My good friend, Fred, has a post up over on The Texas Fred Blog that you should maybe ought to go and read. Not just for the entertainment value, but for the eye-opening that a lot of people in this country need.

It starts out thusly:

Have you ever wondered which side of the fence you sit on? This isn’t just a re-post of an email we’ve all seen many times. Read past that part. I was sent this again today and for some reason I was inspired to write the post below the email. I hope you enjoy it!

If a Republican doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy one.
If a Democrat doesn’t like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a Republican is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat.
If a Democrat is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a Republican is homosexual, he quietly leads his life.
If a Democrat is homosexual, he demands legislated respect.

If a Republican is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A Democrat wonders who is going to take care of him.

Read the rest over at Fred’s, and tell him Cary sent you. He’ll shoot me thank me later.

Chat ya later…

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Sometimes, going back to the “workplace” is the only way to relax from running all weekend. Friday, the first day of my interrupted weekend, was filled with driving to Tucson, working on the trailer my mom had lived in, helping my sister get it into shape (a little bit – you should see everything she’s done since she started the project!) and driving back in time to join the church family for some bible study.

Saturday was a work day – if, like TMBWitW you can’t bring yourself to call working in a toy store “work” then consider it a day of fun and games away from my family. I really enjoy this career change, and the learning curve, while sharp, is still manageable. I think the biggest challenge is getting my mind wrapped around what is in the store, and what is on the way. In case you don’t know, the start of Christmas stock levels is now. There is lots of freight headed our way, mostly ordered while the boss was at the ASTRA convention this month. She says she found some really neat stuff – I can’t wait to see it!

Sunday was church, and afterglow, and then after visiting with a prospective fill-in babysitter while our regular sitter has her baby, we headed up to some friend’s house for swimming and BBQ. Mmmmm! good stuff.

Oh – and as a side note, I got a new phone when we added a third line on our account. It’s a Nokia 5230, it has a touch screen, and the owner’s manual (found on line, with enough searching) is lacking in a few areas, especially for someone who has never owned a touch screen phone before. For example, no where in the user’s guide, the start up guide, or anywhere else (as of this writing) does it tell you that in order to turn off the alarm you need to swipe your finger across the face of the phone. I struggled with this from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, and was seriously considering returning the phone for it’s lack of documentation. Turns out the phone is fairly new – it was released on June 15 and I happened to get it a week later. I love being a guinea pig. Not.

Chat ya later…

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Posting this late Thursday evening, since I’m headed to Tucson first thing in the morning to help my sister with a few things around Mom’s home before it can be put on the market. Lynn has been taking care of a lot of this herself, and I wish I could have been helping more often, but with only one real day off now, and that usually filled with a honeydo list or trying to finish up the last of the wood projects, I don’t get down there near as often as I should. So, tomorrow I’ll be down there.

I’ll be back tomorrow night, and probably too tired to do anything. Saturday morning I”m up early again and scheduled to play bass at the homeless breakfast service before I head to the store for another full day. Sunday I get to sleep in until 0700 – if I can!

Chat ya later…

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A lot has changed since my first posting, five years ago today…

I’ve combined two blogs into one, I’ve moved the whole show to a privately owned website, and now I’m trying to think what the most important post I made was.

If you have a vote, let me know.

Above all else, thank you one and all for bothering to stop by and seeing what I had to say lately.

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, and may God richly bless you all!

I have no excuse, other than no resources to replace the flagpole after it was torn down during a wind storm; however, are you flying yours?

Chat ya later…

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Cinnamon=vet visit. (picking up Sara while I am there)

Gotta get the screen doors finished today and out of the shop.

The GE repairman, who is apparently busier than the Maytag Repairman, will be here this afternoon between 1 and 5 to diagnose and, hopefully, fix the washer. Appliance that take unscheduled vacations are not making any points with the Household Six.

Chat ya later…

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I am. It’s true.

I only write when I have time (note the large number of posts here and comments on other blogs during my unemployed time) and I only write when I can think of something that I think will entertain the masses. I’m pretty sure this one will miss both marks, but I didn’t want that title to go to waste – it popped into my head and there it sits…

Work has been moving along nicely – I am learning so much from the retail side of the counter that I kind of had a clue about but was not fully aware of. (did that make sense?) My boss (safe and boring flights, boss!) is headed for the annual toy convention, this year it’s on the east coast and she left the store in the hands of – well, the office manager and the new guy! I think she has confidence in her team. Sure hope we have blockbuster days so she will feel comfortable when she isn’t here.

We have a pretty good team of part-timers there at the store. Most every one of them is knowledgeable, hard working, and eager to make sure the job gets done. Part of my job is to advance their training so I can do more supervisory stuff instead of being in the trenches all the time. (speaking of which, if anyone knows of a software package that is free and will allow one to build planograms, please let me know)

TMBWitW is living through a “surprise” audit at work. Accountants just loooove surprises. MEG is spending her days at her aunt’s apartment – they have a pool! – and really misses the almost constant time she used to spend with daddy. I miss it too, but the full-time job, transitioning to mommy staying at home eventually will be better for MEG in the long run.

The screen door project is kinda stalled right now, but the plan is to get them finished tomorrow morning. Then I can concentrate on the milling project, which should be the last big job. In between I’ve got a small framework to build out of paint grade, which I happen to have hanging around the shop, and I still have a set of grips to replicate in walnut (haven’t forgotten you, bro!).

With a trip to the warehouse this morning, I guess I better get off here and get going! Ya’ll have a safe weekend, if I don’t get a chance to chat before that.

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

Nothing to add here – except a big THANK YOU to the veterans of D Day, to whom we owe a debt too large to repay with mere words.

“Fort Knox” by Paul Jon

Don’t much feel like posting a whole lot these days. The last week has brought a lot of sad news, not just personally but for a couple of friends, also.

Chat ya later…

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!