She answers her phone now

Must be the new black berry.

Stay Away from the Merry-Go-Round

Sometimes I feel like I’m on the merry-go-round and some bully kid is pushing it and he is too strong and he’s making it go faster and faster in spite of my cries and it’s going so fast that I can’t get off and not only am I getting sick I’m afraid that I won’t be able to hold on any longer but I have to hold on because letting go is really bad because I’ll get creamed so I hang on tighter but then I still have to deal with things, like do this or talk to that person or solve this problem or fulfill this duty or complete this project or comfort this person or balance the check book or fix the car but I never really help anyone or solve any problem or do any of the tasks very well because I’m always spinning away to the next thing, so I spin around and see all the things that are only partially started or aren’t going well but I get to seem them more and more often, faster and faster.

Yikes!!  Next time I’m at recess, I’m going to play on the monkey bars!

Oops… gotta go…

Flat Tire Man

The best part about me getting a flat tire was that I was able to demonstrate to myself that I was still able to change it all by myself.  I think the last time I did that was over 30 years ago.

Realize, of course, that I can wait another 30 years for the next flat tire, but when it comes, I’ll be ready.  And when it comes, I’ll still act like it was just as easy when I’m done, and I’ll still walk away with that “I’m a mechanical genius” swagger.

Learning hurts

Learning is a painful process and it leads to greater accountability.

Ignorance really is bliss – but it leads to death.

Crimes near the “Oval Office”

My “oval office” is what I call a round building that used to be a bank but is now a coffee shop.

While walking in this morning, I noticed a police car speeding by – not unusual.  Now the bank next door has yellow caution ribbon wrapped around it, several police cars, and other official looking detective types.

RC Fun

One of my customers is having a lot of fun watching me “remote control” his PC while I’m miles away, working over the web.

I should do random things, or better yet, type in commands like “erase hard drive now”.

Comp Time

Mistakenly regarded as “time off after working over time”, it is more commonly known as staring into space with your fingers suspended motionless over the keyboard.

Delays?

My plane was supposed to leave an hour ago – but it’s not here yet – it’s in a hanger somewhere.  I’m sitting not far from the flight crew – they’re waiting with the rest of us.

It’s exciting to think about what I may be missing.

Vast Differences

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.  Philippians 2:3 

I’ve been reminded of the total difference between these two approaches to life. 

Top 10 Reasons to come home

10 – I need to stop eating so much so fast
9 - I need to drive a car that turns its own lights on
8 – I’m developing a PA accent
7 – I’m running out of clothes
6 – I need to pay bills
5 – I’ve eaten supper alone too many times
4 - My daughter told me to
3 - I have to speak on Sunday
2 - I miss picking on my children
1 – I miss my wife