Good luck!
Oy! Those online training sessions truly suck. The whole site is wonky, shutting itself down every 15 minutes. Two of the training sessions failed to launch, I completed one that at the end of the day, showed in progress at 0% complete, one session had no sound and the formats were all over the map with none of them intuitive.
Our corporate training software developers should be hung at dawn.
Irk was irksome. Closing crew apparently didn’t get much done last night, so walked into a mess this morning. Piranha swarms (more polite people call them “eBay resellers”) are ramping up the pushy aggressive behavior again, including trying to get employees who call them on it in trouble. Had several tardies (only one of whom offered a decent reason), which are really supe’s worry. Production pulled several seriously stupid moves that slowed my crew down because we were having to do their QC for them. Supe is aware and will take appropriate action (he agreed with my and our crew’s opinion of today’s “fun”).
Now on campus, killing time before prof’s “office hour”. Figure I might as well go to that to make sure any last-moment “I’m not sure about this” matters are under control before the exam. Yeah, it’s open-book, but there was at least one question on the homework I had trouble with (solved via email exchange with prof). Going to be a long and annoying commute home, given the length of time I’ll be waiting at stations for vehicles.
At least the swarms aren’t my problem until Monday, since I work late shift Friday and Saturday and the piranhas only infest the place in the mornings.
gotti, may the social security gods smile upon you and DH.
Supper tonight is a melding of leftovers making garlic sesame garlic chicken fried rice and sauteed green beans with mushrooms.
So, I just found out how I can get MickeyD’s special sauce recipe. I already know how however. All I have to do is go to the sto’ and buy a bottle of Thousand Island sallit dressin’. 
“Special sauce” looks, smells, and tastes like TI sallit dressin’.
Feb is coming back - ugh.
Today my pay was deposited and it came up 9 hours short. I couldn’t access my time sheets, so I don’t know what’s going on. Hope I can figure it out tomorrow. I want my money, dammit!
Gonna watch Big Bang, then hit the shower. Hope I can sleep tonight.
MWAH!***
Work was fun. Got thrown in last minute to replace a missing leader and faked it will enough to keep things moving smoothly and let folks have a little fun. A bunch of us Original Hands From Way Back When (Nov 2014) are going to have a Beer:30 after work tomorrow so don’t expect any late posts from me.
Or if I do make some, figure they may be less coherent than usual.
And considering my usual rambling style ----------
I worked, I bought beer, I came hom. Making curried fish and rice for dinner.
20-30 hours of OT will buy a lot of hockey. 
Or one beer at the arena. 
Good luck gotti and DH!
red, computer based training is Teh Suck.
Cats, I had the blowers and the Dehumidifier of The Gods in the apartment for a week ,when it rained in the apartment.
As repulsive as the idea of being in the hospital for six or so weeks may sound, it seems that is what’ sin store.
A shopping trip worked wonders to raise my spirits tonight. I’m amazed at just how much better I feel after splurging on good bras.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 35 Amurrkin out with clear skies with a high of 55 for the day and sunny. As MOOOOOOM said, February has returned.
{{{gotti and DH}}} here’s hopin’ it all goes well with DH’s horsepistol stay.
Lily we all rest easy knowin’ you have good bras.
OK, that’s all I got. I need more caffeine and rumbly tummy wants sustenance. Then, alas and alack, purtification for irk must commence. I shall go to the north forty first thing and then the rest of the day irk from da cave. At least it’s Firday so I can wear jeans.
Happy Firday Y’all!
Up, caffeinated ,and sheveled. I’m not working all day today. 
{{{{gotti and DH}}}}}}
Lilly, a good bra will lift up your spirits, among other things. 
So, the cold wet white stuff is back - expecting 3" - 6" today. On the plus side, it will be in the 40s for the neck 3 days so it all should be gone in time for the next storm.
Also, lest anyone think I could go a day without, BLURF!
Happy Firday!
Up too early but staying up. I’ll feel like hell later.
It’s a cloudy 37 outside, supposed to get up to 46. I’m not complaining, nice and warm for February.
All this talk of snow had me a little worried but we didn’t get any. We’re supposed to get snow on Moonday and Toosday, but since the temps will be above freezing it shouldn’t amount to much.
Today is grocery shopping day.
Today is also payday/bill paying day.
{{{Gotti and DH}}}
{{{Gotti and DH}}}
Got a new Canon MP25DV calculator sitting on my desk and the possesed machine is in the trash (of course, that is behind me, so if you don’t see me posting for awhile…:eek:)
Firday finally. Have my phyiscal Monday, a dental appointment the following Tuesday, and I’ll probably stop and schedule an eye doctor appointment this evening, if I’m going to retire I might as well get the old body checked out first.
The government has something called a Thrift Savings Plan, which is a lot like a 401k (put money directly into a variety of funds), and I just moved it all into Government Bonds, given that the $$$ are where I want them to be for retirement and the stock market is making me…nervous.
I may have to turn my dehumidifier back up. The inside of my windows was wet this morning what with the heat being on and the blower blowing. At least tonight I can put my bookshelves back together. I’m debating if I should take the Infernal Machine to the Computer Fixit Shop again to have them test my power supply. It’s starting to get up to its old tricks again. I’ll wait a week and see. The good thing is I can take the price of my new battery off next month’s rent.
One of my coworkers, Miss Q, has the good fortune to have a boyfriend who cleans carpets for a living. I might have to ask if he can come over and professionally get all the mud out of my carpet. Damn red clay country.
The sleepies are hitting me hard and I have to irk.
Something is wrong with the dog again, I gave him half a aspirin and I hope that helps. He’s done this before and the vet couldn’t find anything wrong. He jumps up out of a sound sleep ad starts running around yelping. If one of us touches him he calms down. He’s also mooching for treats, which is always a good sign.
MetalMouse, I had a phone I called Linda Blair, very weird phone. AT&T phone so I took the sim card out and loaned it to a friend. He gave it back the next day, it freaked him out. It had a way of turning itself on and off at random. Then I loaned it to another friend. She and her husband were driving along and wondered what the noise was. They had put the phone in the glove box and forgotten about it. It had been in there for weeks, the battery should have been dead, but it all of a sudden came on and the alarm was going off. They pulled over and dumped it in the nearest trash can.
Fine by me, I didn’t want the damn thing back.
Break time! What a morning it’s been! I drove in thru snow - enough to make the road slushy, and enough slush that a passing car threw it on my windshield and temporarily blinded me. I’ve been busy, so time has been moving. Yay!
After work I have to run by WalMart for some stuff, but since the snow has stopped and the sun might even come out, it may be a pleasant task. I hope.
Happy Firday!!
{{{Gotti and DH}}}
I have a hair appointment after work today. Finally!
Youngest son stayed home yesterday, but is well enough to go to school today.
I’m at work & I’m Grumpy. I was supposed to be on my way towards Rabbitville, but so is 4-8" of blowing snow & I would have had a couple hours driving right thru the worst of it. No seeing sights & people today, no race tomorrow.
Haven’t read, so yeahs, boos, hugs, & smacks upside the head as necessary…especially smacks upside the head! (I’m going with what I’m best at.) Therefore anyone who thinks flytrap needs a clue-by-four swung his way say “Aye”.