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Showing posts with label Work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Work. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Speak Out With Your Geek Out
http://www.speakoutwithyourgeekout.com/
My big geekiness is history, I have recently discovered.
I didn't list "history" among my interests until my wife pointed out to me that I had taught a middle-school class about the Cold War era [primarily by showing them "Dr. Strangelove" ("This is what we feared") and "2001" ("This is what we hoped for")], had written a series of alternate-history stories, was always surprising people with tidbits of historical trivia....
My big geekiness is history, I have recently discovered.
I didn't list "history" among my interests until my wife pointed out to me that I had taught a middle-school class about the Cold War era [primarily by showing them "Dr. Strangelove" ("This is what we feared") and "2001" ("This is what we hoped for")], had written a series of alternate-history stories, was always surprising people with tidbits of historical trivia....
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
The Woman Who Received Many Blessings
Once there was a woman who received many blessings in her life, so let us call her Deo Gratia. "D.G." is a suitable name for her.
D.G. received many blessings, but she was only allowed to keep two of them.
The first thing that happened to her was that she received the gift of life, and that is not a small thing.
She had a fiance who loved her and gave her two daughters. But first her fiance was taken from her, and then her girls.
She suffered for years from a terrible disease, but one day her doctor delivered two blessings: not only had her disease gone into remission, but her disease was one which, if it went away, it never came back.
This was an especial blessing because she was still young enough to have another child, now that she knew she would live long enough to raise it.
She had a boy, and then she learned that the disease which would never come back, had.
D.G. had another man, and he said he would marry her, but when it came down to it, he let her down.
She had a profession which brought her satisfaction and money, but there came a time when she could not work at her trade, so she worked at jobs which gave her too little satisfaction, and far too little money.
In the end, there were only two blessings which would not be taken from her:
First, her son. Even death would not separate them, because he would love his mother forever.
Second, all suffering eventually comes to an end.
D.G. received many blessings, but she was only allowed to keep two of them.
The first thing that happened to her was that she received the gift of life, and that is not a small thing.
She had a fiance who loved her and gave her two daughters. But first her fiance was taken from her, and then her girls.
She suffered for years from a terrible disease, but one day her doctor delivered two blessings: not only had her disease gone into remission, but her disease was one which, if it went away, it never came back.
This was an especial blessing because she was still young enough to have another child, now that she knew she would live long enough to raise it.
She had a boy, and then she learned that the disease which would never come back, had.
D.G. had another man, and he said he would marry her, but when it came down to it, he let her down.
She had a profession which brought her satisfaction and money, but there came a time when she could not work at her trade, so she worked at jobs which gave her too little satisfaction, and far too little money.
In the end, there were only two blessings which would not be taken from her:
First, her son. Even death would not separate them, because he would love his mother forever.
Second, all suffering eventually comes to an end.
Friday, December 24, 2010
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Maybe it's been a long year for you. A hard one. A disappointing one.
Maybe you lost someone -- to death, or circumstance, or estrangement.
Maybe you didn't do something you wanted to. Maybe you didn't stop doing something you shouldn't do.
Maybe you are far from home, or someone close to you is far from home. Maybe home doesn't feel like home anymore.
Hang up a string of lights anyway. Listen to happy music. Or if you can't bear to, at least listen to something encouraging.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4lY8Y3eoo
The year is ending. A new year is coming. It's going to be different from last year, one way or another.
Maybe you lost someone -- to death, or circumstance, or estrangement.
Maybe you didn't do something you wanted to. Maybe you didn't stop doing something you shouldn't do.
Maybe you are far from home, or someone close to you is far from home. Maybe home doesn't feel like home anymore.
Hang up a string of lights anyway. Listen to happy music. Or if you can't bear to, at least listen to something encouraging.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g4lY8Y3eoo
The year is ending. A new year is coming. It's going to be different from last year, one way or another.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
I Should Be Happier Right Now
I got to do two of my favorite things today, and didn't have to do anything terribly unpleasant.
Yes, my father is still dying. And yes, I am still pathetically without a decent career, or even a solid job. And the other things.
Still, I don't know what else to do besides keep moving forward.
And bear with this misery in the hope that I will feel better later on.
Yes, my father is still dying. And yes, I am still pathetically without a decent career, or even a solid job. And the other things.
Still, I don't know what else to do besides keep moving forward.
And bear with this misery in the hope that I will feel better later on.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Well, That Sucked
I was working for the Census, doing work I had never done before, feeling rather stressed but enjoying the challenge of doing work I had never done before.
But this morning, I was informed that I will no longer be working for the Census.
I could have done without that.
But hey, life goes on, live and learn, and like that.
Not the first or the worst failure I've ever committed.
But this morning, I was informed that I will no longer be working for the Census.
I could have done without that.
But hey, life goes on, live and learn, and like that.
Not the first or the worst failure I've ever committed.
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