tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post5726228045918820259..comments2023-10-10T07:04:37.427-07:00Comments on Breaking the Silence: For the Love of FireLGBT Voiceshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588389608055410787noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-18868318520875946942012-10-11T07:06:40.196-07:002012-10-11T07:06:40.196-07:00oh. well, I kept wanting to show you my pictures f...oh. well, I kept wanting to show you my pictures from my tour...but it feels like we haven't had a lot of sit down time together I guess. TA Demingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208290063433622691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-18843499951474670842012-10-10T17:16:30.434-07:002012-10-10T17:16:30.434-07:00PS.....why have I not seen any of these pictures b...PS.....why have I not seen any of these pictures before??? They're cool!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843841715950263247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-3120675895808700962012-10-10T17:15:55.392-07:002012-10-10T17:15:55.392-07:00I'd say it's a damn good thing that you mi...I'd say it's a damn good thing that you missed me. :)<br /><br />As far as work goes, that's hard. I have people in my job I don't care for either. Mostly I try to stay civil and nice, to smile, to ask questions about things they may have mentioned in their personal life (how was your soccer game last night? How was your daughter's birthday party? How did building the shed go?). Sometimes though, even that is too much and all I can do is smile, say hi, and then try to limit my interactions with them for my own sanity.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843841715950263247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-48834759672565411182012-10-08T09:44:49.685-07:002012-10-08T09:44:49.685-07:00I know not all men are bad. There are men that I a...I know not all men are bad. There are men that I absolutely love and adore--and you're one of them! I just wish I knew how to be more accepting and more fun and outgoing around people I don't really connect with or agree with. <br /><br />I hate missing Jo, but I do have to admit that I love when she misses me if I'm gone :)TA Demingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208290063433622691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-26429743703207050612012-10-08T09:43:01.175-07:002012-10-08T09:43:01.175-07:00I think you're right about some types of occup...I think you're right about some types of occupations having people with more "traditional" views on things... But, since I work for the government, it's actually a pretty safe and generally accepting environment most of the time. TA Demingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208290063433622691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-11640643563341457762012-10-08T09:40:09.956-07:002012-10-08T09:40:09.956-07:00Yeah. I think after a while I learned to appreciat...Yeah. I think after a while I learned to appreciate some aspects of the people I was working with, but I still struggle with creating positive relationships with people in the work place--particularly in fire. TA Demingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07208290063433622691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-25843209057020249542012-10-07T10:56:54.329-07:002012-10-07T10:56:54.329-07:00I agree with Dean and his comments about your feel...I agree with Dean and his comments about your feelings about missing Jo being a good thing. I believe it is a true indication of how much you love and care for her. :) Sorry guys can be douches but I promise we're not all bad!<br />MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12424898669243629310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-51702344235827565592012-10-05T12:25:09.653-07:002012-10-05T12:25:09.653-07:00We had a massive fire in the coastal swamps last y...We had a massive fire in the coastal swamps last year. Around twenty members of a firefighting crew were staying at the same hotel in Nags Head, NC where I was on vacation. They were fine, but I could tell that I would not be able to work with them since I am a gay man. I think the 1950s roles may be more entrenched in outdoorsy types of occupations. I did not see it much in the last few years of my business career. <br /><br />Missing your special person is a very good sign. At times both my ex and I had to travel with our jobs. I realized the marriage was ending when we no longer missed each other. Deanhttp://www.restlessnoun.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6815414794482894114.post-67406510148698123932012-10-04T23:50:58.476-07:002012-10-04T23:50:58.476-07:00This has been a problem for me because some people...This has been a problem for me because some people that I work with I adore but some I really tend to not like. And when I find that absolutely terrible personality that just doesn't click with me (has happened twice) I try really hard to find at least one good quality about the person. They're still a pain in my ass but they're a pain in the ass that has a redeeming quality :P Dupreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10968879156196070439noreply@blogger.com