Adam penned this little diddy...
GET IN
GET ON
GET DOWN
GET OFF
GET UP
GET DRESSED
GET OUT
and if you find a better way,
pick up the phone and shout!
This is from a song by Greg Khin (I believe it's part of an old sailor's song)
For ashes make the flowers grow!
Throw down your blood red roses,
Throw down...
(I'm in a Pirate kind of mood...)
They are also building a Chili's and a Bank on the backside of the parking lot...
The Pillars of Familiarity
The Mediterrian wind blows, the olive trees sway
and off in the distance the Sea sparkles
a brilliant blue, and I smile
Looking down, I see the tops
of the white washed homes
in the tiny little village
perched on the hillside far below
I can't hear their shouting
I can't see their tears
and I have only
the memory of the hard times
a shadow of a frown
that disappears in the noontime sun
I turn to the ruins, and I smile
broken rocks scattered in a circle
with four columns defying the heavens
still standing despite all these years
all the storms
all the wind
all the tears
they are weathered and cracked
white against the pale blue blue sky
standing
enduring
The Pillars of Familiarity
my support in times of trouble
I read what is written on each Pillar
one word only
etched in stone
Fader
Moder
Brothor
Freond
I walk the circle
and run my hand across each in turn
I know the cracks
I know the missing parts
and I love them all the more
and they love me
My Pillars
My Family
I settle down inside the stone circle
and I open the basket
and remove my lunch
and set it up just so
and I enjoy my time
on the Mountaintop
in the sun
amoung the ruins
in the circle of
my family
and I smile...
Today I am off. I spent the better part of last week in interviews looking for my Management Staff. I have found some, but I haven't even spoke to all the Community Relations Manager Candidates yet...
Next week I will be at Mall Of America for my Cafe Training. So that puts a monkey wrench in my hiring plans. I need my Management Staff on board so they can help me interview for the 70 or so Associates we will need to put on to help open the store the first week in November...::sigh::
I am really enjoying my new position. I am really tired from sitting and talking to folks for 12 hours. I am really excited about my new job...
::tired contented half grin...::
As I was organizing the applications and resumes today I kept having to clean them off...
All the resumes and applications smell suspiciously like Cracker Barrel Peanut Butter Cups...
I spent all day long going through applications getting ready for my second round of interviews tomorrow. I organized, I culled, I called...
When I arrived home I checked the mailbox to see if there was any mail for me but it was empty. I looked to see if Ray had put any mail I might have received in my room, but nothing. I microwaved three brats for my dinner and I remembered that I had forgotten to return a phone call from one of my old KB Toy's Managers. So I call Linda and am chatting away about her life since KB Toy's bankruptcy and I carry my brats and huge glass of ice water into the living room. She is telling me about her medical issues when I notice a FedEx mailing envelope sitting on the coffee table. It's addressed to me. Linda's Crone's Disease is getting worse and I am talking to her about that as I open the zip strip and remove a slim little envelope from the mailer. I stare at the envelope and my forebrain does not register what it is yet. I fold one edge and then another as I remove the edges along a perforated line. My eyes betray me as it finally registers what I am holding. I'm listening to Linda in my left ear, holding my very first paycheck in my right hand, and bawling like a baby all at the same time.
Things sneak up on you...
Losing your job
Getting a divorce
It makes you doubt yourself a little
When things go right
it just feels so good...
I had a job fair on Thursday. I interviewed from Noon till 8pm straight through. My butt hurt from sitting and my face hurt from smiling. I did get some good candidates though. Tomorrow I do the calls for the 2nd interviews. I need to fill the following positions: 2 Assistant Mgrs, 2 Dept. Heads, a Cafe Mgr, a Music Mgr, a Community Relations Mgr, and five full time Sale Lead Positions...::sigh::...that is a lot. Monday will be a busy day!
PS: I also have to hire a Receiving Mgr and 2 Head Cashiers...
I trained over at the Crestwood store today. It takes a lot of energy to pay that much attention...LOL! I went with the Store Manager that is training me to see my new store. It looks great, no sign on the front yet, and the workers are still building the store on the inside, but the outside is finished! I am fired up...
Had an incident today on the way home from training...
You know what is worse than having your passenger seat filled with manuals and training material?
(When you take a sharp turn and it all falls on the floor)
You know what is worse than that?
(When the falling material dumps your peanut butter cups from Cracker Barrel onto the floorboard)
You know what is worse than that?
(When you scoop up all the peanut butter cups and have to pick off dirt and hairs)
You know what is worse than that?
