Seriously folks, I can’t wait until the 21st of December. That is the very last day of work before a week-long paid vacation for Christmas. I’m going to go home and see my mom and dad and sister, relax, enjoy not doing anything (except maybe taking care of my mom) and sit on my butt. … Read more
I miss my boss. She always made the coffee in the morning, and was here early enough that it was ready by the time I got to work. She’s left for a Christmas vacation, and now the coffee goes unmade. I’ve been drinking sodas the last few mornings, but that doesn’t quite do the trick … Read more
I woke up this morning, took my meds and took a shower. I got ready for work, wasn’t rushed or hurried. Got to work, and students were lined up in their cars in the entranceway to the parking lot, waiting on a space to open up, none of them willing to budge. I begrudgingly went … Read more
The New York Times has an article that states, according to some university research, if you’re depressed it could be because you’re a perfectionist. Not necessarily OCD, everything has to be perfect type of perfectionist, but under pressure from peers or family or even self-criticism to be perfect or expect others to be perfect. The … Read more
Seriously, how many more people have to get hurt before we increase the standard on foods, drugs, and equipment approval for public safety? Remember that ab belt that shocked you repeatedly to help you lose weight? People got sued over that. Remember phen-phen? People got sued over that. Remember McDonald’s Hot Coffee? That woman was … Read more
So for the last few years, I’ve noticed a trend: I’m no longer cool. I wasn’t all that cool to begin with – I preferred to be cool in a different way, by being a geek. Last night I was online trying to finish up an eBay transaction with a customer over the phone, and … Read more
Alright, this should be pretty simple, but a lot of people just aren’t getting it. I know it’s starting to get cold, but you need to realize, some of us larger folks get warm and stay warm pretty easily. So when all you skinny folks go “but it’s freezing” and your building maintenance manager turns … Read more