Modern Soapbox

Saturday and Sunday have come and gone. I always dread when these days end, because the weekend is too short compared to the work week ahead.
This weekend was enjoyable for a change. It usually goes by before I really get a chance to grasp it, but I think I had some good use of it [...]

The days have been numb, and my holiday spirit been mostly non-existent. When your job is to manage multiple projects simultaneously, it can be overwhelming. When more projects are  added to the pile, then it turns into a nightmare. When the allotted time to rest is consumed, I hang on the edge of the dreamworld [...]

Only in Texas will the weather be a comfortable ~70°F during the day, large gusts of wind come through in the late afternoon, and snow falls from the sky a half hour ’til midnight.

Mare took a picture of her Vespa as the snow started falling.
The bandwidth in the apartment is currently being eaten up with [...]

After a splendid four-day vacation for the Thanksgiving holiday, Monday returned which meant that the 40-hour work week was back in session. The painful monotony goes a little something like this:

Sleep.
Wake up.
Shower.
Dress.
Grab a candy bar and a soda.
Hop in my car.
Drive to work.
Work.
Drink a soda and eat a candy bar for brunch.
Work more than eight [...]