Jooj and I were on our way to Vian's birfday party Friday night. We were on the expressway, I-64, heading west towards the Watterson. Traffic had slowed - typical for that stretch as new traffic patterns had introduced a treacherous bit of highway. Multiple car wrecks are unfortunately common for that segment.
I saw the blue/red flashing of a police cruiser up ahead and figured it was either a wreck or a traffic stop. As we drew near it appeared to have been yet another accident. As we passed, Jooj exclaimed:
"Oh my Gawd, that's Kelsey!!!"
Son of a... I yanked over and pulled into the emergency lane. I reversed until we were close to the accident scene. I don't know if I didn't want to believe Jooj or just flat out didn't. But my heart sank when I saw Kels' blond head in my rearview.
She was okay. All of the participants were okay. It was a four-car accident. Kels was the third in line. The back car slammed into her, pushed her into the car in front of her, and pushed that car into car in front of them. Her trunk was heavily damaged. Her hood and possibly her engine were also heavily damaged. The car looked terrible. They may possibly total it.
So she's upset but she is alive and breathing. I tell you, it was not fun going through that. As her step-father I felt shear terror thinking that she had been injured. Love ya, Kels!
92.1% | 174.54 lbs. (172.2 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 74.79% (273 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
401
What a great day yesterday (so great that I failed to blog... however, with the new Blogger interface I can cheat and manually set the Publish time/date... muwahahahaha!).
The morning started off with breakfast with my grrrls (Jooj and Kels) down at Toast. A quick walk to work in the brisk morning air followed, interrupted by a stop into Muth's for 1/2 pound of yummy Modjeskas. The day continued with some small yet easily identified and fixed problems - cut and dry. A scheduled floor meeting followed, during which many good things were announced. The best news came in the form of a number - 401. The Oil group's growth in 2011 was 401%. Makes a man proud at the end of the day.
The day continued rolling along. Jooj came down to work to pick me up for the Saint X v. Trinity Freshman football game. Go Tigers! They won in an exciting victory, 24-21. We went to Papalino's for pizza afterward. Delish. Then we met up with some work friends, BD and Hills, for drinks at Napa.
All in all, it was a great day.
92.1% | 174.55 lbs. (171.6 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 74.52% (272 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
The morning started off with breakfast with my grrrls (Jooj and Kels) down at Toast. A quick walk to work in the brisk morning air followed, interrupted by a stop into Muth's for 1/2 pound of yummy Modjeskas. The day continued with some small yet easily identified and fixed problems - cut and dry. A scheduled floor meeting followed, during which many good things were announced. The best news came in the form of a number - 401. The Oil group's growth in 2011 was 401%. Makes a man proud at the end of the day.
The day continued rolling along. Jooj came down to work to pick me up for the Saint X v. Trinity Freshman football game. Go Tigers! They won in an exciting victory, 24-21. We went to Papalino's for pizza afterward. Delish. Then we met up with some work friends, BD and Hills, for drinks at Napa.
All in all, it was a great day.
92.1% | 174.55 lbs. (171.6 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 74.52% (272 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Darth Vader, Single Spaces, Ambien, FFL, and Kels
Remember back on August 29th when I mentioned, among other things, that my mom bought me a mylar Darth Vader balloon? And do you remember when I blogged that day that, after 2 months, it was still floating above my head. Well, make that three months. Seriously, you need a balloon, ask me. For serious.
Also, remember when I declared that I was never going to follow a period with two spaces ever again? Well, as it turns out, that has been a much easier habit to break than I ever would have imagined.
At my wife's suggestion I took an Ambien last night to help my spotty sleeping. After taking it she warned that I had about 15 minutes. Well, about 20 minutes later I didn't really feel anything... until I stood up. Whoah, bed time! Oddly enough though I kept waking up last night. So I supposed it didn't work. But then it came time to get up this morning. And that's when I noticed the effects. It took me forever to rally myself out of bed. And I had medicine head all morning. So no thank you, Ambien. Gawd gave me gift of falling asleep quickly and sleeping hard. I guess I'll work with what I've got and not mess with it.
Fantasy Football started - three weeks in. The Wyld Stallyns in the Genscape League are 3-0. The L'ville Gunners in the GE League are 1-2. One of those teams I'm very proud of.
Lastly, Kels is home for Fall Break. She came over for dinner tonight. I'd love to pretend that I'll see her more than that but I doubt it. Still love her!
92.1% | 174.56 lbs. (171.8 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 74.25% (271 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Also, remember when I declared that I was never going to follow a period with two spaces ever again? Well, as it turns out, that has been a much easier habit to break than I ever would have imagined.
At my wife's suggestion I took an Ambien last night to help my spotty sleeping. After taking it she warned that I had about 15 minutes. Well, about 20 minutes later I didn't really feel anything... until I stood up. Whoah, bed time! Oddly enough though I kept waking up last night. So I supposed it didn't work. But then it came time to get up this morning. And that's when I noticed the effects. It took me forever to rally myself out of bed. And I had medicine head all morning. So no thank you, Ambien. Gawd gave me gift of falling asleep quickly and sleeping hard. I guess I'll work with what I've got and not mess with it.
