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The Good Vs. Bad Chronicles: Publix

GOOD ! – I did my semimonthly grocery shopping at Publix this afternoon. I found virtually everything that I was looking for – and more !

BAD ! – People kept getting in my way even though the store was not even close to being busy or crowded. Why are the few people always hovering around me ?

GOOD ! – Dude !  A & W Root Beer is on sale !  That’s like never on sale !  I totally dig that groove !  Publix – Where Saving Is Part Of The Pleasure.

BAD ! – My checkout cashier was totally inattentive. I won’t go into gory details, but she clearly needed to take a break and wake up from her daydream.

GOOD ! – This shocked me. My groceries were actually carted out to my car for me and placed into my trunk. This used to occur on a nearly always basis over at Homestead‘s original Publix (on Useless-One), but it’s only been done a few times at the Oasis Plaza Publix since they’ve been open. (It’s never happened at the Waterstone Plaza Publix.)

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Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts

Now Hear This. It’s On My Mind (Pure Energy):

1.  Tropical Storm Fay flooded Florida from Key West to Tallahassee, Hurricane Gustav brushed us aside this past weekend en route to the U.S. Gulf Coast, and now we’ve got Tropical Storms Hanna, Ike, and Josephine lined-up across the Atlantic. I’ve never been concerned with Hanna. She could disrupt plans further up the Atlantic coast of Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Ike could be flirting with the southeastern Bahamas and the north coast of Cuba on Sunday and Monday as a Category 2 or 3 Hurricane. I’m watching Ike closely. You should too.

2.  Yesterday an 18-year relationship ended. I’m talking of course about my relationship with State Farm Insurance. They insured all 4 of my cars during this time-period. Effective yesterday morning at 12:01 AM GEICO became my automobile insurer. Hail to the gecko !

3.  Why do I not shop for clothes at Hollister ?  It’s because I’m not 18-years-old, I don’t surf the wild waves totally bodacious dude, and the strong SoCal smell of that place frankly makes me wanna sneeze !

4.  Michael Jackson recently turned 50-years-old, and he stated that ‘the best was yet to come’. I doubt it. He was cool 25-years-old. He was still cranking out the hits 15 years ago. The best came and went. It’s as clear as “Black Or White” (my all-time favourite song of his).

5.  Florida City (where all of the food is) is the fastest-growing city in Miami-Dade County this year as far as property values are concerned. In fact it’s one of only three cities in the County to show any growth at all this year amidst the current economic slowdown. Read all about it.

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Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts

Let’s do it:

1.  It feels like a Monday for me because I took a 3-day weekend from work (to include Monday). I had so much fun setting up and personalizing my sparkling new desktop computer system on Saturday and Sunday that I spent Monday catching up on everything else that I would have normally done during the previous two days. I got it all done and then some on Monday !  I was proud of myself when I went to sleep.

2.  After over 15 years with State Farm I saved over 24% by switching my auto insurance to GEICO yesterday. Back in February I compared State Farm with GEICO, and had I made the switch back then I would have saved a mere 9%. It wasn’t worth the time and the trouble to switch. But a more than a 24% savings is definitely worth it !

3.  The MASSIVE political ads continue to inundate and stuff my (old-fashioned) mailbox. I’m actually taking the time to glance over all of the fancy and glossy literature, but the joke is on them. I’m not voting in the Primaries – not even via absentee ballot.

4.  A closed door that you can not open due to the fact that it is locked shut and you don’t have a key for it, or there is another impeding factour (such as a person who won’t let you in) is very symbolic of ‘The End’. You can’t go any further. You can’t proceed. Progress is halted. STOP !  It’s certainly not a positive symbol – especially if you are on a fantastic journey. Before I was saved by Jesus I regularly hit closed doors in my life – literally, figuratively, and symbolically. Nowadays (in my new Life) I don’t encounter too many closed doors. I am simply more aware of the ones that I need to stay away from. But when I do reach a closed door on this journey it is far more painful than it ever was in my previous life. Sometimes what isn’t that big of a deal to one person may actually be a closed door to another person. There should never be a closed door between me or you – and God.

5.  Back in November 2007 a Canadian Dollar was worth more than U.S. $1.08. Today it was only worth U.S. $0.94. The British Pound has dropped from above U.S. $2.10 to below U.S. $1.90. The European Euro was flirting with U.S. $1.60 as recently as the start of July 2008. Now it’s down to nearly U.S. $1.49 !  Our U.S. Dollar is making a substantial comeback. That’s allowing oil prices and ultimately gas prices to drop.

6.  The last time I went through the Starbucks (in Homestead) drive-thru I received exceptional customer service. That’s a good thing because they had already received two strikes in a row from me, and had they received a third strike in a row I would have initiated a temporary boycott of the joint. A boycott of Starbucks is something that I’m not sure that I’m ready for yet.

7.  I got a haircut at the legendary Woody’s Barber Shop yesterday. I always feel clean and refreshed after I get my mop cut. Believe it or not I actually don’t keep track of when I get a haircut via an Excel Spreadsheet. There’s no point to it. If my hair blows around in the wind then it’s time to get a haircut.

8.  If HP wanted to do a television commercial right here in my living room then all they would have to do is simply film me sitting down here at my computer workstation using all of their fine products.

9.  I have an HP printer-scanner-copier all-in-one device now. I bought it at Office Depot yesterday. Those two pictures of Barney and Fluffy that I posted on the blog last night were the first two that I scanned (as a test). I’m gonna look around for some more classic pictures. Maybe I’ll find one of me from my U.K. days some 23 years ago. You can see what I looked like as a goofy 18-year-old !

10.  My credit card company just raised my credit limit by a tad. They must’ve seen how much money I spent this past weekend !  😯

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Greetings My Friends,

The long-awaited round-trip to and from Circuit City on Kendall Drive this morning was a quick one (less than two hours total), and it was a successful one !  I am totally enjoying my sparkling new state-of-the-art desktop computer system and flat-panel LCD widescreen monitor (both courtesy of HP Pavilion). It’s my first brand new store-bought computer system since January 2000 (also an HP Pavilion desktop). I actually stopped using that 2000 system back in 2003 or 2004 when I switched over to a (more modern) used laptop. I replaced that used laptop in 2005 with another (even more modern) used laptop (an HP Pavilion no doubt) which I used up until today.

OK – On to the blogging business at hand here:

Be sure to check out the ‘Life Pointe Church Sunday Morning Tossed Salad’ tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon.

Then on Monday it’s another exciting edition of the ‘Monday Night Countdown’. Im not sure what this week’s TOP 5 countdown will be all about, but I’m sure that I’ll think of something silly between now and then.

On Tuesday I’ll be bringing you an all-new set of miscellaneous thoughts on my mind that can only be filed within the legendary ‘Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts’.

Be sure to stay tuned to this blog for all of the above and a few additional surprises here and there. You won’t regret it pal.

Until we blog again keep it real, and enjoy some peace and quiet tonight.