For the last 10 months (since August 2011) I have rented a bathroom and bedroom in my house to another person. For the most part this experience has not been a good one. He smokes, he drinks, he lies, he lost his job over 6 weeks ago (and hasn’t applied for unemployment OR any jobs),… Continue reading Life in the Soon to be Ex-Landlady Lane
Author: Suellen Roley
Oregon Employment Department Strikes Again
I was terminated from my most recent position on March 16 2012 (for those of you that are counting, that’s 33 days ago) and my quest for unemployment benefits has been a comedy of errors. 1) My employer had not reported my wages since September 2011. I had a total of 28 hours in September… Continue reading Oregon Employment Department Strikes Again
Burn Down The Mission
http://www.eltonography.com/songs/burn_down_the_mission.html You tell me there’s an angel in your tree Did he say he’d come to call on me For things are getting desperate in our home Living in the parish of the restless folks I know Everybody now bring your family down to the riverside Look to the east to see where the fat… Continue reading Burn Down The Mission
Geeze, It’s Just a T-Shirt
Once upon a time I had a T-shirt that said “What part of NO don’t you understand”? One year–years ago–I wore it to a non-denominationsal retreat that I’ve attended every year since 1994. I’ve been repeatedly judged for something I wore literally YEARS ago (the T-shirt has long since deteriorated and been thrown away) I’m… Continue reading Geeze, It’s Just a T-Shirt
English Skills Optional?
Just received this horse manure which I am hoping is only pretending to be from Resume Bucket. After being rather nastily turned down today for an online writing position, I sorely needed the laugh this male bovine fecal material provided. Dear Applicant The Human resources have just reviewed your resume due to the one you… Continue reading English Skills Optional?
Finally Back on Track
In October 2011, I fell and hurt my right knee. Since then I have had a lot of pain in the inguinal area of the same leg, and because of the pain I became very sedentary. The lack of exercise combined with no change in my eating habits lead to a weight gain of 15-20… Continue reading Finally Back on Track
Dreams and Nightmares
Once or twice a month I dream (more like a nightmare) about a so-called teacher who taught home economics at Cascade Junior High School in Bend Oregon when I was in the seventh grade (I was in the seventh grade for two school years–more on that later–so it would have been from September 1971 through… Continue reading Dreams and Nightmares
I Beg To Differ: Life in the AARP lane
http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/livable-communities/info-11-2011/10-Great-Sunny-Places-to-Retire-AARP.10.html http://www.scmc.org/ St Charles Medical Center may be a small hospital to AARP (226 beds) but it is the largest hospital in central Oregon. It is also a level 2 trauma center; in fact, it is the only level 2 trauma center in eastern Oregon. The St Charles Health Care system also owns and manages… Continue reading I Beg To Differ: Life in the AARP lane
Grumble Growl Bitch Whine and Moan (LOL)
Description: Yes, I am grumbling, growling, bitching, whining, and moaning tonight. You ask why? I am seriously frustrated with my roommate (lets just call him Andrew like I did in this post: http://www.i-dont-think-so.com/?p=1066) Today’s installment of frustration came when I discovered that I was storing cookie sheets in the oven. As the oven is rarely… Continue reading Grumble Growl Bitch Whine and Moan (LOL)
Of Dogs and Dummies: Life in the Pedestrian Lane
Cops can be really stupid, and even dumb dogs can be really smart! On Thursday December 22 2011 I was going to an appointment with my doctor at Mosaic Medical and was walking to the bus stop (the bus stop is across the street from the mobile home park that I live in, and its… Continue reading Of Dogs and Dummies: Life in the Pedestrian Lane