I took it relatively easy today. I sent Malaki on two jobs that I felt like he could do on his own, and as best as I can tell, he did beautifully. He's really young, so it's that much more impressive when the customers mention how much he knows and how well he did. Good … Continue reading 2022-08-26 — The Most Important Things

Hola, folks! Better day today. Took it a little slow this morning. Did three cars. Went to help a young man out who yesterday wanted help replacing wheel studs. I didn't go to him quick enough, so he had his uncle do it. His uncle said he could do it, and... he sort of could. … Continue reading 2022-08-25 — An Unexpected Reconnection

Hey, folks. Happy... Wednesday, I believe. I had a really rough day today. For some reason, business has been really slow. Before today, I was getting lots of calls but a greater number of people not wanting the work done. I guess the price was too high? Funny, I hear about what other shops are … Continue reading 2022-08-24 — So Many Words

I'm a bit discouraged today. A couple of friends of mine thinks it's lack of sleep, but I don't know. My fuse has been really short lately--mad so easily. 😕 Lack of sleep? I have so little ability to have perspective right now. I notice my brain not working as well as it used to. … Continue reading 2022-08-23 — A Little Discouraged

So... I didn't go to bed right after writing my post last night: I ended up working on the dictionary until about 6:15 a.m.🙃 So... with that and then getting up at 7:30 to start the day, I was... a bit tired. 😴 And slap happy. 🙃 Gratefully, the migraine fun had taken leave for … Continue reading 2022-08-22 — Let’s Move Forward, Eh?

Well... either my migraine medicine isn't working as well as it was before (I've heard people who get migraines have to sometimes switch meds because they build up a tolerance or something), or I waited too long to take it and was beyond the point at which it could help. Either way, I've been migraining … Continue reading 2022-08-21 — Been A While

Well hello, my peeps. 😊 I'm running on fumes right now. I was up until about 4 a.m. this morning working on my Modern English dictionary. Specifically, I'm working on removing all of the accent marks from the first-syllable-stressed words. Why? Because the vast majority of words in the English language have the stress on … Continue reading 2022-08-20 — 4 a.m. Syllabic Stresses

Hola, folks! Happy Friday. 🙂 Hope y'all enjoyed the day. Today was less productive but more fulfilling in some ways. First car of the day today was actually the same as the first car of the day yesterday. She called this morning saying her car was completely dead again, so we headed back out there. … Continue reading 2022-08-19 — Worthy Cause

When my friend Cory noticed that I was gonna get home around 5:30 from work today, he jokingly said something to the effect of, "I guess this means you'll get your post up about 1:30?" (referring to the fact that I apparently seem to get my posts published way late on days I come home … Continue reading 2022-08-18 — Batteries. More Batteries.

Hiya, folks. 😊 Happy Wednesday 😊 Less draggy day today, which was nice. At first, I thought today might lend the opportunity to break a record for most cars completed in a day. We had like... 12 on the schedule, and none of them seemed like possible black holes, so there seemed the potential for … Continue reading 2022-08-17 — A New Record