MY DIARY TO 7/5/09: DEATH OF ICON AND ANGEL PLUS NEW APARTMENT

WELL IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY SO LET ME BRING ALL OF YOU UP TO DATE ON WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE DURING THIS TIME:

WORK UPDATE:

THE PAST FEW WEEKS I HAVE BEEN WORKING BASICALLY THE SAME SCHEDULE EXCEPT FOR THURSDAYS I HAVE BEEN CLOSING AT THE MIDDLEBORO STORE.  I HAVE BEEN HELPING THE MANAGER THERE SINCE HE IS MAKING A TRANSITION TO MANAGE THE MIDDLEBORO STORE.  HE HAS BEEN MANAGING TWO STORES SO I WAS ASKED TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION.  HOWEVER, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS PAST THURSDAY NIGHT WAS MY LAST NIGHT THERE FOR NOW.  ALSO, I DID HAVE MY DM DO A STORE VISIT A WEEK AGO AND WE DID OKAY BUT HAVE SEVERAL PROJECTS WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON.  I JUST FOUND OUT THAT MY GAMEZONE (GAME CABINET WITH ACCESSORIES, ETC,..) WILL BE REPOSITIONED OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS DUE TO LOW SALES.  MORE DETAILS TO COME…..OVERALL, WORK HAS BEEN BUSY WITH PROJECTS, STAFF, ETC,….

NEWS UPDATE:

SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL UPDATE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL DEATHS TO WELL KNOWN CELEBRITIES AND A NFL QUARTERBACK THAT WERE SHOCKING TO ME.  FIRST, THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON WAS A SHOCK TO ME BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE HE WAS MAKING A COMEBACK.  THE DETAILS OF HIS DEATH TO ME ARE WORTH INVESTIGATING.  I THINK FOUL PLAY WAS DONE HERE AND I BELIEVE WHEN MORE DETAILS COME OUT THEN WE WILL ALL KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.  I THINK IT IS TRAGIC BECAUSE I BELIEVE MICHAEL WAS AN ICON BUT VERY MISUNDERSTOOD.  I GREW UP DURING THE TIME HE WAS VERY POPULAR AND ENJOYED HIS MUSIC AND STILL DO.  SORRY TO SEE HIM GONE NOW.

FARRAH FAWCETT PASSED AWAY AFTER HER PUBLIC BATTLE WITH CANCER.  IT IS SAD THAT MUCH WAS NOT SAID OF HER BATTLE WITH CANCER AND ALL THE THINGS RELATED TO THAT BECAUSE OF THE DEATH OF MICHAEL JACKSON.  ALL THE HEADLINES WERE GIVEN TO MICHAEL AND IT SEEMS FARRAH WAS FORGOTTEN THROUGH THEM.  I GREW UP WATCHING HER IN CHARLIE ANGELS AND SEEING HER IN OTHER MOVIES.  SAD TO SEE HER GONE BUT I HEARD SHE WAS SUFFERING DUE TO THE CANCER.  NOW HER SUFFERING IS OVER.

ED McMAHON PASSED AWAY RECENTLY AND IT SEEMED NOT MUCH PRESS WAS GIVEN TO HIS PASSING AWAY.  I DO REMEMBER HIM ON THE TONIGHT SHOW YEARS AGO WITH JOHHNY CARSON AND IN STAR SEARCH.  I HEARD HIS LAST FEW YEARS INCLUDED FINANCIAL STRUGGLES AND HEALTH STRUGGLES…..

DAVID CARRIDINE AND FORMER QUARTERBACK STEVE MCNAIR RECENTLY PASSED AWAY.  MUCH IS BEING SAID OF MC NAIR’S SHOOTING WHICH IS SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST.  I HEAR THAT SOME OF THE DETAILS ARE STILL IN INVESTIGATION.

APARTMENT UPDATE:

RECENTLY PAM AND I VIEWED ANOTHER APARTMENT HERE IN NORTON AND WE REALLY LIKED IT.  THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE WILL BE MOVING AT THE END OF JULY TO OUR OWN PLACE!!!  IT IS A NICE TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT NEAR THE PROFESSIONAL GOLF COURSE HERE IN NORTON.  PLANS ARE IN THE WORKS TO MOVE SO MORE DETAILS TO COME.  FINALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN TRULY SAY WE WILL START OVER…..

PERSONAL UPDATE:

WELL PAM AND I HAVE SEEN THE NEW TRANSFORMERS MOVIE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS AWESOME…….WE HAVE ALSO WATCHED SOME MOVIES THAT I HAVE BROUGHT HOME FROM HOLLYWOOD VIDEO THAT REALLY ARE NOT WORTH SEEING….LOL……JUST SAW “THE CODE” WITH MORGAN FREEMAN AND ANTONIO BANDARAS WHICH WAS A GOOD MOVIE.  WE ALSO SAW “KNOWING” WITH NICHOLAS CAGE WHICH COMES OUT TUESDAY AND I SAY RENT SOMETHING ELSE.  THIS MOVIE IS GOOD THROUGH MOST OF THE MOVIE BUT THEN YOU SEE THE PLOT UNFOLD AND THEN REALLY WONDER WHY YOU SAW THE MOVIE TO BEGIN WITH.  IT REALLY IS NOT THAT GREAT.   WE SAW, “12 ROUNDS” WITH JOHN CENA AND IT WAS A DECENT MOVIE.  I WATCHED, “THE UNBORN” WHICH COMES OUT TUESDAY AND I THOUGHT THE MOVIE WAS OKAY.  HAD SOME SCARY SCENES AND DECENT PLOT.  DID NOT LIKE THE ENDING BUT YOU CAN DECIDE…….LOL……..

PAM AND I SPENT THE WEEKEND WITH OUR FRIENDS AT JOHN AND DEE’S AND WE HAD AN AWESOME TIME.  THANKS TO THEM FOR THE GREAT FOOD WHICH INCLUDED: RIBS, CHICKEN, BEEF BRISKET, MANY DESERTS, CHIPS, SALADS, ETC,….ETC,…….LOL…..OH YES AND BEER AND WINE COOLERS……LOL……….SOME OF US ENJOYED THAT MORE THAN OTHERS…….THOSE OF YOU READING THIS KNOW WHO YOU ARE……LOL………OVERALL, IT WAS GREAT……GREAT FIREWORKS TOO……..LOL……….

IT WAS NICE TO HAVE THE JULY 4TH WEEKEND OFF TO SPEND TIME WITH MY WIFE, FAMILY AND FRIENDS………DO NOT GET WEEKENDS OFF SO I ENJOYED THIS ONE………

HERE IT IS SUNDAY JULY 5TH AND AN END TO A GREAT WEEKEND.  WE JUST CELEBRATED OUR INDEPENDENCE DAY ON JULY 4TH.   THANKS TO ALL OF OUR VETERANS AND CURRENT SOLDIERS.  IT IS BECAUSE OF YOUR SACRA FICES THAT WE GET TO ENJOY OUR FREEDOM TO CELEBRATE………THANKS!!!

THAT IS MY CURRENT UPDATE FOR NOW.  MORE TO COME………

OUR FIRST 20 YEARS TOGETHER: A LOOK BACK ON 20YRS…

ON JUNE 3RD MY WIFE, PAM, AND I CELEBRATED OUR 20TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY…….IT IS SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 20YRS HAVE COME AND GONE SO FAST BUT THE THING IS WE ARE STILL TOGETHER…….IT HAS NOT BEEN EASY BUT I KNOW WE LOVE EACH OTHER MORE TODAY THAN WE DID 20 YEARS AGO.

