In the past three months, my house has been burglarized four times. The fourth time, I was able to get pictures of him via security cameras. My brother-in-law is Governors Task Force and was able to ID him immediately. I called and emailed the troopers and detectives, and they did nothing. Today, I caught him breaking into my house and was able to defend myself...
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I'm not usually the type of person to need to vent or complain, but this has been one of the toughest months I've ever had.
Never mind juggling full-time work and school, I've been repeatedly targeted by a local junkie treating my house like a piggybank; breaking into it whenever he needs some cash. Sadly, this person was once a close friend of mine until...
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... when you're having your first slow day in months, but you left all your books at home.
I'm constantly reminded that I'm wasting my time in Delaware. For 7 years, friends have tried to talk me into moving with them to Guam, Hawaii, Florida, SC, CA, etc. but things never quite worked out. Well, now a few opportunities have presented themselves. The two that have really peaked my interest are Boston and Anchorage.
I'm an outdoor person and my friends in AK
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This is my first "real" blog, so here it goes.
I was invited up to Lake Ariel, PA outside of Scranton for a canoe trip, but I was asked to head up a few days early. After a 4 hour drive, I met up with some friends at Waymart Hotel for some American cheese pizza (fucking killer), then they showed me where we were staying.
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Resolution is the enemy of the horror genre
8 months ago, a long-time customer, with whom I constantly tried to encourage to quit smoking, came into my shop and told me he had lung cancer. The doctors were not necessarily optimistic and neither was he, and after 8 months without seeing him, I assumed that he had passed. Today, he came in chrome-domed and smiling. He is now cancer-free. It was a great...
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