This weekend has unrolled like a badly-written made for TV movie.
Not only have people literally from around the world responded to my request for help (thanks again, everyone!), I just got a job. I do not believe this. No, really, I expect Jimmy Stewart to knock on the door any minute now.
It was the strangest thing. Like many people, I have a Facebook account, and keep track of folks I don't see in person very often. Just the other day I saw a friend had wryly posted on her wall that she hadn't been able to enjoy her Thanksgiving meal, as she couldn't keep anything down; bit of a virus. So I dropped her a line; a bit of "hope you get better soon" note, and as an afterthought asked her if knew anyone who was hiring.
I turns out she's a manager at a local restaurant, and told me to call her the next morning. It was a challenge keeping my hopes down, as I had been disappointed before. I made the call, wherein she asked me to drop by and talk to her kitchen manager. Long story short, I got hired today! Yeah, me. :)
So this weekend has been chock full of minor miracles for me. I'm afraid now that the 25th will seem an anti-climax after all this. I did learn two lessons:
-There are some wonderful people out there, and they're willing to help; try not to lose hope.
-God has a sense of humor, and he really likes messing with my head.
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Amazing, isn't it? And the 25th won't be anticlimactic, I'll wager, because now you will have a little breathing space to be able to think about its true meaning:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn10FF-FQfs
God bless you and Merry Christmas!
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December 4, 2010 7:53 PM
Posted on December 4, 2010 19:53
NBeat, you may have the right of it. In that case, I look forward to the 25th.
As for your video link I ask you to scan about 6 posts below this one (Christmas 2008). Great minds think alike, no? :)
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December 6, 2010 12:40 AM
Posted on December 6, 2010 00:40
Crap! I think I got the idea from you originally! Talk about circular reporting . . .
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December 9, 2010 12:57 AM
Posted on December 9, 2010 00:57
Atsa Hokay, Nashville, I forgive you! :)
Now. If we could only get get some other bloggers linking to your post, while I link to them, after you link to me (after linking to them), we could get a rather interesting rat-race going... Heh.
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December 16, 2010 2:17 AM
Posted on December 16, 2010 02:17