Sunday, September 8, 2024
Usually, the patriotic holidays as I call them (Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day) are slow. Most of the little activity occurs in the morning before the afternoons slow down with the cookouts. This past Labor Day was an exception. We were busy pretty much the whole day. I am not sure... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Not Missing Gas
Do I miss the gasoline business? The answer is no. I am good at moving forward, and I tend to think more of the bad related to gasoline prices. The poor margins. The 1% that are the bad customers who exacerbate the poor margins. Who knows what electric vehicles will do? While I do believe that... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, September 2, 2024
A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Wrap-Up
The time has come for me to wrap up A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. Writing this series had a mix of light and dark. The light was in the beginning when it looked like the charismatic Ernesto had well-answered the call to be a priest. The darkness came with the affairs, sexually assaulting children,... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, August 30, 2024
Neutral Stick
I do not know how to drive a stick shift. However, I do know what a stick shift needs to do in order to go through an automatic conveyor tunnel. In order to put the vehicle in neutral, the driver just has to quickly shake the stick back and forth. While I do not know how to drive a stick shift, I... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
When Ernesto Was Busted
2017. Harold Walger was the one to give the news at the Wednesday night dinner. He read it in a newspaper article. Ernesto Mendoza had been arrested for possessing child pornography. Here is how he got caught. He went to a CVS to print photos. He needed help from an associate at CVS, and the... Sign in to see full entry.