Allow me put forth a scenario. There’s a person you’ve associated with for a while. Long enough for you to be comfortable with such that you can say inappropriate things and not give it a thought. Such thoughts include whether this person will think you’re a prick or lack social etiquette. In return you accord this person the same respect he/she’s offered you and not judge them on what he/she says however off-handed it might…
This post is an addendum to the long-winded onanism before the last one. This one will be a bit more brief, but I wouldn’t hold my breath. Even I was starting to get pissed at what a blowhard I was with that prior post. I started my first job in the middle of August ’96. The first week at any job is fairly uneventful. You’re given some tasks to get your oriented with the company…
All of you out there who depend on some mode of transportation that requires fossil fuel have probably notice the price of the stuff lately. Even I who’ve been hiding under a rock have noticed it. One of the signs is that some of the drivers on the freeway are actually driving slower. I thought I’d never see a day when people are driving 10 miles per hour under the speed limit. An optimistic person…
They say that the average person will have 7 jobs in his life. I’m in the middle of my 3rd job, and I’m only 32. Today is officially my 4 year anniversary at The Company. Four years is the longest I’ve ever stayed anywhere, post-college. This is a rare moment in my life. The first time since college where I’m not anxious about my place in the world. To give you an idea why, I’m…
When one has no social life to speak of, one must find other substitutes. For me it’s work. I can trace the root cause of this all the way back to when I was still a boy. This was around the time when our guidance counselor brought up the subject of careers. Most normal boys at this age would’ve blown it off and went off and flirted with girls, and teasing girls and basically just…