Thrifty is nifty

I was surprised earlier today when my mother pulled out three “empty” bottles of Gold Bond hand lotion (the pump style) and cut them open with a knife.  I asked “what in the world are you doing?”  She replied “salvaging hand lotion.  There’s a lot of lotion left in these bottles!  She ended up getting [...]

Health insurance is a huge issue

One of my biggest concerns for our American Society is how so many of the citizens cannot afford decent medical care.  I know so many people who have no coverage at all, and don’t qualify for Medicare or Medicaid so they go without any kind of medical care at all - they simply can’t afford [...]

“X”-Mart is a bad place to work - Case #3

Thursday, 2 October 2008, 20:16 | Category : Business, Community and/or Society, Education and Personal Growth, Family and Friends, General living
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Sorry for the delay - here is the promised third case of why “X”-Mart is a bad place to work:
I’ll call this relative “Y” to protect her identity.  “Y” is a very shy, introverted person, who tries her best to be a team player and do her job to the best of her ability.  She has [...]

I love silver jewellry

Silver jewellry is becoming “in vogue” again in the world of fashion.  I’m so glad that it has, because I adore silver jewellry!  Years ago I had my “colors done” and the “expert” said I was a “winter” which means that I should wear silver jewellry, not gold!  I was very disappointed at the time [...]

“X”-Mart is a bad place to work - case #2

Thursday, 2 October 2008, 16:22 | Category : Business, Community and/or Society, Family and Friends, General living
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The second relative (I’ll call him “M”) worked at “X”-Mart in the Auto Services department as a support manager. He was promised by the general store manager a promotion into the manager’s job in Inventory Control department, but the hitch was that he had to transfer for a couple of weeks into a non-management position into Inventory [...]