An Untitled Mess

Yes, this is going to be mostly a "woe is me" piece.  Deal with it, get over it or just stop reading...that simple.  My birthday was the 25th.  Yes, Christmas day.  Do you know what people usually say when they find out that's my birthday?  They usually say, "Man, that sucks" or some other variation of that same sentiment.  I usually smile and say politely that it's not so bad.  I have never been called to work on my birthday and usually the family is all here because everyone is "home for Christmas".  Then they add something like, "I bet you get screwed on presents" and I'm like, it's not about the presents man, it's about the people I care about in my life being here for me.  And that's the truth.  I couldn't care less (yes, that's the proper way to say that phrase) about presents.  Maybe as a child I would get a little upset and point out how unfair it all is to get ONE birthday/Christmas gift from some relati...

A barrage of crap that has been happening in my life: I was going to meet someone this evening after work and on my way there, I took my eyes off the road for two seconds and WHAM!  I hit the curb.  This was the outcome - I will be spending most of my morning getting new tires instead of meeting my friends at the gym. We are gearing up for Christmas at the Barnyard.  Click Here for more info.  I love hanging up Christmas lights, even though I get frustrated sometimes and curse like a sailor in front of my mom as I slam a staple gun down to the ground.  Sorry momma. Oh, and Thanksgiving just got friggin real for some of our residents: Hunt the Crystal Coast was a success, in my opinion.  Not too bad for organizing my first scavenger hunt.  I had three teams show up to play with a total of seven people.  The winners walked away with $100 in cash, a Roku, a Google Home mini and some other prizes.  It wa...