The article also details another of WalMart's tactics, one I can verify. In stores that are not open 24 hours, employees are locked in the store from closing time until opening time the following morning. Walmart has reluctantly admitted to this. What's this? Why are they locked in the store? Are they prisoners or something?
It seems as if you protest a bit too much. (It is amazing the good wisdom we get from Shakespeare.)
A few weeks ago, my mother asked me what I wanted for Christmas. It took me a while to come up with something that I thought I "needed." Eventually I remembered that my computer's printer was basically shot, so I asked for a new printer. Well I got my new printer, and I am having a lot of fun with it. As I was playing with it, I found a port in the front.</FON
I never give money or anything to beggars. I don't want to encourage begging.
I grew up in the Minneapolis/ Saint Paul area. While I was in high school, a lot of the buzz on the radio was about a local band named "Soul Asylum." By the time I was half through with college, Soul Asylum hit the big time. They had a major label recording deal, they were getting a lot of radio airplay, and the lead singer was even showing up in the tabloids. The album "Grave Dancer's Union" was a reasonably big hit. It seemed as if "the sky was the l
Last weekend, our clothes dryer broke. My wife put a load of wet clothes in there, then nothing. How sad. Since I am incompetent at fixing basically anything, I am waiting for my dad to help me get it running again. Let's hope that it works! In the meantime, Kazuko and I are enjoying the posh convenience of the "Monticello Laundromat." I am not kidding either, that place is pretty nice. The store is clean, and the machines are relatively inexpensi
The only book that I read new was the fifth one. I started reading the first, then the second, then the third... Once I was done with the fifth one, I thought: "Oh no! There isn't a next one yet!" I hope that I can remember what was going on in the fifth book by the time I get to read the new one. I'm counting on a pretty thorough recap in the introduction chapter. I have an idea how it is going to end... Want to hear it? I thin
Is there an award for "Best blog ever"? If there were such an award, this entry may indeed be nominated. Keep up the fantastic writing Mr. Kim!
I have seen a lot of bikers hold up traffic. It would be a good idea to put away the bikes in the wintertime, and ESPECIALLY leave them home when there's a snowstorm. Bikes have no place on a snowy road.
I don't think that Bush was elected on the strengths of diplomacy. I may be wrong, but I'd bet that there are a good number of people out there who would be happy if the situation in the Middle East would get worse. --I am not citing anyone, that is just speculation based on attitudes I observe. (Did you hear about the recent poll -I heard it on CBS Radio last night- that said that 44% of Americans are in support of denying certain civil rights to Muslim-Americans.&
So tonight my family had dinner at McDonald's. My son had some apples and some juice from a McNuggets Happy Meal. (My wife ate the McNuggets.) My wife had a chicken sandwich, and I had a Big Mac Value Meal. Once I was finishing up my Big Mac, I thought to myself: "Is that it?" (I have had that same thought with recent Big Macs that I have purchased as well.)
I have a cold. I have the stuffed-up nose, the sneezing, and a general ill feeling. Not too severe to keep me home, but just bad enough to make me miserable. I suppose that as an elementary school teacher, these things are inevitable this time of year. I hear sniffles, sneezes, and coughs all day long this time of year. (How many times per day do I have to say, "Please cover y
Here are the pictures that I couldn't attach to my article (along with the original article): For most of the season, Jamie Burnside's team- Name TBD has struggled with its running game. After initially relying on Dallas' Eddie George, and Arizona's Emmit Smith to carry the load, the acquisition of Running Backs Julius Jones and Derrick Blaylock have added life to a stagnant running game. Not having to rely mainly on the ups-and-downs of Quarterback Daunte Culpepper and
The bird looks good with the tree I knew that birds like trees, but I was pretty surprised at how quickly my bird took to the Christmas tree. Maybe she wants to find a nest in there or something.
I believe that people usually put up their Christmas tree and lights over the weekend after Thanksgiving. This year we got a bit of a late start. We finally finished everything today. I put lights in my big pine tree. We have a lit-up snowman, some icicle lights, and colored bulbs in the front of our house. My wife spent a lot of time on tree inside. It is pretty hard to get a
Problem is solved! I bought a new camera at K-mart. Thanks for the help everyone!
I am an ESL teacher and even though I am very aware of this, I occasionally forget this. Some of my students speak very well, yet aren't able to read and write as capably as they speak English. Usually I catch it and am able to help them with gaps in vocabulary and literacy, but occasionally I am struck by a lack of literacy because "they speak so well." I should know better, but sometimes I am fooled by impressive interpersonal English. I get it from mainstream
The day after Thanksgiving, my wife and I went Christmas shopping with our friends Rob and Yukari. That day wasn't very productive as far as buying any gifts, but my wife and I got something nice for ourselves. One of the kiosks at the Mall of America was selling a game system that featured the older titles from the Super Nintendo game system. My wife (who grew up in Japan) was familiar with a lot of the games, and those that she didn't know, I did. We are enjoying
Yeah I thought of that too, but the camera's manufacturer is named "Premium." If you do a Google search for "Premium 3 in 1 Digital Camera" you'll understand my problem. There are THOUSANDS of hits on that set of words. Looking through the manual, there isn't an alternate name. The model number also doesn't work on Google searches. The model number is 370-100K
So recently my computer broke down. How sad. It took a few days (plus the help of my uncle) to get it up and running again. While my computer was down, I received a 3 in 1 digital camera/ webcam in the mail. I brought it to work and played around with a bit on my computer here. I downloaded the device driver and a few of the components from the CD that came with the camera, but not all of them. Yesterday, I got my repaired computer back. I was rea
Hey there. Tonight my wife and I put the finishing touches on our Christmas shopping. It is nice to be done with it. One of our stops was the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Saint Cloud. The shopping was fun, but our one year-old baby went a little crazy at the store. He was running around, grabbing everything in sight, moving stuff around, greeting everybody, having a good time, and making a mess. It was really fun to watch him having so much fun there, but it was pretty r
Wow! Two insightful comments in a row! That is a record. Of course this silly comment messes that string up, doesn't it?
One of the most heavily discussed issues on the radio over the past week was a recent decision by Target Stores to not allow Salvation Army "Bell Ringers" to stand in front of their stores. According to Target, this is part of a general "no solicitation" policy. A few groups locally have been voicing their opposition to the move by Target. The company is being accused of violating "the spirit of Christmas." (Regardless of Target's massive charitable donations.) Please..
Is someone trying to elbow in on my niche?
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