Bryson & Brady

Watched a video of Bryson DeChambeau and Tom Brady trying to break 50. Brady wasn't much help, but he did ask Bryson some good questions. Many questions that Bryson and the cameraman asked Brady, Tom would later ask Bryson the same question. I might've heard that Bryson is turning down millions from LIV to return to the PGA tour. Bryson said that since he is on a LIV team he wears the team cap, instead of the derby he used to wear like Byron Nelson and Payne Stewart and others.

Tuesday: worked through lunch, then past 6 pm. Stopped by Dollar Tree on the way home. C hadn't been feeling well but fixed baked chicken, baked potatoes, broccoli, and salad. I went up to bed around 945 pm.

Wednesday: wanted to play golf as the temp was 52 degrees, but in the middle of the night my back started aching bad. Couldn't go to the gym so I came in to work early. Another day full of stress. Ny boss's boss's boss wanted to know why something hadn't been done – it's because I am up to my ears trying to keep our customer from shutting down. When I was asked why, this was my quick reply…

I am buried with other work. VMI still is waiting on 5 parts so they can rec. Dennis is out today so I have to enter the 44 PO's so VMI can rec. Got a hot PO at Georgia Plating. Need to give five PO's to Collier. Got to answer purchasing about something. Need to enter several SIOP requests. Brad is waiting on me so Feb shipments can bill. I haven't told Mowbrey what did and didn't ship. The plant is waiting for me to update an order. I got the Fanello call. Need to tell stampers what to ship tomorrow. Plus lots more.

Used to be people would stay in one job their entire career. Nowadays young people hop from job to job. WANT TO KNOW WHY? It is because when you get in a job you might get promoted once or twice, but eventually you plateau, and the company is happy to keep you stuck in the same job year after year.

I had many reasons why I've stayed in my job for so long. I've been able to do many things, but basically for the past 19 years I've been stuck in the same position. My company is thrilled that I do the very difficult job that I do. To say that I am taken for granted is a huge understatement.

It's hard to not care as much about doing a good job. Seems like the only way to not be given more work is to do a bad job. When the weather warms I will be playing golf in the morning once or twice during the week. Dang time change is coming at just the wrong time.

The whole world is set up to go go go go and busy busy busy. It's a constant fight to dial back. Believe it or not, I am better than many people at not being so busy.

Thursday: worked past 6 pm. Ceil fixed BBQ, cole slaw, spinach with onions, and roasted French fries.

Friday: lifted weights at the gym this morning. I've lost a couple of pounds, but have a long way to go.

It was great that C was available to babysit so much when she was needed last week. Wished I could've helped out more than I did. As was the case last week, oftentimes I have to take over some of the other commitments Ceil had. Other people rarely see that.

OREL HERSHISER  [SABR Bio] holds the record for most consecutive scoreless innings pitched. On 28-Sep-1988, Hershiser broke the record set by Don Drysdale 30 years earlier. Hershiser's 59 straight scoreless innings bested Drysdale's mark of 58-2/3. He dropped out of college after failing to make the baseball team as a freshman, but later hitchhiked back to Bowling Green to resume his studies. He was the 1988 NLCS MVP for LAD and the 1995 ALCS MVP for CLE.

Denison: when politics replaces religion: The Hill called Democrats' actions "an extraordinary display of partisan scuffling even by the standards of the polarized modern era."