Greg's General Store

I am so glad it is Friday. That means there are only two more days this week that they can work me to death and also only three days till Monday. I do so love my job. I mean the pay is good, and the my job part of my job is rewarding its the other things that I have to do and some of the people that I work with that make me insane. I see now why some people go postal at work. Thank goodness I am a level headed guy (as I sit here staring at that kitchen knife). lol Seriously what happened to the gene pool? Did someone pee in it? Ok someone fess up who did it? All I know is somehow we have managed to produce a bunch of super-hybrid morons. These are not regular morons. These are hybrids. And because of that, they are immune to any kind of logical reasoning pesticides and continue to breed more morons. I swear the next time one comes into my office and says something stupid, I am going to eat a booger right in front of them to get down to their level and then maybe I can understand how so...

This is it. As of this morning I am officially on my new diet. I have actually been on it for a week and lost 4 lbs. but it wasn't official until this morning. My reasoning is this. It is kind of like politicians start out. First of all they toy around with the thought of running for office and let it slip out just to see if they have any support. Then once they know they can get some support and won't make a total fool our of themselves they make the big announcement that they are running. I did the same thing. I tested this new diet for a week to make sure it worked for me and now I am ready to let everyone know I am dieting. I would hate to say I am on a diet and in a few weeks when someone asked how I was doing, have to say "not so good". It would be sort of an admitting I failed and that aint going to happen. Seriously though this is a great diet. It was invented for people with diabetes and it involves eating small meals throughout the day and keeping an even ke...

Here are 5 questions for Dawn and Just me and anyone else who dares to take the challenge. There are no rules to go with my questions except that you have to answer them truthfully. If you don't, I will cast a terrible spell on you. :) Well if I could cast spells I would. 1. You are down to your last dollar. No job and no one to ask for money. What will you buy with it? ( I would go for the lottery ticket) 2. You decide to take a cross country bus trip. Who do you want sitting beside you and why? 3. You inherit a million dollars with the stipulation that you spend it on something other than yourself. What would you spend it on?(no family either) 4. What is the worst thing you have done in a public place? Where was it. (example: Passed gas in church)(no I Have never done that, it was that little old lady beside me, she did it) 5. Who was the most taboo person you ever fantasized about? (For me it was a preachers wife.)

I volunteered to answer 5 random questions so here are my answers. 1. You are given one million dollars to plan a bloggers get together. Tell us where, when and what your party is all about. I think I would like to have the get together on a cruise ship. It would be fun to have it there so everyone could get to know each other. It would be a Mediterranean cruise so all of our European friends could join us. We would have a lot of fun but we would also discuss world problems and come up with real solutions which is something our leaders don’t seem to be able to do. No one could be on the ship unless they had their own blog. 2. Describe a perfect day in your life. What would you be doing? Where would you be? I never seem to get to really relax these days. I would like to have a day just to lay by my pool and relax. I would like it to be about 80 degrees, with a light breeze. No clouds in the sky. And NO bugs. I would have some island music playing (reggae) and a nice tropical drink in m...

Are there any movies that you really don't like? I started to say hate but that is too personal and I save that for just a few people? I am not talking chick flicks that men naturally sleep through. I mean a movie that everyone around you just loves but for some reason you just seem to despise. There are two movies that just don’t do it for me. They are both Christmas movies too and maybe that is part of the problem. Christmas was always a sad time for me. I always asked for really expensive things but got things from the 5 and 10 cent store. I now realize that is all we could afford but it is too late to go back and change the past. Unless anyone would like to send me expensive gifts now. :) Ok the two movies that I really don't like are “It’s a Wonderful Life” and a “Charley Brown Christmas”. They both have the same plot too if you look at it from a distance. For those that have never seen these movies, here is the plot: They start out making everyone really sad and then toss...

Lately, I have begun going out of my way to be nice as kind of a social experiment but also because I just like being nice. You would be amazed at the responses I have been getting. I am usually a nice person anyway and hold doors open for people and say please and thank you but I have started taking it further. I now hurry a little bit to open doors for people and ask if people need help. I complement people if they look nice or have a nice smile, I also make sure to speak to anyone I pass on the street even though they may be avoiding eye contact. So if a stranger passes you on the street and says hi, it may be me so please say hi back. I promise I am not trying to borrow money, :) Have a great day. Smile it looks good on you, Greg

The other night my sister and I were bored so we were watching Presidential debate reruns. (As if it isn’t bad enough the first time.) It was actually highlights showing the differences between Republicans and Democrats. On most issues there were majorities on the right and left with a few mixed in the middle but on one issue it was unanimous and opposite on each side. “Gays and Lesbians in the military” I am sure everyone knows that the policy is “don’t ask don’t tell” Or in other words “it’s ok as long as no one finds out”. But what is the big problem here? Do we not want gays and lesbians to fight for their country? Heck I know some people that just want to beat up gays just because they are different. No I don’t think that is it. I think it has to do with Homophobia. And Lesbiaphobia. (I made that last one up. Sounds kind of presidential doesn’t it) For those that don’t know what those terms mean, let me explain. Homophobia is the fear of homos (as the people that have it call them...

I am back and rejuvinated. I took a brief vacation in Florida but if you want to know why, you have to visit my garden site. I have so much to write about but tons of work to get caught up on first. I will visit all your blogs later today. Take care, Greg

I am so glad they let that wormy little girl out of prison. I felt so bad for her not having a cell phone and all. I bet being without it for three days was pure hell. I know if I ever had gotten picked up for DUI I would have been given the same treatment. The same goes for drug use. I am sure if I ever get caught using drugs here at work, they will rehire me and forgive me completely like the do some politicians. And I am also sure if I ever take liberties with some of the girls here at the office,(in my office) they will overlook it and oh yes, my DW will stand my by side through it all. I heard the other day that a lady is suing Match.com because she is a lesbian and they don't cater to lesbians. Is this true? A local guy is accused of mishandling investments. He took large sums of money from friends, churches and schools and now doesn't remember what he did with the money. (over a hundred million dollars) He was arrested and now his friends want him released because he is ...

Well today is a special day for me and DW. It is our 25th anniversary. It seems like just yesterday that we were getting married. We have been through a lot and we have two wonderful boys. I also have a daughter that DW helped raise. I guess we beat the odds to have made it this far. As luck would have it though, we have company coming in today so we had a special dinner to celebrate last night. Hope you all have a wonderful day. I am on my diet again today and also still on the wagon, How long has it been now? Greg

This is the lovely view from my window. Not many people get to enjoy looking at a fuel oil tank, a parking lot and a power yard. Lucky me. This is my quiet corner. I have an American flag, a poster by Willie saying "What ever happened to peace on earth" and a dream catcher in case I fall asleep at work. And oh yes the edge of my book case which is chock full of interesting reading material. ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzz Yep thats me. I have on my librarian glasses. Try to fight the feeling girls, I know they are sexy. Singing:"I;m too sexy for my glasses, too sexy........" This is my snake plant. I have it in my office because they won't let me keep a real snake in here. It would keep some people out. This is my wall. It has our company values on it, a little picture from a friend in Boston. My calendar. The birthday list. The vacation schedule. Some pictures my kids drew and a diploma from a business school. Interesting isn't it. This is where I spend my days slaving ...