And thank you to all who have served as well as currently serve in the US Military!
Well, it's a "long" weekend. Unfortunately I still have work that needed to get done. Thankfully, I am just waiting for a couple of more orders to drop in, then all I have to do is monitor email every now and then to make sure nothing is "blowing up" beneath my feet. I think it should be quiet, so that will be a good thing. If the rain holds off, I can do some yard work and play some X-Box with my son and his friends.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Another Monday blog...
I know it's only been a week, but there is SO much to tell. Let's see...
Met with the Ice Cream team last week. What a great group of people. We had a very productive day, and I got some help with a couple of loads that I probably would not have been able to take care of on my own. A big shout out to my co-workers for coming through and keeping me from blowing a gasket.
Thursday was E-day #1 (E = extraction). I went in to have 4 teeth pulled (please note at the time I only had 13 left). Well, they decided it would be better to pull 5 instead of 4. Personally I wanted them to pull 6, but that was not going to happen. The appointment went well, but damn if they didn't give me ALOT of numbing stuff. I couldn't talk for 1 1/2 hours after they were done. My mouth would not open. Yeah, yeah. Good huh? My wife, God love her (someone has to), was a saint. I was writing things down, texting her, grunting a bunch LOL! Unfortunately she had to go to work later that day, then I thought I busted a stitch. She had to take an extended lunch to drive me back to the dentist to find out I didn't. That was good.
What else was good is that they gave me pain pills. Wheeeeee! Friday I worked from home, but I took a pain pill in the morning, and it turned my stomach. I wound up sleeping for 2 1/2 hours. The rest of the day was good though.
The weekend was fairly quiet. I took my meds, slept quite a bit. Yesterday, I wound up going to the casino to play poker. What a waste of life. We wound up with 11 people at each table, because the TD was too stupid to move people to a new table when the new players arrived (3 minutes into the tournament). It was very uncomfortable (even for someone small like me), and I wound up busting out early. Oh well. The drive was nice, as it was 86 degrees and sunny with a decent breeze.
Today, I went to the office in the AM, but my gums are still swollen, so I came home and working from home in the afternoon. Got to take a pill, which did the trick. Didn't put me to sleep, but made me not care about the pain :) Thursday I get the stitches out and they will get the mold for my dentures.On June 10th, the final 8 teeth come out. THAT'S going to be fun. I am taking the 11th off from work, and hopefully will be ok enough to go to work that following Monday. After that, all done!
Hey, if you hear of any of the guys I used to play poker with actually getting a small $$ amount buy-in tourney together, please keep me in mind. I miss poker nights with those guys.
Met with the Ice Cream team last week. What a great group of people. We had a very productive day, and I got some help with a couple of loads that I probably would not have been able to take care of on my own. A big shout out to my co-workers for coming through and keeping me from blowing a gasket.
Thursday was E-day #1 (E = extraction). I went in to have 4 teeth pulled (please note at the time I only had 13 left). Well, they decided it would be better to pull 5 instead of 4. Personally I wanted them to pull 6, but that was not going to happen. The appointment went well, but damn if they didn't give me ALOT of numbing stuff. I couldn't talk for 1 1/2 hours after they were done. My mouth would not open. Yeah, yeah. Good huh? My wife, God love her (someone has to), was a saint. I was writing things down, texting her, grunting a bunch LOL! Unfortunately she had to go to work later that day, then I thought I busted a stitch. She had to take an extended lunch to drive me back to the dentist to find out I didn't. That was good.
What else was good is that they gave me pain pills. Wheeeeee! Friday I worked from home, but I took a pain pill in the morning, and it turned my stomach. I wound up sleeping for 2 1/2 hours. The rest of the day was good though.
The weekend was fairly quiet. I took my meds, slept quite a bit. Yesterday, I wound up going to the casino to play poker. What a waste of life. We wound up with 11 people at each table, because the TD was too stupid to move people to a new table when the new players arrived (3 minutes into the tournament). It was very uncomfortable (even for someone small like me), and I wound up busting out early. Oh well. The drive was nice, as it was 86 degrees and sunny with a decent breeze.
Today, I went to the office in the AM, but my gums are still swollen, so I came home and working from home in the afternoon. Got to take a pill, which did the trick. Didn't put me to sleep, but made me not care about the pain :) Thursday I get the stitches out and they will get the mold for my dentures.On June 10th, the final 8 teeth come out. THAT'S going to be fun. I am taking the 11th off from work, and hopefully will be ok enough to go to work that following Monday. After that, all done!
