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Ya Know What I Was Thinking?

by Jeffrey Meyer

Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #2348994

If you DO want to know, welcome to my blog

For those who actually want to follow my thoughts, ideas, moans, and gripes, this is the place for you! For those of you who are returning...I questions your judgment, you poor souls.

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Jeff

about 3 hours ago
In response to "Isn't There Anything to Do?"

Sometimes just getting your thoughts down in writing is a success in and of itself!

Amethyst Snow Angel

about 8 hours ago
In response to "Isn't There Anything to Do?"

Ack, I don't know whether to

Goals...

Wait, you're a Pisces too

Good luck out there in the real world!

Brandiwyn🎶 v.2026

about 8 hours ago
In response to "Isn't There Anything to Do?"

Goals aren't for everyone. I do like your "what I don't want" list, but even that may be unnecessary. You may not need goals at all, if you're naturally good at prioritizing without planning. Do you get the things done that are required for you to avoid the things on your "don't want" list? That's what matters.

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Brandiwyn🎶 v.2026

Jan 25, 2026 at 8:32am
In response to "The Nesting Phase"

"And another blanket to curl up in when my dogs usurp the first the one." 😂😂😂 I feel this in my soul. I take it you have burrowers too? Meet Thomas:

What do you consider southern Midwestern states? Ohio, here. Our plows/salt trucks are pretty thorough and prompt, but we don't carry chains as a rule (or law) and occasionally berms left by the plow at the end of a driveway couldn't be driven over by a quad. So that's fun if you drive a compact sedan. I don't, luckily, since I occasionally require space to transport drum sets and electric pianos, my housemate drives a hatchback.

Roads here look like they've seen a pass or two by the plows so far overnight or this morning, but it's still falling. Posting photos shortly.

Hoping you still have power. We do, so far.

Ichabod Crane

Jan 24, 2026 at 3:54pm
In response to "The Nesting Phase"

If you have a cellphone and can still hit towers that are working, you can tether your laptop/computer to it. No cable needed.

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Jack of Diamonds

Jan 24, 2026 at 2:27pm
In response to "The Nesting Phase"

Fill your bathtub, then use a plastic bucket to scoop out water to fill the toilet tank. You can get between 20 and 50 extra no-water flushes like that depending on the size of your bathtub and the quality of your stopper... J

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I Resolve to Wear My Sox

Jan 16, 2026 at 5:51pm
In response to "Domesticated Terrorists"

Currently raising a kitten nicknamed Cannibal. On of my dogs indicated she needs exercise. I told him to chase her. He simply replied, "No, exorsize like in this conjuring..." He really isn't suicidal enough to chase her. Her real name is Mittens but I have come to believe that they aren't mittens, they are gloves so she doesn't leave behind pawprints.

Dave Ryan

Jan 16, 2026 at 10:05am
In response to "Domesticated Terrorists"

I remember the cats when I was a kid. They had lots of games they liked to play. Here are three of their favourites.

Bed wars: A summer sport, played during summer when I didn't have to get up early for school. A subtle battle for territory, where the cat would start at the foot of the bed and slowly encroach upwards, claiming new territory every time I moved while always maintaining the death-stare.

Chair race: Turn up at the window looking to be let in, forcing you to give up your chair. Once in, it is then a straight sprint to claim the now vacant seat.

Paper chase: A variation of your newspaper observation. If the paper is on the floor, they park themselves on it. The game is to manoeuvre them off the paper without them tearing the damn thing to shreds in the process.

Amethyst Snow Angel

Jan 16, 2026 at 9:58am
In response to "Domesticated Terrorists"

Hey, at least you can practice your "french..."

Jack of Diamonds

Jan 14, 2026 at 1:10pm
In response to "Break Time!"

That's epic! Sounds most remarkably like life around my crib. And I'm retired, so here's what you have to look forward to... J

December 18, 2025 at 11:00am

#1103882

The Curse of Doing Your Best

It's rather common knowledge how failure can breed fear. But isn't it interesting how success can do the same thing? A person wonders if they can perform to the standard they themselves have now set, whether management views success as a norm or as a fluke?

I am a billing manager at my company, but I am also a closet programming geek. I have created several custom apps for my company now, and people are starting to use them. Now, there's nothing a geek likes more than to have his "product" used. But what if people don't like how it works? What if I have to go back and change it and I don't understand what I did? What if the apps don't perform as expected and produce negative results downstream? Letting go and letting it be a success is so stressful!

It's not just at work, though. For instance, I don't like to give or receive gifts. I don't mind doing it anonymously, for charity or something, but I don't like the unspoken social obligation of quid pro quo. It's not because I'm stingy; it's because of fear. If I get someone just the right gift for their birthday, they seem to expect that every gift I give from then on will be just as brilliant. But what if it's not?

If I win that game, am I thought less of if I don't win the next one? If this pie knocks everyone's socks off, am I on the hook to be Gordon Ramsey next time? If I wire in this light switch right this time, am I suddenly the family electrician?

Is doing your best actually setting you up for failure? Should we shoot for second best instead? Hedge our bets? Under-promise and over-deliver?

Just random thoughts today, I guess. Today's entry is no more than second best. I'll try to live up to my previous posts next time. (…or will I…?

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