Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Now, That's A Ladder!
| More then meets the eye! When I bought my home, John Lightner came out to do a home inspection and he broke out one of these ladders. First thing I said was, "Now, that's a ladder!" He laughed and said he hears that a lot. Well, four years later, and Forty Dollars cheaper because of clearance I got me one. I figure I will be needing one for my freelance work. So enjoy the pics!    This is my favorite part! Two little ladders! Thirteen Feet!!
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Friday, November 06, 2009
My Supporters & An Update
| I said there would be updates to my Facial Hair experiment, but first, I want to take a moment and thank my supporters from digiSal.com, Twitter, and Facebook. Here is what they had to say:
And here is todays update. I think i see some bald spots!
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
Facial Hair
Aside from my dad, the Yanez men have never been known for their exquisite beards. The women on the other hand would make ZZ-Top look like a bunch of school boys. But I think I can do it! So I am going to try it, at least until Sunday. Check back for updates. |
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Pimpin' Ain't Easy
| No, not that kind of pimping! As I said yesterday, I will be doing freelance Technical Support now so I went out to local businesses offering my services. I was nervous at first but after the first few offices it started to be fun. Everyone I spoke to was very nice. A few offices already had someone but they still took my card. What I heard the most was, "oh, we have someone from corporate". When my business picks up I shall be naming it digiSal: Corporate, or something like that. Some offices were happy I stopped by since they did not have anyone so that was a blessing. There was one place I really did not want to go in but then I thought "what if they turn out to give me the most business." Any guesses as to what place that was? It's on Stuart Place Rd. At first, I did not know what to say when I got to an office but by the end I was saying "I wanted to stop by and offer Technical Support for your computers. I have a home office in Palm Valley so I would be close by." If I got past the receptionist I would elaborate more to the office manager about my experience and even offer up my limited web site creation skills. Of course, the Palm Valley line was only for offices in my 'hood. What would you have said? lol |
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Know When To Fold'Em
| Back in June of this year, I took a chance and started a job that was almost totally out of my range of expertise. As most of you know, I am a computer guy and for five years I took care of the network at Valley Diagnostic Clinic, so I was a tad burnt out and I was eager to try something new so I took a job at a dental office in Port Isabel. The job was mainly book keeping and other duties that could be qualified as an Administrative Assistant. The best way I can describe how I felt towards the end is by saying it was too much for my brain. Too many numbers and too much stuff to keep organized. I also felt like I was bound to mess something up pretty bad, so I forfeited. Not right of way though. A few weeks prior, I spoke to my boss about it and through that talk we developed a system that could potentially help me out but in the long run I thought it would help out who ever would take my place. So what am I going to do now? Well, instead of trying to land another Full Time gig I am going to do freelance technical support. I took Monday off, so today is my first day. lol After I press publish, I am going to talk to some offices about my services. Please pray for me and contact me if your office, or know of an office, that needs my help. |
Monday, October 26, 2009
WANTED! Big Time Reward!
 Considered armed, and some what dangerous. Ok, not armed and not dangerous at all but can give you mean looks and serious eye rolling! Watch out! |
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Adri Strikes Again!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Big Johns BBQ Is For Sale
| One of my top BBQ joints has to be Big Johns BBQ in Harlingen. My personal favorite thing to eat there is the Sliced Brisket and Sausage Sandwich. It is the sandwich to which all other BBQ joints are compared to. Except for that rare occasion when the sandwich is not good, it always has the right amount of grease and fat! Whenever I go to a new BBQ place, that is almost always the first thing I order and no other place has been as good. Pretty close but not as good. Does that make Big Johns my favorite? I think so. But now it is for sale! I literally lost sleep the other night as I tossed and turned thinking how GREAT it would be to buy it! I don't know much about starting a business, much less a restaurant business, but it has always seemed like it is hard to open a new restaurant that lasts in Harlingen. So maybe it would be easier to take over one that has been around for a long time. The trick would be not to mess up a good thing! As I tossed and turned, I thought about how cool (and hard) it would be to keep the food the same but eventually change it but have a "Big Johns Classic" still on the menu. The "Classic" would have all the BBQ flavors, grease, and fat that made Big Johns last all this time. Of course, what is a BBQ Joint without Mac n Cheese and Corn Bread?? So those would go on the menu right of way! I think if I can lure people to go with me to get a burger 30 minutes away at Wallbangers, I can lure people to have some BBQ at a restaurant I owned. |
