J_E_G.....From the land of OZ

Saturday, January 31, 2004

 

I have been told I am a positive person and that's the way I like to portray myself. But like most there are times when other feelings such as doubt and worthiness creep in and settle over me. And today has been one of those days. Why, I really couldn't say. Maybe it's the weather and being cooped up in this house. Or maybe it's just, well, just because, with no obvious reason leaping out at me. Most likely by tomorrow this will all be past me. As for now doubts of my abilities, my accomplishments, where my life's been and the direction it's on presently, cloud my mind.

Right now I'm sitting here listening to the cars turning onto the hill outside my house only to have their tires start to spin on the freshly fallen drizzle that has turned to ice. The harder they try to get to the top the more the tires spin and they slide back to where they started from. This resembles just how my day has been today. Each time I went to do one of the things I wanted to get done my wheels would spin as if on that ice. Just as I seemed to gain momentum I'd slip back to my starting point. After a few tries I finally just said fuck it theres always tomorrow.





Every now and then life can seem as though it's the last drop of water in this dried up creek. Nothing to pull you, nothing to push you and obstacles constantly falling across your path.

Right now I'm off to do some surfing, maybe I can read myself out of this little funk.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 7:04 PM   

Friday, January 30, 2004

 

Right after I got off work I made sure I got to the bank, the grocery store and a few other places I usually reserve for later on in the weekend. Why, because it's finally happened the annual look out here comes the biggest winter storm we've seen in years. Truth is i'll believe when I see it. We've gotten these warnings like I said at least once a year for the past ten years or so and when the time for the storm arrives and I arise and look out my window not a flake of snow has fallen.

So anyhow they issued it this morning, a winter storm watch going into effect tomorrow afternoon lasting till monday morning, with the possibility of 6-12 inches of snow. Hell if that does happen it'll be more snow then we've had in the last five years combined. So you might be asking yourself if I don't believe this storm is going to happen why do the grocery shopping and such. Well, why indeed. I did it because I know that sooner or later these forecasting fools are going to trip over themselves and get a forecast right for a change. I figure there ain't no sense in being pig headed and starving for two days while waiting for the roads to be cleared if they do get it right. Besides the grocery shopping needed to be done anyway, therefore it's just another chore out of the way, snow or no snow. So now the waiting game starts. I'll be sure to let y'all know what happens. Right now I think I'll head downstairs and wax the runners on the old sled. I'm just kidding there, don't have a sled. In fact I haven't been on a sled since, well hell since I can't remember when.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 10:18 PM   

Thursday, January 29, 2004

 

Last week I was reading a post on Kat's blog where she was telling how the Patriot Act had touched their lives. Seems her son was not able to open a bank account because he did not have the proper amount or type of identification as mandated by the Patriot Act now.

I'm afraid this is just the beginning of the heartaches this act is going to create. You see, it seems the scam artists have decided to pick up and run with it now and e-mail scams in the name of the Patriot Act have started to surface. I know because I have received at least four of these scam e-mails. They each tell me that my bank account has either been frozen or denied FDIC insurance because of suspected terrorist activity involving my account. And that until I clicked on the provided link and give certain personal info about myself and bank account to verify my identity my accounts would remain frozen. Click here to see a copy of one of the e-mails I have received ( I have removed the link to their verification agency). If you have not received an e-mail like this you surely will at one point or another. My advice is if you do, treat it for what it really is....trash!!! Don't be misled by their empty threats and allegations, they are not who they say they are. Besides we should all already know to be wary of e-mails that want us to give up our personal info. If in doubt call your bank and check it out first....better safe then sorry, right.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 8:26 PM   

Wednesday, January 28, 2004

 

Spent most of this evening relaxing and warming up while catching up on some blog reading and e-mails. Not really much to write about since all I did was to trudge to and through work amid this frozen tundra we seemed to have turned into. In fact it's kinda hard for anything to thaw out when the high temp only reaches ten degrees. The bad part is it's supposed to stay this way till at least sunday.

Curses to the person who came up with the idea of taking one of my weaknesses, the Oreo cookie, and shrinking it down to bite size. Now I'm sitting here faced with trying to resist the temptation of just eating this whole bag in one sitting. And I can feel resolve weakening, just a sec, umm damn those are good. I'm doomed.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 8:42 PM   

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

 

In a hurry, out the door to go visit some out of town relatives.
Later.

