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Where is time going?

I have so wanted to put something on here.  I have been doing some reading lately and neglecting my visitors to my blog, which I can see we are getting with nearly 100 views since I put up the tracking tool.  I don't know if these are unique views or just reloads, or people coming back to check again. 

I have been slammed for several shifts.  I get through to about the down side and the last few hours beat my butt.  I have had calls come in at the same time and no units to handle the calls.  I hate that stress, but I can't make units from toothpicks or dust which we seem to have a lot of, which I found out a few nights ago.  I had to do some quick repairs and diagnostics and climbed under the desk, which is very dusty an dirty.  I found myself surrounded in dust, and debris.  I stood up and dusted myself off, shedding the dirt which I thought I had left from previous jobs for a desk job. 

I guess I was mistaken.  But I enjoy doing something different now and then it breaks the tedious nature of the job.  But it always seems like if something can go wrong it does when I am in the middle of something.  But I solved the problem with some help over the phone from the supervisor and was back running in under 15 minutes.

I really cannot think of anything to funny or interesting that has happened to myself recently.  I have been enjoying the warmer than normal weather, which I think is about to leave at least for the next week or so.  

Things have really been going well for myself and my family lately, I cannot complain.  I had never expected to be enjoying things as well as I do.  I find myself digging further into my job to look for projects I can work on, instead of watching TV, and doing nothing between calls.  I have always been a helper, sometimes I get in a slump.  And I just want to watch TV, but it comes and goes maybe even in the same day.  I wish that I had more to write about so it wasn't so boring for the readers.  Although no one seems to comment so I wonder if anyone reads, or if my blog is just being crawled over by bots.  I really enjoy writing, and I saw something about e-publishing the other day and how more are looking to it in this technological age.  I have given it thought, but I have nearly 35 pages of typed document to go over and review and edit to tell the stories I have written and am writing.  I wonder if it would be worth my time.  What would I title my work?  Who would read it?  How would I market it?  How do I sell it?   The answers circle my head, and my anticipation of the day I make a decision lingers. 

I hope everyone the best and don't leave me yet, I will bring my blog, just got to get into a better groove of putting time in for it.  And remembering to make myself notes when things do come up.

Thanks for reading to those who are reading.  Feel free to comment even just to let me know you are reading.  I appreciate you all!

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