The Mystery Penny

So this morning I went to the gas station - I was out of gas. I checked my wallet (I lost my debit card on Sunday) and I only had $18 so I told myself "you can't go over $18." So I did my best. I usually don't care if I go over the dollar amount (The whole Jerry Signfeld AMEX commercial) because I usually pay at the pump. Well, after that I had a ADD moment and wasn't paying any attention and realized right at precise moment and just let go of the pump and it miraculously landed on $18! I was so excited. I couldn't believe what happen I just stared at the $18.00 on the screen. Anyway I put the pump back on the rack and twisted the gas cap back on, and I turned around and just happened to glance at the screen again. Something was wrong it didn't say $18.00 it said $18.01 I couldn't believe it (in case you weren't counting that's two unbelievable moments in less than 10 seconds - I figure that's pretty good). So astonished I went the the car and dug and found several pennies that were glued together from spilled pop in the bottom of the cup dispenser. I pried it out and walked inside barely holding onto this penny. I paid and as soon as that penny left my hand I realized that they had one of those Need a Penny Take a Penny things...Bummer!

11:30 and a sick wife...

So last night I came home from work and was met by a very sick wife. I took her to the Urgent Care Center (that is right behind our house). She had an ear infection and a repritory virus.

Well, we went to Wal-Greens to get Shari's perscriptions and I gave the Pharmasist our insurance information and it wasn't going through...and it wasn't working..."This is not cool! I was getting upset and frustrated. Finally he decided to take the time to call the insurance company...we waited and we waited finally he started talking to someone and then...HE LAUGHED! I was too tired and upset to care what he was laughing about. But he was laughing..."You gave me the wrong birthday for Shari..." I never forget dates. I aced histroy...I don't forget dates... it was rather funny...but probably prophetic for the rest of our marriage.

Desperate for Money

This is nuts...I don't know how big the market would be for this, but I did think that the cookbook would sell very well.

Cable Television

So, I have a brilliant cable provider. They are the biggest in the country! Well, when we first moved in we got a special promotional rate which ended near Christmas. Well, Comcast called at Christmas time and offered us an additional 3 months on the promo rate. So we took it. Well, its been 3 months and all of a sudden our digital cable box turned off and wasn't working. I called comcast and they thought we were having an outage. Four days later when the technician comes to the door he tells me that when the promotional date came and went they dropped me down to this $13 plan which is only supposed to be a few channels, but apparently my TV's can get about 70. So I'm paying a fraction of what I was paying before but getting everything that I had.

Oh how I love Comcast...

Funny Story

So, one of my leaders also works for the State and teaches sex classes for high school students. Part of her curriculum is to teach boy how to put condoms on - so they put them on bananas.

Well, I had to go some where just before our church's children's program got over when I came back a dear elderly lady was waiting for me at the door saying that a parent just called and their child forgot their homework so we needed to find it. This dear eldery lady, who I might add is celebrating her 90th birthday this summer, said that another leader had it at one point. So, I immediately thought to myself that he put it in my office. So that's where both of us headed to.

Well, on my desk there sat a banana with a condom on it. Not wanting this dear elderly lady to see it. I ran over to the desk and hid it from view. She never saw it, and I threw the condom and banana away. But the problem now is that people come and clean the church on Friday's and they are going to find a used condom in my trash can - at church!

What a day

A long time coming

So its been a little while since I've posted. That's ok...

All of my fans will eventually wonder if I'm still writing and pop back over and read this little tidbit of my life.

So the cable downstairs has gone out. It's kind of crazy because I love waking up in the morning and having a couple of hours on the couch before I have to go to work, and watch SportCenter and Fox News. But now I have to stay in bed. I know, I know. Lie down or lie down. I guess I started a rutine and I just don't like to break them too often.

We'll see how it goes and see if I need to do anymore ranting about Comcast in the next couple of days.