Where Jay T.... ponders.
I started working at McDonald’s the day I turned 16. That was… long ago. Since that time, I will fully admit it — I love McDonald’s. This, despite working there for over three years (which is an ETERNITY in McDonald’s Land) and cooking tens of thousands of Big Mac and Quarter Pounders. Honestly, I couldn’t [...]
Those that read my “Open Letter to Mesa Fire Department, Ladder 209 B-Shift” post a few days ago know I’ve been on a little quest to find, and meet, the first responders that helped save my life last year when I had a heart attack. Thanks to the power of social media, lots of great [...]
Dear B-Shifters with Ladder 209 – You guys don’t know me, and I really don’t know you. April 21st of 2012 was probably just another normal day at work for you, but for me, that was one really shitty day. That was the day I suffered a massive heart attack. Thank GOD you guys came [...]
It was exactly 365 days ago that I looked into the eyes of my wife and kids and saw concern. And fear. They probably won’t admit it, but I suspect they were afraid I was about to die. I know I thought I was. Yep, it’s been a year since I had a little “cardiac [...]
In 52 years of life, I can’t remember ever being this disappointed. Eleven months ago I survived what cardiologists call “The Widowmaker” heart attack. A 100% blockage in one coronary artery, 98% in another. Apparently it kills 90 – 95% of the people that have it. I’m lucky to be alive. It was a shitty, amazing, painful, [...]
Most of the time it annoys me when a blog post starts off with, “Sorry it’s been so long since my last post. I’ve been… <<insert things like busy, on vacation, had writer’s block, etc etc here>>”. Well, sorry it’s been so long since my last post. Not to make excuses or anything, but five [...]
On Sunday, I “moved” to Seattle. I put move in quotes because right now my apartment is furnished with a queen sized air mattress, a cardboard box for a table and a 12-pack in the fridge. No TV, no Internet, no furniture. Fortunately, my downtown Seattle apartment building (pictured to the right) has a resident [...]
Foursquare. It’s one of those “social networks” that some love, and some hate (that’s pretty much the story for any social network, no?) Me, I love it. I’ll freely admit that I’m a bit of a “badge whore.” I like collecting badges. I like leaving tips. I like getting mayorships. I can’t help it, [...]
The photo above is of a “Computer College” in Nairobi, Kenya. Jeff Turner took it on his recent visit there to further the amazing work Mothers Fighting for Others is doing for some young ladies in Kenya. Jeff wrote a terrific piece today about his travels titled, Kenya – Recalibrating My Worldview. Go read it. Trust [...]
Years ago my friends and I would pose “Deserted Island” questions to each other. Questions like, “If you were marooned on a deserted island and could only have two things to eat, what would you want?”. And since we were in our late teens the, “If you were stuck on an island and could have [...]
Sometimes I just want to beat my head (or state Representative) against a wall when I read stuff like this… From the Arizona Republic: A bill that would require Arizona undergraduate students at the three state universities to contribute at least $2,000 toward the cost of their education narrowly passed out of the House Appropriations [...]
Jimmy Buffett is a long-time favorite. Zack Brown is a recent favorite. Here they are together, performing one of my favorite songs ever.
Amazing song. Amazing rendition. I think it’s my favorite…
First, apologies to the 9 people that read this blog for not posting in so long. Stuff happens… Yesterday I had an interesting conversation with a friend who is, at this very moment in time, talking to some real estate types about their “internet presence,” a topic near and dear to me. These agents apparently [...]
Gay marriage – a topic that seems to ignite a lot of feelings… On how I learned a lesson from my kids.
Spending three days with 120 teenagers may be some peoples idea of a really bad time. I found it enlightening, and encouraging.
Lately I haven’t felt like writing. This is the first time this has happened in…. oh…. ever. Seriously, I don’t recall ever not needing / wanting to write. Until now.
Dear Optimists and Pessimists – While you were arguing about how full the glass is, I drank it. Sincerely, Opportunity (I can’t remember where I first heard this, but I liked it, then and now.) Photo Credit: jenny downing on Flickr. CC Licensed.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves. – Ronald Reagan
If you happen to be a Facebook friend of mine, and have seen my status updates the past three days then you know I’ve been under the weather, suffering (miserably if I may whine some more) from some variation of the Death Flu and / or Plague. Now I will freely admit that I don’t [...]
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