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June 06 Cops, catz and StuffHello my dear loyal readers, When Bob Dylan said, "Times they are a changin'", he must have been talking about my day. We got a new Post Commander today. I don't know him all that well but it's going to be a big enough change. Our buck sergeant is getting transferred and his replacement has been here before, I know him, and I like working with him. I'm just going to miss Dog. He's a great guy, friend and supervisor. I'm going to miss his positive energy in the mornings. Our Corporal is going to be promoted by the end of the month so we'll have a new Corporal by July 1st. It's going to be clash of the egos around here and as one of the troopers just said, "We are going to shit now!" Needless to say, morale is in the toilet. In other work related news, word is that they may not post for my promotion for SEVERAL months and maybe by the end of the year. On a good, and bad, note, we finally sold Bella yesterday. She was a sweet dog and we loved her, but due to her squealing problem and the fact that we didn't have the time to spend with her to train her, we felt the need to let her go to another good home. She will be missed, but I'm hoping that her new family will send occasional email updates and pictures of her. I was feeling very sad yesterday after Bella left, but around 8pm, David called me to come outside. Apparently, we have now seen Tigerbaby's kittens. David saw a white one with a black tail yesterday afternoon so we attempted to trap it so that we could start getting it used to people. Well, we trapped something last night. We got a solid black kitten and a grey tabby about 6 weeks old. Had to try and get them back out as Tigerbaby was losing her mind that she couldn't get to them. I've got a few scratches on my hands and arms, but no worse for wear and Tigerbaby got her babies back. They are waaaaayyyy too cute!!! I'm going to try to re-trap them and put them on the front screened in porch so that they can grow accustomed to us. We've had 3 wild cats as kittens and now they can't seem to leave us alone. Boo, Tigerbaby and Morris were ALL afraid of us, but now they freak out if we come in the house without them. I love being loved like that. Nothing is more soothing than the feel of a cat purring on your chest. Nothing is more uplifting than a cat meowing to you. Nothing is more hilarious than getting a cat totally focused on the bird on a string and someone else coming up from behind and yelling, "AHA!!!!!!" at the cat to make it jump 4 feet in the air. I know from experience. The last feat was accomplished when David was holding Morris's attention with the bird on a stick with a bell toy. I was sitting on the swing and all at once shouted, "AHA KITTY!!!!!" as loud as I could. Morris jumped 4 feet in the air, took off running, did a U-turn back to Mommy for protection. I laughed so hard I nearly wet my pants. David laughed so hard he almost fell backwards in the chair. Cats are such good sports. Don't get me wrong, I love my dogs, but sometimes cats are more fun to play with. Hugs to all of you! Take care! May 21 I'd like depressed and moody for $1000, AlexHard to believe that it's been several months since I posted. I haven't been up to too much lately. We went to Cherokee, NC for our vacation. Hubby decided that he wants to find his heritage, so that's what we're working on right now. I've found a new release for my stress. I bought us a used pool table for $100.00. I find myself playing almost daily.
I know I use this blog to bitch and complain about what's happening in my life, but it's cathartic to me and I feel better sharing this with my friends. Heck, none of you lives close enough to share that daily cup of coffee with, so go grab yourself a cup of java and read about the whirlwind that I call life. I'm going to try to keep this down to a one cup minimum. You need the caffeine and I need to vent, yet again.
