Since it’s new years eve, it’s only natural that I reflect on the past year and tally up the good and bad.
On the positive side, I have my dream job. I’m still deep in a financial hole, but I may one day be able to crawl out of that. In the mean time, at least [...]
Yesterday was my eight year wedding anniversary. I tried to pretend the day was just like any other day, but the thought constantly nagged at me throughout the day.
Hell, who am I kidding. I had even decided what I wanted to give my wife. The eighth year gift is “linen/lace”. I would have given her [...]
For some unknown reason, I have not been paid, so I could not buy any Christmas presents. Well, I bought one present for my wife, but since I have no way of giving it to her except by mail, I decided to not send it until after the Christmas rush.
I explained to a friend’s [...]
I have a number of pets in this apartment. Two Russian tortoises and some cats. I’ve never much cared for tortoises. I don’t dislike them, I just consider them rather useless as pets. In the winter they are even more useless. Both have hid themselves away in some dark corner to hibernate. I toss down [...]
I start my new job tomorrow morning, so of course I have a nasty cold today. If I had some of my wife’s awesome chicken soup I wouldn’t have a problem. Unfortunately, I have to settle for canned soup, orange juice, and over-the-counter cold medicine.
It’s just not the same.
I’d love to get my step-daughter something for Christmas. Unfortunately, I have no clue as to what she might want since my wife has not allowed me to have any contact with her in any form. On several occasions I’ve requested her to let me contact my step-daughter. She’s never actually refused, she simply doesn’t [...]