Insane Random Ramblings

We’re used to going to Ohio to go to IHOP. It’s really not that far, it only takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes if that. The one in Pittsburgh is almost 45 minutes away so it’s just a little bit further to Ohio.

We get spoiled at the other locations. It’s probably because there aren’t as many customers so they can really focus on each table. They bring a carousel with condiments to the table as well as a container of warm melted syrup for the pancakes. What’s funny is yesterday I ate John’s pancakes. He had 3 and I only had 2. I didn’t know how many he was supposed to have so when they accidently switched the plates we didn’t know. I do know that those pancakes were good though.

I do know that I better put my new car insurance card in the car before we go anywhere else. My old car expires on Wednesday and I know I won’t remember. I’ll probably just put the card near my keys so when I grab my keys, I’ll grab the car too. I fully expect that we’ll go somewhere before Wednesday.

Even though I should have. I don’t want to worry about taking the requirement later so I just stayed in the class. I would rather take the History of Sports (can you believe that even meets a requirement?) but it’s not available for the summer or fall. I don’t want to take the chance that it will be available in the spring but only during the day so I stayed in the class I already have. Also I don’t want to take 2 classes in the spring. I hate to say that I’ll be satisfied with a “C” but I really will.

I do know that these next 6 5 weeks will be challenging.

We’re just hanging out in the house, me on the internet and John playing Grand Theft Auto IV. We did go out earlier today and we had some kind of microburst in the area. It was clear then it just started pouring down raining. It rained like that for a while then it drizzled. By the time we got back home, the sun was out and the rain had stopped but it was treacherous for a while.

I need to be studying for my quiz instead of looking up stuff like lipovox on the internet. I just don’t feel like studying though. This is gonna be a long 6 weeks.

My topic is my top 5 plans for the weekend:

1. Study. I have a quiz on Tuesday and I have a ton of reading to do.
2. Get a quote for tires for my car. Yeah…not! The last time I went shopping they didn’t have any tires for my car so I had to wait.
3. Shop for home items. John needs a sofa for his apartment. We also need to look for a bed and some knick-knacks for the house. Stuff like patio furniture will have to wait.
4. Balance my checkbook. I usually balance my checkbook once or twice per pay period. I just looked and I haven’t balanced it in almost 6 weeks! I keep a running total of what’s in my account so I don’t overspend but I need to look at my “slush” money and see how much I have.
5. Sleep! It’s the weekend and that’s all I can think about. I’m exhausted with working and school. It’s always a struggle but a 6 week course just crams everything in. My brain hurts so I’ll rest on Saturday and get back to the grind on Sunday.

Have a great weekend!

Here’s something fun:

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How much money will you be worth?

There are 15 questions. Some of them are pretty weird. I wonder what would have happened if I didn’t save the dog. lolol. Take the test for yourself.

Corporate Lessons…

CORPORATE LESSON 1

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower when the doorbell rings. The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs. When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next door neighbor. Before she says a word, Bob says, ‘I’ll give you $800 dollars to drop that towel.”

After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 dollars and leaves. The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs. When she get to the bathroom, her husband asks, “Who was that?”

“It was Bob the next door neighbor” she replies.

“Great!” the husband says. “Did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?”

Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to the credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.

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CORPORATE LESSON 2

A sales rep, an administration clerk, and the manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a Genie comes out. The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.”

“Me first! Me first!” says the admin. clerk. “I want to be in the Bahamas, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world.” Poof! She’s gone.

“Me next! Me next!” says the sales rep. “I want to be in Hawaii, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of Pina Coladas and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.

“OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the manager. The manager says, “I want those two back in the office after lunch.”

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say.

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CORPORATE LESSON 3

A crow was sitting on a tree, doing nothing all day. A rabbit asked him, “Can I also sit like you and do nothing all day long?”

The crow answered, “Sure, why not?”

So, the rabbit sat on the ground below the crow, and rested. A fox jumped on the rabbit and ate it.

Moral of the story: To be sitting and doing nothing, you must be sitting very high up.

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CORPORATE LESSON 4

A turkey was chatting with a bull. “I would love to be able to get to the top of that tree”, sighed the turkey, “but I haven’t got the energy.”

“Well, why don’t you nibble on my droppings?” replied the bull. “They’re packed with nutrients.”

The turkey pecked at a lump of dung and found that it gave him enough strength to reach the lowest branch of the tree. The next day, after eating some more dung, he reached the second branch. Finally after a fourth night, there he was proudly perched at the top of the tree. Soon he was spotted by a farmer, who shot the turkey out of the tree.

Moral of the story: B.S. might get you to the top, but it won’t keep you there.

Seriously. I’m thinking about dropping it because it’s a lot more work than I expected. I guess I was hoping that the teacher would cut us some slack because it’s a summer class. Well, no chance of that. She has us doing all the work that we would do during a regular semester.

We have 3 quizzes, a mid-term and a final. In addition to that, class participation is 15% of the final grade. So even if you ace all the tests, you can only get 85%. I don’t like that at all. I also have 3 books to read plus the text book and articles that she finds that she decides that she wants us to read.

Even if I had taken this class during a regular semester, I would consider dropping it.

I don’t know if I’m ready or not! I’m kinda nervous because I didn’t take any classes this year so I’ve gotten out of the habit of studying. This is a short summer course. It only lasts 6 weeks. It’s twice a week for 3 hours and 15 minutes. It’s a history class so I know I’ll be tired by the end of the night.

This is one of those classes that makes me glad that I have a good memory. I’ll probably wind up memorizing all of my notes for the quizzes and/or exams. I don’t even have my books yet. I have to stop by the bookstore on my way to class and get them. I know I need 4 books. 3 are really little pamphlets, there’s only 1 real text book.

I just hope these next 6 weeks go by quickly.

Family reunions can be nice when it’s your family. I just got invited to my uncle’s family reunion. He wants some of the people to be there from my aunt’s side of the family (my family) so we can all get to know each other. We don’t know any of his family at all so it will be weird to go be around them for a whole weekend.

They originally looked at las vegas hotels because they wanted a big blowout affair. But here’s the kicker…..they don’t even have a date set! It was supposed to be during the Labor Day weekend, now it may be the weekend before. Ummm, that’s my birthday weekend and I’m not sure I want to spend it around a bunch of family members that I don’t even know.

I guess I’ll wait until the plans are finalized then decide.

What I’m most looking forward to this weekend:

1. Seeing my mom. I only see her 3 or 4 times per year and it’s usually during holidays. It should be fun.
2. Home-cooked food! Yummmmmm, my mom has already told me that she’s made several of my favorite foods including cabbage, ribs, short ribs of beef and potato salad.
3. Sleeping late. I’m going to be off from work and I don’t have anywhere to go so I can sleep as late as I want.
4. Seeing relatives. I don’t see my cousins very often but I know a few of them will make their way over to my moms house. It will be good to see them.
5. Being spoiled for 3 days. Even though it’s Mother’s Day weekend, it will be more like a holiday for me.

It should be a fun time. Even though I will miss John since he’s going to see his mom. She lives in a different part of NJ than my mom does so we won’t see each other all weekend.