I WANT TO SIMPLY GIVE YOU A TIME-LINE OF OUR FIRST 20YRS OF MARRIAGE…….LET’S BEGIN:

JUNE 3, 1989-  NICE SUNNY DAY WHICH WAS OUR WEDDING DAY…..FAMILY AND FRIENDS GATHERED TO WATCH US GET MARRIED THIS DAY 20YRS AGO.  WE HAD OVER 200 PEOPLE AT OUR WEDDING……

1990-  SPENT OUR FIRST YEAR IN OUR APARTMENT IN ATTLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS……I WORKED FOR BRAININ ADVANCE INDUSTRIES AS A QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR WHILE PAM WORKED FOR JOLLY FARM DAYCARE AS A TEACHER…….THEN IN AUGUST WE MOVED TO FLORIDA…..

1991-  OUR FIRST YEAR IN LAKELAND FLORIDA…..WE LIVED IN A ONE BEDROOM APARTMENT.  I WAS IN COLLEGE AT SOUTHEASTERN WHILE PAM WORKED FOR KINDERCARE AS A TEACHER…..I WORKED AT THE LAKELAND SQUARE MALL THEN STARTED AT MCDONALD’S PART-TIME…..MADE $4.25/HR……..LOL

1992-  OUR SECOND YEAR IN LAKELAND FLORIDA……I WAS STILL TAKING CLASSES AT SOUTHEASTERN AND PAM WAS TAKING SEVERAL CLASSES AS WELL…….I WAS WORKING FOR MCDONALD’S PART-TIME AND PAM STILL WORKING FOR KINDERCARE…….

1993-  OUR THIRD YEAR IN LAKELAND FLORIDA……I WAS STILL TAKING CLASSES AT SOUTHEASTERN BUT CHANGED JOBS……I STARTED WORKING FOR DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS/ADVANCE AUTO PARTS PART-TIME….PAM HAS FALSE ALARM BEING POSSIBLY PREGNANT………PAM STILL WORKING AT KINDERCARE…….

1994-  WE MOVE INTO 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT IN SAME COMPLEX  IN LAKELAND FLORIDA……I AM STILL IN COLLEGE AND WORKING FOR DISCOUNT AUTO WHILE PAM IS WORKING FOR KINDERCARE…….

1995- DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS WE MOVE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS FROM LAKELAND FLORIDA……WE LIVE WITH MY PARENTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE LIVING IN NORTH ATTLEBORO IN A NEW APARTMENT……I ONCE AGAIN WORK FOR BRAININ ADVANCE INDUSTRIES AS A QUALITY CONTROL INSPECTOR WHILE PAM RETURNS TO JOLLY FARM DAYCARE………

1996-1999  LIVING IN NORTH ATTLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS…..I AM WORKING FOR BRAININ ADVANCE INDUSTRIES AND PAM STILL WORKING FOR JOLLY FARM………

1998- STARTED CHURCH SOFTBALL TEAM WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS…….GREAT TIME…….

1999- FALL OF 1999 I LEAVE BRAININ ADVANCE TO WORK FOR CLEANING SERVICE……….PAM STILL AT JOLLY FARM….

2000- MARCH WE MOVE TO LEE SUMMIT MISSOURI………WE LIVE WITH PAM’S PARENTS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE GETTING AN APARTMENT IN RAYTOWN MISSOURI……PAM TAKES POSITION AT CHURCH TO DIRECT THE CHURCH DAYCARE……..I RETURN TO COLLEGE AT MID-AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY IN FALL OF 2000……..I WORK PART-TIME AT CHURCH DAYCARE AS JANITOR WHILE ATTENDING COLLEGE…….EVANGEL TEMPLE IN KANSAS CITY…..

2001-  I DO MY INTERNSHIP AT HEARTLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH AND GRADUATE FROM MID-AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY……PAM LOOSES HER JOB AT EVANGEL TEMPLE SINCE THEY DECIDE TO CLOSE THE DAYCARE…….DUE TO FINANCIAL AND PERSONAL ISSUES WE MOVE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS AND SPEND FIVE MONTHS LIVING WITH OUR FRIENDS JOHN AND DEE UNTIL NOVEMBER OF 2001…….PAM RETURNS TO WORK AT JOLLY FARM DAYCARE DURING THE FIVE MONTHS AND I FINALLY GET A JOB AT AUTOZONE AFTER 9/11………WE THEN MOVE BACK TO KANSAS AND STAY WITH A FRIEND THERE UNTIL THE SPRING OF 2002……..THANKS MIKE!!

2002-  WE MOVE INTO APARTMENT COMPLEX IN OVERLAND PARK KANSAS………I AM WORKING FOR AUTOZONE AND PAM WORKS AT WALMART FOR AWHILE BEFORE TAKING A JOB AT CHILDREN’S WORLD AS A DIRECTOR IN TRAINING…….SHE LATER BECOMES DIRECTOR DURING THIS YEAR.  I TAKE AN ASSISTANT MANAGERS POSITION WITH ADVANCE AUTO PARTS IN THE FALL.

2003-  LIVING IN OVERLAND PARK…….I AM WORKING FOR ADVANCE IN SHAWNEE MISSION KANSAS WHILE PAM IS DIRECTOR FOR CHILDREN’S WORLD IN SHAWNEE……..

2004-  STILL IN OVERLAND PARK AND BUSY WITH OUR JOBS WE VACATION TO MASSACHUSETTS IN THE FALL TO ATTEND MY UNCLE GEORGE’S FUNERAL.  THE REDSOX WIN THE WORLD SERIES WHICH WAS THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 80YRS…..WE RETURN TO KANSAS AND I GET PROMOTED TO STORE MANAGER FOR ADVANCE AUTO PARTS…

2005-  STILL LIVING IN OVERLAND PARK……..I AM A STORE MANAGER FOR ADVANCE UNTIL LATE SUMMER WHEN I DECIDE TO BE AN ASSISTANT MANAGER ONCE AGAIN.  I MADE BONUS AS A MANAGER BUT FELT IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO STEP DOWN…I WORK AGAIN AS AN ASSISTANT MANAGER FOR THE KANSAS CITY KANSAS STORE UNTIL SPRING OF 2006.  PAM BUSY AT CHILDREN’S WORLD………..

2006-  I AM HOSPITALIZED AND DIAGNOSED WITH DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY (CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE) IN MARCH OF 06 AND SPEND A YEAR AND A FEW MONTHS ON DISABILITY……..I TRY TO RETURN TO ADVANCE IN JULY OF 06 BUT CANNOT RESUME TO THE PREVIOUS POSITION I HAD…….I SPEND THIS TIME ON DISABILITY……OUR INCOME DROPS DRAMATICALLY……..PAM IS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO REPORT ABUSE THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS……THIS TURNS INTO A LEGAL BATTLE FROM HELL………..

2007-  CHILDREN’S WORLD CHANGES NAME TO KNOWLEDGE LEARNING CORPORATION AND HIRES PAM AN ATTORNEY.  SHE IS LATER TERMINATED BY THE COMPANY………SHE COLLECTS UNEMPLOYMENT WHILE I AM ON DISABILITY FOR HEART FAILURE……OUR INCOME SEEMS TO DROP BIG TIME WITH MEDICAL BILLS PILING UP ALONG WITH PAYING RENT…….DUE TO ALL THE ISSUES WE MOVE BACK TO MASSACHUSETTS AND STAY WITH MY DAD………PAM GETS JOB WITH NEXT  GENERATION CHILDREN CENTERS AS A PROGRAM MANAGER……….I GET JOB AS AUTO CENTER MANAGER FOR SEARS IN WOONSOCKET JUST BEFORE THANKSGIVING……..I START BOWLING AGAIN IN THE FALL…..

2008-  PAM AND I LIVING WITH MY DAD IN NORTON……..I CHANGE JOBS IN FALL OF 08 AND TAKE STORE DIRECTOR POSITION AT HOLLYWOOD VIDEO IN PEMBROKE MASSACHUSETTS……..PAM TRANSFERS TO THE NEW WALPOLE CENTER FOR NEXT GENERATION CHILDREN’S CENTER….SHE THEN GOES BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM AS A TEACHER…..PAM STARTS TAKING ON-LINE CLASSES FROM ASHFORD UNIVERSITY…PAM ATTENDS LIVING WATERS…….

