refund check inventory

 near the end of the workday there was two colleagues, that i met for the first time, in the check shop. they wanted to got through the refund check inventory. i showed them what i had and said some of those checks were there before i started in early june. i was given instructions about what to do with some of them, such as one is to be deposited at the branch on monday. and i was given some new file folders to be better organized. with the older checks it went from two folders to one. and i think i will do as many scans as possible on the glass instead of up top on the feeder even though it takes longer as it is more likely that each page gets scanned through. 

in the evening i went on a walk and picked up 1 cent. it was after i got back from my weekly visit to the hy-vee in eagan for some groceries. i listened to the st. paul saints baseball game on the radio and they beat the chicago dogs 6-3, a big 9th inning helped. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when sheldon and amy started living together. it was followed by when sheldon went rock climbing with barry. 

 

portable protein pack

 i went to walgreen at lunchtime and got a portable protein pack. i like trying a variety of food items. this one did not have crackers. it had chunks of turkey and monterey jack cheese, as well as almonds and yogurt covered blueberries. it tasted good but what i am learning is i need to buy a little more at aldi each week so i don't need to stop at walgreen on days i have the tuna salad and crackers. 

also at work there were some files that arrived late in the day, so my boss said they missed our cut-off time and i can let them wait until the next day. there was four files in all where this happened. i still imported them though, as the i.t. man said i needed to do this much. in the evening i went on a walk and found 30 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when the friends informed the colonel that their government project would not be completed on time. it was followed by the one about the robots fighting to the death. there was a virtual open-mic the resistable comic was doing but she spoke of needing to go to a convention so it was brief and i did not perform at it. next week stage time is more likely. also listened to the st. paul saints baseball game on the radio, saints won big against the chicago dogs 8-0. 

server issues

 there were server issues at work in the morning, it meant a delay on getting into the h.r. stamp-in time card system as well as email. but i was able to get caught up by the end of the day, as all but one of the typical files to print were available. two ways i stayed busy was going through incoming mail, as well as sweeping up the check shop floor. i got it done about halfway once the files were there again. guess there are no cleaners who make it into the check shop so i don't mind doing some cleanup in it. 

in the evening i went on a walk and picked up 31 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when the friends got to work on a government contract and had fun using the eye scan security function. it was followed by when leonard protested to penny about stephanie, saying 'we're not living together' despite the mounting evidence. i listened to some of the st. paul saints baseball game on the radio, saints beat the chicago dogs on a walk-off home run. 

elbow greeting

 at work the doorbell rang, i knew i had a visitor to the check shop. it was somebody dropping off checks dated before the work from home order, so march and earlier. she offered  a handshake, somebody i had met for the first time, but i did an elbow greeting instead, due to the times we live in. the checks were scanned right away. 17 scans in all but just 8 of them were actually checks. my boss showed up and claimed some of the health supplies, guess they are being re-deployed when more people return to working at the office. i liked how the envelope stuffer and printer were humming along for most of the day, makes it easier to get the work done on time. just some minor issues with both that were easily corrected. 

  in the evening i went on a walk and found 12 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when family showed up for a 'repeat wedding' of leonard and penny. leonard's dad takes a liking to sheldon's mom. it was followed by when sheldon decided to be part of leonard's date with stephanie.  also notable about the day was finding a big bottle of palmolive dish soap at walgreen, on sale due to using my loyalty card. so i like knowing it will last twice as long as the current bottle. it was either that or wait until the weekend, where i knew that aldi also has big bottles of soap. also listened to the st. paul saints baseball game on the radio, saints lost to the chicago dogs 10-3. there was an interview with the league's commissioner, who explained why some of the winnipeg games will have a change of venue. lack of fan support in the hub city of fargo, and the league has revenue sharing. but i won't mind, as it means 3 more home games for the saints on labor day weekend, and i plan on attending one of them. it sounds like any game that the winnipeg goldeyes isn't playing against fargo for the rest of the season was moved, as two series with milwaukee were moved as well. 

new jersey transit ticket

 last month when i was picking up my mail i saw a ticket from new jersey transit near the mailbox. it said, from top to bottom, 'nyp, one way, ewr'. so i take it as whoever had it was going to catch a flight at the newark airport and started at new york's penn station. i have been to both places, and i used NJ transit during my new york visit in 2016. i went down to trenton to see my college roommate. wonder how long this option was available, taking the train to newark. i recall being late for a flight one time because the bus taking us to newark broke down. ticket is dated 07/23/20 and the price was $15.25. so i think it wasn't too long after this trip happened that it ended up where i found it. i was doing the first run in a while on clearing the shred box and found it there. now it can be shredded as i have written about it. guess it serves as a reminder of how i would like to make another visit to new york city, but it must be when the time is right. and of course during a pandemic isn't the right time. but even when i responded to a survey on enterprise rent-a-car tonight after work, i said i like traveling but now i am noticing how much money i am saving by having to halt travel plans for now. i don't know what places and events are still open. 

