Volume VII Issue No. 11 “The Official Newsletter of Tom Turkey (you know who you are).“ November 1-30, 2002

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Welcome to the month of November, NOVEMBER EVENTS Sam Bockelman 11/29 hopefully all of you are attending our 11/1: Aerosmith/ Kid Rock @ Cricket Mark Jaramillo 11/29 annual company picnic and having a good 11/2: Tom Petty @ Cricket Rebecca Whitaker 11/29 time. 11/7-10: NASCAR @ PIR November has normally been a slow 11/11: Veteran’s Day T.E.A.M. ANNIVERSARIES month for us, with everyone going home Payday @ 111. 4p-6p. for the holidays and all. Most events will 11/16: Garbage/ No Doubt @ Cricket One year: Sergio Gonzales 11/14 start up again by December. Advance training classes @ 111. Donald Neeman 11/17 Seems like the State fair went well, 1p-5p. didn’t hear any funny or embarrassing 11/19: Tool @ AWA Two years: Michael Diehl 11/8 stories about employees there. If I did it 11/25: Payday @ 111. 4p-6p. would be in the newsletter. Maybe tonight 11/28: Thanksgiving Day- Offices closed. THINGS YOU'D LOVE TO SAY AT will produce some good storytelling. WORK.... Congratulations to T.E.A.M. on their T.E.A.M. BIRTHDAYS nine year anniversary and we wish Mick Charlotte Renton 11/1 1. I see your point, but I still think you're the next nine years! Aaron Flores 11/2 full of crap. Now is the time tp start planning for Roy Perez 11/2 2. I don't know what your problem is, but New Year’s. I’m not talking about Devin Harpool 11/4 I'll bet it's hard to pronounce. planning a party or wondering where Sandra Cass-Lee 11/5 3. How about never? Is never good for you? you’ll be partying at, I’m talking more like Gilbert M urillo 11/5 4. I see you've set aside this special time to hiring a baby sitter, or taking the day off Ricky Christiansen 11/7 humiliate yourself in public. from your full-time job. Maybe even Evaune Winsor 11/8 5. I'm really easy to get along with, once cancelling your wedding or birthday John Woodruff 11/8 you people learn to see it my way. parties. New Year’s Eve will be a blackout Matthew Smith 11/9 6. I'll try being nicer if you'll try being day, and it is one of our biggest and Jose Contreras 11/11 smarter. busiest night of the year. Cheryl Allen 11/12 7. I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave Thanks for tuning in this month, and Cesar Hernandez 11/14 a message... we will see you next month or out at the Andy LaFave 11/14 8. I don't work here. I'm a consultant. coolest events, take care and Happy Sherwin Clah 11/17 9. It sounds like En glish, but I c an't Thanksgiving...... Talia Jackson 11/17 understand a word you're saying. Ed Castor 11/18 10. Ahh...I see the screw-up fairy has visited Roger Coulter 11/18 us again... DISCLAIMER Kevin Miller 11/18 11. I like you. You remind me of when I T.E.A.M. Cents staff does not a ssume liability in any way for anything printed, inferred, or diagr ammed in T.E.A.M. Cents. If at a nytime you Robert Erdmann 11/19 was young and stupid. find anything you read in T.E.A.M. Cents offensive, then by all means Mandee Fernandez 11/19 12. You are validating my inherent mistrust please stop reading immediately. If you should happ en to be inadvertently offended, and continue to read, you do so at your own Octavio Ramirez 11/20 of strangers. risk. If you continue to read this offensive material to yourself, and your lips move while you read, and yo u are in a r oom with anyone who is Rachel Frizzell 11/22 13. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just able to read lips, then YOU and not US are responsible for offending Kathleen Hammond 11/23 don't give a damn. them. The stories and characters you read about in T.E.A.M. Cents are purely fictional. Any similarity to rea l people living or dead , places and Shannon Tiffany 11/28 14. I'm already visualizing the duct tape events is me rely coincid ental. over your mouth. 15. I will always cherish the initial area due to the hidden dangers near and you’re a hard worker, thanks for your help! misconceptions I had about you. inside that old building. This is a very high Billy, your fish love you, give your fish 16. Thank you. We're all refreshed and profile account due to the fact that it is on love, hold them when they’re cold, feed challenged by your unique point of view. the corner of Rio Salado and M ill. them when they’re hungry. When they are 17. The fact that no one understands you Everyone and their dog drives by this ready to spawn, tell me so I can leave the doesn't mean you're an artist. account, sometime during the day so office and give you time with your floating 18. Any connection between your reality remember keep roaming and think that if friends, thanks for your help. and mine is purely coincidental. you do a good job you may be rewarded for Chris I will do my best