2009- CURRENTLY PAM AND I LIVING WITH MY DAD IN NORTON AND BOTH OF US STILL WORKING……….LOOKING FOR OWN PLACE AND A FRESH START………..

THIS ALL HAS TAKEN PLACE IN 20YRS…….OF COURSE THERE IS SO MUCH MORE BUT THAT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL BOOKS…..WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH MUCH AND HAVE ENDURED 20 YRS WITH THE LAST THREE BEING THE MOST DIFFICULT WE HAVE EVER FACED…….OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER HAS GROWN SO IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT AFTER 20YRS WE CAN LOOK BACK AND SAY WE ARE STILL TOGETHER…….OUR LOVE HAS BEEN TESTED BUT YET HERE WE ARE STILL TOGETHER AND STILL HOLDING ON TO EACH OTHER………OUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER HAS CARRIED US THROUGH……….HAPPY ANNIVERSARY HONEY!!!  I HOPE THE NEXT FEW YEARS WILL BE YEARS OF STARTING OVER………WE CERTAINLY NEED IT!!!  LOVE YOU BUNCHES!!

YOUR HUBBY,

RON

MY DIARY TO 6/14/09: 20TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY AND SICK AGAIN

WELL IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL WEEKS SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY WHICH WAS ON MEMORIAL DAY.  MUCH HAS GONE ON SINCE THEN….LET ME DESCRIBE WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE THE PAST FEW WEEKS………..

TUES 5/26/09- WORKED DURING THE DAY AND WAS HOME AT NIGHT……..

WED 5/27/09- ENJOYED A DAY OFF TODAY SO TOOK IT EASY DURING THE DAY.

THURS 5/28/09- GARY, MY DISTRICT MANAGER, VISITED MY STORE TODAY AND STAYED TILL AFTER CLOSING.  IT WAS A GOOD VISIT AND HE TOLD ME THAT HE WANTS TO BRING OUR REGIONAL MANAGER TO VISIT OUR STORE NEXT WEEK.  GIVE ME A LIST OF CLEANING TO DO BEFORE NEXT TUESDAY.  FUN FUN FUN…..LOL…….IT WOULD BE MY FIRST TIME MEETING RUTH, OUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR, SO IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE HER.

FRI 5/29/09- DID SOME ERRANDS IN THE MORNING THEN WORKED FRIDAY NIGHT.  GOT HOME LATE AND THEN CRASHED…..LOL

SAT 5/30/09-  WORKED SATURDAY NIGHT AND GOT HOME LATE……..LIKE I ALWAYS DO WHEN WORKING ON WEEKENDS……

SUN 5/31/09-  I WORKED TODAY SINCE I PLANNED TO HAVE NEXT SATURDAY OFF.  SPENT THE DAY DOING TASKS AND CLEANING THE STORE TO GET READY FOR OUR REGIONAL DIRECTOR’S VISIT ON TUESDAY………

MON 6/1/09-  I WORKED A LONG DAY TODAY SETTING THE NEW RELEASE WALL AND DOING VARIOUS CLEANING, DUSTING AND VACUUMING…WANTING THE STORE TO LOOK PERFECT WHEN RUTH COMES BY TO VISIT  TOMORROW……SO I WORKED LATE AND GOT HOME LATE……….

TUES 6/2/09-  I WENT IN  TO WORK EARLY TO MAKE SURE THE STORE LOOKED GREAT WHEN RUTH ARRIVES TODAY.  BOTH RUTH AND GARY VISIT MY STORE EARLY AND SPEND ABOUT TWO HOURS VISITING THE STORE.  IT WAS A NICE VISIT AND RUTH IS VERY NICE.  OF COURSE I WAS GIVEN ANOTHER LIST TO WORK ON WHILE SHE WAS THERE……LOL……ANYWAY, WAS A LONG FEW DAYS…….

WED 6/3/09-  TODAY WAS A MUCH NEEDED DAY OFF AND WAS ABLE TO SPEND IT WITH MY WIFE……….IT WAS OFFICIALLY OUR 20TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY TODAY SO WE SPENT THE DAY TOGETHER AND RELAXED…..HARD TO BELIEVE THAT 20YRS HAS GONE BY SO FAST……..

THURS 6/4/09- TODAY I WORKED AT THE MIDDLEBORO STORE TO ASSIST THE MANAGER THERE WHO IS IN TRANSITION.  I CLOSED THE STORE AND GOT HOME LATER AT NIGHT.  MUCH CLOSER DRIVE THAN PEMBROKE SO IT WAS NICE NOT TO DRIVE AS LONG TO WORK.  WAS A STEADY DAY SO I TRIED TO ASSIST THE CREW THERE AND GET SOMETHINGS DONE.  MY PARENTS STOPED BY TO VISIT WHICH WAS COOL……….

FRI 6/5/09-  I WORKED THE DAY SHIFT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE BEING MANAGER IN PEMBROKE.  DID IT PURPOSELY SO PAM AND I COULD SPEND SOMETIME TOGETHER LATER.  I GOT OFF BY 6PM AND THEN WAS HOME EARLY ON A FRIDAY.  FELT GOOD TO BE HOME EARLY………LOL.

SAT 6/6/09-  WAS MY DAY OFF THAT I PLANNED SO PAM AND I COULD SPEND SOMETIME TOGETHER CELEBRATING 20 YRS OF MARITAL BLISS….LOL……….MY SISTER GAVE ME A HAIRCUT SO I SPENT SOMETIME AT HER HOUSE VISITING MY BROTHER AND MY SISTERS.  AFTER THAT PAM AND I WENT TO PATRIOT CINEMAS IN EAST PROVIDENCE TO SEE THE MOVIE, “STATE OF PLAY” WITH RUSSELL CROWE AND RACHAEL MCADAMS……WAS CHEAP AND IT WAS A GREAT MOVIE!!!  IT WAS NICE TO SPEND SOMETIME TOGETHER DURING THE DAY SINCE I WORK FRIDAY AND SATURDAYS……..

SUN 6/7/09- PAM AND I WENT TO MY MOMS FOR LUNCH AND SPENT THE DAY WITH HER AND MY DAD.  WE HAD A GOOD TIME.  GREAT FOOD OF COURSE……STUFFED SHELLS, GARLIC BREAD AND CHICKEN…….MMMMMMMMM………WE WATCHED TWO MOVIES AND PLAYED CARDS…….I WILL REVIEW THE MOVIES SOON…….”LAST CHANCE HARVEY” WAS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE!!!  IT WAS A GREAT DAY………NICE TO BE WITH FAMILY AND RELAX…….OVERALL, A GREAT WEEKEND TO BE OFF………….

MON 6/8/09-  I CLOSED TODAY AND SET THE NEW RELEASE WALL.  I STARTED COUGHING AGAIN AND WAS VERY CONGESTED SO IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I CALL THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.  I WORKED COUGHING FEELING PRETTY LOUSY.  JUST A MONTH AGO I HAD THE SAME THING SO I WORKED THROUGH IT………ANYWAY, GOT HOME AND CRASHED………LOL

TUES 6/9/09- I WORKED THE DAY SHIFT BUT CALLED THE DOCTOR SO I COULD MAKE SURE EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.  I LEFT WORK EARLY TO SEE THE DOCTOR AT 3:30PM.  WELL IT WAS GOOD THAT I SAW THE DOCTOR.  HE TOOK A CHEST XRAY AND IT WAS CLEAR.  HOWEVER, I CAUGHT BRONCHITIS AGAIN SO I WAS PUT ON ANOTHER ANTIBIOTIC.  SO AFTER THAT I WENT HOME AND RELAXED THE REST OF THE DAY…….COULD NOT BELIEVE I CAUGHT IT AGAIN ONLY LESS THAN A MONTH.  I HAVE CUSTOMERS THAT COME INTO THE STORE SICK SO YOU NEVER KNOW………

WED 6/10/09-  MY DAY OFF AND A GOOD THING.  I FELT WIPED OUT TODAY AND COUGHING GETS OLD.  I PRETTY MUCH STAYED HOME ALL DAY……..DID NOT FEEL LIKE DOING ANYTHING SO THAT IS WHAT I DID…………LOL

THURS 6/11/09-  I WORKED IN MIDDLEBORO ONCE AGAIN TO ASSIST THE MANAGER THERE.  I CLOSED TODAY AND IT WAS NICE TO BE IN ANOTHER STORE SET BETTER THAN MINE……LOL………I AGAIN DID SOME TASKS TO ASSIST THE CREW THERE……………WAS SO NICE TO NOT HAVE A 45MIN DRIVE………LOL

FRI 6/12/09-  I CLOSED THE STORE TODAY AND IT WAS PRETTY BUSY…….I WAS FEELING A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND NOT COUGHING AS MUCH……..I GOT HOME LATE TONIGHT WHICH I NORMALLY DO ON THE WEEKENDS……….

