Help Wanted.

I moved in with my aunt and uncle in Ohio so that I could start my new job. (I'm leaving out all the green card issues just because I don't have the time or the energy to describe that whole process.) I worked at the that job for seven years. I started there when there were only 6 people working there (including me) when the company grew and was near the size of approx. 200 people I was fired so that one of the managers' friends could have my job. It was crap but probably (hindsight being what it is) a good thing.

I got a job shortly after that working with a small company again. They seemed thrilled to have me. That company got bought out by a much larger company and they also fired me with some lousy excuse. This happened after being employed there for seven years. Do you see a pattern forming here? There is some sort of 7 year curse!

The company I am currently working for makes all of that crap I went through bearable. It is awesome working here. I don't wake up in the morning with the heavy dread of having to go to work again. The people are great and the job is exciting.

When I had applied here I had just applied for "general laborer". I needed SOMETHING just to get some money and get by. During the interview, the boss said, I can pay you $10 an hour if you want BUT after looking at your resume I think we have another plan for you! Sweet he was going to give me what I was making at the job before AND no hard labor ... an office, of my very own...with a DOOR (that locks!)

So that's the job situation since I've been here in Ohio. The family situation is another story.
Maybe I'll save that for the next post ... yeah ... maybe that's what I'll do!

Love to all!
Merry Christmas!!!
Happy Holidays!!!
Be Safe!

Decisions, decisions ...

and most of them not good ones. For a few years I spent a lot of my time goofing off. Mooching money from my younger brother and basically being a lazy slacker. I spent way too much time doing crappy jobs (if I could keep one) and hanging out with folks I shouldn't have than I did being productive. It's not exactly what I would call the highlight of my life story although there are certainly a lot of life experiences that will hopefully help me steer my children in the right direction. I'm not gonna go into detail regarding all of it because it's not really very exciting or uplifting.

So I had attempted to go to college but my other activities kept me from applying myself. The result ... crap ... complete and utter crap.

My uncle worked at an electronics company and sort of half joking I had told him that if anything comes up, let me know.

That was some years ago.

The day I got a phone call from him asking if I was still interested ... I stood there, receiver in hand, lower jaw dangling WAY too close to the floor. Say what?

"Are you still interested in a job"

"Heck yeah I am"

"Be here tomorrow"

"GREAT, THANKS!"

(Just for the record, the trip was 7 hours long). I packed. I drove. I met with them the next morning and the rest as they say is history. The story doesn't all end there but it's at that point I started to get my act together and behave like a responsible adult ... yeah, I know ... YUCK! that's no fun! Maybe not, the relief on my parents was totally worth it!

Thanks mom and dad for being understanding and putting up with my crap!
I love you!

What to do with old bananas.

When I was very young, my dad would whip up some drinks for us. I preferred rum and coke, while he ... NO, NO, NO!

One of my favorites is kind of a cross between "soup" and a milkshake. It's all in how you make it and it's all a matter of taste. It's a great way to use up those bananas that are turning brown.

Peel them and put them in a blender.
Add a LITTLE milk.
Add a bunch (to taste) of sugar.
Blend the crap out of it.
Pour it in a bowl and eat it with a spoon (my personal favorite).
(The more milk the thinner it will be ... you can make it more milk-shaky if you wanna).

Dad had a special name for it ... Banana Goop.

I think I'll make some for my kids! Long live the goop!