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The year was 1981 and I was close to enjoying my 12th year on this planet. I had fallen madly in love with the BMX Diamondback Silver Streak and vowed to buy it. My mom drove to me to the bike store and I used my savings to make a down payment then started paying the rest on layaway (for you younguns, that's when a store would let you make small interest free payments on an item until you paid for it). I did every job I could find, including a little under-the-table factory work where my mom worked.

School was rolling around and I contacted the store to see how close I was to owning my new bike. My heart sank when I was told I was $200 short. I immediately sat down and started outlining all the odd jobs a 12 year old could possibly line up during the school year (obviously forgoing any after school or extracurricular activities).

A few days later after school I was about to go out and start knocking on doors to offer my mowing services when my mom asked me to come look in my bedroom closet. I was confused as to why I needed to do that since I knew most everything in that closet and there certainly wasn't anything interesting in it this morning. But when I opened the doors, before me stood my dream bike.

Apparently, my devotion to the cause - even to the point of refusing assistance - prompted my mom to finish making the payments so I could actually enjoy the school year without trying to hustle money.

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I recently discovered that the suggested retail price for that bike back then was slightly more what my mom paid to get my bike out of hock. Granted, the bike I bought was fully assembled and tuned prior to my getting it but damn - I paid a LOT for that bike. That said, I could race cars on that thing (top speed was 30 mph according to the guy that decided to pace me once).
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I played soccer as a child and my usual position was goalie. I remember my coach at the time addressing the rest of the team telling them he wanted me to be "so bored he's counting the blades of grass" because me being bored meant the ball was on the other side of the field and in no danger of getting in our goal. And there were many games where I would do just that - count grass blades and rocks, sit down and watch my team drive the ball away again and again. Coach would yell and ask if I was bored then give me the thumbs up when I said I was. Being bored meant that everyone was doing their job.

I've taken that philosophy to my professional career. If I am sitting at my desk with nothing to do that means I've fixed all the things, made sure everything is running smoothly and everyone around me is busy doing their job. I take it as a point of pride.

Coworker said he wants to make it so we're not so bored on Fridays. My first thought was "be careful what you wish for."

I'd rather be bored.
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It warms my heart that I can share some of my personal insanity with my FB peeps on the regular.

Well fuck.

Nov. 30th, 2022 03:42 pm
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Facebook auto-censor can NOT take a joke...

See y'all in three days...
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I am learning how to use a program so I can figure out how other people can do their jobs and show them the steps. Not so much 'train the trainer' as 'set up the buttons'.

Fuck.
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My facebook poke list is a who's who of who I'd like to sleep with again.
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If things are getting better, why am I so tired?
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Well, I was all geared up to tinker in the test environment today. Then The Stupid(™) happened.

blah

Aug. 28th, 2017 08:56 am
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How can I feel so alone knowing there are people out there who love me?
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Stupid LiveJournal.

STILL won't let me import all my posts even after removing all the voice posts.

It just hates me. :(
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 My patience for stupidity is getting dangerously small.
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Good conversation with my son during the drive and just in time for lunch. Then a nap.



I hope this afternoon goes better than my morning
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Mediacom sucks.

Three cheers for the neighbor with DSL and an open access point!

Day 1

Oct. 31st, 2008 07:56 pm
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Developmentally, he's probably slightly behind Celia (and speaks just about as clearly). Tried to act like he knows more than he actually does which is quite amusing considering how well-schooled this family is. His "hyperactivity" appears to simply be undirected energy.

Bit of a lesson for me too. Too used to my kids and their free-will. Need to provide more constant direction with this one (and possibly MiMi too). A lot more tired than I thought I would be.
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This morning, after having my basset hound Sebastian coughing alot of the night, Gail noticed a large tumor (segmented and bulbus on both sides of his teeth) encapsulating half of his upper palate. He has been doing some aniexty peeing and whining and wanting to be babyed over the last week. He has been grumpy and slow to eat. They had just looked at his teeth 6 weeks ago when we had him in for an eye infection, so the growth was very rapid as it wasn't there then.

Gail took him to the emergency vet this morning and from the start they knew it didn't look good. XRay showed it was in his throat, and behind his heart. Even the most invasive treatments would only give him a few months so she had him put to sleep this morning.

Johann Sebastian Bach Johnson Young Daniels: June 22, 1999 - December 6, 2007

He will be sadly missed.
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I can't count the number of times I've opened up this window and started to type something interesting and profound only to run out of time to finish. And, instead of leaving my brilliant thoughts cold and unfinished, I scrapped the whole thing saying "I'll finish it later."

And later never came.

And now that I have absolutely nothing worthwhile to say, I have plenty of time to say it.

Ain't life funny that way?
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Hee

Mar. 6th, 2007 04:02 am
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It Never Comes Out Right
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Chamilionare - Ridin' Dirty
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