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Drill?

Posted on June 18, 2025June 18, 2025 by Mark

Work yesterday was moderately interesting at least early in the morning. The store manager is on vacation so the annual…

Posted in WorkTagged #fire drill, #retail, #work, #work shenanigans, retail hilarity
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Milestone

Posted on January 24, 2025January 24, 2025 by Mark

I was checking on my investments the day before yesterday and happened to go to the website where my 401k…

Posted in Finances, PlayTagged #401k, #finances, #work, retirement planning
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Winter is Hanging On

Posted on March 10, 2024March 10, 2024 by Mark

Today it was supposed to be colder than it has been for the past week or so, and in the…

Posted in Heating and Cooling, Weather, WorkTagged #weather, #work, DST, snow, winter
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Return to Work

Posted on February 25, 2024February 25, 2024 by Mark

After a mostly successful vacation, it was return to work day today. I figured it was going to be a…

Posted in Vacation, WorkTagged #return to work, #work, fubar, vacation
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Calling off Work

Posted on January 29, 2024January 29, 2024 by Mark

I’m not what one might refer to as a workaholic, but by the same vein, I don’t call off very…

Posted in Day Off, Health & Welfare, WorkTagged #decisions, #kidney stones, #retail work, #work, #work issues
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RIP Bob

Posted on December 31, 2023January 1, 2024 by Mark

Today hasn’t been a very good day.  It started out ok, though in the past few days there have been…

Posted in Life & Death, WorkTagged #life and death, #remeberance, #work
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Oh, Deer.

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Mark

Hunting season has been in full swing for several weeks, and scads of bow hunters have been tramping through the…

Posted in Life & Death, WorkTagged #deer accidents, #nissan-rogue, #vehicles, #work, accidents
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Are you f’in kidding me?!?

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Mark

Be advised, this is a workplace rant.  Proceed at your own risk. On Tuesday, I had to start training a…

Posted in Commentary, WorkTagged #work, blue-collar, rant
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A Sobering Reminder

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Mark

I just received some sobering news from work.  My supervisor’s wife suffered a brain aneurysm yesterday at home (she’s retired)…

Posted in Commentary, Life & Death, WorkTagged #aneurysm, #life and death, #work, commentary
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