2 tings

Well I did not have two things until today when I noticed that when I have been pulling up my blog here each time I have had pop ups. Where did they come from? How do I get them gone so they do not keep popping up? No wonder no one looks over my blog they are continually aggravated by them. Sorry!

Well my original thought came to me this morning after watching the weather forecast for this week. We have planned and bought our tickets to travel back home (at least my home, not my wife's home town) for two reasons. One was to see friends and family around the holidays. Second was to experience a bit of winter since I have not experienced what it is all about for 5.5 years since arriving here in Dallas in 2001. I have missed winter and the snow! Oh the snow.

The forecast for tomorrow is a high, a high of 34 degrees and over night in the low 20's. There is a possibility of rain, sleet and all that crap that comes with a massive cold front like this especially since it is slamming into 70 degree weather today. That takes out the later reason to go and then reading Mercy's Maid blog today adds another reason to think about not making the trip. So the crossroad of dilemma we have drivin upon.

If we go my Brother and his family and along with my friends better realize how much we love them by still making the journey. If not we will still eat our way thru town.

Me so tired!

I have not posted since Friday of last week but it feels as if it has been months. I started to think if anyone was reading it anymore since it has been to long.

Well I finally kicked my parents to the curb (at least I did it at the airport) early this morning. That makes for a long day at the office after waking up at 5am to take them there. I know they won't take it bad that I am putting it this way if they read this particular post.

It was a great time to have them around the house and to show them around Big D and Fort Worth while being thankful for them being coming to visit us here. As with anyone there were points of stress and being annoyed but I know that I most likely returned it right back at them and annoyed them just as much.

Friday "Afternoon" Lights.

Well last week Friday I took my father to Texas Stadium (where the cowgirls
play) to take in a High School Football game against two 11-0 teams here in
North Texas. This was a first round playoff game, not a championship game, so
the numbers of people there shocked me and my pops. One more reminder that this
was a High School football game. There were over 46,000 people there for this
game. It was a great game, came down to the last few minutes for it to be
decided. So for those not in Texas and wonder if the book, movie and now TV
have any basis of truth, yep there is truth. High School football rules in Texas
sports.

Well anyway if I was not so tired I might have written a bit more but I am dog tired right now. Just thinking of my bed right now and laying my head on my pillow for a good long night of slumber.

Happy Thanksgiving (the day after)

Well it is Friday morning the day after Thanksgiving and I am sitting here at my desk. I have called 20 clients and have actually spoken to one, amazing stats I have to say!

The age ol' Q for the company I currently work for is why Friday the day after Thanksgiving when most of our clients and prospects are out of the office. For the hopes that we will finally land the big sale? Nope! The main reason for any of our clients to be in the office is to get work done without anyone to bother them. Then the phone rings and it is me a sales guy, so I get to be the one to disturb their quietness of an empty facility except maybe a few others getting work done without the chance of someone bothering them.

Well the fact remains the same I am here! Next year gotta use my vacation time better so I can take this day off. But I do have off on this next Monday to make it a three day weekend to make up for today.

Thanksgiving week

For the first time since I moved here 5 1/2 years ago from da frozen nort of Winter I had a fleeting thought. "It is the Holiday Season", with Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years right around the corner. It is hard to feel that way here in Texas without snow and the frozen gound as up dar in good ol' Wisconsin as early as a few weeks ago. But I actually had it about a week ago, I have been intriqued to why this had popped up but have not been able to figure it out as of yet.

Maybe it is the fact that my rentals (parents by the way for those unfamiliar with my natural language Toebeenese) are coming into town tonight from Orlando. They arrive later tonight while I am off at a class so my loverly wife will be picking them up. They will be here for an entire week, and if they are reading this we are looking forward to having you here with us.

OK, most of you who are reading this are asking yourself. Self, why o why would they not want to go to Orlando over having his rentals come to Dallas, TX? Well self we have been there many times and the last time time they were here was for our wedding and we did not get out much to show them around. So that is why, plain and simple, we are idiots for not going to Orlando. Just kidding we are looking forward to hosting Thanksgiving at our home this year as well, show the rentals their youngest son is all grown up now at the tender age of 35.

