Yesterday was quite a busy Monday. Things were going really well in the morning. After lunch is when things really picked up. I saw yet another long time co-worker get let go. We had a few interactions but I wasn’t terribly close with this person. It is a surprise but it also reminds me of what I heard when I was a kid. That is no matter who you are, everyone is replaceable. That’s a tough fact to swallow. I’ve found that usually when people loose sight of the fact they are replaceable is when they are replaced. As much as I complain about certain aspects of my job, when the end comes for me I want it to be because I quit or retired. I want it to be of my doing and not because I was staring down a barrel of being given an ultimatum of quit or be fired. Seeing long time people either be fired or abruptly quit is very sobering for me and causes some anxiety. I just have to remind myself that I am okay and to keep on moving forward.
Last night we had a stink bug on the living room ceiling. I’ve got cathedral ceilings. Mora happened to notice it and she just jumped up on the couch and looked up. She watched it even as I set out supper for the cats and went onto get food for me. She was quite diligent. Of course the moment she took her eyes off of it the damn thing disappeared. It did resurface and I got it. Wouldn’t you know it happened while I was holding her and it just popped out next to us. Her eyes got real big and that’s how I knew she found it, I just followed her eyes and presto. Finally it’s gone. Good to know that Mora is so attentive to notice something small as a bug. I’m quite sure if I wasn’t there to supervise she would have eaten it but not before playing with it.
My dinner last night was a Holiday Meal for one from the grocery store. Ham with a pineapple glaze, Cheesy Potatoes, Green Beans and a roll. They put in Cranberry’s but I can’t stand them so out they went. Rudy was my new best friend and didn’t want to leave myside. He begged and begged. I honestly thought about giving in for a brief second but then I reconsidered and chased him away. It was a damn good meal. The pineapple glaze is what makes it for me. I’ll be getting another one of those when I go back over the weekend. They usually have them until the New Year starts. I don’t like hot ham though. What I did was warm the glaze up and dip the ham in it.
I was saddened to learn of yet another school shooting, this time in Madison WI. What shocked me was that the shooter was a girl. I can’t ever recall hearing about a girl shooting anything up, but maybe I’m wrong on that. Anyway the whole thing is a tragedy. Every time one of these events takes place everyone says we have to do more. However, the issue looses focus and we go on with our lives until the next one happens. Actions speak louder than words. I honestly don’t know that this problem is ever going to go away or that there will be a solution put in place that solves the problem. I feel like most of it comes down to education getting parents to lock up their guns and to never give put a firearm in the hands of a child unless they are supervised. However I think never putting a gun in a kids hands is probably the best solution. Educate them when they are older like in their 20’s. Meanwhile let them live their lives as kids should and grow up.
There is never a good time to loose a loved one, especially a child but so close to Christmas just puts extra suck on it. That forever changes the holiday for all that were affected by this. They will remember it for years to come and I’m sure for at least one or more of them it ruined the holiday for them.
On a different note I spent my evening watching YouTube videos mostly about the making of movies like Home Alone and Planes, Trains & Automobiles. Didn’t know that Planes, Trains & Automobiles had a bunch of footage cut from it, so much so that the cut footage I heard is longer than the abridged version of the movie that was released. It would be quite interesting to see the whole thing unedited. I’m sure if we saw all movies without editing that would change our opinions about them.
Well here we go with Tuesday. Thus far it’s starting off calm but that can all change in the blink of an eye. Here’s hoping it’s a good day for all of us. Wouldn’t it be nice to turn on the TV and listen to the news just once to hear nothing but good news. I think that would have a profound affect on the world.
Take care, stay warm and be well!
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