The Chronicles of the Sniffing Bulls

Rejoice! Legal documentation!

2008-06-03T13:50:00.000-07:00

So a few weeks ago my girlfriend, Kelly, and I went down to finally apply for our passports. I've wanted to get one, even if just for the sake of having one, for a long time but just never bothered because "I could always get it tomorrow.".....you know how that goes.

Well we finally did it, and only because we had to, we're going to Mexico and you of course now need a passport to travel to Mexico. I knew this because I'm a nerd and watched the senate committee hearing in CSPAN, one of the best channels on TV.

As with everything else in life, I got my passport before Kelly did, and she went on to worry if hers was even going to come. So after teasing her about how the Lord chose me for greatness which is why I had my passport, I had to unnecessarily assure her that there was no scenario where her "passport wouldn't be here on time", which was not possible because we had the option to pay for expedited service, which she would not hear a word of while she was in this state. For all of the great things about Kelly, there are a few that make me want to engage in combat with her, and that is one of them.

Not that it matters now, because hers did arrive, and again, I looked fantastic in my passport photo, and she looked a tiny bit silly. It looked like I punched her in the mouth and her lower lip was swollen. Score yet another point for team me! (She is beautiful though, so don't get it twisted.)

So as we near our trip for Mexico, I can't help but to feel lucky that I'm in a position where I'm able to do something like...go to Mexico. I'm not wealthy by any means, but to have an opportunity to go somewhere nice for a vacation is something that I do not take for granted. Lucky for me, her parents have a condo they purchased back when Cabo was not the attraction it is now. Like I said, lucky for me. I won't be taking my daughter with me, as she is too young to enjoy it, but her time will come.

Stay tuned for earth shattering developments and shocking updates. Oh me and my teasers.

Which way is up?

2008-05-28T23:14:00.000-07:00

I'm 2 1/2 years removed from the military, and I sit here wondering what I'm going to do with myself. Working in IT pays the bills and can be interesting work at times, but part of me feels like this is not the career for me. There has to be more to life than domain controllers and desktop support, doesn't there?

I never graduated from college, so I have been looking at the local community colleges to see if there is anything that interests me. There are a few things, but nothing that really moves me with any degree of certainty. I have a daughter to support which I do take very seriously and heavily into consideration, while my G.I. Bill is staring me in the face, just begging me to use it!

I served the time in the military, and contributed to the fund as well, so why shouldn't I use it? I owe it to myself to use it. So now there's just this silly matter of actually using it. So while I find many subjects to be interesting, I am discouraged because I have no idea how I can put them to any practical and relatively lucrative use in my life. There is alot of doubt, and let's face it, fear, involed in this endeavor.

I'm a musician, but is it smart to pursue a music degree? I'm in IT, but do I really want to continue to do this? I love history, but what the hell can I do with a history degree? I love to cook, I like to stay politically aware and I like to read. Although I do not practice religion, I find the history of the subject to be fascinating as well. All I want is to find something that I find interesting and stable, for the sake of my family.....then again, who doesn't?

As the fall seems to be rapidly approaching, I will toil in my own indecision as I ask myself the million dollar question: Which way is up?

Welcome to The Chonicles of the Sniffing Bulls

2008-05-15T15:37:00.000-07:00

Hello friends, and thank you for reading my first attempt into personal blogdom! Here I intend on sharing my thoughts on whatever topics come to my mind. This was going to be a blog about local sports topics, but I didn't want to limit myself to one topic, so expect anything from me on any given day.

Thanks again for stopping by....