Mikiesboy

Glad you're okay!

Welcome aboard, Tom ... not that we are a boat and we're not ships that pass in the night either but welcome aboard in any case.

Aw, i'm very sorry to hear that, James, but your reading to her, your voice must be a comfort for her.

Harder to forget this way... xoxo take care

no strong stomach is needed .. what a wonderful poem!

Happy Friday! Hope all of you are doing well. After a night of thunderstorms, the morning is gray but peaceful. I hope you all have a great day and weekend!

Yeah, just biding my time .. my snr manager called yesterday and said just wind down, don't take on too much.. we're sorry to see you go. That was nice.

that is just so much crap .. on my job, i have a schedule, i'm allowed so many minutes a day to be off the schedule.. .my bonus is reduced if i don't adhere to my schedule. I have a number of buttons to use to show what i am doing... available, available on on queue, busy, if i'm busy, away.. like away at the washroom, break... like take a break . not break glass by throwing yourself out the window, Meal.. eating not cooking, Meetings and Training. Those have to be used in conjunction with the schedule. Also, the Bank blocks most websites, we are not allowed to look at anything really other than our own website.. which was also blocked for us at one point. i'm just used to it now but .. it's a pain. We haven't been asked to create lists about wasting time, there isn't room in schedule to write lists...lol

ok.. i'm getting my plane ticket now... where am i going exactly?

And that's another reason to make sure you have finished a story before you start posting it. Make sure it is well and truly done first. You are so right about this. i still bristle when i hear things i don't like, but i have learned not to react to it. i have learned to step back and leave it float around in my brain for awhile, think about it and try to see what the person was trying to tell me. i may ask questions about it. Not reacting lets me see and learn. Constructive criticism and coaching can help you, if you let it.

nope hadn't seen it, but that sure looks nice. Likely will give that a go! Let me know what you think of them!!

To all the charming gardeners here, have a good day!!

I'm glad you enjoyed this chapter. I love to try other genres, both writing and reading them. Don't limit yourself. Thanks again!

Thanks so much for reading this story. i'm glad you're enjoying it.

You had something like this before, didn't you .. or was it you were getting kicked out? That was weird.

I'm an ex-homeless person who did many of the things, you describe The Homeless doing. i wasn't lazy, but i was broke and did a lot of dumpster diving, i was a drug addict etc etc. i wasn't out there because i wanted to be. But my experiences caused me to not trust anyone. Frankly, i didn't care what you called me. Whatever name people choose for those less fortunate likely will not make them less invisible or worthy. If you're on the street, you're usually nothing to most people. But i appreciate what you're trying to do and the people you work with are lucky to have you. Hopefully, you'll change some people's opinions.

i hope you don't take offence to this, but honestly, i enjoy your unstructured poems more. The skyscrapers and sonnets and things are wonderful but this touched my soul. Thank you.

This is especially true for those of us who like to eat cake. Like this one: I've made these. They are so good.

Oh, that looks very nice! i hope you enjoy your new baby!