is currently the commander-in-chief of my professional life.
Deadline pressure has, in the past, caused me to perform more efficently. This seems to no longer be the case. I have become perfectly content with completing a task later than expected (provided that it causes no consternation for my coworkers, of course... i am still non-confrontational enough to avoid that kind of scene).
Unfortunately for you, my adoring bloggies, this translates into sporadic opportunities to glimpse the inner workings of my complex psyche, as blogging only happens on the clock.
Please accept my sincerest apologies.
A request for forgiveness is usually accompanied by a pledge to remedy the offending behavior. Kindly do not cause your own disappointment in the future by expecting this to be true.
In other news, my wife has recently learned how to kill someone, four times in a row, in approximately 2.5 seconds. This is frightening. However, at the end of the day, I am glad that she knows this and roughly 50? other methods of ending or decreasing the quality of an attacker's life, because I can rest easier.
Perspective time. Moose is a green sash in kung fu. Next comes blue, then purple, brown and black; the earning of each sash requires the mastery of an increasing number of techniques, forms, etc. (this is based on my limited knowledge of the art-please correct any fallacies). This means that wearing a purple sash indicates that you can exploit the many weaknesses of the human body in approximately 150ish ways.
Now, there are a handful of purple sashes in Moose's school that are less than 12 years old. Granted, martial arts bring discipline and centering, and the instructors are very aware of the maturity level of their students. But I was 10 years old once. Kids are cruel. When someone else is humiliating you, it is difficult to keep your cool.
All that said, I think it is better to know how to defend yourself (and others) from bad people. As I look back on this writing and prepare to push the "publish post" button, I don't know what point I was trying to make, if any.
Good night. Talk to you next year.
spf.
