Common courtesy…
by Travis on Jan.11, 2010, under Rants
You know, there is a definite lack in this world of common courtesy. You would think as human beings we would gravitate towards being a little more aware of others as we evolve but alas, for as much whining and ranting about human rights and animal rights and not spanking your kids, the human race as a whole cannot seem to grasp a simple concept that could quite possibly even contribute to those very causes they feel so self important enough to rant and rave about.
Anyway, common courtesy… I’m not just talking about holding the door for someone who is walking in behind you or letting someone in while in morning traffic here. It goes far beyond that to the point I actually felt I needed to rant. Seriously folks, is it too much to ask that you flush a toilet when you leave a bathroom?
I can fully understand if you’re a germaphobe but if its that bad what are you doing in a public bathroom to begin with? When you are in that stall is it too hard to spend an extra two seconds to hit that lever? You could even kick it with your foot as you leave…
For real, people need to grow up. I’ve seen 3 year olds with better bathroom manners.
… the mice will play (till they’re dead)
by Travis on Jan.06, 2010, under Humor, Personal
Shortly before we left for GA there was a mouse we had busted digging into some things in the garage. This little isolated incident turned into a huge mess in our absence adding to the phrase “while the cat’s away, the mice will play”. Seriously, it was like an army had moved into our garage while our house sat quiet for that week and a half.
My solution?
<evil streak>
… the most painful looking, horrific feeling device I could find for a mouse trap. It’s got teeth and all. PETA eat your f`n heart out!! So, I’m not completely without a heart though… I did buy one of those ultrasonic devices to ward off the little buggers. But in the mean time it’s open season on those rodents! So far the score is 1-9. Only one trap has been robbed of the bait but I do believe that crafty mouse bit the big one when he hit the next trap for some more peanut butter. We even got a two for one special with one…
So until they stop coming in, I’ll get excited every time I hear a “snap” or walk out to find another one bit the dust. >=D
</evil streak>
Public transportation…
by Travis on Jan.06, 2010, under Rants
You know… it’s awesome that I work for a company that pays for my RTD pass. It saves me money on gas, parking and maintenance. I would never in a million years complain about that aspect but I tell ya… some of the people that ride seriously need a swift kick in the butt.
This is the second day in a row I have sat on a bus to witness someones negligence and plain stupidity that makes me wonder what could they have possibly been thinking. Yesterday there was something that looked like food on a seat beside me and today someone left a pair of socks hanging on the foot rests. Really?
I wish people would be more aware of the things they do. It would make it easier for those of us who are aware to be less judgmental and angry.
… idiots.
as the holidays come to a close…
by Travis on Jan.03, 2010, under Personal
Well, it’s definitely been a crazy few weeks. Perhaps that’s even an understatement. 🙂
Kicking it all off, the family and I packed up and went down to Georgia for the holidays. Talk about a crazy jam packed trip. I think the entire family had a blast down there though. Arwen got to meet her cousin Chloe for the first time and those two hit it off. It pretty much kept her occupied a good chunk of the trip when she wasn’t riding around with the rest of us while I played tour guide for Amanda. Travis had a blast being the new baby in the group. Between my parents and my sister that kiddo was not lacking for attention. Amanda however I think had the most fun. Between seeing some sights and the food, I think she was a little sad to leave. To quote Amanda concerning the food she had down there, ‘I would weigh a ton if I lived here… literally a ton.’ She did however raid a few really good recipies from my mom so she’ll be sure to cook up some of those favorites here. Let’s hope she doesn’t go too nuts and I end up weighing a ton afterwards. 🙂
While I didn’t get to see everyone I had intended to see while down there it was definitely great to hang out with at least some of my friends again for a bit. We also did get a chance to catch a couple movies while down there as well. Yay for grandparents that will keep an eye on the kids while the parents escape for a couple hours here and there. 🙂 So, I suffered through New Moon with Amanda. Ok, it wasn’t *that* bad. Although the commentary Randy and I carried on with during the movie made it all the better. We also went to see Avatar in IMAX 3D. If you haven’t seen it, I recommend it, but my advice? Spend the extra few bucks on the IMAX version. It’s well worth it.
Aside from seeing family and friends for that first week, Christmas went really well, especially for the kids. They both made out like bandits. LOL Trying to pack everything to go home was a little bit of a challenge although the hardest challenge was rolling home with a head cold. 🙁 It never fails to happen. I get a sinus flair up before I head down and coming back I’ve got one heck of a headcold. *shrug* Whaddya do? At least we did stop on the way back to rest before tackling the evil that is Kansas. To those that live there, I’m sure there are some very nice places there, but the I-70 corridor is forsaken by all that is good.
So home and sick… I pretty much slept for Thursday, barely made it through New Years, slept more and then subjected myself to snowboarding on Saturday. 😀 Powder=Good, Head cold and 23 degrees = BAD. I seriously thought my head was going to explode on the drive back home. It felt and sounded like my head was in a plastic bag squeezing in on my head. No fun but it was worth it. I so needed to get up there if only for a short time.
All in all though it’s been a pretty good few weeks. I am looking forward to returning to work tomorrow though. It should be an interesting week of catching up.
More to come…
