Category: rant
I’m Back
I’m not sure in what form, how often, or what content will be, but I’ve left this space unused for way too long due to both a lack of ideas and time.
I’m back, watch for it…
Posted: 11.21.2008Perception
Perception is a funny thing. While I can't speak for anybody else, in my case every action I take is potentially affected because of how I view factors that influence my decisions and observations. Last night was a rough night on me because I didn't sleep well. When I don't sleep well, I begin to think. Thinking in my case means I sleep even less. Trained professionals call that a sleepless night.
I'm not finding any of the April Fool jokes I've seen on the web "LOL" funny. While Youtube's decision to Rickroll every featured video was mildly amusing, and Egotastic's "We're Closed" announcement was somewhat entertaining, I'm just not feeling the humor today.
I may not have a sense of humor today, hopefully I can be extra snarky tomorrow to make up for it.
Posted: 04.01.2008Lake Tahoe Fire
As a native Southern California, I have seen my share of fires and even help put a few of them out. Brush fires surrounding local mountainous housing communities were ablaze every 10 years or so, with an occasional house or 5 getting in the way and being burnt down.
As tragic as those fires were, the damage caused by them paled in comparison to the devastation left by the recent blaze in the South Lake Tahoe fire. I witnessed the aftermath while vacationing on the North side of the lake about 10 days after the fire was put out. Driving though the communities with street after street of burnt-down homes was a strong reminder on the force of nature, and the sight and smell of an entire hillside formerly consumed by flame was depressing and breath-taking at the same time.
Posted: 07.26.2007She’s Back
I’m somebody that gets regularly annoyed but not regularly rattled. It’s the belief that it’s better for me to let things go as they happen instead of letting things build to an unfortunate explosion. While this leaves me being annoyed more often than those around me would like, it also means that I have a better chance at dealing with those truly awful things that can happen with at least a nominal chance of success.
That’s why I found myself somewhat surprised at the fact that I was so rattled when my cat escaped from the comfy confines of the house. I logically knew that Zoe would probably be ok because Zoe’s previous owner allowed her outside every once in a while, but that didn’t seem comforting when she was missing. I recalled reading this and wondered what was in store for us. And then I thought about every little thing that I did wrong, things like not having a identification tag on Zoe, or even a collar with a bell. My wife and I went to sleep wondering if we were fit to be pet owners given our inability to keep Zoe confined.
I got up at 2am to use the bathroom and check to see if Zoe took the bait we set for her (moving her water and food dishes outside). I didn’t initially hear or see anything, but as I began to shuffle back to bed I heard Zoe whining outside the door. After opening up the door, she bolted past me into the house.
Lesson learned? Zoe needs a collar with a bell and an identification tag. And she will have one after I get some sleep.
