All of Princess T's Co-Workers were standing Outside this Morning, nobody from Management Inside to unlock the Doors and let them in, to Clock In at 7:00 a.m. when they should be starting work! I don't know what was going on and they didn't seem to either, so those being dropped off weren't sure their Rides should stick around or not? I eventually drove off coz I was in my Jammies still and nothing I could do. She hasn't Called so I'm assuming someone eventually showed up with a Key?
She was with a large group of mostly Older Women, so it was Safe enuf to just leave her there. They are replacing Young Workers with Seniors now it seems. Princess T said the Younger Workers were faster tho' and the Old Timers are conscientious, but too slow for a High Production Position. So it puts more stress on her Position now. And Management is complaining about Speed, but, they hired the Geriatrics, and she talked to Management about them firing the Younger, best & fastest experienced people, as why Production is Negatively impacted.
She consults me often about Managerial Issues. Coz she knew when I was in the Corporate Grind I was Top Tier Management and she wants my input and advice about problems at Work. She's not Wrong about any of what she's determined are Problems and how they could be remedied, but, she's not Management, so they don't respect her advice, she's only 20 and has Special Needs, but I've had her Working her Hustle since she could Walk. The Kid knows Good Business, Good Work Ethics, and how to make a Buck. You don't NEED to be an Academic to be a very prosperous and successful Hustler one day. *Winks*
Besides, there's a lot of Educated Fools out there who have more Degrees than a Thermometer but couldn't find their Ass with Both Hands. Your Higher Education won't Impress me if you can't successfully apply it to Real Life Situations and need to always have a Textbook Case to figure shit out about having Solutions to Problems. Life isn't a series of Textbook Cases, you may go thru an entire Career and never have that Textbook Case you Learned about as if it was Real Life. Word Up, it was imaginary or hypothetical in most Cases, Life is REAL. And Life will hand you some shit to figure out on The Fly, if you can't, you're useless, no matter how much of an Academic Achievement you got Degrees for.
I had more Arrogant Academics Wash Out when I was in my Corporate Lives than I ever had someone without an advanced Education Wash Out. Often someone with a Masters Degree would begin a Career already thinking they knew everything there was to know about what they'd be doing. With Zero Experience, and you couldn't Teach them a damned thing more. Coz a Know It All assumes they already know it all. Someone willing to be Mentored and absorb Real Life Knowledge gleaned from Experienced folks who've already enjoyed Success and Earned their Positions, can do much better. Coz we ALL know what we know, and don't know what we just don't know. But those who THINK they know what they don't know are problematic where ever they go.
Princess T is already exploring her Options of going further. I think she could be Managerial Material if she can overcome her Anxiety and being such an Introvert. But she wants to have her own Transportation first and learn to Drive, so she has Independent Mobility to have more Options. She likes what she's doing now and her Co-Workers are great. But, she gets frustrated with the Posturing and Politics of Corporations, which often Upper Management aren't on site, it's coming from Corporate, somewhere else entirely.
And I told her that's always gonna be a Given anywhere, so, Work around it with diplomacy and keep just working with Excellence. Cream always rises to the Top and someone influential is always paying Attention to the Cream of their Crop. Be the very best at whatever you're doing and your Gifts will make Room for you, as you also Cultivate Contacts in any Business and Show Out with your performance.
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My Observation is that a lot of places now don't have the Sage Experienced Mentors in the Top Tiers anymore and Younger Executives just aren't as Seasoned, even if they're really Smart and Improvisational. A Young and Successful Genius is still Young and has much to still Learn about Life. If you Live long enuf, you gain Experience in Life you just don't have when Younger.