Posted by J_E_G 4:54 PM   

Monday, January 26, 2004

 

It's always nice to start off the week amidst an array of snow and ice. Not to mention starting it off an hour late. Nope, didn't over sleep, what I didn't do was allow myself time enough to get into and thaw out my frozen car. I knew I might have to do a little window scrapping before I left this morning. What I wasn't prepared for was to see the entire car covered in a quarter inch thick layer of ice. Just getting the door open was a feat in itself. After minutes of pulling, bumping and almost getting to point of finding a torch somewhere, the door opened. With the ice being so thick i had to start the car and run the defroster before I could even attempt to use the ice scrapper. So yeah after all this I looked at my watch and knew right then I was going to be late. However unlike any other day when I might be running behind, I figured that they would just have to live with the fact I was late, I was not going to be in a hurry driving on the slick roads. I did arrived an hour late, but at least I arrived, after getting to work I discovered two of my coworkers had called in and decided not to even try and make it in at all. And though it may be little snowy and cold out I'm not complaining, for I know of at least one friend, as well as a bunch of others to the east of me who had a far worse time of it.

Oh, I did get out saturday morning and travel those country dirt roads with my camera in tow. And after I decide which pic's to use and get them ready I'll post them.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 7:09 PM   

Sunday, January 25, 2004

 

You know how before I was saying how dry we were around here and could use some moisture....well it's raining today. I guess there is something to the saying be careful what you hope for. No, I haven't changed my mind suddenly about us needing moisture around here, however raining when the outside temp is below freezing can lead to a very slippery if not dangerous situation. Fortunately the temp is hovering close enough to the freezing mark that it has not been as bad as it could have been, at least the power is still on. That's about it on this cold, rainy slippery day.

Not wanting this to just be a cold, dreary, wintry post, here's a little pic to brighten and warm things up some. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 2:50 PM   

Friday, January 23, 2004

 

On the road to the weekend!!

Have a good weekend everyone.

Later

Posted by J_E_G 6:24 PM   

Thursday, January 22, 2004

 

Maybe it's a case of the winter blues,
maybe it's just cabin fever.

All I know is I'm ready for the change of seasons,
the annual renewal of life.

I'm ready for the spring rains and the summer temp's to breath life back into the earth around me.



To return the green to the grass and the trees come alive with a fresh set of leaves.



And the vibrant colors of the wild flowers cascading through the fields.



But most importantly I'm ready to break these chains of winter that keep me shackled to the house.


Later.

Posted by J_E_G 8:19 PM   

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

 

After a twelve hour shift yesterday, today's eight hour shift was more than welcomed. Besides things have gotten rather interesting in other ways for me these last few days.

First off thank goodness for anti-virus programs. I've already received at least two e-mails with the attachment containing the new bagel worm virus that is going around. Fortunately my anti-virus program intercepted and deleted them. Phew!

The next thing, which I found out about today is where it gets really interesting. It started when I stopped by an ATM to get some cash for lunch. After punching all the right info into the ATM, instead of getting the cash I expected, it spit out a piece of paper stating that the transaction was denied and the damned machine kept my debit card. Well after a huge WTF, I went over to one of the tellers and asked why the hell their machine kept my card. All the while receiving the ah-ha you must be trying to use a stolen card look from everyone. They said they didn't know right off and also I'd have to come back later in the afternoon to retrieve my card because they only open the ATM at two o'clock. So I returned later and got my card back and then tried using it at Wal-Mart. Once again the transaction was denied, and again it was WTF. So I was off to my bank to find out just what the hell was going on. Thankfully there is a branch right there in Wal-Mart. They said oh yeah your card has been canceled, and that I should be getting something in the mail today explaining it. So why the hell was it canceled? Well it turns out that someone broke into one of the banks debit card processors and stole a server containing a years worth of data, including names and card numbers. So to be on the safe side they canceled all the cards with affected acct numbers, and are in the process of issuing a new card. But that will take ten days or so to get. So until then it's back to the old fashioned way of writing checks. They said they didn't think any unauthorized transactions took place but that we should go over our accounts to be sure there is no unauthorized activity on our accounts. Which is where I'm headed now. Damn, can't wait to see what tomorrow brings....what a week it's been so far.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 5:50 PM   

Tuesday, January 20, 2004

 

Here are a couple of the pic's I took of the eagle. They didn't come out as good as I had hoped for. Maybe next time I can come across something like this again when I'm out walking around instead of being stopped on the roadway. So here they are.......

