done.

Congratulations dinner …

done.

Sleep. NOW!

start with the smallest of comments.

I was never expecting what was said…

but I am glad it happened.

Yes, I know I’ve been away more. I’ve been thinking on people I have let down and those who let me down.  I’ve been taking care of work since my job is expendable during times of economic stress.  I’ve been working on the house, moving Joanna to her new apartment and knowing that there are some people I miss, and some I will never forgive.

But I will never forget them either.

Working on a food drive for the Salvation Army.  If we raise 8500 cans the station mascot “Pork Chop the Pig” lives a comfortable life being a mamma pig in a pig farm.  If we don’t hit our goal, it’s Christmas ham.

If you think I would never do such a thing.

I would do a lot of things if pushed to it.

4 more days Pork Chop.  You better hope people feel for you or its… wait for it…

Curtains for you Bacon for me!

(all you PETA wackjobs and vegan representatives can wait until Friday and direct all protests to the nearest brick wall)

Today was a great day, now some of you would be saying if you had a date, why are you home so early?  Just sit back and enjoy  the story.

The bosses were on my case this morning, it was as if they were saying “You won Employee of the Month, now don’t rest on your laurels dumbass!”  So they were being very picky… ugh.  But I guess their point is that they don’t want anyone to think that I am doing any less now that I have won it. Whatever, I am just following my new mantra. (more…)

Renovation 2008 is continuing.

So last week Mom came in to help me make the correct selection of tile for the living room and hallway.  It’s part of the “Master Plan” to make the house look better so if I decide to sell it, or to “improve the facilities” as dad puts it.

We’d been waiting for the tiles to make an appearance from Abilene since last week, and as you know I am not a patient man.  Finally they showed up yesterday and the tile guy went and picked them up.

I decided to have the men pull the wood covering the floor at the entrance way up so that there would be a definite difference in the appearance when you immediately walked in.  Mom and I have found grout that matched the tile squares that were in front of the fireplace.

I wasn’t really excited about keeping them but I had just was resigned to having the transition to the new tile asap.

I came back home for lunch and Michael had not only gotten the hell that was the three square feet of wood up (they had used WAY too much glue when the builders put it down) BUT he had removed the tile from the front of the fireplace so we can have a uniformed look for the room.

I was MEH when I first saw the tile because I didn’t have a concept or thought of what they would look like in my house. BUT I was incredibly impressed this evening when I came home to see half the floor done.

The tile brightens up the room significantly and looks to be well worth the money.

I went to work today with the knowledge that I had to make an intro speech at the Omni Theatre of their new movie “Fly Me To The Moon” and then I was going to meet Kerri for “Fun Night”.  We had our normal staff meeting at the beginning of the month and I know I rarely mention work on here, but I was shocked and pleased to find out that I was chosen employee of the month. WOW!  My prize was a Cleveland Brown jersey of Jamal Lewis. Because like Jamal “I just pound and get it done.”  It really made my day.  Now I have a home and away Browns jersey.

Then after seeing the immediate improvements to the house, I went, did the intro and convinced Kerri to go play some tournament putt putt with me.

Now I have to tell ya, anytime with the prices that are going sky high these days for entertainment, how could I turn down:

Free before tournament practice, and 3 games of putt putt for $6.27?  Are you kidding me?

So I couldn’t turn it down and played.  We played on the harder of the two Lubbock courses and I shot a 4 over 112.  Which sometimes would have pissed me off especially after the 97 I posted last week. But when the leader of the tourney comes over and gives me a “great round Sean”, it just added to the fun of the day.  Because I found out later after my handicap I shot a 105 which is 3 under.  BOOOOOOOM! Also Kerri had fun, especially with her “Handicap” scoring system.  If she couldn’t get it in two, she had us mark her down for a 3.  No matter what.  It must be a girl thing. I still beat her by a bunch of strokes.

We they went and got a snack, for we were tired, with the crew and sat and told stories.  Sometimes the best stories are told with friends and new friends while sitting having a coke.

But then Kerri, who has been my best female friend for over ten years, suggested that we go to the “less ghetto Buffalo Wild Wings” the new one on the developing west side.  I was and will be ready for anything and we were off.

When we got there I was impressed on how airy and lit the place was while remaining intimate.  It is a big difference from the Buffalo Wild Wings down the street from me.  They did a great job with the new one. I was amazed at all the HD tvs they had in their.  So we had one drink, and I saw Tori and I had to give her a hug.  After that I came home and let Mugsy out of his box.

Now the concept of my dog not having free reign in the house while I was gone today was foreign to him. And especially when the men came to start working I had to put him in his box.  But until the sealer is down on the grout/tile he will have limited house privledges.  It pains me to have to put him up at night and give him limited time out in the morning , at lunch and when I get home at dinner time but there is a bigger goal in sight.

Renovation Stage 2 coming to an end. YAY!

And I’m letting Kerri grab the stuff I don’t need and take them to her mom’s house for the SUPER GARAGE SALE, which will hopefully sell some crap and keep it from coming back into my house.

