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Showing posts with label Shopping. Show all posts
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Broken Link Repaired
© 2008 Barry T Horst
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Friday, January 04, 2008
My Day Yesterday, Your Reading Today
I had to take my daughter Julie down to the offices of the Dwyer Group to fill out some papers for her new job yesterday morning. I waited in the reception area as she went to an office in the back. The offices are relatively new and quite nice. I was content to sit on the leather couch and look at magazines. The leather couch was not content with me sitting. As I sat, my body would slowly slide out from under me until I was kind of sprawled in the couch. The leather was very smooth. I would reposition myself and sit up. And then it would begin all over again; slip, slide, sprawl.
After several minutes my phone rang. It's Julie! She wants to know about the W-4 form. I help her over the phone and then hang up. Several minutes after this the phone rings again. It is Julie again. I say, "Hello!" Julie says, "I need my Social Security Card. Mom said it's at home!" I say. "Okay! I'll go get it." I have to drive home get her card and bring it back for her. When I get back I hand it to the receptionist who takes it back to Julie. I go back to the couch. I sit. I slide. I slip. I slunk. I sprawl. I don't get up this time. I just wait for Julie to finish. Some time later Julie emerges and said she is finished. We walk out to the truck and leave.
In the truck Julie said she was hungry. By now it was close to Noon. She wanted to go to Taco Bueno. I told her no, I'm not hungry and besides, I wanted to go to the computer store. After getting her food at Taco Bueno, I drove down the highway to Altex. I was looking at hard drives, wireless speakers, and keyboards. Along the way someone cut in front of me and when I hit the brakes Julie's drink went flying to the floor. I told her later that I hoped the police didn't stop me since I now had Coke on the floor. She had to clean it up. She wasn't happy.
Jace was at the house yesterday when I got home. Jace is still out for Christmas vacation and both parents, Scott & Jessica, had to work. So, Chris and I got to babysit. Actually it wasn't babysitting, it was more like young child sitting. Jace decided to practice cutting with scissors yesterday. He sat at my desk and cut and cut and cut. When he finished he was proud that he cleaned up all the paper that he cut. I was proud that he cleaned up all the paper that he cut. Then he decided to make a mouse trap. It consisted of strips of paper and a lot of tape. I'm not sure how it was going to catch mice but it hung on the side of my desk waiting to snare any unwary mouse that might wander along by my desk. Later we got the magnetic toy out for him to play with. While he played I prepared for a visit to the HEB to buy some groceries. Jace was happy to play at the house.
As I was getting my list and other things together Chris asked me to take Jace. that way he could see his mom, she works at HEB. Before we go Jace had to go to the restroom. This is important to remember for later.
Conversation time:
Jace: "Grandpa I'm tired!"
Grandpa: "Jace you're fine. If you stayed home you would be watching cartoons and jumping up and down acting silly!.
Jace: "But Grandpa, I'm tired."
Grandpa: "That's fine. Just lay your head down and rest."
Jace angrily: "I can't rest!" Then mumbling several times: "I can't rest!"
Grandpa: ""Fine. Don't rest!"
A few moments later all I hear is snoring. He went to sleep. I guess he was tired.
At the store Jace awakens and we get out and get a basket. In the store we want in line to see his mother. Jace announces that he is hungry. Afterwards, we go to the deli and get some potato wedges. After the potato wedges we begin our shopping. Barely out of the produce and Jace decides that he is thirsty. We have to go across the store to the water fountain. Thirst quenched we head back to continue shopping. As soon as we get started Jace announces that he is thirsty again. Nope! We continue shopping. He was a great help while I shopped. he made sure I did not lose the basket or get lost. If I walked more than 5 feet away he started to call me and ask where I was going. He also made sure that the items I put in the basket stayed where I put them. Towards the end of our trip Jace said he needed to go to the restroom. Yep! He did that at home before we left. I took him. Finally we got to check out and went home; after we stopped at the Buddy Bucks machine so Jace could spend his Buddy Bucks.
