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Today's Observations

At the end of the day folks still want to make that dollar.  The NBA lockout is over so it seems.  I don't understand all of the details, but what I do know is that the people who work the arenas and parking decks will be working again and that's a good thing.  

Some folks will bless you regardless. Brother Pharmacist at CVS had just dealt with two folks who had a bazillion questions was absolutely pleasant and told me to have a blessed day.

Impatience and acting privileged is not a virtue.  I was waiting in line for a bagel for all of two minutes at Panera.  The lady in front of me started telling one of the sisters at the counter that the "math wasn't adding up" 5 people in line and one register open.  She proceeds to tell the shift manager to open another register who tells her, "the two ladies you see are not authorized to work the registers, they are up front as back up because the cashier is in the bathroom sick."  Now the way she talked to him wasn't necessary and she should have felt like a HEEL after he explained the situation it but she went on to FURTHER explain her point about how many people were waiting in line and asked the guy if did he swiped her card so she could get credit for her purchase.  This poor dude apologized to me when I came up and I said, dude I'm good and I really didn't get what all the fuss was for he agreed with an eyeroll and the bagel.  All of this is to say, treat service workers with respect, you don't know what they are dealing with. By the way, this occured in Johns Creek.  

I know I'm getting old because I got excited listening to the Optometrist's message saying my new glasses are ready. Then again anybody would if their existing specs looked like these.

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I'm so glad I was turned onto this. 

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I'd given up hope that I would ever dig brown rice. 

Haven't paid less than $3.00 for gas since perhaps January. Was able to do it this time via all the grocery shopping at Kroger.

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Finally I say a little prayer for my neighbor's boyfriend.  Fire and rescue were here to help him get his blood pressure down.

 

 

Stuck in Season

I can't say that I really have a block, I mean I'm doing it right now, what I can say is that I am woefully uninspired and ridiculously tired but it still tugs at me, this whole writing thing.

14 years ago, a time in which I was particularly "churchy" I was working a job but not loving it, having problems at home, having issues with life in general and was in search of a purpose.  Deeply into the Bible and Christian books I had just read a book by Myles Munroe called In Pursuit of Purpose.  I remember kneeling down on a hot summer evening in front of the bed and praying to God, asking what is it that you have called me to do? I didn't get any interference, feedback nor confusion, the answer that I received was writing.

Since that time I've written about God, football, running, politics and all manner of random things on several blogs.  Maybe too many, yet in the last few years, I have noticed that my productivity has declined dramatically and this year, 2011 has probably been the least productive of any year since that kneel down 14 years ago.

How did it happen?

I got caught up, in life stuff.  Trying to get the ends in the vicinity of each other, let alone meet.  Working a whole hell of a lot and playing very little and...

battling the ever present D (won't say it because I don't want to give it power) which at one point had me in such a tail-spin that I did not think I would breathe again.  All to end up right here in yet another season of discontent with my lack of writing productivity.  What I found out upon landing in this season is that the best thing to do to move forward is to make a move.  In this case, blather on about being a writer who doesn't write.  My hope is that this is a start and not a false one, to get me going again.

What do you do when you get stuck, when life happens and that thing that you love is tugging at you to embrace it again?  Let me know in the comments.

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photo via me

Observations so far this Saturday

#1 It's Cold In Here

During the overnight the furnace stopped working. Stepping out of bed was rough. No heat is an emergency here and the maintenance super came within 15 min of the call. He diagnosed the problem as a "blockage" and proceeded to give the furnace "mouth to mouth". He said sometimes that if the debris is small enough you can blow it out. I have never seen this so it was interesting to say the least.

It didn't work though.  He had to replace the blocked piece and it was toasty again within 10 minutes.

#2 Phone woes/wars

The Samsung Infuse is the most beautifullest, won't act right phone I have ever owned. Shuts down when it wants to, plays music when it wants to and generally gives crazy all the time. Basing on AT&T serves as dessert after lunch.

#3 Plantronics Backbeat Bluetooth Headset or should I say BROKEN BEAT

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For the last week that woman who is the voice of said headset tells me I have 7 hrs of listening time. After 20 minutes of playing music she says recharge battery. Basing on Plantronics is the afternoon snack.

#4 Didnt know but it's cool

Today is AMERICA Recycles Day. Having been distracted by, well you name it, I was pleasantly surprised to see volunteers at my neighborhood recycling facility.  So this is your chance, get all that stuff out of your house and recycle it - curbside, recycling centers, charities. Baby you have options. Skip the landfill, bless the earth, bless some other people in need.

My battery is going dead as I write this...

SMH.

Update I had to go to my laptop to complete posting.

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