Well, I'm feeling really lazy this evening, so I'm going to post something that I found on the internet recently. It's called "Unusual Canine Facts"...
Enjoy!

-Female dog bites are twice as numerous as male bites.
-The name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box is Bingo.
-The Beatles song Martha My Dear was written by Paul McCartney about his sheepdog Martha."
-The canine nose works one million times more efficiently than the human nose.
-The average dog has 42 permanent teeth.
Most domestic dogs are capable of reaching speeds of 32 km's per hour when running flat out but the members of the greyhound family may reach speeds up to 70 km's per hour.
A male dog urinates with one leg up to better mark his territory. The scent can tell him many things, including size and health. The size is judged by the height of the stain. Male dogs although, do not actually need to lift their leg.
A dogs ear is very sensitive, full of sensory nerves that help to preserve hearing. Never, blow into a dogs ear, even gently can hurt a dog. It's not the actual act of wind, but the frequency at which you blow. It's like running your fingers on a blackboard, amplified hundreds of times.
It is said that dogs come from a creature similar to a wolf called Tomarctus ("father of dogs") which roamed about 15,000,000 years ago. Dogs first became pets for cavemen, while the Greeks used them for hunting and as guards. Romans traveled through Europe and brought their dogs with them. These dogs bred with the local dogs and gradually many different breeds were created.
(Information found at: kidzworld.com)
There are 701 types of pure breed dogs. The seven different groups of dogs are:
1. Toys: Chihuahua, Maltese, Pomeranian, Pug.
2. Hounds: Basset Hound, Beagle, Bloodhound, Whippet.
3. Herding: Border Collie, German Shepherd, Australian Cattle Dog, Sheepdog.
4. Sporting: Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Cocker Spaniel, Weimaraner.
5. Non-Sporting: Boston Terrier, Bulldog, Dalmatian, Chow Chow, Poodle.
6. Working: Alaskan Malamute, Boxer, Bull Mastiff, Saint Bernard, Great Dane.

"According to tests made at the Institute for the Study of Animal Problems in Washington D.C., dogs and cats, like people, are either right-handed or left-handed; that is, they favor either their right or left paws."

If I had a time machine, I'd jump in it and go about six months in the future to see how I'm doing at the new job. Actually, that's not true..I'd go to the future, get the winning lottery numbers, come back and tell myself what they are, win a lot of money, and then retire.

But for the sake of the subject at hand, let's just assume I'd see how I'm doing at the job six months from now. That way I could just forgo the torture of being new and not knowing a shittin' thing! It just sucks trying to learn the job AND to "fit in"....I really don't know which is worse. Now, don't get me wrong...I'm doing great (according to those who are training me and my supervisor), but I guess it's just a case of the "newbie jitters"...combined with the fact that I'm REALLY hard on myself.

As for the "fitting in" part....oh brother. I'd forgotten about office cliques since I'd left my job at the "office from hell" last year. While everyone IS nice to me, they have all worked together for quite some time and have their 'thing'...and of course I'm the odd man out. I know that will change in time, but getting to know these folks has proven to be a task in itself....the vast majority of these folks are the BMW driving, subdivision living, married with 2.2 children types. That's just not me. I guess I fit in somewhere between them and the pick up driving, cousin dating rednecks that I've grown up around! Maybe I'll feel better once I get rid of the Beverly Hillbilly truck that I drive! ???

Well, that's about it for now...time to don the chef's hat and figure out what's for dinner this evening!

Hey! Why doesn't someone TELL me when I'm neglecting my blog duties??! Yeah yeah I haven't been here in a couple of days, but in my defense, it has been a pretty hectic few days...

First of all, there's bad news and good news on the truck with no a/c front...the bad news is that the compressor IS shot. The GOOD news is that I've got a new one already and it's going to be put in this Saturday! Of course in the meantime I've still got to endure the weather here...did I mention we've had heat indexes upwards of 100 the past couple of days?? Now, what do you want to bet that once I FINALLY have a/c in the truck, we'll have the coldest days on record??!! That's just the way my luck runs, folks!

