Friday, October 07, 2005

Friday

Well it's Friday. Whee!! I sat at home all alone last night. The nephew was working, and my wife had my daughter. It felt so lonely. I wish I was the type of person who could just go out and meet people, but I'm 35. Where do people my age go and hang out? I know where the younger generation hangs out, but they are too young for me to hang out with. I ended up turning the stereo on so I would have some noise, and surfed the internet. One of these days I will go out somewhere. Make a nice day.

Thursday, October 06, 2005

HNT



What the hell, I guess I will join the HNT fun as well. Here are my hairy legs and feet!

My Safety Briefing

Well my safety briefing this morning got a lot of laughs and people clapped when I got done, so I guess I did a good enough job on it. I decided to post it here for everyone to read. It is rather long though, so get a cup of coffee or something to keep yourself awake.

HALLOWEEN SAFETY BRIEFING


Yesterday shortly before I was going to sneak out early, SMSgt McC came
strutting into my office to inform me that since my airman was sick and
couldn't be notified that he was giving the safety briefing today, that I
would have the honor of briefing everyone about safety. My first reaction
was "I don't think so!", but since I couldn't pawn it off on one of my other
folks if I wouldn't do it myself I kept my mouth shut. My second thought
was, "What the hell do I brief about?" I know, everyone's favorite topic,
SAFE SEX! Well maybe not everyone's but a large percentage of people talk
about it a lot. But then I figured I'd better not, because you should always
brief about something you know about. Besides, I'm not as fearless as TSgt
Fedorko is about making fun of people. So I kept pondering about what I
should brief about, lightning safety. No it's been done. Rip currents, no it
was done not too long ago also. Then I had a good idea, since it is October
I should brief about Halloween safety. So I figured I could find something
about it on the Internet pretty easy. The first site I went to was
www.halloweenmagazine.com/play.html
It had a list of basic rules for Halloween safety for your kids. And for TSgt F.

Always use common sense.

Young children should always go trick-or-treating with an adult.

Never trick-or-treat alone. Have at least 2 buddies go with you.

Plan your entire route and make sure your family knows what it is.

Make sure that you are wearing a flame retardant costume.

Wait until you get home and your parents check your candy before you eat it.

Be very cautious of strangers.

Accept treats only in the doorway. Never go inside a house.

Be sure and say thank you for your treats.

Don't play near lit jack-o-lanterns.

Visit only houses where the lights are on.

Walk, Do not run.

Walk on sidewalks and driveways.

Cross the street at the corner or in a crosswalk.

Take a cellular phone with you if possible.

Wear a watch.

Carry a flashlight.

This site even has a little safety quiz for your kids if you want to test
them. The second site I went to was www.lafd.org/hween.htm
This site had a lot of information as well,most of it is a duplicate of the first site, but expanded on some.

BEFORE HALLOWEEN:

* Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. Make sure that shoes fit
well and that costumes are short enough to prevent tripping, entanglement or
contact with flame.

* Consider adding reflective tape or striping to costumes and trick-or-treat
bags for greater visibility.

* Secure emergency identification (name, address, phone number) discreetly
within Halloween attire or on a bracelet.

* Because a mask can limit or block eyesight, consider non-toxic and
hypoallergenic makeup or a decorative hat as a safe alternative.

* When shopping for costumes, wigs and accessories, purchase only those with
a label indicating they are flame resistant.

* Think twice before using simulated knives, guns or swords. If such props
must be used, be certain they do not appear authentic and are soft and
flexible to prevent injury.

* Obtain flashlights with fresh batteries for all children and their escorts.

* Plan ahead to use only battery powered lanterns or chemical lightsticks in
place of candles in decorations and costumes.

* This is also a great time to buy fresh batteries for your home Smoke Alarms.

* Teach children their home phone number and to how call 9-1-1 if they have
an emergency or become lost. Remind them that 9-1-1 can be dialed free from
any phone.

* Review with your children the principle of "Stop-Drop-Roll", should their
clothes catch on fire.

