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Breanna makes want to be a better person

Just knowing her and seeing how warm and gentle she is with everyone makes me want to be a better person.  A friend of mine sent me an email that really hit home with me.  It really made me stop and think and try to see who others see me as and if I see myself the same way.  Here’s what she sent:

We judge others by their actions, but we judge ourselves by our intentions.

Yes, you meant to help someone with a project, you intended to give charity, you were planning on inviting your friends over for dinner, but if you didn’t do it, in their minds you had no intention, and you are judged as such. So start correcting this error. If you intend to do something – DO IT. Don’t procrastinate, don’t delay. Stop making excuses. You want to improve yourself, get out of your own way.

Now find someone you completely trust, who has your interest at heart and who can give you constructive criticism. It is often better for a friend to be this person than a spouse. And tell the person to try to remove personal bias (of how you may have hurt them or been inconsiderate). It has to be coming from a place of true concern for you. Ask them to let you know how they see you. Start with one area. Don’t take on your whole life at one time.

What you may realize is that you may not be perceived the way you perceive yourself. So work on correcting the balance and you will immediately feel more content and balanced inside. You can start changing your life for the better by starting to Think, Act and Speak differently!

It’s funny how my friend sent me this when I had already been thinking about the person I am verses the person I want to be.  It’s something each and everyone of us should do from time to time.  Take a good long hard look in the mirror and really try and see who you are and not just who you think you are.  It’s not easy either but I’m trying to be a better ‘Me’.

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This is a first for me

I have never worked enough to have to file taxes but this year is the first year I had to do it.  I had no idea how to even start.  Thank God for Breanna.  She is so smart about things like this.  She showed me how to go online and put all of my information in and file right on the computer.  She also told me that I could take my tools, work boots, and even work clothes off on my taxes too.  She saved me a bundle on my taxes.

They don’t give a single young person very many exemptions and that usually means we end up having to pay.  Well thanks to Breanna, I don’t have to pay and will even get back something.  Oh sure it’s only $19 but hey, that’s a refund!!  That’s a lot better than having to pay, ya know.

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Wii game system

Man I love the Wii game system.  The games are more like you are really in the game instead of just sitting there with a control in your hand playing the game on TV.  Did you know that they are even putting the Wii game systems in Nursing Homes for the patients to be active and get exercise.  I think that is the greatest thing.  Well I read this and it surprised me, does it surprise you too?

Nintendo’s widely popular game system the Wii was hit by a decrease in sales in Japan. Nintendo hopes to regain its sales by releasing a new version of its Wii Sports game in June. The current CEO of Nintendo said in a press conference they will not be slashing prices of their hardware. “If our products are not much different from competitors’, price cuts would generate significant fresh demand. But video games are just not that kind of product.”

As of December 31, 2008 the Wii leads the generation over the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in worldwide sales. The Wii’s competitor the PlayStation 3 for the first time exceeded sales in 16 months in Japan for the month of March. The Wii Sports Resort and other new games and software will show up in Japanese stores in June to renew interest in the Wii.

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Guess what I found online

I’m sort of new to the whole Internet thing other than what they showed us in school and I wasn’t into school that much until now.  I am learning so much from my Electrician training that it sort of makes me wish I had tried harder in school.  Oh well, you know what they say, ‘Hind sight is 20/20’ and I guess in my case, that’s very true.

Anyway, with the economy getting so tight lately you have to look for bargains or ways to save money every way possible.  I did not know that there were so many coupon sites on the Internet.  Man can you really save some money with coupons.  Who knew?  I didn’t but this is the first time I’ve been totally on my own so I still have a lot to learn.  The best part is I’m learning!!  I have found coupons on food, clothing, gadgets and you name it.

In fact, with the coupons I have found online, I just saved $13.75 on my groceries.  That’s nothing to sneeze at.  I have several sites bookmarked now and before I go to any store for anything, I’ll check these sites and see if I can find coupons I could use or even find where I can get discounts by purchasing the items online.  That way I’ll save on gas and wear and tear on my car too.  Every penny makes a difference right now.

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In like a lion, out like a lamb

Coming from the south there are all kinds of ‘sayings’ like ‘If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb.’  That seems to be the case this year for sure because the beginning of March was awful.  It was cold, nasty and even snowed.  Well it’s beautiful today so that old saying held true this year.  I never paid much attention in years past to see if it was true then or not.  That might be something I try to keep track of to see if that and other ‘old sayings’ have any truth to them.

Oh guess what, a couple of guys did get laid off last Friday.  Man I hated that for them too.  I just hope I’m not next but if I am, I’ll make it someway.  I always seem to land on my feet and sure hope that continues!!!  The unemployment rate across the country is at it’s highest since I was pretty young.  Breanna and I have been saving as much as we possibly can from the little side jobs I get here and there so that money might hold me over if I should get laid off.  Cross your fingers for me that I’m not next.

