Turn or Burn

My world has been rocked this week. I found out about a scandal at my workplace. It is really bothering me. If the allegations are true, this individual did some pretty “Immoral” stuff. This is my question: Do we have to have a God to behave morally? It seems to me that morality and spirituality […]

Attitude Adjustment

Denial is an interesting phenomenon. After getting my annual review, I was really pissed off that I got dinged for being hostile and abrasive. My reaction was the same as it has always been: Yes, I lose my temper every now and then; but it is no worse than other managers in the organization. Why […]

Fun with the Apocalypse

Who said the end of the world would not be fun. According to people at my parents’ church, Barack Obama is the anti-Christ. Thank goodness! All of the other anti-Christs from my childhood were so mean. Henry Kissinger was kind of grumpy. Nixon was too evil. Clinton was too messy (especially on blue […]

And the winner is…

So I really intended to write about politics today. Then I read a friends blog. Someone who commented on his entry made a comment that I have heard all my life. For the sake of argument, I will boil down the sentiment being expressed: God is a Republican. I think I have been fairly honest […]

The Ick Factor…rated G for Gross

Halloween was great…blah blah blah. So this morning, I was doing the “procedure” with my spawn, when the catheter came out of his rear. This is a bad thing. Trust me. One word sums it up spray. Sooooo I was a little grossed out (trust me on this…I am not easily grossed out). […]

Mindless Rant

I am confused!!! I am the lead test engineer on a couple of projects at work. The one currently in focus is going to employ a team of 3 testers for a year. My budget is $343,650 for the whole enchilada (salaries, benefits and overhead). Before I am allowed to spend any […]

I Strongly Believe

I had a friend my first year of college that prefaced almost every statement with, “I strongly believe.” The older I get the less this sentiment resonates with me. In my twenties, I was dogmatic about a lot of things. Chief among my strong beliefs were my views on faith and politics. On both points, […]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

OK, here is the monster who has been vexing me all of vacation. I finally passed the kidney stone…Saturday…3 hours before checkout. Look at this beast! It has a barb! I should not complain. I had decent pain meds. I was able to enjoy most of my vacation. Although I […]

Would you buy a used car from this man?

I have always been a square peg in the round hole of faith. If I lived 1000 years ago I would be burned at the stake. That is OK, I like barbeque. Yesterday I got an email from a customer who works at a Christian University in Lakeland Florida (yes, that one). […]

On Fecal Residue and the Fate of Humanity

One of my all time pet peeves is guys who do not wash their hands after going to the toilet. It ticks me off that after I have washed my hands, I have to touch a door handle that some cretin has left his crap remnants on. WASH YOUR FRIGGIN’ HANDS! On the […]