© 2008 Barry T Horst
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After several minutes my phone rang. It's Julie! She wants to know about the W-4 form. I help her over the phone and then hang up. Several minutes after this the phone rings again. It is Julie again. I say, "Hello!" Julie says, "I need my Social Security Card. Mom said it's at home!" I say. "Okay! I'll go get it." I have to drive home get her card and bring it back for her. When I get back I hand it to the receptionist who takes it back to Julie. I go back to the couch. I sit. I slide. I slip. I slunk. I sprawl. I don't get up this time. I just wait for Julie to finish. Some time later Julie emerges and said she is finished. We walk out to the truck and leave.
In the truck Julie said she was hungry. By now it was close to Noon. She wanted to go to Taco Bueno. I told her no, I'm not hungry and besides, I wanted to go to the computer store. After getting her food at Taco Bueno, I drove down the highway to Altex. I was looking at hard drives, wireless speakers, and keyboards. Along the way someone cut in front of me and when I hit the brakes Julie's drink went flying to the floor. I told her later that I hoped the police didn't stop me since I now had Coke on the floor. She had to clean it up. She wasn't happy.
Jace was at the house yesterday when I got home. Jace is still out for Christmas vacation and both parents, Scott & Jessica, had to work. So, Chris and I got to babysit. Actually it wasn't babysitting, it was more like young child sitting. Jace decided to practice cutting with scissors yesterday. He sat at my desk and cut and cut and cut. When he finished he was proud that he cleaned up all the paper that he cut. I was proud that he cleaned up all the paper that he cut. Then he decided to make a mouse trap. It consisted of strips of paper and a lot of tape. I'm not sure how it was going to catch mice but it hung on the side of my desk waiting to snare any unwary mouse that might wander along by my desk. Later we got the magnetic toy out for him to play with. While he played I prepared for a visit to the HEB to buy some groceries. Jace was happy to play at the house.
As I was getting my list and other things together Chris asked me to take Jace. that way he could see his mom, she works at HEB. Before we go Jace had to go to the restroom. This is important to remember for later.
Conversation time:
Jace: "Grandpa I'm tired!"
Grandpa: "Jace you're fine. If you stayed home you would be watching cartoons and jumping up and down acting silly!.
Jace: "But Grandpa, I'm tired."
Grandpa: "That's fine. Just lay your head down and rest."
Jace angrily: "I can't rest!" Then mumbling several times: "I can't rest!"
Grandpa: ""Fine. Don't rest!"
A few moments later all I hear is snoring. He went to sleep. I guess he was tired.
At the store Jace awakens and we get out and get a basket. In the store we want in line to see his mother. Jace announces that he is hungry. Afterwards, we go to the deli and get some potato wedges. After the potato wedges we begin our shopping. Barely out of the produce and Jace decides that he is thirsty. We have to go across the store to the water fountain. Thirst quenched we head back to continue shopping. As soon as we get started Jace announces that he is thirsty again. Nope! We continue shopping. He was a great help while I shopped. he made sure I did not lose the basket or get lost. If I walked more than 5 feet away he started to call me and ask where I was going. He also made sure that the items I put in the basket stayed where I put them. Towards the end of our trip Jace said he needed to go to the restroom. Yep! He did that at home before we left. I took him. Finally we got to check out and went home; after we stopped at the Buddy Bucks machine so Jace could spend his Buddy Bucks.
© 2008 Barry T Horst
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Tuesday, January 01, 2008
A Souper Candle????
Chris and I went shopping earlier today. We stopped in at the Dollar General in Hewitt. I was looking at candles. It's kind of fun to smell them and see how close the scent is to what they describe. I came across a candle I've never seen nor smelled. It was a Campbell's Tomato Soup Candle that sells for $2. I don't mind seeing it again. But I don't want to smell it again. EVER! It is supposed to smell like tomato soup. Chris said if she wanted to to smell tomato soup she would just take a can out and make it. Then she could have it for lunch. At least you can eat the soup, you can't eat the candle. If you don't believe me the picture of the candle is below. Don't try to smell it though. I couldn't find the right html or javascript to make it come through.
I wonder if they will ever make a Chicken Noodle Soup candle?
