Political Games

As a woman, I'm very pleased that John McCain announced Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential running mate today. Not since 1984, when Geraldine Ferraro was Walter Mondale's running mate, has a woman been in such a major race. (And, yes, I remember the 1984 election, but barely...that was back in the day of the "Weekly Reader" in elementary school and they had a mock election for kids between Reagan and Mondale.)

All of that being said, I can't help but feel that this is a continuation of McCain's political games. I don't know that much about Palin yet, so I can't judge on if I feel that she's a qualified candidate. I can, however, say this: I think that McCain picked her as an "in your face" type move because Obama did not choose Hillary Clinton as his running mate. It's no secret that some of Clinton's supporters are not happy with the choice of Obama -- if for no other reason than that he is not Hillary Clinton. I think this is a desperate cry by McCain to try to persuade some of Clinton's supporters to support him instead.

This is all very intriguing to me. Since I turned 18 and became eligible to vote, I have followed political races, but never before to this degree -- at least not for the president/vice president. I'm eager to see the turnout of this race and, as many of you probably know, am proudly supporting the Obama/Biden ticket.

No matter the outcome, one thing's for certain -- history will be made with this election.

"The Hoff"

When I was a kid, I absolutely loved the TV show "Knight Rider". I didn't know that the star of the show, David Hasselhoff, was a total and complete idiot. I suppose it wouldn't have mattered -- I still would have loved the show. Today, however, I think that he's pretty much an idiot.

He's so cocky that he's now created "Hoff Space", a social networking site that's supposed to be similar to MySpace. His reasoning? "... decided to start a network where people from across the world might come together and get a conversation started over me. " Apparently, he thinks he's so cool that everyone wants to talk about him. I honestly just laughed when I first read this.

A couple of nights ago, I was watching "America's Got Talent" while I did some work -- I swear that it was because there was nothing at all on TV! Anyway, I did a complete and utter double-take when I heard him tell someone, "You're as American as the Olympics!" Ummm...I think I get what he meant, but seriously, get a history lesson, you fool! The Olympics didn't originate in the USA!

He's a food. I don't think he's necessarily a bad person, just a bit of a moron.

One Feisty Lady

This lady is my HERO! I want to be like her when I'm a little old lady. Well, either her or Grandma Mazur from Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series.

Link to the coolest little old lady in the world: http://newsok.com/armed-85-year-old-woman-makes-intruder-call-cops/article/3285696/?tm=1219175456

Ingenuity at its Finest!

As many of you probably know, the building in which my office is housed (and, my office and office suite) has been under construction since the middle-end of May. Things have been insane, to say the least. Dealing with horribly loud pounding, banging, hammering and shouting on a daily basis has gotten really old.

We all became extremely frustrated when they took the doors off of all four bathrooms in this building. We had to walk across campus to be able to use the restroom, which seemed like a total waste of time. Well, last week, they finally hung a door back on the smallest of the women's restrooms. The following is a photo of their handiwork:

Yes, you're seeing that correctly. They hung a door that contains a window on the women's restroom. Someone, in a stroke of genius, decided to put tape over the window to provide us with some privacy. So what's the rub? The tape is on the OUTSIDE of the window/door. Any fool could walk up and peel it off. A good faith effort? Yes. Successful? Nope. I'm still walking across campus.

Ah, the intelligence that's out there!

It's a Little Thing Called Karma

I'm a firm believer in karma. I've seen it firsthand several times, the most recent of which was so very deserved and made me feel a lot better about something that had happened to me.

Right now, I'm so incredibly upset over something that happened today that I'm ready to throttle someone. What's keeping me in check, though, is the knowledge that karma really will come back to bite this person. And when it does, I'm gonna bit sitting there...waiting, watching, and savoring the sweet, sweet flavor of my buddy karma.

An Open Letter to the El Reno Subway

Yesterday, I swung through El Reno's Subway to pick up a late lunch. The following is an open letter to the employees who were working at 1:30 pm yesterday. No, I haven't sent it to management, but I just might.

To Whom it May Concern:

I stopped in your store yesterday to grab a late lunch and was appalled at the way that you were treating your customers.

First off, I'm sorry that you felt as though it was hot in the store. It really wasn't too hot, but considering that it was 106 degrees outside, everyone was hot. You're going to be hot. I'm going to be hot. Accept it and move on.

Second, remember that guy who was in line in front of me? You know, the one you were rude to and yelled at and looked at like he was a total moron? Well, guess what....he was HEARING IMPAIRED! Could you not see the large hearing aid on his ear? Could you not tell from his tone of voice that he's hearing impaired? You should never, and I mean NEVER, treat ANY customer like you treated him. He was looking down when you hatefully muttered your question regarding what vegetables he wanted on his sandwich. He apparently could NOT hear you! There was no need to snap your fingers and yell at him and there was definitely no need to treat him like he was a total idiot when he told you what kind of dressing he wanted on his sandwich. It's his choice...not your choice. It doesn't matter if you like it or think it sounds gross. He's eating it...not you.

I seriously suggest that you consider some hard-core customer service training. If your employees are too dumb to understand the basic tenets of customer service, then perhaps they should go find a job where they don't ever have the opportunity to interact with anyone.