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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Your Google Business Listing

We used to get a lot of spam calls about our Google Business Listing. We have the SEO optimization and all that good stuff already. Of course, those spam callers have to claim we have no presence. I treat them like the rest. I hang up the phone and block them. Recommended Reading Answering the Phone... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, October 3, 2025

What Friends Are For

I was ready to pull out of my parking spot. Friend and fellow employee Matt and I had just completed our Outback Steakhouse dinner. All I had to do was change the gear to drive and off I would be. Then I saw Matt dashing from behind toward me. "My Camaro won't start," he said once I lowered my... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Still in Jail

William is still in prison. He was supposed to get out in August, a far cry from October 1st. What is the holdup? The answer is that eight members of some group or the other have to sign off on it. Only two have signed off on it. The others have the form on their desk to sign. It sounds like they... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Howard and the Pay

Ned pulled off some big fixes on Sunday — he got Location B’s water softener system working again and handled repairs in the self-service bays at Locations C and D. But what the day will really be remembered for is what he said to Howard Booth. Ned bragged about how much he makes at his full-time... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

The Big Apples

Lately, I have been buying apples at the Redner's Grocery Store across the street from Location B. I used to buy my apples with my regular shopping trip to Giant. However, I switched to Redner's for two reasons. They have Envy apples. I love the taste of them. The second reason is that the apples... Sign in to see full entry.

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