Calamity Lane

Two weeks before marriage, Michelle is laid off from her job.
One week after marriage, Eric is laid off from his job.
One year later, Eric is laid off from his new job. He gives up programming in disgust.
One year later, Eric gets another job… programming. Some people never learn.
Two months later, Hurricane Katrina kicks their roof in.
Two years later, they have a child, and it looks like Eric. Calamitous!
Three months later, lighting and high wind knock over a tree and destroy nearly every piece of electric equipment in their home.
At the same time, the neighbor’s house burns down.
To be continued…?

On the day of marriage, they are married
Two months after marriage, they move to a new city for Eric’s new job, which pays much better.
Three weeks later, they find a lovely old home to live in.
The same day Eric is laid off, Michelle gets a new job– at the same company
One year later, Eric gets another job… which pays much better.
Michelle continues to be employed.
Two months later, they escape from harm as Hurricane Katrina rips through.
Also, many of their personal possessions are salvageable, including most of those with sentimental value.
Michelle continues to be employed.
Two years later, they have a child, and it looks like Michelle. Congratulations!
Two months later, Eric gets another job… which pays much better.
Three months later, lighting and high wind knock over a tree, and nobody is hurt, except for a little mild electrocution.
Not even the neighbors whose house burned down.
Although the firemen are slightly irritated at being called out to their block so many times in one night.
Michelle continues– so far– to be employed.

Don’t let calamity sour the good times :)

I’ve been elecrocuted more than the average programmer.
I have five kids. Yes, it was voluntary. No, I don’t know what I was thinking.
I never repeat myself.
I love coffee. Even the stuff so bad it crunches.
I grew up about as far away from technology as it was possible to get and still technically remain within the 48 contiguous states.
Politically, I lean Contrarian.
I never repeat myself.
We survived Hurricane Katrina! Nobody handed out any lousy T-shirts, though.
Why not relax with a nice cup of tea?
Nerd humor makes me squee.
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The less time I have, the more I get done.
It took me nearly a decade to realize I wasn’t going to be able to read the whole Internet.

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