Wal-mart Woes

This weekend I went with a friend to a shopping place called Kohls. Now, I had been there once before and didn't really like it too much. Rebecca would like it because they have great sales and things are deeply discounted. I did like that their things were on sale and some sheets enticed me. They were 250 thread count (I know, top of the line!) 100% cotton for $20. I could use some new sheets so I picked them up and walked to the front of the store.

Although the store had 8 registers, only 2 were open and there were about 8 people in each line; each, of course, with carts full of discounted merchandise. I stood in line for about 4 minutes and found that I was getting more and more anxious. I finally couldn't stand it any longer (the lines weren't getting any shorter). I went to put the sheets away. My friend noticed that a new line was opening up but my mind was made up. How dare they have a store full of customers and not have more registers open?! I could not support a company that would do such a terrible thing.

That's when I realized something: That is exactly why I despise Wal-mart. Several people don't like the concrete walls or the distance you have to walk from one part of the store to another. None of those things bother me. I really don't mind walking 5 miles between housewares and milk. I truly couldn't care less about the walls (if they are really built out of concrete - which I doubt). But, I absolutely detest the lines at Big W. I see they have a million registers. Can't they open a few more? Are they that short on "associates"? I know I've seen some of their people standing around doing nothing. Surely one of them could be spared from THAT toiling labor to help expedite the purchasing process.

I feel better now.

Recent Advice

So Sunday night I went to "ward prayer." I was talking to one of my friends after that. He was telling me there are only three things girls need to do to get a date.

#1 - A girl should ALWAYS look her best. He claimed that even when a girl exercises she should look "hot." If a guy is willing to spend $100 on a date, a girl should be willing to spend that much on herself. I like that thinking as well!

#2 - A girl should ALWAYS be flirtatious. He said guys less likely to care what a girl looks like if she is fun and out-going. Touch, touch, touch. Not the floozie kind of way; just enough to let a guy know that you are interested.

#3 - A girl should be available. The number one mistake girls make is being in groups. Too often we go every where together. Be willing to be by yourself for a while. It's going to be o.k. A guy is a lot more likely to go and talk to one girl than a group of girls, not wanting to single one out.

So there you have it. Three simple rules for getting the guy. I guess I need to put some of this to practice. Most of you are probably thinking that I'm going to practice #1 but I feel I'm pretty good at that already. And, by the way, all this advice came from a 33 year old single guy...

Sunday Thoughts

Since I sent everyone my newsletter, I decided not to put the whole thing here again. I will just add a thought I had during SS today. We were studying Abraham 1 and 2 re: the Abrahamic covenant. I noted that in Ch. 2, one of the first things Abraham does is tell the lineage of his brother's wife. I wondered why that was important enough to make it into this book. My point of view is that they had to be selective about who they married. Lineage was important and often determined whether or not they could marry. If they were selective then, it's ok to be selective now isn't it?

For Openers

Hey everyone,

I decided to start a blog. I was getting such great comments from my emails that I thought everyone would love to read them. I read a little article about blogging and here I am.

I will be sending you the address to view this site. You can also receive an invitation if you'd like to join so that you, too, will be able to provide posts and upload photos. I think this is a fun idea to share things with everyone. Kind of an online family journal with pictures.