Goooooood Monday Morning!!!! (ff to 1:10)

wasssssssup?!!!

good Monday morning!!

uuuugggghhhh

I actually got some sleep, albeit on the couch.
I was invaded by kids wary of the storms outside.

I can't talk today, as I've now lost my voice.

it's raining, and cold.

I'm miserable.

my night....

9pm - laid in bed.
10pm - still lying there, eyes wide.
11pm - got up, and watched end of Spurs game.
1am - back to bed.
130am - awake.
2am - heard a noise, investigated. just a kid going potty.
3am - awake
330am - dog wanted out.
4am - youngest kid crawled into bed.
5am - awake
530 - alarm went off.

I haven't slept since Tuesday night. Guess my mood?

yes, I was THAT bored this afternoon.
got a good laugh out of it though.

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Todd speaketh the truth....

Won't work this morning
I can't punch in
There's too many questions
Under my skin

My back is achin'
I'm so confused
I can't help feeling like
I'm being used

I did like they told me
I settled down
Now I'm going crazy
Workin' down town

What do I do here
Why do I stay
Who are all these people
I check in with every day

Chorus:
I need room to think this over
I need a ride out to Horseshoe Lake
I wanna feel like it makes a difference
What difference one man makes

They say that one man makes the money
One man makes the time
I need time to think this over
I've got to make up my own mind

I don't need a psychic
I don't need a shrink
I need time away from all of this
I need a drink

How did I get here
Where will I go
Why am I so haunted
By anything that I don't know

HAPPY MONDAY!!!

some funny chit...

www.twitter.com/shitmydadsays

priceless.

spam

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this was some spam I got today. For a split second I was excited, until I saw that it would take 3-6 days for the IRS to process my payment. Immediately, I knew it was a scam.

good 'ol gubment and its low expectations.

good times

Ben, we've had little response off the ad!
Are you tracking it?
No.
Do you ask people how they found you?
No.
How do you know if the ad is bringing customers in?
Well, we figure they'll tell us.
Do you walk into stores and say, "Saw your ad in Tx Monthly. I'm here to spend money!"?
No.
Neither do I. So do you want to change up the ad to generate some response?
But the ad has brought us NO response.

ugh.

your Monday morning pick-me-up

it's Friday.
it's 4:23 pm
I'm tired.
the sun is dipping low.
i'm the only one left in the office.
where the hell is everybody?

pump it up

I want to know how this can possibly be seen as an effective ad.  Featured at the top of FoxNews.com.
it's more nauseating than effective.

my lord, we have a twitter account:
www.twitter.com/boerneexplore

Boerne WineSellers

has a fabulous new BAR attached to their original location.
Old-timers might remember the "Cellar on Main".  This is quite similar.

very, VERY nicely done.  reasonable wine pricing.  $3 beers.  finger foods.  If they can get the word out on it, it will be a wild success.

customer service

I love to pump sunshine on good customer service, and to publicize bad customer service.  Yesterday I purchased 4 atv tires.  The front two I had to buy from Alamo Cycle Plex.  The rear two I had to buy from Discount Tire.

Alamo Cycle Plex:
Roland didn't look at me when I entered.  I explained what I was there for, and he said OK, and then took 3 phone calls while I was standing there.  He filled out a form for me, again, without looking at me.  He mumbled "Just drag the tires in here and throw them in the corner."  Keep in mind these are ATV tires.  I'm dressed for work.  He is wearing a mechanic's jumpsuit.  After dragging these heavy tires in and tossing them in a corner, I asked "How long do you think it will be?"  "At least an hour" he mumbles.  "What does that mean?" "At least an hour, sir."  "Is that one hour or FIVE hours?"  "At least an hour."  "You're not answering my question.  GUESS how long it might take."  "Probably an hour or more."  I stared at him, shook my head, and left.

Discount Tire:
The place was BUSY.  Came in, and there were several young guys running the counter.  They had free bottled water in the corner.  The guys were sharp, smiled to greet you, and polite.  After inputting my info, he says "Where's your truck?"  I point, and he runs (literally) out to the back of my truck, picks up the tires and says "This will probably take about 45 mins.  If there is any delay we'll call you right away!"

An hour later I pulled up to Discount Tire, the guy spots me in the parking lot, runs (again) to go get my tires and loads them in the back of my truck, SHAKES MY HAND, and wishes me a great day.

I drove to Cycle Plex, Roland was practically dozing in a corner.  He looks at me, POINTS at my tires.  I load them myself in the truck.  He then tells me that I must go to the cashier to pay.  I go into the showroom where you have to enter a turnstile to get in line to pay.  Once to the front of the line, they wanted my phone number, address, and when I said NO, she told me she wouldn't check me out.  I gave them fake info.  It took almost 15 mins for me to get through the line to pay.

Guess where I'll be getting tires from next time.

Customers make your business, and when you treat them like trash, they do business somewhere else.  Seems like a pretty simple and obvious statement, but I am always amazed by those that forget it. 

have a great Wednesday.

Isn't that sweet? That's what my delivery guy did when he dropped off this month's EXPLORE. Doesn't it just warm your heart? Restore your faith in humanity? Yeah, me too.

oh, and by the way,
you MUST go see "Paranormal Activity".
Scary as hell.  the images will stick w/ you for quite a while.....

all 3 magazines are online and ready for viewing:
www.mykerrville.org
www.cordilleraranchliving.com
www.hillcountryexplore.com

here's to a great week!!