No more thinly-veiled references
Wednesday, 23. April 2008, 19:31:55
A few random thoughts on a Wednesday afternoon...
Hey, thanks for coming by. How are you today? Good? Great? Fantastic?! I hope so. Personally, I'm in a pretty decent mood, as after tomorrow I'll be enjoying a day or two off from work. You know how things are - we all look forward to the sweet relief of the weekend (in whatever form it may take).
Okay, so let's just go ahead and get it out into the open: Yesterday marked four weeks to the day since my longtime girlfriend and I split up. This is not a plea for sympathy or a ploy for attention; rather, I'm simply trying to be honest about what's going on because, obviously, this event has ramifications for my life and the lives of those friends and family members whom I haven't managed to chase away over the years (yet).
I'm not going to say anything else on the matter, as I don't feel that it's appropriate to continue this discussion at the present time or in this particular format. Long story short, if I seem a bit distracted at times, well, now you know exactly why.
Abraham Lincoln said, "I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me." This quote features a combination of wisdom and humility which is typically a difficult balancing act to pull off - one of the many things I admire about old Abe. Would that I could possess and exhibit said qualities with such ease, but alas, it appears I will have to make do with my sense of humor for now. Some might say I am lacking even that...
At any rate, I should probably get going; however, I am grateful to you for reading through this nonsense. Here's wishing everyone a fun-filled remainder of the workweek, and of course I hope to hear from you soon. Have a nice day, and I shall return in due time...or post-haste, I'm not sure which. It really depends.
See you later.
- John
Hey, thanks for coming by. How are you today? Good? Great? Fantastic?! I hope so. Personally, I'm in a pretty decent mood, as after tomorrow I'll be enjoying a day or two off from work. You know how things are - we all look forward to the sweet relief of the weekend (in whatever form it may take).
Okay, so let's just go ahead and get it out into the open: Yesterday marked four weeks to the day since my longtime girlfriend and I split up. This is not a plea for sympathy or a ploy for attention; rather, I'm simply trying to be honest about what's going on because, obviously, this event has ramifications for my life and the lives of those friends and family members whom I haven't managed to chase away over the years (yet).
I'm not going to say anything else on the matter, as I don't feel that it's appropriate to continue this discussion at the present time or in this particular format. Long story short, if I seem a bit distracted at times, well, now you know exactly why.
Abraham Lincoln said, "I claim not to have controlled events, but confess plainly that events have controlled me." This quote features a combination of wisdom and humility which is typically a difficult balancing act to pull off - one of the many things I admire about old Abe. Would that I could possess and exhibit said qualities with such ease, but alas, it appears I will have to make do with my sense of humor for now. Some might say I am lacking even that...
At any rate, I should probably get going; however, I am grateful to you for reading through this nonsense. Here's wishing everyone a fun-filled remainder of the workweek, and of course I hope to hear from you soon. Have a nice day, and I shall return in due time...or post-haste, I'm not sure which. It really depends.
See you later.
- John
