This is why kids should play competitive sports. What a lesson…
Have a great weekend.
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Archive for March, 2007
I’ve been following a conversation over at Nathan Rice’s blog that has peaked my interest. It started with a great article Nathan did on Christian excellence. It’s a similar thought to an article I wrote here recently.
Go on over and check it out. Read the comments, you’ll see mine there as well as several others. You can join in the conversation there, or comment here.
Nathan Rice – “Christian Excellence”
*** Inspired by true events. Only the names (and a few minor-ish details) have been changed to protect the “innocent” ***
I’m no expert on old age. I get closer to it everyday, but so far old age has eluded me. I’m 31. I’m in that strange and quiet foyer between youthful bliss and elderly incontenance. My parents, however, are getting old. (Sorry Mom and Dad. It’s time you knew. I know you don’t believe me, and that’s understandable.) The sypmtoms are all there if you know what to look for.
That’s why I’m writing this article. Think of this as a Public Service Announcement for Geriatric Awareness.
Allow me to educate you, erudite SoapBox reader, on three of the signs of old age…
You recently asked for an easy way to get to the series of posts I did on my experiences working at a glue factory in Sanford, NC. I’ve added a category called “Glue Factory Series” which will take you to all of those articles. You’ll find a list of categories in the sidebar.
If you’re looking for more, you can also browse the Archives (select a month in the sidebar) or visit the “Articles” page for a collection of some of the more popular posts. Thanks for the feedback.
Enjoy!
I’ve had an interesting career journey. I began as an English teacher and now I’m working as a computer tech support geek at a medium-sized Civil Engineering firm. I’ve worked a variety of jobs at a variety of income levels, but when it comes to being a good employee not much changes. I’ve discovered that whether you work in blue collar, white collar, or no collar many of the challenges are the same. I’m not a perfect employee by any means, but I have learned a few things along the way. In hopes that I might save you some trouble, here’s some of what I’ve learned.
This guy must be the life of every party…
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Ever do something stupid? I don’t mean, “Oops! I forgot to put on deodorant this morning” kind of stupid. I’m talking ruin your life and get killed trying kind of stupid. The kind of stupid that I am capable of would make the average Naked Sky Diving athelete shudder in horror and make people who buy “Miracle Cure Magnetic Bracelets” on the Home Shopping Network look like sensible and grounded pillars of society. If you’ve spent much time in the “humor” section of my blog, you believe me. All that I can hope is that other stupid people will read this blog and become less stupid as a result. Stupid is running rampant in our society, and someone has to do something!
One of the more stupid (or is it stupider?) things I’ve done in my life happened when I was 16. Everyone is stupid at age 16. It’s a requirement. I’m pretty sure they won’t even give you a driver’s license until you’ve proven that you are a complete numbskull with no respect for life and limb. I had been given a driver’s license and had been fully inducted into the auspicious society of “stupid punk teenagers”. And I had a friend. He was Grade A stupid. He was the stupid that I aspired to one day become. He made stupid look easy.