As you know, I'm up for a promotion that won't advertise until July 1st. I've been preparing for this job for 2 years, since I came back here. You're also well aware that there is an interloper who is trying to steal this job out from under me. She's been coming here, supposedly to "learn about the job", for the last 3 weeks. Well, it's really starting to wear me down and get me VERY depressed. David said it was the Devil working on my nerves, and he's doing a great job at it. I keep praying for sanity, but I just feel like bursting into tears every day. She came in today and had a KEY to the office! What the hell??? She spoke to me this morning and I off-handedly asked her if she was taking over for the Troop Secretary. She said, "I don't know. I guess so!" Then she kind of giggled. I wanted to slug her right in the face!!! I'm not a violent person, but I could tell that I was about to lose it so I just came back to my office and shut the door. I had to breathe deeply and hold back the tears. This woman's never been a secretary before and is trying to learn this job and getting an unfair advantage, when I don't have time to learn the new job because I'm here doing MY JOB!!!! Okay, I'm irrational now. I know the job hasn't posted yet and my former Post Commander, now Lieutenant, has assured me that they are considering me too. I have a sneaking suspicion that this witch is going to get this job. David said that this may be God's way of seeing how I work under pressure. I'm holding my own, but I'm upset nonetheless. I've worked hard for this promotion and in 2 years I've learned what I can to get it. Maybe she's just wasting her time being here, but it's intimidating the HELL out of me. Part of me just feels like giving up. Let's be honest here, if she's going to be here every day training for a job, then what's the point of me trying to get it after she's been taken under the wing and trained for it? The more I think of it, the more pissed off and depressed I become. I can't NOT think about this situation since the skank is here DAILY!!! I'm off to go wallow in a Billy Joel CD. Take care and hugs to you all. :) -J. February 26 Yes, I'm stupid.I made the mistake and thought this was going to be a warm week, alas it's colder than...well...an iceberg. It's been pouring down rain since this morning, but I think it's about ended. I'm just chillin' out at work today. I've done all I need to do, so I'm just hanging around until time for me to go home. Yes, it is nice to have a job like that.
Funny thing happened to me last night, but it wasn't discovered until this morning by a co-worker. I was cleaning my sand dollars in some bleach on Saturday. Well, I went to take them out of the bleach last night and put them in cold water. I was trying to separate them out (good ones/bad ones). I never thought I would get a chemical burn on my hand and burn all the hair off my hand. Yes, the EMT screwed the pooch on this one and have the injuries to prove it. I had to laugh at my own stupidity though. I realized, way too late, I had forgotten to dilute the bleach. Uh...DUH!!!!! Oh, well, I'll live. Yes, here's my sign.(I'm Stupid)
I've finished another assignment for my writing class. It' s a short story involving a ghost. I'm not going to give anything else away about my story, but I think it has plenty of potential to make a longer, chapter book later on. I'm just proud of myself for having the gumption to take this class. Hope you're all well. Take care! February 11 Ho HumHaving a crappy day doesn't begin to describe how I'm feeling. I sent one of my coworkers an email about someone of whom she was the supervisor. I just told her of some work related issues that were going on with this employee. This woman then turned around and showed it to MY supervisor and who tried to make it into a bigger issue. I guess I'll just shut the F*ck up and not say another word. I was actually trying to help this person, but NEVERMIND NOW!!!! One thing I hate the most are backstabbing bitches who can't be trusted. That just pisses me off to NO END!!! Now, I look like a whiney bitch to my supervisors and that just isn't the case!!!! I hate assholes!!! My heart breaks because I thought I could trust the people who are considered "family". Guess not. Oh, well... chalk it up to my gullible and innocence in trusting people. I think I'm going to go back to my "Yankee ways" and not trust anyone.
I have been enjoying my writing. So much, in fact, that I would love to eventually just write full time. That is if I can ever get published. Thank GOD I've found my true passion. Take care! January 28 A Sad AnniversaryHard to believe that 22 years ago today, 7 amazing lives were lost. I remember where I was when I learned that the Shuttle Challenger had "exploded". In actuality, it did not explode, but disintegrated. The "passenger cabin" did in fact make it out of the disintigration in one piece, but it will be forever unknown if any of the astronauts were alive as the shuttle crashed into the ocean. My mom knew one of the finalists who was in the running with Christa McAuliffe. Talk about hitting close to home! I was in the 9th grade and was studying in my English classroom for a vocabulary test. In honor of these 7 brave souls. This is my rememberance and tribute.
"High Flight" by John Gillespie Magee, Jr.:
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