Old Man Winter... DEAD? And other musings...

Okay, this is just a little rediculous. It's not even March and we're enjoying 70 degree temps! To quote Channel 8's Kevin Jannison, "We're Livin' Large!" I love the spring time, when it's nice enough to hike and be outside. But the problem is, it seems either Old Man Winter has finally kicked the bucket or forgot Southern Nevada all together. I seem to remember a couple of weeks before Christmas that it got into the 30's at night but we should still be chilly at least.

Not really complaining, it's just that it would really be nice if we could experience a little winter like last year. In fact, we had about 2 feet of snow the year before that. I guess we're paying for the wet from winter of '04/'05. Would have been great to end this long-standing drought out here in the Wild, Wild West.

Well, I kinda lied in my last blog entry. I managed to catch the last quarter & a quarter of the game. Just as Seattle caught that amazing interception and ran nearly the entire length of the field. In short, if you as me, Pittsburgh won by sheer LUCK. Had they played any other day, Seattle would have beaten them by as much if not more. But, it was only one chance and the Steelers have the game.

War with my neighbor seems to be over. She's fired her agent and relisted her home with someone else. Met the guy and he seems alright. Time will tell... not that it matters, he's not MY agent. What I care about is whether or not he practices RE ethically. So far, though, it does not seem like such a bad thing. Although, the puny little sign sure makes me laugh!

Okay, time for a real gripe. Some may view this as whining, complaining, but whatever. I want to get it off my chest. Talking about it seems to help little and it's been said that if you put your thoughts down in writing, it helps sort. So, here goes. Ever find yourself in a situation of feeling unappreciated, in fact, TAKEN FOR GRANTED for all of your efforts? It seems like the schmoe that puts forth the least amount of effort, does something so meaningless is praised to High Heaven. I've said this once and I'll say it again, I do NOT care for noteriety, recognition or anything like that. Just a little appreciation. That goes a LONG way in my book. Much further than public recognition, which is all fluff as far as I am concerned. You know, it gripes me to no end to be treated like crap despite all the work I put into something with noticeable results. But does anyone notice? HELL NO! Yet some flighty punk, just because he is ultra-friendly, sugar coats everything, gets the "kudos." Just once in a while, I would love to be told "Hey, good job! I appreciate what you've done on that project!" Instead, someone else gets all the attention, all the encouragement for minimal involvement. This has been the story of my life. Why is that, I wonder? The workers go unappreciated while the slackers and suck-ups get all the appreciation and rewards.

No wonder the work place is filled with low morale and "postal" workers. You know what I mean! This is NOT to say I am going to go "postal." I mean, what would that prove? NOTHING, just get me in jail or worse. Nah... not my way anyhoo. I'll move on until the next time something like this happens, then bitch and moan til I get it off my chest and head off to the next one. Someone once said to me that it's more important that you've accomplished something to your satisfaction because we are our own most critical judges. Who cares what other people think, anyway? What matters is, can you live with what you've accomplished? Yes, then move on. No? Figure out how to make it better the next time. The point is, you wake up and look at YOURSELF in the mirror every morning. Thank goodness not them! LOL!