No, I haven't forgotten...

I just haven't had much to post to this point. Sure, Dom's started back to school (something called "Transitional Kindergarten" which seems redundant to me, but whatever...), but the real fun starts tomorrow. It's his first "flag football" practice/game. :)

A Little Levity.

It occurred to me that this blog got off to a negative start. I don't want it to be all doom and gloom, so here's a short video of the kiddos playing at Brooks School Park here in Fishers, IN. It's not riveting footage, but it's a lot more light-hearted than what I would likely put in its place if I didn't post it. Enjoy. :)

Just so I remember, when it's finally up to me...

Don't lie.

Seriously, it seems simple enough, but a long series of events the last few weeks...perhaps months...has made me realize it's painfully easy to do. Perhaps the biggest surprise, though, is that some level of dishonesty is apparently acceptable. An example:

Someone...let's call her "Judy"...has been circulating an email stating that someone else...um, "Mike"...has been leaving work early and not showing up on days he's been scheduled to work. Now, aside from being a lie, it's a particularly lousy lie as well, because it's easily discredited. Mike clocks in and out from work each day (something that, honestly, is a bit ridiculous in and of itself, but I digress). It's quite simple for anyone (including Judy and her superiors) to check and see that Mike hasn't been doing what Judy has claimed. Still, not only is Judy's word being accepted as gospel, but Mike is suffering the consequences of this lie. Others DO know that Judy's being dishonest, and yet nothing is being done.

Lying apparently is acceptable among the brass in Mike's company. To this, Mike replies: "Never let the fact that others have no standards serve as an excuse to lower your own."