Life Is Such A Sweet Insanity.

The Eating of Stress.

J.P. — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:53:39 +0000

I want the cookie. I can easily imagine myself walking up to the counter and asking for an oatmeal raisin cookie and then paying $1.07 and walking away with refined sugar goodness. It's easy to imagine this, I've done it hundreds of times.

And yes I know, refined sugar isn't good for you. I think it has to be better than the High Fructose Corn Syrup that's usually present and come to think of it, present in my cookie.

It's because of stress. I don't like eating chocolate when I'm stressed. I usually head for pistachios or something else nutty. But the cookie is calling out to me.

I am strong. I shall not eat the cookie. I won't even order the cookie. I have turned the page in the script and have moved on in this play of life.

I'll just lick my desk when I get back to work and enjoy some dust. It's low cal.

RIP Donna Summer.

J.P. — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:26:38 +0000

I just read on Twitter (and then in the news) that disco diva Donna Summer passed on this morning at age 63. Her passing is after a battle with cancer.

I am very sad.

An amazing singer, her life path had some bumps here and there but one thing was certain, she had an amazing gift with her voice and she brought happiness to millions of people through her music.

RIP, LaDonna. We will miss you very much.

The One Without the 3Gs.

J.P. — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:36:30 +0000

So thus far I have spent much of my lunch hour arguing with the Verizon 3G signal that permeates this fine little city I work in. I keep losing my 3G signal and getting ramped back to the old 1ZPTT (I think that's what it's called) data signal that is much like the old dialup days of Prodigy, CompuServe and AOL.

This is not the 21st century way of doing things.

Instead of getting worked up about it, though, I have decided to (after this blog entry) just turn off the gadgets and enjoy the sunshine for the rest of my lunch hour. That will put me back at peace on an otherwise good day.

Got A Love For You.

J.P. — Wed, 16 May 2012 10:29:02 +0000

Earbug of the day. Jomanda, "Got A Love For You" from 1991.

The One In The Rain.

J.P. — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:22:41 +0000

So it has been raining since yesterday afternoon. And I'm not talking about a mere shower here and there; I'm talking about a steady, soaking rain. Last night I almost had to pull over to the side of the road and wait for a passing downpour to do its thing on a couple of occasions during the ride home, but I usually don't do that sort of thing, I tend to drive into the middle of storms and make sounds of elation.

Folks have talked about how mild last winter was (we barely got enough snow to say so) and now they realise that this is the price we pay for it. This is the snow we were suppose to get, it's just a little bit late. Mother Nature always wins.

At least we won't be in a draught conditions anytime soon.

The rain isn't bothering me all that much. The only nature related thing that has bothered me in the past week or so is that our lilac bush didn't produce that many flowers this year. I don't know if the late frost in April put a damper on it or what, but the tree that is usually covered in lilacs only produce a few displays here are there on the tree. The ones that did appear smell and look beautiful, though, so I can't complain. The lilac is my favorite flower. It makes me think of my Grandma City.

I think the constant rain has put a damper on the mood at work a little bit, but I'm feeling more like my sunny self today. Making forward progress on work projects is more than important to me, it is exciting to me. It's important to have excitement in my life. It's just the way I'm wired.

The Ostrich On Her Head.

J.P. — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:00:39 +0000

Some days you just have to grin and bear it. Thank the gods that Monday is almost to a close.

The One With The Pictures.

J.P. — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:36:57 +0000

So Earl and I went on a drive on Saturday. Because we both drive the Thruway on a daily basis, it was our mission to travel the Empire State without driving on "New York's Main Street". I'm not a fan of the Thruway. It's not very scenic.

We ended up driving along Lake Ontario between the port city of Oswego and the bigger city of Rochester. I tried following Old Route 104 for a while...

... (U S 104 hasn't existed since 1972 or so) but I got distracted and ended up driving Route 14 to Sodus Point, which I didn't even know existed. From there, we drove along the Lake Ontario shoreline along the appropriately named Lake Road. What a pretty drive! I was so busy driving that I didn't take any photos.

We hit the always popular Eastview Mall to stretch our legs and grab an iced tea at Starbucks. It was busy with a bunch of young girls making clucking and clattering noises.

I don't particularly enjoy the clucking and clattering. After the iced tea and walking the mall, we ended up at Dinosaur BBQ in downtown Rochester, where we were repeatedly asked where the hostess stand was while we waited for our turn to be seated.

Once we were seated and we met the lovely server named Jennifer (she completely rocked), Earl and I looked over the menu. Earl needed an assist...

... yay for the flashlight app on his iPhone!

On the way out of the restaurant I took a photo of the Genesee River simply because I could.

And from there we headed home the back way. There was much rejoicing.

The next day, Earl made a "small salad" for lunch...

... and then later in the day we visited with my Mom for Mother's Day, which was a wonderful experience.

and then on the way home I took a picture of a set of powerlines because I've stared at these powerlines along Interstate 81 since I was a very young tyke. And besides, I'm geeky enough to take photos of powerlines on a regular basis, now that we don't have to pay for film and all.

Repost: Happy Mothers’ Day

J.P. — Sun, 13 May 2012 16:33:58 +0000

Originally posted in 2005, this sums it all up perfectly!
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She's a little whacky. She hears her own drumbeat. All the kids in school wanted her as a chaperone, because she was the cool mom. When we were kids, she could rattle dishes in a two-mile radius when she said "no". She was and is always there to listen. She's always has accepted me as I am, regardless of my age. Yeah, she's pretty neat. Happy Mothers' Day, Mom.

The One About The Sunset.

J.P. — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:42:49 +0000

Right before I woke up this morning I was dreaming about climbing a mountain so I could catch a spectacular shot of a gorgeous sunset with my iPhone. I couldn't get the picture I wanted from wherever I was standing, so I climbed up on a cliff, where there were a lots of people waiting to get the same shot. I remember thinking the sunset was beautiful. I woke up smiling.

This weekend's mission is to climb up on a mountain or cliff and grab a beautiful photo of the sunset with my iPhone. I'll be sure to share with the class when the mission is accomplished.

The One About.

J.P. — Thu, 10 May 2012 16:30:24 +0000

So last night the surf was up on the Internet and I was bombing around from site to site, app to app doing nothing constructive. This usually leads me to YouTube where I watch something that will make me smile. The chosen videos usually have to do with old television shows; I find it a hoot to watch veteran actress Reta Shaw throw herself between Majors Nelson and Healey and scream "Dominate me, boys! I've always wanted to be dominated!"

Anyways, somewhere along the way I found a quiz to test for ADHD. Now, I've been tested for ADHD before and I've always passed with flying colors, so I was interested to see what this little internet gem was going to determine of me. Luckily, there were only six multiple choice questions, so I was able to focus long enough to determine that "ADHD may be likely."

Well, duh.

The thing about ADHD is that it kind of falls into that whole label thing, where I don't want to be a person labeled with ADHD. I just like to thing that these tendencies of mine are just part of that big label called "Me" and I am quite comfortable with that. I can deal with the rest of the stuff. I know what distracts me. I know when I'm going to get stuff done and when I'm not and I adjust my schedule and deadlines accordingly. Earl learned very early on about the way I tick and he's always been patient. There are still a few areas of my life where I could make a sizable adjustment so I could be more productive and less ADHD like, but for the most part I'm getting through just fine and that's alright by me. I don't need a chemical assist to keep things on track. I wish others could be as lucky.

Heh, I have to admit that I was distracted and forgot what this paragraph was going to be. Well, that happens sometimes.