My friend has a daughter. Not yet 22 years old. She has been fighting an aggressive cancer for just over 2 years as I recall. At one point the prognosis was good. Cassandra has hours to live. A day or two if we are lucky. My heart goes out to them, her mom, friends & family who do not want to lose this little girl, and to Cassandra. I don't want to imagine the life or the decisions any of you are facing. I wish you peace, I wish you comfort, and I wish you the serenity to know that you have loved and been loved without reservation. When it is your time sweet girl I hope you are asleep and peaceful. Until then I will pray for you and your family.
If a friend cracks a corny joke, do you force yourself to laugh politely? What about if it's your boss or teacher? Do you get annoyed if someone else pretends to be amused?
I have a pretty broad sense of humor to start with. The more out of bounds or taboo the joke the better I like it. With corny jokes, I tend to give a grin or chuckle even if I have heard the joke, or if I didn't think it was that funny. I don't get irritated with other people who do the same, except when the other person is over doing it for attention.
To answer the question, usually, I will do whatever it takes to help someone save face.
Are you happy at your current job? Do you think there's such a thing as a dream job? What do you hope to be doing five or ten years from now? Are you working towards that goal?
I am very happy at my new job. I haven't been here long enough to say with confidence that it is my absolute dream job.
I can say with certainty that it fits the requirements I have set out as one of my dream jobs.
- I have authority and trust. I make important life changing and potentially life saving decisions. - At the end of the day, I turn off the lights and go home. - Work does not follow me, I don't get calls about subordinates, and work does not multiply or undo itself in essence penalizing me by nullifying effort previously achieved. - I do not have to manage 80 - 250 peoples schedules, I get to manage myself and am measured by my ability to work effectively. I am pleased to work in a job where I can continue to serve the public.
I love working for Social Security Administration.
OK for my friends that aren't also Jenn aka khanadasc's pals you will know that she has a habit of going to the pet store to buy merchandise which turns out to be hyphenated. (at this point you are thinking wtf!? does hyphenated merchandise mean) I will share.. We had 2 dogs, her BFF Grover and another dork er dog we named molly (think lenny from "Of Mice and Men") and you will have capture my fuzzy brown licking machine. She was going to the pet shop to get pet food and came home with a pet and food thus Pet - Food. She was grounded immediately following this incident, as we started with 2 pugs who will not stay inside except at night time. After our 3rd dog (the hyphenated dog - food) puppy named Suki. The breeder of our dogs had heard about how big Mollie had grown (pretty much 2x what was predicted) and has apologized repeatedly. So, for the past few months, Jenn has been going into the pet shop on her lunch when she has poopy days at work for some puppy luvin's so she can feel better about the world and there was a beautiful Shih-Tzu and her brother that she really enjoyed talking to. Now we always thought the female was cutest. She is White with brown. Her brother was white with black. For some reason nobody would take her home, her broher has been gone for a while now. This past week, Jenn went in for dog shampoo and the breeder was actually in the shop and was taking some of the puppies who had not moved in the shop back to his ranch and putting in some new ones and was talking to Jenn. At some point in the conversation the I am soooo sorry about Molly came out again. The next thing you know he has "given" the Shih - Tzu to Jenn because he has so many pups on the ranch and just feels bad that Molly was really half horse instead of Shih-Tzu and Poodle so now we have another dog because my wife got another hyphenated product "dog - shampoo". We have struggled with her name just like most of the others. The original joke was to call her Lucy as in "Lucy.. we have some 'splainin' to do! Noel started calling her pudge almost immediatelly. at one part Jenn mentioned Taffy and I really liked that one and for me that was the one! But it looks like Nerd and Jenn have out voted me on the pudge thing and for the record she does answer to it so I guess it is Pudge after all. Princess Pudge of the Peeking Tongue! You can see pictures of her here.http://khanadasc.livejournal.com/4…
I so love Nerd's boyfriend Cameron.. he is too awesome! I know that my NM friends will appreciate this since they started me on the Chuck thing as well as Andrew and Sharky! (thanks for the shirt btw.. have I mentioned I love you more than a fat kid loves cake?... totally true!)
So I am a bit of a slacker but with cause it has been a pretty full day. I want to wish a very Happy Birthday to my baby girl sweetserenity91 who is turning 18 today! I can't tell you enough how proud I am to be your dad. I am so excited to watch you grow into the young lady you are today and see what tomorrow brings you. I'll always be behind you no matter what you do! I love you!
Dad
I also want to wish a very Happy Birthday to a very dear friend that I don't talk to nearly enough but I hope you know I think of you often and fondly eire. I hope you had a wonderful day and I hope that your uh.. 29th year is a great one filled with all of the happiness that is so long overdue!
On Saturday 31 January 2009, Chief will be an affectionate nickname, but not a title I own anymore. I've known this day was coming for 10 months. Early on, I was excited and anxious. As my date crept up on me I tried to stay and with the draw down of 10,000 active billets I had no such luck. So tonight I find myself 3 days give or take from being out of the Navy and on the lookout for a new career.
I am really proud of the life I have known, the things I have seen, the places I've been. I would never have had these opportunities without the Navy. I know it has often been a difficult life for Jenn and the kids and the justification that we had benefits and a steady income did not always ease the burden we carried as a family but we stayed the course and are still together through the thick and thin.
I have made life friends and would do it all again if the opportunity presented to me again. Certainly it is not a life for everyone, but it has given my family so much.
I have a lot of anxiety as I look to the future, espeially in the current economy. I know I bring much to the job market in leadership and experience and will learn to find the adjustment in the application of leadership and management. I have received words of encouragement from a few friends and they have been tremendously helpful to put me at ease and for that I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
I have a few leads for jobs, one is from a life mentor of mine who I have looked to for guidance at one point or another since I was about 10 years old. I am still open, so if someone wants to pay me to be their flunky I am fairly flexible. (literally and figuratively) Make an offer and we will see what we can work out..
So it's late, I've rambled long enough by now, I should get upstairs and spend time with my hunny.
So today my hunny is 29..again! (8 years seniority now)
I hope you have a great birthday. I love you more than you know, I think of you always and I promise I will do all I can to make the coming year a great one. (even with all of the changes we're facing.)
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