Yeah, right

Two things I don't like today. Jumping to conclusions and poison ivy.

Never really thought about poison ivy. I've never had it, and don't really know what it looks like. I went out to spray some by the back of the house yesterday only knowing that's what it was because my sister told me that's what it was), and now I have a bump. I am not touching it, not giving it a chance to spread. Washed my hands with bleach a couple times to dry it out. OUT ye bump!

Second of all, jumping to conclusions. IN.ANY.SHAPE.OR.FORM.

I got an email from a man who'd bought something from me on ebay. I emailed 3 people, or thought I did. 3 items have been misplaced, and the more I sort through everything, the more I am convinced the 3 items walked off, because one is a rather large hardback book with a red cover that just sort of jumps out at you, no matter where it's sitting. I returned money to everyone, I emailed and explained and said I'd also gladly send the items, if found, at no cost--FREE! Because that's how bad I feel. Well, the guy in Chicago who bought the book didn't get an email. An oversight on my part, but rather than contact me and say "What the heck?!" or whatever other word he might want to use--I can take it....remember 'sticks and stones...but words will never hurt me'? So, nooooo....instead he leaves the negative feedback and writes me telling me how SLEEZY [sic] I am because I didn't want to sell at the price and I am going to relist it...and he's going to be watching me. So I tell him to go ahead and watch...he can watch the rest of his life, that it's missing and if it turns up, it will be in his mailbox. (paraphrasing)

Another conclusion that was jumped to is still with me from last year. I really don't care, as it came from a person I will probably never see again, but maybe someone reading here will realize they've done the same thing, and I'll have helped someone else who didn't speak up...rambling...anyway...

Had dinner with some friends last year when I was doing some of my travelling. A spouse of someone I know sat there, as we talked about several things, and suddenly went on this tirade about how they could never think of doing anything less than professional in life. (the conversation was referring to someone else, life me, who has a bit of wanderlust.) Seems this person, after getting a degree, decided to do someething totally unconventional. Like I said, a person after my own heart! Just the attitude being anything less than 'professional' was unacceptable to anyone with a degree. I made a promise to myself in high school, that no matter what, I was not going to fall into any rut, though I did at Disney, after watching all of the state employees in Springfield live out miserable lives. I would do what I wanted to do, even if it meant not being as well off as I may have been otherwise. Shame on this person for assuming everyone must live their way!