SAT 6/13/09-  I DID A FEW ERRANDS IN THE MORNING AND HAD BREAKFAST FROM PATTY’S PLACE IN NORTON…….THE FOOD THERE IS SO GOOD………MMMMMMMMM……I CLOSED TODAY AND WE DID A SIDEWALK SALE BUT IT SEEMED NOT TO BE AS BUSY TODAY…..WELL IT WAS 73 DEGREES OUT AND SUNNY SO THE WEATHER DID NOT HELP………LOL………I GOT HOME LATE AGAIN AND WENT TO BED AROUND 2AM……….

SUN 6/14/09-  MY DAY OFF TODAY SO I SPENT TIME ON FACEBOOK AND THEN I DID LAUNDRY TODAY………SO MUCH FUN……..LOL…….I SPENT SEVERAL HOURS AT THE LAUNDRY MAT AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR DRYERS BECAUSE IT SEEMED OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SAME IDEA…….LOL…….I JUST FINISHED WATCHING FRIDAY THE 13TH REMAKE…..IT WAS PRETTY GOOD……..NOW I AM UPDATING THIS BLOG SO NOW I AM CAUGHT UP………LOL

MY DAILY JOURNAL TILL 5/25/09: HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO ALL!!!

WELL IT HAS BEEN A WEEK OR SO SINCE I LAST UPDATED MY DAILY JOURNAL SO LET ME JUST BRING EVERYONE UP TO SPEED WHAT HAS TAKEN PLACE THE PAST WEEK.

TUES 5/19/09- WORKED DURING THE DAY TODAY AND GOT HOME AFTER 8PM.  WAS A NICE DAY TODAY TODAY BUT WAS TIRED WHEN GOT HOME.
WED 5/20/09-  DAY OFF TODAY SO ENJOYED THE MORNING ON FACEBOOK AND WORKING ON MY FANTASY BASEBALL TEAMS.  MY MOM CAME OVER IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON SO MY DAD, MOM AND I WENT TO FRIENDLY’S FOR ICE CREAM SUNDAES AND CAME BACK TO THE HOUSE AND PLAYED CARDS THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.  WAS A NICE TIME TO PLAY CARDS AND TALK.  PAM AND I WATCHED THE AMERICAN IDOL FINALE WITH CHRIS ALLEN WINNING.  I HAVE NOT WATCHED IDOL ALL THIS PAST YEAR BUT WATCHED THE LAST ONE……LOL….

THURS 5/21/09- WORKED DURING THE DAY TODAY AND CAME HOME AFTER 7:30PM…RELAXED THE REST OF THE NIGHT.

FRI 5/22/09- DID SOME ERRANDS IN THE MORNING BEFORE GOING TO WORK IN THE AFTERNOON.  DID NOT GET HOME UNTIL AFTER 1AM FRIDAY NIGHT AND THEN CRASHED…WAS A GOOD DAY TODAY.

SAT 5/23/09- GOT BREAKFAST FROM PATTY’S PLACE WHICH TASTED VERY GOOD.  DID NOT GO TO WORK UNTIL AFTER 3PM.  WE HAD A SIDEWALK SALE DURING THE DAY UNTIL AROUND 7:30PM.  HAD A BUSY DAY TODAY.  IT SEEMED LIKE THE SIDEWALK SALE GENERATED SOME CUSTOMERS THAT WANTED TO SPEND MONEY.  OF COURSE IT WAS THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND SO IT WAS NICE TO SEE OUR SALES PEAK TODAY.  I DID NOT GET HOME UNTIL AFTER 1:30AM.  CRASHED WHEN I GOT HOME..

SUN 5/24/09- I RELAXED DURING THE MORNING SINCE I WAS EXHAUSTED WHILE PAM WENT TO CHURCH.  I WATCHED THE MOVIE, “ROLE MODELS” WHICH I THOUGHT WAS GOOD.  I WILL REVIEW THIS MOVIE LATER.  I ALSO  WAS ON FACEBOOK.COM VIEWING MEMORIAL DAY SALUTES ON YOUTUBE.COM.  DURING THE AFTERNOON PAM WORKED ON HER SCHOOL STUFF THEN I WENT TO SEE THE NEW TERMINATOR MOVIE AT PATRIOT PLACE AT 5PM.  SINCE THERE WAS LAC-ROSE GOING ON IT WAS BUSY THERE.  THE MOVIE WAS AWESOME!!  I REALLY ENJOYED IT!!  I DID A LOAD OF LAUNDRY AFTER THE MOVIE THEN BROUGHT A PIZZA HOME FROM NORTON HOUSE OF PIZZA.  DID NOT GET HOME UNTIL AROUND 9:30PM……..FELT LIKE I WORKED ANOTHER NIGHT……LOL……….I THEN WATCHED THE MOVIE, “WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU”……..THIS ALSO WAS A GOOD MOVIE……..AFTER THAT I WENT TO SLEEP……….

BRINGS ME CURRENT AND UP TO DATE NOW…….LOL

TODAY 5/25/09-  MEMORIAL DAY!!!   HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY TO EVERYONE TODAY!!!  I POSTED VIDEOS YOU CAN WATCH ON FACEBOOK………….OR YOU CAN GO TO YOUTUBE AND WATCH SOME MEMORIAL DAY VIDEO SALUTE TO OUR VETERANS……ANYWAY, I PLAN TO RELAX AND ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL DAY WITH FAMILY………….

MOVIE REVIEWS: 25 MOVIES I REVIEWED FOR YOU-MORE TO COME

WELL SINCE I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR HOLLYWOOD VIDEO FOR THE PAST EIGHT MONTHS I HAVE SEEN MANY MOVIES.  I HAVE GIVEN REVIEWS ON SOME OF THE MOVIES I HAVE SEEN BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF I GIVE A NICE LIST OF THE MANY MOVIES I HAVE SEEN AND GIVE YOU MY TAKE ON THEM.  FOR MORE IN DEPTH REVIEWS YOU CAN VISIT MY WORK SITE AT HTTP://WWW.HOLLYWOODVIDEO.COM  …..ANYWAY, HERE IS MY LIST OF 25 MOVIES I HAVE RENTED AND A  BRIEF REVIEW OF EACH MOVIE:

1. ” THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR”-  THIS THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE MUMMY STARRING BRENDAN FRASER HAS HIS TEAM BATTLING A RESURRECTED HAN EMPEROR.  IT WAS A DECENT MOVIE BUT NOT AS GOOD AS THE FIRST TWO MUMMY MOVIES.  I WAS HOPING FOR MORE IN THIS  MOVIE BUT IT HAD SOME GOOD ACTION AND HUMOR SIMILAR TO THE FIRST TWO.  OVERALL GRADE  C+

2. “APOSTLES OF COMEDY”- GOOD CLEAN STAND UP COMEDY FROM SEVERAL CHRISTIAN COMEDIANS.  THESE GUYS ARE FUNNY AND IT IS GOOD CLEAN ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.  YOU WILL LAUGH!!  OVERALL GRADE  B+

