I thought you had fallen off the face of the earth

Had a job interview. A little history about it. The process extended over a period of three months. The individual, that I was being interviewed by, felt that he couldn't pay me enough then found additional business he hadn't at first found. It gave him the impetus to interviews with other people in that company. After some emails from me as follow-up this individual responded and said to be patient. Finally, an offer was made at the original value, I verbally accepted. I was to receive an email to confirm the position. What I received instead was a voicemail at the end of the workday on Friday saying the budgeting for the position had been delayed and to call the following Monday or Tuesday. I did exactly what was requested by leaving a voicemal on that following Tuesday. That Friday, at the end of the day, once again I received a voicemail saying he hadn't received my voicemail till that day. Again, I was asked to call the following Monday or Tuesday. I did leave another voicemail as requested. I had a gut feeling that this was going nowhere. About 4 weeks later this same individual left me a message wondering what had happened to me...had I "fallen off the face of the earth". The next day I returned the call and after saying hello I said "I thought you had fallen off the face of the earth". This person tried to lay blame on me and when I went over the some of things that took place during this 3-month interview process, I said I wouldn't take any blame for this process. "Don't lay blame on me and I won't lay blame on you".

Breaking the Shells

This has been a longtime coming. The fact that it's online seems logical. Journaling, diaries, letters and just notes helps us to remember our thoughts, ideas, etc.

This is dedicated to those of us (I imagine there are many) who have tiptoed through many moments of our lives. Walking on eggshells is what I like to call them. Sometimes it's necessary, like when a child is sleeping or in a library or talking on your cellphone on a bus or someplace where there are other people who shouldn't be disturbed. To those folks who find it very challenging to remain silent in certain situations when what we really feel like doing is saying your piece. The reason for remaining silent might be is that if we say what's on our minds, we might spew those thoughts out the way they 'sound' in our minds.