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This is awful news

Here I am worried that I might lose my job and the good people of Alabama suffered a terrible fate.  Two tornadoes touched down in the town of Magee.  Thank God there was no loss of life but a lot of people lost absolutely everything.  With the economy like it is, what a crying shame that this has to happen now of all times.  Boy does my heart go out to all of the people affected by this terrible storm.

I guess I should be thankful that even if I do lose my job, I at least have side work that I can do.  These people don’t hardly even have a town left in which to work in.   There was one person that had to be airlifted to the University of Mississippi in Jacksonville and my thoughts and prayers are with them and their family.  I wish them a speedy recovery.

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Pink elephant?

I have always heard of people that get highly intoxicated seeing ‘pink elephants’ and thought it was funny but there seems to be an honest to goodness pink elephant in Botswana Africa.  Imagine that!  Things like that really amaze me.  Nature is one of the wonders that I am very interested in especially when it’s something unusual like this pink elephant.  I just had to share this story with you.  I hope it amazes you even half as much as it amazed me.

A baby pink elephant was sighted in the African country of Botswana on Friday by a filmmaker for the BBC as he was filming for a wildlife documentary. The cameraman took photographs of the elephant when he noticed it in a herd of around eighty elephants in the Okavango Delta. According to experts, it is most likely an albino, an occurrence that is very rare among African elephants.

“We only saw it for a couple of minutes as the herd crossed the river”, said Mike Holding, who spotted the elephant. “This was a really exciting moment for everyone in camp. We knew it was a rare sighting – no-one could believe their eyes.”

“I have only come across three references to albino calves, which have occurred in Kruger National Park in South Africa,” said ecologist Mike Chase, who is in charge of the Elephants Without Borders conservation charity. “This is probably the first documented sighting of an albino elephant in northern Botswana. We have been studying elephants in the region for nearly 10 years now, and this is the first documented evidence of an albino calf that I have come across.”

The ecologist said that the condition might make it hard for the animal to survive for very long. “What happens to these young albino calves remains a mystery. Surviving this very rare phenomenon is very difficult in the harsh African bush. The glaring sun may cause blindness and skin problems,” he noted.

However, he added that it still might be possible for the elephant to survive, as it appears to be adapting to the condition: “Because this elephant calf was sighted in the Okavango Delta, he may have a greater chance of survival. He can seek refuge under the large trees and cake himself in a thick mud, which will protect him from the sun,” Dr Chase noted.

“Already the two-to-three-month-old calf seems to be walking in the shade of its mother. This behavior suggests it is aware of its susceptibility to the harsh African sun, and adapted a unique behavior to improve its chances of survival.”

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Work is slowing down

The economy is starting to affect the company I work for now.  Work is really slowing down.  There aren’t as many new home constructions or commercial construction going on either.  Housing prices are dropping every day it seems where people are trying to sell their houses instead of losing them to foreclosures.  I feel so sorry for those people that have worked so hard to have something to watch it all crumble away.

They have been talking about maybe having to start laying some people off at work.  I’m not the last guy hired but I’m not on top either.  I think there are just three other guys that were hired under me that do basically what I do so hopefully none of us will get laid off but if there is a lay off, I just hope and pray one of them is not me!

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Happy Birthday to my Breanna

Today is Breanna’s birthday and I have something extra special planned for us to do.  I’m taking her out to dinner at a nice restaurant and then we’re coming back here for me to give her the present I got for her.  I really hope she likes it.  It’s hard to find just the right gift for someone that’s becoming as special as she is if you catch what I mean.

She’s been the best thing I have found out here.  I have been so very blessed with meeting some great people, finding a great place to life and a really nice man to work for with a great company.  I’ve learned so very much since I have been here.  I have learned that life didn’t have to be the way I thought it was for most of my life.  Life is good so here’s what I got Breanna for her birthday.  It’s a Citizens watch I found online.  I have never seen one like this before and it made me think of her because it’s as unique as she is and just as special!

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Well I got another call for a job

Breanna and I went to the bank and set up a business account with them.  That way, I can put all of my money that I make from side jobs in there in order to purchase materials or even tools that I need to make my side business grow.  She’s so smart about things like that.  I would have never thought of that.

I told her that we are going to be partners in this.  Well when I said that, she had a lawyer friend of her to write up a simple partnership agreement for us that makes it official.  The name of the business is now Hudson and Jenkins Home Improvement.  She’s the book keeper and schedules the jobs and I price the jobs, purchase materials that are needed and do the work.  She handles the money and when we get enough to buy a piece of equipment to help with other jobs, she will let me know.

This sounds like the beginning of something very special for both of us.  I wonder how far this partnership will end up going, if you know what I mean.  it’s a good way to see if we can work together, then maybe we can be together all the time.  I’m not saying that word yet because she might read this, if you catch my drift.