I’m probably thinking too much about my last house and comparing all that I see today with it. Sure, I was in a neighborhood, but I had a nice size backyard and felt I had plenty of room not only[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for February, 2018
Now, this isn’t one if those “Oh, anyone who constantly uses their phones are jerks and should be put in jail” type of hyperbole post. I’ve spent plenty of time, since changing my tune* about owning and using a cell[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It feels so refreshing to have money to spend on things I really don’t need (or even need). I haven’t felt this relaxed, monetary-wise in over 4 years. Now, I better start hunting for a house.
If you’ve seen the movie, “Star Wars: Rogue One”, you’ll remember how the end of that film, a prequel to the original 1977 Star Wars film, meshes seamlessly into the beginning of Star Wars. Darth Vader is light sabering through[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’d forgotten just how long and (unnecessarily) boring these types of meetings can be. Yes, it’s extremely helpful when the sales force can get together with the marketing department to agree upon what and how we best can produce products[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Annoying. That word just about sums up, not only today, but many of the days that I’ve had to work on this iMac at American Textile Company. I’m not saying that they should have provided me with a brand new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Like I mentioned in the comic the movie “Dunkirk” is a perfect companion film to this movie. Here’s my comic review for “Dunkirk” that I saw last July.
It was nice to see Andy again tonight. He’s become a writer, has a wife and daughter and is living in the New York City area, but visits family in Pittsburgh often. Once I have and am living in my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I could understand during my first month here, getting small, non complicated projects to work on, as I found my way around and learned their (overly complicated) systems. But I’m in my third month now and my manager continues to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not going to say how much it cost. I’ve learned over the years that if you buy something or pay for repairs and tell others how much it cost, there’s invariably someone who’ll say “Oh, you paid too much![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…