Through most of it I was ok. It was the bell that got me...

Mournful, somnolent, listless... Its steady, incessant tolling seemed to match the cadence of our uncertain footsteps as we lock-stepped our dear friend - fallen brother - into the last car ride he'd ever take.

The weight of the simple casket bearing Tommy's earthly remains was nothing - eight people gladly shared it. The emotional weight, an order of magnitude of about a thousand times more, was bourne by each...

Back for another installment, this one was inspired during a 'wtf am I doing here?!?' moment at work. I love my job, so sometimes I have to take a step back from frustration and remind myself how much worse things could get. That said, our new topic for discussion will be "You Couldn't Pay Me Enough"... Top 5 jobs I'd never want to have.

I have to be clear about something: It is not my intent to be seen as bagging on your profession if you happen to fall into one of the forthcoming...

So as my few readers have realized, I haven't been posting much about tanking exploits. That's because, sadly, I don't tank much anymore. Work has consumed my schedule for the last couple of months (and the next few ahead as well). I work for TruGreen, the artists formerly known as TruGreen Chemlawn. Apparently, though we've changed very little about the chemicals we use, we've opted to drop the 'Chemlawn' part to at least make the appearance of being more eco-friendly. Whatever.

Most...

So I decided to start a new "segment" for blogging here: The Top 5 List. For those of you who may have seen High Fidelity, yes, that's where the idea came from. I'm a huge fan of Cusak and Jack Black, so together in the same movie was a no-brainer. Love that flick.

Anyway, here are the "rules":
I'll try and set an agenda each week of what this week's list will be about. Feel free to make your replies as long - or keep them as short - as you like. Some Top...

This is a public service announcement brought to you by Azadar, and the letter QQ. Appropriate subtitles include, but are not limited to: "Why You Got Flattened", "Sorry, But I'm Not Sorry", "Why The DPS Meter Sucks" and "Why So Twitchy, Buddy?".

Having been a tank (former healer) for a whopping seven months or so now, I feel it's time to issue a P.S.A. to dps about your tanks. I hope I speak for the tanking commuinity as a whole when I say:...