just getting older.
on my 37th birthday i woke to two celebratory birthday emails. the first was from GoToTrafficSchool.com. the second from NBA All-Access.
these are the moments when you are confronted with who you really are.
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not a lot of posting to the blog lately. i don’t know. busy i guess. but we’re always busy … i think. i don’t know. the blog is sometimes a place where i go when i’m feeling a little lonely. down. like i need to say something directly, an ‘i’m still here, motherfuckers! don’t forget about me you ass holes!’ kind of thing.
lately, though. i’ve felt pretty damn good. aside from the crippling back/neck/nerve thing that comes and goes but is coming with a VENGEANCE right now. (i’m calling some holistic physical therapy, fancy assed gym place tomorrow to see if they take my insurance. can’t keep going like this. sitting here on 3 aleves, red wine, half a muscle relaxer and i’m in agony. i’m not too, too bad if i’m in a semi-reclined position. standing sucks. sitting really sucks. laying down sucks. it mostly sucks. if i ever find that kid who landed on my head in the pool at that 4th of july party a few years back, i’m gonna beat him senseless.)
but … aside from that. things are pretty righteous.
school is good. got a paper almost ready to send out. got a conference panel almost together. got some idea of what my dissertation is going to look like. got a cool teaching class in the works.
the band is good. gigs coming in lafayette and nola. radio stations. articles in the local entertainment magazine. new tunes.
and life is just good. got a date in milwaukee in a week and some change. got a new suit to wear. got a new pair of clarks. got some real good goodness to look forward to. mmm hmm … yes indeed.
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Hey we haven’t met but I found your blog through googling the term fuck chase bank.
I liked your piece regarding your chase bank situation and I can strongly relate with you. I am closing my chase scam account this week as Im done with their bs and taking my business elsewhere.
Hope to read more about your luck or lack of with chase and finances.
Hey Jay-
Fuck Chase Bank … seriously. People really need to pull their heads out of their asses when it comes to these financial institutions. The fees, the blatant fucking lying scams. Such bull shit. They are, literally, preying on the the working and middle classes. And they are the ones that get bailed out … it’s a sad state of affairs.
Sorry to hear about your troubles, but I’m glad to have met you, and I’m glad you’re taking control and cutting those fuckers loose. If several more million of us were to do the same, we’d change the world.
Best of luck!
-Kevin
The tractor I love.
The woman I love. (WOW)
The friends I love.
A picture I love.
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