Cutting Ties

The moment I knew I was 100% ready to leave my former job was actually after I got hired for my new job.  As standard practice, the HR manager with job #2 called my supervisor at job #1.  Apparently he gave me a glowing recommendation.  Until.  Until she asked if there was anything he’d like [...]

Even more changes….

I’m heading HOME a day earlier.  Mostly at my own will.  Not totally, though.  I’m 100% disappointed in how everything has been handled with my (soon-to-be) former employer.  I know that I am causing added work for many people, but it’s all about NUMBER ONE.  They should know that, because they feel the same way [...]

Maybe only JiL will understand this?

Good Morning!  It seems like baseball weather is finally here!  I was emailing to let you know that after Sunday, I will no longer be working for the Wisconsin Timber Snakes.  I accepted a job in St. Louis, Missouri with a better organization where I will actually be making a difference in the world. 
 
I [...]

Snow.

There’s no picture with Charlie Brown playing baseball in the snow.  Probably because baseball should never be played in states that have snow in April.
 

Is this really baseball weather?

 
 

Missing: 3.5 years worth of clippings!

I was always in the newspaper in elementary, middle and high school. Honor roll, sports, extra-curricular activities…yep, at least once a month. My mom had clipped out every article, picture, and reference to both her kids. And in they went to a scrap book that was proudly displayed at our graduation receptions.
When [...]

Cheese Curds

“A cheese curd is an orangish cheese byproduct that feels like Silly Putty but tastes a lot better. It was invented accidentally by UW cheese scientists attempting to create an object of pure cholesterol that would still squeak. Rats who are fed this remarkable food develop an unusual capacity to polka and drink [...]