to help you out 19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!? your hard work. Lastly, I would like to to the best of my power, let me know if I 20. I'm not being rude. You're just say to everyone on all shifts and locations can do anything, and thank you! Jose thank insignificant. (including the office) we need to have you for your expert opinions, I do 21. It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of better communications with every step of appreciate your help! Steve the power house Karma to burn off. the process. This is very important because of T.E.A.M., thank you for all your help, 22. Do I look like a people person? as all of you know, when someone tells and for showing me the right way to handle 23. I started out with nothing & still have another person something it can be a 250 pound drunk "BUFFET" fan. most of it left. distorted, then the next person tells the next Shannon for all your help, keep up the good 24. Sarcasm is just one more service we and by the time it gets to us in the office it work and let me know if I can help in offer. is something like this "On Centerpoint last anyway. Mick, you’re the boss, and a good 25. Errors have been made. Others will be night a 90 foot tall purple and green giant one, if there is anything I can do let me blamed. big foot was smoking crack and one of our know, if I do anything that you feel I need 26. Whatever kind of look you were going guards punched it in the face and now the to change in my work habits, please tell me for, you missed. giant purple and green big foot is suing us". before you shoot me, thank you again! 27. I'm trying to imagine you with a So please do your paperwork and if Thanks to all of you! personality. there is any further problems do not One more thing, you all should listen to 28. A cubicle is just a padded cell without hesitate to ask someone. Remember there the "DAN PATRICK SHOW" on 860 am a door. are no stupid questions that you can ask, Mon-Fri 10-1pm, it will guide you through 29. Can I trade this job for what's behind unless it is "do we have to write an IR for the day! door #1? the 90 foot Bigfoot smoking crack". If you GO MIAMI! THANKS, MIKE 30. Too many freaks, not enough circuses. see this please write an IR BARNES {A.K.A.} DAN PATRICK. 31. Nice perfume. M ust you marinate in [email protected] it? FIERY ONE'S FORUM 32. Chaos, panic, & disorder-my work RAISING THE BARNES By Kelly Rogers here is done. By Mike Barnes This time of year is my favorite. Fall. 33. How do I set a laser printer to stun? Greetings T.E.A.M., another month has Autumn. (Read: No longer summer. - 34. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I gone by and it was a good one! Yeah!) The weather changes, nights become just wanted paychecks. Thanks to all the employee's that have cooler, you get to break out sweaters and helped me out in covering shifts. Thanks to boots again, and hot chocolate is something BERT'S BUSINESS all of you who are on time, it is very you once again find in a cup instead of By Bert Rawls important to be 15 minutes early to your finding in a candy wrapper that you forgot Hello everyone. How has everybody shifts. Please do not call the "emergency" in your car. been this last month? I know I have been pager to schedule, call the office Traditionally, this is a time of reflection busy and if I am busy that means that all of {480-829-TEAM} 10:00 am to 6:00 pm for and gratitude. And with all the strange you were very busy. scheduling questions, thanks. things going on in the world lately, I have October was a very long month in As most of you know, I am in a band decided to put my focus on humor. The many different ways. I would like to thank and I am looking for a lead guitarist. If power of laughter is amazing. They sa y it's all of you that worked Oktoberfest with anyone knows of anyone please let me the best medicine. I am thankful for that me, especially Terry Sears, Lisa White, know. Thanks to everyone in the office for kind of medicine. So, for a moment, forget Kathy Hammond, Richard Campbell, Jeff your help in my times of chaos. Thank you about all your worries… kick back and have Swanson, Bill Selby, and Jose Villa. If I Andy for taking the "evil" pager for the a laugh. did not list your name please do not be weekends! Thank you Richard for all the Don't take life too seriously. After all, sad, without all of you the event would help, oh, and thanks for the fresh pork, you'll never get out of it alive. have been a complete flop, so thank you to bacon, and feed. My pigs are doing great! ______all of you. You can come to the farm and visit anytime I have a few things to say that may you need to release any anger. Notes from an inexperienced chili taster come across negatively so bear with me. Marlies you are the queen of