T.A. Michaels

 For as many people that piss on today as a holiday... It really does serve purpose. Memorial day is meant to be a day of remembrance for those fallen in battle defending our country. Anyone that likes a good cookout to kick off the summer, should thank a Veteran for their service. War isn't pretty. Dying in war is even worse. But, America has remained a free country for over 200 years now thanks the brave men (and women) who have fought for the citizens of our country. I may not agree with all of the wars we have faced as a nation... but that doesn't mean i wouldn't buy a Veteran a beer if i met him/her at a local bar. Both of my grandfathers were WW2 Veterans. Both survived and went on to raise families and lead a normal life. They are who I'm thinking of this Memorial Day.

This is going to be tough. Things are not well and they are not really going to be well for several months. Katie is sick. Both mentally and physically. And I'm sick... both mentally and physically. It's going to take a lot to get through the next 6 months without losing our apartment. Without our health failing. And without losing our sanity. My normally optimist mentality is giving way to pessimistic thoughts. It's week two of the new job. And I'm wondering still how much I'm getting paid. It's a pay cut for sure... by almost 20k. If Katie goes out of work for an extended period of time... we're not gonna make it. Also I think I'm having issues with my gallbladder. That's what the doctor said a week before I got hired. I'm having pains come and go on my side depending on what I eat. But we can't afford for me to be out of work for 6 weeks. I'd rather fight through it and hopefully not die... than lose our apartment and have to move in w...

Overall it's been a good weekend. I don't really have any complaints to speak of. While our financial situation could be better, I'm finding that working on the less is more principle is actually pretty good. I have paying work today. Outside of the day job and Uber. Also I started with Stickr.co so that should bring in a couple of extra dollars a month. Passive income is what they call it. And when I've been seeing articles about people making 10,000 a month in passive income... $100 is 1% of the way there. I do plan on publishing my book about my psychotic episodes. I figure that a first had account on the topic is better than what people have read in the news and media. Aside from A Beatiful Mind... schizophrenic people are often looked at negatively. More so a Tyler Durdan type than a "Here's Johnny" myself. I feel my first hand account of what took place can show what it's like living with the disorder... and what dangers an episode actually consi...

 4 Years... 4 Years ago i was driving with Katie to go rescue two 4 week old kittens. They were in a friends driveway drinking out of a puddle for 2 days. Overnight between the 3rd and the 4th... a third kitten had died... and when i was told this... I knew what had to be done. 4 years later Brother's Ash and Matcha live comfortably with their adoptive rescue parents. I think at times they would like a little more food... and maybe have their litter box better taken care of... But every night without fail. They join Katie and Myself on our bed for a few hours of sleep. These two kitties helped me when i was struggling. And gave me a sense of purpose beyond myself when i was struggling to have one. Thanks Ash and Matchy... You guys helped heal a disabled person just by existing.