3. “BANGKOK DANGEROUS”- NICHOLAS CAGE MOVIE WHICH DEPICTS HIM AS A HIT-MAN.  THIS MOVIE IS NOT ONE OF HIS BEST BUT CAGE IS SOLID.  NOT REALLY MISSING MUCH NOT SEEING THIS FILM BUT IT WAS JUST OKAY.  GRADE IS C-

4. “EAGLE EYE”-  SHIA LABEOUF STAR OF “TRANSFORMERS” STARS IN THIS ACTION THRILLER ABOUT HOW TWO STRANGERS BECOME PAWNS OF A MYSTERIOUS WOMAN THAT KNOWS EVERY MOVE THEY MAKE.  THIS MOVIE WILL KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT.  MUST SEE FILM!!  GRADE IS A B+

5. “RIGHTEOUS KILL”- ROBERT DE NIRO AND AL PACINO ARE TWO VETERAN DETECTIVES THAT WORK TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY A RECENT MURDER AND A CASE THEY WORKED ON YEARS AGO.  THIS MOVIE HAS A PLOT TWIST AND SUSPENSE THAT WILL KEEP YOU GUESSING TO THE END.  THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE.  OVERALL GRADE WAS A B+

6. “THE HOUSE BUNNY”- ANNA FARIS STARS IN THIS MOVIE AS A PLAYBOY BUNNY THAT BECOMES A SONORITY HOUSEMOTHER WHEN SHE IS THROWN OUT ON THE STREETS. I DID NOT SEE THIS MOVIE BUT MY WIFE, PAM, SAW THIS MOVIE AND SAID IT WAS BASICALLY STUPID.  THERE WAS SOME FUNNY PARTS IN THE MOVIE BUT OVERALL SHE IS GLAD SHE DID NOT PAY FOR IT.  SHE GAVE IT A C-

7. “BABYLON A.D.”- VIN DIESEL STARS IN THIS ACTION MOVIE AS A MERCENARY CHARGED WITH DELIVERING A YOUNG WOMAN FROM RUSSIA TO CANADA.  THIS MOVIE WAS INTERESTING AND THE PLOT SOMETIMES MAKES NO SENSE BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD ACTION SCENES.  NOT MY FAVORITE VIN DIESEL MOVIE BUT WAS JUST OKAY.  GRADE WAS C+

8.  “MIRRORS”- KEIFER SUTHERLAND STARS IN THIS HORROR FILM AS A MALL SECURITY GUARD THAT LEARNS ABOUT AN EVIL MYSTERY INVOLVING MIRRORS WHICH SEEM TO SHOW THE EVIL SIDE OF PEOPLE.  THIS MOVIE WAS OKAY AND IT WAS AN INTERESTING PLOT.  I WILL SAY I WILL NEVER VIEW MIRRORS THE SAME WAY AGAIN.  LOL…….THERE WAS SOME ACTION AND SCARY SCENES BUT THE PLOT HAS SOME FLAWS.  SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT YOU THINK.  MY GRADE WAS A C

9.  “THE FAMILY THAT PREYS”- THIS TYLER PERRY MOVIE SHOWS HOW TWO FAMILY’S VERY DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER LEARN TO WORK TOGETHER.  I DID NOT SEE THIS MOVIE BUT PAM DID AND SHE LIKED IT.  SHE SAID IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE AND GAVE IT A B……

10.  “SWING VOTE”- THIS KEVIN COSTNER FILM HAS KEVIN PLAYING A ROLE OF A DAD WHO’S VOTE WILL DETERMINE THE OUTCOME OF THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THIS WAS A GOOD MOVIE WITH A GOOD MESSAGE.  KEVIN PLAYS THE ROLE OF THE DAD WHO FIGURES OUT HOW TO BE A REAL DAD AND A REAL ROLE MODEL FOR HIS DAUGHTER. HAS SOME FUNNY THINGS IN THIS MOVIE AND A HEARTFELT MESSAGE.  MY GRADE IS A B-

11. “THE TENTH CIRLCE”- KELLY PRESTON STARS IN THIS MYSTERY MOVIE AS A MOTHER WHO’S DAUGHTER EXCUSES HER EX-BOYFRIEND OF RAPING HER.  THIS TURNS THE TOWN UPSIDE DOWN.  THE PLOT TWISTS IN THIS MOVIE ARE INTERESTING AND YOU WILL BE GUESSING.  NOT A POPULAR MOVIE BUT WAS VERY INTERESTING.  MY GRADE IS A C+

12. “SECRET LIFE OF BEES”- QUEEN LATIFAH AND DAKOTA FANNING STAR IN THIS MOVIE OF A TEENAGE GIRL THAT IS HAUNTED BY THE MEMORY OF HER LATE MOTHER.  I DID NOT SEE THIS MOVIE BUT MY PARENT DID.  THEY ENJOYED THIS MOVIE AND GAVE IT A GREAT REVIEW.  GRADE B-

13.  “INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL”- HARRISON FORD RETURNS AS INDIANA JONES IN HIS QUEST TO RACE AGAINST THE SOVIETS TO FIND THE SECRETS AND MYSTERIES OF THE CYRSTAL SKULL.  THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE WITH A LOT OF ACTION AND SUSPENSE.  THIS MOVIE WAS VERY SIMILAR TO RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK.  THIS IS AN INTERESTING STORY LINE THAT HAS SEVERAL TWISTS AND TURNS THAT MAKE IT INTERESTING. A MUST SEE FOR ANY INDIANA JONES FAN……GRADE A-

14.”BODY OF LIES”- LEONARDO DICAPRIO AND RUSSELL CROWE STAR IN THIS ACTION ADVENTURE OF A FORMER JOURNALIST HIRED BY THE CIA TO TRACK DOWN AN AL QAEDE LEADER IN JORDAN. THIS MOVIE HAD AN INTERESTING PLOT BUT THE BEST PART OF THIS MOVIE IS DICAPRIO AND CROWE.  GREAT ACTING FROM BOTH OF THEM.  THIS WAS NOT ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES BUT IT WAS OKAY.  MY GRADE WAS C+

15.  “QUARANTINE”- JENNIFER CARPENTER PLAYS A NEWS REPORTER IN THIS HORROR MOVIE THAT DOES A NEWS REPORT ON LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS THAT ARE CALLED TO INVESTIGATE AN APARTMENT BUILDING WHERE SOMETHING DEADLY TAKES PLACE.  INTERESTING PLOT IN THIS MOVIE AT FIRST BUT I FOUND THIS HORROR MOVIE SIMILAR TO NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD AND OTHER MOVIES.  PREDICTABLE WITH NOT MANY ANSWERS.  IT WAS OKAY BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE PAID FOR IT……..GRADE IS A C

16.  “THE CHANGELING”- ANGELINA JOLIE STARS AS A MOTHER WHO’S SON IS KIDNAPPED THEN RETURNED BUT QUESTIONS WHETHER OR NOT IT IS HER SON.  THIS MOVIE IS BASED UPON A TRUE STORY AND SOME OF THE CONTENT IN THIS MOVIE IS DISTURBING BECAUSE THEY ARE BASED ON TRUE EVENTS.  I AM NOT AN ANGELINA JOLIE FAN BUT I WILL SAY SHE WON ME WHILE WATCHING THIS MOVIE. SHE IS OUTSTANDING!!  THIS MOVIE IS SAD BUT THE DETERMINATION OF THIS CHARACTER IS AWESOME!!  SIMPLY A MUST SEE MOVIE……GRADE B+

17.  “THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY”-  HALEY BENNETT STARS AS A TEENAGER WHO DISCOVERS THAT HER PARENTS MADE A PACT WITH THE DEVIL TO SAVE HER LIFE.  I WAITED TO SEE THIS MOVIE BUT I AM SO GLAD I DID NOT PAY FOR IT.  THIS MOVIE WAS SO PREDICTABLE AND NOT VERY GOOD.  IT WAS LIKE WATCHING A HALLOWEEN EPISODE OF 90210.  THE PLOT WAS KIND OF PREDICTABLE AND THIS MOVIE WAS NOT SCARY.  SIMPLY PUT GO RENT SOMETHING ELSE…..GRADE C-

