Oh Nose

This year I my nose was being good. Up to last the end of last week I had only had a bloody nose once a week. I have had three in the last two days. None of them very strong or hard to stop. The last three caused because I am fighting a cold of some sort. With the bloody nose I had last week that brings the total to four in the month of May. Equal to what I had the rest of the year.

Bloody noses are nothing new to me. In fact, what is new is how few bloody noses I have had this year. Last year I had about one a day. In a ten day span last year I had fourteen bloody noses. The shortest of which lasted 45 minutes. The worst one lasted around four hours and made me sick. That prompted me to go see a doctor, again. I have never had much luck when it came to my nose a the doctor's office. They have come up with several different ideas but never any solutions for my bloody noses. The ENT specialist I saw was no different. He bluntly told me there was nothing we can do to stop them, and then proceeded to tell me a couple of options that he said would not work and then asked me to come back. After my return trip and again hearing no positive remarks I left with no intention of coming back.

I am told that at my age these are to dwindle down to a practical stop. Which for the most part they have. If it were not for my cold I would probably not have had these last few.

Until tomorrow, may your nose stay dry.

Skate

Steak and Potatoes

I am on the grill trying to quickly get in a meal before both rehearsal and the bad weather start. On the menu tonight we have rosemary red potatoes and filet mignon. The potatoes were mixed with extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, garlic, and a few other seasonings; then wrapped in tin foil and placed on the grill. The filets will not take as long, especially because The One and I love our steak medium-rare. All of this should be shared with a glass of wine. It will be quite the meal!

Until tomorrow, may your mouth water with delight.

Skate

Rain Day

That was one long tomorrow. Friday ended up being an extremely long work day. It capped off an exhausting week. Thankfully that night I joined with B12 for our Bate night. It was exactly what the doctor ordered after a long week. Now that my blogs are in order, I should not have another lapse in judgement where I am just not in the mood to blog. The obsessive compulsive in me likes that my blogs align nicely within the week.

Today is rather gloomy, raining and windy, and I suggested that we take a rain day much like we would if it were to be snowing and we took a snow day. I could not convince the office that we should take the day off because it was raining. A lot of people wished the could but no one wanted to start it. Even with the threat of tornadoes later in the evening I could not convince them that it was a good day to take off. I think rain days would be appropriate every now and then. Today, being a Monday, would be a very appropriate time to take one.

Until tomorrow, may you take your rain day.

Skate

Hogwash

This morning I sat in a meeting with people higher up in the corporate chain than me. They are department chiefs at a the second highest possible level. They came down to give out briefings on why things are done the way they are done to the general masses. This meeting thought was to get a feel for how things are in my purgatory office. When the question was first asked I outwardly showed some emotion by quietly laughing. Then I sat flummoxed as a person who has to this point shown outward thoughts and emotion against the office go through and tactfully talk about how things are. With the addition of another person who has a vested interest in keeping this office around, it had to be some of the best lipstick on a pig I have ever seen.

I should have known better. These are not the people you bring lower levels of concern to. We are already doing that through the channels we should be. There would not have been any good to come out of airing out our dirty laundry. I used to be the best one at that. I could paint a beautiful picture of how things were no matter how covered in excrement they are. Somewhere along my career path I switched gears. I no longer put lipstick on a pig; I tap dance and give fancy answers. When it comes down to calling an ugly baby ugly I do. Though most of the time I just say it is not the most attractive baby, but it will grow.

I do not want to return to painting lipstick on pigs, but I do need to remember to be tactful. It is very rare I forget at the office. It was quite the shock that I forgot this morning. I could blame it on dealing with rude people this morning that kind of set me on tilt, but that would just be an excuse. I still know better. I am still one of the better people at presenting a positive spin on situations that do not have many things to be positive about. I just have to remember that.

Until tomorrow, may you find your baby attractive because it is attractive.

Skate

Little Caesar

This summer will be dubbed Little Caesar now that I have been cast into both Lil' Abner and Julius Caesar. I will not have much free time after work it seems as I will always have a rehearsal to go to. Not that I am complaining. The One, and several friends, are in both shows so I will always have some company. I have good roles in both. I will be Marc Antony in Caesar and I will be Earthquake McGoon in Lil' Abner.

In case you were wondering, and I know some will ask, dates for Caesar are 25-27 of June; dates for Lil' Abner are July 23-25, 30-31.

Until tomorrow, may you think about enjoying Little Caesar.

Skate

New Look

Today I channeled my inner The One and rearranged my office. This the first, and will be the only, time that do that. It was good to see the change. I had wanted to move things around since I moved into that office. Rearranging just always ended up on the bottom of the priority list. With news that one of my cohorts will remain with us we decided it was time for a change. Boy does it look great.

My back no longer faces the entrance, nor does anyone else have to deal with that unfortunate situation. The room looks longer in this set-up and not so crowded. It has more of a professional look. It feels more like an office and less like a closet we were placed in.

Until tomorrow, may things move the way you want them.

Skate

Good Fortune

Yesterday I emptied the piggy bank to dig out quarters for a newspaper and I found a gem. Well, not an actual gem, I found a penny. Not just any penny though, a 1937 Wheat Penny. It was the backside of the penny that piqued my interest. I have always been interested in the years of coins and was pleased when I saw how old it was. I like seeing old coins. I thought it was just good luck finding it and was planning on keeping it around for a while just because it was from 1937. After doing some research, I found out there was more reason to keep it than just that.

It turns out that this penny, that clearly labels itself as being one cent, is valued at 25 cents. While it still cannot buy me much, being valued at 25 times what it was intended to be is quite awesome. Now I have more reason to keep it around. I am not a coin collector. I briefly kept the state quarters around. I usually just find an odd coin or old coin and keep it around longer by not spending it right away.

I cannot say how long this Wheat Penny will last. I will keep it out of the piggy bank and in plain view. After all, I am taking this as a sign that a good week is ahead.

Until tomorrow, may good fortune seek you.

Skate