Today I had a very interesting experience. My five year old daughter, Ariana, learned a new life skill which is, if you are only five you might have figured out what blackmail is but you are definitely still to small to make it work on your parents.
Anyone who knows Ariana knows that she by far is the sweetest little kid alive. She might be sweet but that sassy get back at you attitude is starting to kick-in. Today she wanted me to get what she wanted. It started out with her asking me to let her sit in the far back seat of the car. I said no because her car seat was in the middle seat. She proceeded to offer me $100.00 of I would let her sit in the back. I said that's ok I don't really need $100.00 to which she said but "you would be really rich". I couldn't help but give into the richness deal and say I would let her sit in the back. To my advantage she also has a memory that won't last more than 5 minutes, by the time we got back to the car she had forgotten completely that she wanted to sit in the far back all together.
What came about later was the true genius of the blackmail. She really wanted to go to a friends house and play. I was really not in the mood to take her but I didn't tell her that upfront rather I said I would think about it. She then came back at me and said I will do whatever you want if you take me to my friends house and if you don't I won't clean up my room. I said that is fine I will just throw your toys in the garbage. She said well that wouldn't be fair at all you can't just throw my toys away. I said I am only going to throw them away if you won't clean them up after playing with them. She couldn't really comprehend how she had gotten wooped so bad but just kept telling me that wasn't fair at all.
Later, after we had arrived home, Matthew, the two year old, said he wanted to eat some rice so I said go and get a spoon. He went to he kitchen while I was doing something else and came back and said "this?" as he was holding s squiggly straw. I couldn't help laughing out loud at which he proceeded to laugh. He can be so silly sometimes.
So what we have learned today is that if you are five years old the only person that you can blackmail is probably your two year old little brother. But definitely don't try blackmailing your parents because what might happen is you will lose all your toys because your parents aren't going to clean them up.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Is this really ok?
I was just debating on things to blog about today and was reading some headlines on Yahoo.com. Just like always these days on the News or on the internet the only thing that is out there is about President Obama and anything and everything to do with him and his administration. No I did not vote for him but I do wish him the best because this country needs something right now.
Today his Treasury Secretary was approved by the 2/3 of the Senate and appointed (Timothy Geithner). Now I have nothing against this man, haven't even heard about him ever in my life but wouldn't appointing someone to be the Treasury Secretary that had made "careless mistakes" in 4 consecutive years on his income taxes. This man is going to be heading the Treasury department and he doesn't understand the tax codes. I think if I mades some "careless mistakes" 4 years in a row I would be in some federal prison and not be appointed to a Cabinet position.
Come on people are we serious? He was president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, he doesn't understand the tax codes. Please. I don't believe that this country is in so much of a financial crisis that we have to go to this extreme. But hey maybe this could work out to our benefit. I just made the most money that I have ever made in one year in my entire life. Maybe with these hard to understand tax codes I can just make some "careless mistakes" and pay the same amount of taxes as last year and look forward to a bright free future.
Ok enough about that something good will come of all this. . . I hope. I just can't believe how stupid we are sometimes. Lets just keep playing the blame game, change everything and maybe that will make this whole mess solve itself. I just don't understand the human brain anymore and how it is that people think what they do. I gotta get out of here for some time, Canada you have any openings, Mexico estan libres?
Today his Treasury Secretary was approved by the 2/3 of the Senate and appointed (Timothy Geithner). Now I have nothing against this man, haven't even heard about him ever in my life but wouldn't appointing someone to be the Treasury Secretary that had made "careless mistakes" in 4 consecutive years on his income taxes. This man is going to be heading the Treasury department and he doesn't understand the tax codes. I think if I mades some "careless mistakes" 4 years in a row I would be in some federal prison and not be appointed to a Cabinet position.
Come on people are we serious? He was president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, he doesn't understand the tax codes. Please. I don't believe that this country is in so much of a financial crisis that we have to go to this extreme. But hey maybe this could work out to our benefit. I just made the most money that I have ever made in one year in my entire life. Maybe with these hard to understand tax codes I can just make some "careless mistakes" and pay the same amount of taxes as last year and look forward to a bright free future.
Ok enough about that something good will come of all this. . . I hope. I just can't believe how stupid we are sometimes. Lets just keep playing the blame game, change everything and maybe that will make this whole mess solve itself. I just don't understand the human brain anymore and how it is that people think what they do. I gotta get out of here for some time, Canada you have any openings, Mexico estan libres?
