, and other miscellaneous things. I took care of the rental property, cleaned and took applications. I was a truck driver, getting parts, deliveries of product. Made sure vehicles were properly serviced. Managed the semi trucking business, made sure trucks had products to deliver and pick up on back hauls, hired and fired drivers. Then there was the cattle business. Managed seven hundred acres and four hundred head of cattle, too much to mention there. Then there was hay cutting, hay hauling, we were for hire so we did many acres for other people. During the spring and summer I dont remember sleeping at all. And I did this for eighteen years. And got yelled at, at least three times a week and that was a good week. Those were the days. Now I go to work in the evenings and get out of there around twelve thirty in the morning. I have been with the same company for eight years and have been doing the same job for six years. Kinda boring, but a whole lot easier and I dont have to take it home. I really didnt have any dreams except to be somebody. Well it didnt happen. I am just a below average middle aged american (european decendant) paying taxes. I work for a living, not to make money. I have tried numerous times to get out be somebody and do something but always failed. Whoever said "You can do anything you want if you put your mind to it" is full of crap. And on that note I am out of here. (and if you comment about my grammar, DONT!)

In the Beginning...

Today is the first day of the rest of my blog life. I am adventuring into the new world of Blogging. Hope this brings many new experiences and of course friends. After reading several blogs, which I found fascinating, I began thinking. Would people read my thoughts, ideas, and daily activities? I hope so, but if not, its a new experience and I will learn from it. So, ready or not, here I am...