(When you eat them anyway...)
I don't know where I got it from, but the new store they are building for me to manage is in FENTON (not in Ellisville). ::sheepish grin::
If you do a search for "Sanibel Island Lighthouse Pictures", my Webshots Album is at the top of the list...LOL! What a hoot! I knew that they showed up on a Webshots search, but I didn't know if you did a Google search they would pop up at the top of the first page...::puffs up like a peacock!::
http://community.webshots.com/user/davidasinstl
Driving To Waco
The sun blankets the scene
as I drive across the plain
I squint against the glare
as I fight against the strain
The sadness washes my vision
as I fight back the tears
I can't see the road
as I fight back my fears
I listen to the radio
as I remember all my trials
tightly I grasp the knob
as I flip thru the dials
I have come thru the storm
I have come thru the glare
I listen to the songs
I listen and I share,
I have lots of love to give
and lots of life to live
I have lots of time to share
and lots of time to care
so listen to my story
and listen to my fear
I have all my life to live
and happiness is quite near
thank you for your concern
and thank you for your time
I will be alright
and I will be just fine...
Howdy everyone!
I'm about to hop into the car and drive to the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport to fly back to St. Louis. I meet the other Store Managers and my DM at a meeting near the STL Airport tomorrow. I am VERY fired up! I would like to thank all my friends and family for their support while I went thru the last 8 Months...it was greatly appreciated.
David
OK, here we go...
On Monday I flew into Chicago's O'Hare Airport and met Karen a Regional VP for an interview. It went VERY WELL. She wanted me to fly to Dallas to meet Allan the District Manager for St. Louis. I flew into Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport on Wednesday and interviewed with Allan. It went VERY WELL. My Dad then picked me up at the airport and I have been spending a Mini-Vacation on the Ranch here in Texas (Photos to follow). This morning Allan called me and offered me the Store Manager position for the new store they are building out in FENTON. :)
I have been through a lot lately, and it feels good to get some good news for a change. I am ecstatic...
I have a job interview on July 11th or 15th coming up. I call the Regional Office on Tuesday Morning to get the details. I hope I don't have to drive...
David
Only one more load to pick up at my old place, pay for the divorce and it's all over baby...
(It's going to be a good year)
THE AIRPORT AT MIDNIGHT
All the planes have landed
all the people have gone
back to their houses
their curtains are drawn
The Shops are closed
their gates are down
the walkways empty
no body around
The Airport is quiet
not a person in sight
only the Janitors are
up this late at night
The TV's are off
the music is low
if anything's happening
only Security'll know
The carpet is swept
the tile is shining
the Eateries are closed
there'll be no more dining
And here I sit
the earliest riser
six hours to departure
and none the wiser
The weather delayed me
my plane had flown
stuck in the Airport
I might have known
At A-Fifty-Five
I sit and wait
the first customer at
this particular gate
So I'm killing time
with my pen in hand
waiting to fly back
to my own land
St. Louis is calling
it's Detroit I'm leaving
a good night's sleep
is what I'm bereaving
So I've set the alarm
on my pocket phone
please do wake me
if it's ringing alone
So that's my plan
I'm sticking to it
listening for the announcement
I don't want to sleep through it
So if you see me
nodding there
please do wake me
from my slumbering chair
I'll be your buddy
I'll think you're real neat
for the St. Louis flight
I need to be on my feet
I appreciate the help
I appreciate the hand
to get me back to
my own land
A= @
C= <
D= >
E= 3
H= #
I= !
L= /
N= ^
O= *
S= $
T= +
(all the rest of the letters are the same)
I went by my old house today to pick up some things for my NJ trip and to grab my frog. Madie stood at the top of the stairs and smiled at me and giggled. I am going to miss her. It is hard for me to go over there, it breaks my heart.
I fly out of Lambert Sunday evening, and get into NJ at 10pm and then turn around and have 8 hrs worth of interviews starting at 9am...YIKES! Tomorrow I'm doing a little secret shopping of the stores in STL, so I can speak intelligently about the District's issues on Monday...
I'll be home Monday evening around Midnight...
They are spending close to $800 bucks to ship me out there, I will knock their socks off...
;)
I don't feel up to driving all the way down to AL. I called my folks and told them I wasn't coming. My heart isn't in it.
I noticed the other day that the site counter on my Journal had reset itself. I was up to over 1200 visits and <WHAMMY>, back to zero. And another thing, this damn Journal sets all the fonts to black when it archives them, MY BACKGROUND IS BLACK!
...fu<k!^g $+up!> AOL.
