It's nice to know I will be missed

I never have thought about how many of the same customers I have been dealing with all these years. Since the news of me leaving mid July has started to come out I have had so many "well wishes" and "good lucks". Just in the short time that the news has been out I have lost count of how many customer's have said I will be missed. And also some of the other people I deal with in town daily. I even had a customer want to know where we were registered so that she could go and buy us a wedding gift. Now how nice is that? It feels good to know that I will be missed and it feels better to know that I am wanted even more in another place.

Big Changes

Wow it has been a really long time since I posted anything. Many of you know I have allot of big changes getting ready to happen in my life.

We are almost at the one month point until I get married. The wedding is set for July 17th in Gatlinburg TN. And a one week honeymoon to follow in Pigeon Forge at a Majestic Mountain Vacations Cabin Or at least they call these places cabins I am not so sure they should be called cabins. More like a self contained resort ie. the one we are staying in has a pool right in the cabin.

As if the marriage was not enough after we are married I am moving about 650 miles away from my hometown and my folks to Georgia. We will be living in Griffin Georgia depending on where I get work that may or may not change.

Speaking of work the biggest stressful factor in all these changes is the fact that I am moving so far away and will be unemployed. I gave my boss / friend (I have worked for him for about 12 years now) notice about a month ago so he would have time to make changes if he needed too. But I am walking away from a perfectly good job that for the most part I like. The last time I walked away from a job and did not have another one lined up I was about 24 years old I believe. Yes it is true my new wife will be working and I am sure we will be ok if I am with out work for a little while. However from a mans point of view it is very emasculating to think that my savings may run out before I find work and I might have to depend on my new wife for support. My hope is I will not be with out work of some type for more then a month. I remember my days of flipping burgers and I am sure my wrist can still handle that type of work if that's what I have to do. But in this great economy we have you never know.

On the bright side of things I will be spending allot more time with the woman I love and her son. We have a beautiful little house with a HUGE yard for me to take care of. I am sure her dad will be glad to see me get down there so he can let me do the grass mowing and stop doing it himself.

I am pretty well stressed and feeling overwhelmed but I am also looking forward to getting on with a "family life" at almost 40 years old I never realized how much I wanted a family I must say I like the thought of it and am looking forward to it with excitement!

I'm out for now I will keep you posted how things are going!

Dan

So The Question Is....

Now that this huge "entitlement" health care bill is passed. I have a question or two and an observation. How is this bill now that it is passed going to immediately help me to pay my health insurance premiums that I pay every month? And how is this bill going to keep my health insurance premiums from going up another 35% next year and the year after like they did last year?

The answer that I have come up with after all my reading is this........ It won't help me pay my insurance premiums. because here is a news flash for allot people if you work for a company that employees fewer then 50 people THEY STILL DON'T HAVE TO PROVIDE HEALTH INSURANCE!

Second there is nothing in the bill to limit cost!

So once again thanks for nothing! I hope I am wrong but only time will tell!

Warrning Political Post

Sorry I can't go with out saying something about all this health care mess. So this is a political post so if you don't want to read it turn off your computer and walk away.

Ask your self this question:

Why would the Senate want to try and pass some kind of health care bill with out voting on it? And that's all I am going to say about it you make up your own mind as to if passing this kind of thing with out a vote is right or wrong....

Interventions

Ok I am sure I will step on some toes with this post but hey it been bugging me for some time and I feel like I need to talk about it. I have been watching this A & E show "Intervention" From the shows web site:

Intervention™ is a powerful and gripping television series in which people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. The Intervention Television series profiles people whose dependencies on drugs and alcohol or other compulsive behavior has brought them to a point of personal crisis and estranged them from their friends and loved ones.

Most people know that I have a long standing hatred of anything to do with therapist, Physiology, or anything where you pay some pinhead that sits behind a desk to listen to you and then to tell you what is wrong with you and how to fix it.

But with all that said for some reason I have gotten hooked on this show I watch it every week with out fail. But you know what I am watching for? I am watching because at the end of each show they tell a little bit about how the person is doing after there 90 day treatment program or what ever the case maybe. AND GUESS WHAT!!!! I have not seen one person yet that has not had a relapse or gotten a divorce. It is insane! if a regular doctor had that kind of failure rate they would not be able to practice anymore!!! My therapy is being able to vent on this blog sometimes and hey guess what its FREE!

Anyway can you tell I just watched the show tonight? I guess if it works for you great..... But I would love to hear a happy ending to one of these stupid shows just once! And no a happy ending does not include a relapse or getting a divorce or not speaking to the rest of your family!