in the morning i noticed a cereal bowl was cracked. it was the one i bought from target over a year ago, i had dropped it when washing it this past week. i got some work done and shortly after the nearby dollar tree opened for the day i found another one there. the replacement is a green plastic bowl. i wanted to continue to have seven bowls in the lineup, one for each day of the week. i bought some other items while there, some dish soap as well as two charlie brown books. nice how there is a wide variety of items there, for very little. i had been there a few times before. at work the employee luncheon was postponed, i knew this could happen as it had happened with previous luncheons. the boss and some others were reported by email as working from home, with the boss it was due to gout. i was still able to get mail delivered though, as some were still in the office. it is employee appreciation week so there was plenty of goodies on the upper level. i had two fruit cups and a bottle of apple juice, along with two cookies. one check i had overnighted just two days earlier had already been returned, listed as 'refused'. i was given an alternate address and it was sent out again. i had a bottle of miller with the evening meal so there are three beers waiting. 'the conners' was a rerun. later on i went on a walk and found 2 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when sheldon was on the radio about a theory that was disproven by leonard. it was followed by the one where the friends take a train to san francisco and penny is called about a flash drive.
Lord GV11
I write about my everyday life.
Thursday, March 28, 2024
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
steve martin documentary
recently there was a segment on a morning news show on CBS about actor-comedian steve martin, about an upcoming documentary. i found it on youtube. i liked how there was many career highlights in it but did not see a clip from 'planes trains and automobiles', the movie he did that i know best. hopefully it is in the full documentary. and it means finding out how to watch it. if on cable TV or streaming services, i don't have those. looks like it was another day at work where most of my colleagues decided to work from home due to the weather. i didn't mind that much. i took a slight detour during the morning commute after seeing on a video board what the delay would be on the main road. at least i was moving, that was the main thing i cared about. there were some emails sent to me that were requests to overnight checks, and i didn't see those two checks until the second i-pay file. it is still working well to cut the two fargo files in half, or into thirds, and print some smaller files in between. i am printing about a thousand checks at a time, and still no cases of the printer shutting off in the middle like earlier in the year. at the end of the day my car was picked up from the shop, muffler replacement. first song i heard from the radio was 'second chance' by shinedown. i like the video for it, where a young lady leaves behind her family to chase the dream of being a ballerina. 'night court' had roz from the show's original run appearing, getting married in the courtroom. later on i went on a walk and found 25 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when raj saw lucy again after penny spotted her in a bar, then various people say 'what is wrong with you?' after penny fixes him up and it goes badly. it was followed by the one where penny shoots a couch cushion with a paintball gun.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
alternate parking
when i went to perform this evening i had to find alternate parking as the first pay station i went to wasn't working. it meant paying a little more but it wasn't too big of a deal to me. i went on early and did some bank stories. later on the show runner did the happy birthday song for me as one of my stories was about a delayed birthday card. i caught the ending of the iowa women's basketball game at the bar, iowa beat west virginia 64-54. at work i was emailed two overnight requests from the fraud file. used my snow shovel for the first time in a while in the morning, although it was slushy by then as rain followed the snow. during my walks i found 1 cent. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when bob newhart was a guest star, and said 'back off, bowtie' to bill nye. it was followed by the one where leonard's mom shows up and leonard drinks wirh penny.
Monday, March 25, 2024
nut roll, vending machine
even with the snowstorm, i still ventured out a little throughout the day. one stop was to a vending machine at a laundromat, got a nut roll there. another was to a gas station for an ice cream sandwich. i stayed busy with going through my baseball card collection, found a few more slots to free up. watched some of the college basketball tournament, purdue won big against utah state. i liked how the big man for purdue, zach edey, was direct during the post-game interview. i laid down for a while and caught the second half of 'the simpsons', where marge was getting kids to a concert but apps were deleted. i know this is common now at many venues, where tickets are now on smartphone apps. i read through the golden books i had recently ordered, 'ghostbusters', 'shrek', and 'space jam 2'. all were condensed stories. during my walks i found 1 dollar 27 cents.
Sunday, March 24, 2024
color changer toy
when i went grocery shopping at aldi i noticed some thomas the tank engine toys in one aisle. these were color changers, and i got the one that said thomas although some others from this story were available such as diesel. much like the hot wheels scale model cars, it is likely that i will keep it in the package. this was after i had the evening meal. in the morning i went to the post office, one order was picked up. it was the three golden books from amazon. before that i dropped off the recycle near the capitol. after the post office, i got lunch at the holiday gas station, a rib sandwich and hash browns. in the afternoon the iowa women played the opener of the national basketball tournament on ABC against holy cross. iowa started off flat but won 91-65 and had second stringers finishing the game. no surprise how there was some more caitlin clark commercials during the game, a newer one from state farm as well as one from xfinity. i liked the former as it has a sia song in it, 'unstoppable'. i watched some of the men's tournament on CBS as well, tennessee beat texas in a close one. late in the evening i went on a walk and found 2 dollars 54 cents.
Saturday, March 23, 2024
delayed courier
most notable about the day at work was how the arrival of the courier was delayed. after being more than an hour late i called the number i had and i was told the courier's car was in the shop, and a fill-in was found. just minutes later, i get an i.m. from a colleague saying a call was being sent my way. except i see the colleague as i leave the check shop and i am asked to let in the fill-in. we got the mail, and the tubs, then i went to lunch. the PDF check file was a higher volume than typical, especially in the morning, over four hundred. i still check each one and there was some overnights in it. i was asked to overnight a check from the fraud file, which is printed in the afternoon. when i wanted to send the tracking number i noticed there was more than one employee with that name in the address book. it was the one from missouri, suburban st. louis. i spoke of visiting that city annually. after work i had a fish sandwich at mcdonald's. after i got home i decided to get groceries at a target and walgreen instead of hy-vee. this included some pizza rolls from the latter. i watched some of the college basketball tournament. some of these upsets don't surprise me much. james madison beat wisconsin, and as the saying goes if you let a team hang around for too long it is harder to erase the deficit. later on i went on a walk and found 2 dollars 37 cents.
Friday, March 22, 2024
use an older icon
at work i was asked to use an older icon for check printing after there was issues getting logged back in due to a server re-boot. i said i was fine with logging off for the re-boot only after the two largest files of the day were printed, both fargo files. and when i was able to print again, it was not a moment too soon as there was plenty of afternoon files waiting for me. a check was picked up late in the day, i didn't mind when i was asked about it. i said i do have a cut-off time for dropping off mail though. i stayed in for most of the evening due to snow in the forecast. i went through my baseball card collection and freed up two slots for cards i just ordered on e-bay. as an iowa native i have met casey blake, who played for various major league teams. i watched a little of the college basketball tournament, oakland won in an upset over kentucky. i drank the can of wabasha with the evening meal so now four beers are waiting. during my walks i found 1 dollar 11 cents.