Audio (MP3): 20180725 - In this icecapade parade (or life became balanced)

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Wherein fate is for people who have given up, part 3 of 3.

I’m going to jump right in because this story is already long enough in my head. And it’s taken far too long to write. I’ve grown weary of fate and all that it doesn’t have to offer. I’m ready for closure.

So there’s this lady I kinda work with, helping with a project of hers. I get the feeling she got a few dysfunctional nuances about her. Most likely some anger management issues stoked by a little low self-esteem.

My heart goes out to her every now and then, when I see her socially wobbling. My own self-esteem has been a struggle for more of my life than I’d like to admit. So sometimes I want to give her a shoulder to lean on until she can find her balance. Watching people wrestle with and within themselves is heartbreaking.

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For all the attendees that opt out of emails, they won’t receive any of the emails moving forward correct?

As I’ve said 6000 times before, correct. I didn’t build you a system that would blatantly ignore the fundamental principle of unsubscribing from an email list.

But maybe I should have. So that way when you ask me this question I could say, “Oh, they’ll still get the fucking emails whether they like it or not.”

#email #worknews

I need a clipboard. I haven’t had my own real clipboard in I don’t know how long.

#thisisnews

In another era I lived in Johnston, Iowa (Des Moines suburb) and today wondered if the Snapchat parties were keeping it real …but alas, there were only a cuppa girls yelling at a dog and some dude checking his email.

#snapchat

Good afternoon, peeps.

#photos #flowers #bees

I didn’t want to get up at all this morning. I should probably retire. Sit on my front swing, sipping sweet teas, and throwing peanuts at the squirrels.

#treatyoself

Speaking of Flogging Molly, here’s what you need to listen to today.

They’re relentless with their guitars, and their drums, and their bass, and their violin, and their accordion.

And of course their singing.

#musicvideos #floggingmolly

Peeps, here’s your this-boys-had-enough 80s Tuesday jam. I last posted about Fastway and the Trick or Treat soundtrack back in Feb 2016 and they’re still in my regular rotation. Plus, Edward was my hero in high school.

Amazon’s got the DVD but in later reissues, Gene Simons and Ozzy Osbourne (who both only had cameos) ended up the cover. 🙄

Bonus points:

• Fastway was started by the late Eddie Clark of Motörhead fame. Yep, that’s him playing guitar on Ace of Spades. Listen to the guitar on Get Tough, you’ll hear Clark ripping it up. Pretty much all the guitar riffs on the soundtrack are killer.

• Clark also recruited Dave King of later Flogging Molly fame to sing for Fastway. Yeah, man. 🤘

#musicvideos #fastway

Good morning, peeps.

#photos #flowers

Also, from today’s email circus:

Xxxxx:

Can you share your availability for a conference call this week?

Boss:

I should be able to make the call at noon our time.

#worknews #email