Nucksy's Daily Teleincision

Today about sums up the way that life is going at the moment. I called to see if they would be mailing my check or if I would have to pick it up......of course I had to go all of the way out there to get it. Here's the catch.....I could not get it until 4:30. I don't know why that is just the way that they do it. I had just enough gas and time to get there at about 5:00 and get my check. It would be nice if the story ended there, but of course there is more. I went to the BP first to get some gas. Neither of my cards would work. I knew that I had 13.00 in my PayPal account so it should not have been a problem. I went inside....no dice. Next, I travel to Costco across the street. You have to be a member to use their pumps, so again no deal. By now I am freaking out but I see Kroger and hope to all that is holy that it will work there. It did not work at the pump, but did work when the cashier ran my PayPal card. As I am waiting, I get a call from my debit card company about som...

I spoke to my Dad this afternoon and he said that the neurologist diagnosed Granny with Binswanger's Disease. Here is a definition of it: Binswanger's disease, sometimes referred to as subcortical dementia, is a rare form of dementia characterized by cerebrovascular lesions in the deep white-matter of the brain, loss of memory and cognition, and mood changes. Patients usually show signs of abnormal blood pressure, stroke, blood abnormalities, disease of the large blood vessels in the neck, and disease of the heart valves. Other prominent features of the disease include urinary incontinence, difficulty walking, clumsiness, slowness of conduct, lack of facial expression, and speech difficulty. These symptoms, which tend to begin after the age of 60, are not always present in all patients and may sometimes appear only as a passing phase. The prognosis is not good. He said she is basically in a waking coma at the moment, although not quite completely there. Her heart is going to st...

Just when it looked like that the sea was calming down, a storm came in. My grandmother does not have long to go. My Dad flew to North Carolina today to be with her. She is in ICU and also on a ventilator. I quit my job on Thursday morning because I could not concentrate and also because I knew that I was going to incur a third attendance incident before my 30 days was over. I am going to reapply in 30 days and hopefully be rehired. My supervisor said that he would recommend me for rehire. I hope that my Granny gives up. I think that she has suffered enough. I did not want to see her like this so I did not go with Dad. I will miss her a great deal but I have no doubt where she will be the moment she leaves this world. She will be with my Grandfather and her relatives and be waiting for me on the other side. I am so very thankful that I got to live with her and spend more time with her than I ever would otherwise. I am still kind of sick with the sinus crud so I am going to take...

Today was a much better day at work. It did not start out too well, as I woke up feeling sick this morning. I thought that I had shaken this crud but apparently I had not. Anyway, I gutted it out. I had no choice, unless I wanted to be unemployed. I made it to lunch and was able to pick up some DayQuil at Walgreen's. I felt better than I had in days. Today was the first day at work that I was relaxed and just did my calls. I am really getting the hang of it and sense that my first order will be soon. I was able to get a polo shirt and a t-shirt from My Coke Rewards for the points that I saved. I hope that the polo fits. If it doesn't I will sell it on eBay. I finally got a haircut today. I was starting to look like a woolly mammoth. I did not get it cut short like I normally do. I am proud of my thick hair and think I look better with it grown out. Well, there is a bottle of Tylenol Severe Cold and 11 hours of sleep calling my name. I gotta be fresh for work in th...

Today I got my first check at work. $202.25!!! It was immediately down to $40.00! Oh well, at least I am back to paying my bills again. I felt better today and I am hopefully getting over whatever crud I had over the weekend. I still do not have a sale, and now only have 16 days until I get a clean attendance slate. I am trying not to get frustrated, but it is hard since I have never done this before. Please continue to pray for me. My grandmother had 4 liters of fluid drained off of her belly yesterday. She is wasting away. Her dementia is getting worst and she has no idea that she is sick. It is one of the hardest things to watch someone you love just suffer and not be able to do anything about it. My Dad is taking it especially hard. I remain hopeful about the future, I think that things are going to work out on all fronts of my life. I would love to meet some new people to do things with, but one thing at a time. I need to get this job thing going. Well, the Steelers are o...