named Frank: First, as many of you know we have a new accounting, you also are the pro computer account at the Flour Mill. I know that this specialist! Kelly the "hiring" master, keep "Recently I was honored to be selected shift is a lot of walking in circles to secure up the good work. Jeff for all the spiritual as an Outstanding Famous Celebrity in the perimeter fence, but it is very help and guidance, PRAISE OUR LORD Texas, to be a judge at a chili cook-off important that no one enters the fenced off SAVIOR!!! Bert you are the armed giant, because no one else wanted to do it. Also Probably some point. Good, at autopsy they'll know the original perso n called in sick at the last behind her back they call her "Forklift." what killed me. Go Sally, save yourself moment and I happened to be standing before it's too late. Tell o ur child ren I'm there at the judge's table asking directions * Chili # 4: Bubba's Black Magic sorry I was not there to conceive them. I've to the beer wagon when the call came. I JUDGE ONE: Black bean chili with almost decided to stop breathing, it's too painful was assured by the other two judges that no spice. D isappointing. and I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I the chili wouldn't be all that spicy, and JUDGE TWO: Hint of lime in the black need air I'll just let it in through the ho le in besides they told me I could have free beer beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild my stomach. Call the X-Files people and during the tasting, so I accepted this as foods, not much of a chili. tell them I've found a super nova on my being one of those burdens you endure FRANK: I felt something scraping across tongue. when you're an internet writer and my tongue but was unable to taste it. Sally therefore known and adored by all." was standing behind me with fresh refills * Chili # 8: Helen's Mount Saint Chili Here are the scorecards from the so I wouldn't have to dash over to see her. JUDGE ONE: This final entry is a good, event: When she winked at me her snake sort of balanced chili, neither mild nor hot. Sorry to coiled and uncoiled ... it's kinda cute. see that most of it was lost when Judge * Chili # 1: Mike's Maniac Mobster Number 3 fell and pulled the chili pot on Monster Chili * Chili # 5: Linda's Legal Lip Remover top of himself. JUDGE ONE: A little too heavy on JUDGE ONE: Meaty, strong chili. JUDGE TWO: A perfect ending, this is a tomato. Amusing kick. Cayenne peppers freshly ground adding nice blend chili, safe for all, not too bold JUDGE TWO: Nice, smooth tomato flavor considerable kick. Very impressive. but spicy enough to declare its existence. Very mild. JUDGE TWO: Chili using shredded beef; FRAN K: Momma?? !! FRANK: Holy smokes, what is this stuff? could use more tomato. Must admit the You could remove dried paint from your cayenne peppers make a strong statement. SWANSON’S SONG driveway with it. Took me two beers to put FRANK: My ears are ringing and I can no By Jeff Swanson the flames out. Hope that's the worst one. longer focus my eyes. I belched and four As most of you know, the world was These people are crazy. people in front of me needed paramedics. once believed to be flat. With the help of The contestant seemed hurt when I told her some very courageous and open minded * Chili # 2: Arthur's Afterburner Chili that her chili had given me brain damage. sailors, this was proven to be untrue. JUDGE ONE: Smoky (barbecue?) with a Sally saved my tongue by pouring beer There are many things in life that we hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang. directly on it from a pitcher. Sort of "believe" simply because nobody has shown JUDGE TWO: Exciting BBQ flavor, irritates me that one of the other judges us different. Have you ever thought that needs more peppers to be taken seriously. asked me to stop screaming. you saw something strange in the sky? FRANK: Keep this out of reach of Could it be? Who knows. We as humans children! I'm not sure what I am supposed * Chili # 6: Vera's Very Vegetarian Variety don 't have the technology to find out. I to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two JUDGE ONE: Thin yet bold vegetarian personally believe that there is a possibility people who wanted to give me the variety chili. Good balance of spice and of life on other p lanets. Heimlich maneuver. Shoved my way to the peppers. My point is, in life you will have to make front of the beer line. The barmaid looks JUDGE TWO: The best yet. Aggressive many decisions. Some of them will be like a professional wrestler after a bad use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb. right, some wrong. In any case, try not to night. She was so irritated over my FRANK: My intestines are now a straight be so closed minded when making your gagging sounds that the snake