Posted by J_E_G 11:05 PM   

Monday, January 19, 2004

 

Winter has gone and sunk her frigid teeth into us once again. And let me tell ya after a week with the temp's almost sixty degrees it was truly a rude awakening when I went to work this morning and the temp was only six degrees. But there was a positive in this day, and that is at least the wind didn't blow.

Braved the cold temp's yesterday to take a drive and snap some pic's. Although taking pic's wasn't the only reason for getting out. I realized it was time to get out of this house for a while. I noticed it was becoming far to easy to just sit in the house and vegetate lately. And that I know is not good.

So anyway I decided to drive out to where the first rock quarry I worked at was located, and around the lake here. While driving across the dam at the lake I spotted a bald eagle sitting in a tree. Totally disregarding the sign that said no parking, I just had to stop and try and get some pic's. I did get some pic's of the eagle, but I'm still trying to clean them up, so I'll try and post them tomorrow.

The quarry where I first worked at has long since been closed down. And as I wandered around I must say I was saddened to see the piles of trash and the poor shape of the land due to the lack of reclaiming after quarrying it. That led me to come up with the following.

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Every day she gets a little weaker

The beauty she once knew has come and gone

We've murdered all her sons and all her daughters

The blood is on your hands, the time has come

And now she's gonna die







We've strangled all her trees and starved her creatures

There's poison in the sea and in the air

But worst of all we've learned to live without her

We've lost the very meaning of our lives

And now she's gonna die



Once she ruled the earth with love and wisdom

But we were much too smart to live her way

With greed and lust we tried to rise above her

The ignorance of man will reach an end

'Cause now we're gonna die


"The Death of Mother Nature Suite" by Kansas



Ok that's it for now. Besides I better get out and check my supper before it goes from baked chicken to blackened chicken. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 6:41 PM   

Sunday, January 18, 2004

 

Are we really the land of the free, or are we becoming the land of the used to be free. It is looking to me as if our personal freedoms are slowly and secretly being taken away from us. What leads me to these statements is this article I read while on the New York Times website this morning. According to this article certain airlines have been providing government agencies with the personal information of passengers flying with them. They were doing this under the guise of trying to locate terrorists. Now I know we have to do some things differently to protect ourselves from terrorist but I'm not sure I like the idea of my personal info being given to the government, especially without my knowledge of this being done. I mean how much do we have to give up? Where do we draw the line on the fight against terror and keeping our personal liberties. Here's an idea, and I know this might be stretching it a bit, but how do we know that copies of, let's say, our phone bills and credit card bills aren't being sent to a government agency when they're mailed to us. Like I said this may be a stretch.....or is it. I think it's time we as a people start paying attention to what is going on right under our noses.

Just a little something to think about.
Later.

Posted by J_E_G 7:55 PM   

Saturday, January 17, 2004

 

I walk through the night guided by the luminescence offered by the moon, lending a simple shred of security of all that is unseen in the darkness. Much like the child who sleeps sounder upon seeing the dim glow of the night-light positioned by the doorway.





Eagerly awaiting the appearance of the first light, with it's power to push the darkness of night aside. Making way for......





the sun to explode onto the horizon, bringing forth the light so need for life to move on. It is then that I realize I have survived yet one more revolution of this planet which we inhabit. One more chance to experience life, to make the most out of whatever situation is thrown my way. The very chance I may or may not have tomorrow. Thus reminding me to live each day to it's fullest. For tomorrow is a chance that is not guaranteed we will receive.

Posted by J_E_G 10:14 AM   

Thursday, January 15, 2004

 

I am the oldest of eight kids within my family, which means I have a lot of nieces and nephews ( 17 at last count). But sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between the children and the ones who are supposed to be the adults. Here's an example, one of my brothers was talking to one of my sisters about an upcoming birthday party for my other sister. He asked if his ex-wife was going to be at this party, and when told yes he said well then he wouldn't be there. They have been divorced for three years now, plenty of time for people to get used to the new situations. His ex-wife has accepted the divorce and as far as I can tell there are no hard feelings. He claims they won't be there because it will make his new wife uncomfortable. That's what I was talking about that just seems childish to me. I myself don't see why people can't be in the same room together, especially when all parties involved appear to have accepted what has happened. And if for some reason they haven't worked it out, then it's time they start acting like adults and work it out. But it seems like they would rather make my sister pay for their foolishness by not attending the party for her. I don't know, maybe I'm just totally ignorant in these matters, I do know I fail to understand it.

