The Sashman Speaks

So.. life has been a bit interesting of late. Umpiring has been put on a temporary hiatus until fall baseball starts up and then hopefully I'll be getting back onto a field soon. Overall my season has been quite successful, from starting way back in February and up to just recently I have been getting a lot of work and have seen steady improvement, so much so that I was able to work a couple of Varsity games this past season and was highly praised for my work by multiple partners assignors, as well as coaches.  While I may be improving on the field, my search for work has continued to come up empty. I have applied for many jobs that I believe I would be good at. However, I have only received meek interest and have only been on one interview.  But, I refuse to give up hope on finding solid work which is why I spend at least a couple hours a day on job sites and updating my resume and applying for jobs with the hope that I may be able to at least get myself an interview a...

So lately, I've been doing a lot of self-evaluation as well as trying to figure out how I can better use my gift of wanting to help people as a potential way of having a career.  I believe this started when I was very young when I asked my parents why they named me, "Sasha"  They told me that it was because they loved the name and that its translation from Russian is "Helper and Protector of mankind.     I truly loved that explanation and I believe that I am meant to help and protect those people who are part of my life, whether that's as a friend or family I've always been that person that people gravitate towards when they are in "times of trouble" to quote John Lennon. It doesn't matter what their trouble may be, I'll always try and help them to not only understand but to hopefully be able to find a solution.   For example, I can remember being in Boston Children's Hospital and in the pre-op waiting room and across from the bed I ...