I COULD FILL 10 DAILY DOGGIES WITH MY EFFORTS AT TRYING TO PAY FOR NEAL....
AND ALL OF THEM WOULD BE JUST IRRATATING..
THE LATEST EFFORT -- FEDEX--- WITH WHOM I HAVE AN ACCOUNT,---- REFUSES TO BELIEVE I WAS BORN IN NEWBURGH NY.
TWAN TRYING TO BE HELPFUL SENT ME ANOTHER LIST OF NUMBERS AND CODES ..
APPARENTLY I AM CAUGHT BETWEEN THE NEW SYSTEM OF SWIFT BANK CODE AND THE OLD....
AND IS THE CODE ATTACHED TO THE BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER OR NOT.
IT MAY BE VERY SIMPLE TO TWAN-- BUT ONE OR TWO DIGITS DIFFERENT COSTS ME $84 EVERY TIME.
THE LATEST----- NATASHA HAS GIVEN ME THE INFORMATION WHICH I WILL GO TO THE BANK AND TRY...
PEOPLE BUY THING S ALL THE TIME IN EUROPE.... I CAN NOT BELIEVE I AM HAVING ALL THIS TROUBLE
EXCEPT ADD A FEW NIGHTS LACK OF SLEEP AND DOG FEST DISTRACTION...
THOSE.... AND MANY WELL "LETS START AGAIN" AND AN AGING MEMORY,
NOT REALIZING IT IS THE SAME STARTING PLACE AS WHAT FAILED LAST TIME.
SO I NOW HAVE NQTASHA'S INFORMATION GIVEN TO ME BY HERSELF... AND I SHOULD GET TO THE BANK TODAY.
IT IS 2 DIGITS AWAY FROM THE LAST TRY FROM TWAN ...
THIS 3RD PARTY LOOP IS NOT THE EASIEST WAY TO GO..
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THAT 3RD PARTY LOOP CONCEPT IS A BAD THING AROUND HERE--
AND I AM ON A KICK TO ELIMINATE THE "MAKE WORK" LOOPS.
I HAVE WITNESSED... A PERSON WITH A LIGHTBULB IN THEIR HAND SAY "I WILL GET RYAN TO CHANGE IT"
THEN RYAN ARRIVES IN A GOLF CART WITH ANOTHER PERSON ALSO ON THE PAYROLL...
THERE ARE VERY FEW TIMES WHEN 2 PEOPLE ( WHO ARE ON THE PAYROLL) SHOULD BE ON THE SAME GOLF CART.
VERY FEW...
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THAT CONCEPT IS VERY CLOSELY RELATED TO " I CAN MAKE THAT INTO A SPREADSHEET"
I AM SURE YOU CAN.... BUT IS THERE A PURPOSE?/ WHAT DO WE GAIN?
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN DATA MANAGEMENT DICTATES SPREAD SHEETS..
THERE ARE SOOOOO MANY EXAMPLES AROUND HERE... BUT --- FOR FEAR OF UPSETTING ANYONE...
LET ME HARP BACK TO THE SPIRIT STICKS.... AND THE DOGFEST SHIRTS...
THEY ARRIVED IN THE MAIL--WITH NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE WOOD STICK.. WITH MONEY AND SIZE
ONE SOURCE. ALL I NEED TO KNOW IS THE SIZE FOR ORDERING PURPOSES.. --
I HAVE ONE CARD, MAKE A HASH MARK UNDER XL- PUT THE MONEY IN THE BANK AND THE STICK IN ONE BOX
AND I AM DONE... TILL THE SHIRTS ARRIVE AND WE BAG THEM-- HAVING THE ADDRESS AND SIZE ON THE STICK..
HOWEVER...... WE ENDED UP WITH SPREAD SHEETS
AND PAPER LISTS AND BOXES OF SOME THAT HAD BEEN ENTERED AND SOME THAT HAD NOT....
AND TYPOS WERE INTRODUCED BY THE ENTERING PROCESS...
DUPILCATE ENTRIES COULD BE CHECKED BY SORTING AND RUNNING THE LIST... PAPER.....
MY PROCESS COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAVE DUPLICATES-- BECAUSE ONE STICK IS ONE STICK.. PERIOD !
IF I WANTED TO CHECK THE NUMBER OF WHAT SIZES... I COULD FLIP THRU THE BOX OF STICKS AND COUNT. 10 MINUTES AT MOST.
SPREADSHEET METHOD HAD TYPED NAMES AND ADDRESSES ALONG WITH SIZE.. AND IF THEY HAD PAID WITH OR WITHOUT TYPOS
WHICH COULD THEN BE PRINTED IF THE PRINTER FELT LIKE WORKING-- AND IF IT DIDN'T ... WHERE DID YOU HAVE TO GO???
