Great News

I know Faithful Reader that is has been awhile. However I just got the best news I have gotten in a long while. Our Saucy Wildcat received a letter from Mayo today saying there is "no evidence of residual disease".
I ask that you offer a thanks to whatever God you worship for such great news. Our Saucy Wildcat is a true survivor...............
(excuse the tears)

The Game

You play the game. Admit it. We all play the game. You sit in a meeting and look around and rank the folks at the table. “I would do him/her first and then…..” until you did the table.
Tonight at Outback I played the game with a table of 7. There were five ladies and two guys. Number three was a guy…………………………..

Interesting Sights

Driving to the bank in the middle of communications Hell I noticed a couple of things.
There is an Elementary School on the way whose sign proclaims “Home of the Terrors”. Now if you were a teacher looking for a job would ya go there?
Another sight was the Day Care center named the “Look and Learn” center. Right next door was a neon sign for the ExoTic Gentelmens’ Club. Hey kids: Look and Learn. Maybe this is a pre-school for anatomy students.
Ya can’t make this stuff up.

Soooo Random................

One of the neat things about traveling on Sundays is that you get to watch all the football you want to watch. However, during the dark time of the year we have no football, it really sucks. Landed, drove 2 and a half hours to the edge of nowhere. Tomorrow AM I get to get up and drive to the middle of nowhere. The biggest bitch is that about 15 miles form the hotel I lose contact with the civilized world. No cell, no BB. Sugar needs his AM Saucy fix and will miss it. Now of course I could call her at 6:00 but I do value my life.
So Baby Boy had his bachelor party last night. I wisely chose not to go. Flew #1 son up for the occasion. Before they left I gave them 20 one dollar bills to spread amongst the less fortunate people in the ATL. I think the money went to young ladies who could not really afford clothes and therefore have to dance nekkid. Number 1 just texted me and said he was back in Tampa. Not too sure how he got there but he is there.
Went to get my blue suit altered Friday (after a wonderful lunch with our Saucy Wildcat). Walked in and was told that “she (tailor) didn’t come in today”. OK………. Now the lady at the desk asked when I needed my blue suit. Told her 8/10 and she said “you gots plenty of time”. Problem is lady that Sugar won’t be back in town until 8/9. So anyway in case you guys do not know this, there is always a dry cleaner near a military base with two Korean ladies who will tailor the shit out of anything. Walked in, she pointed to the changing room and 15 minutes (and $45) later I am in business. And for the record, I will be dashing. If you are nice, I just may post a picture of me.
There is something about a man in uniform. And it even makes Sugar look OK.
Did I mention I am on the edge of the Earth? I do not know how I am going to survive without cell or BB coverage. But as one of my favorite Germans once said “What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger”.
Miss you guys.
Yall play pretty out there ya hear?
And:
HumanKind: Be Both

So the last time I was here (5th visit) I had some house keeping issues. Seems I had to remind them to empty my trash 3 days in a row. I was told that they were having some “house keeping staff issues”. OK, I will give you that.
Now yesterday I arrived and my bed was not made, trash not emptied, and I know there was no vacuuming since the desk chair was is the same place I left it in the morning (across the room from the desk). Went to the front desk and calmly explained that I did not understand why my room was not touched. Was asked if I had the do not disturb note out and I assured them I didn’t and to prove that mentioned that they did pick up the towels from the bathroom floor. Never raised my voice and used no four letter words yet my travel companions said “I have never heard such an ass chewing”. Stay calm and make your point.
Guy at bank asked where we were staying and how was it. I told him and gave a short version of my house keeping issues. He said well at noon today the hotel will be auctioned on the Court House steps. Current high bid is $5.5 million. Unfortunately the hotel is into the bank for $6.0 million.
Guess that house keeping is not their only problem……………..

Yes my Faithful Reader, Sugar is alive and kicking. Even though the past weeks have been on the road when I normally do my posting, I have been remiss in posting as they are working me like a redheaded rented stepchild mule. Enough whining, now to an update.
On the wedding front, I bought a new blue suit this weekend. Empress had said earlier that I would have to fit into my old blue suit so I had to lose about 60 pounds. Well this week she dropped (so far) over $300 for a Mother of the Groom dress. I countered. Now of course she wanted me to “just try the old one on to make sure”. Folks, this suit were marginal at 190. Right now it is a blivit (try to stuff 20 pounds into a 5 pound bag). I did it, she looked, and now I have a new blue suit.
So the Empress’ office throws an annual cook off for one of the loan officers. Don’t know why, but they just do it. He is a lemon freak. Normally (and excuse me Saucy) my contribution is merely a bag of lemon drops. However this year “we” decided to make a lemon cake, with lemon curd as a layer, and lemon icing. To decorate it we had lemon drops (again, forgive me Saucy) and Empress wanted to place Jelly Belly lemon “jellybeans” on the cake. Well………………………
As a Board Member of the IJBC (International Jelly Bean Consortium), I had to get permission to purchase the above mentioned alleged “jellybeans”. Previously at great loss of political capital and personal embarrassment, I have gotten “juicy pear” Jelly Belly beans provisionally approved. The IJBC approved my purchase with some conditions. I am temporarily suspended from the board and the divorce papers must be served by 1/7/10. Now when I purchased the alleged jellybeans I also purchased steaks for dinner. The steaks were $5.49 a pound. The alleged jellybeans were $7.49 a pound. Eff me!
Yall play pretty out there, ya hear.

Remember

ALL GAVE SOME
SOME GAVE ALL