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Monday, April 18, 2011

#6: Cousin Vince

During most of my childhood I was not close to Cousin Vince. Vince and I are second cousins to one another with him being Dad's first cousin. Their mothers were sisters. Before I was born Dad designated Vince to be my godfather. Despite the family connection to Vince I spent my early years not... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 17, 2011

100,000 Miles

During the Friday morning commute to Location D my car reached 100,000 miles. My parents got me my car in August 2002. Eight years and eight months it took for my vehicle to reach 100,000 miles. The reason it took so long to reach the milestone is because from 2002 to December 2008 I was at first a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Harry Returns

Yesterday Harry James returned to work at Location B. On January 1st of this year the seventy-nine year old Harry made the decision to retire because he was feeling exhausted. A few weeks later he told Dad that he would be interested in coming back when the weather warmed up. He blamed the cold... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 13, 2011

#7: Michael Gellington

Michael Gellington started working for us part-time in September 2008 after the store had been held up one Monday morning at around 4:30 a.m. when the cashier showed up to open the convenience store/gas station. The night employees were concerned about being robbed. To make them feel safer Dad... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 11, 2011

#8: Donald

Donald started working for Dad in 2001. He worked for Dad until May 2010. At the time Donald was hired Dad needed a part-time employee at Location A's tunnel. One of our employees, a fellow named Ted said his father-in-law Donald was looking for part-time work. Dad met with Donald where he Donald... Sign in to see full entry.

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