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Newly Employed Red Friday

April 30th, 2010 . by Cary

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Can’t tell you how great I feel, knowing that I have a full time job. Even though I have found a new position, I know that there are many out there still looking. My prayers, and hopefully those of my readers also, are with those of you who are searching for the elusive j.o.b. Trust me, God has the right job for you at the right time. Do what you need to until His timing is accomplished.

I’m wearing my Lighting Sharp polo today. It is, after all, my favorite. My sister sent me a link this morning, one that I had seen a while ago and lost track of, and I wanted to pass it on to you. This is a way to show your support for our troops without having to spend money, send anything, buy anything. The video takes a couple minutes to watch, explains everything, and allows you to show gratitude to the service member right in front of you where ever you are. The clip is at The Gratitude Campaign. Please, go and watch it, and thank you for showing your support.

Chat ya later…

cary friday

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

It’s Here!

April 27th, 2010 . by Cary

I was going to title this post “The Dawning of a New Era” but that seemed a bit pretentious. So, instead, it’s here! The day I move up to a white collar job … again.

For those who don’t know, today I start a full-time position as the store manager for a neat little place called Kidstop Toys.

That’s right, I get to play with some pretty incredible toys all day long. AND get paid for it!

The best part? No more cab driving. TMBWitW and MEG are very happy that I am not driving a cab. MEG will be disappointed when I no longer bring home a green car. She’ll get over it, about the time toys start coming home!

Chat ya later…

cary

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

Whew!

April 25th, 2010 . by Cary

OK – so since I posted on Friday, there have been some changes around here. Quick note, first, to those with the “ru” and “pl” domains – you will never be registered as a user, and your spam comments don’t get past WP Spam, so give it up already.

Saturday morning, with the power booster in the hands of a trusted and capable friend, I headed off to play a gig at the feeding of the homeless at Crossroads United Methodist Church, put on by Prodigal’s Home. Doc Mike had the lead, Mike Beem backed him up, Brenda tickled the ivories, and I just tried to keep up with the bass. Then, since the new power booster was scheduled to be in, instead of going to the usual music fellowship, I went home to wait for the part to come in so I could a)get the road rhino back on it’s feet and 2) give TMBWitW her car back so she could run out and buy a birthday present for the birthday party later in the afternoon. While waiting for the part to show up, I went ahead and shingled the porch roof on MEG’s new doll house.

Once the power booster was here, Harry helped me get it installed and we bled the system. By this time, I had to grab a shower and get changed for my second interview. (I would like to apologize at this point for NOT keeping everyone updated as to the number of first interviews, possibilities, applications, and searching I’ve been doing – dwelling on the time involved for all the dead ends tends to make one depressed considering the lack of returns) Road rhino buttoned up, a big hug for Harry, and we departed – he was headed to his house, and I was headed for Scottsdale. Our route was pretty much the same for the first while or so, which was a good thing. About 15th Ave and Bethany Home the brakes decided not to release anymore. I forced the rhino onto a side street, and Harry pulled in behind me. No tools, headed for an interview, what to do? Naturally, Harry gave me a ride to the interview. After, we went by his house, got some tools, and headed back to the rhino. Not enough tools, as it turns out, so we had to run to my house where I changed out of interview clothes and into jeans again and grabbed more tools. Back to the rhino, fixed the issue (so we thought) and he was off to his place for a family dinner and I was off to the birthday party – a little late.

Just as I pulled up at the party, the brakes locked up again. Briefly: party, party, party, fixed the brakes again. I avoided using the brakes on the way home (try THAT in Phoenix sometime!) but they still locked up by the time I got home. After church today, I’ll be pulling the whole thing apart and starting all over again, double checking the specs before putting everything back together again.

Hope you all have had a wonderful weekend and hope to chat with you all real soon.

Chat ya later…

cary

Oh – what’s that? How did the second interview go?

Pretty well – I was offered the position. I start Tuesday morning as the new store manager for Kidstop Toys. Greybeard, you can stop worrying about me in a cab! WOO HOOO!!!

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

Birthday Red Friday

April 23rd, 2010 . by Cary

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Happy Birthday to a few friends: Doug, my cousin Jackie, and John.

I’ll be out cabbin’ it today, and this evening I’ll be trying to finish getting the power booster out of the road rhino so I can put the new one in. Yes, it’s paid off, but dang if you don’t keep having to put money into it.

UPDATE: Just went in to wake TMBWitW up to take me to the cage (with the road rhino down, she would have to drive me there). She said “I had a dream that you said you weren’t going to drive a cab today” I said “I had a dream that I blew through my alarm and you said not to go in today.”

I’m going back to sleep for a little bit, and then resuming work on the road rhino.

Chat ya later…

cary friday

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

One of THOSE Days

April 14th, 2010 . by Cary

So – cabbed it today. Had to come home and change shirts, though. Seems that when a certain passenger went to the doctor, they didn’t fully cure him of his full-throated productive cough. Leaning forward to check both ways before pulling out of the doctor’s parking lot, the passenger had a particulary productive fit of coughing.

I didn’t lean back the entire way to his destination, and then to my house.

I threw the shirt away.

Chat ya later…

cary

Thank you for stopping by, In GOD We Trust, God bless you all, don’t buy or breed cats or dogs while homeless pets die (spay, neuter & adopt a pet, one by one, until there are none), Wear Red on Fridays, and support Warriors for Innocence!

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