David Brown - All Things Domestic category

The value of a work ethic

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:50:00 GMT

Sadly, I must record once again: that Karl left his chores and tasks to the very end of the day because his priorities are playing games on his computer allday without the slightest concern for his future.
This is the second blog entry that I promised to myself: that I would enter a new blog for each time Karl does not do what he promises that he will do.
Karl does not seem to understand that his work ethic needs to be strengthened considerably before he has even the slightest hope of entering and exiting A&M on a positive note.

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:54:00 GMT

Today is the first installment on my blog surrounding Karl's activities.
The reason I must blog about Karl is I am worried about what he plans to do the rest of the Summer. Karl does not seem worried at all about his jobsearch or anything else he should be doing this Summer.
Sadly, I am predicting that Karl will see September on the calendar come and go and he still won't have gainful employment.
I plan to talk to Karl tonight or tomorrow about the single rule I have in mind to help decide what our futures will become depending upon how we follow the single rule.
The reason I have to employ the single rule is Karl has not kept a single promise in the past several months. I have allowed this without nagging because of his Mother's condition the past two years. But, now the time has come for him to come to terms with his future and make a solid, unwavering decision about how he plans to conduct day-to-day life responsibilities.
It seems life has become a single long funeral dirge that plays endlessly, never repeating a stanza and never ending.

Sun, 30 May 2010 03:00:00 GMT

Today I saw Karl walk across the stage and get his so-called Distinguished Achievement announced diploma. I'm not sure what that means but I suppose it helps in some small way.
Overall the commencement was very good but there were no extra programs for anybody to look at. I had really hoped to get a program.
The entire graduation activities today did not go without a mishap. Karl's right front tire had a serious defect in the tire. When I got back to Karl on the side of Highway 6 I saw a large flap of rubber hanging down but the tire was still inflated. The tire appeared to be cut. All-in-all I suppose I need to thank the Lord that the tire did not blow-out on him and Ariel at 70mph!
The real issue facing Karl and I now is: how to get him into a school. This means some serious financing is ahead of us. I suspect the house A/C will have to be shutoff by Tue. morning.
This time next year the plan is to move to College Station after selling or renting the house.

Fri, 28 May 2010 03:51:00 GMT

Today was 2 years since Dean died on the futon in the game room from a deadly cocktail of prescription pharmaceuticals. May all of the big pharmaceutical companies burn in Hell.
I placed new flowers in Dean's vase and pointed them toward his Mom lying beside him. I have decided to buy some Silk flowers for Mom's ground.
There is only dirt on Mom's ground but I raked the dirt nice and even and raked off Dean's grass too. After 2 years his grass still does not look very good. Annoyingly, there are moles in the Klein churchyard as well.
I tried to recite the Lord's Prayer but I only butchered what I did remember. I vow to memorize the 23rd psalm.
Karl has been very ill for some day's now and I did not expect him to go with me to Klein. I just hope he will go on his own over the Memorial Day weekend.
In the final analysis I stood at both Mom's and Dean's feet in disbelief and wonderment as to how I arrived at a situation with only one Son, my youngest. Karl will graduate in 2 days on the 29th and I am not at all sure about his future. I can only keep plugging away at the issues that surround us now: bills-to-pay and how to attain some student financial aid and utlimately how to get Karl a job.
The above bullets is why I do more praying these days than final analysis thinking.

Wed, 26 May 2010 19:01:00 GMT

I received a mail from AT&T my beloved phone service provider.
The AT&T email thanked me for the new service request. The problem is the new service request is not the service requested by moi.
I specifically talked to somebody at AT&T with a pulse. And, I specifically requested the AT&T so-called: Residential Measured Service Line which on the AT&T website shows a price around $8 bucks and change.
I have not had a dial tone now close to 3 weeks and AT&T wants to charge me $20.00/month for phone service so devoid of features it would make the Sex-and-City girls look good again in comparison.