THE DAILY DIVERSION

You'd think by now that I'd get over being pissed off by other employees with my company, but I haven't. I discovered yesterday that the person who sends me the database information I'm using for my big project sent me the wrong information. He was supposed to send me information as of 6/30, but repeated the prior month and sent me 5/31. I know this doesn't sound like a big deal, but when you're dealing with sifting through nearly 7,000 accounts, it is. Now, whenever he sends me the correct information, I have to go through and do all of the things that I had been working on for the last two weeks, again. Yeah, it's loads of fun!

On a positive note... My honey surprised me with a great present yesterday. She's always too good to me, and always brings my spirits up! I know getting a movie isn't a big deal to some, but she got me a movie that she told me I wasn't going to get, unless someone got it for me as a present. I was already in the process of setting up a deal to get one of my coworkers to buy it for me as a gift, and then, in return, I would buy her lunch one day. At least that was the plan. I'm glad Adrianne got it for me instead, because it means a lot more coming from her!

We went and tried a new restaurant down here yesterday. To say it's "interesting" would be an understatement. The principal of the place is relatively simple. It's a hot dog parlor. They have all kinds of hot dogs, and the prices are really cheap. I got a chili cheese hot dog with chips (and they had baked Doritos) and a drink for less than four bucks! Here's the kicker... The name of the place is... DAWGIE STYLE!

Yes, "Dawgie Style"!

Let me give you a little sample of the menu items too, just to whet your appetite...

Mr. Dawgie Style $5.50 And you think size doesn't matter? This 13 inch Vienna Beef Dog served with your choice of toppings on a grilled sub bun will please any and all persons the Dawgie Style way.

The Sexy Dog $3.25 Served on a traditional or poppy seed bun, oozing with sour cream, tomato slices, shredded cheese, and one sports pepper, just to add some heat, and absolutely no onions.

Here's one of the last things on the menu:

You have entered the Dawgie Style position. So, now you have to choose... You can fix your specialty dog any way you like it. That's why we call it Dawgie Style, because you can do it your way.

Did I mention my hot dog was super tasty too? The smooth music in the joint was a little too romantic for three coworkers (two males and a female), but the place sure did put a smile on our faces!

Oh yeah, another update to the "Rules of Thumb".