Human Resources

I was having dinner with an acquaintance recently, and he said something that made me think.

"You'd think with something as finite a resource, we'd be more likely to take care of it"

Now, he was actually talking about silverware, as the establishment we were at had given us plasticware, instead of silverware, for our eat in meal.

However, I mulled over his statement for a while, and even commented back to him about how right he was on an even bigger scale.

We tend to take other people for granted. We used to them being there, either because, as in the case of family, they've always been there, or in the case of friends, it seems that despite our faults, they stick by us.

But what happens when we use up that human resource, when we push the limits of grace, love and patience? Should we be surprised when the person we've used gets fed up and wants no more? Is it simply a matter of "hey, dummy, you need to stop" or is it a case of someone who will leave us because we've abused the resource, much like rubbing the lamp too many times and hoping the genie will fix it.

I know that I can be a difficult person to deal with; I'm loud, outspoken, often obnoxious, opinionated, and sometimes brash and bullheaded. Have I taken inventory on the stores of grace, love and patience with those in my life? What have I done to replenish those stores, so that in some future event, I may need extra grace, love and patience dealt my way?

it was a dark and stormy night...

So, Tuesday I get a call saying my name had been drawn in a contest and that I've won a chance to win a car.

ok......

So, Holly and I figure why not go Wednesday night after she gets off work and see what this is about.

Turns out, it was a chance to buy into a vacation club, and while the offer was tempting, we passed. We did win a free vacation, well, free accommodations at least. Airfare, taxes and whatnot would be on us.

The presentation had started at 8pm and we didn't get out until 10pm to a pouring rainstorm in Gurnee. I fetch the car and we start making our way back to Milwaukee.

Lots of lightning on the drive home, and a couple of semi truck blown over on the southbound lanes. Holly was fighting a bad headache, so she laid down and closed her eyes while I got us home.

I'll take the couch tonight so she can sleep undisturbed; I'll be in the living room with the dog, watching the light show.

so, here we are....

Alright, time to bring everyone up to speed on what's going on with Chad.

I was laid off again this past weekend. The employer I was with is having some cash problems on the receivable side, so the payable side is suffering, therefore I was laid off. Honestly, I saw the writing on the wall and had already begun looking. Now, I can formally collect unemployment while looking.

Our Florida trip is cancelled. No sense in spending money we don't have. I listed the tickets on Stubhub, so hopefully they sell. The only thing we may eat is the airfare.

I'm back to canvassing the jobs boards, so we'll see what comes up. The fun part is when Holly says "hey, do you know how to do X?", and when I say yes, emails me a link to a job.

At the very least, I'm sure the dog enjoys not being in his crate all day.