Our good weather is about to come to an end. It is supposed to be cooler and rain tomorrow. The rain we can use, we are very dry around here. This drought goes on much longer and we get any dryer we'll turn into the newest desert state of the country. Either that or it will be the dust bowl days all over again. And that is one thing I'd just as soon remain a part of history, relived only through pictures and not first hand experiences. Damn I hope it rains.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 6:40 PM   

Wednesday, January 14, 2004

 

It was just another typical day for me, well ok maybe not so typical, considering the amazingly warm weather we are still having. It was typical though in the sense I was at work. And believe me it was hard, for on a day like today nobody wanted to be at work. At least we took advantage of the warmth to do some things outside that needed to be done.

After work I stopped by this river walking trail to snap a few pics. But shhh don't tell anyone because it was supposedly closed. At least that was what the sign said. And here's why it was closed. The sign read closed for eagle protection. I mean come on, how am I going to harm those majestic birds. Unless of course they are camera shy. So I just kind of casually, accidentally didn't see the sign or the make-shift gate and proceeded to walk the trail. I did manage to get a few pic's taken even though I didn't walk to far, it was late and I was running out of daylight. So after about fifteen minutes I turned around and went back to the car. I'll have to go back when I have more time. You know what, I didn't see a one of those damned eagles they had closed the trail down for.

Not much else to say now. Besides it's time to get cleaned up and eat some supper.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 7:14 PM   

Tuesday, January 13, 2004

 

The way today started it could have been monday all over again. I went from almost missing the day to running at full speed plus. So let me start at the beginning, imagine if you will laying on your side in a nice sleep. When for some reason your eyes pop open and you're looking directly at the clock which reads 5:22, not bad right, except my alarm is set for 4:40. Yep, some dummy in his infinite wisdom forgot to reach up and turn the alarm on last night when I went to bed. So yeah, I've got a little over a half an hour to get dressed, drink my coffee and get out the door by six o'clock. And thus the rushing started. And one thing I hate to have to do is rush. It seems, at least for me, that when you rush is when things will fuck up, not to mention the chances of forgetting to do something increase dramatically. Fortunately for me neither of those happened this morning and I was able to hit the door by six. I've got to leave the house by six to insure getting on base and getting to work at six-thirty when we start. And it's not possible to be even a few minutes late. Not that they would get mad at me for being a few minutes late, if I don't get there by six-thirty I'm guaranteed to be an hour late. That they might say something about. The reason I'd be an hour late is the only road leading in to where I work gets closed down from six-thirty till seven-thirty. They close it down because this is the time frame the soldiers have their exercise session which consists of them running in formation down the road. I guess they don't want to take a chance of any of us drivers getting into a game of soldier bowling. A smart move considering some of the drivers I've seen in that area.

So to shorten this ever lengthening story, I did manage to squeeze in with like four minutes to spare and even made it to work on time. What a fun way to start the morning. Hope your day was better..

Oh, and in case anyone is wondering, I've already turned on my alarm. Thus eliminating any absent-minded over-sleeping.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 9:11 PM   

Monday, January 12, 2004

 

Throw away the coats and break out the sun block spring is here. Ok Ok, so spring is not really here, but it has sure felt like it these last couple of days. Yep, yesterday it was sixty three degrees and today it was in the fifties. Weather to kill for considering it's the middle of January. It would sure be nice if it stayed this way the rest of winter. However even I'm not foolish enough to believe that possible. The cold air will find us again soon enough I'm sure of it.

I was over reading Ryan's site yesterday and he was down in the dumps because his Rams lost saturday night. Well I know exactly how he feels after my Chief's had to go and lose to the Colts. The sad part is that they should have or could have won the game had their defense not stunk up the field. In fact they stank so bad i could smell it and I live 130 miles away from Kansas City. But I guess there's no sense staying down over it there's always next year. I just hope they are smart enough to do something to improve the defense during the off season.

Time to kick back and relax a little. Think I may just use this time to catch up on the blogs I usually read.




A pic of the moon I shot minutes before the sun came up this morning.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 7:33 PM   

Sunday, January 11, 2004

 

Was up at six-thirty this fine sunday morning, cup of coffee in hand, watching the sunrise and contemplating the day ahead of me. But why contemplate this day, after-all this is supposed to be a day of rest, isn't it. Well sometimes it is, but for me this day of rest will consist of catching up on some house cleaning chores, laundry, shopping and anything else that I tend to let go and builds up during the work week.

