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There's 2 more weeks to go in training.  It will be getting intense.  Especially this week.  There'll be more practice and, hopefully, more revue.  We go on the phones on the 5th week.  I need...

The second week of training is over! Three weeks to go! And the training is getting intense. There is so much to learn and practice before actually taking calls. I went in early the last 2 days to...

First, let me apologize for not being as active as I used to be.  I've just finished my first week of job training and with the crazy hours, I've just not been in the mood to check here when I get...

Finally got hold of the unemployment people.  Got another phone number to use, but it still took about 15 minutes of repeated speed dialing and another 20 minutes on hold to get through.  There was...

I brought in the New Year this morning. Hadn't planned on it. My plans called for watching the Stars-Blues hockey game(Stars Won!), and going to bed. And I did, about 11. But, apparently, my...

I'm sitting here waiting for the phone to ring.  Waiting for the call that will say the part for my car is here and I can get it put in.  It's the shoulder harness and I need it to get the car...

Well, I'll start training for my new job a week after tomorrow.  Looking forward to it, but I'm a little scared.  I've never done anything like this before.  But then, when I got my first job in...

It's been a busy day.  Called for an appointment with my doctor and was told she wasn't at the clinic anymore.  No reason was given why she wasn't.  So, I got any appointment for this afternoon...

Growing up in central Texas in the late 40s and early 50s, I heard all and knew the words to most of the Christmas songs, but really couldn't identify with them.  They were about stuff I knew little...

About a week before Christmas, three big boxes arrive in the mail.  These are really big, measuring 3 feet long, two feet wide, and three feet tall.  My little sister and I know what they are and...

One of the fun things we did as kids at Christmastime was make apple Santas.  What's an apple Santa, you ask?  It's a Santa made with an apple.  Clever, huh?  What will we need? 1 big red...

The only time I saw hard liquor in the house when I was growing up was at Christmastime.  There were no bars that sold mixed drinks in my hometown in the early 1950s.  Only Honkytonks that served...

After checking all the catalogs, then going to all the stores, it's time to write my letter to Santa.  I've got a list and it's long with ten or fifteen "I wants".  This a big time for me in the...

It's Christmas Eve, 1969 and I've got to work the midnight to 6AM shift at the radio station. I don't really want to work the shift. I'd rather be at home in bed awaiting Christmas morning with my...

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I TOOK THE JOB AT CONVERGYS.  THEY CAME THROUGH WITH THE MONEY.  I'LL BE ABLE TO GET OVERTIME AND REGULAR RAISES.  I START IN JANUARY.