Another Opinion Among Many

A few days ago, Lorelle Van Fossen wrote an article for the Blog Herald, entitled Blogging Jobs: How Much Are Bloggers Paid to Blog? Lorelle, in her tireless and complete style, has tabluated and shown how much a blogger has to work to make a decent living at blogging.  Its eye opening when you see how many $5 posts you’d have to do to earn a decent annual income.  I could see early on that this was not going to be a serious money maker for me, so that is why I didn’t get started in the whole mess with paid posting.  Too much work for too little return.  I have gotten much more value out of the time I have spent with my family instead of in front of a screen churning out crap that I didn’t mean about a product that I’ve never used.

Read Lorelle’s article.  If you take it to heart and choose to be paid to write - what you’re worth - then you can help improve the situation for everyone.  176 words.  Hmmm.

Wow, its climbing up there in temperature.  Yesterday was so muggy and warm that I didn’t think that I was going to see it cool down in oru apartment.  Today’s forecast is a humid 30°C and it seems that it might be there.

Unfortunately, the air conditioning in our building here at work seems to have an inverse relationship with the outside temperature.  The hotter it gets outside, the colder it gets in here.  I’ve just put on my sweater to stave off the shivers for the rest of the day.  Anybody else in this situation where they have to take their jacket or sweater to work when it blazing hot outside?

So, you have been granted Power of Attorney over someone’s affairs or named as Executor of an Estate.  Why is it that you think that everybody that you call on the phone will magically know this? Why do you get all excited and in a huff when its pointed out that you will have to send that document to the company that you’re trying to do stuff with? I mean, really! What makes you think that any company would release private information to you without proof that they could do so?

Relax! Don’t let anyone pee in your corn fklakes any more.  Take a moment and give your head a shake.  When you’re politely provided with a reasonable solution for your unreasonable demand, just take the advise and DO IT.  Your stomach will thank you and the antacid companies can relax their production lines a bit.

We know that its likely an emotional time for you.  That is why you’ll always be provided a solution to your problem.  Sorry for your troubles, but remember…we’;ll protect your information just as vigilantly.

This is why I don’t talk about my workplace.  It is also why I don’t use my work email for anything except work or communicating with my wife when at work (and only if necessary).

I don’t know why people don’t believe me when I say that your online presence could determine whether or not you get a job or keep it.

Wow! I could feel it come on last night, creeping up on me. I had no where to hide. Whammo! I got sick! My mom had told me that everyone was sick back home and to expect to take it back with me.

Well, I did. I’ve been up every hour all night. This morning, I’d just love to step out of my skin, as its just crawling. Should I attempt to go to work? Sure, what the hell!

Last week was spring break for New Brunswick schools.  So, our kids were home with little on their minds.  Thankfully, their grandma took them for two days and they had a great time with her.  I took Monday and Friday off, so I had a three day work week.  So, now I’ve got to get geared back up for a whole week of work before the weekend.  Man, if it snows or gets icy one more time, I might be out of luck for getting out of the apartment:

I don’t know what it is, but I can’t seem to get motivated to stay concentrated with work lately.  Its not really that anybody would know the difference, but I seem to have this urgency to get away.  Perhaps its just time for a vacation.  Perhaps its because I have a week scheduled for vacation in about a month and I can’t wait for it.

Perhaps its because I am dirt poor and could lose what’s left at a whim of some “power that be”.  Perhaps its because my car died after I sunk too much into it.  Perhaps its because I’m just stressed.

Perhaps its because I’m JUST TIRED OF ANSWERING THE SAME 3 QUESTIONS! If you can read the total on your bill, why not read the REST OF IT!!!!!!

There.  I feel better.  Time for some Ray…