After rereading my post from last night I realized it seemed to deviate from my stay positive attitude I like to keep. And yeah I admit it did read that way, but my positive attitude hasn't changed. Sure there are times when reality shows up and treats you to a very rude awakening, catching you totally off guard. But then there are times when we fail to or refuse to see how things really are around us and we need reality to come along and give us that tap to open our eyes before it gets to the rude awakening proportions.

This is what I meant to portray last night. I need to work on not putting up such vague open ended posts in the future.

Ok, I better get started on those chores, because my day of rest today also includes watching my Chiefs playing the Colts in the NFL playoffs today.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 9:21 AM   

Saturday, January 10, 2004

 

Why is it that whenever reality decides to pay a visit it always seems to show up carrying a baseball bat? Has anyone else noticed that or is it just me?

Not much of a post I know, but hell, it's been a not much kind of day.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 9:18 PM   

Thursday, January 08, 2004

 

One of the good things about today, other than it being one day closer to the weekend, is it finally warmed up a little. Unlike earlier in the week it didn't feel like walking into a deep freeze when one went outside today. How long it will stay this way is anyones guess. Although it's bad when it gets to 34 degrees and you call it warm.

Works not going to bad. Not sure how long I have left at this job, the building is getting closer to completion every day. However I think we may be just a little behind, seeing how yesterday was the scheduled day to hand the building over to the army folks. So yeah we were supposed to be done yesterday, but there is still flooring that needs to be laid, counter-tops to be set, and doors to be hung. Not to mention the floor sweeping and mopping, window cleaning and all around general house cleaning that needs to be done yet. And this last part is where I come in. My guess is at least two weeks maybe more before we are finished, which is ok I don't relish the thought of seeking a new job just yet.








TRUE talented writing


RYAN's quick wit da wit

Posted by J_E_G 7:45 PM   

Tuesday, January 06, 2004

 

So here's a follow up to last night's post, anybody interested. Seduced came up with a good idea for meeting this nurses aid. However before I could do anything, alas mom was released form the hospital today while I was at work. My brother's wife picked her up. Just because the flower thing didn't work doesn't mean I didn't do some checking on my own. And after some asking I found out she is already very much involved with someone else. So looks like I'm still on the bachelors list. Am I disappointed, yes a little, am I devastated no. The way I see it the smile she gave me made my day for quite a while. That's the way it goes I guess.

Now it's time to do some reading and catching up on some of the blogs I usually read.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 7:36 PM   

Monday, January 05, 2004

 

A little update post on how my hospital visit went tonight. I'd like to say this was a post about a typical visit, and it started off like a typical visit, only this one had a pleasant twist toward the end of the visit. As I said it started like a usual visit. I got there about 7:15 went through the normal chat and then settling into some tv watching. I'm not really a talkative person, surprise surprise right. It was toward the end of my visit when this little twist took place. I was standing there with my eye on the tv when I heard a rustling at the door. The temperature in the room seemed to go up all of a sudden. I soon found out why when the cutest little nurses aid came waltzing into the room with two machines in tow to take my mom's vitals. This sweet looking nurses aid was almost enough to make me change my mind about how I feel about hospitals and being in the hospital. However I don't think it would work out to well if she were to be taking my vital signs. For I'm sure my pulse and blood pressure would sky-rocket through the roof, as I'm sure they had already just watching her work. Soon she was finished and left the room and things went back to normal. After I said my good-byes and was heading for the elevator this same nurses aid flashed me the sweetest smile and said thank you for coming to visit. Of course as I tried to think of something to say in return I discovered my brain had turned to mush and even if I could have thought of something to say I couldn't have articulated it for my tongue had turned to jelly. Smooth I thought to myself, real smooth, as I continued for the elevator and disappeared into the cold night.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 9:46 PM   

 

So yeah today was monday, the real monday. Unlike the it sure feels like monday but really it's friday we all went through a couple of days ago. And for me anyhow today lived up to almost every aspect of the reputation mondays have become known for. Not that a lot of bad things happened, they didn't. It was mostly that this day passed as slowly as an ant crawling through a puddle of honey, torn between the decision to attempt to continue and struggle through the sticky mess to the other side or to give in and stay put all the while eating himself into oblivion. It also didn't help that it was so cold out (6 above zero) that every time I had to take trash out to the dumpster I wasn't sure if I'd make it there and back or be doomed to becoming a frozen piece of yard art in front of the building. Suffice it to say I'm glad today is over. Tomorrow should be better, although the freezing temp's are supposed to linger with us for a while. Ahhh the joys of winter.

