Man Hits Father of Autistic Child

So.....is this what they mean by "candidate for anger management"?


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Backyard Tourism

I'm a fan of backyard tourism.... especially if you live somewhere (marginally) tropical. It's important to keep in mind that people from far and wide spend years saving their pennies just so they can enjoy the scenery that I'm fortunate enough to wake up to everyday. So rather than look elsewhere to spend my time, I've been taking lots of weekend trips lately. Sometimes all you need is a few hours to escape, unwind, soak up the sun and enjoy the breeze. When Monday rolls around, you feel completely refreshed! The first picture (the tree-lined street) is Royal Poinciana Way, which is the main street entering Palm Beach, Fla. The other pics are of Juno Beach and Ocean Blvd.

Four Score and 7 years ago....

That title doesn't really mean much- I was just thinking of something random, yet patriotic, to start this blog entry off right. Well it's the 4th of July (or Independence Day as it were) and I'm home, relaxing. Had a nice family day- that was great and I'm looking forward to hours of sheer lazines to start my week off. Monday was an optional day off at my company. Can't believe people actually chose to work tomorrow. Silly people. I for one will be sleeping until mid morning- early afternoon. No other plans for tomorrow except, perhaps, doing some much needed bonding with my TV. Yes, unapologetically lazy is what I will be tomorrow.

I think I put off getting a new phone for the sheer fact that I don't have time to LEARN how to use it! The fact is, the more I put it off, the more advance these phones have become. But I gave in and I'm retiring my old EnV (I never liked that phone, anyway) and I'm getting this one I'll give myself at least a month to figure it all out.

Change...

...it's not always easy at first. But it sure feels good when you've finally gotten used to it!

Motivation...You can do it!

I did join the gym afterall. It's great to get back into a routine again. After a week of 'pumping iron' :), I feel so much more refreshed and alert. I haven't been feeling particularly tired or stressed, just feeling a little 'lazy'. And lazy is never good! Speaking of the gym- that reminds me...I really hate those keycard memberships. Just this week, I had 3 people tell me that they also work out at the same gym. It took me a second to figure out how they knew which gym I went to...Anyway, I'm off to flatten my abs. This should be fun.

The world's going to end...

...eventually. But in the meantime, there are enough weird things that are happening to speed the process up. I'm not talking about a natural disaster, a plane crash, or anything of that magnitude. I'm referring to something a little closer to home. To be specific, I'm referring to how some people 'are'. I find it really interesting and slightly disturbing, to watch as people go through personality changes. You know, like one minute you know someone then "poof" they morph into something else. Even more peculiar when mutual friends make the same observation. Makes you wonder how much effort does it take to pretend to be something that they're not? Isn't it a waste of energy to put on a show just to garner the approval of others? Does the word 'humility' mean anything to this person anymore? Has it ever meant anything to them? Hmmm....shameful and embarrassing are the only words that I can think of that would sum up much of the behavior I've seen come from this individual. But, like discipling a small child, we should continue to ignore those 'undesirable' behaviors and give attention to the positive ones, only.

I can boldly say, given my profession, I am a very good judge of character and an even better judge of spotting phoniness when it makes itself known. It's probably best to just ignore the negative and encourage the positive out of this person. Annoying? Sure, but it's even sadder to see how delusional they are. Maybe one day, they'll come back to reality. But in the meantime, it was nice knowing them when they were 'real'.