The New Year...2009

I'm at work now, not being able to celebrate with my loved ones. But this is the nature of my job.

Resolutions...no, I don't make them anymore, because I don't keep them.

I have goals, but my actions must speak for me now. Words are unacceptable at this stage of the game.

The malaise is gone. Hope has triumphed.

I can write again...

Four-Oh

Today, I am forty.

40.

That's all.

Merry Christmas.

Getting Back In The Game

Slowly...

I rise...

There's work to be done...

Malaise

I feel blah.

Just making it through each day.

For now.

When the time comes, I'll get back into the game.

Somehow.

I Voted...

...for the winner

End Of An Era

I've completed moving everything out of both homes; my mom's and mine.

October was not kind to me.

But I am strong; i've made it.

Almost Over

I'm almost finished moving into the new apartment; and have turned my keys over to the landlord at my mom's place.

It was hard to go into an almost empty house. Thirty years ago, I entered that same empty house to live there for the rest of my childhood. And now I'll never be in there again.

Life goes on. I survived this month; but just barely.

The struggle continues...

My Vote Goes To...

You know, I just don't know yet...

(Obama)

I mean, Bush has done such a great job these 8 years.

(Obama)

And the stock markets...look how well they are doing...

(Obama)

McCain and Palin...what a team...

(Obama)

(Why the hell not?)

Back At Work

Just getting back into the swing of things.

Still moving but gaining momentum.

Hopefully by the end of the week I will be at the new house.

Mom's house is almost done, as far as moving stuff out.

I miss her terribly.

Aftermath

I am drained, physically and emotionally; but I made it through the week.

The wake was on Friday, final services on Saturday.

It was hard to say goodbye, but the fact that so many people came and told me what a wonderful woman my mother was gave me the strength to not break down.

I hurt. I would be lying if I said I wasn't. But I'll survive.

Now I have two places to move out. My mother's, and my own.

And only two weeks to do it.

Better get a move on.

Marlene Jean Koepke 1950-2008

A woman of strength, wisdom, and compassion is gone.

My mother has passed away.

I remain strong; for others depend on me.

Inwardly, I grieve...

I love you, mom.

I always will...

Finally, On The Move

Got started moving. Not going to be easy, but I have a good feeling about this.

I'm a little tired. Had to work the per diem this weekend.

Progress is good.

OJ And The Bailout

My thoughts on OJ...

Delayed justice.

Plain and simple.

My view on the bailout...

There had better be investigations.

Home front; just waiting for the keys.

Finally, Some Progress

Now we're getting somewhere.

Saturday is when I get the keys so I can start this mess rolling.

I hate doing this move piecemeal, but I don't have much of a choice.

(note to self...just do it and quit the blabbering)

Hopefully This Weekend I Can Get "Moving" Again...

Just in wait mode now...

Other than that, no real complaints...

Tick...tick...tick...

(oh weekend hurry up already!)

So Now I Wait

It's October, and by the end of this month me and Karen will be living somewhere else.

Again.

Not a bad thing. Just real time consuming.

And then there is preparing for the NJ Stationary Engineer Gold Seal exam. More work.

(cue the crying baby)

No, really, it's cool.

Want to get things moving like yesterday.

But I can't. So now I wait.

Why Do I Get Such Garbage In My Email?

I just can't fathom how people can think others are so damn gullible. From the "you've won such and such British Pounds", they ask to send a response with a web address ending in .hk. They must be kidding. Let's see, couldn't stand for Hong Kong, would it?

Turds.

So, I usually do reply.

Right to the point.

And not in a nice manner.

Crudely. Like the scam they are trying to pull over our eyes.

(one day I'm bound to get a virus for my troubles)

Dow Free Fall

From what I see on CNN, the vote for the $700 billion dollar bailout failed. And the Dow is tanking. Just great.

September 29, 2008

Today I start...another journey...
One that I will share with those who wish to read this...
A journey that hopefully be successful...
So it begins...