Yep, tough week. We have all these so called "legend football players" and they are broke - credit cards declined and not wanting to pay for extra nights - just cause they are stars that I have never heard of - huh!
You plan for months to make sure eveything runs smoothly - you get the details to the customers and you are patient with the company that books the "legends" - they have a horrible problem with details. Hello! What do you tell the customers after all the signs are printed and letters have been picked up - so we have to tell these guys "your ideas are great, but sorry that can't happen."
Lots of guests checked in today with more on the way tomorrow and the weather is not cooperating. Milwaukee's airport was closed for awhile and O'hara had a 5 hour delay. That means our customers may cancel - the most profitable weekend of the year!
We are opening a new Sports Bar and Grill this weekend - so final touches are being made.
Autograph signing tomorrow night, VIP party on Saturday and the Big Game on Sunday, we have to call it the Big Game because the NFL does not want anyone to use Super Bowl or Super Sunday - anything to make a buck and discourage people to go to Las Vegas vs. the actual game.
Headache, yes, back to real reason of the headache - I just settled with the pool company after a long drawn out process, wrote them a check from my home equity line of credit to find out today that Countrywide has decided to suspend our credit due to the fact that the Market has changed and the value of the homes in my area has dropped. Go figure - I was approved for the amount and they just took it away with no warning. Now what! Why was that never disclosed to us? Why do I have to find out this way? What about the check I wrote? So many questions - I tried to call them tonight and they are closed so I have to wait until tomorrow. Needless to say I am a little stressed. Here we are - a new year and new problems, just when I thought they were behind us.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Just Stuff
Well, it is Saturday morning and thought I write a few random thoughts of the last week.
One week ago went to the Caucus and I was the "Room Leader." So I ran the room, we only had 10 people in our precinct and 1 from another. It was really quite easy. The first order of business was to see if anyone wanted to take my place - no one volunteer, so I became the permanent chair. Then, I checked everyone in. Read a statement about delegates and asked if anyone wanted to be a delegate - we needed 6 and six people volunteered. So far so good. I then asked if anyone wanted to speak on behalf of any candidate - there were a couple and they had only two minutes - and no one else could then speak about the same candidate. Then one of the election staff passed out ballots, I collected them and read them out loud, we were done in 1/2 an hour. It was extremely easy - no problem, unlike some other rooms/places. It is satisfying knowing who is representing us as delegates (in this case - its me). Knowing these are our neighbors make me feel so much better than people that were involved with the election.
Super Bowl is set we all know who will be there - the million dollar question is who will win.
Nolan was very sick last week - back to normal.
My lil' bro' is moving in with a girl - getting serious!
Work is work - trying to train a new assistant, that is hard, so I can get some of the stuff off my desk. Employees are tip-toeing around, due to the threat of more reductions. So trying to keep morale up is harder than ever. We had two upgrades on software in the past two weeks - I seem to think they were downgrades - it is worse than better - a lot of stuff is not working. We even went to a manual system one day to check guests in to the hotel because the upgrade took longer than expected - that was horrible. Lines were so long and customers were so unhappy.
The plan to today is to go bowling and lunch/dinner with friends. I have not been to the gym since last Sunday, due to the fact I had to work late every day this past week, so I will be going tomorrow - mostly cardio.
One week ago went to the Caucus and I was the "Room Leader." So I ran the room, we only had 10 people in our precinct and 1 from another. It was really quite easy. The first order of business was to see if anyone wanted to take my place - no one volunteer, so I became the permanent chair. Then, I checked everyone in. Read a statement about delegates and asked if anyone wanted to be a delegate - we needed 6 and six people volunteered. So far so good. I then asked if anyone wanted to speak on behalf of any candidate - there were a couple and they had only two minutes - and no one else could then speak about the same candidate. Then one of the election staff passed out ballots, I collected them and read them out loud, we were done in 1/2 an hour. It was extremely easy - no problem, unlike some other rooms/places. It is satisfying knowing who is representing us as delegates (in this case - its me). Knowing these are our neighbors make me feel so much better than people that were involved with the election.
Super Bowl is set we all know who will be there - the million dollar question is who will win.
Nolan was very sick last week - back to normal.
My lil' bro' is moving in with a girl - getting serious!
