http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/ The Arrogant Texan Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:00:02 PDT http://www.blogdrive.com Copyright 2008. Christianity Music Photography http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/59.html Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:57:35 GMT I realized I hadn't posted anything in a "few" days, so I thought I'd better try to stay true to my commitment about keeping up with this. Things at the new job are going well. I've said it before, and I'll say it again . . . It's nice to be right where you are supposed to be. It's also nice wake each morning without the dread of having to go to work; I couldn't remember the last time that happened. My only concern is my little Chester. I know he gets so lonely during the days. He got so used to being with his grandparents and their little dog, so now we're going to have to look into... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=59 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/57.html Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:23:59 GMT It's been a hectic last couple of days. Last Friday, I received word that my drug screening and background checks were in, which allowed me to attend The City's New Employee Orientation two days ago. Eight hours of orientation left me with a pile of handouts at least six to seven inches high. I've got thirty days to figure out all the insurance stuff, so I'll have homework for the next couple of days/weeks. Besides the length of the day and the information overload, things went well. It's still surreal, but getting more and more realistic as the hours tick on. One thing amazing about... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=57 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/56.html Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:39:28 GMT *I guess that's the opposite of jobless?! I received a call from Fort Worth Public Library this afternoon offering me the Library Assistant position I interviewed for over two months ago. Hooray!!! Chester and I will NOT have to live in a cardboard box behind Wal-Mart in the near future. I go Monday morning to begin the paperwork, background check, and drug test (wonder how many I'll have to take to make at least a B plus? Hey, I can have a sense of humor again because I'm employed again!) I'll have to attend the city's orientation before I can begin, so hopefully the results of my... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=56 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/55.html Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:37:41 GMT I turned the big 3-1 yesterday with a little less emotional panic compared to last year’s 3-0. It was a quiet birthday: unexpected birthday packages and cards in my mailbox from friends, birthday calls and texts from more friends and family, Mexican food consisting of fish tacos (Yum!) with a friend, dinner of homemade spaghetti and meatballs and movies at home with another friend who shares the same birth date -- just a decade apart. I guess in my “old” age, the peaceful birthdays are a lot more enjoyed. The only thing which could have made it better was is Chester had served me breakfast... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=55 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/54.html Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:36:03 GMT Rebecca got to go home Monday afternoon. She’s in a world of pain, but I think being out of the hospital is the first real step in recovering because this way no one is interrupting what precious little sleep you get in between pain meds to take your temperature, harvest your blood, or just poke and prod you just for giggles and kicks. I came home from staying with her on Saturday night thoroughly exhausted from the lack of sleep. Folks, I can’t believe I’m going to say this but, there is only so much coffee can accomplish in keeping one awake, and I think I quickly reached those jittery... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=54 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/53.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:21:24 GMT Rebecca is doing as well as could be expected. Her surgery went well; it only took a little over three hours -- almost an hour shorter than expected. Her incision is a lot larger than previous surgeries, so I think that's probably why she seems to be rallying a lot slower -- the goal for the day was pain management. Today's been a rough day. Once they switched her over to some different meds -- the morphine "tokes: just weren't cutting it -- she's been able to sleep some. Here's hoping for better evening and even better tomorrow. I think I'm about to pop in a movie. I've got Across the... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=53 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/52.html Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:51:45 GMT Well, I’m sitting in the hospital’s surgical waiting room; my sister, Rebecca, just went in for another surgery -- her seventh in the last two years (we‘re looking into frequent flyer miles for her). She’s had a lot of health problems over the last couple of years. This surgery was supposed to take place a couple of weeks ago, but it was postponed. Bless her heart, everything keeps falling on her -- she’s developed psoriasis and had to have a biopsy sent off. Because she’s had so many complications from previous surgeries and infections, the surgeon wanted to rule out anything more than... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=52 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/51.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:31:12 GMT So I thought over the next coming weeks (or months) I’d share some of the lessons I’m being taught and hopefully learning from. Today, I thought I’d share the first lesson from my layoff. I was actually out sick the morning my other three colleagues received their retrenchment letters, so I got mine on Tuesday, June 12. Emotionally, I was fine all day at work -- naturally, a little shaken, but didn’t breakdown at all. That held until I got home and tried to sleep that night. That’s when I experienced my first REAL moment of panic, “I just signed a year lease. I have bills to pay. What am I... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=51 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/50.html Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:21:38 GMT [WARNING!: THE FOLLOWING BLOG CONTAINS FLASHBACKS. DO NOT BE ALARMED. TRY TO KEEP UP. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO REREAD IF NECESSARY.] The Arrogant Texan is back from sabbatical. I didn't go far, but a lot has happened since my last blog. I moved back to Fort Worth. I'm currently jobless. What a perfect time to start blogging again. I'll start with the move . . . With rising gas prices and four years of tiredly driving back and forth (2-hour round trip), I figured it would be just as economical and EASIER to closer to work. So around the beginning of the new year, I began the process of... (more) http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=50 http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/archive/49.html Fri, 02 Mar 2007 20:13:05 GMT I would be remiss not to meniton the importance of this date in Texas history. March 2, 1836, almost two weeks after Mexican General Santa Anna sent his army to reclaim San Antonio (which had been lost to the Texans in the Siege of Bexar), members of the Convention of 1836 signed The Texas Declaration of Independence. Independece would not be won until April 21, 1836, at the Battle of Jacinto, when a small army of Texans under the leadership of Sam Houston (whose birthday is also March 2) defeated Santa Anna and the Mexican army. The first flag of the Republic of Texas http://arroganttexan.blogdrive.com/comments?id=49