A Good Religion

One of the speeches in Angels and Demons talks about what the church does. Now, those of you that know me know that I believe that the catholic church is the world’s largest corporation, but we’re not talking about that aspect here. I think that the overall goal of religions in general is to make the world a better place. If all religions could make that their main focus instead of whose beliefs are right or whose god is better, then the world would trully be a better place.

I am nowhere near as religious as I used to be. I found a lot of freedom and relief from stress, but I still try to lead an upstanding life; a life that would set a good example for my children and that my friends and family would be proud to be associated with me and know me.

Could the fact that I try to lead an upstanding life be a religion in itself?

Budget Meeting

I always hate budget meetings at work, but I like working on my personal budget at home. I spent a good couple of hours planning out the upcoming year. I feel good about the goals I have in place. If all goes as planned. I’ll have all credit accounts and my car paid off with $2k in savings. The only debt I’ll have left will be my student loan, which unfortunately grows throughout the year instead of shrinking like my other bills. I am hoping that all of this financial planning will enable my wife to have the surgery she wants at the end of the year.

Chicy Spai

Sometimes my wife’s dyslexia runs off on me…hence the title. (Spicy Chai).

I’ve never had chai tea before, so I didn’t know what to expect. The last thing I expected from an iced tea was to have a mild burning or warm feeling in my mouth or the back of my throat. Definently an interesting experience at my local Starbucks. I tried the Berry Chai this time. I think I’ll give the Apple Chai a go next time.

Personal Victory

This past Friday at work, I planned on leaving fairly early and cutting all of my overtime. Well the fates had other plans for me and condemned me and my team to 4 call ins. Two of the call ins were my heavy throwers so this really set us back. We made it to lunch and break on time, but there was just too much stock for this small of a crew to handle. The good news is that we had had a few really good nights earlier in the week and had banked a few hours for several partners. I sent out messages to the other managers at around 11:30pm to let them know what was going on. Horacio calls me at 5:45 and asks where we are tells me that he will be there in about 15 minutes. He finally rolls in around 6:45 after Lucio and Dean showed up and I caught up with him in receiving. I gave him a report on times and statuses and asked him what he wanted me to do. He replied, in a defeated tone, that he really didn’t give a fuck what a did. In reprise, I asked him, “Why, because my hours are blown?” He replied, “Pretty much…” In my mind, I was thinking, “You son of a bitch! You’re going to quit now, because of this…some fucking leader you are.” I know Randy would have told me to go, because he was anal about OT hours…but he would have answered his phone if I sent a message like that at 11:30. I stormed out receiving and boomed over the PA for all overnight stockers to repoort to the wareroom. As they were sauntering back there, I was chastising them for their crawling pace.  I outlined my plan for them, seth them in motion, and off they went. I finished the wareroom and went to check on things before I departed. As I was checking the floor, Doug called inquiring about Horacio. He defaulted to me and asked me about the state of the department with the 2 call ins from the previous night. I informed him that it was 4 call ins and I could he hear him sit straight up in his chair. I assured him that the stock had been cleared and that several of our crewmembers were under on hours and that the department would be up by 0830. Before leavin I went back by Doug’s office to recant part of what I had said. I informed him that I was over and so was Adam, but we would be under the prerequisite 10 hours for the department, provided that the day crew could control their hours. He was glad to hear of the correction and my thoroughness in making sure he had the most accurate data. I was able to walk out of work Saturda morning feeling very proud of myself because I was not afraid to take charge or correct myself.

Stepbrothers

There have been a few movies that I haven’t cared for, but this movie takes the cake (and then makes me want to throw it up. That was the absolute worst movie I have ever paid to go see. I really didn’t like the last Pirates of the Carribean movie; I went so far as to pull out my phone and play games during that one. This was an adult movie that was better set for a 7th grade humor level.

Group Therapy

I hate group interviews…and that’s exactly what SORM Round 1 interview were. I’ll admit the format was interesting, but I feel worse now than I did going in. Feedback begins at 1630. If we passed we will go on to the computer based testing which can also fail you. Provide I pass both of these, I go back to face Gary again.

Religion

I just thought about something interesting in regards to religion: if you are born and raised in Christianity you are expected to believe the whole Bible, but if you are an adult who is converting, you are only expected to believe the 4 gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John) to get in.