Was it the blacktop road that made the night seem so dark or was it just her mood? Maybe it was the fact that she had been driving for hours and she was getting tired. Christine didn’t know which, but she did know that the further she drove away from her hometown, the darker her mood became. She didn’t want to move, but her employer hadn’t given her a choice…or maybe he actually did. The choices were to transfer or find another job, but quitting was not an option Christine could afford, so she boxed up her life and left her family and friends behind. Christine looked at the clock on her dash for the thousandth time and sighed impatiently. “Three hours to go,” she mumbled to herself. Tired of listening to the same CD for the last few hours she switched the CD player to radio, but static was all she heard coming out of the speakers. Her favorite radio station was gone. She knew it wouldn’t reach this far out. It was just another reminder of all that was familiar to her was being left ...
"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man." Benjamin Franklin I love clever quotes like this. My add to this quote is…if the new year doesn't find you a better man (person), then at least let it find you older and wiser. Not that getting older is always fun, but it usually is coupled with getting wiser. Getting “wiser” is always a good thing. I have an addiction to learning new things; useful or not. It seems that I am constantly on the prowl for something new to learn. My only bad habit is sharing my (sometimes) “useless information” with those around me, and bore them to death (figuratively). Let me tell you though, Trivial Pursuit is a lot easier to win when you know a bunch of useless information. Those of you waiting to hear the name of my “MG” book, I have not decided on a title just yet. I have some ideas, but I am not telling anyone what they are (except for two people so far). I changed the title of my ...
Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly. - Stephen R. Covey I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it. - Edith Sitwell Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. - Buddha The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. - Unknown
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