Well, I took a lot of cheeses, crackers, meats out there for hors D'ouevres. Well liked, yes, but some of the dishes that other people brought were absolutely amazing. Think of 20 dishes that are family secrets handed down for generations all showing up at the same place, think the party I was at tonight.
I freely admit I WAY overate. Fried turkey; Beef rib rack; Pasoli; all kinds of stuff that was absolutely amazing. The highlight, though, was the second annual Corn Hole competition. I figured my team - 2 people to a team - would nail this one. He's very good at the game, I'm not too shabby. Today, my skills greatly increased. I was nailing it right in the hole, or pushing another bag into the hole, even got 2 bags into the hole at once by hitting a bag that was right on the edge of the hole and the one I threw to hit it both going in.
Net gain? $130 to be split equally. My partner shook hands, the Ops manager pulled out the earnings, he walked off and said: "give it all to Ben". Ops manager comes to me, counts out $130 in bills and that was that. Not. I am not going to just take the whole till. I could certainly USE the till, but I wasn't even going to say that, that would be tacky at a Christmas party. I found him, had his $65 in hand, he refused. He is an outside salesman, he has made a lot of money in his life, this I am pretty confident of.
So, I put the money in my wallet, thanked him for a great game and walked to another group of people. Someone made a comment about my team - being paired up with an ex-pitcher from the Seattle Mariners. Huh? I chuckled, thought they were joking. No joke, he actually DID pitch at one point in time for the Mariners!! I don't know what years or even if he actually started or played in any actual MLB game.
Somehow, I had it in my head that today is Sunday. I only just in the last half hour have readjusted that thought: it's Saturday night, enjoy the rest of the day with a very full belly, go to bed, get up in the morning and get some house cleaning done. Pleasant, enjoyable day. The money won at the competition should pay for the diagnosis on the car. Hey, I didn't say anything to anyone there about what I am doing with the money, but blowing it on something is not in the equation. I mean, the thought of hitting the casino hit my mind, but I dismissed it. Don't feel like going there tonight and I only do that on weekends nights, it would have to wait until next week. But, it isn't waiting for anything, I would rather be guaranteed that I spent the money on something I needed to get done - though it is sometimes very tempting. I don't go that much any more and when I do go, it's usually a good night.
I also am tempted to go on Tuesday cause they are giving away 9, brand new cars that night. However, the giveaway STARTS at 6:00 pm. I think they are drawing names throughout the night. I can't really spend all night long at a casino and then expect to go to work the next morning.
Ummm, well, I think I'll dismiss that thought, at least for now.
That's it.
G'day.
ben
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