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Reading Audiobooks
| I guess I should say, Listening to Audiobooks. It all started when I drove up to meet my brother upstate to pick up his kids. It was a long drive so I thought it would be cool to listen to a book. I couldn't decide on a book so I chose a book I had started to read few years go. "Cell" by Stephen King. It was so good. The drive up flew by because I was so into the book. The drive down was another story. I had to actually talk to my nephew and niece! Oh, talk and play word games. Anyway, so when I started working in Port Isabel, I knew I would use that 45 minute drive to listen to books. "Cell" was a really long book and just as good. It got so good that I would lay on my hammock here at home listening to it. I tried another Stephen King book after that but it didn't do anything for me. It was the "Dark Tower Series". I still have the whole series in Audiobook if anyone is interested. A few chapters into it I turned it off. So then I started asking people for recommendations. My friend Christi recommended "The Partner" by John Grisham. Forget it. I was hooked to Grisham books and Audiobooks after that. That was such an awesome book. Every book is compared to "The Partner" now! As I said, I was hooked to John Grisham books after that so I have listened to "The Associate" and "The Street Lawyer" since then. I tried "The Last Juror" but it just didn't do anything for me. They were not as good as "The Partner" but still really good. I have all of John Grishams books ready to listen to but took a break and started listening to some books my bosslady recommended. She got hooked on "The Partner" as well. She recommended to me three books by Mitch Albom. "Tuesdays with Morrie", "For One More Day", and "The Five People You Meet In Heaven". I listened to "For One More Day" and it too was really good and very sad. "Tuesdays with Morrie" started off ok but it turns out Morrie should have wrote Hallmark cards because that's what it turned out to be. Cheesy advice from a dying old man. Normally, I wouldn't read what a book was about but with a title like "The Five People You Meet In Heaven" I was compelled to find out if I would be reading some self-help book with a so-called Christian twist to it. It doesn't appear to be so but it does sound like it is going to be Hallmark-y so I am going to pass on it. Since I don't like reading what a book is about, that is why I didn't write what these books were about; the ones I liked anyway. So, if you know me well enough to trust my judgement, then read or listen to these books too. I'll probably start another Grisham book tomorrow unless someone can chime in before then to recommend something. Labels: audiobooks, books |
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Mello Yello
Just call me Mello Yello! I am now the new owner of a new used 2005 Colorado Z71 that happens to be Yellow! I got her two weeks ago from today and finally got the dealership to give it a good wash (on a rainy day), so I took some pics of her. I had a pretty bad experience with Ed Payne Volkswagen out of Brownsville, TX and even though I would get 100 dollars for a referral I would not recommend them to anyone. Yes, I got bad credit and I did have a hard time getting a car loan BUT Ed Payne was not the only dealership willing to work with me, but they were the only ones with a truck I liked. My friend Rob says to never talk numbers with friends about a car you purchase so I will just say that they were selling this truck a little high for what it is but I was also just wanting to get into a truck really bad so I over looked it after getting shot down by them at the low ball figure I gave them. In the end, they sold it to me for 1000 dollars more then what I had offered but supposedly it was because the bank was taking a chance with me. On test drive, what I really did not like was the interior. It is a gray color, when I like dark colors. My first Colorado was a Dark Gray so I liked that. Secondly, the interior was dirty and had not been cleaned by the dealership. When the deal was done the salesman said he would pick up the truck the following Monday to have it washed. Did he do it? NO! What he did do, was harass me at work (Adri can attest to that) about calling some 1-800 number for a new customer interview or something. I thought this was to evaluate the salesman so I waited a day to do it. Turns out it was to verify information on me and on the truck. Turns out the bank thought the truck had leather, sun roof, and power seats. So when I called the following Monday to see about getting the truck detailed all I got was a call back the following day to come in to sign some more papers. Man, I was a little angry. On my way home, I called the sales manager and let him have it about not getting my car cleaned, no full gas tank and just about being disappointed about it all. He apologized a lot, promised to clean it, fill up the gas tank, but I still had to come in to sign more papers. Well, when I finally went in today to sign the papers it turns out they wanted me to give an additional 1000 dollars because of the mistake THEY did when they submitted the wrong information to the bank. PFFFFFT I was ready to leave the truck there and walk home when they finally said they would eat the 1000 dollars. So guess what? My payment went down about 30 bucks. That's about 1400 dollars off the truck loan. They washed the truck, and removed some of the stains in the upholstery but will have to take it in somewhere to have it done right. Here are a few more pictures: |