FANTASY UPDATE

OK I know most of you are also wondering how I did in my fantasy league, I won! I know have a streak of 8 straight wins so that makes me 9-2. I know there is still one game tonight but I do not think Jeremy Shockey can make up 56 points to tie and 57 to beat me. MVP's for this week,

LaDainian Tomlinson (SD) and Lee Evans (Buffalo). SWEET!

The Office

Who here watches The Office on Thursday nights? Love the show and unfortunately can relate to too much in it. But as I was thinking and what happened this morning at my office the show is all wrong. They on the show have all the drama with their boss, which by the way I had a boss like the Michael Scott character once for 2 and a half years back home but in my office today it is all the people sitting around me!

My boss is great here but the Drama that is all around me has been way too much for me recently. The Drama that unfolded this morning with the biggest Drama Queen being shown the door has given me much relief. My boss knows that I am somewhat by myself (only male and youngest) in my position since most around me I have a hard time relating too or really wanting too at times.

The funny thing about the office back home was that the Boss was an idiot but everyone he hired was awesome. OK he failed on one lady but for the most part it was an awesome working environment and we had a blast. The whole sales floor would actually hang out after work and sometimes on weekends. I cannot say that I would ever really want to here.

I have always tried to stay away from posting about work on my Blog but this time I am too happy and finally somewhat relaxed. So I had too share. We have someone else starting in a week and half can you please pray that there is either 1. No drama in her life or 2. leaves it at home and does not bring it into the office like the last 5 that have come and gone thru here.

I do not know why this morning I thought of these words but for some reason I like them. They are in my strange mind Fun Words to say.

1. 1. Fistacuffs (Am I spelling it right? Is there really a true spelling to it?)
2. 2. Slumber

There were more but my mind has relaxed too much I guess after this mornings drama. If I remember I will post them later.

Poll Results

Ok not all too many respondents, so not all too scientific either, for the poll but results none the less.

• 50% (4) would never tell the guys receiving the goods from non-hand washer fella after bathroom stop.
• 25% (2) would tell the others he's unclean after using facilities.
• 25% (2) would tell said person to go wash hands before standing in line to buy the goods.

Thanks to those whom participated in this poll there is a new Pool up on the right side of the page.===================>

Glad this debate is over, now I can sleep at night!

Is a burrito a sandwich? Judge says no
© 2006 The Associated Press
WORCESTER, Mass. — Is a burrito a sandwich?
The Panera Bread Co. bakery-and-cafe chain says yes. But a judge said no, ruling against Panera in its bid to prevent a Mexican restaurant from moving into the same shopping mall.
Panera has a clause in its lease that prevents the White City Shopping Center in Shrewsbury from renting to another sandwich shop. Panera tried to invoke that clause to stop the opening of an Qdoba Mexican Grill.
But Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Locke cited Webster's Dictionary as well as testimony from a chef and a former high-ranking federal agriculture official in ruling that Qdoba's burritos and other offerings are not sandwiches.
The difference, the judge ruled, comes down to two slices of bread versus one tortilla.
"A sandwich is not commonly understood to include burritos, tacos and quesadillas, which are typically made with a single tortilla and stuffed with a choice filling of meat, rice, and beans," Locke wrote in a decision released last week.
In court papers, Panera, a St. Louis-based chain of more than 900 cafes, argued for a broad definition of a sandwich, saying that a flour tortilla is bread and that a food product with bread and a filling is a sandwich.
Qdoba, owned by San Diego-based Jack in the Box Inc., called food experts to testify on its behalf.
Among them was Cambridge chef Chris Schlesinger, who said in an affidavit: "I know of no chef or culinary historian who would call a burrito a sandwich. Indeed, the notion would be absurd to any credible chef or culinary historian."

