graffiti on a cyber wall

1/04/10

What I am grateful for today

I had a very productive day at work today
My godson and his family
My children
Feeling needed
A new attitude about cold weather

1/05/10

What I am grateful for today

Red and black beans and rice with spicy sausage
The sun was shining today
The heat pump doesn't seem to be broken
Friends who invited me over....I should have gone :-(
Gas fireplace logs

1/06/10

What I am grateful for today:

Help moving furniture out of my parent's former home
The furniture went to someone who will love it
Good friends
My own washer and dryer
Being able to have this online journal

1/07/10

What I am grateful for today:

Seems the 'snow storm' predicted by the local weather service turned out to be a dude...AGAIN
Rain instead of snow
Happily adjusted to living and being alone most the time
I've almost got the November installment of The Days of My Life Video project completed
Red beans and rice in a peta

1/08/10

What I am grateful for today:

The ice has melted off the roads!
A wonderful afternoon and evening playing at my friend's home.
The sun was out shining beautifully all day.
A lovely sunset
Several opportunities to practice baby photography with my godson.   :-) 

1/09/10

What I am grateful for today:

It was a bit warmer today and the sun was out.
The ability to stay reasonably warm during this cold weather.
Friends who stopped by for a minute to pick up a photo cd.
A garden angel
Seasoned saltines

1/10/10

What I am grateful for today:

Related to the recent burial of my parents, I recently received a funeral home satisfaction survey from JD Power.  I find it in poor tastes myself.  However, there is some humor to be found in it as there is with so many things in life.

Examples of things I was asked to rate:

Compassion of the staff (hmmmm?  Is it real or is it...?)
Presentation of products offered ie caskets, urns, thank you cards, guest books (How good can a casket display really look?)
Clarity of information regarding pricing (Clear to a grieving relative?  I'm not sure that makes a lot of sense.)
Appearance of the deceased (Well, they looked dead)
The overall funeral home experience (Very sad)
Would you use this funeral home again (I certainly hope I don't have to use it or any funeral home again)
Would you recommend this funeral home (no, I recommend avoiding using a funeral home.  It isn't fun when someone dies.  Try to stay alive and away from them)
Did the funeral home call after the service to see if I was satisfied with their service (Like I would want to talk to them and be reminded of the experience yet again)

They also asked my age, race, and if I had purchased any prepaid funeral plans for myself. (Are they looking for potential customers?)

Life is strange and people are crazy.

Days of My Life November 2009 from jr cline on Vimeo.

October 2009 The Days of My Life from jr cline on Vimeo.