Work is work - trying to train a new assistant, that is hard, so I can get some of the stuff off my desk. Employees are tip-toeing around, due to the threat of more reductions. So trying to keep morale up is harder than ever. We had two upgrades on software in the past two weeks - I seem to think they were downgrades - it is worse than better - a lot of stuff is not working. We even went to a manual system one day to check guests in to the hotel because the upgrade took longer than expected - that was horrible. Lines were so long and customers were so unhappy.
The plan to today is to go bowling and lunch/dinner with friends. I have not been to the gym since last Sunday, due to the fact I had to work late every day this past week, so I will be going tomorrow - mostly cardio.
Friday, January 18, 2008
TGIF
FRIDAY!!!! Woo-Hoo!!!
So happy it Friday - can you tell?
I have a Dr. Appt. this morning then off to work I go. A couple of meetings and training a new assistant. Tomorrow is the BIG day for the voters of Nevada - something new - a Caucus - we have never had a caucus before. I am an avid voter so I will be participating.
Okay, about the Dr. Appt. - at the gym this Dr. was test stress and scanning the nervous system - kinda creepy, but the results freaked me out - so I will get a better understanding today - don't know if there is merit to this discovery (I already knew I carried a lot of stress) but I will see what he has to say.
I have a new assistant that I began training and so far she is great! Due to salary reductions the only way I could get an assistant is by moving positions around. Lo and behold - I found someone to support me.
NV Caucus - well this will be a new experience - this is exciting - I love politics - I do not love the politicians - especially this time around. No clear front runner and no clear choice for me and tomorrow is the day to decide within my party.....
So happy it Friday - can you tell?
I have a Dr. Appt. this morning then off to work I go. A couple of meetings and training a new assistant. Tomorrow is the BIG day for the voters of Nevada - something new - a Caucus - we have never had a caucus before. I am an avid voter so I will be participating.
Okay, about the Dr. Appt. - at the gym this Dr. was test stress and scanning the nervous system - kinda creepy, but the results freaked me out - so I will get a better understanding today - don't know if there is merit to this discovery (I already knew I carried a lot of stress) but I will see what he has to say.
I have a new assistant that I began training and so far she is great! Due to salary reductions the only way I could get an assistant is by moving positions around. Lo and behold - I found someone to support me.
NV Caucus - well this will be a new experience - this is exciting - I love politics - I do not love the politicians - especially this time around. No clear front runner and no clear choice for me and tomorrow is the day to decide within my party.....
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Test your intelligence
Write down your answers - no cheating!
- How many Birthdays does an average man have?
- Some months have 30 days, some have 31. How many have 28?
- If a doctor gave you 3 pills and told you to take one every half hour, how long will the pills last you?
- How far can a dog run into the woods?
- What four words appear on every U.S. coin (both front and back)?
- In baseball and softball, how many outs in each inning?
- Divide 30 by 1/2 and add 10, what is your answer?
- Take two apples from 3 apples, what do you have?
- Is it legal in North Carolina for a man to marry his widow's sister?
- How many animals of each species did Moses take aboard the Ark with him?
Now that you have wrote down your answers compare them below.
I hope you did not cheat.
That's not fair if you did.
Do you feel smarter than a 5th grader?
Keep going....answers are below.
Did you peak?
Ok, let's see how intelligent you are.
Answers:
- one
- All of them have 28 days
- one hour - take one now, then every half hour
- half way in - half way out
- In God We Trust & United States of America
- six
- 70 - do the math (fractions)
- two apples
- no, she is dead
- none - It was Noah not Moses
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Mandatory Salary Reductions
That sucks!
The budget is not final but we are told to reduce our salaries - ASAP! Which means good people have to loose their jobs - the worst part of my job. Who stays and who goes?
Thursday two positions were laid off - are there more is the question that so many employees ask - how can I answer this question? Like I said this is the worst part of my job.
On the lighter note - Mr. Rich has been painting the ceiling - woo - hoo. So now I decided to paint an area that I originally did not want to - but the "finished" look is so nice. So, I will be trying to take down a boarder in the kitchen - hopefully it will come off easy.
Nolan has his first set of finals next week - this is a new experience for him. Matt went to work to make some money this morning.
The budget is not final but we are told to reduce our salaries - ASAP! Which means good people have to loose their jobs - the worst part of my job. Who stays and who goes?
