Saturday, November 28, 2009
A Conflict of Interest?
I just read I can't be an Elite if I maintain a business listing (as a Notary) on Yelp.com, so I closed the business account. That sucks.
T-Day
2009 Thanksgiving Menu:
Roasted Turkey Breast
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Roasted Carrots
Steamed Cauliflower with Parmesan Cheese
Sweet Potato Pie
Cranberry Jelly
My Thanksgiving Day started at 6AM and me on the road to go pick-up my mom from El Cajon who decided it was OK to have Thanksgiving with me this year, especially after her recent heart trouble.
I returned back home with mom in tow, a bag of crochet and a change of clothes at 10AM. It took me about an hour to prep and two hours to cook. We ate at 1PM. It was me, my son and my mom.
We later went to Walgreen's in search of cracked heel ointment with emu oil. No luck. Walgreen's doesn't carry it anymore. I use it to alieve the exema on my right hand that develops on and off due to stress.
Anyway, I cleaned the house more while the food was cooking and then mom went to sleep in my bed. I slept on the couch and watched TV until about 10PM which was probably too late. My throat was achy and my eyes were burning which meant I was toast and needed rest.
The next morning, I made coffee for the both of us and left for El Cajon at about 7:45AM. Mom wanted to go to Fresh and Easy so we found one on the way to her house. This one was located near Lake Murray.
I got back home by 1PM.
Roasted Turkey Breast
Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Roasted Carrots
Steamed Cauliflower with Parmesan Cheese
Sweet Potato Pie
Cranberry Jelly
My Thanksgiving Day started at 6AM and me on the road to go pick-up my mom from El Cajon who decided it was OK to have Thanksgiving with me this year, especially after her recent heart trouble.
I returned back home with mom in tow, a bag of crochet and a change of clothes at 10AM. It took me about an hour to prep and two hours to cook. We ate at 1PM. It was me, my son and my mom.
We later went to Walgreen's in search of cracked heel ointment with emu oil. No luck. Walgreen's doesn't carry it anymore. I use it to alieve the exema on my right hand that develops on and off due to stress.
Anyway, I cleaned the house more while the food was cooking and then mom went to sleep in my bed. I slept on the couch and watched TV until about 10PM which was probably too late. My throat was achy and my eyes were burning which meant I was toast and needed rest.
The next morning, I made coffee for the both of us and left for El Cajon at about 7:45AM. Mom wanted to go to Fresh and Easy so we found one on the way to her house. This one was located near Lake Murray.
I got back home by 1PM.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Life, Part 2
A friend called me last night and wanted to talk about a situation he's in. Sadly, after hearing his plight, what he's going through is nothing new and it's something I have heard men complain about before. After years of marriage, his wife is unhappy and won't take action herself to fix a sexual dysfunction in their relationship. And she thinks that the problem is everything else but her own behavior. She points fingers at this, that or the other thing and the man is at a loss because he can't fix her. This situation my friend's in is compounded by the fact that his wife is quickly loosing her identity as a mother because her son is 18, grown and not a baby anymore and she doesn't know what to do with herself now. She's had the luxury of being a housewife and now she has no one to fuss over but her husband and she knows if she fusses over him, he's going to take it as she's interested in him sexually and she's not. So she doesn't put forth any affection whatsoever to show him she loves him anymore. He's at that certain point of frustration where something's got to change.
I was glad to hear he said he has an appointment to go to counseling with her because he thinks his marriage to her is worth working on, but if she turns marriage counseling down and refuses to go, it makes you wonder what's going on in her head and her life that he doesn't know about because he's at work.
I was glad to hear he said he has an appointment to go to counseling with her because he thinks his marriage to her is worth working on, but if she turns marriage counseling down and refuses to go, it makes you wonder what's going on in her head and her life that he doesn't know about because he's at work.
Easy Auto Maintenance: Changing the Air Filters on my '07 Chevy Equinox
This entry is a reminder to myself that doing these two things at every other interval my oil is changed on my car saves me $43. Jiffy Lube wanted to charge me $80 for parts and labor and I said, "No, I'll do it myself."
1. In Cabin Air Filter Replacement
Open the hood on the engine compartment. This filter is located under a plastic shroud the covers the air filter on the passenger side towards the fire wall. There are three pop pins in the engine compartment to remove and two that are exposed to the exterior near the windshield wiper blade. Once the pop pins are removed, you can take off the shroud and see the filter. There are no clips holding it in, it's just kind of wedged in there. Take it out and replace it. Return the shroud to it's original position, reinstall the pop pins and you're done.
