"Murphy was an optimist!"
Knoxville sunset September 29, 2014 8:08 pm
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Typical Monday September 29, 2014 8:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life- Philips HUE lights fade on at 5:30 am.
- I curse the day
- Turn off Philips HUE lighting and reset light alarm for 5:55 am.
- 5:55am curse the day
- Let the dog(s) out
- Wake the kids
- Feed the cats
- Feed the kids
- Tell the kids, "Dad is going to get dressed" which they know means "Dad is going to sleep another 20 minutes."
- Wake up and curse the day
- Take one child to the bus stop
- Return home and make sure the other child goes to the bus stop
- Curse the day
- Drive to work
- Pass the elementary school and bemoan it’s transition from academic institution to penitentiary due to 9/11 fears (have commentary with self about the terrorists winning)
- Turn on NPR to hear more commentary about humans hating humans
- Drive to Starbucks and observe the escalation of the parking lot wars between Starbucks and Shell and let commentary run in head about how a cooperative approach could net them both more business but instead they are hurting each other because humans
- Curse myself for buying breakfast instead of making an economical breakfast at home and not bringing my lunch
- Drive toward work and mentally berate self
- Get to work exhausted and ponder why Monday’s suck
Dogs and cats cohabitation (and I own no couch) September 28, 2014 7:24 pm
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From the mouths of jobs September 28, 2014 3:20 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, From the mouths of babes, Of Being DadEvan, bemoaning tomorrow being a school day.
Dad: "I’ll switch with you. You go to work for me and I’ll go to school for you."
Evan: "Ok. I’ll go and ask them to fire me. Then I’ll get a fun job like Chuck E Cheese or Sonic!"
Have you ever felt despair? September 28, 2014 10:55 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, Health, Mental, PhilosophySo I’m feeling a little down. Well, a lot down. Something uplifting for me is reading. So, I’m reading the Dresden Files. Jim Butcher’s first book in the series is Storm Front. I open to chapter 18 and read:
add a commentHave you ever felt despair? Absolute hopelessness? Have you ever stood in the darkness and known, deep in your heart, in your spirit, that it was never, ever going to get better?…
[Source, Storm Front (Dresden Files)
, Chapter 18]
State of me September 28, 2014 8:35 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeParalyzed
add a commentOf Grasshoppers September 27, 2014 8:52 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Am I a good person?
Master: Who would know?
Timed maze September 27, 2014 2:54 pm
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September 27, 2014 2:38 pm
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September 26, 2014 8:04 pm
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Mr Peabody’s feline cousin September 26, 2014 8:04 pm
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Greekfest September 26, 2014 5:49 pm
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image September 26, 2014 9:44 am
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Sing with me! September 26, 2014 9:31 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeSpread sunshine, all over the place, and put on your Xanax face!
add a commentHow old am I? September 25, 2014 10:28 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI just received an email with a link to an article titled "Memory slips in your 70s may be an early hint of future dementia"
- How old do they think I am?!
- And what makes them think I’ll even live to see 70?!