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Housework
You know it is time to do housework when you run out of tupperware for bowls. That means all the dishes are dirty and that now all the tupperware is dirty. Guess it is either time to go out and buy some more tupperware or else it is time to wash the dishes.
This is usually how I gauge time or necessity of housework. IF IT WILL SOON BE TIME FOR DINNER AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO COOK IN OR EAT OFF OF. (note to self wash the dishes).
This is usually how I gauge time or necessity of housework. IF IT WILL SOON BE TIME FOR DINNER AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING TO COOK IN OR EAT OFF OF. (note to self wash the dishes).
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Boss Man
I got this really cool boss at work. They fired my last boss about 4 months ago and what a relief because he was the biggest jerk that I have ever met. Anyways back to the cool guy, he likes Family Guy, he has a very dry sense of humor and almost never takes anything seriously at work. Ok he does take things seriously at work but in a kind of way that my personality understands and I can cope with.
I think that I honestly have a sleeping disorder, if that is what insomnia is. I don't know what it is I just don't sleep well at night, ever. So he keeps suggesting to me that I try some sleeping pills, like doctor medicated Ambient or something of that nature. So I was writing SOP's all day yesterday and at about 2:30 in the afternoon he just happens to walk by my office when I had my head on my desk thinking about the best way to state a procedure so that the rest of the company can understand it. He says to one of his other managers, "I told him he had to get some sleeping pills but instead he just decides to sleep at work." Of course he was joking, and when he noticed that I wasn't asleep he directed his attention to me and said "You should at least partially shut your office door if you are going to sleep at work." My nonchalant response was "If I shut it there is no possibility of you finding me in here sleeping." He just laughed at that and said if you go Paul then I am going also. It really is nice to have a boss that is easy to get along with and also appreciates the things that I am doing at work.
His favorite saying to us, his managers, is "Don't sweat the things you have no control over" he says that to us because over the last 4 months our Operations department has taken at least a 50% reduction in workforce. While other departments in the company feel it necessary to hire more people because there lazy employees can't multitask. It is very frustrating but not so bad when at least our own boss understands the necessity of good hard workers that are willing to do anything at the plant to help the company succeed. He just keeps telling us that someday they will get there reward and someone with some balls will open their eyes and realize who is really bringing the company down.
It is also fun to work at a plant that a friend once called the "Willy Wonka Factory" everyday is a new day and everyday brings new challenges and new accomplishments. To all those that don't enjoy there jobs, don't look for anything right now just stick it out and enjoy what you and "Don't sweat the things you have no control over".
I think that I honestly have a sleeping disorder, if that is what insomnia is. I don't know what it is I just don't sleep well at night, ever. So he keeps suggesting to me that I try some sleeping pills, like doctor medicated Ambient or something of that nature. So I was writing SOP's all day yesterday and at about 2:30 in the afternoon he just happens to walk by my office when I had my head on my desk thinking about the best way to state a procedure so that the rest of the company can understand it. He says to one of his other managers, "I told him he had to get some sleeping pills but instead he just decides to sleep at work." Of course he was joking, and when he noticed that I wasn't asleep he directed his attention to me and said "You should at least partially shut your office door if you are going to sleep at work." My nonchalant response was "If I shut it there is no possibility of you finding me in here sleeping." He just laughed at that and said if you go Paul then I am going also. It really is nice to have a boss that is easy to get along with and also appreciates the things that I am doing at work.
His favorite saying to us, his managers, is "Don't sweat the things you have no control over" he says that to us because over the last 4 months our Operations department has taken at least a 50% reduction in workforce. While other departments in the company feel it necessary to hire more people because there lazy employees can't multitask. It is very frustrating but not so bad when at least our own boss understands the necessity of good hard workers that are willing to do anything at the plant to help the company succeed. He just keeps telling us that someday they will get there reward and someone with some balls will open their eyes and realize who is really bringing the company down.
It is also fun to work at a plant that a friend once called the "Willy Wonka Factory" everyday is a new day and everyday brings new challenges and new accomplishments. To all those that don't enjoy there jobs, don't look for anything right now just stick it out and enjoy what you and "Don't sweat the things you have no control over".
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