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Private Care
I don't think there's a single facet of my life that compensates for how much I don't want to be alive ( Read more... ) -
Entropy
Entropy has been on my mind a lot these last few months ( Read more... ) -
Christmas Approaches
Christmas is such a strange feeling to me ( Read more... ) -
GICW Coffee Table Book - Entry 4
Customer: "I'd like to speak to a manager. Are you a manager? Why do you have those spikes outside? I don't read signs because my sight isn't very good and it pisses me off that you have those spikes that pop tires ( Read more... ) -
GICW Coffee Table Book; entries 1 and 3
Today was a day for the story book at work, but before I get too far I realize that I haven't written some of my best Goodwill customer stories here... So here are a few classics, rounded out with tonight's new addition.
Poop Grabber:
Unfortunately, despite it being against store policy, people bring their dogs in all the time... Usually they put ( Read more... ) -
Cat Deflection
I dislike the cats we are watching for our neighbors that lost their home.
Our cats either fell into the categories of "Smart enough to know when you both want affection" or "Off doing their own thing."
One of these two cats is crazy, seeing hallucinations and attacking everything constantly in a playful mannor, unable to receive affection without ( Read more... ) -
New Science Fiction Series
When the Sci-fi because Syfy, we knew we were in trouble. Stargate wrapped up its run and then there was silence. None of the big-three were really doing any deep sci-fi. There was a quiet time ( Read more... ) -
Rememberance of a Typewriter
When you are the child of a hoarder, you become aware of how emotion and sentiment can anchor an item to someone. It's something I've been fearful of most of my life. I do, in fact, still have all of my childhood toys... I've tried to keep them neat and compact, try only to highlight specific ones still relevant. I know I should thin down, but that ( Read more... ) -
Four out of five cops reccomend Goodwill?
In an unexpected chapter of my imaginary Goodwill book, this week... Of the four days this week I have worked, we have had cops there each day. This is unprecidented.
Friday: A shop lifter under the influence of drugs, after many hours in the store, tries to swap out shoes. The supervisor that has been watching her tries to tresspass her. She ( Read more... ) -
A Fair Affair
I have just returned from the opening day of the 150th Oregon State Fair ( Read more... )