My first two comments

Hey all.  It's kind of weird saying hi because in the back of my mind I feel like the "hi" echoes into a deserted auditorium.  Maybe I'm just saying hi to myself.  Hmm.  Anyway, I received my first two comments today.  One was from Lauren posted to the site.  Thanks for the kind words and encouragement sweetheart!  The other was from my sister Julie, who couldn't comment on the blog but did comment on my choice of thing I had never done today.

While picking up some half and half and some graham cracker cookies at Hillers, I decided it would be a novel idea if I applied for a job there.  After all, I have never worked at a grocery store much less applied for a job at one.  The idea of working at Hillers pricing groceries (you know, with that gun thing) or slicing deli meat seems like a no brainer for the blog and would undoubtedly produce great material for documentation.

Julie, however, thought the idea was "lame" and shouldn't count.  But I applied anyway and even though they said that they were accepting applications but not hiring, it does technically count as a thing I've never done before.

Later in the evening, to satisfy my sister, I went out with Ryan to Banfield's for dinner and did do something else I'd never done...play Golden Tee.  The video game.  Apparently I'm better at real golf than video golf (which is not saying much).  But it was a good time and although Ryan beat me, I did meet a dude, Jerrod, who trades currencies and we had an interesting discussion.  I will try to stay in touch and learn some stuff from him and perhaps I can add currency trading to my overall trading.

Off to bed now, I've gotta teach 5 hours tomorrow.  It still amazes me after 10 years of teaching that we can teach in the middle of the winter with 6 inches of snow on the ground.  I am lucky.  And grateful.  Until tomorrow friends!