Heading Further West

This last week at work has been exceptionally tough.  Although my work ethic dictates that I always go the extra mile to get things done right and in a timely manner, there are still times like this past week when I feel so damned unappreciated!  People at work have been disappointing me lately as well.  There is one person there in particular who consistently makes me feel bad!  I will refer to this person as "TW " (not their initials) in order to keep things anonymous.

TW and I have been on this project for around two years now. I really like TW, but for some reason they just shut me out most of the time at work.  We go out sometimes to group lunches together and have some great interactions there.  However, once we get back to work, the wall goes back up again.  I know that TW has some personal problems, but I just don't understand why they shut me out.  I am always really nice to them but I get nothing in return. TW was out sick for a while a few months ago and I sent a message to wish them well and say that I cared, but this was met with stone silence.  I want so badly to not care anymore, but I can't do it!  I feel like such an idiot!  Anyway, this person will be leaving the project soon, which is probably for the best as this whole thing just makes my heart ache!

I was glad to get home tonight, where we had a really simple, but great dinner . . .

Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup!  This is soul food for wounded hearts!  One of my favorite comfort meals.

After the way that things have been at work lately, I am very glad that we are are flying out this weekend to Phoenix and then driving to Sedona to stay for a week of R&R!  We have a time share and traded it to stay at the Wyndham Sedona, right near downtown Sedona.  Here is a picture of what the place looks like:

We are staying is a "1 Bedroom Deluxe" unit, which has received great reviews on RCI's website.  It includes a full kitchen, a whirlpool, a washer and dryer, and a balcony overlooking the beautiful red rocks of Sedona.  Here is a floor layout of the unit:

Doesn't this place look gorgeous?  I can't wait to get on the plane and get out there!  Meanwhile, I need to get to sleep so I can get up early again tomorrow and go to work.  Until tomorrow . . .

Had a Female Been in Charge . . .

The Penn State debacle is still all over the news.  A juicy story with lurid details is always newsworthy, but this one is just plain sordid!  I was born and raised in Pennsylvania and find it very sad that such a fine college has been tarnished by the acts of perverts and greedy fools.  Penn State is still a great university!  They just need to put the right kind of people in charge there.

Speaking of having the right kind of people in charge, I would be willing to bet that had a female been in charge at Penn State when all of this debauchery occurred, she would have made sure that "sumbitch" Jerry Sandusky got ushered off to prison.  It is just too bad that one of those poor boy's mothers didn't catch that pervert raping her son.  It is certain that justice would have prevailed had that occurred!  Just thinking about all of this has conjured up a vision in my head that looks somewhat like this clip that I found on U Tube today.  Here it is for your viewing pleasure:

A "Vintage 80's Style" Feminine Smack Down

LMAO!  My daughter Nicole especially enjoyed this "vintage 80s" clip. She said that it reminded her of a Jane Fonda workout gone bad.  She especially enjoyed the villain's mullet!  He truly deserved a feminine smack down!

I truly believe that we all have a dark side to our nature.  However, knowing the difference between right and wrong keeps most of us from giving in to this darkness.  Jerry Sandusky not only gave in to his dark side, he embraced it.  For this, he deserves to be gang raped by a bunch of convicts in jail.  Even though it is not up to us how Sandusky will pay for his crimes, we can rest assured that karma is a bitch, and it is certain that she will make him pay dearly in the end.

Meanwhile, down on the home front, we are going to Sedona for Thanksgiving week.  Since we are going away, my husband made us a fabulous pre-Thanksgiving dinner here at the Wylie outpost!  Here is a picture of what we had for dinner:

Mmmmm, Mmmmm, this sure was a great dinner!  It consisted of zucchini, candied sweet potatoes with marshmallows, corn, stuffing, and Butterball turkey that was so tender it melted our mouths!  This meal made me very thankful for family, our jobs and having enough food to eat and a roof over our heads.  There are too many people out there right now who are not so fortunate.  God bless all of them so that they can find jobs and get what they need!

My Veterans Day 11-11-11 Commemoration

As I said in my previous post, I come from a long line of ancestors who have served in the military.  Most of these ancestors have put themselves in harm's way to ensure that we the people of the U.S.A. retain the privilege of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

I am also proud to have served in the U.S. Air Force.  Here is a picture of me early on in my career in Berlin, Germany shaking hands with Major General Paul Martin, the Commander of the Electronic Security Command at that time.  General Martin passed away last year, God rest his soul.  RIP General Martin!  Thank you for your service!

Finally, I would like to share a very patriotic song that my cousin, Pat Reilly turned me on to just recently.  It is a song named Country Boy by Aaron Lewis.  I don't listen to a lot of Country Music, but this one is great . . . kind of like a Country version of Alice in Chains' song "The Rooster".

Thanks for the song, Cousin Pat!

God Bless America!

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My First Blog Adventure - Heres To You, Snark!

Hello Fellow Bloggers!  It's just another Sunday afternoon here in this Wild West Outpost in Wylie, Texas.

 

But this day is a special one for me as I am about to embark upon my first blog adventure!

Some of my initial experiences with writing journals were not greatest.  I started my first journal when I was in the 5th Grade, into which I poured my most private thoughts and secrets. Unfortunately, my older brother found it and read it, which was a deeply humiliating experience!  My next try was when I was in the 8th Grade, which didn't go much better than the first one.  This time my good 'ole telephone operator mother busted the lock on it and read it, then proceeded to call friends and family on the phone to discuss its contents. Sheesh, this was one of those incidents that really made me want to run away and join the circus, the Peace Corps or anything far, far away from the shame!

So fast forward here to the present, where I am a good bit older and have finally reached the point where I don't really give a shit about what people think about me anymore.  I love to write and have wanted to create a blog for a while now, but have never gotten around to doing it.  I guess I just needed something to kick me in the ass to get things going.  Well, this kick in ass finally happened on Friday, Veterans Day - 11-11-11.

You see, I come from a long line of ancestors who served in the military.  I continued this family tradition by serving in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years of active duty, then another 14 years of reserve duty.  Needless to say, I am very patriotic and quite passionate about Veterans Day!  On this past Veterans Day 11-11-11, things progressed nicely until late afternoon, when I read a Blog right here on blogspot.com. I subscribe to this particular blog and it is a really good one.  I especially like the author and admire her courage and fortitude.  So I pulled up the blog and it commemorated the day as "Ones Day (11-11-11)", but made no mention of the fact that it was Veterans Day.  I was curious as to why this was the case, especially since the author has a family member who is a veteran and I would venture to say that a good part of her readers are probably veterans as well.

After reading the blog, I posted a polite comment asking the author if she forgot that it was Veterans Day or just chose not to mention it for some reason.  I went back to the blog later in the evening after dinner and found this comment from a person called "Snark":

"Mae: I'm sure [author name] thought that you'd covered everything that needed to be said about Veterans Day on YOUR blog."

Damn it anyhow, this comment really pissed me off, but the worst of it was that "Snark" posted it anonymously!  What a no-name, no-face and chickenshit way of dissing Veterans Day!  I immediately posted something back that I ended up having to delete because it was pretty crass. But that's okay, I ended up posting a clean comment in the end. I still haven't received an answer from the author, which is somewhat disappointing.

So heres to you Snark, whoever you are . . . although I know it was not your intention, your smart-assed comment actually did some good by spurring me on to create my own blog.  Thank you, Snark!  In the future, if you want to address a comment to this Wylie cowgirl, be a mensch and show your face!

The next post here will be my Veterans Day 11-11-11 Commemoration.