Fantasy Football started - three weeks in. The Wyld Stallyns in the Genscape League are 3-0. The L'ville Gunners in the GE League are 1-2. One of those teams I'm very proud of.
Lastly, Kels is home for Fall Break. She came over for dinner tonight. I'd love to pretend that I'll see her more than that but I doubt it. Still love her!
92.1% | 174.56 lbs. (171.8 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 74.25% (271 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The Haps
So enough with these cryptic, one-word entries, right?
Jooj and I got into a big fight. She asked that I not blog. So I tried to sum up the following days (well, previous at this point) with a single word that conveyed my feelings or actions on that day. As information has trickled out to our friends and family and loved ones I think many people have heard pieces of the story of what's going on. Well, with Jooj sitting at my side, we're here to set the record straight (and let me continue to use multi-worded blog entries).
As married couples sometimes do, we got into a big nasty fight. Some ugly things were said and feelings were hurt. Ultimately, over the course of the last 10 days or so, we've decided to do our best to work things out. She and I have continued to live under the same roof. We still love each other very much. She and I are speaking with a counselor together. She is also seeing someone individually. We know what is at stake. We love our kids, our families, our lives, our pets (except Toby), our house, and the whole enchilada. So we are going to fight to find that understanding that will allow us to get back into each others arms for good.
I love each and every one of you very much (yes, even you weirdos that anonymously read my blog even though I may not know you... and especially you, future self - hey there, buddy!) and hope that our bickering hasn't hurt anyone else out there. And I hope reading this entry puts a few hearts at ease.
This whole ordeal has wrecked my sleep. And let's not even begin to talk about my 14-year old complexion. My stress has decreased so my stomach has gone from "full of razors" to "full of knots". I've also heard through the grapevine that the fam took Thanksgiving away from us. Oops! Lastly, for the record, I'm not growing a beard - I'm just not shaving.
On a happy note, I'd like to welcome wee baby Flora into the world. Congratulations, Patrick and Brigid! We love you!
92.1% | 174.57 lbs. (172.0 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.97% (270 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Jooj and I got into a big fight. She asked that I not blog. So I tried to sum up the following days (well, previous at this point) with a single word that conveyed my feelings or actions on that day. As information has trickled out to our friends and family and loved ones I think many people have heard pieces of the story of what's going on. Well, with Jooj sitting at my side, we're here to set the record straight (and let me continue to use multi-worded blog entries).
As married couples sometimes do, we got into a big nasty fight. Some ugly things were said and feelings were hurt. Ultimately, over the course of the last 10 days or so, we've decided to do our best to work things out. She and I have continued to live under the same roof. We still love each other very much. She and I are speaking with a counselor together. She is also seeing someone individually. We know what is at stake. We love our kids, our families, our lives, our pets (except Toby), our house, and the whole enchilada. So we are going to fight to find that understanding that will allow us to get back into each others arms for good.
I love each and every one of you very much (yes, even you weirdos that anonymously read my blog even though I may not know you... and especially you, future self - hey there, buddy!) and hope that our bickering hasn't hurt anyone else out there. And I hope reading this entry puts a few hearts at ease.
This whole ordeal has wrecked my sleep. And let's not even begin to talk about my 14-year old complexion. My stress has decreased so my stomach has gone from "full of razors" to "full of knots". I've also heard through the grapevine that the fam took Thanksgiving away from us. Oops! Lastly, for the record, I'm not growing a beard - I'm just not shaving.
On a happy note, I'd like to welcome wee baby Flora into the world. Congratulations, Patrick and Brigid! We love you!
92.1% | 174.57 lbs. (172.0 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.97% (270 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Care
care [kair]
noun
1. a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
2. a cause or object of worry, anxiety, concern, etc.: Their son has always been a great care to them.
3. serious attention; solicitude; heed; caution: She devotes great care to her work.
4. protection; charge: He is under the care of a doctor.
5. temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner: He left his valuables in the care of friends. Address my mail in care of the American Embassy.
Synonyms: administration, aegis, affliction, aggravation, alarm, alertness, anguish, annoyance, anxiety, apprehension, auspices, bother, burden, caution, chagrin, charge, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, consternation, control, diligence, direction, discomposure, discrimination, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, effort, encumbrance, enthusiasm, exactness, exasperation, exertion, fastidiousness, fear, foreboding, forethought, fretfulness, guardianship, handicap, hardship, heed, hindrance, impediment, incubus, interest, keeping, load, management, meticulousness, ministration, misgiving, nicety, nuisance, onus, oppression, pains, particularity, perplexity, precaution, pressure, protection, prudence, regard, responsibility, safekeeping, scrupulousness, solicitude, sorrow, stew, strain, stress, superintendence, supervision, sweat, thought, tribulation, trouble, trust, tutelage, uneasiness, unhappiness, vexation, vigilance, ward, wardship, wariness, watchfulness, woe, worry,
Antonyms: carelessness, disregard, ignorance, inattention, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight, thoughtlessness
(We are under it and it must be taken going forward.)