tattoo under pipe filled with gaseous flames. No one decisions. Also, try to remember that it is her eye started to twitch. She has arms like seems inclined to stand behind me except possible for two people who have opposite Popeye and a face like Winston Churchill. Sally. I asked if she wants to go dancing opinions to both be correct. If you are not I will NOT pick a fight with her. later. sure about som ething, a nd/or just a ren't ready to decide, it's O.K. Good luck out * Chili # 3: Fred's Famous Burn Down the * Chili # 7: Susan's Screaming Sensation there. Barn Chili Chili Jeff eats crow, and it's a tuff old bird. I JUDGE ONE: Excellent firehouse chili! JUDGE ONE: A mediocre chili with too find myself in a position I didn't think Great kick. Needs more beans. much reliance on canned peppers. possible. One of my co-workers, whom on JUDGE TWO: A beanless chili, a bit JUDGE TWO: Ho Hum, tastes as if the a personal and business level I've had a salty, good use of red peppers. chef threw in canned chili peppers at the difficult time with, has shown me that it is FRANK: This has got to be a joke. Call last moment. I should note that I am possible to teach an old dog new tricks. I the EPA, I've located a uranium spill. My worried about Judge Number 3, he appears did not get along with this person since I nose feels like I have been sneezing to be in a bit of distress. came to work here alm ost 3 year s ago . It's Drano. Everyone knows the routine by FRANK: You could put a hand grenade in possible that we've bumped heads because now and got out of my way so I could my mouth and pull the pin and I wouldn't we're both stubborn. It could be that we just make it to the beer wagon. Barmaid feel it. I've lost the sight in one eye and the have different ways of doing things. My pounded me on the back; now my world sounds like it is made of rushing guess is that we both not only like having backbone is in the front part of my chest. water. My clothes are covered with chili control, but neither of us like being told She said her friends call her "Sally." which slid unno ticed out of my mouth at what to do. In any case, this person has forced me to change my negative attitude for you shift reporting The next influence came with the spread by changing his. It's amazing what Please make sure you smile and have a of the new Christian religion throughout positive energy can accomplish when you wonderful day : ) Europe and Britain. In the year 835 AD the take the time to use it. I'm a little Now I would like to share a Halloween Roman Catholic Church would make embarrassed to say that he has become the story with everyone: November 1st a church holiday to honor all better man, but it's only fair. Mr. Billy the saints. Th is da y was called A ll Sa int's Royal, I tip my hat to you for reminding The Story of Halloween Day, or Hallowmas, or All H allows. Years me that life is too short to spend even a Halloween is one of the oldest holidays later the Church would make November 2nd little part of it unhappy. with origins going back thousands of years. a holy day. It was called All Souls Day and The company picnic. To those of you The holiday we know as Halloween has was to honor the dead. It was celebrated who didn't attend, your loss! I've attended had many influences from many cultures with big bonfires, parades, and peop le a number of T.E.A .M.'s co mpa ny picnic's over the centu ries. Fro m the Ro man 's dressing up as saints, angels and devils. and have never been bored. Mick is Pomona Day, to the Celtic festival of But the spread of Christianity did not always very generous with the food and Samhain, to the Christian holidays of All make people forget their early customs. On beverages. Chris never falls short with the Saints and All Souls Days. the eve of All Hallows, Oct. 31, people games and awards, and Hundreds of years ago in what is now continued to celebrate the festivals of employee/attendees always find a way to Great Britain and Northern France, lived Samhain and Pomona Day. Over the years make me laugh. Selby likes to eat, I mean the Celts. The Celts worshiped nature and the customs from all these holidays mixed. cook burgers and for those of you who are had many gods, with the sun god as their October 31st became known as All Hallow interested, my wife and kids always join favorite. It was "he" who commanded their Even, eventually All Hallow's Eve, me. This picnic means a lot to Mick. It's work and their rest times, and who made Hallowe'en, and then - Halloween. his way of saying thank you. To those of the earth beautiful and the crops grow. The Halloween we celebrate today you that don't know Mick, he is one of the The Celts celebrated their New Year on includes all of these influences, Pomona last remaining bosses that will come out November 