January 27th, 2015
I guess this would constitute and actual blog post.
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There's an honest-to-god blizzard raging outside. We're getting somewhere around 2 inches of snow an hour with 15-50mph wind gusts. Earlier this morning, I bundled up in my ordinarily ludicrously impractical collection of cold weather gear (that occasionally doubles as a wasp fighting costume), and wandered out into the squall. I looked like a 6'3", M81 woodland camouflage Jawa in jeans, traipsing through blowing snow.
Shortly after I came back in from my stroll, the wind managed to blow open one of the windows in our kitchen, causing snow to explode out through the plastic seal.
As I was in the middle of shoveling up the mess with a spatula, my phone rang. it was Matty (one of the District Managers), calling to tell me that the company had decided not to open at all today. There was some talk that we might have been attempting to open at noon yesterday, but it was never a sure thing.
I called all the scheduled staff and let them know that we weren't opening. The sheer disappointment in their voices could have easily been misconstrued as tired confusion by a lesser man, but my keen understanding of the human condition told me otherwise.
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So, it's been a few years since I posted much of anything directly related to my actual life. Here's a quick update for those of you with brain veins itching for an shot of that sweet, syrupy black tar Cargile:
__ Katie and I have been married for five years now. We're living in a rented house in Westbrook, ME near the Gorham town line.
__ Our son, Frankie is four years old. About a year ago, he was diagnosed as falling somewhere low on the Autism spectrum. We're still working our way through the labyrinth of DHHS to try to get him the help he needs. Things were pretty dark for a while, but we're starting to adapt.
__ I'm still working as the warehouse manager for a local record store chain. Due to staff shortages, I've been doubling as a delivery driver one day a week since October. For what it's worth, I really enjoy driving, especially the North run up to Bangor and back. It just makes for some really long days.
__ I don't have much of a social life anymore, outside of work. Frankie's condition makes it difficult for him to cope with change and requires a fairly lockstep schedule, one in which my role in tucking him in at night is pretty crucial. By the time that is over, I have about an hour and a half before I need to be in bed to get a full nights rest before working another 10+ hour day.
__ My musical taste remains in roughly the same
trajectory. I listen to a lot of punk, country, blues, psychobilly and
old R&B stuff with a bit of doom metal and stoner rock mixed in.
Current Playlist:
__ Kepi Ghoulie -Kepi Goes Country (entire album)
__ Nick Curran and the Nitelifes - Doctor Velvet (entire album)
__ Dog Party - Lost Control (entire album)
__ The Cramps - Look Mom, No Head (entire album)
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
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