2008 Presidential Candidates

UPDATE...

I JUST TOOK THE QUIZ TO FIND MY CANDIATE AND YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH TOO MANY "SPECIAL DEALS" TO GET TO YOUR RESULTS SO IT PROBABLY WILL NOT BE WORTH THE TIME. I WILL SEARCH FOR A BETTER ANALYSIS OF CANDIDATES.


For the most part I know who I am supporting in the upcoming election. Even with the changes that have occurred during the past couple of weeks. But I found a link to help those undecided decide. Here is it is.

http://www.selectsmart.com/president/2008.html

More Writings...

I was going through my creative writing folder... I sometimes hide it from myself when I doubt my ability to write. This next poem came about when I was truly in love. I mean love! I dated I guy who I will call Dimples for seven years. I met him in 95 (he says 94 but I know better) and we began a great lover affair. Unfortunately it did not last the forever we hoped for but I never regret it. It raised my standards and taught me how to love. This poem is from a high time in the love affair. For my Dimples...

As I watch you walk
I see my future
As I listen to you voice
I hear my lover
As I kiss your lips
I feel your soul
As I stroke your body
I feel the vibrations of life

I feel my life
I feel my soul
I feel my future
All with you

Only with you have I truly felt
Only with you have I experienced
Only with you have I lived
Only with you have I had heaven on Earth

You are my world
My everything
With you love and life are one
With you love lives

Choices...Pt. 2

I spoke of my new nephew on an earlier post and I want to let him shine so everyone can see what choices can bring you. I may have sounded disappointed or unhappy regarding his birth, but that is far from the case. You SHOULD NEVER have ill feelings towards children. They are God's way of saying life should continue.

Interview

UPDATE....

Well I had my interview and I believe it went well. The interviewers actually seemed interested in what I had to say and from what the position calls for I believe I have what it takes to do the job. Hopefully, I will receive a positive callback. Downside to the interview...I got a $10 ticket. Broke...not enough $ to put in the meter since pennies mean nothing now! UGH!!!

I have an interview tomorrow morning. I am so excited. I have had 2 interviews so far this year. That means a lot since I have been out of work since July 2007. WOW. Who would have thunk that it would be this long? My emotions have ran the gamut. From excitement that I did not have to get up at the crack of dawn to fight Atlanta traffic to complete depression and misery. More misery than excitement since money is gone and I am depending on the kindness of my family. And their kindness is running out of steam. Probably ran out a long time ago.

I am hopeful and prayerful that this interview goes well and I receive a call back for a second or at least a job offer. What I have experienced in this search is the lack of common sense or decency might be the better word, in the business world. I have had 2 previous interviews were I was a finalist and was told that I would receive a phone call either way. Never got that phone call. One would not reply to email or voicemail messages. What does that say about the company and more importantly what does that say about how we treat individuals? We treat each other poorly and I am not speaking of the job market specifically, but in the whole scheme of our world. I was so tempted to call my interviewers and ask them how they would feel if after searching and being out of work for 5 months they would feel if they never received a phone call after being told they would? How would they feel if after taking the time to re-work their resume and cover letter they never received a response that at the least say you are not what we are looking for? Most businesses do not take the time for that courtesy. And it is a simple courtesy. There is software available in the recruiter world that allows for a generic response --a yea or nay. I have found that the smaller and non-profit organizations are more courteous and send out letter...yes snail mail letter. What a treat to receive that letter! Yes I am disappointed that it was a reject letter but pleased that someone took the time to understand that the applicant likes to know and more importantly deserves to know that they did not meet the qualifications. Gracious people.

Regrets...

"Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience."

I have often been asked if I have regrets in my life. At the age of 31 (how in the hell did that happen?) I have lived an active and varied life. There are events that I would not wish on my worse enemy and some that I would wish to bestow to all mankind. But throughout my 31 on years (and I will be 32 in less than 4 months...how in the hell did that happen?) I have never thought of my experiences as regrets.

