Faucets (Book) http://www.Writing.Com/main/books.php/item_id/1133132-Faucets I work at a mail-order catalog company where part of my duties is to take calls from customers who have troubles with their orders, either in placing the order on the web or recieving an order that they aren't happy with, damaged or doesn't fit. 99% of my customer service calls can be explained away as human nature but the other day I received a...[Read Full Post] Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:29:21 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/728659 Can someone explain this to me? I have this friend, who has a fetish of having time to him self. I call it a fetish because of all of the things he tries to do get at least an hour with no interruptions from anything that he hasn't control over. This means his wife, kids, his life, friends who don't know enough to stay away when they have ...[Read Full Post] Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:03:49 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/728472 Losing a loved one is hard. I still look for my loveable Jake when I come home, or when I can't finish everything on my plate. I can't look at the smiling faces of other dog owners as they tell me how special there dog is. The pet aisle is the hardest part of Walmart for me to visit, and I have to to buy cat food and treats for my other four-le...[Read Full Post] Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:20:47 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/726978 He was only 11 1/2 years old but the mark he left on my life will never diminish over time. He was the friend who would silently listen to my rants and raves. He wouldn't interject with problems of his own. All he asked for was a trip up the hill, a bowl of food and water, and constant petting. He was the perfect friend, he didn't complain wh...[Read Full Post] Sat, 18 Jun 2011 08:31:33 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/726382 I know you've heard all the commotion about the end of the world taking place on Sat, which I'm happy to say, didn't happen but then on Sunday a tornado leveled a town where I have personal ties to. Joplin, MO is where my great aunt and uncle lived and practiced medicine at. My great uncle has gone to a better place nearly 7 years ago and m...[Read Full Post] Mon, 23 May 2011 16:39:31 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/724543 If you read my last entry you'll know that getting a coat for winter is a hazard, more so than I wanted to believe. After my visit to the emergency room on Sunday I was told that I'll need to follow up with my doctor in a couple of days. For what I thought was going to be a quick flash of penlight in my eyes and "Have a good day" turn...[Read Full Post] Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:33:51 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/705619 Thursday evening I got word that a friend's father died and I spent the evening consoling them. Friday was spent reading emails and posts to my Facebook page since it was my birthday. Friday night was spent at a local mall where I walked around like a teenager. Saturday night was the unofficial celebration of my 43rd birthday and I had a blast. ...[Read Full Post] Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:46:26 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/705432 Let's face it, we all do it, even when we know that we try are hardest not to. We all have our favorite sports teams, days of the week, portfolio item, quote, author, Writing.Com Member, color, so on and so on and this isn't considered a bad personal trait. But now I am going to take my generalization into the realm of parenthood. You favor a ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:01:06 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/702854 Vroooooom Vrooooom is a sad comparison to pure horsepower powering cars around a 3/8th of a mile track at loud breakneck speeds but it is the best I can do. I have been a NASCAR fan and enthusiast for around 15 years now and I've always wanted to go to a race to see my driver flash before my eyes in a blaze of paint, rubber and metal. Last year I c...[Read Full Post] Sun, 18 Jul 2010 01:02:53 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/701778 There is a consensus that if a person is alone that they are lonely, and that lonely people are miserable. I may be alone because I don't need or want anyone in my life right now. Relationships are a burden and there is no chance for you to be 100% yourself. For the "dating phase" you have to paint on another part of your personality and ...[Read Full Post] Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:12:11 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/700496 How do you say 'good-bye' to a person you knew as a distant family member and yet tell the world what a mark he left on your life? When you can't hear his words of wisdom in your memories you follow his example. How can you follow his example when he wasn't constantly looking over your shoulder? You look at the lives of the people he t...[Read Full Post] Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:00:27 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/699599 Welcome family and friends, I'm glad you gathered here as I announce my campaign for the White House in 2012. You are the ones who have heard me complained about our current posers in our capital city, their lackluster performance, and their non-changing promises. You are the ones that have told me to put your money where my mouth is and run for an...[Read Full Post] Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:19:24 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/699426 I remember writing about my perfect date in another one of my journals and I, like everyone and everything else, has evolved into something a lot more perfect. In order for you to see my progression I must rewrite the original date of ultimate bliss... A trip to Walmart and a few trips through the buffet line at Sizzler. I know some of you are shaki...