R.J. Keller's Blog, page 26

A grumpy lady gets an award

I’ll admit it. I was grumpy at work yesterday. I tried not to be, but I couldn’t help it. There was the whole “I’m sick but have to work anyway” thing. There was the whole snowstorm thing, which meant I had to do more shoveling. (Thankfully, it was a light, powdery snow, and not a wet, two-ton snow like last week.) Then there was the usual customer bullshit thing. I didn’t actually tell any customers off, because I generally behave myself in that regard, but I did write a song about them during

Estimations

Well, my cold is still with me. Now my kids have it, too. Our doctor said there’s not much he can do about it. He said it’s a nasty one, and that it can last anywhere from four days to three weeks.

We’re in the middle of yet another storm in which, according to the meteorologist on the news last night, is going to dump six to fourteen inches on us.

My hubby & I decided to pay for cable televison for my mother-in-law (who is on a very fixed income) because of the whole analog/digital television swi

Make Mine Moxie!

You haven’t experienced Maine if you haven’t tried Moxie. I don’t drink the stuff for pleasure, God knows. It tastes like carbonated death. But when you’ve got a bad cold, like I do right now (this might be why), there’s no better cure than a bottle of Moxie, followed quickly by a Nyquil chaser, then a few stiff shots of blackberry brandy.* Besides, it’s the official soft drink of Maine, so it’s my patriotic duty to drink a little from time to time.

 

*Don’t try this at home.

“Always Be Shoveling”

YouTube wouldn’t let me post my latest video there for…uh…certain reasons. MySpace let me host it there, though. The picture and sound aren’t as clear as I’d like, but what can ya do?

Check it out here.

Overwork and other crimes of nature

As alluded to in yesterday’s post, I worked my ass off over the weekend. Well, figuratively speaking, anyway, since literally speaking my ass is still quite ample. As you can imagine, the turnover rate for employees at a minimum wage convenience store is pretty big, and we were once again left short handed. I filled in for a few of these empty shifts, while training a new employee who will now - hopefully! - begin to fill in the gaps herself.

I did this training all Sunday night and into Monday m