I mentioned the big football game that will be played in six days without mentioning the name of the game. Some businesses beat around the bush trying to tie in to the game and sell more stuff even though they are not No Fun League partners, thus not allowed to mention the name of theContinue reading “Super Bore, Part two”
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Timing is important
My boss told me last night what I would be making as of March 1. This is 24 days before the raise goes into effect but 10 days after it was announced on Bloomberg. This is almost the opposite of the last time Wally World announced pay scale increases.
Groundhog Day
I am not into the hype surrounding Groundhog Day. But I did notice that February 2 was cloudy and cold most of the day. Any groundbogs would not have seen their shadow and the ten day forecast calls for warmer weather. Not quite spring yet, but the threat of snow is over.
Exceptional is not a good thing
For what seems like forever we are in an extreme drought. This is just above exceptional drought, the driest status. We are getting some precipitation, but not enough to make up the deficit. The spring by my house is back up, but only flowing at a gallon a minute. That is a quarter to halfContinue reading “Exceptional is not a good thing”
Super Bore
In just 10 days, the final NFL game of the season will be played.* I haven’t watched since the Bendover Bills did their best colliwobbles imitation and managed to lose four of these games in a row. Even if I were so inclined, there is so little media coverage that most people don’t even knowContinue reading “Super Bore”
Shitty Smitty
I spent sixteen years living near downtown Phoenix and met some characters who never should be forgotten. Here is Shitty Smitty’s story. Shitty Smitty was a hustler. He had a TV and radio repair business, but hadn’t fixed a TV since they replaced tubes with transistors in the 70s. He mostly sat outside the dilapidatedContinue reading “Shitty Smitty”
It’s nice to get a raise…
…it’s not nice to tell Bloomberg and Fox News before you tell your employees. By the way, none of my fellow associates know how much of a raise we actually got.
Inconvenience Store
A few months ago, the Jump Start convenience store chain sold three area store to Pumpin Pete’s. Pete’s does not sell newspapers so getting a breakfast sammich, drink and a paper isn’t happening. The Pete’s in Indy is hard to get in and out of, so I have been getting gas at another convenience store. Continue reading “Inconvenience Store”
High School Bowling
Bowling is a high school sport in Kansas. Most of the schools that have bowling teams are large urban schools. This year Chanute started a bowling team. I just can’t wrap my head around a rural school having a bowling team. Finding a bowling alley is hard and has gotten harder in the last tenContinue reading “High School Bowling”
Sleep
Ran a bunch of errands in the morning, slept most of the afternoon, time to get up and go to work. I hope this doesn’t become my new routine.
Footyfried 