MindlessChatter

It's interesting, the things one finds while cleaning out their room to get ready for a move. For one, the girlfriend probably had more clothes and nik-nacs than I; for two, I didn't really grasp how many godamn hangers I have in my closet... The one thing in particular that got me was a little ceramic jar with a lid on it. It is dark blue and has a Bank of Hawaii logo on it. When I found it, it was wrapped in a clear plastic and tied at the top with twine, similar to a present. It took me a second to remember where it had come from and the story behind it... goes back to my management training days and the last class that I had of my program. Inside is said to contain a puzzle piece, an eraser topper (plain pink), a highlighter, a rubber band, two paperclips, a bandaid, a piece of twine, and something else. The erase to remind us that when we make mistakes we can try to go back and fix them. the puzzle piece because we are all part of a bigger picture and have our own way of f...

Truth be told, she knocked my napkin wrapped sandwich off the table to get at the sweet succulent ham that nestled between stone ground mustard laden bread slices….<Homer Simpson> mmmm…..laden bread slices</Homer Simpson> . I was going through my morning routine, preparing my lunch that I will inevitably eat on my way to work, so I can take a nap at lunch, then a quick stop in the office to get my various handheld electronics attached to the tangle of dongles that take up residence on my desk. I emerged from the office excited to listen to the new Masters of None podcast when a scene of absolute horror presented itself to me. My sandwich was missing! Images of Homer Simpson frantically searching for a missing piece of bacon filled my mind as I quickly scanned the kitchen for my food. The sandwich had been knocked off the table and unwrapped during its tumble, resting in a heap of disjointed ingredients on the chair. The Pink Cat was under the chair in an odd position as i...