1st. It was celebrated every year Day's apples, nuts, and harvest, the Festival and work side by side with you. with a festival and marked the end of the of Samhain's black cats, magic, evil spirits The company picnic is a great "season of the sun" and the beginning of and death, and the ghosts, skeletons and opportunity to meet him if you already "the season of darkness and cold." skulls from All Saint's Day an d Al l Soul's haven't. For those of you who did attend, On October 31st after the crops were all Day. you will never look at another company harvested and stored for the long winter the HAPPY HALLOWEEN ! picnic the same. cooking fires in the homes would be extinguished. The Druids, the Celtic ANDY'S WATCHTOWER MARLIES’ “MINDHOLD” priests, would meet in the hilltop in the By Andy LaFave By Marlies Meinhold dark oak forest (oak trees were considered Hey Teamsters! How is everything It's that time again….. sacred). The Druids would light new fires going out there in T.E.A.M. land? As some I first want to share my frustrations and offer sacrifices of crops and animals. of you may know, and others are going to with everyone. My frustrations stem down As they danced around the fires, the season find out, I am back in the scheduling to people not signing in and out or calling of the sun passed and the season of department. It has been a long time but I their hours in. darkness would begin. am pretty sure I still have a handle on I know when you go through When the morning arrived the Druids things. orientation/training you are told would give an ember from their fires to Last weekend was my first time back on specifically that you must sign in and out, each family who would then take them the pager in quite awhile and I just wanted or if you cannot sign in or out, you must home to start new cooking fires. These fires to thank everybody that made it interesting. call your hours into extension #233. I also would keep the homes warm and free from I look back on my life as a scheduler and I know that you are also told to call in a evil spirits. must say I took a lot of things for granted. shift report to extension 333. I also know The November 1st festival was called I realized that I never once fully appreciated that you must pass questions on a test Samhain (pronounced "sow-en"). The the awesome beauty of a sunrise or the regarding that too. So what is the problem festival would last for 3 days. Many people peacefulness of birds chirping in the here? would parade in costumes made from the morning. I had forgotten just how funny I get calls and payroll protests all the skins and heads of their animals. This the shows that are on T.V. at three in the time; employees are upset because they festival would become the first Halloween. morning really are, especially when you are didn't get paid for time the worked, BUT During the first century the Romans going off of two hours o f sleep. they didn't sign in or out, or call in their invaded Britain. They brought with them I never realized that when I was on the hours. If you don't call in your hours or many of their festivals and customs. One of pager, and had it set on vibrate, I had my sign in and out, guess what? YOU MAY these was the festival know as Pomona very own 24-hour masseuse that was NOT GET PAID. Day, named for their goddess of fruits and dedicated to making my right hip feel great. So please, please, please. gardens. It was also celebrated around the And let me tell you, she sure has put in Please make sure you sign in and out. 1st of November. After hundreds of years some overtime thanks to you guys. I did not Please call your times in and out, if your of Roman rule the custom s of the Celtic's realize you cared so much. There is one are at an off sight shift. (Extension 233) Samhain festival and the Roman Pomona problem though. I actually had to switch Please make sure you call extension 333 Day mixed becoming 1 major fall holiday. hips because m y left hip is getting jealous of THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN OPS OF HONOR all the attention my right was getting. Oh LIFE By Richard Campbell well, no biggie, I am sure that my left hip Submitted by Billy Royal I love this time of the year. The leaves will get plenty of attention now though. A philosophy professor stood before his are changing color in some part of our state. I have no clue why anybody with a class with some items on the table in front The temperature is cooling making my scheduling pager lets it beep when they get of him. When the class began, wordlessly electrical bill go down. I can have my a page. My personal feeling is, if it is he picked up a very large and empty windows open and not worry about going to go off then I might as well get mayonnaise jar and proceed ed to fill it with