18. “THE EXPRESS”- DENNIS QUAID STARS IN THIS MOVIE AS THE COLLEGE COACH FOR ERNIE DAVIS WHO WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN TO WIN THE HEISMAN TROPHY.  THIS IS BASED ON THE TRUE STORY OF ERNIE DAVIS.  THIS IS AN EXCELLENT MOVIE WITH OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES FROM DENNIS QUAID AND ROB BROWN.  IT IS A FEEL GOOD MOVIE WITH MANY POSITIVE MESSAGES OF DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE.  A MUST SEE FOR ANY FOOTBALL FAN.  I ENJOYED THIS MOVIE AND GAVE IT AN A-

19.  “THE WOMEN”- MEG RYAN, ANNETE BENING AND BETTE MIDLER STAR IN THIS STAR CASTED DRAMA COMEDY WHICH FINDS A CONTEMPORARY TV PERSONALITY FINDS OUT THAT HER HUSBAND IS HAVING AN AFFAIR. THIS IS NOT MY PREFERRED GENRE OF A MOVIE BUT WHAT I SAW WAS FUNNY.  HOWEVER, MY WIFE FOUND THIS MOVIE TO BE A GOOD MOVIE.  OVERALL GRADE WAS A B-

20.  “LAKEVIEW TERRACE”-  SAMUEL JACKSON STARS AS A LAPD OFFICER THAT STOPS AT NOTHING TO FORCE OUT AN INTERRACIAL COUPLE THAT MOVES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS MOVIE WAS BETTER THAN I THOUGHT AND JACKSON PLAYS A GOOD BAD GUY.  INTERESTING PLOT TWIST IN THIS MOVIE BUT WHAT IS INTERESTING IS THAT THIS COULD REALLY HAPPEN.  YOU WILL HAVE TO SEE THE MOVIE TO UNDERSTAND IT.  THIS IS A SUSPENSE MOVIE THAT WILL KEEP YOU ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT.  I THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD MOVIE OVERALL.  MY GRADE B-

22. “AUSTRALIA”- NICOLE KIDMAN AND HUGH JACKMAN STAR IN THIS DRAMA IN WHICH AN ENGLISH ARISTOCRAT PACKS WITH A STOCKMAN IN ORDER TO PROTECT HER NEW PROPERTY FROM A TAKEOVER PLOT.  THIS HAPPENS BEFORE WORLD WAR II.  THIS MOVIE WAS INTERESTING AND LONG BUT GOOD OVERALL.  GREAT ACTING PERFORMANCES.  GRADE B-

23. “VACANCY”- LUKE WILSON AND KATE BECKINSALE STAR IN THIS HORROR FILM IN WHICH A COUPLE IS STRANDED AT A ISOLATED HOTEL IN WHICH MURDERS ARE FILMED IN THE HOTEL THEY STAY AT.  THIS MOVIE HAD AN INTERESTING PLOT BUT IT WAS WILSON AND BECKINSALE’S PERFORMANCE THAT MADE THIS MOVIE.  I AM GLAD I DID NOT PAY FOR THIS MOVIE.  MY OVERALL GRADE WAS A C

24.  “VACANCY 2: THE FIRST CUT”- THIS IS THE PREQUEL TO THE ORIGINAL VACANCY.  AGNES BRUCKNER STARS IN THIS HORROR FLICK WHICH SHOWS THE BEGINNINGS OF MR SMITH AND HIS HOTEL MURDERS.  THIS MOVIE BASICALLY WAS TERRIBLE AND NOT WORTH RENTING.  MY GRADE D

25.  “FIREPROOF”- KIRK CAMERON STARS IN THIS DRAMA THAT SHOWS A FIREFIGHTER AND HIS WIFE TAKE A 40 DAY EXPERIMENT TO SAVE THEIR MARRIAGE.  THIS MOVIE WAS GOOD AND HAD A GOOD MESSAGE THAT IS REDEEMING AND POSITIVE.  OVERALL GRADE B-

I HAVE IN MY PAST BLOGS REVIEWED SOME OF THESE MOVIES SO YOU CAN LOOK BACK.  HOWEVER, THESE 25 MOVIES I PICKED TO REVIEW BECAUSE I KNOW SOME OF YOU MAY RENT THEM OR ALREADY HAVE RENTED THEM.  PLEASE, LEAVE YOUR COMMENTS…….BE NICE TO HEAR SOME OF YOU GIVE FEEDBACK……..

MY DIARY TO 5/18/2009: HEARTBREAK FOR BRUINS AND CELTICS

WELL IT HAS BEEN A WEEK SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY SO LET ME BRIEFLY BRING YOU ALL UP TO SPEED:

TUES 5/12/09-  WORKED DURING THE DAY AND GOT HOME AFTER 8:30PM.  WATCHED A MOVIE AND WENT TO BED…….

WED 5/13/09- MY DAY OFF……….I SPENT TIME ON FACEBOOK.COM AND THE INTERNET.  THEN I WENT AND DID LAUNDRY……WOW THAT WAS FUN………LOL……PAM AND I WATCHED A MOVIE THAT NIGHT AND I WENT TO BED…..

THURS 5/14/09- WENT TO WORK EARLY AND DID THE RENTAL GAME INVENTORY WHICH NOW NEEDS TO BE DONE EACH WEEK.  I WORKED UNTIL AFTER 7PM.  GOT FOOD FROM DIMITRIES IN PEMBROKE WHICH WAS VERY GOOD……..CAME HOME AND LISTENED TO THE BRUINS LOOSE IN OVERTIME TO CAROLINA….WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED.   THEN I  CRASHED……

FRI 5/15/09- AFTER RELAXING IN THE MORNING I WENT TO WORK IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND GOT HOME AFTER 1AM.  WAS TIRED SO WENT TO BED LATE….

SAT 5/16/09- WENT TO WORK IN THE AFTERNOON AFTER SPENDING THE MORNING RELAXING AT HOME.  GOT HOME AFTER 1AM AND THEN CRASHED………

SUN 5/17/09- SPENT THE MORNING AT HOME THEN PAM AND I WENT TO TODD AND BETH’S HOME FOR THE DAY.  WE HAD STEAK AND CHICKEN AND TALKED MOST OF THE DAY WHILE WATCHING THE REDSOX LOOSE TO THE MARINERS.  PAM AND I WENT TO PAPA GINOS FOR A LATE DINNER BEFORE GOING HOME.  WE DID WATCH THE MOVIES MALL COP AND VALKYRIE………BOTH MOVIES WERE GOOD……..CELTICS LOOSE OH NO……LOL…….

MON 5/18/09-  I CLOSED TONIGHT AND GOT HOME AROUND 10:30PM.  NOW HERE ON FACEBOOK UPDATING MY BLOG.  WELL THAT IS A QUICK REVIEW FOR NOW……….MORE TO COME………GOODNIGHT TO ALL

MY DIARY TO 5/11/2009: WEEKEND AND MOTHERS DAY

WELL IT HAS BEEN A FEW DAYS SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL UPDATE SO LET ME BRING YOU UP TO SPEED:

SAT 5/9/2009- WELL TODAY PAM AND I TOOK MY MOM AND DAD OUT FOR BREAKFAST.  I WANTED TO SPEND TIME WITH MY MOM BEFORE GOING TO WORK IN THE AFTERNOON SO WE WENT TO FRIENDLYS AND HAD A GOOD BREAKFAST. WE USED TODAY TO CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY WITH MOM BECAUSE SUNDAY EVERYBODY SEEMED TO HAVE PLANS.  LATER WE WENT BACK TO MY MOMS PLACE AND WATCHED GHOSTRIDER.  I SAW THE MOVIE BEFORE AND IT WAS GREAT SO IT SEEMS THE MOVIE WAS LIKED.  I GAVE MOM A GIFT CARD TO HOLLYWOOD VIDEO AND THEN I WENT TO WORK.  I GOT HOME LATE THEN CRASHED…….LOL

SUN 5/10/2009- WELL TODAY WAS MOTHER’S DAY BUT SINCE WE TOOK MOM OUT YESTERDAY THE REST OF MY FAMILY WAS TAKING HER OUT TODAY.  PAM HAD A PAPER TO DO DURING THE DAY SO WENT TO SEE THE NEW STAR TREK MOVIE.  IT WAS AWESOME!!!  THE BEST STAR TREK MOVIE YET………THEN I WENT TO WALMART TO GET MY MEDICINE AND THEN CAME HOME LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND RELAXED.  I CHATTED ON FACEBOOK WITH SOME OF YOU WHICH IS ALWAYS GREAT.  IT WAS A GOOD DAY TODAY………..

