Saturday, May 7, 2011
The fans call it paradise to sit and watch the favorite team play ball. They have no idea of all the BS that goes on in the concession stands. They only know they want to be served quick and get quality hot food. My goal as a stand manager is to run the stand as efficiently as possible. Follow the... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Update on My New Team at the Ballpark
Imagine two weeks of raining every single day. Now imagine being at the ball park and managing 16 to 25 people with a warning of a tornado, thunderstorm, rain or any combination of the above. Now imagine upper management not calling the game and sending people home to be safe and warm. Well that has... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Who's Serving Those Dogs and Peanuts at the Ballpark
I wrote about my primary job at the stadium. I am a concession stand manager. I manage a stand that has 16 registers and is supposedly one of the key stand in the stadium. Some people think "Wow! What a great job! You get to watch the ballgame. In truth, no I do not. What is more I honestly don't... Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Mardi Gras 1977
My friends in my writer's group and I were strolling down memory lane on Wednesday night. We discussed various trips around the USA and one in particular was Mardi Gras. We had all gone during different years. I was fortunate enough to have gone to New Orleans during the filming of Saturday Night... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Home Opener
Upper management has decided that we can finish after a game in 1.25 hours instead of 1.5 hours and have also shaved off time on set up. It is so hard especially if you are in a big stand and your co-manager doesn't come in to work that day. We arrived at our stand only to find out that Murphy's Law... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Working at the Ball Park #1
One of my jobs is working at the baseball stadium. Last Saturday we set up our concession stands. In their infinite wisdom they decided to move me once again to one of the largest stands in the stadium. I had asked 2 years ago to be moved to a smaller one because the work load was too hard for me.... Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Siblings- Do You Prefer Them or Not? #4
Then there is the sibling that is never satisfied with what she has. She wants What you have. She wants to do what you are doing. My mom divided us in categories. There were the three big ones me, my older sister and brother and then the three little ones - the younger three sisters. My mom almost... Sign in to see full entry.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Siblings- Do You Prefer Them or Not? #3
Siblings are a blessing and a curse. Hopefully the good far outweighs the bad. I have a 4 sisters and 1 brother by my mom and another 1 of each by my dad. Growing up my older sister and I shared a room. We were always fighting like cats and dogs. We fought over everything. I would copy things that... Sign in to see full entry.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Siblings- Do You Prefer Them or Not? #2
My sister and I were talking about my previous entry about siblings. She smiled and said thanks. And of course she reminded me of something that I didn't include about her. My mother made or would have made matching outfits for us for Christmas and Easter (other clothes as well but always these 2)... Sign in to see full entry.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Siblings- Do You Prefer Them or Not?
Where would we be without our families? I mean seriously. Have you ever wondered how great it would be to be the only child? No more hand me downs. No more being called everybody else's name before mom finally gets to the right name. No more "Sorry, your brother got the last piece." An only child... Sign in to see full entry.