BACK TO THE SOURCE... THE STICKS...
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FLOW CHARTS-- WHY ARE WE DOIING SOMETHING THAT WAY-- IS A VERY VALID QUESTION.
I AM GOING TO ASK WHY ALOT IN THE NEXT MONTH-- CALL IT THE WHY MONTH...
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AND THEN THERE IS THE ADI METHOD OF WORK CREATION...
GET THOSE EXIT SIGNS OVER THE DOORS EVEN IN THE T TENT WHICH HAS NO WALLS.
BUT STUDYING THE COLLECTION OF USELESS INFO IN ADI IS FOR ANOTHER DAY/YEAR
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Dear Carlene
Thought you might enjoy this blog post (the CP mentioned is Anne Sullivan):
A dame with a Dane walks into the library… I’m not kidding.
Being the new kid on the Island, I’m trying to settle in. For me, the official I Have Arrived document (following my driver’s license) is a library card.
After asking where the library is located, Sir Thomas and I ventured out. We heard the usual greetings as we entered -- Handsome! You Could Put a Saddle on Him. I Love Your Dog!
Thomas and I continued toward the information desk. The librarian took one look, rose from her chair with her hand extended and said,
“You must be Renee.” Small Island, I thought.
With a big smile, the librarian added, “The Dame with a Dane.”
It turns out that the delightful CP I’d enjoyed lunch with here on the Island is the president of the Friends of the Library. Small world.
It may take me some time to get used to WASHINGTON across the top of my license. The new library card in my wallet, however, has me feeling that Tommy and I Have Arrived.
Be well,
Renee
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I support and follow the Service Dog Project, George was free to Bella. That have 26 puppies at the SDP farm now, oldest 3 weeks and another mom due later this week. I follow Bella and George daily as her mom post each night on Facebook. Theirs is a wonderful story and there are many other wonderful stories of SDP Danes. Just had to share.
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From Bella's Mom: PROBABLY ON FACEBOOK??
A few photos from when this all started! These pics were all taken last October when it was pretty clear that GEORGE had picked his forever person. Seeing how much they have grown together as a team in the last year and how much Bella has grown in mobility, independence, and strength have been
amazing. I would have never expected that our hero George would be the winner of this years AKC ACE award! It is truly amazing. I have loved seeing my news feed today and all the love out there from so many that follow this adventure and love and support us. If it wasn't for all the support from all of
you Bella and George may never have been. All those that support www.servicedogproject.org we can't thank you enough! George has changed Bellas life for the better and she is improving all the time. Here is the link to the official announcement in case you missed it earlier!
Bella can't wait to bring her Dane on a plane in December and see a dog show, get George's award and possibly see if we can get to Disney for a day. This is all pretty amazing.
As a celebration we have decided to do a 48 hour flash sale of the team Bella and George shirts. So if you haven't ordered yet now is the time! These 2 are very special!! Payment must be made through PayPal at time of order and of it isn't paid by noon on Friday we will have to cancel the order. But here is
that famous link once again!
http://goo.gl/forms/I17I6i7MWh. Thank you all for your support to Service Dog Project and to Children's Hospital Boston. Those 2 organizations will benefit from all the proceeds of the shirt sales. Let's do this!
Love Bella and George
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I KNEW SOMEONE WOULD FIND THIS... THANKS....
Kismet. W ITH ALFRED DRAKE... NOT YUL BRYNNER.
I sat down, feeling desolated, bowed my head and crossed my knees--
I sat down, feeling desolated, bowed my head and crossed my knees--
Is fortune really predicated upon such tiny turns as these?
Then Fate's a thing without a head. A puzzle never understood
, and man proceeds where he is led, unguaranteed of bad or good.
Fate!
Fate can be a trap in our path,
The bitter cup of your tears,
Your wine of wrath!
Fate can be shade of the desert blaze,
Sudden food in a famine found,
The sound of praise!
Incomprehensible and strange,
Fate can play a trick with the twine
To weave the evil and good
In one design!
And so, my Destiny,
I look at you and cannot see
Is it good, is it ill?
Am I blessed, am I cursed?
Is it honey on my tongue or brine?
What fate, what fate is mine?
Fate!
Fate can be a trap in our path,
The bitter cup of your tears,
Your wine of wrath!
Fate can be shade of the desert blaze,
Sudden food in a famine found,
The sound of praise!
Incomprehensible and strange,
Fate can play a trick with the twine
To weave the evil and good
In one design!
And so, my Destiny,
I look at you and cannot see
Is it good, is it ill?
Am I blessed, am I cursed?
Is it honey on my tongue or brine?
What fate, what fate is mine?
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