MON 5/11/2009-  SLEPT IN THIS MORNING SINCE I DID NOT HAVE TO WAKE UP EARLY.  HAD TO GO TO THE BANK BEFORE GOING TO WORK AT 1PM.  BUSY DAY AT WORK TODAY BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT TO DO TODAY.  SETTING UP FOR THE NEW RELEASES FOR TOMORROW AND OTHER BUSY WORK THAT KEPT ME BUSY TILL LATE TONIGHT.  GOT HOME AFTER 11:30PM AND HAD SOMETHING TO EAT.  NOW DOING MY BLOG AND GETTING READY TO CRASH.  MORNING COMES EARLY AND I HAVE TO GO TO WORK IN THE MORNING…….GOODNIGHT TO ALL………

MY DIARY TO 5/8/2009: MY APOLOGY TO SOMEONE I HURT IN MY YOUNGER DAYS……

WELL IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL DAYS SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL ENTRY SO LET ME SHARE WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE THE PAST FEW DAYS……..

TUES 5/5/2009- I WORKED DURING THE DAY TODAY DOING TASKS WHILE WORKING.  IT RAINED MOST OF THE DAY TODAY.  I GOT HOME AFTER 8PM.  RELAXED AND WENT TO BED LATER…..

WED 5/6/2009- MY DAY OFF TODAY SO I RELAXED MOST OF THE DAY RESTING FROM THE BUSY WEEK I HAD LAST WEEK.  MY FIRST FULL DAY OFF IN A WEEK SO IT WAS MUCH NEEDED.  I DID WATCH TWO MOVIES THIS DAY ALONG WITH WATCHING FRINGE………..I WILL REVIEW THE MOVIES AT A LATER TIME…….THE PASSENGERS WAS A GREAT MOVIE………..UNDERWORLD WAS AWESOME TOO……….

THURS 5/7/2009- I WENT TO WORK EARLY TO DO A NEW WEEKLY GAME INVENTORY BEFORE OPENING.  WORKED MOST OF THE DAY AND GOT HOME AFTER 8PM………GOT A SALAD AND PIZZA FROM NORTON HOUSE OF PIZZA………GREAT FOOD……….PLAYED SOME MLB THE SHOW THEN CRASHED……LOL………EXCITING HUGH?????    LOL

FRI 5/8/2009- TODAY I DID SEVERAL THINGS BEFORE GOING TO WORK THE EARLY AFTERNOON.  HAD A SIDEWALK SALE AT WORK FOR A FEW HOURS SINCE IT WAS NICE OUT.  HAD CUSTOMERS ASKING ME WHAT WAS GOING ON…………IT WAS NICE OUT SO BUSINESS WAS SLOW………KIND OF HARD TO COMPETE WITH NICE WEATHER IN THE RENTAL ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS…….LOL………..GOT HOME AROUND 12:45AM AND WENT ON FACEBOOK.COM……….NOW UPDATING MY BLOG………..DOING SOME REFLECTING………..WELL SINCE YOU ASKED ME WHAT I AM THINKING ABOUT (LOL).   AT TIMES MY MIND RACES FASTER THAN A NASCAR RACE………..WITH SPEEDS SO FAST IT MAKES YOUR HEAD SPIN……..LOL………

MY REFLECTION: JUST THINKING OF HOW I MIGHT HAVE TREATED SOME PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER……IF I OFFENDED ANY OF YOU READING MY BLOG WHEN I WAS YOUNGER IN ANYWAY, I APOLOGIZE…….THERE WAS A TIME IN MY YOUNGER DAYS THAT I MIGHT NOT HAVE TREATED SOME OF YOU NICELY………FOR THAT I APOLOGIZE……!!!! I DID NOT DO IT PURPOSELY BECAUSE I AM NOT LIKE THAT………WHEN YOUNGER I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO BE CLOSE TO ME…….SO I REACTED UNKIND AND COLD AT TIMES……..I REMEMBER LONG TIME AGO ONE PERSON THAT I LIKED AND SHE LIKED ME.  I WROTE A NOTE TO HER SAYING I LIKED HER AND SHE LIKED ME BACK TO MY SURPRISE.  SINCE I WAS NOT USE TO SOMEONE LIKING ME I TREATED THAT PERSON UNKINDLY AND UNFAIR….I ENDED THIS RELATIONSHIP AND ACTED POORLY.  THIS PERSON WAS A GOOD PERSON AND STILL IS…………I HOPE YOU KNOW THAT I AM SO SORRY IF I PERSONALLY HURT YOU………I NEVER MEANT IT……..THIS HAUNTS ME AFTER ALL THESE YEARS BECAUSE I NEVER SAID I AM SORRY TO YOU……….I AM SORRY!!!!  FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART……..MANY OF YOU WILL WONDER WHO…….I WILL NOT NAME THIS PERSON BECAUSE I WANT THE CHANCE TO SAY SORRY IN PERSON………I HOPE I GET THAT CHANCE…….THIS PERSON MIGHT READ THIS AND FIGURE IT OUT.  IF SO, PLEASE KNOW HOW SORRY I AM…….AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THIS IS ONE REGRET THAT HAS BOTHERED ME FOR YEARS……I THINK AT THE TIME WE WERE ABOUT 12-14YRS OLD……..DO NOT REMEMBER BUT WHAT I DO REMEMBER IS HOW POORLY I TREATED THIS PERSON……

DO YOU HAVE A REGRET????  IF SO SHARE IT………..I SHARED ONE OF MINE NOW IT IS YOUR TURN……..IF THE PERSON I HURT READS THIS PLEASE LET ME KNOW……..WANT THE CHANCE TO MAKE THIS WRONG A RIGHT……….THANKS…………..

GOODNIGHT TO ALL……………

FACEBOOK RULES: LETS CHAT

IT IS SO AWESOME TO RECONNECT WITH MANY FRIENDS FROM MY PAST ON FACEBOOK.  I HAVE RECONNECTED WITH SOME OLD HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS, FLORIDA FRIENDS, MIDWEST FRIENDS, OLD MASS FRIENDS, AND MANY OTHERS IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS.  I HAVE ALSO RECONNECTED WITH SOME RELATIVES THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN IN YEARS…..SOME OF YOU READING MY BLOG I HAVE CHATTED WITH ON FACEBOOK AND REALLY ENJOY OUR CONVERSATIONS.  AT TIMES I HAVE SEEN NINE OF MY FRIENDS ON LINE AND SOME OF YOU I HAVE CHATTED WITH.  LET ME JUST SAY, THAT IF YOU WANT TO CHAT THEN SAY HI…….I AM ALWAYS OPEN TO CHATTING SO IT DOES NOT BOTHER ME WHEN AN OLD FRIEND SAYS HELLO OR A RELATIVE WANTS TO CHAT…….IT IS GREAT TO RECONNECT WITH MANY OF YOU…..THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO STAY IN TOUCH WITH SO MANY I HAVE LOSS CONTACT WITH OVER THE YEARS……..

