“It’s not you, it’s me.”

After a year of not returning their calls, my dentist couldn’t seem to take the hint and kept calling so I finally had to break up with them. “I just didn’t feel like we were a good fit. I need to see who else is out there. I’m really sorry.”
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Bone Chilling Cold

Brrr; -8 on my walk to work this morning. Now that’s a cold you feel in your bones! Current Mood: 🙁cold
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My walk to school…

Current Mood: frozen
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2011 Year In Review

2011 was quite sensational. After quitting my job at the end of 2010 (last year’s review can be found here), I began the year in a daze; simply trying to get my life back on a track. I may end up having to write paragraphs for context instead of simply…
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Cost per mile

Just figured out all my car related expenses on a cost per mile basis. Have found out that, driving less than 15,000 miles/year makes every mile cost about one quarter dollar. Constant 11 cent per mile in gas alone, but about 9 cents in insurance. If I drove more, that…
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New Personality Test

I got the results to a new personality test today. Check it out: Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judger (ENTJ) personality commonly referred to as “The General” About Your Personality Type You were created to be a leader, and you already know this. You have little patience for small talk, redundancies, or…
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More College 2.0

Went out on the town (Marquette) last night with Stevie (aka Seraphina). She tries so hard to be a good wingman, but there’s only so much one can do for a nerd-boy like me. I only got through 2/3rds of this pitcher and had to have a new friend (Carly…
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New Life Lesson!

A new life lesson has occurred to me during a particularly rough day at work: Mark’s Life Lesson #15: You reap what you sew; even if there’s a drought. I’m a hardcore believer in personal responsibility. No matter your situation (for better and worse) YOU are the only person who…
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History of the Reeves-Ruder Farm

This evening, Grandma and I were going through some old family history to ensure accuracy of the “sesquicentennial farm” status. In doing so, we pieced together a bit of family history and the origins of the house and this little corner of the town of Wheatland. The story that i’ve…
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What if my best trait is luck?

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