Even as a very Young Corporate Executive, I knew enuf to surround myself with Sage Experienced Mentors who knew far more about most things than I yet knew at a Tender Age, even being prematurely Successful at what I was doing. They were invaluable. Always surround yourself with folks you feel know more than you and know what they're doing. I know some Retired Executives or who used to own Successful Businesses who now choose to work at menial Positions just coz they got Bored with Retirement and want something Fun to do. They still are a Wealth of Knowledge and Treasure Trove of Experience that their Young Bosses and Management could Learn much from. I know one whose a Greeter at a local Super Wal-Mart and that Guy could be running that Store easily. But, he's almost 80 now and doesn't wanna be in Management, he Loves Greeting Customers, it's just Fun for him.
And he is a Vendor at our Antique Mall Selling better Quality Merch, and he doesn't even need the Money, he was a Made Man when he Sold all his Businesses Years ago. I struck up conversations with him and I don't interrogate people about who or what they are, used to be, etcetera, but, I have found most folks will just Volunteer information if they feel Heard. Coz they do like to comfortably open up if you are approachable and receptive enuf to Listen, and you can Learn a LOT about them and from them. But, I bet most of his Co-Workers at that Wal-Mart likely just see him as a Friendly Old Timer with an entry level Position he 'Needs' and have no Idea? *LOL* Cultivate your Contacts thru Life, always. Who you Know is Important, probably more Important than What you Know.
No telling what invaluable Contacts he's Cultivated over a Successful Lifetime that he could Connect them to? And be the best Mentor they ever have, giving them a Free Education that Money could never Buy. I taught my Kiddos, both Generations, that very early on. Look for THOSE folks and have them Mentor you, take you under their Wings, introduce you to their Contacts carefully Cultivated over their Lifetime, and be Fast Tracked in where ever you are going and aspire to. Even tho' The Daughter is Unemployable, and very SMI, she Learned fast how to Cultivate Contacts and find very Influential folks who took her under their Wings and now look out for her like she's Family to them. She Knows People, the Right People. Knowing the Right People is Priceless.
Last Night when I Cashed my Check at the Bank Drive-Thru ATM the Lady in front of me had forgotten to take her Card and wouldn't stop when I honked like Hell at her to get her Attention. I had to take her Card out to put mine in and there were Lines behind me of folks waiting to use the ATM and it was quite late, after my Night Shift. So, since The Bank didn't have a Drop Box I'll have to go back this Morning and turn her Card in so they can contact her and return or replace it. People often leave their Cards accidentally if the Tap Feature isn't working at an ATM and that's what they got used to using. You can't just leave someone's Card laying around, too many nefarious Types would steal it.
LATER: I took The Man out for the Day, he wanted to do something even tho' he's been pretty Unwell lately and Tires quickly and easily. So, he can't do much Physically right now and hasn't since his Fall. So, I'm almost wondering if his Fall had nothing to do with bending to pick something up and more to do with his Heart, Blood Pressure, etcetera? I didn't see him Fall and he gets so confused about things he does or doesn't even do and Thinks he has done.
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I had asked him what he's bent to pick up by Hand since he had his Grabber Stick at the time and picks up Cans with that. He couldn't tell me, which is why I questioned whether he was bending to pick anything up when he Fell, or not, and just knew he had been picking up Cans before he Fell? Now I keep him within Sight all the time when we go out and only let him go very short distances from the Truck when we're out, or in a Store.
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He mostly wanted to be driven around so that's what we did, we went to The White Tanks County Park. We learned an Annual Pass has gone up by almost 50% now, new Pricing effective January. Our Annual County Parks Pass, which is a Disabled Veteran's Discounted one, expires in Mid April of 2026. We had paid $35 for it in Spring of 2025. Renewal of it will now cost $60! Paying per Visit, if you don't Buy an Annual Pass, went up from $7 a Carload to $10 a Carload.
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That's a hefty increase in pricing IMO, and that's for Disabled Veterans, I think other Tiers went up even more for Non-Veterans and Non-Disabled folks who can't really do any of the Hiking Trails, so are more limited in what the Parks offer for them during a Visit. I bought The Man a Walking Stick with a Whistle for part of his Birthday Gift at their Gift Shop, it was $19.99 which wasn't a bad price and it's beautifully varnished Wood.
