A Fresh Look at the Holidays and New Cell Phone

In the waning hours of last week's storms I slipped on wet leaves, fell and broke my cell phone. No injuries, only my ego and a pair of slacks were damaged. I didn't know it was dead until I tried to make a call days later. Not that I use the cell very much, but I like having it in case of emergencies. Few people have the number since the thing seldom turned on. I don't like the idea of people knowing my whereabouts any time of day.

I wanted to stay with Tracfone so I searched their site for new phone options, then elsewhere for the best prices and found the best deal for me. So following work at job #1 I hit the store and picked up the new phone at 50% off! I didn't understand much of the tech stuff about the model, but as I set about charging the battery and reading about the features (a VGA monitor and camera!) a commercial popped up on TV hawking the very model I chose. Motorola 376g, to be exact. (Pssst! Photo is above.)

When the battery was charged I called Tracfone to have my phone number and units transferred to the new phone. It took a while to get to a technician, but once connected the transfer was accomplished in a few minutes. The other plus is that the new phone came with an additional 60 units - and - when purchasing additional unit cards in the future they will all be doubled for the life of the phone. All this for only $15.00!

The new phone is capable of sending text messages (there is no wysiwyg keypad, so entering text is slow and cumbersome), surfing the web, checking weather, you know, all the crap you can do at home on your PC. I'll probably never use any of these features, though.

Another week with no day off. (sigh.) I almost forgot what day it was - again - today. I hate when that happens. Today at job #1 could have been phoned in. I backed up files to CD, wrote a couple of appraisels, trying all the while to stay awake. The town is busy with weekenders, but they're not shopping

The workday at job #2 yesterday was fun and enlightening, always a good thing. The sky was blue, the air crisp, with a cold winds both chilling and exhilarating. Everyone seemed happy, including all the customers joining us for lunch. There were no big crowds, but a steady flow kept us busy and made the shift fly by.

I will be working on Thanksgiving day. A special menu is planned for the day containing all the usual comfort foods of the Holiday. We'll also be offering our regular menu as well. I've taken quite a few reservations for the day, so I assume this is another one of those traditions set by the bosses years ago filling the need for those with nowhere to go. Hours will be shortened to 12 noon to 8 pm. So far, most have reserved between 1 pm and 4 pm, about the time most folks sit down to dinner and before the football games call for everyone's attention. Not sure yet, if I'll have to work the entire day. I'll check with the boss when I get in to work on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile the decorating of the restaurant continues with two trees going up as well as huge ornaments suspended from the ceiling of the dining room. I am anxious to see what it looks like when I arrive next week.

In any event, I am looking forward to Thanksgiving, Advent, and Christmas for the first time in too many years.

Time for supper and a cocktail - not necessarily in that order. Cheers!

And so it goes.
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