* Openly discuss appropriate and inappropriate behavior at Halloween time.

* Consider purchasing individually packaged healthy food alternatives (or
safe non-food treats) for those who visit your home.

* Take extra effort to eliminate tripping hazards on your porch and walkway.
Check around your property for flower pots, low tree limbs, support wires or
garden hoses that may prove hazardous to young children rushing from house
to house.

* Learn or review CPR skills to aid someone who is choking or having a
heart attack.

* Consider safe party guidelines when hosting an Adult or Office Party.



FUN ALTERNATIVES:

* Find a special event or start one in your own neighborhood.

* Community Centers, Shopping Malls and Houses of Worship may have organized
festivities.

* Share the fun by arranging a visit to a Retirement Home or Senior
Center.

* Create an alliance with College Fraternities, Sororities or Service Clubs
for children's face painting or a carnival.



BEFORE NIGHTFALL ON HALLOWEEN:

* A good meal prior to parties and trick-or-treating will discourage
youngsters from filling up on Halloween treats.

* Consider fire safety when decorating. Do not overload electrical outlets
with holiday lighting or special effects, and do not block exit doors.

* While children can help with the fun of designing a Jack O' Lantern, leave
the carving to adults.

* Always keep Jack O' Lanterns and hot electric lamps far away from drapes,
decorations, flammable materials or areas where children and pets will be
standing or walking.

* Plan and review with your children the route and behavior which is
acceptable to you.

* Do not permit children to bicycle, roller-blade or skateboard.

* Agree on a specific time when revelers must return home.

* Along with flashlights for all, older children and escorts should wear a
wristwatch and carry coins for non-emergency phone calls.

* Confine, segregate or otherwise prepare household pets for an evening of
frightful sights and sounds. Be sure that all dogs and cats are wearing
collars and proper identification tags. Consult your veterinarian for
further advice.

* Remind all household drivers to remain cautious and drive slowly
throughout the community.

* Adult partygoers should establish and reward a designated driver.



WHEN TRICK-OR-TREATING:

* A Parent or responsible Adult should always accompany young children on
their neighborhood rounds.

* Remind Trick-or-Treaters:
o By using a flashlight, they can see and be seen by others.
o Stay in a group, walk slowly and communicate where you are going.
o Only trick-or-treat in known neighborhoods at homes that have a porch light on.
o Remain on well-lit streets and always use the sidewalk.
o If no sidewalk is available, walk at the farthest edge of the roadway facing traffic.
o Never cut across yards or use alleys.
o Never enter a stranger's home or car for a treat.
o Obey all traffic and pedestrian regulations.
o Always walk. Never run across a street.
o Only cross the street as a group in established crosswalks.
o Remove any mask or item that will limit eyesight before crossing a street, driveway or alley.
o Don't assume the right of way. Motorists may have trouble seeing Trick-or- Treaters. Just because one car stops, doesn't mean others will.
o Never consume unwrapped food items or open beverages that may beoffered.
o No treats are to be eaten until they are thoroughly checked by an Adult at home.
o Law Enforcement authorities should be notified immediately of any suspicious or unlawful activity.


AFTER TRICK-OR-TREATING:

* Wait until children are home to sort and check treats. Though tampering is
rare, a responsible Adult should closely examine all treats and throw away
any spoiled, unwrapped or suspicious items.

* Try to apportion treats for the days following Halloween.

* Although sharing is encouraged, make sure items that can cause choking (such as hard candies), are given only to those of an appropriate age.



The third site I went to is rats2u.com/halloween/halloween_safety.htm
This site had numerous links to other sites that had more information than I have time too
put you to sleep today. One thing to remember about Halloween safety is to use common sense.




I finished it a little better, but I don't remember exactly what I said. But I got through it!