sweating at certain times of the day and some kind of enjoyment out of it. I know rocks, about 2" in diameter. night. that having the pager set on vibrate all of He then asked the students if the jar This brings me to my point that all the time kills the battery quickly, but I was full. They agreed that it was. So the employees should start putting uniform guess that is the price that I need to pay for professor then picked up a box of pebbles deposits on jackets now before you are this little added comfort. Obviously I am and poured them into the jar. He shook the standing on post catching your death. being extremely sarcastic right now and in jar lightly. The pebbles, of course, rolled We have another busy month ahead with no way am I grateful when the pager goes into the open areas between the rocks. NASCAR and Cirque Du Soleil through off. In a schedulers perfect world no one He then asked the students again if the December. We have Thanksgiving in there would ever need to cancel for a shift and jar was full. They agreed it was. The and we are getting ready for Christmas. we would not even have to carry a pager, professor picked up a box of sand and Seems like we just got done with this, now because employees would honor their poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand we are off to do it again. Then, as you commitments to us, and this company. filled up everything else. know, the Block Party will be here in no Unfortunately, we cannot rely on this and He then asked once more if the jar was time. We might also see Creed in December we must always be prepared to have our full. The students responded with a at Cricket. No, it’s not an April Fool’s joke, hip massaged. unanimous "Yes." The professor then they are actually going to show up, maybe I Until next time Teamsters, stat safe out produced two cans of beer from under the hope, on the 6th. Tickets should be there and most importantly have fun. table and proceeded to pour their entire available, I know all of you will be working Late………………… contents into the jar - effectively filling the again maybe. I hope, we will see. empty space between the sand. The Enough about that, I just want everybody WINTER UNIFORMS students laughed. to know that I want to say thank you to all By Chris Casias "Now," said the professor, as the of the T.E.A.M. members who came out As of November first our winter laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize and worked their shifts, sometimes many uniform goes into effect. Wearing shorts is that this jar represents your life. The rocks shifts in the same day. I’ve had a chance at no longer an option. are the important things - your family, your the Fair to work with a lot of superviso rs to The winter uniform is as follows for all partner, your health, your children - things aid in their training to run events. I even shifts: that if everything else was lost and only worked with the EMPLOYEE OF THE black pants/slacks they remained, your life would still be full. QUARTER: STEV EN AB BET T at a few polo shirt or jacket The pebbles are the other things that matter events in between his jet setting life style. I solid black/white shirt or sweater - like your job, your house, your car. The hope everyone has had a chance to (personal) underneath sand is everything else. The small stuff." congratulate him on his award, if not please sleeves rolled down on the jacket "If you put the sand into the jar first," he go by and thank him for the standards he jacket must be buttoned up to the second continued "there is no room for the pebbles has set. button from the top or the rocks. The same goes for your life. The state has set new guidelines for our black shoes If you spend all your time and energy working staff; that all starting positions are black belt on the small stuff, you will never have going to need guard cards. I know that this solid white/black baseball cap room for the things that are important to seems like a hassle, but I want to be able to no wool caps or ski masks you. Pay attention to the things that are work with all of my employees and get to full gloves if working overnights critical to your happiness. Play with your know them. I don't want you to be held back If you are interested in putting a deposit children. Take time to get medical from all the opportunities that we have on jackets, come into 111 towards the end checkups. Take your partner out dancing. because o f this. of October. There will be no exchanges for There will always be time to go to work, I look forward to seeing you at NASCAR polos. You may return your polos and clean the house, give a dinner party and fix in November and again stop by and get check out a jacket. Deposits on jackets are the disposal. some words of wisdom from Steve Abbett, $40.00. Any polos you return, you will get Take care of the rocks first - the things our Employee of the Quarter. That is Steve a refund on your deposit anywhere from that really matter. Set your priorities. The Abbett. 