Taking a break........

I'll be honest, I'm a little burned out writing this blog.......right now I am a guest writer on another blog that a tiny bit more popular then mine.

The stuff I am writing for them is similar to what I post here but it's a little bit more edgier and somewhat more off-color.

Not sure if I am going to post a link to it or not yet......

later.

It's almost Christmas......

Well, not exactly but it is almost Thanksgiving.

Did I just type that? Wow, it seems like it was just Labor Day.

Christmas is less then 6 weeks away and to be honest.....it's not one of favorite holidays.

I work retail and the next few weeks leading up to the holiday are the busiest and most stressful of the whole year.

I still have more than enough stuff to be thankful for to let a few cranky people ruin my day.

till later.

Things to know..........

Next time you shop at your favorite retail store, here are some things to know.....

-If you're in hurry shopping...don't freak out at the clerk waiting on you-I'll go just that tiny bit slower just to watch your face get red.

-I think I've said this before, but it bears repeating....be nice. You'll get the best service you've ever gotten when you're nice.

-Don't try to talk on your cellphone while you're trying to talk to me as I try to assist you....actually, I'll ignore you until you hang up. If you get a phone call while I'm serving you and you take it and ignore me....I'll walk away and let you finish your conversation.

-Don't whistle to get my attention. Seriously. I'll call you out on it.

-Don't ask me "Where are the fucking samples?" at 1 AM. Sorry....you get nothing.

Seriously, I'm a really nice guy but folks nowadays shop like they drive..... and quite a few people are self-absorbed assholes that think bigger and louder is always better.

Maybe my 80 year old knees are putting me in a bad frame of mind...time for a nap.

till later.

What a weekend!!!

It's early November and it's 70 degrees outside. Perfect weather to do one of our families favorite activities.....raking a metric assload of dead leaves out to the curb.



It's pretty much to only part of Fall I'm not in love with.

We had our parents over for Sunday evening dinner.....good times and my lovely wife makes a totally kick ass Italian wedding soup.

She's a good cook, she makes a ton more money then I do and she looks 15 years younger then her actual age.......am I a lucky guy or what?

till later.

Why do women always feel colder than men?

Why do women always feel colder than men?

I don't know but my lovely wife freezes her ass off in the winter. (She's not fat)

Me?

I'm happy if the thermostat is set at 64 all winter. (I'm fat)

I did however, buy my lovely wife one of these for the winter. Since we have "time of day" rates....electricity is dirt cheap from 8PM to 8AM.....and my lovely wife doesn't have to freeze to death while she's watching TV at night.

Best wife ever....gotta keep her warm and happy:-)

Been a couple weeks....and a whole lot of nothing.

I guess the point of having a blog is to post stuff to it once and awhile....I've been busier then usual, so not much time to post stuff....sorry.

It's been work, sleep, eat and work on computers much of the past two weeks.

Our son has been wanting an iPhone for at least the last 2 years....Christmas came early this year. I bought him a barely used one on eBay and took it in to the AT&T store to have it activated.

He loves it.... Me? It's nice and everything, but I think I'll stick with my Blackberry...my fingers are too fat to use a virtual keyboard.

Anyone see this? College Grads Coming Up Short in Professionalism. What the hell? It's not the colleges fault....it's shitty parenting. If you let your kids act like assholes....guess what? They are gonna grow up to be assholes.

We just had a beautiful weekend weather wise here on the east coast....now it's back to rain. Kinda makes me wanna crawl into a huge vat of mashed potatoes and eat my way out with a spoon made out of butter.

I like winter more then I used to, my knees on the other hand aren't looking forward to it a whole lot. Maybe someone sells battery powered knee warmers....oops-looks like someone does. Not sure if my lovely wife would want me to spend 260 bucks (plus another hundy for 2 extra batteries) for them though. They sure do like tempting though....

I see things are going just peachy over in Afghanistan....if the USSR got their asses handed to them 20 years ago...well, maybe they oughta be a clue as to what we are headed for.

I sure would like these folks to get done with there 15 minutes of fame real soon. They are both starting to annoy me. Grow the hell up and raise your kids.

As long as he stays in Texas, he should do fine. Would I sit and listen to him? Maybe.

Ummm....did everyone forget he was a kid toucher? Just sayin'.

Holy crap....getting the Democrats to do anything must be like herding cats.

I call bullshit.

Don't fall for this one folks.

till later.

The accidental haircut..........

I've been on vacation the past week.....gotta say-doing a "staycation" is way more relaxing than packing up the van and going somewhere for a week.

The downside?

You don't get to go away and see stuff.

The upside?

You save a pile of money and get to sleep in your own bed.

Unfortunately, my wife had to work most of the week, so I scheduled lots of computer work to keep me busy.

I do know one thing, if I had to drive a lot for my job.....I'd probably buy a used police car and leave all the markings on it to drive to appointments. I had a client over in Lancaster and drove on Rt 30 to get there in haevy traffic.

My speedster days are long gone, I'm fairly content to drive along at 5 mph over the speed limit...I felt like I was in a NASCAR race for a half hour. People were following me less than a car length behind me, cutting in in front of me, driving while talking on the cell, wondering all over the road etc.....I think we need to tighten up traffic enforcement....if you pass a stringent test-you can drive on the highway-if you don't pass-you get to drive on surface streets.

Anyways......this was my birthday weekend and once a year my in-laws take all their kids out to dinner theater. As it so happens, I needed a haircut. My lovely wife always cuts my hair and she always does a great job. As I was fetching my clippers...I didn't notice that the attachment on the clippers that regulates how much hair is removed ....sorta fell off.

My wife took one nice long swipe at the back of my head and well...I kinda now how a really short haircut all over as she didn't want me going to dinner with a nice haircut (from the front view) with a bald stripe going up the back of my head.

Eh, it will grow back.

My pop surprised me with one helluva a birthday present. 2 years ago, I borrowed several thousand bucks to set up by business and buy some advertising. I started paying him back this year and his birthday present to me was to completely forgive my entire loan to him.

Thanks, dad! My business partner (my son) and I pretty much throw all the money back into the business at this point. My son is going to be an expert as using a Macbook, he's been using it pretty much non-stop for the past few days.

I don't think I'll be able to quit my job any time soon, but it will be one heck of a nice source of income when I retire from making donuts.

This past weekend is also traditionally..."Door Picture Day". My parents have been taking pictures of Katie and Dan every year since they've been babies.



They ain't babies any more.

Our daughter is in her 4th/5th year of her PA degree and our son is in 11th grade and might possible end up 7 feet tall. The kid is tall....but I can still take him.....barely.

Oh, I almost forget...I'm now 50 as of today. Other than 85 year old knees....life is pretty good.

till later.

Still think about you........

My Aunt Helen passed away on October 9th several years ago.......I still think about her most everyday.

I think I inherited most of her personality.

...... at least the good parts.

Love, your nephew.