Marval Movie

Another great evening at UTA - Maverick Speaker Series.  So interesting.

He's Mr. Wonderful on Shark Tank - known for tough talk, no nonsense. However, the man knows his stuff and his talk about entrepreneurship was quite fascinating.  So much is common sense, and yet to go into business and expect others to back you is nervy.  There are thousands of applications and over the years only 400 businesses have gotten the attention and dollars from the Shark Tank team.

Mr. O'Leary gave excellent examples of pitches, what went right, what can go wrong, and how a business can grow and be savvy.  He discussed and gave some essential points for success.

Quite frankly - the place I work - wrong, wrong, wrong. Yes, we make money, but we (in theory) are destined for failure sooner or later.  The owner will not delegate, delegate, delegate....and that's essential.  There's also the question of "access" - employees need to feel that concerns can be addressed and dealt with in a civilized manner. Let's just say that things are way too personal where I work.  (To be fair, I will say my boss has been very generous to me in regards to health care, and I am very grateful.   But.......I am indebted too and it could backfire on me.)

All in all, the talk was impressive and Mr. O'Leary has his hat in the ring for Prime Minister of Canada (he's a citizen of that awesome country).  Could prove quite intriguing. Stay tuned.

Are you a constant proofreader?  I am and items leap out from the page to torment me.

This Monday moment is brought to you by the City of Bedford, Texas. On the back of the water bill, the city is kind enough to offer tips for water usage, list upcoming events, and also list classes.

Perhaps they should offer a spelling or editing class. It's PREPARATION not Preperation, folks.
Good luck with those taxes.

And I bet PETA would not be happy if you paint your pet. Turn Spot into a Stripe? Perhaps go pink or purple?  Better to paint a portrait of your pet. Now that would look good over the fireplace. It's all in the phrasing

Anything catch your eye in the paper, or a magazine, or in the mail this month?

Keep that red pen handy!

 What the heck - I gave teasers last year.  Now it's time to give the tour. So we'll call this Flashback Friday and we shall embark on our Alaskan cruise from September 2016.  Enjoy

My moment occurred on Tuesday.  Ray and I headed to a show but we stopped at Jason's Deli for dinner. I enjoyed a enak chicken wrap and then went to partake of "free" ice cream. Like a DQ, the machine dispensed soft serve vanilla, chocolate, or a combo swirl.  Ray had already come back with a lovely perfectly shaped cone. (This picture is from Dreamstock and it's not a swirl but you folks know what DQ cones look like)

Anyway, I manage to create the biggest mess you've ever seen. I pull down on the handle and a dribble appears in my cone. I push up and nothing happens. I pull down and an ice cream swirl is flowing but it won't stop or cut off.  I have a glob and more glob coming into my cone. It's rather obscene. I look for a spoon or something to try to cut off the machine. There's nothing around.

What shall I do?  Should I just go ahead and put my mouth under the spigot and just eat directly? Well, no... that would be rude and unsanitary.  I stop pulling the handle, then I admit I used my finger to just swipe my mess into my cone. I trust the next person would let the leftover go into the trough, and then begin again.

Have you had any machinery fails?  Are you inept at dispensing ice cream?

I came back to the table with the saddest looking cone. Ray was laughing...."What the heck did you do?"

I gave a rueful grin and ate my mess. Sigh - what can I say?