On Friday I went to work actually feeling OK. When I got there I only lasted 1 hour before I had to go home. I have rested some over the past two days, and I am feeling about 70%. That is way better than the 10% I was at on Friday. I only have one more strike in the next 17 days and I lose my job, so please pray that I am not late of get sick or anything else happens. I get a clean slate again after 30 days. I love my job and would hate to lose it. I would usually work sick, but I could not hold up my head because I was so weak. Yesterday Dad and I went to the Cooper-Young Festival. It was OK. I thought it was just an overpriced flea market. We did get to go to the Memphis Pizza Cafe in Overton Square for lunch, one of my old hangouts from the old Riverkings days. It was top notch as always. eBay has really spoiled me from just enjoying shopping. I am always thinking - Can I sell that? The Tigers blew it last night. They were up 20-7 and ended up losing 35-20. They basical...

Well, today started like any other day at work. It did not end well, however. I have some sort of sinus crud mixed with stomach yuckiness. I tried to gut it out and make the entire day at work, but I could only make it a half day. I was sweating and just could not hardly hold up my head. Please pray that I do not get two more attendance incidents in the next 20 days or I will lose my job! I definitely do not want that to happen. I am feeling more comfortable and was doing well today until I started feeling bad. I am planning on going in tomorrow, regardless of how I feel. Nucksy

Well, I continue to grind it out at work. I am working hard on my sales pitch and my voice on the phone. I especially needed to work on speaking up, and I seem to be getting that. I have not yet gotten an order but I came very close to it. Please pray that I continue to work hard and learn. I am going to get it!! Well, I am tired. You would not think that it would be so tiring talking on the phone all day, but it is. Nucksy

What a great weekend! It started on Friday with a much better day at work. I am looking forward to learning my job. I think that I am going to be really good at it. It is going to take time and a lot of work and dedication, but I think that the rewards will be great. On Saturday I had quite a busy day. It started with a visit to the yearly Greekfest at the Greek Orthodox church in Bartlett. Greek food is some of my favorite. The food and the music was wonderful. Also, the church is very beautiful on the inside. Later in the day it was time for the first home game for the Tigers against UT-Chattanooga. Justin and Dad also went to the game, and we had a great time. The Tigers won 33-14. although they looked a little flat. One interesting thing is that the police inside the stadium were carrying M-16s and the bomb squad was outside. I don't know if it was a drill or what, but it made me uncomfortable. It will be three weeks until the next game against Tennessee. Should b...

Well, today was a little less pleasant than the first two days at work. It was my first day on the phones and what an eye opener. Please pray for me in the next couple of weeks. I am going to bed to get some rest for tomorrow. Nucksy

Well, today began my second day at Mid-American Specialties, or as I like to call it: The greatest place I have ever worked. The commute again was a pleasure, but not as painful as yesterday. More training today including role playing. All of this is preparing me to began live on the phone tomorrow afternoon, so please pray for me. I am a little nervous but the training has been outstanding. I met my supervisor today, DeWayne Gunn or Rowdy Rebel as he is known at work. He is a huge Ole Miss fan that calls the sports talk stations here a lot. He is also a heck of a nice guy and the only supervisor of people in my training class that introduced himself. On to the kooky events of the day. The Survivor contest continued today and I was nominated by my tribe, The Wailers, to participate in a belching contest. I did not win. No one did that well. After work, we had a tribe meeting to discuss our tribe flag and our t-shirts. We are going with a Bob Marley type theme. It was my secon...

Well, today I began my new job at Mid-American Specialities. To say that the day was surreal would be an understatement. I woke up at 6:15(ugh, that hurt) and left for work at about 6:50, as I needed to be there at 7:45. I do not think that I had been conscious at that hour for a long time. I really did not have much trouble getting up and going. It was probably the adrenaline and excitement. The commute was a joy, as usual. The interstate in Memphis is a hellish way to travel. If there is a wreck on the shoulder, it causes all sorts of havoc. By the time I got to the office, my Bacon Egg and Cheese bagel was cold but it never tasted so sweet. We had a sales meeting first thing this morning that was to set the tone for the entire mood of the day. The owners two dogs, Abby and Hercules, parade around looking for attention. I work at a place where there are animals!!! Oh yes, and then there are dogs too! Well, today started a sales conttest with a Survivor theme. We are broke...

James Blake paid tribute to Andre Agassi in his last match. He wore the old school Andre outfit including the spandex shorts. Kudos to him for paying tribute to Andre's last tournament.