Honey

Well yesterday I had three women call me honey. I think that it was just a natural reply for them though. The first one was on the phone when I called up Sam's Club to inquire about whether they had a table in stock. The lady on the other end told me to have a nice day honey. The second one was Jessica in a comment. (Thank You Jess!) :) And the last one was my wife last night. I was helping her move some more stuff over to her apartment and it was starting to rain so she said "hurry up honey." I guess all it really takes to make me feel better is a single word from three women. I have to go give this safety briefing so I will post more later. Make a nice day!

Wednesday, October 05, 2005

Safety

Sometimes SNCO's just piss me the fuck off!! The superintendent came in a few minutes ago and informed me that I would be giving a safety briefing at tomorrows commanders call. Gee Thanks! So now I am researching what I can on the subject I decided on. Halloween Safety! Alright I gotta get to work, public speaking isn't my thing, so I may need some liquid courage tomorrow morning!!

days

Ever have one of those days where you just want to talk to somebody? Not just someone that you work with or see in the hall, but someone who you can actually confide in? I've been sitting here and I can't think of anyone I could actually confide in. Besides the chaplains, they don't count. How sad is that?

Sleep

I noticed the other day that even though I now have the bed all to myself, I still sleep on "my" side. Why is that? How come I can't seem to spread out and get comfortable anywhere else on the bed? Any psychologists out there feel like explaining it to me?

Well I made an 82 on my Algebra quiz last night. I did most everything on it, but there were a couple that I didn't feel like wasting the time on so I just scribbled something down and turned it in. He graded while I waited then figured out my final grade. It is an 88. Then he wrote an A for my grade. Cool. So now I still have a 4.0 in college. WHoo Hoo!

Othere than that I don't have much to write about now. My daughter stayed with me last night, so her mom came over this morning to take her to school. She just walked in. Didn't bother to knock. If I went over to her place and just walked in, she would have a cow. I guess I need to mention to her that she doesn't live here anymore, so she should have the common courtesy to at least knock on the door. I better get to work. Or at least pretend I am doing something worthwhile. Make a nice day.

Tuesday, October 04, 2005

In limbo

I guess I am just in limbo now. Thats what it feels like anyway. Last night before I fell asleep I thought of what I wanted to write about today, but this morning I can't remember what it was. Must not have been a good topic. Yesterday wasn't alot of fun. I came home from work, and did some cleaning, rearranged a few things, and surfed the internet. I had a frozen chicken pattie and some tater tots for dinner. Yum. Cooking for one feels so pathetic. Maybe this week I will make some meatloaf or something. Maybe some taco meat. I could have tacos one night and burritos the next. Maybe spread it out for a few days. I guess I need to get a crockpot also. That way I can set something up to cook all day when I am at work, and have a hot meal when I get home. Better than a sandwich I think. Tonight I have my Algebra class. It is the last quiz, and even if I fail it miserably I can pass the class without taking the final. So there is no motivation at all to do the homework or even study. I can't even remember what the sections are that will be on the quiz. How sad is that. My wife called about 8 pm last night to inform me that she would be taking the dining room table on Wednesday. Whatever. I told her that I would help her if she wanted me too, all she had to do was ask.

I'm thinking of copying Tacogirl and doing 100 random things about me. I just don't know if I can come up with that many. Like I said, I'm thinking about it. I guess I better get to work. Take care. Make a nice day.

Monday, October 03, 2005

It's real I think

Well last night was my first night alone. Friday and Saturday night I had my daughter. The nephew went to Jacksonville for the weekend, and as far as I know hasn't made it back yet. So I was truly alone last night. I went to Wally World after my wife took my daughter with her last night and got a bunch of the cheap furniture to replace what she took with her. Then I spent the rest of the night putting it all together. Dinner was two slices of pizza heated up in the microwave. (I get the microwave!) Side note: I actaully had a very pretty woman come up to me in Wal-Mart and talk to me. Granted it was just about a light bulb, but I think it might have been more if I hadn't been wearing my ring. I can't seem to take it off yet. Anyway, I weighed myself this morning. Seems like I lost 5 pounds somewhere in the past couple days. I need to anyway. Probably another 10 and I'll be rid of the belly blubber enough to actually show a six pack again. So my wifes mom called on Saturday night. My wife hasn't told her that she left me yet. So mom talks to me for probably half an hour then finally asks if her daughter is available. I informed her that she wasn't home. Mom asked if we had an argument, I just told her that she should talk to her daughter. She knows something isn't right, but not what exactly. I guess last night it set in that this is for real. I just don't know what to do with myself now. Make a nice day.