at work one of the trainers arrived, she said her internet was cut at home by careless yard workers. just as well as i had to call a repairman, twice. sensors were stopping the machine. a part is to be ordered, but it is working fine for now. noticed some parts are taken off and behind the machine. in the evening i went on a walk and found 73 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when leonaard's mom visited and was upset about not being invited to leonard and penny's wedding. howard was practicing being interviewed about his time as an astronaut. it was followed by the one where howard got the mars rover stuck and it led to leonard meeting dr. stephanie barnett. i did a virtual open-mic and the story with the greatest reaction was the moderator saying my background looked like gandalf. i had done the research to know this was a 'lord of the rings' character. the flautist was back to playing the flute. and sent a private message during the show saying she was reading robert merle, a french writer. 

the scout movie

 saw another DVD movie this morning, 'the scout'. it is a baseball movie that was released during the 1994 strike that canceled the world series. there are various baseball players that appear as themselves, including ozzie smith. i recognized albert brooks, and brendan fraser, in it. i have seen better baseball movies than this one. the special features included various TV spots in relation to the strike. and some ads for other movies starring brendan fraser. 

in the late afternoon i went on a walk and found 64 cents. called dad in the evening, got the answer i wanted about singers that my late grandfather liked. he said he had traveled to clarinda to see the glenn miller museum, and there was something in shenandoah about the everly brothers as well. 

in the morning i finished up the box if honey nut cheerios, so that was the last of the 3 boxes i had found unopened. i liked doing a mix of it with a tub of froot--loops from the holiday gas station. another notable thing about the day was going through a box of greeting cards. i think it was the last of the boxes to go through on the big cleanup project. some, but not many, were placed in the shred box. usually it was from former coworkers i am no longer friends with, or people i didn't recognize at all such as a secret santa. i made some nice finds, besides the main reason for wanting to go through them, to find photos. also found a loyalty card from the now-defunct borders book store chain, as well as a $20 bill that was birthday money from my dad in 2006. not sure why i left it in the envelope that long. oldest letter was likely from 1987, a classmate that i haven't heard from in a while. started off with saying 'sorry we didn't tell you we were moving'. 

2 minutes of fame movie

 this morning i watched a DVD movie, a redbox rental, '2 minutes of fame'. since i do stand-up comedy this one seemed like one i needed to see. there were some actors i recognized in it, but not a lot. sinbad had a cameo, as himself. and i had to look at the closing credits to find out it was darrell hammond who also had a cameo, as president trump. hammond was known for playing president clinton on SNL. guess i had seen a movie starring katt williams, called 'internet dating'. it was nice seeing more than one kind of comedy venue in it, and one of them was hosting a contest. this is realistic, as contests are a notable part of the comedy scene. although it was far-fetched to have a dramatic disqualification, but as the saying goes, they had to make a story out of it. also realistic to have a server at a venue also being a performer. it does capture the times we live in, where the movie title refers to the trend of those trying to become famous by having a video going viral. but in the end, i know i have seen better movies about stand-up comedy. although i don't mind that i had a discount code so i paid just over a dollar to see it. 

   this of course was an errand-running day. by the time the movie was done i knew i needed to go to the post office first, to pick up e-bay orders. all four were there. then it was dropping off recycle near the capitol. i had to park in a different place than typical, as there was plenty of cars and motorcycles in the way. always some activity at or near the capitol. so parked next to the drop-off bin and was really quick about it. then it was to fedex office to print some things. it included the announcement that a 3-game series for the st. paul saints was moved to their home field. i found it on their opponent's website, the winnipeg goldeyes, as it was one of three series moved. while there i bought two more posters, they were half-off. one was of paris in the 1930s, the other was superheroes at the new york world's fair in 1940. as we all know i do have plenty of world's fair postcards. finally there was returning the movie to the holiday gas station. it looks like it makes a difference as to when i go there, as i saw some godfather's pizza again. but i have been going there at the end instead of the first stop as i didn't want the candy bars to melt. so i got the pizza again, this time 3-meat instead of pepperoni. in the late afternoon i went on a walk and picked up 33 cents. in the evening it was nice watching a paid program for time-life music, love songs from the 1950s and 1960s. then it was off to the grocery store. after that i turned on fox and watched some of the baseball game, yankees beat the red sox 11-5.