50-80%, depending on condition. rest is just sand." All uniforms being turned in, must be One of the students raised her hand and returned to me in 111. inquired what the beer represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of beers! THE ROYAL REVUE to look at yourself, then they showed you this person - pumpkins are people, too! I am By Billy Royal how to re ignite that inner child with in us. glad to see that you have moved up from The whole time you have one speaker and abusing little puppies to pumpkins, but I "Sometime in your life you will go on 80 of your new best friends and 30 staff really hope that you reach out and get help, a journey. It will be the longest journey members helping you get through before it gets out of control. What is next - you have ever taken. It is the journey to everything. turkeys? find yourself" --Katherine Sharp I walked away feeling drained and As I write this, in the waning days of rejuvenated all at the same time. It took me October, we sit here and lick our wounds Greetings! Is it really November a couple of days to get fully back to feeling from a huge amount of concerts, special already? I must be getting old; it used to rested. It was the most awesome thing I events and other work for the month. We be that the months went b y fast, no w it's ever went through. Most everyone has have gotten a lot of kudos about jo bs well the years! Well, I just wanted to take a noticed a difference in me. The "old Billy" done, and the quality of employees. Thanks moment and thank you all for a job well is back. I let cars in front of me in traffic, goes out to all of you for all your hard work, done. We try harder everyday, and that's I have more energy, and I have goals that dedication and commitment to our mission. all anyone can ask for. I'm going to obtain. I even have mended I thank you all. Do not expect the next few It's been said that I tend to be somewhat some fences with folks I ticked off along months to slow down too much, as we have private and that I don't let a lot of people the way. But the person I had the most the NASCAR races, ZoomFest, Fantasy of know much about me. I'm going to go out impact on was myself. I figured out I lights, MAM A fall festival, Block Party, on a limb here and share an experience I deserve the best, and I'm go ing after it! and a bunch more concerts on the horizon. had early in October. So in closing, this experience was just There is a show coming to America West I never really explored the idea of what I needed, right at the perfect time. I Arena a few days before Christmas, that I "personal growth" or "lets all get along was not allowing myself to grow. Now I am personally really looking forward to. better" seminars. I enjoyed reading the realize that the only limits I have are those There are few performers that I really 978 ways to better yourself books and the that I impose on m yself. This seminar isn't personally look forward to, and this is one 1043 hours of tapes to listen to while you for everyone, but if you have a chance or of them. I can’t tell you who it is, until it is drive, but they just never really captured would like to know more, call me anytime, officially announced, but it is a band that my attention. A couple of months ago, a my doors always open. Try a little has not toured in nearly a decade, has gone close friend asked me if I trusted them. I experiment. On your next commute to through a lot of changes in the meantime, replied "of course, after all that's what work, let in as many cars in front of you in and when they disappeared, were the hottest friendship is all about right?" So they traffic. Then try and calculate how much and most controversial band of their time. asked me to attend a personal growth time it put you behind. Then calculate how No, Kurt Cobain is still dead. Not them. seminar meeting. good it felt to be polite and helpful. Then NO, not the Spice Girls (Sorry Billy), and OK, its 0900, they have coffee and see if the investment was worth it. Take not Ace of Base or Roxette. It will be fun, I donuts. This isn 't too bad. Then they start care. promise you that much. in. Where are you in your life, what goals See you out there. Be careful and I try, this time of year to reflect on our have you set, are you happy in your career, remember, "Every dayz a holiday!" br history, and remember with fondness some home life, loved ones, relationships, etc. of our highlights. It gets harder each year to Oh man, how did I get stuck here this MICK’S MEMO do, not because my memory is going, but early, listening to these sandal wearing, By