oddityodyssey

I guess you can call this the start of year two. Almost the end of May but a full moon to get past before the finish line. Then the start of the quiet season. Work to do on the store, work to do on the house, work to do on me. There's never a defined start or finish. They just flow into each other. Dad's...
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So a year ago today my father died. He had been sick for a few months but took a sharp dive at the beginning of May. Liver failure was the culprit. He was 53 at the time. A week later I gave the eulogy at his memorial service. I can't quite fathom how I managed through it. I spoke with a clear voice about the...
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Why is my heart paper thin today?

Does anyone know of a good incence for meditation?

Starting to do some clean up in my social presence. I think I excised some sixty people from my friends list because I've either never spoken to them or have and never got a response. That's probably a new rule I should use: only add people after I've talked with them. And get rid of those who never answer. How can I claim I'm part...
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Oh I do so hate me some anal retentive customers. What is it about jewelry that turns people into hyper-critical pains in my ass?

Really don't get people who let their stress rule their lives, especially at work. Getting stressed out and snippy happens. You either say you're stressed and deal with the problem or you let it slide. But taking it out on someone else you work with isn't a solution. It's another form of drama that I can do without. If you walk in knowing stress can...
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You ever feel nervous even though there's no cause? Not a drug-induced nervousness/paranoia. I mean, butterflies in the stomach nervous. As if you're about to go on the first date with someone you like terribly. That kind of nervous. It's weird cause it's happening to me daily now, almost hourly. But I don't know what there is to make me feel like this. Just nervous...
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I feel the edge of something big about to happen. Some sort of greatness and it's towering. Now if I can only reach the tipping point.

Jesus Christ I want to beat some school children with a lead pipe. Not kill them. Just maim them for the rest of their life.