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Welcome To My World
Last night Chris asked me, "Are you finished with the paper?" That sounds like an innocent enough question. After all, when most people finish the paper you can tell they are finished. The paper ends up being a mess. Not so for me. If I get the paper first I will look at it section by section. I begin by setting the inserts aside. I then begin with the last section. After reading each section I fold it neatly and then place it back in the correct order. I then look at whatever inserts interest me and then return them to the paper. This process becomes a little more difficult if someone has beaten me to the paper. Before I can begin to read the paper I must straighten it and get it back together. Then I can look at it. When I finish, the paper appears to look as if no one has looked at it yet. Hence the question, "Are you finished with the paper?"
It doesn't end with the paper. Lets go grocery shopping. Items must be placed in the cart neatly, not just thrown and piled in. Ideally, similar things should be together. Same is true for placing the items on the belt for the checker, especially with refrigerated and frozen goods. It doesn't stop when I get home. First, don't help! Let me do it! The canned goods must be placed in the pantry grouped according to what it is. Soups and canned meats on one shelf, canned fruits and vegetables one another, all labels facing the front, etc. The same goes for the refrigerator and the freezer. You know the drill, "A place for everything, and everything in its place."
I tend to also group and arrange the glasses in the cupboard also. Like colors together. We have some of the glasses like they have at some restaurants. You know the kind. They are blue plastic, have a smooth pebbly finish and a soft drink logo printed on them. Our cups have the Pepsi logo. When ever I put these up the Pepsi logos must all be facing the front. If not, I have to fix them. In another cupboard we have cups/mugs. All are grouped according to style and since these are the Campbell's Soup mugs they are arranged with the graphics facing the front. Isn't it horrible?
When Chris does the wash she will hang up the pants and shirts at one end of the curtain rod for me to tend to later. Why? Well the clothes on the rod are arranged in order by what article they are and by color. It goes something like this: Seasonal items (Sweaters and such); Dress Pants grouped by colors; Long sleeve dress shirts grouped by patterns and then colors. Then I have Polo style shirts with stripes grouped by predominate color and comes the solid Polo style shirts grouped by color. Near the end I have t-shirts grouped by color. At the end I have a section of t-shirts that I have received as prizes from various promotions. Oh by the way, all the hangers are white plastic. No colors for the hangers and definitely NO WIRE HANGERS!
The same goes for the socks in the sock drawer, as well as other items of clothing.
At work I have been accused of being Obsessive-Compulsive. I will take out a ruler or tape measure to determine how to place something on the wall. It must be evenly spaced. It must be hanging straight. I even clean the room before the custodian comes in to clean the room. I don't like a messy room. My students know that I don't like a messy room. they help pick up any trash and make sure the chairs are pushed under the tables.
My grandson, Jace, likes to sort things and place them in order also. Just like his Grandpa.
Thanks Jace for the compliment.
Welcome to my world!"
© 2007 Barry T Horst
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
It doesn't end with the paper. Lets go grocery shopping. Items must be placed in the cart neatly, not just thrown and piled in. Ideally, similar things should be together. Same is true for placing the items on the belt for the checker, especially with refrigerated and frozen goods. It doesn't stop when I get home. First, don't help! Let me do it! The canned goods must be placed in the pantry grouped according to what it is. Soups and canned meats on one shelf, canned fruits and vegetables one another, all labels facing the front, etc. The same goes for the refrigerator and the freezer. You know the drill, "A place for everything, and everything in its place."
I tend to also group and arrange the glasses in the cupboard also. Like colors together. We have some of the glasses like they have at some restaurants. You know the kind. They are blue plastic, have a smooth pebbly finish and a soft drink logo printed on them. Our cups have the Pepsi logo. When ever I put these up the Pepsi logos must all be facing the front. If not, I have to fix them. In another cupboard we have cups/mugs. All are grouped according to style and since these are the Campbell's Soup mugs they are arranged with the graphics facing the front. Isn't it horrible?
When Chris does the wash she will hang up the pants and shirts at one end of the curtain rod for me to tend to later. Why? Well the clothes on the rod are arranged in order by what article they are and by color. It goes something like this: Seasonal items (Sweaters and such); Dress Pants grouped by colors; Long sleeve dress shirts grouped by patterns and then colors. Then I have Polo style shirts with stripes grouped by predominate color and comes the solid Polo style shirts grouped by color. Near the end I have t-shirts grouped by color. At the end I have a section of t-shirts that I have received as prizes from various promotions. Oh by the way, all the hangers are white plastic. No colors for the hangers and definitely NO WIRE HANGERS!
