Yes, I am an Oddball.

 Hello from North Carolina! Where I'm puppy sitting for my sister. These pups are sweet but I can tell that they miss their family. How is everyone? I'm in shock that Thanksgiving has already come and gone. This holiday season has honestly snuck up on me entirely and Christmas is trying to do the same.  We didn't do much for Halloween at all, which is strange because it's my favorite of this holiday trifecta. My son, oldest stepdaughter and I did manage to get to the annual Jack o'Lantern Spectacular at our local zoo. I've taken my son to this event since it started when he was just a little guy so its important to me (and I hope him) that we keep going. It's a lot o fun, the pumpkin displays are always amazing and there is always yummy food and drinks too.  Thanksgiving was scaled back, we just hosted my parents, sister and her partner. Plus the six of us so we just made a couple boneless turkey breasts and a little spiral ham along with all of our favorite...

 Happy 2025!  Aside from terrible due to the political climate, disappearing civil rights, various wars, declining economy & global warming how is everyone?? Good? Me too.  Honestly, in the grand scheme of things I am very good. Please believe me when I say that I’m fully aware of how lucky I am to have been born into a white, middle class family that’s based in the bluest of blue states. If I’d been born in say, Mississippi my life would be very different.  So what have I been up to over the last year? Not much really. I went on a bunch of cruises, took on a lot more at work. In retrospect that wasn’t the best idea. It was fun to learn some new things but the more I learned, the more I learned things I didn’t  love about the company. Nothing illegal or unethical or I would have quit immediately. It’s just that nothing is standardized. Which is great for customers (sorta)  but it’s like constantly recreating the wheel. Which frustrated me to no end. At ...