Little Mother Hubbard here, just a tinge of worry out of me.....this taking a break is getting way tooo long, please just check in and say "yeah still sober, now will you guys mind your own business" and we will yield to the long break....just miss you humor and YOU.
You are a big part of this family and if you want to be the black sheep and go wondering off in the Blarney then we all know how to do that acceptance thingy.
Yes, I got tied up in a big project and workaholism ran riot, but I'm OK now. Back to my proper job, travellin the land, on site Project Management, getting to remote meetings and meeting new friends here and there.
Also had a fantastic Holiday! North Wales. Saw Buzzards, Red Kites, Ravens, Shags, Cormorants, Seals, Bottle Nose Dolphins, flew in a helicopter, went off road driving, went fishing 4 times (caught fish twice!), walked an average of 5 miles a day (and some days I only walked a mile or two), lost another 1lb - now down to 15 stone dead on, picked plums off the tree and blackberry from the hedgerow, made blackberry and apple crumbles and plum jam, ate quality welsh lamb, had two meals out (one very good, one big disappointment), found the last two unobtainable parts for my AJS, and best of all had the company of my missus, who has agreed to live with me part time regular.
I've also booked my last 25 days annual leave book it or lose it the boss said, so I booked it. I'll not work more than 3 weeks a month from now until March 2011.
Finally, boss has nominated me for some personal development training - my response was hey, I'm 54 what makes you think I'm career minded? Still going to do it though as it looks interesting. Also got an e mail today inviting me to a retirement seminar - hey, I'm only 54! And finally finally, my sponsor is spending more time in country than out at last.
Now, it's midnight and I need to be up at 0630 tomorrow so I'm off to bed.
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Fantastic Bill. It's great to see you back! Sounds like life has been good to you my friend.
Brian
Don't you find that if you're good to life, then life is good back to you? There was a bloke at work who always used to ask 'how's life treating you and more importantly, how are you treating life?' Worth a moment or two of reflection?
Intrigued by the title of the post. You'll all know that we Brits are called limeys by our cousins over the pond because of the Limes used in His Majesty's Royal Navy to ward off Scurvy. Of course, it was only the officers that got Limes, mostly to go in their G&Ts while the humble seamen got Lemons, to eat. Also the navy gave rise to the term Square Meal - because their wooden plates were square so they could be wedged into the table to stop them sliding off all over the place.
Really, we should be Lemonys. By the way, you still owe us for a few cases of tea and a bit of back tax. Mind you we've given you a bit of a hard time over the years, first our marines set fire to your seat of government (that's why it's called the white house, 'cos you painted over the smoke damage with white paint), we made a small fortune in Sheffield out of Bowie knives and now we've given you Jamie Bloody Oliver! Keep him, please.
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