Tuefel Hunden

I closed like mad dog tonight, sweeping, mopping, cleaning and wiping, brewing and grinding coffee, and ringing customers all got twirled together in a massive Uber John Smoothie. I'm glad that Danielle appreciates how solid and reliable a worker I am.

Last night after I got off work, I wasn't tired and I didn't want to be driving around with a load of stinky soda cans in my trunk. So I decided to take them all to Thriftway to get a return on the deposit.....at Eleven o'clock. The machine wouldn't take any of my Pepsi cans, so I had to count them, all 136 of them, and take them inside. (The man at Thriftway said I looked like the trustworthy sort). All in all I made $13.65.

Because I had some free time this afternoon, after working all morning painting at the Jones', I finally got chance to fix the oil leak around my camshaft cover. I ran over to Discount Import and got the new gasket and then I went to Sears and got a 5mm and 6mm hex drive bit for a ratcheting wrench. I also got a set of philips screwdrivers so I actually have one when I need it; I love my screwdrivers so much. Arriving at home, I pulled my car part way into the garage and started taking thing apart. Less than four hours later everything was put back together and running great. And the new part was just precisely what I needed. I also got some work done on the menu for our senior trip, what a great day.

Strike or Strike Out?

On Friday I went bowling with Kevin and L.J. L.J. was driving his minivan and he just loves to take the most random ways to get to were he is going. Anyway, we got to the bowling alley and Kevin told the guy at the counter that he would need to rent shoes and that I wanted to rent little boy shoes; so I got "little boy" shoes. Actually it was pretty funny because when he asked us what size we wanted I said "eight" and Kevin said "thirteen." To reduce all the gory details I'll just say that I didn't do too well. It was only my second time bowling in my life and I didn't start off well. But Kevin and L.J. weren't doing exceptionally well either. Nevertheless, we had a pretty good time. When we finished up the guy at the counter (who looked just like a guy I know named Mike Roe that I go hunting with) drained all the money out of my pockets and we went over to Arby's. Kevin and L.J. ordered and then I borrowed some of Kevin's coupons to get some curly fries and a small roast beef sandwich. But I knew I was going to be eating when I got home so I didn't care about not getting very much. Besides, the food at home is free. Then L.J. got a call on his cell phone so he left the table. When he was gone Kevin and I decided that that would be the right time so steal L.J.'s milkshake. While Kevin was chugging milkshake as fast as he could L.J. was trying to describe him to his girlfriend, Kathy, on the phone, it sounded something like this: yeah, Kevin's like me but taller, whiter, and uglier.....AND he's drinking all my milkshake! At that very point in time Kevin could contain himself no longer and he almost sprayed milkshake out his nose. Fortunately for both of us he didn't, for if he had it would have gone all over me. Instead he just lost it out of his mouth, back into L.J.'s cup. L.J. quickly terminated the phone call and rejoined us at the table. When we left Arby's it was still raining pretty steadily as we made out way back to Kevin's house to drop him off. Once again, L.J. took some of the more random routes that probably increased to total trip time by 15 minutes or more, but I'm sure he'll never admit to them being inferior to Kevin's or my way. After dropped off Kevin L.J. took me home with a short detour to the Domino's to pick up some empty pizza boxes for the fundraising table we were going to do the next day.

All in all we had a pretty good time, laughing and making fun of each other. I did pretty terribly at bowling but it was only my second time and it's no real life skill anyway, so I'm not disappointed.

John