my youngest plays softball now, and has practices on mondays and wednesdays. sometimes, when i get home from work, my wife and kids are still at the softball diamond because it runs late, or some other reason.
today, i came home from work. i knew it would be close. i drove home, and sure enough, there was no sign of my wife's car. i thought aloud, "oh. they're at the field."
in the next instant, i realized, that isn't my driveway any more. my wife's car won't be here. . .
. . .it'll be at the apartment, dummy.
29 April 2009
28 April 2009
23 April 2009
how surreal is this?
or
i am suddenly homeless!
august 1998. first house.
april 2009. sold.
weird. feeling ambivalent. not sad. just a change.
haven't found a new place yet. make a temporary stop in an apartment nearby.
the house hunt goes on.
surreal.
13 April 2009
09 April 2009
they always say you're happier at the end
joe had such a great day yesterday. he was in a good mood,
he was happy. he had more clients in his pipeline and was
facing such a great month. you could see it in his face and
in the bounce in his step.
he was happy. he had more clients in his pipeline and was
facing such a great month. you could see it in his face and
in the bounce in his step.
and his step had quite a bounce yesterday, for joe was a big
guy.
we lost joe last night.
i hardly knew joe, but i knew that i liked him. always quick
with a smile, or a laugh, or a piece of well-needed advice.
big guy, yet so soft-spoken.
some of us even had a mafia name for him, you know, a
nickname. in the Sopranos, there was paulie 'walnuts'
gualtieri, bobby 'bacala' baccalieri, johnny 'sack'
sacramoni, salvatore 'big pussy' bonpensiero. . .
we imagined joe cast as Joey 'two salads' Salas. i think
that was benjamin's idea.
don't know if he liked the moniker, but he laughed at it.
joey laughed a lot.
for that, we will miss joe.
07 April 2009
ohhhhmmmmmmm
in case you are having a rough day, here is a stress management technique recommended in all the latest psychological journals. the funny thing is that it really does work and will make you smile. . .
- picture yourself lying on your belly on a warm rock that hangs out over a crystal clear stream.
- picture yourself with both your hands dangling in the cool running water..
- birds are sweetly singing in the cool mountain air.
- no one knows your secret place.
- you are in total seclusion from that hectic place called the world.
- the soothing sound of a gentle water fall fills the air with a cascade of serenity.
- the water is so crystal clear that you can easily make out the face of the person you are holding underwater.
there!! see? it really does work. . .you're smiling already.
04 April 2009
amazingly simple home remedies that really work!
1. avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold the vegetables while you slice.
2. avoid arguments with the females about lifting the toilet seat by using the sink.
3. for high blood pressure sufferers--simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure on your veins. remember to use a timer.
4. a mouse trap placed on top of your alarm clock will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
5. if you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives. then you'll be afraid to cough.
6. you only need two tools in life--wd-40 and duct tape.. if it doesn't move and should, use the wd-40. if it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.
7. if you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
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daily thought: some people are like slinkies - not really good for anything but they bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.
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