Not much time to continue here, got to get ready and get up to the hospital before it gets to late. My mom is showing vast improvements and thought she might get released today but it turns out maybe tomorrow. Anyway I told her not to rush things and to make sure she has all this pneumonia shit out of her system before thinking about getting released from there.
Alright I'm off. Later

Posted by J_E_G 6:55 PM   

Sunday, January 04, 2004

 

Not much to write about, it's hard to write about what I've done when the majority of my time lately has been spent sitting in a hospital room. But I'll try to figure something out to write about.

First things are looking better, the antibiotics appear to be working. I'll once again be glad when this latest hospital episode is over with. Yes, I'll admit it, sitting most of the day in a hospital room is not tops on my list of things to do. I am glad she's there getting taken care of, it's just I don't like being in or around hospitals. Sometimes I feel like taking a break from being there, but I won't do that. I'll be there for her. At least she has a decent view from the window of her room.

It's amazing the entire population of our area isn't sick right now with the screwy weather patterns we've been going through. On friday we were up to sixty degrees but yesterday we were lucky to see thirty degrees with a wind chill in the teens. I don't know just how true it is, but I have always heard it said that the constant change in temp's leads to things like colds, flu and the like. I do know friday evening when we were in the ER, it was being overrun by people from infants to seniors showing up with cold and flu symptoms. In fact it made me want to hold my breath, or at least grab one of their masks so as not to suck in any of the multitude of germs I'm sure were floating through the air.

I've run out of things to say at the moment. Guess I'll jump in the shower so I'll be ready to go up to the hospital when I feel the road has thawed out enough to safely do so. The whiteness showing in the pic above is not snow....it's ice.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 10:08 AM   

Saturday, January 03, 2004

 

Off To A Roaring Start

Ok, let's see my sister and her husband are going through shit because of the accident, my team loses the big football game, now my mom is in the hospital with pneumonia, and the year is only three days old. With the way this year is starting off I'm tempted to find that emergency parking lot and call time out, or find the nearest storm shelter burying myself underground. Or I could sit here and ask what next, but I know better then that, when you ask that question you will usually get an answer. It would be so easy to roll over and give in to the bad vibes that seem to have taken over this new year. But I refuse to do that. I refuse to let these few things convince me that the whole year will turn out this way. There is still way to much time left in this year for me to go out and make it the best I can. This all falls under the shit happens principal and most times the shit that happens is out of our control. So therefore I know its up to me to accept it, deal with it and move on. Therefore without invoking any of the WHY questions, such as why me, that's what I intend to do. Deal with it and move on in a positive direction.

Ok, time to get a few things done before visiting hours roll around.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 7:36 AM   

Friday, January 02, 2004

 

Sometimes blogger makes me just want to scream. I sat down and typed out a post last night hit the post button only to get a server error message. So I'll try again.

By now the parties are history, the hangovers have healed and the year has gotten off to a roaring start. Hope everyone had a safe and fun time seeing in the new year. And even though I chose to stay in by myself I still enjoyed it. I mean after all the family that had descended upon my house in the past week or so the solitude was very welcome.

I know it wasn't a joyous new year for all. I got a call from ny sister in Phoenix new years eve and it turns out something had happened and she and her husband were having to deal with some serious shit. It turns out her husband was in a bad car wreck on tuesday afternoon. What happened is this little old grandmother type with four grandchildren (none seat-belted in) in the car, made a left turn from the wrong lane directly in front of my sister's husband. He had no time to react and slammed into the car doing 45 mph. The good news is he will be alright, his arms were messed up pretty good from the airbag, but overall he should be ok. The bad news is, and this is where the serious shit they are dealing with comes in, two of the children in the car were killed in the accident. Even though he wasn't at fault it still is messing with his mind that the kids were killed, as it would with any decent human being who that might happen to. I wanted to say something to console them but really there isn't much you can say in a situation like this. I hope that with time he can find a way to get past this. Now for the kicker this lady was driving on a suspended license in a borrowed car. What pissed me of on this is it's bad enough to be driving illegally but doing so with kids in the car and not make sure they are safely seat-belted in is fucked up. So now two young lives are wasted and countless other lives are thrown into turmoil because of this ladies actions. Sometimes I just shake my head and wonder at how stupid and inconsiderate some people can be.

Enough ranting for now, it's time to get dressed and start this year off by heading to work.
That's it for now. Later.

Posted by J_E_G 5:33 AM