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So I'm kind of annoyed that they world didn't in fact end on Friday. I mean you would think with all the fuss made, it would have actually happened. The impending doomsday myth was splashed all over the news, all over TV and gabbed about over the proverbial water cooler. What is so amazing about it all is that people actually believed it would happen. Says a lot about the world we live in today. Fear sits in the cracks of our collective psyche. It's pretty sad actually but that is what the over abundance of technology has given us. We are over saturated with stories of doom and gloom. I have started to turn the channel when I see a tragedy because all it does is makes me anxious and nervous that it will happen to me. On this eve of Christmas I in no way want to feel stressed out and worried. I really have no big plans this Christmas. I guess once you stop being a kid and you don't have kids of your own, Christmas is a very different holiday. It is nice to spend time wit...

The thing that is on everyone's minds this week is of course the horrific shooting of 20 innocent children at a Connecticut elementary school. Since it happened a few short days ago, I've been feeling a mix of emotions: sadness, fear, anger and disgust to name a few. I think what bothers me the most about this shooting is of course the poor babies that had their life taken so soon but also its the fear and lost of trust I think we all feel now. This event is shocking yes but unfortunately nothing new. We just have to look at the holocaust to remind ourselves that children have been killed before for unimaginable reasons. A look back through history shows us that the innocent often suffer the brunt of psychopaths. How many wives and countless others that dared to disagree with him did Henry VIII send to the guillotine? How many slaves were lynched because someone didn't like their skin color? How many civilians died brutal deaths because there were in the path of wars? Murde...

Last night sitting in the glow of our tiny Christmas tree, I got homesick.  Not homesick for now but for when I was a little kid. Of course I miss my friends and family a little more around this time of year but last night I found myself transported back to Christmas's when I was young. There is something about multicolored lights on an evergreen that instantly brings me back home. Some of my clearest and fondest memories are of decorating the tree with my parents, watching corny Christmas shows on TV after getting home from school,  and filling stockings on Christmas Eve while we ate Chinese food and watched George Baily be railroaded by everyone he loved. Christmas is perhaps the most nostalgic time of year and I find myself trying to recreate the traditions of my past with my husband, We went to a lot and picked out a real tree this year and that woodsy, homey pine smell hit my nose and brought me to all of those times my Dad and I went tree hunting. I also want to have new...

It's official. I'm on the job hunt again. But didn't you just find a job not that long ago you ask? Why yes, I say I've been at this job for a tad over a year. Why are you looking to leave? You ask curiously. It has gone to hell, I answer with disgust. You may think I'm exaggerating because I have a penchant for doing that, but really I'm not. I offer proof: all  of the full time employees got a pay cut and the part time people got hours cut. If that wasn't enough, it is empty every night. Most nights lately I stand around looking dumb. Also, I had a little issue with another employee. I won't get into that but lets just say that I've never been one to take any shit no matter who you are. Today I sat at home for the third day in a row because I got a call to stay home from work. I tried to fight it but to no avail. I guess I just have to face facts: its back to square one. Well not really. This job did give me the necessary experience to find what I...