Now back to more pressing matters since that has been settled. I do not know about you but I am completely relieved to know that Burritos are not sandwiches. I always looked pretty silly going to a sandwich shop and asking for a bean burrito. The best was when I went into Qdoba and asked for a BLT! The looks I got, I always thought that I should have been giving them that look, guess I was wrong.

pounded the commish

OK this is my chance to brag a bit here since this is my site and not licky's site so I can taunt all I want. This week in fantasy football... BadPack kicks Licky-Boom-Boom-Tain in a stunning yet lopsided victory to go 8-2 sending LBBT to 7-3.

BadPack streaks on to win his seventh game in a row while killing LBBT's streak of 5 wins. So there is one lone team at the top with a record of 8-2, if you could not figure it out it is BadPack!! OK what is the big deal?

He has been licking all others by 20-30 points each week while I just squeaked by with a win. Well no more.

SCORE

LBBT - 106 pts vs BadPack 143 pts.

BadPack in actuality stands for Badgers as in the Wisconsin Badgers who by the way are ranked #9 in the BCS at 10-1 and the Green Bay Packers (who are the true BadPack this year) combined to make BadPack. I should have gone with Packgers but it is too late to mess with a winning combination.

Sorry LBBT Eric! Just had to brag that I am #1 and you being the commish had lost both the game and tie for first place!!

D'oh (or is it doe?)

Citizens in Grand Rapids, Mich., are calling out to authorities to help a young deer with a plastic jack-o-lantern stuck on its nose.

Could it be Rudolf switching to halloween?

or is it another trying to one up Rudolf's red nose?

Should we ban the plastic Pumkin from now on?

Perfect example of treating others how you want to be treated

I know two posts in one day, well I found this in the Dallas Morning News this morning and had to share it with my millions who read and respond to my Blog. It is not a fume actually, just something funny.

Sheriff sees red, so now jail's pink
New motif also has teddy bears after escape bid damages facility
AP
Buffalo, Mo. - Prisoners returning to a jail damaged in a failed breakout attempt will find a radical new decor - pink with blue teddy bear accents.
Dallas County Sheriff Mike Rackley said he decided on the color scheme as part of extensive repairs needed after inmates set a fire and vandalized the jail's interior last month.
"Basically, if they are going to act like children and commit a childish act, then we'll make a childish atmosphere," he said. "And it's a calming thing - teddy bears are soothing. So we made it like a day care, and that's kind of like what it is, a day care for adults who can't control their behavior in public."
"How do you feel tough in a pink atmosphere?"
Since the jail violence, most of the SW Missouri county's 30+ prisoners have been in neighboring jails waiting completion of the repairs.
Eight already have been returned to the jail, but they are confined to their cells 23 hours a day because of the construction and are "a little testy" because of the restrictions.
"They haven't said much about the color scheme." Sheriff Rackley said.
He said the paint job was inspired by similar redocorating at jails in Texas and Arizona.

I like the thinking of the sheriff. Like he said if they are to act like a child they will be treated like a child.

Perspective

This has been a rough week for me in many ways and one of those just happens to be work. I know everyone enjoys their jobs so much how could anyone have a hard time at work? Well I am, being in sales is rough enough but when you come in on Monday with a great looking week and most sales fall off to the side tends to be a bit harsh. So this has me frustrated a bit and other things tend to pile on top of that since your senses are hightened more to what frustrates you.

What is my objective here at my place of employment? To earn the phat cash to buy whatever hype cool thing there is to purchase? Have I lost true perspective about how lucky I am to live in a country and make the kind of money I want to be happy?

I ran across an article (Missionary says Christian church meets '3 or 4' at a time) this morning on WorldNetDaily.com. For those of us in America that complain about life here in the states have no right to argue. Here I am feeling frustrated due to my sales numbers not being as high as they should be this week while other countries throw Christians in prison just for having a saving faith in the Jesus.

How can I complain? especially when you read

"When we gather together we close all of the windows and all
of the blinds," Roli described. "We don't have curtains over there but somehow
we cover up the windows and we send all of the children outside. You cannot
gather with many people … maybe three or four. "

There are estimates of tens thousands of Christians detained
in prison camps just for their faith. Sometimes entire families are imprisoned
because of a statement from just one member, reports said.

