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Tuesday, June 26, 2007

This Is Not Working

So, my darlin' is spending some time away this summer to check out the lawyer lifestyle in multiple cities while I remain here with only my dog to keep me company. I'm not having an easy time with this. It just points out to me how much I rely on her to make me feel like I'm doing something productive with my life. Even when I'm doing something good and productive, I have an unshakable feeling that my time would be better spent doing the exact same thing in her company. I used to think that fulfilling work and great colleagues in that work would be enough for me. When I found that this was not the case, I got a dog. I thought I had it made. But my dog, my work, my job, and my colleagues and coworkers are simply not enough for me. They don't challenge me, they don't call me to be better the way she does. Without her I am treading water - just trying to keep breathing until she comes back.

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

How cool is this!

Scenes from the next Indiana Jones movie are going to be shot in New Haven this summer! I wonder if I can get in on this. I'd be a great "guy who gets run over #4."

Tuesday, May 01, 2007

I can't thank you enough... really.

So, there's this guy who does a decent amount of volunteer work for me. More than some and less than others. He thinks of himself as a photographer and prides himself on his proficiency with digital imaging technology. Nearly every time I see this guy, I thank him for everything he does. I tell him he's the best. I thank him via email, I thanked him in the bulletin. I tell other people to thank him when they see him. I know I have a tendancey to use hyperbole when I write here, but in this case you can all take me at my word. Everything here is 100% true. I thank this guy a lot.

So I come in the other day and two people tell me that he was in here complaining that he's not getting thanked enough. He's feeling unappreciated and he wants some kind of written thank you note or something as acknowledgement of everything he's done.

W
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So now I'm going to write him a letter. I'm going to send him a thank you note. I'm going to get all the kids to sign it for him. But, like I said, he is more helpful than some, and less helpful than others. At some point, I am going to get sick of dealing with this guy, as nice and as generous as he is. Basically, as far as I can tell, he has a hobby - digital photography - and he sees me as a way to enjoy his hobby and "help out" the kids.

Like I said. Thanks, but no thanks. Part of me just wants to walk up to him and ask him, "How much credit do you want for doing something I could ask any parent to do and they'd do just as well?" Get over yourself, dude. You are only helpful until you become a pain in my [SELF-CENSORED]. High maintenance volunteers do more harm than good. Thanks for your help this year. Next year? Don't bother.

Monday, April 16, 2007

Horrified

My stomach is clenched in fear, anger and sadness. I am just hearing about the scope of the killings this morning at Virginia Tech. I can't help but think of the young people I know from my previous position in Norther Virginia. How many ended up going to Virginia Tech? How many were planning on it? How many have siblings there? How many of the parents have children there? It is more than I want to think about, but I can't get it out of my mind.

At least 22 dead.

How many wake-up calls do we need? "SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE!!!"

In a world in which the President of the United States believes that you should strike first if someone might strike you in the future...

In a world in which parents beat each other up at their children's sporting events...

In a world in which Christians embrace and encourage their hatred of people of other faiths...

In a world in which students at Yale Law School threaten to rape their female classmates on the internet and then hide anonymously behind "free speech..."

Is it any wonder that violence invades our lives in dramatic and traumatic ways?

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!