tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post4005027107994271922..comments2023-07-01T11:09:09.726-04:00Comments on Accidental Farmer: It is OfficialSliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12941551680319211810noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-3495975417310786982008-03-22T17:49:00.000-04:002008-03-22T17:49:00.000-04:00Hey Congrats on your retirement too!Isn't it a gre...Hey Congrats on your retirement too!<BR/>Isn't it a great feeling? Of course I'm going to miss the people, but not working for sure!!! Wow..what a job you have...it's good that you had some help with all that trauma...We think we're ok with it...but we're not, really. I've been thru tragedy<BR/>too (9/11 and I just recently lost my husband)...and have alway sought counseling of some sort. <BR/>PeaceOdathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973602431527460287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-30161135131453126552008-03-10T15:05:00.000-04:002008-03-10T15:05:00.000-04:00you are such a fascinating fellow. wow...a prison...you are such a fascinating fellow. wow...a prison guard. that is one job i just cannot imagine what it must have been like. i am sure you could write one amazing book all about your experiences and i would definitely want to read it. good luck with your retirement. what does it feel like for you? <BR/><BR/>please keep writing...i am wanting to hear more of your stories.Synchronicityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07631238942909923311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-49013439739698290512008-03-10T11:35:00.000-04:002008-03-10T11:35:00.000-04:00Hope your plans are going well!! :)Hope your plans are going well!! :)Casdokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497897393162856190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-83164474979689555242008-03-09T10:20:00.000-04:002008-03-09T10:20:00.000-04:00It won't be long now! It'll be great to have time...It won't be long now! It'll be great to have time to putter. I hope you do. If you are running a farm, you might not have time to build stuff, and goof off, but I hope you do. <BR/>Did you get the email I sent you with the link, and the pics of my workshop?RED MOJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724459820113337438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-19117909869042689302008-03-08T20:04:00.000-05:002008-03-08T20:04:00.000-05:00co-worker suicide is very rough. I had a similar i...co-worker suicide is very rough. I had a similar incident a little over a year ago. One of the temporary workers (and one I was close to) was called by my co-worker to say his job was held until spring. He said very uncaracteristic things and I called him back because the suicide comment (followed by 'just kidding') concerned me. I ended up being the last person to talk to him before he shot himself in the head. I have kicked myself also and I couldn't get his voice out of my head for a long time.<BR/><BR/>When I was an officer in Tucson, I took the spot of one suicide and another occurred shortly after I left AZ. I was close to that person too.<BR/><BR/>Retirement will be such a relief. A chance to look back at all the positives you have done and a chance to follow your dreams freely (as opposed to the jail schedule).<BR/><BR/>And April is almost here!!!<BR/><BR/>PS your last comments over at la blog had me rolling! Thanks for the laugh!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788740577135090145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-38314835763668293492008-03-06T00:02:00.000-05:002008-03-06T00:02:00.000-05:00I didn't know you were a prison guard, Slip. That...I didn't know you were a prison guard, Slip. That has to be one of the most difficult jobs on earth.<BR/><BR/>It sounds as if you did everything you could to help that man, who should have realized when his attempts to kill himself failed that he was meant to live. <BR/><BR/>It's very sad that he didn't confide in someone who could have helped him, and it's also sad for his son and the unborn child he abandoned.<BR/><BR/>Now I can't wait for you to retire either! I look forward to reading about you working your farms and doing whatever you please every day. You have more than earned it.heartinsanfranciscohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535397382991383931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-44943338990101096172008-03-03T22:41:00.000-05:002008-03-03T22:41:00.000-05:00Sometimes getting together with others who have ha...Sometimes getting together with others who have had the same or similar experences is a good thing cause you know that your not alone with what your feeling and that your possibly still human.<BR/>Every kind of job has stress but there are some jobs where the stress is extreamly high and sad to say it can and does take its toll on people. I know that after 32 yrs in the military the stress has changed my husband. When he retired 7 yrs ago it was like night and day with him. I'm sure that on April 29 you will have a large weight removed from you. Do what you want, when you want...you have earned it. <BR/>Lookin forward to retirement stories :)Ol' Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02278147631180576039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13770286.post-78337433608734346072008-02-28T15:09:00.000-05:002008-02-28T15:09:00.000-05:00Dang.... Slip... If you needed to rant, you neede...Dang.... Slip... If you needed to rant, you needed to rant. That's all there is to it some times. I think that movies are a pale imitation of real life, whether that's a good thing or not. The reality is, movies are only trying to capture reality in a format that allows us to watch without having to live. And yet, at the same time, we ARE living lives that are so much fuller, richer, and F-d up than movies could ever be. I've never felt the urge to watch soap operas because with all the crap I see in just my extended family, I don't need the fictional crap of other people's families as well. *grin*<BR/><BR/>Seriously, though, I hope you're able to look forward to your retirement & make plans and keep sane in your last weeks of employement. I hope that the work you plan for your retirement brings you the peace that you need after years in such a emotion-fraught workplace.Katihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18312698112377656801noreply@blogger.com