It’s Amazing Grace

I’m still waiting for my new power adapter to come in so that I can start using my laptop again. I’ve had a couple of meetings with Milton at his personal training studio to go over paperwork and many creative ways to exercise–but I’m not getting paid yet. I’m still looking for an online teaching job. I sent in a request to Sylvan Corp. office just now. I resigned from being an instructional aide with CNUSD two days ago. They won’t allow me to be an employee and do student teaching at the same time. I have to do 9 weeks of student teaching to obtain my CA Education Specialist Teaching Credential for Mild/Moderate disabilities. I already have a CA Single-Subject Teaching Credential in P.E., but it’s been difficult finding any openings in that area…P.E. teachers are a-dime-a-dozen in school districts. However, I’ll still be able to coach track at ERHS in the Spring…that’s fun…doesn’t pay much…but it’s fun!

Anyway, this changes my health/dental insurance status. I’m deciding whether to sign-up for cobra (which is a lot of money to pay out of pocket every month), or find cheaper plans that we can afford on a monthly basis.

Sometimes I wonder what would it take for people to be really honest and open about thier weaknesses. And, I’m not talking about the weaknesses that are easy for them to share. I’m talking about the ones that bring them shame. I think there are people who are so desperate to disassociate themselves with inadequacy that they are willing to deny the truth at all costs. I know firsthand how horrible a feeling it is to feel inadequate. It’s like placing yourself in a dark room with the walls feeling like there moving in on you at every side. So, I can understand why people would want to avoid some truths about themselves…it’s too painful to face. It takes a courageous person to face those things that damage their soul. But I also know firsthand that if one is willing to face those difficult and shamefull areas in their lives, they will experience freedom. As far as I know, it’s the only way to experience true freedom. Denial is not real freedom…it’s a fantasyland. Anyway, these are just thought of a mind in thought.

Curtis and I went to P.F. Chang’s today for our 6th year anniversary. He had a gift card given to him by one of his students before school let out for the summer. We’re still deciding what to do tonight. I had my second appt. with Milton to go over the beginning consultation aspects of how he wants to run his business. I believe I’m going to enjoy personal training this time around. I get to do what I do best–train–and not have to worry soooo much about selling. He wants us to set ourselves apart from all those other businesses out there who have very little variety and creativity in their training methods. And, I’m still looking for an online teaching job, so that I can work from home earning extra income. I don’t know if I’ll get to see Bobbie next week because of a lack of funds. Curtis is the only one brining in checks right now. That’s a bummer, but there’s nothing else I can do but just wait to start getting paid at MOP Personal Training Studios.

My mommy came down just now from Inglewood. She bought me some juice’s and fruits. It’s really nice to see her again. 

Tomorrow is me and Curtis’s 6th year anniversary. I have the day off from playing keys at Pipeline, so we’ll get to go to church together and go out for some lunch.

I have ordered a new power adapter for my laptop. It will be here Aug. 12th. So, I have to wait a little longer to get my computer up and running again.

I need an online teaching job. Who can help me and give me guidance? What are the best job search websites for this field?

I have gone to some sites and filled out applications. I don’t know how to make this process speed up and more efficient.

The wire’s in my adapter for my laptop are torn. My computer power died today; my battery even died. I have to buy a new adapter soon, hopefully. Right now I’m using someone else’s laptop. I’ve just been doing a lot of career searches for online teaching jobs. No luck yet, but I’m working hard everyday to land position. I start working with Milton at mobfitnessca.com on Monday as a contracted personal trainer. He’s going to help me get started with obtaining clients.

Who is better?

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So Bill Gates and the chairman of GM are arguing over which company is better. Bill Gates boast, ” If cars grew in technology as fast as computers did, we would be driving v-32 instead of v-8, our cars would get 5000 miles to the gallon, the top speed would be mach seven. Anyway the sticker price for a car would be 50 dollars.”

And which the GM replies, ” Sure, but would you really want a car that crashes 4 times a day!”

The photographer for a national magazine was assigned to get photos of a great forest fire. Smoke at the scene was too thick to get any good shots, so he frantically called his home office to hire a plane. “It will be waiting for you at the airport!” he was assured by his editor. As soon as he got to the small, rural airport, sure enough, a plane was warming up near the runway. He jumped in with his equipment and yelled, “Let’s go! Let’s go!”
The pilot swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air.
“Fly over the north side of the fire,” said the photographer, “and make three or four low level passes.”
“Why?” asked the pilot. “Because I’m going to take pictures! I’m a photographer, and photographers take pictures!” said the photographer with great exasperation.
After a long pause the pilot said, “You mean you’re not the instructor?”

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My wife and I were comparing notes the other day. “I have a higher IQ, did better on my SATs and make more money than you,” she pointed out.

“Yeah, but when you step back and look at the big picture, I’m still ahead,” I said.

She look mystified. “How do you figure?”

“I married better,” I replied.

I couldn’t sleep all night and through the early morning because of my hacking cough. The funny thing is that I don’t even feel that tired. Probably because I got some rest earlier in the day yesterday. Curtis is taking me to CVS Pharmacy to buy some Tylenol and Vicks VaporRub. Then we will go to Walmart of Winco to get some groceries now that we’re back from Sacramento. I think I need some kind of soup…maybe chicken. I woke up not being able to talk because of my sore throat. So it’s nice to still be able to communicate through blogging–not that I communicate much verbally anyway.

Here’s another joke from my new website reference. A butcher just out of trade school, applies for and gets, a job in North- West America, skinning and cutting up the kills of local hunters. The first job he gets is to cut up a moose to put in the freezer. He finally gets the moose cut up and is putting it into bags and marking them with the contents - chops, rump steak, ribs, sirloin, etc. When he finishes with the stuff he knows, he is left with a pile of unidentifiable parts. At a loss as to what to do with them, he finally puts them all into one bag and labels them……moosellanious.