Continue to challenge the complacent minds of tenured managers: Part 1

There is one manager at work who I believe is open-minded to change, and there is one manager at work who I believe can bring new ideas that could help. Our second-shift store director is this one manager, and having him around is a welcome change to the negativity that other managers bring when discussing [...]

Old Classic #2: Because Anna says that nobody updates their Tumblr

Here’s another post written last summer, on August 26:
Here I am, armed with the power to say very little.
So tonight was supposed to be the start of my time in the Meijer Garden Center, but to my complete shock and amazement (sarcasm count = 1), they didn’t schedule enough cartpushers, so my coworker who was [...]

Old Classic #1: A List of Spencer’s Tragic Fashion Flaws

Here is a post that I wrote last summer (July 6) on my Tumblr account, originally titled “A List of Spencer’s Tragic Fashion Flaws:”
One of my female coworkers (not the one lacking the definition of beautiful) recently suggested that she and two of our coworkers (one being Miss I-Don’t-Know-What-Beautiful-Is, the other being one of the hottest [...]

Independence from incompetence?

Here’s quick update from the wonderful world of work. Over the past month or so, our back room has turned to shit. The pallet racking that was present separating each department’s area was taken out, and now random boxes from many different departments are all over the place. There is so much crap that needs to [...]

Reflecting upon an unfortunate end to a remarkable life

Today was an sad day as I said goodbye to Bethany, a friend who lived a short but a remarkable life. After looking at her artificial body that resembled a wax doll more than the Bethany that I knew and loved, I have decided to record some of my memories of her.
I still remember the day [...]

How comfortable should we be with our defense spending?

One thing I remember from my high school economics class is how my teacher, who is one year away from retiring, seemed to be out of touch. One day during class, we discussed the breakdown of the US federal budget and how defense was the #1 category. He commented that he felt “comfortable” with defense [...]

What I Forgot to Tell my Former English Teacher Today

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim
Because it was grassy and wanted wear,
Though as for that the [...]

A Treatise on Pessimism

Monday, June 2 should have been the perfect day. After an incredible weekend of commencement and open housing, it was time to make everything official, to receive my diploma. However, another piece of information was also being passed out by school administrators: the senior awards. In this instance, perception became reality as I won the “Most [...]

Apologies and a New Beginning

First of all, I would like to apologize for not updating my page for a month, especially when I had Minute and school board content that I could have posted. Unfortunately, May was the busiest month of my life, beginning with my eighteenth birthday and ending with commencement.
I am taking this opportunity to make some [...]