Friday, September 30, 2005

She's gone

Well she got most everything tshe wanted moved out today. I guess that was her birthday present to herself. One of the first things she wanted to do was exchange the coffee pot that I got her. Figures. I had to tell one of the guys that I work with what is going on so that I could ask him to help move her stuff. He has a truck. So now I guess people at work will figure out that something is wrong. One of the benefits of working where I work, if you ask someone to keep something a secret, they prety much do. There are a few who can't keep their mouths shut, but they are known for the most part, because all it takes is once, and people won't tell you anything. I was having a pretty hard time not crying while we were moving stuff. After all the big stuff was done, she came back and showered since she doesn't have everything set up over there yet. She asked me to carry her nightstand out to her car without removing the drawers or stuff in it. I don't think so. I opened it up and started pulling stuff out, and a bunch of the jewelry that she said she was going to put in a jewelry box for our daughter was in it. Hmmm. I set it aside and kept going. When she saw that I had it set out, she got pissy with me about anything she could think of. Then she told me I should just go through her jewelry box since all that she had is what I gave her. I told her that wasn't what I wanted. I want her to sit down with me for 15 or 20 minutes and go through the stuff and set aside the things that she never wears and doesn't like. I should probably mention that when I went to the desert I spent alot of money on gold. If I were to tally up what all the jewelry is worth it would be at least $15K. Most of it is 18 or 22 karat also. There is also a bunch of family heirloom stuff that my mom gave to her. I was told to specifically get the heirloom stuff back. So anyway, when she was leaving she asked what time I was going to go tv shopping. I told her I would probably head out about 9 am. She got all mad, and then started giving me a hard time. Hell all I wanted was to take her car so that if I found something I could get it home without having it delivered if that is even available. I don't think Wal-Mart delivers. Then she got mad at me because she might want to sleep in. WTF?! Her last words to me were, to call her before I come over. How about if I go over and swap cars and don't bother to even knock on the door? I got my own keys, and if she thinks I am going to give them up while I'm still making payments, I don't fucking think so!! Well this was supposed to be a quick little update, but I am getting pissed off again so I better go. Find a fuck buddy and have a good time!!

Some days


Something my mother-in-law sent me yesterday.

Good guy?

So my soon to be ex-wife tells me that I am one of the good guys, and that I will make some woman very happy. If I am one of the good guys, then why doesn't she want me? Did she decide that she wants a bad boy? Or did she start to play for the other team? Why doesn't she love me anymore? Sorry, I am just having a bit of a rough morning. Today is her birthday, and before I left for work this morning my daughter wanted to give her the gifts, so we did that. She at least told me thank you and I got a hug. Not just a quick one like she has been giving me, but an actual hug that lasted a minute or so. I forgot how nice that feels. Now I am even more lonely. She is supposed to be moving stuff out today. She is trying to borrow a truck from someone. I told her that I didn't want any strangers in my house. Period. If I am there it is one thing, someone wandering around my house with me not there is something else entirely. And she is taking the console TV. I have hated that thing since the day we got it 10 years ago! Just because it was a console it cost more than a regular TV, so we got a smaller screen. So I need to go TV shopping either today or tomorrow. And I'll have to get something to sit it on.

It is strange this morning. I feel happy, but I also feel depressed. What is going on with me? Am I feeling good because I got a hug this morning? Am I depressed because she is leaving me? Am I happy because she says I am one of the good guys? Where does a good guy go to meet a nice girl that I can take home to mom? Do I go home to small town America and see if I can find one there? Do I hang out at the beach and become a bitter, lonely old man?