Roli knows the risks are high: four of her Christian
friends so far have been executed because of their witness. She was arrested
herself, and has spent time in those prison camps.

Which one of us could live like that for living out their faith?

Roli's trips into North Korea, where she's developed an extensive network of house meeting locations, have shown her that no level of repression will kill the Christian spirit.

"People are less afraid. (Christians) are becoming bolder to share the gospel. They know Kim Il Sung is not the one that has saved them and not the one who is feeding them. They are starting to believe in God. Many people are coming to faith."

Man my God is great, my life is great, my job is great and my country is great. As they do on a regular basis I need to start seeing the Lord and what he has done for me in saving this sinner from spending eternity apart from him. With what I own and what I can do with my life, what right do I have to complain?

I also need to remember some friends of mine, Warren and Donna Pett, who were killed in Uganda a few years ago leading others to Christ. They died so others can have the Freedom in Christ that I take for granted her in Texas. Look forward to seeing them again and hearing their stories and meeting those they had an impact on while here on Earth.

Praise him in all that we do.

Why?

Why O why is the human race a strange bunch these days?

Why?

When hanging up the phone do some people say "can you believe that?" Like you have your whisper 2000 cranked and can pick up the entire conversation from both people.

Why?

Do we expect everyone to respect us but in turn give everyone else little respect? What happened to the old addage that you treat others how you want to be treated yourself?

Why?

Do some complain when their kids turn out the same way they were and are today.

One Party?

So how long have I been sleeping or what size rock have I been living under? The reason I ask is that over the last few weeks all I hear about are the Democrats. Seems as if we have moved from a multi-party government to just Democrats according to the mainstream media.

All I have heard is what the Democrats have to do to win the house and the senate for the next few years. Nothing to the opposite of what the Republicans have to do to keep them. It is all about the Democrats and how they "will" win both sides of Government.

It is getting a bit too much but what do you expect from a "neutral" media? For them to actually report fair and unbiased news? Naw, don't be silly.

Just had to fume on this since election day is tomorrow!!

Who would have tunk Jon was correct

Funny thoughts

Does anyone know how to turn off this big ol' light on the front of my vehicle. It is a big neon red light that reads "Please pull in front of me, I insist!". This noon I went to Chili's about 10 minutes away from my office and had 5 vehicles pull in front of me.

It was not like this was a one lane street where they "had" too, it is a major road with 3 lanes in each direction. But people insisted on pulling into my lane when there were 2 other lanes to choose from and a larger opening behind me.

I almost swapped paint with one cuz they got pulled into my lane so of course your next maneuver is to get into the middle lane from the right lane to pass. Well as I was getting into the other lane to pass they decided they wanted that lane as well only going 10 mph. It is not like I drive a small vehicle that you cannot see.

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OK secondly I pulled up along side of a old and beat down van with some advertising on the side. So I took a look over and noticed that it was a Home Maintenance company. If this fella pulled up to your home in this old and beaten down jalopy to fix your home how comfortable would you feel with him and his work? Not wanting to sound mean or anything but I would have to send him or at least question him on his work for a couple reasons.

1. How handy is his work if his van looks this bad?
2. Does he not get enough biz so he cannot afford to purchase a newer van? Especially these days when large vehicles are out there for far cheaper due to gas prices.

Appearance is so much in the business world these days, especially to businesses that plaster their name on the side of a van or truck making their truck a rolling billboard.

Well anyways this was my drive to Chili's at noon to meet Mr. Sprybot (which by the way Stevie P. spells my name when reading it backwards, coolness).

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One more funny thing I was just realized about my community. Recently an active adult community rose from the grounds a few blocks from where I live. Even more recently a 3 story 3 tier nursing home arose adjacent to that community. Well I noticed on the other side of the street is yet another nursing home currently popping up out of the ground.

If you lived in the Active Adult community how uneasy would that make you feel? Maybe if you are not active enough they automatically kick you up to the nursing home. Or aftter living there a while you start seeing all of your neighbors walking all of their furniture up the road to their new room at the nursing home.