I Quit My Job

Well, I finally did it. I have dreaded my job with Big Dog Satellite for roughly six months now, and I finally quit. I am not much of a quitter. I've been sticking it out for well over a month now but I had a run-in with my manager. He fired me, but then denied he fired me and instead just suspended my "van privileges." Well, I decided that it was time to let go and release the stress. So I no longer enter people's homes to install their satellite and internet systems. I actually enjoyed the work. It was nice to meet so many people and bring to them a service that they have been looking forward to. It's kind of like Christmas every time. And it was fun. But the management is just too much to bear. Often we as installer would have to re-sell the systems because the customer was such bad information. And our paychecks were never right, and there was always a lack of equipment in the office so oft times our jobs would have to be rescheduled. This only meant that we wouldn't get paid. When you only get paid for work you complete, it is hard to just accept that the management didn't have enough foresight to have equipment available. Oh well. Now I don't have to worry about it! It definitely feels good! Just thought I would tell the world!

The Game of Life

So I'm not a huge fan of board games. I love games, don't get me wrong, but anything that has a dice or spinner or little pegs you have to move with tweezers...yeah, I've never really enjoyed. The reason being that I get extremely board. I mean, they never require any brain power. You roll the dice, move your peg thingy, read what's on the space, obey some invisible game commander and then your turn is over. *yawn* However, on the flip side, I love games like scrabble, catch phrase, scattegories, boggle, and any other game that requires thought. Those games actually keep me up at night thinking about strategies and how I need to increase my vocabulary, which is another blog topic for another day.

But recently Holli and I played the game of Life. I haven't played Life for sooo long that I couldn't believe how much the board--and the game itself--has actually changed. It was a new experience for me. We played a last week (had to read the instructions sadly) and I lost. Of course, she went to college first while I jump-started my career as a mechanic (yeah, I know. Luck of the draw). But it was so close, and so much fun that yesterday I challenged her to a rematch. This time I went to college, and this time I won. (I don't think the relation between getting a college career card and a regular career card in the game of Life is justification enough for me to go back to school. I still have strong feelings in regards to our country's higher education system. Just thought I'd let you know.) Actually, the reason I won is because Holli "drew" the Lawyer card, and I "drew" the doctor card. So we basically "got lucky" with our careers at the start. But we had so much fun that my feelings towards regular board games just might change.

I think what made this "life" changing experience so great is that I enjoyed playing a simple board game with my wife more than I enjoyed watching TV or a movie or doing anything else. It was just so much fun and such a great way to get to know Holli so much better. I think there are simple and inexpensive ways that we can enjoy life. Part of our problems is that we are just too "busy" to recognize them and give them a chance. Having said that, I would therefore like to propose a toast. A toast to Life! *chink*

I've Caved

Well, I saw how much fun my friend Steve was having with this blog stuff, and I have finally caved to modernity. Yes, I have a blog. This should just be one more thing for me to do before I lay my head on that soft pillow at night, thus delaying me longer from my lifetime pass into dream heaven. Hopefully, I will start a habit of posting in the mornings so I don't keep my lovely wife waiting any longer than necessary. She is always so quick about getting to bed. Me, it takes at least a half hour from the time I accept the late hour to the time I actually pull over the covers. I just get too darn distracted! I hope that for those who read this (both of you), you will find it enjoyable, enlightening, and relaxing. I have always liked to tell stories (just ask my old roommates) and so I think that will be my theme. I will just talk about life and do it in a story-type way. I appologize ahead of time for spelling errors, misuse of words (I like to make up words that just sound like they should be words) and my tendency to ramble. With that being said...enjoy!