So I go to this job interview

She asks me, "what kind of job do you want". I told her; she screamed; kicked me out. I guess I misunderstood her. I mean, it was a fan manufacturer, right?

Flowers For Algernon

While I am not through reading it, it is the book I am reading now. I saw the sad play and have had the book for a long while, never reading it. It is a sad book, only hints at some flashes of humor from real life perspectives, but as a whole, a journey of sadness. I think that is why I am not running through it. After my friends having hellish weeks, stress in my own life, I am not keen on getting lower through literature.

free book for review

I was offered and got a free Fort Wayne book. It is quite nice, mostly chronologically arranged detailing, in photographs, the "evolution" as it were of Fort Wayne. I would suggest anyone interested in Fort Wayne's history to Historic Photos of Fort Wayne. There is not a whole lot of text, but well worth your while to read.

but thine is black

My sister called, and one small feature to not working full time at my in-town job is that I could help her out. She was thinking of buying a Dodge Intrepid, 1999, like mine. Well, it was much cheaper, but lacked some of the amenities mine has as well as some interior structure wear and tear. In all, I think that she didn't get a bad deal from the company. The only real -- now, problem was the breaks. While they didn't squeal, they seemed weak. She bought the car today and took it to another place to fix the brakes. Only now do I think, "have it's memory erased, then it will be over; it will be ours ..." +

+ Star Wars: New Hope

eyebrow raised, other twitching

It was a stressful weekend -- my anger boiling to a point of wanting to act out, so I walked about 3 hours. I walked in areas where I have never been and saw a few neat things, but mostly just thought and felt. I startled two rabbits from their creek-side burrows Apart from them, the birds, and one cat, I saw nothing of much interest. I did see some very-well hidden businesses that would not be seen by local passerbys as they were off a side street and lacked very large signs. One street had wonderfully lazy road crews tar and gravel the road without removing the manhole covers, so -- they are permanently fixed. Smart, really smart.

The next day, still frustrated as the problem didn't go away really, I walked about 3 some miles and saw a curious raccoon, bewildered by my intrusion, but slowly crawled away into a "safer" spot -- a cover under a bridge. I did not have my camera, but with my slow movements likely put less stress on the animal as I backed up a bit then walked away from it. It looked at me as if I were about to scold it.

-- to protect identity, no gender terms are intentionally used --

When I got back I got a call from my friend. She had sad, bad news. Another friend at work, kid, had too much stress and lost it at work, hyperventilating that person went to hospital. That person was discharged the same night. I drove up (to another city) to see that the patient was already gone. I am happy that person got to leave.

My friend who called, reporting this, also had a hell of a weekend. In all -- my stress and anger are ill-suited for my minimal stress. Others, well-deserving a reprieve were granted none. In perspective -- I wish I had carried their load -- their hell with me as I walked. My feet, smearing the mud of wasted and of ill with each step -- eventually empty of most of my load.