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jon f. ellis

thinking forward and now

Posts tagged with "being humble"

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I worked late until to try to fix this bug in the system. NO worries, just miss 2 days of work and an overtime opportunity, sick from this bug everyone has or has had, and you get to come to work like me and try to fix stuff that went wrong. The best part of the day is the ride home.

7:30, quick ride to the train station. Caught the only ontime train. All other trains in Philly were messed up with electrical storm problems or flodding. Superthunderstorms, lighting striking the tracks and major boomage. Exciting ride. I'm sitting next to the conductor and alarms are going off like crazy. Seems like traindriver's in a hurry. I sleep for while like a veteran, and this is only like my 21st day on the train. My body can feel the descent down under into under Philadelphia. You alwasy pass an abandonded station, coming in and out. The rookies always flinch, but the vets know to wait a minute after the announcement. Market Station!

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