I guess I better quit. I keep asking questions and I don't know if there are any answers. Tell someone how much they mean to you and make a nice day.

Thursday, September 29, 2005

Lease

Well she signs a lease for an apartment today. She says she is going to start moving tomorrow. Which also happens to be her birthday. I don't know how I feel about it. I will be happy that I don't have to get hurt by her coming and going, but I will be sad that I have failed in that aspect of my life. I went to the legal office yesterday to try to figure out how much child support I should pay. The lawyer I got opened my eyes some and gave me some information I didn't know. I assumed that since we were married for more than 10 years she would get half of my retirement. Turns out she would only get a little over a quarter. Which is still more than she deserves. As far as the child support goes, if we go with shared custody which we are trying to do, and I don't agree to a dollar amount each month the judge will look at how much time our daughter will spend with each of us and it looks like I would only have to pay half of what the state says the full amount should be. That is if he even awards any child support at all because we would be doing shared custody. Which is 50/50. Do I want to be an asshole? No. Am I tired of being used? Yes. I get the feeling that she will drag her feet as much as possible on filing for divorce, because she knows that the amount of money she will get from me will drop drastically. I have to support her to some degree still because the military says I will support my dependents. I don't know what I will do in a house by myself. It isn't even worth cooking for one person. The nephew is going to stay with me, but he is hardly ever home. He is still young enough that he can go out and party all night. Funny story about him. The other day he was eating lunch at Wendy's before he went to class, and these two hot chicks come in. When he was finished he started out the door and they came up and asked if he could give them a ride back to school. He said sure, thinking that they were FIT students also. When they were in the car and he was heading toward school he asked what they were majoring in at FIT. They then informed him that they didn't go to FIT, they went to Melbourne High School. Needless to say when they wanted his number so they could call him to go party he didn't give it to them and tried to get them out of his car as fast as possible. We got a good laugh about that. So now he only talks to women in bars that he knows has a doorman checking ID's.

Why is it that we can have people all around us, but yet feel so lonely? Any females want to come visit for a little while? Make a nice day.

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Sad and Grumpy

Last night before I left for school, my wife told me she might be late. Thats kind of like, "I might be going to jail." Whatever. School last night was pretty good. The instructor put off Thursdays quiz till next Tuesday. It will be the last quiz and if I do well enough on it I won't have to take the final. The girl that sits next to me in class asked me what I was taking next semester, but since the school isn't offering speech I am not taking anything. So I ended up telling her that I wasn't taking anything because I was going to deal with my divorce. Up until then I haven't told hardly anyone that I am having marital problems. I guess I do a good job hiding it, because the few people I have told have been stunned. Its always a wet blanket. So I went home. I ended up doing a load of laundry, because the hamper was full and my daughter needed some clothes for today, I finished loading the dishwasher with the dirty dishes my wife left in the sink. Not just a couple, but a full sink. Then I had to wash the non-dishwasher safe ones and start the dishwasher. I also made my daughters lunch, because, big surprise here, my wife didn't do it. By then it was time to put my daughter to bed. After I finished getting her in bed, I checked my email, and folded the clothes that I had washed. I left them on the couch for my wife to put away, and then went to bed. I didn't put the blanket and her pillow out on the couch, because I forgot. So I guess its a good thing that she didn't come home until quarter of 6. I know this because she came in the bedroom to get the blanket and pillow after I heard her close her car door and try to sneak in the back door. She failed to get her pajamas though. Too bad. I got up and got my coffee then went back to the bedroom. I watched tv while drinking my coffee. When I started getting ready for work I locked the bedroom door. Call me petty, but I wanted some privacy. When I was getting dressed she tried to come in, but it was still locked. I made her wait until I was dressed then let her in. She then had the nerve to ask me if I wanted to brush my teeth before she got in the bathroom. I told her I didn't care, but I would be brushing my teeth and finishing up. So needless to say I am still feeling hurt this morning so therefore I am grumpy as well as sad. Make a nice day.