Faith, Blogs and George Washington
So there I was, working like a busy little beaver. I was typing away at something when I thought, "hmm...better check my email then it's back to work." I checked and saw a message from someone I haven't heard from in a while. He recommended, this blog so I checked it out... 45 minutes later and I haven't gotten back to work yet. (Try it for yourself, but on your own time not the company's.)
The Dark Lord requires constant service whilst thou is in his employ - or something like that. Besides, my protestant work ethic is really kicking into overdrive right now so I'll probably be compelled in a few short minutes to not only get back to work, but to work faster to make up for the time spent procrastinating. It's the same little internal force that helps me to keep the lawn mowed to a reasonable height and not to park junky cars on the front lawn.
I guess it's a good thing.
I just finished reading 1776. It's pretty interesting but if you don't have time to wade through it I can give you the short version. George Washington basically got his butt kicked by the British for most of the year and then right at the end of the year he managed a small victory over some Hessians at Trenton. That small victory ended up being a much larger PR victory and the rest, as they say, is history.
In a few short weeks I'm getting ready to cut myself loose from The Firm and its Dark Lord. I don't have another job yet so I'm going to be done buying books for a while. I'm also going to have to forgo a lot of other nifty little pleasures that the employed get to enjoy; things like health insurance and food.
I'm really scrambling right now to find some other type of gainful employment. There are a few possibilities but mostly it's going to be a white-knuckle summer.
I've been told that you're not supposed to test God, but I was doing just that the other day. I said to myself something like, "God, let's see how much you really care about me. I'll do my best to get another job, but I'm really hoping that you bless those efforts. If not, well, I'll still believe because there is just no realistic alternative, but I'll be pretty discouraged." (When you're dealing with God it's not like you can threaten to do anything. He holds all the cards.)
The Wife has faith, both in me and in God. I'm really hoping that neither of us lets her down.
Back to work!
The Dark Lord requires constant service whilst thou is in his employ - or something like that. Besides, my protestant work ethic is really kicking into overdrive right now so I'll probably be compelled in a few short minutes to not only get back to work, but to work faster to make up for the time spent procrastinating. It's the same little internal force that helps me to keep the lawn mowed to a reasonable height and not to park junky cars on the front lawn.
I guess it's a good thing.
I just finished reading 1776. It's pretty interesting but if you don't have time to wade through it I can give you the short version. George Washington basically got his butt kicked by the British for most of the year and then right at the end of the year he managed a small victory over some Hessians at Trenton. That small victory ended up being a much larger PR victory and the rest, as they say, is history.
In a few short weeks I'm getting ready to cut myself loose from The Firm and its Dark Lord. I don't have another job yet so I'm going to be done buying books for a while. I'm also going to have to forgo a lot of other nifty little pleasures that the employed get to enjoy; things like health insurance and food.
I'm really scrambling right now to find some other type of gainful employment. There are a few possibilities but mostly it's going to be a white-knuckle summer.
I've been told that you're not supposed to test God, but I was doing just that the other day. I said to myself something like, "God, let's see how much you really care about me. I'll do my best to get another job, but I'm really hoping that you bless those efforts. If not, well, I'll still believe because there is just no realistic alternative, but I'll be pretty discouraged." (When you're dealing with God it's not like you can threaten to do anything. He holds all the cards.)
The Wife has faith, both in me and in God. I'm really hoping that neither of us lets her down.
Back to work!
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