TMI Tuesday #193

1. How many speeding tickets have you had? I use to get one about every 6 months, but it has been awhile. Now I seem to get tickets for running stoplights with those video camera recording devices. Fucking big brother..... Accidents? Two while in college (not my fault), 4 or 5 in the last 25 years,

2. Boxers, briefs or commando? Depends on my mood.

3. Have you ever had sex in your office or your place of employment? Yes

4. Do you or your so own a motorcycle? Do you ever ride one? Do you wear a helmet when you ride? I dont do motorcycles anymore. I use to do the mini-bike thing when i was a kid, but learned pretty quickly that, with my limited field of vision, I need all the protection I can get around me and bikes just dont offer that.

5. Ever been skinny dipping? Yes and got caught

Bonus: Ever been arrested? Turned someone in/had someone arrested? No to the first part, and depending on how the stepdaughter and SH1 do in the coming week, that second part might be on the very near horizon.

THe Week/Weekend In Review - Part 1

Wow, is it Monday again?

Last week seemed like it lasted forever, but now it is finally over.

Monday - My son, who was at scout camp, celebrated his 11th birthday. Being the good dad, I took the afternoon off and drove to Camp and brought the boys cake and ice cream to help him celebrate. He was very appreciative, but was also very upset that I wasn't planning on staying the night at camp with him. I had previously told him that I would be down on Thursday to spend the remainder of the week with him. He cried, but finally accepted the fact that he would be OK without me.

Tuesday/Wednesday - WORK WORK WORK

Thursday - Got up early, packed the truck and headed to scout camp. I arrived about 1030 and the boys were still at their classes. Settled in and immediately began to sweat. IT is 95 degrees in the frigging shade and not a breeze in sight. On top of that, the ticks are so bad that they are falling from the trees like raindrops. The day was spent sitting under what little shade was available and drinking lots of water. Parents came down in the evening for a visit and the Order of the Arrow ceremony. Got to listen to the ex bitch about how long it took to drive down and how many times my daughter complained about being hungry.

Friday- Another day at camp.... still hot, still lots of bugs.

Saturday - We left camp. The good thing is that we got things packed up and cleaned up so that we were out the door by 930. Arrived home and the daughter immediately threwing a fucking fit about not wanting to come home with me for the weekend, like she was suppose to. I am getting so tired of ungrateful children, always ME ME ME.....

She finally calmed down after about an hour of screaming and then falling asleep. L and I were trying to get things together for the b-day party for the stepdaughter and seemingly disagreeing on everything. On top of that, the stepdaughter and SH1 went out Friday night and got shitfaced and then slept till noon. Guess who ended up watching the little bastard....

It was hot, the kids were crabby, I was crabby and tired, you can guess where this is going...... Part two tomorrow.

TMI Tuesday #192

1. Would you stay in a loveless relationship for the amazing sex? No, I have found the without the love, there really isnt amazing sex.

2. If you could only have one, which would you choose: love that lasts forever or great, body numbing sex? I want them both and have them now. Not planning on giving either of them up.

3. Looking back at your past loves, which one should you have married/taken back and who should you have tossed earlier than you did? I should have realized some of my previous relationships were based only on sex and lust and not true love. I also should have realized and trusted that I could find someone who truly loved and desired me and not stayed on in the relationship out of a misguided sense of being alone.

4. if you had one last fuck in you where, how and who would you “give it” to? Not sure.....LOL L and I both have our "TO DO LIST". Those people who, if we ever got the chance we would have a free pass. But realistically, it would be L.

5. Which is more important sex, money, love and happiness? (and no, you can’t pick’em all) This sounds totally shallow and not at all like me, but I would say money. Money can buy you happiness, or at least help you enjoy life more. Money can buy you sex obviously. As for money buying you love, I doubt that can really be the case, but I am sure there is someone out who could attest to it. Sorry the scientist in me looking for the most practical and pragmatic answer.


Happy TMI!!

Traveling for Work

Well it has been a long week here in Chicago and I am still not done.

I use to relish traveling for work. The chance to see new place, sights, eat and experience new food, people watch, etc. Granted, my profession hasn't typically granted me the opportunity to travel to the worlds hot spots, but I have seen my fair share of the country.