2. Main Air Filter Replacement
Open the hood on the engine compartment. This filter is located under a square plastic shroud that covers the air filter near the intake manifold on the passenger side near the front of the car. There is a large black accordion tube with clamps on either end. Loosen the clamp that is attached to the intake manifold. Also unfasten the two clips on the box in which the the accordion tube is connected to. Remove the tube from the intake manifold and then the shroud and remove the dirty air filter. When replacing with a new air filter, note that there is a tab on the edge to use as a guide in it's proper placement. Align the guide and drop the filter into place. Replace the shroud, fasten clips the box and insert the accordion tube back onto the intake manifold. Use a flat head screwdriver at the rubber block to push the tube back into it's proper position, if needed. Tighten the clamp and you're done.
Doing these two things at every other interval my oil is changed on my car saves me $43. Jiffy Lube wanted to charge me $80 for parts and labor and I said, "No, I'll do it myself."
1. In Cabin Air Filter Replacement
Open the hood on the engine compartment. This filter is located under a plastic shroud the covers the air filter on the passenger side towards the fire wall. There are three pop pins in the engine compartment to remove and two that are exposed to the exterior near the windshield wiper blade. Once the pop pins are removed, you can take off the shroud and see the filter. There are no clips holding it in, it's just kind of wedged in there. Take it out and replace it. Return the shroud to it's original position, reinstall the pop pins and you're done.
2. Main Air Filter Replacement
Open the hood on the engine compartment. This filter is located under a square plastic shroud that covers the air filter near the intake manifold on the passenger side near the front of the car. There is a large black accordion tube with clamps on either end. Loosen the clamp that is attached to the intake manifold. Also unfasten the two clips on the box in which the the accordion tube is connected to. Remove the tube from the intake manifold and then the shroud and remove the dirty air filter. When replacing with a new air filter, note that there is a tab on the edge to use as a guide in it's proper placement. Align the guide and drop the filter into place. Replace the shroud, fasten clips the box and insert the accordion tube back onto the intake manifold. Use a flat head screwdriver at the rubber block to push the tube back into it's proper position, if needed. Tighten the clamp and you're done.
Doing these two things at every other interval my oil is changed on my car saves me $43. Jiffy Lube wanted to charge me $80 for parts and labor and I said, "No, I'll do it myself."
Saturday, November 21, 2009
It's the most wonderful time of the year... yeah right.
I wish 30 days before a holiday was the limit on decor, hype and such. It's just way too over commercialized for my taste anymore. Xmas trees in the shops before Halloween... It's as though the holiday "season" starts right after Labor day and doesn't quit until the after new years sales events are over.
And how dare you call the holidays a "season". A season is when the weather has distinct changes, not when a date on the calendar guilts you into buying things for people that they probably don't need or want in the first place.
And how dare you call the holidays a "season". A season is when the weather has distinct changes, not when a date on the calendar guilts you into buying things for people that they probably don't need or want in the first place.
And now for something you'll really like...
I woke at 6AM and the water was turned off. I'm glad I didn't have to be anywhere this morning. I'm not sure exactly what happened, but I'm glad it's back on after 2 1/2 hours.
It reminded me that we live in a place where we take for granted that public utilities are always on and functioning properly.
It reminded me that we live in a place where we take for granted that public utilities are always on and functioning properly.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Agenda
Everybody's got an agenda. Everybody's got a motive. It took two phone calls and two emails to figure out someone wanted me to work for them for nothing and they wanted me to use my own money as well to promote their book. Yeah, that football book I wrote about before about my hometown. I was hung up on. My feelings weren't hurt and I really don't care. Hire a marketing firm and stop bugging me.
Monday, November 16, 2009
Job? What job? Part 2
My son went to an interview at BevMo. So many people applied, they conducted a group interview outside their front door. There was 12 people. My son got a callback for the background check and drug screening at 5:30PM while he was at school. He returned home after the manager went home so he didn't get the info he needed. The next day he called in, he said there were no hours available to place him on the schedule. It seems the 11 other people may have called in. Grrr. Getting and education is tough if people don't have a cell phone. He gave his up a few weeks ago because he couldn't afford to pay for it anymore without having a job.
In Other News...
Read: ADAAA Notice
This is good news for people with Crohn's Disease. If it's an ADAAA approved disability, it must be taken seriously. I've never claimed to be affected until I worked for ResMAE and they were good to be about it. I always liked solitary work anyway, but I just wanted to sit by someone so being near the 30 day + collections team and REO was fine by me.
This is good news for people with Crohn's Disease. If it's an ADAAA approved disability, it must be taken seriously. I've never claimed to be affected until I worked for ResMAE and they were good to be about it. I always liked solitary work anyway, but I just wanted to sit by someone so being near the 30 day + collections team and REO was fine by me.
Job? What job?
So I get a call from a recruiter on Wednesday who tells me about a job and then Friday he calls to say an internal candidate is getting first dibs at the interview. Grrr.
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