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Ah yes…the unlucky ticket. This sunday was the inevitable company "Holiday Picnic" at the park. We have recently done away with any type of Christmas or Holiday party, in favor of a Holiday Picnic. This allows employees to bring along their children and decreases the chance of employees getting drunk and passing out under the table before the roast beef is served.

The party was ok and the presents were quite nice. Did I forget to mention the presents? Well, why would anyone show up for a work party, if there wasn’t the opportunity to win a DVD player or TV? Exactly. The tickets were issued as you arrived and gifts were raffled off throughout the day - to ensure everyone stayed until the end. What did I win you ask….nothing. I knew the outcome of this early in the day, as the ticket number before me won a 20" Flat-Screen TV. While the ticket right after mine won a Sony PlayStation 2 System. Some luck, eh?

Busy day today - many things to knock off the "To-Do List".

2 main priorities:

1. haircut
2. oil change

The day started out quite well. Nice day, beautiful weather. The haircut looks great, even after going to a new girl recently. I wish I could say the oil change went as smoothly.

I dropped by the local Jiffy Lube as I’ve done so many times before. I pulled the car into the bay and waited in the customer lobby for the guys to finish their work. After waiting about 10 minutes, the manager comes into the lobby and asks me, "can we see you in the bay for a minute?". I’m thinking, great…..what broke, caught on fire, was dented, cracked or is leaking now? As I went over to my car, the mechanic showed me that the dipstick handle had broken off from the actual metal dipstick part about 1" into the tube. Great. They told me that they have seen this happen before. Being that the dipstick is metal and the handle is made of plastic, it breaks right at the point where they meet.

The guy explained that they didn’t change the oil yet, and wouldn’t without being able to read how much was in the oil pan. He told me I could probably make it to the dealership and pick up a new one and they would give me the oil change for free. So, being 3:10 on a Saturday afternoon, I drove to the nearby dealership to find that the parts department had closed at 3:00pm.

1. Given the resources…any dog will literally eat itself to death.

2. A dog will respond (even from a dead sleep) to any paper/plastic wrapper sound…trash bags, pototo chips, Tuna Helper packages.

3. Can opener (see #2)

4. Q: Seconds it takes a dog to realize they’re doing a “no-no” like sleeping on the bed, digging in the trash.
   A:  .0001

5. Ability to supply unconditional love and affection…endless.

Sunday…a day to be out and about…running errands, shopping, etc.  This is what comprised of my Sunday, on a long Memorial 3-day weekend.  Time also spent taking flowers to my grandfather’s gravesite.