Blue sort of day

Work is going along like work does.  It's not called 'fun' or 'play' now is it?  I actually caught up on a few chores that I rarely have time to do so I knew that something would happen to derail the buzz.

Then I saw the head of Finance (ie my bosses, bosses, boss...I think there may be another boss in there) coming down from upstairs where HR roosts to be more specific.  About ten minutes later two women from HR were closed door with our department manager for a while.  Naturally I knew something was up.  I was thinking that one of the middle level managers gave notice.  Sadly that wasn't the case.

The third person from my department to die.

Yup.  I've been with this company a little over three years and the core group of seven I started with are down drastically.  A few quit.  Now three have died.  Only one other guy and myself are left from a picture we took back in October 2010.  I am going to convert it and hopefully post here soon.  Still so weird.  Diane was fun and had a great sense of humor.  A cancer survivor and a sardonic lady.  She caught pneumonia and died last night.

This aging thing is really strange.  

So she's in the center and I am unable to rotate this fricken picture!!!

Friday the 13th pic

I found an Eagle or an Angel in the sky. Depends on your point of view.

Yom Kippur.  The day of atonement the beginning of a new year.

Lately my life has been more than a bit chaotic.  And for those of you who know me you realize that's an understatement.  My friend Suzanne and I decided today over wine and sushi in my backyard to consider this the beginning of a new year.  She had a rough few weeks as I did.  Some of my best decisions were made over sushi.

I keep trying to remember some of the nasty stuff that happens is 'character' building.  Or grist for the mill in a future tale.  Either way I am taking Monday off as 'vacation' day since I found out all of our vacation and sick days are disappearing as of December 31st and I have no desire to donate time to the company.

My current story in http://www.pikerpress.com is going well I just need MORE time to write. 

So humor for today.  I went to 7/11 to buy my lotto ticket for tonight's MegaLotto game.  My total purchase was $7.11.  The cashier selling the ticket was born on 7/11.  And Suzanne's child was 7 pounds 11 ounces.  Hopefully that is good.

Anyway.  Hope you all have a great weekend.