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While we were out we stopped by Two of my Fav North Eastside Antique Malls. My Friend Nan's Antique Mall was having a big Sale and Customer Appreciation Day. They were giving out a Free Lunch they served with any Purchase. It was Pulled Pork Slider and your Choice of either a Fresh Baked Cookie or Bag of Chips and a Soda. It was really good. The Man Bought me his Valentine's Day Gift to me while we were there and I could choose what I'd like.
So, I got a Tote Bag that matches some Outfits I have. And a Tiered Altered Art Tray made by "Rusty Saturday", an Altered Art Bottle, and a set of Antique Doorknobs with their Hardware where one side's Knob is Amethyst Glass Crystal and the other side's Knob is Porcelain with Floral Hand Painting on it, and the Hardware is Craftsman Style Designed Bronze.
The Guy with the Beard is one of my Cousins in North Wales that I keep in contact with and have for all of our Adult Lives. He's probably my Favorite Cousin even tho' he's Younger than me, coz over the Years we've remained pretty close in spite of being at great distance and not seeing each other in Person since we were Young Teenagers. He's been a World Traveler too. He is my Favorite Uncle's Youngest Son, my Favorite Uncle was my Mom's Big Brother and we were super close. He said I was The Daughter he never had, so he was fond of me since the Day I was Born since he only ever had Sons. Tho' he did eventually have Granddaughters to spoil as rotten as he spoiled me. *Smiles* Besides my Dad, my Welsh Uncle Syd was my Favorite Male Role Model in Life.
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My Uncle used to visit America almost every Year and either stay with my Mom, or stay with The Man and I for his Month-long Stay. He and I had so many escapades together, he Loved going to Las Vegas with me. We used to own a Time Share there at the SAHARA on The Strip. And Two Weeks every Year for 20 Years made Pilgrimages there to just have Fun for a few Days at a time. I can only take Vegas in smaller 3 Day Doses, same with Cali, wouldn't wanna live either place tho'. But short Vacays to both were always Fun and we used to do often. Now we can't, I can't take this Show on the Road with The Man's Health and Condition now.
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I did get Worried Today when The Man could only get around one smaller Shop before he had to Rest and stop. I don't know what's going on since all his Doc Appointments and VA Nurse Appointments they tell us he's doing better, yet, he isn't, not really, he's doing worse. And he's doing worse than he was before his Heart Surgery actually. That seemed to be the Turning Point IMO, granted he had Two Major Arteries ready to shut down, so he had to have the Surgery and have the Stents put in to open them back up so he didn't have a massive Heart Attack. But, since the Surgery he's gone into a downward spiral.
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Even tho' his Diabetic Numbers have greatly improved and his Blood Pressure has greatly improved, Numbers Wise anyway. But, he's gaining Weight when he should be losing on the Ozempic, like I am on it, and he's barely eating now so it makes no sense he's gaining Weight unless it's becoming Congestive Heart Failure with Water Retention? And I saw that happen with my Mom so I know the Signs to look for. With her I noticed it before any of her Doctors did since I saw her every Day, I saw how she reacted and acted to her daily Activities. Docs only see you for a little while every so often. You could be having a Good Day during the Visit and then they're not going to be unnecessarily alarmed if your Numbers look decent that Day during a 15-30 Minute Assessment. And if the Labs come back decent enuf too.
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I did take The Man out for Breakfast too to "Snooze" and he ate about as much as I did, which was about half our Meal, taking the other half Home for later, as we do now. Our Appetite is suppressed with the Ozempic, so even tho' everything tastes wonderful, you simply can't eat much of it, and that is okay. I got the Bennie Duo with Fresh Fruit, the Bacon But Different, and a new French Toast Latte they just added to the Menu. The Man ordered the Corned Beef Hash Breakfast which comes with Two Eggs and Toast with their Signature Jam. Below is Pixs of mine:
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