Monthly Archives: February 2009

My wonderful husband and I met at work.  The company had gone on an ill-advised spending spree without any increase in revenue.  Sounds like the government, but in this case, earn or perish, they had no license to print money, so none of our vendors would provide any materials to us without cash. Bob worked for me as Purchasing Manager.  He was an oily type, but reasonably competent in his work.  We had to have a check ready at receiving any time a delivery came to the door.  Add in massive layoff, and our morale dipped to the nadir. Bob …

I wish life were easy. I wish it for me. I wish it for my loved ones. I even wish it for my enemies. It might make them less hateful. But it isn’t. The tough things in life have the deepest impact. Good. Bad. Either way. It’s easy to sit back and observe the difficulty of another’s life picking and choosing what should stay or go. The effort isn’t mine. I won’t pay that cost. The fallout won’t settle on me. In teaching my wonderful son about the bible, he is often dismayed at the behavior of people. It’s easy …

So I’m busy ranting at my credit card company this morning when my wonderful son walks in to rub my shoulders. He does this often. Yes, I trained him well. Anyway, he’s been sick all week, but feeling much perkier today. The shoulder rub was to soften me up, as he was angling for some waffles. Unless Eggo delivered, he didn’t have a shot. It hit me, though, how often I let the messy details of life dampen my mood, steal my time, and pinch my joy. I don’t know why I wear some of the things I do. When …

I was wondering what to write about today, until I opened my credit card statement.  I can’t rest until it’s reconciled.  It’s a blessing and, well, you know. I had a monthly service that I cancelled in May 2008.  They had taken to ignoring my emails before that time, but I sent a cancellation notice.  I tried to use their on-line cancellation feature, but it didn’t work.  What a surprise. They  didn’t bill me in June, so I thought all was good.  But they billed me in July. Twice. I dutifully sent my dispute letter to my credit card company, …