The same goes for the socks in the sock drawer, as well as other items of clothing.
At work I have been accused of being Obsessive-Compulsive. I will take out a ruler or tape measure to determine how to place something on the wall. It must be evenly spaced. It must be hanging straight. I even clean the room before the custodian comes in to clean the room. I don't like a messy room. My students know that I don't like a messy room. they help pick up any trash and make sure the chairs are pushed under the tables.
My grandson, Jace, likes to sort things and place them in order also. Just like his Grandpa.
Thanks Jace for the compliment.
Welcome to my world!"
© 2007 Barry T Horst
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Monday, December 17, 2007
What a Night-Did Some Shopping-Never Left Home
Dreams are really wonderful things. I have noticed that in my dreams I often know the people involved; or at least they are vaguely familiar to me. Also, in dreams I can do things that I know that I can't do in reality. I remember having dreams in which I could run faster than a speeding bullet, leap tall buildings; you know, the whole Superman thing. In dreams you can do things you have always wanted to do but were unable to. You can do the impossible. You can...... well, follow your dreams!
Last night I had a dream. In this dream I was shopping. I was shopping in a Goodwill store. I was shopping in a Goodwill store for a toothbrush; an electric toothbrush. Now tell me, who goes to Goodwill looking for an electric toothbrush? I found one that I apparently thought would fill the bill. It was red. Not only was it red, but it had a Kool-Ade logo on the side. Now that is what I really want, an electric toothbrush that advertises for Kool-Ade. When I went to the counter to ask the sales lady about the toothbrush she informed that there was a small hole in the side, but that it still works. I looked and sure enough, there was a hole. I remember thinking to myself in the dream, "How did she know there was hole in it? How did she know that it worked? Did she use it?" Yuck! I put the toothbrush down. I didn't really want a Kool-Ade Electric Toothbrush anyway.
I don't think I will be following that dream anytime soon. Oh, and the lady. It seems that she is the mother of one of my students from several years ago. Just think, one night you might be working at a Goodwill Store or looking for used electric toothbrushes. Yeah, in your dreams; in your wildest dreams.
Before I go, I must tell you that Boo-Boo is sitting here with me this morning. He would like some attention and is trying to get it by rubbing his head on me while I type. This makes for a lot of re-typing. He also takes his paw and will touch my arm as if he is saying, "Play with me, PLEASE!"
"Yes I will play with you and rub on you Boo as soon as I finish this!"
© 2007 Barry T Horst
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Last night I had a dream. In this dream I was shopping. I was shopping in a Goodwill store. I was shopping in a Goodwill store for a toothbrush; an electric toothbrush. Now tell me, who goes to Goodwill looking for an electric toothbrush? I found one that I apparently thought would fill the bill. It was red. Not only was it red, but it had a Kool-Ade logo on the side. Now that is what I really want, an electric toothbrush that advertises for Kool-Ade. When I went to the counter to ask the sales lady about the toothbrush she informed that there was a small hole in the side, but that it still works. I looked and sure enough, there was a hole. I remember thinking to myself in the dream, "How did she know there was hole in it? How did she know that it worked? Did she use it?" Yuck! I put the toothbrush down. I didn't really want a Kool-Ade Electric Toothbrush anyway.
I don't think I will be following that dream anytime soon. Oh, and the lady. It seems that she is the mother of one of my students from several years ago. Just think, one night you might be working at a Goodwill Store or looking for used electric toothbrushes. Yeah, in your dreams; in your wildest dreams.
Before I go, I must tell you that Boo-Boo is sitting here with me this morning. He would like some attention and is trying to get it by rubbing his head on me while I type. This makes for a lot of re-typing. He also takes his paw and will touch my arm as if he is saying, "Play with me, PLEASE!"
"Yes I will play with you and rub on you Boo as soon as I finish this!"
© 2007 Barry T Horst
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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