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Nope, the thing above is what happens when you decide to shake out your keyboard. No fooling!
Anyway I wanted to talk about work and unions. You would think that the union would poll employees about major changes being offered. This is something they should do just to assure it's members that there is/isn't something to worry about. But no, our union did what it did and then is surprised when there is a backlash. Totally clueless.
I am off for next couple of days because you have to use a certain amount of vacation days by the end of the vacation year or lose (have them converted into sick days) them. It is not bad having this but I have no plans. I just threw them on after seeing that I had to take off 5 more days and matched a couple with Sweeties vacation. It feels weird to just have days off w/o a real plan. We may do a day trip out on the Island. we sort of have no real destination but we got a car, gas, and good news from our accountant. We actually owe less than we thought we would. Yahoo!!!! Let's stimulate the economy.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Seeing the Light
There are some things that I know are true for me. One is that I am totally in love with Sharon. When she looks at me and I hold her hand, most of the time I can feel my heart beating faster. It is not just the thought that it may lead to more (;-) but how I feel about her. It is love and desire. We have been together for almost 35 years. I met her through her friend Lauretta. I liked her from the start but being young and stupid I thought that she was too young for me at that time. That was April 26th 1974. It was my half birthday and I asked her for a half birthday kiss from her even though I had met her only minutes before. The kiss was as memorable as it was unexpected by her when I leaned in for the kiss and got it. It took a little more than two months before we went on our first date and that was to a 4th of July fireworks display at Valley Streams Fireman's Field. When I had finally asked her out, she did not think I was serious and it was not until a couple of days before the fireworks show when I asked her what time I should pick her up that she realized that I had not been kidding her before. Things sped up but did not become exclusive for about another half year as I went away to college for the first time and did not know how a long distance romance would work out. I guess in my case it held up pretty good even though I did go out with several young ladies at New Paltz.
It is funny how Sharon always said she knew right from the start that she knew that I was the one. She never wavered on that even when we hit some ruff patches as will happen in every good working relationship.
Then the marriage came and I still can remember getting ready for the day. I woke up early to shower and went to the Interfaith Chapel at C.W. Post early. I did not want to take any chance that something would happen like a flat tire or a traffic jam. We made it to the exit off the LIE in record time and stopped to grab a little something to eat at this luncheonette. Larry, Lars, David and I walked in. We must have looked great as we were all in tuxedos. All of them were different colors and bright next to each other.
It was a perfect day, warm but not too warm. Definitely joyful too. From the ceremony we went to the Knights of Columbus Hall on Rockaway Ave. in Valley Stream and had a great time at the reception. When we came out and were introduced for the first time as man and wife I looked to Ray, Sharon's father. We had put on rabbit ears to try and make things lighter because as the preparation had gone on it got more and more serious. When I saw Ray smile and start to laugh there was a great feeling of relief. Later when we left, our car was tagged with cans and shaving cream. As we drove home for the first time as man and wife, people pointed and I still remember hearing some say, "hey look, they just got married". I was so proud and excited. Sharon and I kept looking at each other and smiled and held on to each other.
I don't know why I started writing this but it is a pleasure to relive the happy parts of out life together and I know that this is my version but this IS the way I remember it. I can almost hear Sharon asking me, "but what about this thing and that thing?" My answer is that those are the things that YOU remember and if you have written about the history of us, you should include that in yours.
It is funny how Sharon always said she knew right from the start that she knew that I was the one. She never wavered on that even when we hit some ruff patches as will happen in every good working relationship.
Then the marriage came and I still can remember getting ready for the day. I woke up early to shower and went to the Interfaith Chapel at C.W. Post early. I did not want to take any chance that something would happen like a flat tire or a traffic jam. We made it to the exit off the LIE in record time and stopped to grab a little something to eat at this luncheonette. Larry, Lars, David and I walked in. We must have looked great as we were all in tuxedos. All of them were different colors and bright next to each other.
It was a perfect day, warm but not too warm. Definitely joyful too. From the ceremony we went to the Knights of Columbus Hall on Rockaway Ave. in Valley Stream and had a great time at the reception. When we came out and were introduced for the first time as man and wife I looked to Ray, Sharon's father. We had put on rabbit ears to try and make things lighter because as the preparation had gone on it got more and more serious. When I saw Ray smile and start to laugh there was a great feeling of relief. Later when we left, our car was tagged with cans and shaving cream. As we drove home for the first time as man and wife, people pointed and I still remember hearing some say, "hey look, they just got married". I was so proud and excited. Sharon and I kept looking at each other and smiled and held on to each other.
I don't know why I started writing this but it is a pleasure to relive the happy parts of out life together and I know that this is my version but this IS the way I remember it. I can almost hear Sharon asking me, "but what about this thing and that thing?" My answer is that those are the things that YOU remember and if you have written about the history of us, you should include that in yours.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
New Month (a little late)
I wonder if it is called March because it just seems to march on and on and on. The winter just does not seem to want to go away. I know in my heart that it will be gone soon, but not soon enough for me.
I am tired. I mean really really tired. Sleep is not enough and the good to bad weather ratio is just not working for me. I can't dress right for work because the temperature in my section of the library SUCKS. I am a Young Adult librarian and the Fahrenheit hovers around 80 degrees. That is not as bad as the Children's room which as reached almost 90 degrees several times in the last 2 weeks. Ya go to other parts of the library and it is only in the 60 degree range. Slightly psychotic.
I have been reading a bunch of books recently and I got to say that there is a lot of good shit out there. I have been reading non-fiction, historical fiction, reference type stuff and most of it is good.
I know that the posts I have put up have mostly indicated that I love running but reading has been a life long passion. When I was younger, I guess you could say that I was a free spirit, hippy wanna be. As wacky as I got there was one consistent thing in my life and that was books. My dad always said that he knew that I would be OK because of my reading addiction. Not a big surprise then that I became a librarian I guess.
I love to ramble all over the place sometimes and this is one of them. I think I will just hit Publish Post and fill out the rest of the crap latter.
I DO think that at some point soon I will start a list of books I think are great along with authors in general that you can pick up anything they have written and be happy and satisfied.
I am tired. I mean really really tired. Sleep is not enough and the good to bad weather ratio is just not working for me. I can't dress right for work because the temperature in my section of the library SUCKS. I am a Young Adult librarian and the Fahrenheit hovers around 80 degrees. That is not as bad as the Children's room which as reached almost 90 degrees several times in the last 2 weeks. Ya go to other parts of the library and it is only in the 60 degree range. Slightly psychotic.
I have been reading a bunch of books recently and I got to say that there is a lot of good shit out there. I have been reading non-fiction, historical fiction, reference type stuff and most of it is good.
I know that the posts I have put up have mostly indicated that I love running but reading has been a life long passion. When I was younger, I guess you could say that I was a free spirit, hippy wanna be. As wacky as I got there was one consistent thing in my life and that was books. My dad always said that he knew that I would be OK because of my reading addiction. Not a big surprise then that I became a librarian I guess.
I love to ramble all over the place sometimes and this is one of them. I think I will just hit Publish Post and fill out the rest of the crap latter.
I DO think that at some point soon I will start a list of books I think are great along with authors in general that you can pick up anything they have written and be happy and satisfied.
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