Taking Inventory

The phone this morning wakes me....ringing well before my alarm...I look over and see the time, reaching for the phone."Hello?..."The conversation is quick and concise.Feet swing over the side of the bed and shuffle in to the other room to grab the laptop and dial in.I deliver the information I have. Unsure if it's exactly …

Who Am I

It's a little bit funny (this feeling inside?) no...but I was thinking (because that's what you do best, Butch) how quickly things that are completely fucked up become the normal. Not necessarily in general...but in my life. When acceptance of a situation was handed out as a coping mechanism, I think I was given a little …

Effing Entitled

It would appear that I have a habit of not waiting things out long enough.I worked for a food distributor in the 90's. 6 months after I left, everyone on the team I was on got a $10K bonus.I ran in to a friend today at Giant Eagle. Her husband was the one that got …

Two Fridays

Working retail this particular time of year is not without its set of challenges. I am fortunate for a couple of reasons. The first being that the company I work for has a strong sense of wok-life balance and they want to make sure that the balance is maintained. It's a blessing to actually work …

And So Begins…

"Ever have one of those moods where you just want to fuck the shit out of somebody...use and be used...no words...no strings...just fuck the pain away until you're both exhausted?And so begins the great American novel by A.T. Skaggs, "Two Balls for a Quarter"..."No. Not really. I know that language like that is a slap …

Cluttered

I was invited to a couple of Halloween parties tonight.  Aside from my neck/back still being sore from Tuesday's shot, there's other shit going on that's keeping me close to home.It does seem like the shot is helping. The pain has lessened...and I was able to get a good pop this morning (which I hadn't …