So for Friday, lots of work to do, lots of things to get accomplished. But it will pay off in the long run.

This was the first weekend in a long while that I didn’t have multiple remotes for work and major projects to have me complicated in a long time.

I had a busy Friday night working until Midnight and had a noon remote at Hooters where I got pretty well sunburned at the Hooters/Air Force car wash.

But then I was meh.

I came home yesterday and did all my laundry and started to move things around so this morning I could take up the rest of the carpet that was going to disappear into a dumpster.

I wanted to go see a movie or do something, but everyone I tried calling was busy or not answering. So I went to see my friend Corye at the mall. We yakked and had a laugh then I headed home.

I spent the rest of the evening playing cards and reading the end of my new favorite book. I crashed at Midnight which again was weird for me.

I woke up at ten this morning and started ripping up the last of the carpet, bagging it up and throwing it in the dumpster. YEAH!  After sweeping the room and taking a shower I headed off for a trip.  I drove around looking for something to interest me. I made the same calls and hearing from no one, I headed to the house where I did some light organizing of my room and started to think about all the books that I have that I don’t use.

Probably going to have the streets largest garage sale or put them up on Amazon or Ebay.  Right now they are taking space that I don’t have until I can get some real bookshelf’s made.

I played more poker, winning on Bodog and losing on Full Tilt, but the day was really blah.

Then I went up to work and got a lot of stuff done so I can finish up a couple of projects tomorrow.

Back to straightening stuff and throwing stuff away.

Mom would be so proud.

Yes, I know that I have lost weight.  Yes, I know I have more confidence…

But just seconds ago, I was told to model at the bottom of the stairs my new body.

I kept looking at them and said “WHO ME?”

Wow, you can’t make this stuff up.

I was dissected as a piece of meat.

Hmmm, wonder if I am the red line…

When you fight being sick, you get sicker.  It happens and I have learned that lesson the hard way:

2006: I fight being sick because of greed looking at a $600 weekend payday with remotes.

Result: End up in the hospital missing all the remotes with Meningitis and not only losing the $600 but paying hospital bills of over $5,000 .

2003: I fight allergic reaction to cat when I knew that the odds of me having the cat jump into my face are low.  I go home and take a hot shower after the cat jumps into my face.

Result: End up in the hospital missing two days of work due to my “Self Doctoring”.

I could go on but the point is made.

Doctors are the WORST patients.

So yesterday when I felt even worse, I tried doing what I normally do, which is work through it.

But then …

my body gave me the ultimate kick in the ass.  Complete loss of voice. Do not pass go… Do not collect $200.

Go directly home and sleep.  The office called while I was sleeping.  At one point I told them “Stop asking me if I am coming in tomorrow or I won’t come in!”

Then the big boss called and asked me to pull some strings at the hospital so he could get in and out quickly.

Even sick,  I still am needed. 

You are needed.  I am pleased as punch that my friend Poker Enthusiast aka Dusty Rhodes sent in the most powerful writing I have ever read in his ode to his father.  Pauly and the rest of the writers of Truckin do such a great job and they work so hard.  But the only credit they get is when people share the link with others.

You can do it.  Pass it on.

Let’s get on the road with another edition of :

1. Sundays by Paul McGuire
I held four crappy jobs and had to work on Sundays at an art museum. Most of the time, I got baked in the parking lot and just stood around making sure the post-church and post-brunch crowd kept their grubby mitts off the paintings… More

2. Prison Justice by Dr. Chako
Hateem’s crime must have been grave. They broke his ankles and elbows, of course. What happened next is beyond human understanding. At least five executioners must be involved. After the arms and legs, you’d think Hateem’s spirit would be broken, but you’d be wrong. They must be swift. From the time the gag comes out, the screaming must be intolerable… More

3. Egotistical: Three Examples by Sean Lovelace
The radio was playing angry girl bands. I love and have always loved angry girl bands. They have what I call fuck you. Also I was waiting on a girl. A cute bra-less girl who would soon leap off a balcony… More

4. High School Reunion by Johnny Hughes
He kept asking me if I remembered people which I didn’t, but he told me all about them anyway. No one would ever forget Bobby, especially me. Now the most mellow guy in West Texas had a license to carry a hand gun… More

5. Ode to…. by Dusty Rhodes
Death is natural. We will all die and we will all have friends and family that die. It is a hard thing to deal with but it has to be done. People cry, people act strong, people try to empathize but can’t truly understand what it is that you are going through. Our experiences are all different but I can’t imagine anyone who likes dealing with these things… More

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I love my co-workers.  They are wonderful people.  But they choose to selectively FORGET when I am on vacation.

“Uh Sean, can I ask you one question?”

The Nice Sean says Yes, and lets them STEAL moments from my kids and family.

BUT NOW. I HAVE HAD MY FILL!

I told the higher ups that I would leave the phone on for “Emergencies”

HOWEVER, what people who work with me consider an EMERGENCY and what I consider an EMERGENCY are two different things.

I’m on VACATION.

Leave me alone!

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