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Sunday, December 27, 2020

Busy Christmas Eve...For a Bit

Some Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Highlights. When I woke up on Christmas morning, it was raining pretty good at my house. I did not expect any business at all. The rain continued on my way to Location C before tapering off. When I got to C, I was amazed to see how busy it was there. B was the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 23, 2020

The Royal C

The new Royal Farms across Location C has been incredibly beneficial. The Royal Farms opened in September and took a couple of months to turn into the typical busy Royal Farms store. Now that it is busy, C is reaping the benefits. Normally, Location C's range is about 45 to 55% of the amount of... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 20, 2020

Two-Step Hassle

Location B's credit card processor recently instituted a two-step verification process to login. Put the password in. A six-digit code is emailed to be put in. I do not like two-step verification processes. I understand why they exist to thwart hackers. However, this processor's two-step... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, December 17, 2020

The Rain Dread

I dwell on the call of rain. A 10-day forecast can call for one day of rain in the middle of it. I fill focus my mental energy on that instead of the nine beautiful days that are forecasted. A forecast of a beautiful Friday through Monday is pushed to the back of my mind with a rainy Tuesday called... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, December 14, 2020

No Calculator

For the longest time, you could expect to see a calculator on my desk. With numbers to crunch, it made plenty of sense to have one. Now, for years, I have not had a calculator on my desk. I just use my cellphone calculator. I find it amazing all of the devices we used to have that are now wrapped in... Sign in to see full entry.

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