Just as a disclaimer, please don't expect proper grammar and punctuation in this blog post, or any other future blog posts. I'll do my best with the spelling, but everything else is up in the air. Run-on sentences, incomplete sentences, numbered lists, and bullet points are all very good friends of mine, you will meet all of them very soon.
If I could invest in procrastinating, I would be a millionaire!
Of course, it would take forever for me to actually invest in it!
Today is Monday, November 17th, 2025.
My last blog post was on Saturday, June 8th, 2024.
That's 527 days between posts.
The post before that was on Sunday, December 11th, 2022.
That was 545 days.
The post before that?
Saturday, April 25th, 2020.
That's 961 days.
That's one blog in 2020, none in 2021, one in 2022, none in 2023, one last year, and just this one this year.
Will 2026 be the year that I consistently start blogging again?!
Let's go with a good old-fashioned "Maybe"!
But in all seriousness, I miss this, and I need to do it more often.
It's cathartic.
I don't get to use that word very often.
But here, I can just type whatever comes to mind.
And unlike in my school days, I don't have to worry about "proper sentence structure."
Like right there, I'm not supposed to start a sentence with the word "and".
AND yet, I've just done it twice.
I write how I think and talk.
I've started plenty of spoken sentences in my life with the word "and".
AND I'm not going to stop doing that just because I happen to be typing those same thoughts!
Don't get me started on colons and semicolons either.
I've looked both of them up multiple times.
I've watched examples of when and where you're supposed to use them in sentences.
And I STILL have no idea when and where to use them, so I just don't.
I've been on this planet for 40 years now, without ever using a colon or semicolon in a sentence.
Somehow, people have been able to understand me just fine!
Listen, I'm sure colons and semicolons have their place in the English lexicon, just not mine!
Moving on, I'd say quite a bit has transpired since my last blog post.
For one thing, as of this writing, the longest government shutdown in U.S. history finally ended.
This one was over 40 days.
Working without pay isn't fun.
Fortunately, myself and all of the other federal workers who have been working without pay will be getting full back pay.
However, even though the government shuts down, life does not.
Bills.
Food.
Utilities.
Child Care.
Gas.
Plenty of federal workers were taking on second jobs to make ends meet.
There were Air Traffic Controllers working for Doordash AFTER their 12 hour unpaid shifts to keep food on the table for their families.
I know a bunch of my coworkers at TSA who have been working for Amazon Flex.
Every September 30th, federal workers wait to see if both sides of the aisle can play nice and keep our government funded, so that we can keep getting paid in real time.
Luckily, it's finally over.......for now.
Come January 30th, we might have to deal with another round of this if both sides can't come to an agreement for the rest of the fiscal year, we shall see.
On a more positive note, Thanksgiving is now less than two weeks away!
It's one of my favorite days of the year.
Star Bread.
Turkey.
Mashed Potatoes.
Stuffing.
Gravy.
Rolls.
Corn.
Cranberry Sauce.
Pie.
And to be clear, I only want the cranberry sauce that comes from the can, with the ridges in it from the can, and not with any of the cranberries in it.
Turkey also gets overlooked, even though it's the anchor.
I think a lot of you out there are just having dry Turkey, and that's why you don't give turkey the respect it deserves.
If you cook it right, and season it right, it's moist, and delicious.
Plus, Gravy goes on the Turkey and Mashed Potatoes.
That's non negotiable.
Keep the Gravy coming.
And then when it comes to the pies, I want the fruit pies.
The pies with a top crust.
Blueberry.
Cherry.
Peach.
And of course, the best fruit pie in all of existence, Dutch Apple.
Pumpkin Pie?
Sweet Potato Pie?
Squash Pie?
If I have even ONE slice of any of those three "pies", it's just because I'm being polite.
There's not enough whipped cream on the planet to cover up that actual taste of them.
My stomach only has so much real estate, and I'd rather invest in the GOOD pies, please and thank you!
You also won't catch me just shoving everything onto one plate.
There's levels to this.
Different foods have different textures and flavors.
Some compliment each other.
Others contrast each other.
I don't need or want everything in one bite.
So when someone is like "can I make you a plate?", I usually pass.
Now don't get me wrong, I appreciate the gesture!
BUT, there's a system in place, MY system!
What goes where, how much of it, what's going to be on the first plate versus the second round, it's a whole thing.
I've seen Turkey, and Cranberry Sauce, AND Gravy, all in the same single bite for some heathens out there who will remain nameless.
SHAMEFUL!!
You might be asking "Is there really a wrong way to eat something?!"
Yes.
Yes there is.
That's like eating Kit Kat whole, instead of breaking it apart.
Just because you CAN do it, doesn't mean you SHOULD!
Yep, this is the catharsis I've missed.
I also had a podcast years ago, I've been meaning to dust that off too, maybe I'll finally do that.
Maybe :)
I'd say this was pretty good for a "first blog post in a while", especially since I was winging it.
But then again, I always wing it!
To anyone who read this all the way, thanks for taking the time to read all of this!
I promise to make more blogs much closer together than every 500+ days!
Until next time!
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