Memorial Day Weekend!

This is Memorial Day weekend, a time to remember and celebrate the sacrifice of life given to our country by the armed forces (military).  Freedom isn't "free" as it is paid for by a price of blood.  Please honor those who have paid the ultimate price by paying your respects at the local cemetery.  Leading up to the weekend, I must say the week had been fairly good to me.  The only disappointment was not getting a job I interviewed for.  A tentative job offer had been extended, but I must have hit a bump in the road somewhere along the way.  I was never given further notice of when and where to show up for the first day of work.  The job offer must have been rescinded.  Dr. Pepper was the company I was interviewing with, and it would have been a significant step up from my present lot in life.  The job would have been full-time with benefits, with an annual pay in excess of $30,000.  (This is double what I am earning at my present place of employment.)  Of course I wanted the job, but I suppose that wasn't meant to be.  At least it was nice to have a little hope for a change, something I don't experience very often.  Thankfully that was the only sour note of the week.  In everything else, I am somewhat content.  I have solid week of work to look forward to in my other job.  On Tuesday I am also planning to meet with a friend for coffee.  This friend is a professor of philosophy at the Trinity River Campus of Tarrant County College.  I usually try to stop by a few times throughout the semester.  Not too much else is planned other than that.  For all my readers, stay positive and hold on to hope.

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