Sixteen Tons

  • Things to Do Today

    My coworker is out of town this whole week – and I know her job – so I’m covering for her.  Also, we are into rehearsal big-style – two weeks left to get this mammoth off the ground (musicals are always so much harder to manage than straight plays).  Ergo, I will be busier than a fly in a hog pen this week.  (Is that a saying?  I think I just made it up).  So, before I begin this stressful adventure (well, I’m already halfway through Monday, and that’s an accomplishment), I have a list of things to accomplish: 1. Buy a chiminea (outdoor fireplace) – CHECK, that one I did…

  • Take me to a Clinic

    Half an hour left at work today, but we have been asked to come in Saturday, so I feel entitled to cut out early (mentally anyway). I have rehearsal tonight, and on Sunday – no rest for the weary!  I wish I had some interesting job stories, but my job just isn’t that interesting.  I guess I do get some funny requests sometimes – like the other day, when an employee walked in and demanded that I make him an appointment at a clinic.  I call this employee my man-child – he has the social and survival skills of a 5 year old, yet he’s 7 times that age.  It makes…