I spoke too soon... (gee, that's never happened to ME before). The madness continues next week and the first week of August. In the three years I have done security, the summer time is for being bored and hunting for a chance to work...not so this year. MLB is gone and the B.P.O.E (Elks) have taken over the Convention Center followed closely by IAVM (International Association of Venue Managers) and the Assemblies of God in the next two weeks. I have seen a tentative schedule of when I will be working and all I can say is--I shouldn't have looked. Next week is 60 hours and the following week is at 57 hours (not including Thursday and Friday-which I will also be working). So while the bank account is enjoying a good meal, I will be not. But, don't cry for me, Argentina...remember at the end of August I will be in NYC for the US Open. And in November I will be on my island retreat with my peeps from New York. So it looks like I'll have some more BlackJack scratch for the casinos. My apologies to the Daddys for not being able to get up to Las Vegas nest weekend, but "Security Man" is in high demand... (and I'm riding the wave of popular opinion like a politician--except for the lying and the empty promises).
On a personal note...I took the new kids (golf clubs) out for their first outing and they performed exceptionally well. Not only did I hit the ball well, I shot my first round under par in my career...(two under par 70). I hit 12 of 14 fairways and 12 of 18 greens in regulation and, drum roll please, I had 27 putts for 18 holes! (for those of you who know me, that's an awesome achievement). Unfortunately, the new clubs have set the bar extremely high for a repeat performance, but the confidence level is as high as the temperature right now...(which of course is over 100 degrees). Useless trivia of the day---the average number of 100+ days in Phoenix--89. The most ever in one year--143 in 1989. Highest recorded temperature for one day--122 on June 26, 1990...(we reached 118 on July 2 this year). OK, I'm breaking a sweat just writing about this. Let's just say it---it's freaking HOT out there.
I need you guys to keep your fingers crossed... I just checked the schedule for the rest of this week and I'm not scheduled (except for 2pm to midnight tonight) for the rest of the week until Saturday when I teach the guard license class...I'm hoping to get a few days off to rest up for the next two weeks but we'll see. Being someones b*&%h is not an easy job, but I'm up to the task. Before I came into the office , the bosses were working these kind of hours every week, so if I can free up some time for them, it's OK with me. And like I said, it won't be this busy all the time and I'll have time off not far down the road. Putting in a vacation request for Aruba and for the end of October so I can go to Virginia and see sister and her family. This time I want to be there for Nat's birthday because I was there for Vee's birthday last year...(got to be a fair Uncle, after all). Trying to include getting my history on...(Virginia is a hotbed for history...love it) and Williamsburg could be the destination. We'll see if we can get the time off first and coordinate with Sheryl...More on that later...I'm off to work.
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