Saturday, June 12, 2004
Too Infrequent?
Maybe I'm approaching this whole "blog" thing in the wrong way. I've been using it to respond to impulses or funny things I find on the Internet. It should be more like a diary, shouldn't it? Otherwise, you have a situation where I might not post every day or even every other day. And judging by the counter, I see that you're out there reading this...honestly! I'm as surprised as you are, believe me.
So let's recap today. As you may have heard, President Bush declared today a National Day of Observance for the late Ronald Reagan. I'm still undecided how I feel about his "legacy." Is he is still the hero from my childhood who ended the Cold War or is he better remembered for his faults? Irregardless, you see, because I had no Day of Observance today. I had to go to work and sit there. You see, at my shitty job all the mail arrives in the morning. We sort it and give it to the carriers who then deliver it. The rest of day is spent collecting mail from customers over the window. But there was no delivery or window service today and another guy came in early to sort the mail. Which means my job, from 9AM to 5:30PM, was meaningless. All I could do was try not to fall asleep and make sure the building didn't burn down.
Should I be content? Happy even? Most people have hard jobs or low-paying ones. I'm paid lots of money to do little or, as today, nothing at all. I find it frustrating and dreadfully dull, but maybe that's my problem. Maybe I should be thrilled to be so securely employed in an undemanding position. What do I think? Am I bitching about a good thing or is it natural to seek an intellectual response from work?
So let's recap today. As you may have heard, President Bush declared today a National Day of Observance for the late Ronald Reagan. I'm still undecided how I feel about his "legacy." Is he is still the hero from my childhood who ended the Cold War or is he better remembered for his faults? Irregardless, you see, because I had no Day of Observance today. I had to go to work and sit there. You see, at my shitty job all the mail arrives in the morning. We sort it and give it to the carriers who then deliver it. The rest of day is spent collecting mail from customers over the window. But there was no delivery or window service today and another guy came in early to sort the mail. Which means my job, from 9AM to 5:30PM, was meaningless. All I could do was try not to fall asleep and make sure the building didn't burn down.
Should I be content? Happy even? Most people have hard jobs or low-paying ones. I'm paid lots of money to do little or, as today, nothing at all. I find it frustrating and dreadfully dull, but maybe that's my problem. Maybe I should be thrilled to be so securely employed in an undemanding position. What do I think? Am I bitching about a good thing or is it natural to seek an intellectual response from work?
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Frankly I think it's a good sign that you are unhappy at a dull, undemanding job. Because that job, while it is well-paid, is draining your life force. Change, my brother, change is what you (and I) both need.
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