saturday, MAY 03, 2008
Dogs and Kids in my neighborhood
After work today I decided to take my dogs for a walk. When I got back
home Ashley was pretty excited to see us. She's an adorable little 4 year
old that lives next door. She loves to pet the dogs especially Harley,
whom she often gives a hug to. In a matter of a couple minutes I had most
of the neighborhood kids hanging out in my front yard. After about 15
minutes they got bored and took off up the street. At that point I was
about to head inside, when I noticed my soon to be neighbor Brandy showed
up with her black lab Charlie. I thought to myself this would be a good
chance for Gunner the bigger of my two dogs to get to know her. They
really hit it off, they chased each other around the yard for at least 15
minutes. While I took advantage and used that time to get to know my
neighbors better, since I just recently moved into the neighborhood.
After all of the adults went inside I was in my yard getting ready to go inside. When I noticed Ashley crying. I quickly asked her what was wrong. She ran up to me and wanted me to look over her hand. I guess her older brother Jacob bumped into it while he was riding by on his bicycle. I slowly massaged it for her hand and comforted her until she said she felt much better. She is such a cutie. At that very point in time made me really wish I had kids of my own. I just adore the sweetness and innocence of children. It's too bad that over time the world strips them of that innocence. You have to admire the joy and laughter children bring into this world. I always look forward to my interactions with kids, especially Ashley. No matter what kind of day I'm having when I see that adorable little girl I can't help but bust out a big old smile on my face. I swear it's the little things in life that if we just took the time to pay attention to we would be happier for it.
After all of the adults went inside I was in my yard getting ready to go inside. When I noticed Ashley crying. I quickly asked her what was wrong. She ran up to me and wanted me to look over her hand. I guess her older brother Jacob bumped into it while he was riding by on his bicycle. I slowly massaged it for her hand and comforted her until she said she felt much better. She is such a cutie. At that very point in time made me really wish I had kids of my own. I just adore the sweetness and innocence of children. It's too bad that over time the world strips them of that innocence. You have to admire the joy and laughter children bring into this world. I always look forward to my interactions with kids, especially Ashley. No matter what kind of day I'm having when I see that adorable little girl I can't help but bust out a big old smile on my face. I swear it's the little things in life that if we just took the time to pay attention to we would be happier for it.
Wednesday, MAY 07, 2008
Strange.... Job Interviews
This is a
list compiled by
Not Hired.
Personnel executives of 100 major American corporations were asked for
stories of unusual behavior by job applicants. Her are some of their
stories. I'm sure like myself you will find some of these stores pretty
darn funny.
- * Said he was so well qualified [that] if he didn't get the job, it would prove that the company's management was incompetent.
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* Stretched
out on the floor to fill out the job application.
Brought her large dog to the interview. - * Chewed bubble gum and constantly blew bubbles.
- * She wore a Walkman and said she could listen to the music and me at the same time.
- * Balding candidate abruptly excused himself. Returned to office a few minutes later wearing a hairpiece.
- * Announced she hadn't had lunch and proceeded to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interviewer's office.
- * Man wore jogging suit to interview for position as financial vice president.
- * Said if he were hired, he would demonstrate his loyalty by having the corporate logo tattooed on his forearm.
- * Interrupted to phone his therapist for advice on answering specific interview questions.
- * Wouldn't get out of the chair until I would hire him. I had to call the police.
- * Had a little pinball game and challenged me to play with him.
- * Bounced up and down on my carpet and told me I must be highly thought of by the company because I was given such a thick carpet.
- * While I was on a long-distance phone call, the applicant took out a copy of Penthouse, and looked through the photos only, stopping longest at the centerfold.
- * During the interview, an alarm clock went off from the candidate's briefcase. He took it out, shut it off, apologized and said he had to leave for another interview.
- * A telephone call came in for the job applicant. It was from his wife. His side of the conversation went like this: "Which company When do I start? What's the salary?" I said, "I assume you're not interested in conducting the interview any further." He promptly responded, "I am as long as you'll pay me more." I didn't hire him, but later found out there was no other job offer. It was a scam to get a higher offer.
- * He came to the interview with a moped and left it in the reception area. He didn't want it to get stolen, and stated that he would require indoor parking for the moped.
- * Candidate said he really didn't want to get a job, but the unemployment office needed proof that he was looking for one.
- * Asked who the lovely babe was, pointing to the picture on my desk. When I said it was my wife, he asked if she was home now and wanted my phone number. I called security.
- * She threw up on my desk, and immediately started asking questions about the job, like nothing had happened.
- * Pointing to a black case he carried into my office, he said that if he was not hired, the bomb would go off. Disbelieving, I began to state why he would never be hired and that I was going to call the police. He then reached down to the case, flipped a switch and ran. No one was injured, but I did need to get a new desk.
- * Asked if I wanted some cocaine before starting the interview.
1 comment
a good example of that.
Saturday, April 05, 2008
Weddings (reminder of it all)
Today I have the lucky privilege of being invited to a wedding. Why is
it that whenever you mention the word wedding, women seem to always
get a smile on their face. I?m just a typical guy born and raised in a
conservative Caucasian family. And let me tell you when I hear the
word, I don't smile. Not because I don't like weddings. Even though I
do think they are overrated. I'm not sure why I don't smile. Maybe
it's the fact that I'm 33 single and have no wedding plans insight. In
fact I don't even have a girlfriend in sight. At this point in time, I
have just about decided to completely give up on finding that right
person for me. It's such an endless struggle. Just about everyone I
known says I'm too picky. But I don't think that's the case. Maybe I'm
just way too cautious. I have seen a lot of divorce all around me. And
I'm really afraid of being just another divorce statistic. So I want
to make sure the person I chose to spend the rest of my life with is
the right girl for me.
Maybe I don't really like weddings because they are a reminder of
the fact that I am still single. I always kind of had my future
mapped out in my head and I'm not at that very place in time, I
thought I would be right now. By now I always thought I would be
married and have a couple of kids. Now I'm to the point where I
don't even know if I want kids anymore. I guess it's not that I
don't like weddings. Because I usually have a good time at them. It
must be, I don't like the reminder of where I'm not at in my life.
So one wedding today and one in a few weeks. May the wedding couples
be blessed with marriage bliss. I hope they both end up with the
story book wedding. Women always dream of. And cheers to myself, may
I find much to smile about know matter what those weddings may
remind me of.
