Sunday Music-Gerry Rafferty-Baker Street

love when the sax kicks in
love this song





coffee time

ray

Britains Got Talent -Signature

I love watching Britains got talent and here is a gem from a few years back. Great Fun!




coffee time

ray

Say, you wouldn't be hiring would you?

I know the workplace has changed and all that but the more things change the more they remain the same. You still have to go out there, hat in hand and knock on doors.

Yes, emails, resumes on line, job searches on line, using the internet, yep all hi tech stuff but you still have to go out there. It had been about ten years or so since I last did this and I have only one thing to say.

I don't want to.

But I will.

I went to a job fair today. About ten companies you have never heard of looking for people to do what they do.
But not with you. And that was fine with me. But I owed it to myself to leave no stone unturned.

And I want to do something different in sales. I know that tried and true stuff in the past has paid the bills but a change would be nice.

to be continued...

a beer perhaps?

ray

Call Me Unemployed, A New Beginning?

I resigned last Thursday from my job. I did it to save my sanity and my health.
I was certain I was next on the purge list, most likely next week.
I was able to leave with some of my dignity intact.
Some but not all.

But the pressure is on to find a new job, maybe my last one as I ain't getting any younger kiddies!
There is panic in the household as the big bills and expenses will continue to roll in. Short term, we will be okay.
Long term it will/not could get ugly.

Do I have it in me?
Does all my years (30+) in sales mean anything?
And here is a big one
Do I have it in me to start over, reinvent myself one more time?
I think I do. But it is of a solo nature of mental support and confidence.
I am not the type to stay forever at any job.

Being out of work is like passing by a car wreck. It is painful to watch, you hope the person is okay and will be alright and you wish them all the best.

And you are glad it was not you.

My old job has been posted on line. Any wonder I came home so very tired every night?
You can read about it here.

https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?jobId=3224123&PartnerId=25239&SiteId=5014&type=search&JobReqLang=1&codes=INDEED

wish me luck
coffee time
ray

Sunday Music-Tony Joe White-Poke Salad Annie

A gritty southern rock song, I loved it, still do

1969 version




1980 version



weekend beer time soon

ray

What If You Had Your Big Moment On Stage...

If my number was called, if it was my turn in the sun, would would I have or do?

nothing.

I can't think of anything that I do that would make people rise as one to cheer and applaud and shout from the rooftops, "he is great at something!"

a sobering thought as one gets older.

must be beer time

ray

Check this out to make sure your e mail account passwords have not been hacked

brought to you as a public service. found this over at slate magazine.
it only takes a minute




https://shouldichangemypassword.com/

a well deserved cup of coffee time

ray

Sunday Music-Victory-Andre Rieu & Bond

The electronic string instruments give off a rock guitar feel to the music. The fact that they are beautiful and talented did not influence me at all. much.



must watch again...and again...and

coffee time

ray

The Firing Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Like a death march our store continues to lose people. Some should have been gone along time ago and will be not be missed. Some are leaving of their own accord, some have been let go, and some are waiting to be let go.

I am in the last group. Sales are down. It must not be the corporation's decisions, management directives, or the other big box who is cleaning our clock.

Nope, it is you and me. We are the cause.

Do more with less. Cross over to other departments where we have no idea what we are doing. Limit our time to keep the store clean and neat and well stocked and cut back on the manpower we need to get the job done.

Raise the bar on what needs to be done until we can not do it and then fire us for not doing it.

They will remake the store in their own image. Cheaper, slower, weaker.
and fail once again.

stay tuned

grumpy coffee time

ray

Talent, Beauty, and Electronic String Instruments Equal Scala

I love finding talented people. As I watch I can feel emotions rising up and I want to stand up and applaud and cheer.
Most people, myself included, lack the dedication and the will to persevere to make the effort, well, effortless.
But few of us know what we really want to do with our lives.
I had not heard of electronic violins until know.

Here is the audition. I think they were ready.



and to continue
Live and Let Die



Sorry
this one by url only. not allowed to imbed it.
They do Led Zeppelin Kashmir!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aQZA2uoTeI&feature=related

a very large cup of coffee!

ray

Sunday Music-Mike Oldfield-Tubular Bells -two parts

part one
a version you might not of heard before





part two
very scary music from the Exorcist

Happy Fourth Everyone!

sleep late

picnics

barbeque

party

gathering of friends

plenty to drink

plenty to eat

swimming pool

fireworks

I will because I work in retail so I am working today enjoy the day too!

coffee time

ray

Flip Flops The Scourge Of The Shoe World

Aside from protecting the feet 

from the hot sands of the beach, they are useless

noisy

clip clop

flop flop

so clumsy

ever try to run somewhere

 wearing them?

slippery when wet

tiring

it takes an effort

to hold them on the foot

creates a big space

between the toes

large enough to hold a cigar 

or cigarette

let the mind wander for a moment with that thought...

and lastly

they don't make the legs look good

I know this first hand

I looked in the mirror

nope, nothing

morning coffee time

ray