Hey, if you hear of any of the guys I used to play poker with actually getting a small $$ amount buy-in tourney together, please keep me in mind. I miss poker nights with those guys.
Monday, May 17, 2010
Monday confusion...
Well, I did the no-tap bowling tournament on Saturday and wound up bowling a 631 series. That was OK, but I do know I could have done much better if I had practiced more and kept focused. My eyesight seems to hurt me most when I bowl. I catch a tiny bit of glare from something and it throws my focus off, and it takes me a couple of frames to recover. In the meantime, I get mad, hit a wall or a locker (or both!) with my left hand (non-bowling hand), and I become focused again.
Sunday was a lazy day. Did the laundry, played some Modern Warfare (and did pretty damn good if I do say so myself .. and I do!), and rested.
Today started out fairly normal. Got all my reports done, answered to the bosses that wanted which reports. Took care of what I could on my ice cream orders today. Now it seems rather quiet. I am not used to this. Most likely there is something that needs to be done, and I'll find out about it tomorrow when I come in. For now, I am going to enjoy the down time. I have to find a day to take a vacation. I already know this week is booked from Tuesday through Friday. Next week is the annual float trip, which I will be missing yet again.
Honestly, as much as I miss living near the ocean, and I haven't been to a beach or a lake in 7 years, I do not want to go on the float trip with my co-workers. Why? Because they are co-workers. They are not my friends. Nobody in my office would even qualify for me to call them a friend. They are people who will start drinking the moment we get on the bus to go to the lake, will drink just about all day, and everyone has their own little "cliques" they are involved in, and I'll be standing around (or floating) by myself and looking like a lost puppy waiting for someone to come over and pet me for awhile to keep me calm. It's bullshit. So, the youngsters want to go, and of course they ask me "Are you going?" to which I reply no and they are happy because they know I'll do the work. That's fine. Rather do the work than float around in the bullshit all day.
Well, in about an hour I'm playing kickball. It's part of the Corporate Olympics that we have every year. This is a new event this year, so it should be interesting. Plus, it's indoors. I just hope I don't hurt anything too badly. It's a long drive home from where the tournament is.
TTFN y'all!
Sunday was a lazy day. Did the laundry, played some Modern Warfare (and did pretty damn good if I do say so myself .. and I do!), and rested.
Today started out fairly normal. Got all my reports done, answered to the bosses that wanted which reports. Took care of what I could on my ice cream orders today. Now it seems rather quiet. I am not used to this. Most likely there is something that needs to be done, and I'll find out about it tomorrow when I come in. For now, I am going to enjoy the down time. I have to find a day to take a vacation. I already know this week is booked from Tuesday through Friday. Next week is the annual float trip, which I will be missing yet again.
Honestly, as much as I miss living near the ocean, and I haven't been to a beach or a lake in 7 years, I do not want to go on the float trip with my co-workers. Why? Because they are co-workers. They are not my friends. Nobody in my office would even qualify for me to call them a friend. They are people who will start drinking the moment we get on the bus to go to the lake, will drink just about all day, and everyone has their own little "cliques" they are involved in, and I'll be standing around (or floating) by myself and looking like a lost puppy waiting for someone to come over and pet me for awhile to keep me calm. It's bullshit. So, the youngsters want to go, and of course they ask me "Are you going?" to which I reply no and they are happy because they know I'll do the work. That's fine. Rather do the work than float around in the bullshit all day.
Well, in about an hour I'm playing kickball. It's part of the Corporate Olympics that we have every year. This is a new event this year, so it should be interesting. Plus, it's indoors. I just hope I don't hurt anything too badly. It's a long drive home from where the tournament is.
TTFN y'all!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Hmmm..
OK, let's try this again. The first post didn't take.
Work has been crazy busy, which includes me working weekends. Was going to play poker tonight, but that was cancelled due to lack of players. Bowling in a no-tap tournament tomorrow. Gotta remember to stay sober for this one.
Other than that, nothing to report. SSDD! Sorry all.
Work has been crazy busy, which includes me working weekends. Was going to play poker tonight, but that was cancelled due to lack of players. Bowling in a no-tap tournament tomorrow. Gotta remember to stay sober for this one.
Other than that, nothing to report. SSDD! Sorry all.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
What a couple of weeks...
Where do I start? I guess from the end of my last post will do...
