If Only

Do you remember the last time you left work, walked out of your job and felt good - like you were doing something worthwhile?

Eyes squint.

The jaw lightly clenches.

The head tilts a little to the left.

"8 years ago. It was a summer job working with 'special needs' children, and it was the probably the last time I felt like I was making a difference."

You can never turn back time... or can you?

Today I Saved A Kitten.

Now I don't expect a medal or anything but I felt pretty pleased with myself. It took me 45 minutes of scrambling, stretching, reaching, offering tuna, and choking on cobwebs, all the while balanced on a porch guard rail but I got the job done.

This litter of kittens and the mom were tucked away in the roof of this old house's porch. Apparently the mother and 3 of her kittens had recently abandoned their hiding place, but one scared little kitten refused to leave the nest... um, well you understand. I was walking down the street and heard the kitten crying. The neighbor lady already had the other cats in her backyard but was worried that she couldn't get the last little kitten down, and that it might fall. So we tried everything we could thing of to get the kitten down. I could see her. She was close enough to lick my finger tips but just out of reach above me. Just when I thought I had her she would crawl back into the shadows.

Eventually, however, I stood on the porch with this beautiful little kitten in the palm of my hand with my knees shaking. Her eyes were bright blue and she was just adorable. I kindly declined the offer of the neighbor lady to keep the kitten - my allergies would not allow it and my dog would not be pleased at all - and walked home partly wishing that I had said yes.

The rest of the day was pretty routine - applying for jobs, running errands, getting my computer back online, etc - but today I saved a kitten!

Change is in the air.

Sick and tired of spinning my wheels. Bogged down in the everyday. Here's something new... a chance. What could it hurt? Nothing. What could it change? Everything.

Bad Joke That The 7 Eleven Clerk Used At Midnight Last Thursday

So this guy dies, right? So he's dead and he goes up to heaven and he sees the pearly gates. Right before he gets to the gates an angel pops out and says, "Whoa, hold on a minute. Before you can get into heaven you have to answer one question."

The Man says, "Okay, what's the question?"

"What is God's First Name?"

"That's easy," says the man, "God's first name is Andy."

The angel responds, 'That's ridiculous! What would make you guess Andy?"

"Well, when I was a young boy we would sing this song in church. 'ANDY walks with us... ANDY talks with us...'"


Me? I just wondered why I was buying a slurpee on my way home from work?