Thursday two positions were laid off - are there more is the question that so many employees ask - how can I answer this question? Like I said this is the worst part of my job.
On the lighter note - Mr. Rich has been painting the ceiling - woo - hoo. So now I decided to paint an area that I originally did not want to - but the "finished" look is so nice. So, I will be trying to take down a boarder in the kitchen - hopefully it will come off easy.
Nolan has his first set of finals next week - this is a new experience for him. Matt went to work to make some money this morning.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Acts of Kindness
Over the weekend (while trying not to do anything) I witnessed two acts of kindness. Yes there are nice people in Las Vegas.
The first act of kindness was a lady at a bus stop moved a grocery cart out of the way to prevent a car from hitting it. She could have not moved from the bus stop bench, but she made a choice to do a good deed.
The second act of kindness was a man walking down the street picked up and moved a large piece of card board that the awful wind blew into the street.
Then today, flashing lights and no one moves out of the way for the ambulance. I do not get it. Is it because its Monday?
Which leads me to work, re-evaluating job performances and productivity. I hate this part of my job. The budget is not finalized yet, but I know I have to cut payroll which means I have to do the worst part of my job....
The first act of kindness was a lady at a bus stop moved a grocery cart out of the way to prevent a car from hitting it. She could have not moved from the bus stop bench, but she made a choice to do a good deed.
The second act of kindness was a man walking down the street picked up and moved a large piece of card board that the awful wind blew into the street.
Then today, flashing lights and no one moves out of the way for the ambulance. I do not get it. Is it because its Monday?
Which leads me to work, re-evaluating job performances and productivity. I hate this part of my job. The budget is not finalized yet, but I know I have to cut payroll which means I have to do the worst part of my job....
Sunday, January 06, 2008
2008
2008 - huh! Where does the time go? So looking forward to a great year. The ending of this past year was not so hot, but a few good things did come of 2007.
Now, 2008, we are moving in a new direction. Okay my moto at work will be "incredible service." Seriously, why are people just mean. No one seems to go the extra step to help a customer - my work must have the worst customer service skills. So, for 2008 it will not be tolerated. Well, it sounds good. Work will be tough over the next few weeks for me personally, one of my departments is being looked at with a fine tooth comb and the out come for some will not be good.
Super Bowl is just around the corner - yikes a huge a event for Las Vegas in general, followed by NASCAR and March Madness.
I lost 2 more pounds and increase my lean body mass, which gives me more motivation for this coming year, I will defiantly hit my goals. I just ended with my personal trainer, which he is awesome, so I am on my own for a while.
It was a cloudy weekend, some rain but mostly clouds and wind. My plans were to do nothing and stay home and play video games, clean my bedroom, play more video games, play sudoku, make chili and watch movies. Well, I did almost nothing, had a $30 coupon for Kohl's to use by 1/5, so we picked up some bedding for Nolan. Went to the gym today and met up with Molli (hope you are feeling better). Light work out - just some cardio. Hit Starbucks on the way home. Put the chili in the crock pot and did a bunch of nothing. Woo - Hoo!!!
Now, 2008, we are moving in a new direction. Okay my moto at work will be "incredible service." Seriously, why are people just mean. No one seems to go the extra step to help a customer - my work must have the worst customer service skills. So, for 2008 it will not be tolerated. Well, it sounds good. Work will be tough over the next few weeks for me personally, one of my departments is being looked at with a fine tooth comb and the out come for some will not be good.
Super Bowl is just around the corner - yikes a huge a event for Las Vegas in general, followed by NASCAR and March Madness.
I lost 2 more pounds and increase my lean body mass, which gives me more motivation for this coming year, I will defiantly hit my goals. I just ended with my personal trainer, which he is awesome, so I am on my own for a while.
It was a cloudy weekend, some rain but mostly clouds and wind. My plans were to do nothing and stay home and play video games, clean my bedroom, play more video games, play sudoku, make chili and watch movies. Well, I did almost nothing, had a $30 coupon for Kohl's to use by 1/5, so we picked up some bedding for Nolan. Went to the gym today and met up with Molli (hope you are feeling better). Light work out - just some cardio. Hit Starbucks on the way home. Put the chili in the crock pot and did a bunch of nothing. Woo - Hoo!!!
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