End of the first quarter

Fair warning. The "A" key on my keyboard is not working as well as I would like, so if you think there is a letter missing in a word, add that letter to it, you may figure out what that word is. So we are through 3 months of 2014, and I will say for certain that this year is better than last. Work is actually going really well. I have earned high praise from my company twice and I am honored. I do what I'm supposed to do, and I do it well. We got through the new mod orders without any issues. I have been on 2 projects so far, and this weekend I am working EOP. I hit a bit of a "lull" the past couple of days because of spring break. I didn't get the orders for my latest promotion, but hopefully I will get them on Monday. Tuesday is my "drop dead date" because it will not give me a lot of time to communicate stock needs and truck availability. I need to plan and push better to avoid these types of issues. Celebrated my 21st wedding anniversary this past week. Took a nap late this afternoon so tonight I won't get to sleep that early. Anthony appears to have gotten a job at Wally World. They are doing the background check, which takes a few days. Hopefully will get the call early next week about orientation. He will be working overnights, which will be tough to start. Thank goodness for 5-hour energy drinks. He's going to need them to start so he can get used to being awake. It is going to cause some issues because his car is down at the moment, but when he starts, and gets a paycheck or two in his pocket, we can get that taken care of. In the meantime, he will use his mother's car, and I will drive her to work and pick her up where possible. However, her hours just got cut so it may work out in the short term. WWE WrestleMania 30 is in 8 days. It usually doesn't disappoint. Hopefully this year is no exception.

Dis-satisfaction (is that a word? it is now!)

Tonight I had the privilege of volunteering at the 12th Annual Kiss-A-Pig Gala to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. This is the second time I've participated, the first time in 2012. I did not volunteer in 2013 because of stupid pride (don't ask). Anyway, it was a great event tonight, and I even had the highest bid on a silent auction item. I tried to get 3 different items, but only got one. It's funny, one of the women I volunteered with outbid me on one of the items, and she told me right before the auction closed. That was OK though. It was a lot of money and she will enjoy it much more than I would. I left the convention center around midnight, and decided to stop at Denny's before going home, as I was hungry and needed something to eat. I don't know if I mentioned the last time my wife and I were there. It was about a year ago more or less. We went for dinner, and the restaurant was not that crowded. We ordered, got our drinks, then proceeded to wait 45 minutes for food. We asked about it more than once, but nothing. So, we walked out. I told her we'd never go back. Well, on a Saturday at midnight, there isn't much open in the area, so I figured why not. A few minutes into being there, a voice got loud. It was a customer, asking the cook in the back to stop using foul language and inappropriate content in the restaurant where families dining could hear it. The cook "mouthed off" to the customer, and that's where things got stupid. The manager wound up getting in the CUSTOMER'S face! Yes, the customer, who never used a foul word. The manager proceeded to stick up for the cook, and telling the customer to "shut up!" and "get out of my restaurant". Naturally the customer refused, stating all he wants is the cook to stop talking the way he was. The manager proceeded to call 911 ON THE CUSTOMER! The cops showed up, and the customer was spoken to. The manager also was spoken to, and he proceeded to tell the cop that he did NOT get in the customer's face, and politely asked him on more than one occasion to leave. Really? When the cops and the customers left, the manager and the cook had the look of satisfaction on their faces. Really?!? I never heard what the cook said, but I heard about it from a couple of other customers as well as two of the serving staff. I came home and posted a complaint to Denny's against the manager and the cook. People, if you have to eat out, do NOT go to Denny's. Apparently they hire cook's and manager's who do NOT care about you!

Long time between posts...

Sorry about that. It's been a strange month. Currently I'm on vacation, and enjoying it the best way I know how. No, there were no trips except to the casino a couple of times. Had a blast there. Did some work (yeah, I know, it's a no-no). That's ok though. I don't mind working if it's something that absolutely must get done. Besides, I get bored otherwise. Got the WWE Network and it's working on X-Box. Anthony is enjoying it very much. I'm going to try enjoying it today.