That's why I love this quote. Life is all about the experiences you walk into. Not looking back and wanting to make changes. I try to put the bad experiences into a good category, even if it took months to recover. Because during that recovery I learned a lot about myself, my circle of friends and family and life. And for these revelations or new insights I am forever grateful. They have definitely made me into the almost 32 year old woman I present today. And I think I am doing a dang good job.

'Hillaryland' Is A Living Hell Of Fear, Staffers Say

Discontent remains the order of the day in “Hillaryland,” according the New Republic.“For all of Team Hillary’s gifts, it is not known as a happy group,” Michelle Cottle writes. “I’ve never seen a campaign where everyone feels so bad about themselves" said a staffer.

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"Nothing has a stronger influence psychologically on their environment and especially on their children than the unlived life of the parent."

Choices

My baby sister had a baby boy three months ago. She is eighteen. Of course no one wants a teenage girl to have a child or to be saddled with the life it may bring. Thankfully, my Mom is one of the best people in the world and makes it possible for my sister to attend college full – time and raise her child. It could not be possible without her. Their situation made me wonder about the millions of girls who do not have the support or love that is being given to my family and love that we share with one another. I feel a great deal of compassion, fright, and hope for those out there struggling to raise their child or children alone. And I wonder and worry about the children in that situation. Are they receiving the love, confirmation and support needed to make them a viable citizen to this world? I am afraid that too often they are not.

What are we going to do about this? I try to do my part. There are children in my life that I mentor. Try to help find their way in this maze. But most are older and I can’t help to think what if I could have reached them earlier. Would their choices and life be impacted in a more positive manner? Could I have saved just one of them from making a bad choice?

But what does it say that I could not help my sister? She made her decision and it was a conscious one. My nephew is not a mistake. He was a choice. Her choice. All I can do is advise her on her choices and help her walk through the maze she has made. Maybe that’s all I am doing with my kids. Because they have already made their choices.

Starfish & Coffee

You want to know what I think
Ask me about Starfish
You want to know why I act the way I do
Ask me about Starfish
You say because my skin is a lighter shade of brown that I don't know about my race
Ask me about Starfish
You say my economic background does not allow me to know the struggle
Ask me about Starfish
You say my life has always been about me
Ask me about Starfish
You say I will never understand
But yet you haven't asked me about Starfish

Starfish - what is it to me & how does it effect you?
Starfish is who I am, what I represent
Starfish defines my past, present and most importantly my future
So next time you say or want to know
Remember my Starfish -
You ask about my coffee?
It's my Man above who helps me wash it down

Do You Recognize the 7 Ingredients of Maturity?

When you see someone behaving in a manner that is unbecoming, or even juvenile, do you think to yourself, “He needs to show some maturity and stop acting like that”? But what do we mean when we say someone needs to show maturity – and even more so, are we mature in our own lives?

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Sign that I am still clumsy as ever...

Of course there is a little ice left over from the our rain and snow in Atlanta. And of course I would find the patch on bricks that no one else found. So what do I do? Not move out the way, step aside. No I fall. Slam my face into the iron railing and fall down 3 steps. At the time my face was cold so the immediate pain was not felt. (The Crash & Burn drink helped.) I am at home now defrosting and I am feeling every bit of the fall. Man I wish I had a pic of the fall because I am sure that it was hysterical. Well maybe not because no one wants to be witness to that type of fall.

I have a job interview this week. Hopefully the bruises on my face will allow the concealer to do its job!

I am Virtuous...according to a quiz. Who knew???

You Are Incredibly Virtuous

You're so good that you may end up a saint. You do the right thing a lot more than most people, even when it's near impossible. You put a lot of thought in to every action you do. You always try to make the right decisions. And that's all it takes to be a truly virtuous person. Where You Are Virtuous You have the virtue of Industry. You know how to do what's useful and avoid time wasters. You have the virtue of Moderation. You don't do anything at excess, and you avoid extremes You have the virtue of Order. You let each thing have it's place, and you keep your life in order. You have the virtue of Silence. You avoid frivolous conversation, and you use your words carefully. You have the virtue of Humility. You don't boast or brag. You have the virtue of Justice. You treat other people fairly, even when you don't feel like it.

Are You Virtuous?

"What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life, to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain..." -- George Eliot