22 December 2009
o no, no o!
BEst
Santa
Present
A New O-line
Last night, the 'Skins O-line was like a broken condom: no protection.
21 December 2009
"crippling" snowstorm
16 December 2009
it's a two-way street...really...
And thus comes the rant that will be this post....
I had some spare time at work so I returned a phone call to a friend with whom I'd been playing phone tag. Greetings and saluations were made, as were a brief synopsis of our Thanksgiving holidays. All fine and good. This friend tells me about the health scare her sister had (in greater detail than I really wanted), but in the end, it ended up being something minor. Again, no problem. Then I start to tell her about my sister-in-law's knee issue and how I hope it's not serious; she takes this opportunity not only to check her work e-mail, but proceeds to talk about it while I'm in the middle of my story. Ugh.
14 December 2009
out of touch, out of mind?
I am compelled to write this, even though I realize it might cause more harm than good. Yet I cannot sit idly by and keep it all inside. I need to get it out in the open if for any other reason but my sanity.
- residual fallout stemming from the divorce (apparently it likes to linger)
- an accident leading to hand-surgery at the end of May
- having to put Lily down due to an intestial blockage in June
- moving during the summer
- and the on-going saga with my parentals
This is not meant to be a sob story as I’m not asking anyone to feel sorry for me. Nor is it a way to minimize issues/problems of others as I know everyone has a lot of things on their plates. I do understand that this does not excuse me being out of touch, but it does explain the why.
However, communication is a two-way street. It hurts that many people (minus about 8-10) whom I served with and thought were my friends didn’t even drop a note to say hi. Event invitations (i.e. dinners, b-day celebrations, district events) have fallen by the wayside. I wish I knew why this was the case.
I know the end of my term as CKI Administrator came at a less-than-perfect time and less than ideal circumstances. I’m happy to know that the district is in good hands, as that was my greatest concern. Yet I feel that since I am no longer Administrator, I am no longer worthy of being included. This might be extreme, but that’s how I feel. Regardless, it hurts any way you want to define it.
But why bring this up now? It's been eight months now, and I was hoping my attitude about the Kiwanis family would change. Sadly, it hasn't. I might even be a bit jaded. It’s hard to think that an organization that meant so much to me just doesn’t anymore.
01 December 2009
facebook folly?
Just out of curiousity, I checked out the We're not Crazy, We're just Catholics facebook groups as one of my friends had recently joined AND I was raised Catholic. Yes, I chuckled at some of the statements.
Then I looked at the advert on the page; a Give A Gift of a gay pride button. Um, last I checked the Catholic Church was not one of the most gay-friendly religions. Yes, I chuckled again.
Apparently these adverts are indeed random.