Typically, and when I say that, I mean in my previous employment positions, I would be in a rural area or on the outskirts of the bigger cities. Typically, my time was spent drilling holes, collecting samples, observing or auditing the environmental aspects of a business or property. My people watching usually was limited to the locals in the area, the employees of the business, and if it was a gas station, the occasional customer. Food experiences were usually whatever chain restaurant was in the area. This was primarily due to the limited expense account that my tight ass bosses would restrict us to. Sightseeing was rarely ever an option, unless we were required to stay over the weekend and into the next week. Lets face it, there ain't alot to see and do in Dubuque, Iowa or Sioux Falls, SD.

When my career took a turn the end of 2007, I was given an opportunity to expand my horizons and see some thing, do things, and experience the better side of work-related travel. Don't get me wrong, I still have budget constraints, but I don't have to stay in Super 8 or Motel 6's anymore. I get a decent amount of money for meals and incidentals, and typically, I am staying in the heart of the downtown area. This does have it's drawbacks, since I am typically limited to mass transit and not allowed to have a car for my own transportation. But we all have to make sacrifices.

This week has been somewhat of the exception to the norm, lately. I am stuck in downtown Chicago with little opportunity to explore. Admittedly, this is my own fault, since I am nursing a bum foot (blister) that has caused me alot of trouble getting to and from the office from the hotel. I have friends in Chicago that I would love to see, but they all live in the burbs and some have plans for this week in the evenings. A 2 hour train ride for an hour visit is not really worth the trouble.

So I sit in the hotel, watch TV, chat online and the phone and make the best of it. The phone calls have been a welcome respite to the mundane. THANK YOU (you know who you are). I had dinner with my ex brother in law ( he was married to my ex's sister) last night, who drove in from the burbs. It was nice to see him, but damn the man has problems. I honestly don't know how he is getting by. Two houses, been out of work since March, no prospects for employment. It sucks to be him. Oh well, he seems much happier than I remember him being. I guess he has decided to not worry about stuff anymore and just take it as it comes.

Tomorrow is my last day in town and I will be so glad to get back home. Not sure if I will be able to post before next week, so if I don't; Y'all have a good weekend.

TMI Tuesdays # 191

Have you ever

1. been married? Yes

2. been divorced? been remarried? Yes and Yes

3. had sex at a wedding reception? No, but I wish I could be so lucky.

4. had sex with someone you first met at a wedding or wedding reception? No, again, if I could be so lucky, although at the first wedding I went to with L, I did get to bang the mother of the groom....(it was her son's wedding)

5. given a a toast to the bride and groom? Yes, but i was too drunk to remember it afterwards.

Bonus (as in optional): What is the funniest thing you've seen or done at a wedding? One of the groomsmen, walking across a raised dais to his seat and just walking right off the end of it with a plate of food. He didn't get hurt, but it was a classic move.

Bonus II (as in optional): What is the best toast for the wedding couples? Congratulations to K and J.. LETS FEED. The author of that bit of wisdom is now a practicing physician. Scary.....

SWEET HOME CHICAGO

At least for this week. I am working from our downtown Chicago office this week, covering for my ex-boss, who resigned a few weeks back.

Got in last night and still getting acclimated to the place. Probably going to be sporadic posts this week, but if anyone who reads this is from this area; drop me a note with tips, suggestions of things to do, or just let me know if you want to grab a beer or two or three....

Finally Friday

The end of a long and relatively uneventful week....FINALLY.

It has been quiet at both work and home with very slight momentary lapses into chaos, usually attributed to the grandson or my kids.

L's new job is going well, although i do miss our daily email conversations. Typically, we would exchange 10-20 emails daily, conversing back and forth about anything and everything. Sometimes the email exchange would escalate into an argument, at which point one of us would just say, enough and end the conversation by not responding anymore.

Her new job keeps her so busy that she barely has time to send me a one line email. She is grateful for being so busy and she has already impressed the hell out of her bosses for being so efficient in her duties. But she only gets 1/2 hour for lunch, and limited time to email, so we are both kind of going through withdrawals for not being able to stay in touch as much as we use to.

This will only be compounded next week when I am in Chicago and not able to be in touch with her until either early in the mornings or in the evenings.

Weekend is shaping up to be another busy one with my kids. My son's birthday is coming up in another week, so to provide equal representation on the b-day party front, we are having his party tomorrow afternoon. Not much, other than family, food, and presents. He will actually be at Boy Scout Camp on his birthday and I am planning on driving down with a cake and ice cream to surprise him and his troop.

Between baseball, b-day party, packing, mowing, laundry, and all the other shit that usually crops up on the weekends, I may not getting any sleep until Sunday night. Maybe going to Chicago is a blessing in disguise......Nah, just a chance for me to catch up on my sleep.

Have a great weekend all........