[Read Full Post] Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:25:54 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/698519 Correct me if I'm wrong. Earth spins on its axis to create a day and night. The moon spins around us to give us the feeling of time travel. And earth and the other planets spin around the sun to create a change in the seasons and the calendar months. What do the inhabitants of earth spin n their axis for? As you might imagine this is a troubli...[Read Full Post] Sun, 23 May 2010 20:50:58 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/697078 This entry might stem from my over-active imagination or from me wanting to find something to write about that I'm making this up... but, Yesterday, at work, I dribbled a little tomato sauce on my shirt and I felt like every single obese person was looking at me with mixed emotions. The more aggressive people thought me as being rude because I di...[Read Full Post] Thu, 20 May 2010 20:07:27 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/696792 One of the inventions I would like to see invented would be for the retirement set... Now I'm not with those who think that there should be an age limit for driving licenses but I do think that our seniors should be required to be fitted with the same safety items as our motor vehicles. And this is why I think it should happen, especially in larg...[Read Full Post] Sun, 09 May 2010 21:24:09 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/695716 I've worked the call center job for about three months now. In those 90 days or so I've been told that I have a nice voice, sensible sense of humor and the patience to rival the Greek Mythology Gods. And in three cases my job of selling clothes, shoes and household goods has gone further than my training guide has prepared me for. The first ...[Read Full Post] Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:55:47 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/694230 After spending a few hours with my friend's family last night I have discovered that I'm not as smart as I thought I was. I had forgotten how many of the months are spelled with a vowel as the first letter and how many more end in a "y'. I also couldn't correctly answer how many months have 28 days. (And don't look at me for th...[Read Full Post] Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:51:51 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/693444 Have you ever noticed that it is easier to point out someone elses imperfections than your own. For instances why is it easier for us to review someone else's portfolio items with a critical eye than make our own edits to our writings. I spent an uneventful Easter Sunday at my brother's house, mainly because I've learned when to pick my f...[Read Full Post] Mon, 12 Apr 2010 08:46:14 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/692953 My best friend's mother died earlier this week. She was 78 and fought to live for another day before succumbing to the arms of our father in heaven and her family members who paved her way. I'm not the right person to celebrate her long life or to mourn her loss except through my best friend. This life inspired this entry... Death is one of...[Read Full Post] Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:54:29 EDT http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/691589 Since the last entry was even more fun to write than I thought it would be and I got such a response from another one of my truest friends I thought I would duplicate it. Sarah Jean, believe it or not, is the model of some of my stronger female characters because she has some of the qualities I want my heroines to have and I think she has a great name...[Read Full Post] Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:05:53 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/689538 Every once in awhile I get to chat with one of my truest friends and when I do I almost always ask her for some journal prompts. This time she was to the point where she had to beg me to write a entry about her. I tried to avoid this subject but how could I resist writing about such a beautiful person and one that was nearly on her knees begging me to ...[Read Full Post] Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:28:57 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/689376 The other day my phone makes it tone alerting me to an incoming text message. This is not an everyday occurrence but non-the-less it happens enough for me to think of this as commonplace. When I do get a message it is usually one of my friends sending me a joke or a chain message to help out a baby or someone sick and the phone company agrees to donate...[Read Full Post] Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:57:29 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/689049 I'm not the kind of person to watch politicians at work but today my dad had that debate about health care reform. I heard a lot of people wearing expensive suits, ties and cuff links talking about a bill that even the writer's don't understand. I heard a lot of we and us and what we should do and I heard the so called winner of the popular...[Read Full Post] Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:06:50 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/688676 Why is it so hard for people to accept "Change"? There are people in my life, whom I will try not to mention their names to protect their state of mind, who get queasy over the words, "New and Improved". The older the generation, the more steadfast they are at not wanting their world to evolve into something possibly better. In t...[Read Full Post] Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:31:21 EST http://www.Writing.Com/main/books/entry_id/688003