92.1% | 174.58 lbs. (172.0 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.70% (269 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
noun
1. a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
2. a cause or object of worry, anxiety, concern, etc.: Their son has always been a great care to them.
3. serious attention; solicitude; heed; caution: She devotes great care to her work.
4. protection; charge: He is under the care of a doctor.
5. temporary keeping, as for the benefit of or until claimed by the owner: He left his valuables in the care of friends. Address my mail in care of the American Embassy.
Synonyms: administration, aegis, affliction, aggravation, alarm, alertness, anguish, annoyance, anxiety, apprehension, auspices, bother, burden, caution, chagrin, charge, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, consternation, control, diligence, direction, discomposure, discrimination, dismay, disquiet, distress, disturbance, effort, encumbrance, enthusiasm, exactness, exasperation, exertion, fastidiousness, fear, foreboding, forethought, fretfulness, guardianship, handicap, hardship, heed, hindrance, impediment, incubus, interest, keeping, load, management, meticulousness, ministration, misgiving, nicety, nuisance, onus, oppression, pains, particularity, perplexity, precaution, pressure, protection, prudence, regard, responsibility, safekeeping, scrupulousness, solicitude, sorrow, stew, strain, stress, superintendence, supervision, sweat, thought, tribulation, trouble, trust, tutelage, uneasiness, unhappiness, vexation, vigilance, ward, wardship, wariness, watchfulness, woe, worry,
Antonyms: carelessness, disregard, ignorance, inattention, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight, thoughtlessness
(We are under it and it must be taken going forward.)
92.1% | 174.58 lbs. (172.0 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.70% (269 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Priority
pri·or·i·ty [prahy-awr-i-tee]
noun, plural -ties for 2–4.
1. the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
2. the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence.
3. the right to take precedence in obtaining certain supplies, services, facilities, etc., especially during a shortage.
4. something given special attention.
Synonyms: antecedence, arrangement, crash project, greatest importance, lead, order, precedence, preeminence, preference, prerogative, previousness, rank, right of way, seniority, superiority, supremacy, transcendence
Antonyms: unimportance
(One step at a time.)
92.1% | 174.60 lbs. (171.6 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.42% (268 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
noun, plural -ties for 2–4.
1. the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc.
2. the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence.
3. the right to take precedence in obtaining certain supplies, services, facilities, etc., especially during a shortage.
4. something given special attention.
Synonyms: antecedence, arrangement, crash project, greatest importance, lead, order, precedence, preeminence, preference, prerogative, previousness, rank, right of way, seniority, superiority, supremacy, transcendence
Antonyms: unimportance
(One step at a time.)
92.1% | 174.60 lbs. (171.6 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.42% (268 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Discretion
dis·cre·tion [dih-skresh-uhn]
noun
1. the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
2. the quality of being discreet, especially with reference to one's own actions or speech; prudence or decorum: Throwing all discretion to the winds, he blurted out the truth.
Idiom
3. at discretion, at one's option or pleasure: They were allowed to work overtime at discretion.
Synonyms: acumen, attention, calculation, canniness, care, carefulness, chariness, circumspection, concern, considerateness, consideration, deliberation, diplomacy, discernment, discrimination, foresight, forethought, good sense, gumption, heed, heedfulness, judiciousness, maturity, observation, perspicacity, precaution, presence of mind, providence, prudence, responsibility, sagacity, sense, shrewdness, solicitude, tact, thoughtfulness, vigilance, wariness, warning, watchfulness, wisdom
Antonyms: carelessness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness
(Know the how behind the why of the what, when, and where.)
92.1% | 174.61 lbs. (170.4 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.15% (267 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
noun
1. the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice: It is entirely within my discretion whether I will go or stay.
2. the quality of being discreet, especially with reference to one's own actions or speech; prudence or decorum: Throwing all discretion to the winds, he blurted out the truth.
Idiom
3. at discretion, at one's option or pleasure: They were allowed to work overtime at discretion.
Synonyms: acumen, attention, calculation, canniness, care, carefulness, chariness, circumspection, concern, considerateness, consideration, deliberation, diplomacy, discernment, discrimination, foresight, forethought, good sense, gumption, heed, heedfulness, judiciousness, maturity, observation, perspicacity, precaution, presence of mind, providence, prudence, responsibility, sagacity, sense, shrewdness, solicitude, tact, thoughtfulness, vigilance, wariness, warning, watchfulness, wisdom
Antonyms: carelessness, indiscretion, thoughtlessness
(Know the how behind the why of the what, when, and where.)
92.1% | 174.61 lbs. (170.4 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 73.15% (267 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
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