SOME OF YOU READING MY BLOG MAY ASK, “WHY DO I DO A DIARY?”  GOOD QUESTION!!  I REALLY DO NOT KNOW WHY BECAUSE I DO NOT THINK MANY PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT RAVISHING RON DOES ON A DAILY BASIS…….THIS IS A GOOD THING……LOL……..I DO NOT HAVE CAMERAS OR THE PAPARISEE COMING TO INTERVIEW OR HARASS ME……LOL……I JUST LET ALL OF YOU INTO MY LIFE A LITTLE AND GIVE YOU A PEEK OF WHAT GOES ON IN MY DAILY LIFE……I HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT SOME DIFFICULT STUFF IN MY PAST BLOG ENTRIES DEALING WITH HEALTH AND LEGAL ISSUES……I GUESS I WANT OTHERS TO SEE ME FOR WHO I REALLY AM………A STANDUP GUY THAT IS AWESOME………..SIMPLY RAVISHING………..LOL……..LOL……….

HEY, WHEN I AM ON FACEBOOK AND YOU WANT TO CHAT JUST SAY HELLO………STRIKE UP A CONVERSATION AND DO NOT BE SHY……..HEY, I UNDERSTAND………LOL………SOMETIMES I SEE NINE PEOPLE ON MY LIST AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO CHAT WITH NINE PEOPLE AT THE SAME TIME……I MEAN FOR ME IT IS HARD TO WALK AND CHEW BUBBLE GUM SO I UNDERSTAND……..LOL…………

ANYWAY, I HAVE SOME GUIDELINES TO CHATTING ON FACEBOOK ONLINE WITH MANY OF YOU SO PLEASE READ THESE…..LOL………THIS IS OF COURSE FUNNY AND NOT MEANT TO BE SERIOUS……….LOL…….

1.  IF YOU SAY HELLO AND I DO NOT RESPOND RIGHT AWAY JUST REMEMBER I AM ON HEART MEDICINE SO THE BLOOD AND OXYGEN TO MY BRAIN MAY TAKE LONGER FOR ME TO RESPOND……..LOL………..

2.  DO NOT SEND ME MANY MESSAGES AT THE SAME TIME BECAUSE YOU DO REMEMBER I CANNOT WALK AND CHEW BUBBLE GUM AT THE SAME TIME………..LOL

3.  IF I DO NOT SEND YOU A MESSAGE WHEN YOU ARE ONLINE DO NOT TAKE IT PERSONAL…….I AM STILL TRYING TO SEE HOW THIS ALL WORKS…………LOL

4.  IF I SEND YOU A MESSAGE AND YOU DO NOT RESPOND I WILL TAKE IT PERSONALLY AND TALK TO SOMEONE ELSE……..LOL…….KIDDING HERE………..LOL

5.  IF I AM SLOW TO RESPONDING TO MESSAGES IN THE MORNING REMEMBER IF I HAVE NOT HAD MY ICE COFFEE YET I MIGHT STILL BE WAKING UP……….LOL

JUST HAVING SOME FUN HERE………LOL

ANYWAY, JUST HOPING TO TALK TO MANY OF YOU ON FACEBOOK SO IF YOU WANT TO CHAT, DROP BYE AND SAY HELLO…………

DIARY TO 5/4/09: BEING SICK, INVENTORY AND DM VISIT…..WHAT A WEEK……LOL

WELL IT HAS BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE MY LAST JOURNAL UPDATE SO LET ME TRY TO BRING ALL OF YOU UP TO DATE ON THE EXCITING ADVENTURES OF RAVISHING RON…….LOL……..OK, THAT SOUNDED LIKE AN INTRODUCTION TO A SOAP OPERA…..LOL……..SOMETIMES LIFE CAN BE A SOAP OPERA……LOL………..

MON 4/27/2009- WOKE UP WITH A SORE THROAT, STUFFINESS AND CONGESTED…..HAD SOME CHILLS, SLIGHT FEVER AND FELT TIRED……..ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE FLU SO I WENT TO THE DOCTORS TODAY………I WAS TOLD I HAD A BRONCHIAL INFECTION SO WAS PUT ON AZITHROMICEN FOR FIVE DAYS……STAYED HOME TODAY AND SWITCHED MY DAY OFF WITH ONE OF MY SHIFT LEADERS……….DID NOTHING BUT REST TODAY……..

TUES 4/28/2009-  WENT TO WORK TODAY AND WORKED ALL DAY BUT DID NOT GO TO BOWLING BECAUSE I WAS STILL FEELING TIRED AND NOT VERY GOOD.  CAME HOME AND CRASHED………

WED 4/29/2009-  WENT TO WORK EARLY TO DO INVENTORY FOR OUR NEW RELEASE WALL, GAME RENTALS AND GAME SELL THROUGH…….THIS TOOK A GOOD PORTION OF THE DAY BUT OVERALL THE RESULTS WERE GOOD.  GOT HOME IN THE EARLY EVENING TO REST SO I DID……..STILL FEELING TIRED BUT NOT AS CONGESTED…….MEDICINE MUST BE WORKING………LOL

THURS 4/30-2009-  I WORKED TODAY SINCE I STAYED HOME ON MONDAY NOT FEELING WELL.  WORKED ALL DAY FEELING BETTER TODAY.  SEEMS THE MEDICINE IS KICKING IN………

FRI 5/1/2009-  LAST DAY TO TAKE MY MEDICINE AND I WAS FEELING BETTER TODAY………WENT TO WORK AROUND 2PM AND DID NOT GET HOME TILL AROUND 1AM………STAYED UP FOR A BIT THEN WENT TO SLEEP………

SAT 5/2/2009-  TODAY I FIND OUT THAT MY DM IS DOING A DM MONTHLY VISIT TODAY……OH GREAT……LOL………….HE SHOWS UP JUST BEFORE I DO AROUND 2PM AND HE STAYS TILL AFTER 8:30PM……….OUR STORE DID WELL AND GOT A GOOD GRADE………THANKS TO MY TEAM!!!  I DID NOT GET HOME UNTIL LATE………I STAYED UP FOR AWHILE PREPARING FOR MY GAMEZONE TRAINING CLASS I WAS TEACHING ON SUNDAY MORNING AT 10AM………I DID NOT GET TO SLEEP TILL AROUND 3AM REVIEWING FOR THE CLASS AND FINISHING REVIEWS……….

SUN 5/3/09-  WENT TO WORK EARLY TODAY TO DO THE GAMEZONE TRAINING FOR MY STAFF………EVERYBODY WAS THERE AND IT LASTED ABOUT TWO HOURS.  I DID EVERY-BODY’S REVIEW AFTER THE TRAINING CLASS I DID……I GOT HOME AROUND 2:30PM…….PAM MADE LUNCH WHICH WAS STUFFED SHELLS………MMMMMMMMMM……….TASTED GOOD…….THANKS HUN………LOL……….I TOOK A NAP SHORTLY AFTER THAT AND WATCHED TWO MOVIES…….I WILL GIVE A REVIEW ON MOVIES THIS WEEK SO KEEP CHECKING……..LOL

MON 5/4/09-  BRINGS ME UP TO DATE FOR TODAY….LOL……..ON MONDAYS I GO IN AROUND 12 OR 1PM AND CLOSE.  I DO THAT BECAUSE I SET UP THE NEW RELEASE WALL EACH MONDAY…….THERE IS A LOT TO DO TO PREPARE THE NEW RELEASES SO IT TAKES TIME AND EFFORT TO GET IT DONE CORRECTLY……..I ALSO TRY TO MAKE ROOM ON THE WALL FOR THE NEW RELEASES THAT WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF SPACES FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.  SO I AM BEING PROACTIVE IN PREPARING A WEEK BEFORE HAND………GOT HOME LATE TONIGHT AFTER COMPLETING THE WALL………RIGHT NOW IT IS 12:35AM SO I AM CURRENTLY UP TO DATE ON MY JOURNAL………LOL………..WHAT AN EXCITING LIFE I HAVE……….LOL………ANYWAY, THAT IS IT FOR NOW………MORE TO COME SO CHECK BACK OFTEN………..LOL