Thursday, May 11, 2006
Breaking Up is Hard To Do
Tom's squeeze Crystal came into today, looking hot, but with a different demeanor. She always gives me a big hug, so I get to feel her tight, taught body. She's 27, fit and trim, and extremely good looking. But something was wrong. She went into Tom's office, closed the door, and then the two of...
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Monday, May 8, 2006
New Toy
While mowing last Saturday morning, the engine sputtered and coughed before finally dying in the middle of front yard. This has happened before, many times, but on this occasion, no amount of repeated cranking brought it back to life. I repeatedly yanked the ignition string, flipping the throttle up...
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Friday, May 5, 2006
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Day two of the new regime, and I'm thinking everything is going to work out in my favor. Since Tom has made a big deal about nobody touching his files or calling his customers, April and Rebecca started working on my deals. Between the two of them and another loan processor, they called all my...
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Thursday, May 4, 2006
I'm Like Switzerland
I left the office early so I could take my Dad out for his birthday. Halfway there, I had a funny feeling that persisted throughout dinner. My phone started ringing that night and didn't let up until midnight. The Big Boss is one of those guys that sees how much money is coming and goes out and...
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Wednesday, May 3, 2006
If your child's ears almost explode, yes you are a bad mom!
For the last several months, Better Half and I noticed that the Squid, our grandchild, seemed to be continually sick. The Squid's mother, our daughter, seems totally useless in most things but especially in dealing with doctors. So after months of prodding Eldest Daughter to start challenging her...
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
Trailer Park Peyton Place
Tom has a habit of inviting his current girlfriend to work with him, under the premise that she'll have an opportunity to make a lot of money. They'll work a couple of weeks or so, get frustrated, ask Tom for money, ask Tom for more money, and then eventually quit showing up after he's advanced them...
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
It's In the Bag
"Judges, scores!" I stood at attention in the middle of the ring. Well, not quite a ring. More like the corner of Sasche High School where they put all us old geezers. And by old I mean anyone over 30. I had arrived raring to go at 9:30 a.m., but by the time my first event, kata, or form...
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Friday, April 21, 2006
Death
Ever heard the terms "pleasant buying experience?" One of the car dealers here uses it to assure his potential customers that they'll "enjoy" doing business with the dealership. I bring this up because my mother's father died yesterday in Mexico. I know, that would make him my grandfather, except he...
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Get Mean
There's some things I want to change about myself, but when it comes to getting mean, well, I just can't do it. My karate instructor told the class to day, on the eve of the big North Texas tournament, that we have to get mean when we "enter the ring." We have to get mad, we have to be pissed, we...
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
An Easter to Remember: In the Emergency Room
When Eldest Daughter has taken the squid to the emergency room, she's had to wait for hours before she actually "saw" a doctor. The emergency room is usually full of unruly kids and deadbeat parents without health insurance who can't afford a regular doctor. Walk in on Easter Sunday with a screaming...
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