The new job is rolling right along...although yesterday did prove to be a day I'd rather just forget. I finally got my log on information for the Windows program and our company program...this is how it was written:

User ID> blah blah blah
password-123

Well, looking at the way it was written, I assumed that the password was 123. Wrong. The password was the WORD password and then 123. I found this out half an hour later after I'd successfully made a fool of myself.

Other than that, it's been just a bang up week! Yes, I say that sarcastically!

I'm tired, so I'm going to bed. Hope everyone has a great week ahead!

It's official: today was my last day at the customer service desk job! I gave my notice (if you can call one day an actual notice) today. Surprisingly, my manager was ok with it...not that he had much of a choice, but he took it rather well. My immediate supervisor wasn't there, so I left her a note.

Of course, this being my last day, the customers from hell were out in full force!

--->The lady who demanded that we special order a ceiling fan for her was my first interesting case...even after two people explained to her that the particular fan she was looking at isn't even manufactured in the finish that she wanted, she still insisted that we could make it happen..because after all, our competition does it. Of course you realize that's all the motivation I needed to make her look like an idiot. So I called up the competition and asked them if they could do that. They said no. Not to be deterred, she THEN asked if we could switch out the globes for the light fixture on the fan with a set of globes on a more expensive fan...."since we hadn't been able to satisfy her"....you can guess what the answer was! End result: you guessed it..she left in a huff, vowing never to return.

--->Next up was the guy who brings in a printed quote for flooring...he wanted to go ahead and pay for the materials. He got a little more than miffed when I pointed out to him the words at the top of the paperwork: "This quote is ONLY good for this date: July 6, 2007"...yep, you got it...the price wasn't the same as what he'd been quoted the day before because the sale had ended yesterday. The difference was $20 and he was not a happy camper. Obviously, I wasn't concerned because he didn't have a leg to stand on with his complaint. He stood and complained, whined, and eventually accepted the fact that he's an idiot.

--->One EXTREMELY nice old lady came to the desk this morning..she was looking for the little rubber thingies that go on the bottom of a chair you put in the bathtub. I wasn't sure if we carried what she was looking for, so I called the department that they would most likely be in. Low and behold, we DO carry them! The lady was so grateful that she didn't get sent on a wild goose chase...she even told me, "God bless you!" I was quite touched. She reminded me of my dear grandmother Nannie.

--->Then there was the lady who just made my day. She was a real character. She had fingernails that were seven inches long! It was the most bizarre thing I'd seen all day! Naturally, I had to say something about them...I told her, "I hope you don't have to use a keyboard for a living!" She laughed and told me that if she DID ever have to use a keyboard, she'd be in big trouble! We talked for a while after that...very nice lady....

Also today:

---> I had to bring my cousin's jeep back to him today. I'm going to miss the a/c!!

---> Speaking of the cousin, I also watched the video he took while on vacation...trust me, he's not going to win any video awards! He shook the camera so much I thought there'd been an earthquake in Orlando! The trip went well enough...he said that the next time he goes down there, it'll be minus the kids! I can't say as I blame him!

Well, that's about it for tonight! I hope everyone enjoys what's left of the weekend! I know I will for a change!!

Just thought everyone might enjoy this:

WOMAN'S POEM

Before I lay me down to sleep,
I pray for a man, who's not a creep,
One who's handsome, smart and strong.
One who loves to listen long,
One who thinks before he speaks,
One who'll call, not wait for weeks.
I pray he's gainfully employed,
When I spend his cash, won't be annoyed.
Pulls out my chair and opens my door,
Massages my back and begs to do more.
Oh! Send me a man who'll make love to my mind,
Knows what to answer to "how big is my behind?"
I pray that this man will love me to no end,
And always be my very best friend.

MAN'S POEM
I pray for a deaf-mute nymphomaniac with huge boobs who owns a liquor
store and a golf course. This doesn't rhyme and I don't care.