Ann had a good time with her family at her niece's wedding that Friday night. Then Saturday she went with the family to see her other niece's twins, that are about 7 months old. Sunday, her trip home was an adventure. She was scheduled to leave PA around noon ET, land in Chicago with a 2 1/2 hour layover, then be back in AR around 5pm CT. Perfect! Plenty of time to relax, unpack, while I made dinner, then watch some TV before going to sleep. Well, that failed. Her flight from PA was delayed over 2 hours because of weather. The storms tracked all the way from Chicago. She was landing at 3:15 CT in Chicago, then had to try to make the 3:20 flight home. She was planning to do an OJ through the airport (the OLD one, where he runs, not the new ones where he kills people). She got to her gate to find out THAT flight was delayed! Luckily she got home around 6:30, and we still had a good night.
A couple of crazy days at work. I am trying to train a new employee as my assistant, plus I had 3 different orders to write (none of them that small), and get ready for a business trip. Well, Monday and Tuesday someone else had to train because I was going nuts. And never got to write my orders. There were too many errors, and I had to wait. Wednesday my entire team went to Devils Pond in Missouri. Oh my God what a GORGEOUS place. I drove up Wednesday morning, got there for around 9am, and got to work before the meetings started at 11am. Actually worked through most of it, but still managed to pay attention. Wednesday night we had dinner and a magician performed. I wish I remembered his name (sucks being old!) but I can tell you he was PHENOMENAL (wow, I'm using a lot of capitals!). And I got a good buzz on.
Thursday was another full day of meetings and work. After the meetings I went to my room to shower and shave for dinner. Afterwards, I went outside and found one of my coworkers. She and I decided to enjoy the area before dinner, and went to play giant checkers. She killed me, but we had a blast. Then we went to dinner. After dinner, it was so beautiful out, I did something I haven't done in 20 years. I layed down in the grass and looked up at the stars. Incredible! Then, Agnes performed. She's 21 and from Sweden I believe. She won Swedish American Idol at 17 and is getting ready to release her debut America album. Very good singer. Got her autograph.
Friday I drove home, and worked from home for 5 hours. Then Saturday worked another 4 hours. Today was relaxing. Napped, played some X-Box, and now watching the hockey game (go Detroit!).
Now, all the travelling is done, all the orders are written, and hopefully I can start the proper training classes that I was planning on doing a couple of weeks ago.
Give me strength!
Ann had a good time with her family at her niece's wedding that Friday night. Then Saturday she went with the family to see her other niece's twins, that are about 7 months old. Sunday, her trip home was an adventure. She was scheduled to leave PA around noon ET, land in Chicago with a 2 1/2 hour layover, then be back in AR around 5pm CT. Perfect! Plenty of time to relax, unpack, while I made dinner, then watch some TV before going to sleep. Well, that failed. Her flight from PA was delayed over 2 hours because of weather. The storms tracked all the way from Chicago. She was landing at 3:15 CT in Chicago, then had to try to make the 3:20 flight home. She was planning to do an OJ through the airport (the OLD one, where he runs, not the new ones where he kills people). She got to her gate to find out THAT flight was delayed! Luckily she got home around 6:30, and we still had a good night.
A couple of crazy days at work. I am trying to train a new employee as my assistant, plus I had 3 different orders to write (none of them that small), and get ready for a business trip. Well, Monday and Tuesday someone else had to train because I was going nuts. And never got to write my orders. There were too many errors, and I had to wait. Wednesday my entire team went to Devils Pond in Missouri. Oh my God what a GORGEOUS place. I drove up Wednesday morning, got there for around 9am, and got to work before the meetings started at 11am. Actually worked through most of it, but still managed to pay attention. Wednesday night we had dinner and a magician performed. I wish I remembered his name (sucks being old!) but I can tell you he was PHENOMENAL (wow, I'm using a lot of capitals!). And I got a good buzz on.
Thursday was another full day of meetings and work. After the meetings I went to my room to shower and shave for dinner. Afterwards, I went outside and found one of my coworkers. She and I decided to enjoy the area before dinner, and went to play giant checkers. She killed me, but we had a blast. Then we went to dinner. After dinner, it was so beautiful out, I did something I haven't done in 20 years. I layed down in the grass and looked up at the stars. Incredible! Then, Agnes performed. She's 21 and from Sweden I believe. She won Swedish American Idol at 17 and is getting ready to release her debut America album. Very good singer. Got her autograph.
Friday I drove home, and worked from home for 5 hours. Then Saturday worked another 4 hours. Today was relaxing. Napped, played some X-Box, and now watching the hockey game (go Detroit!).
Now, all the travelling is done, all the orders are written, and hopefully I can start the proper training classes that I was planning on doing a couple of weeks ago.
Give me strength!
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