Mick Hirko we are busier in October, to the point that I granola eating, cheery, feel wonderful, do- Recently, I had the opportunity to attend just don’t have the time, and the memories gooders, cheerle ade rs, can't we all just get the end of season employee appreciation just keep getting more. As much as I like to along offspring's from the 60's hippies. I party for the AVA Amphitheater in Tucson. look back, I have realized that my time is couldn't have been further from the truth. At this ceremony, two of our own, better spent looking towards the future, and It was the most amazing 4 days of my life. Michael Diehl and Karen Foley, received our hopes and aspirations for the future. Did you know that by the time you're 8 awards for their hard work, and outstanding This has been a hell of a year already, with years old you have at least 50% of your commitment and dedication. an insurance increase that nearly shut us life patterns developed already, and 90% Congratulations to both. down, a lot of changes in the economy, by the time your 18. That is, how you deal A few days before, I attended an after dealing with a post 9/11 world, the comings with conflict, challenges, other people, show party from the staff of one of our and goings within, and my own, personal even how you're going to handle biggest clients. I was flattered to be invited, challenges. (Women will be the end of me, relationships as an adult. Amazing. but once I saw the degree of depravity guaranteed) Through all the changes and They showed us through numerous displayed, I was shocked. I left before the adversity, we grew closer together, and exercises how we could look deep inside celebrations ended, but can personally stronger as a group. Don’t get me wrong, ourselves and figure what was holding us attest that chair dances were taking place, we all have our little fights in the office. back from being better. Better at work, dollar bills were being tucked into bras. I Most of them have to do with Campbell communication, efficiency, allowing would strongly suggest that the boss of this forgetting to wipe the fertilizer off his shoes people to know our real selves, venue review the pay rates, and pay his before he comes in, which is a much worse relationships with family, lovers, you name staff a working wage, so that they do not smell that Jose two hours after lunch. (I am it. Basically they showed you how to tear have to continue this b ehavior, just to pay glad those two share an office, and keep it away years of layered 'junk" to allow you the bar bill. By the way, a little side note to contained), but seriously, we have not had WHATZ UP DOC? the easiest of years, and it was with the American Chiropractic hard work of a lot of people, and the For those of you who will be picking commitment that our clients have to us, up the golf clubs over the next few months that we made it through, and are the better we though we'd have some tips to help for it. One thing you must remember avoid injury to your back, especially you - for most of our clients, if not all, security weekend warriors! is a necessary evil. You pay for it, just like To help protect your back and improve insurance, and keep paying for it, but you your golf game: rarely get anything in return. Or so it 1) Use/purchase equipment that fits -you seems. With security, because we are shouldn't adapt your game to clubs that there, nothing happens. Kind of like car don't fit your height. insurance - you pay and pay, and the day 2) Take lessons -learning proper swing after you forget to pay and they cancel technique is critical. After you swing you you, you get in an accident. Well, we were should be standing straight up, not twisted. fortunate, that our clients know that we 3) Wear orthotics -to add support, absorb provide a quality service, and understood shock, and increase coordination the nature of the beast. I cannot thank all 4) Avoid metal spikes -they increase stress of our clients enough, for the vote of on the back. confidence, and for sticking with us 5) WARM UP! - (before each round) through a very rough time. I hope that we 6) Pull, don't carry your bag - when the repay that each and every time we go to spine shrinks, it can lead to disc problems work for them . and nerve irritation. We have a few changes coming up in 7) Drink lots of water. the office, once again. No, Jose is not 8) Take the drop -One bad swing-striking leaving again. We recently hired a new a root or rock with your club can damage a scheduler. Her name is Katrina, and she wrist. has a very impressive background in Chiropractic Care can help… …… ..if special event scheduling. So, don’t even you continue to experience pain or think you can pull one over on her, discomfort or get a new injury after making because I am sure she has heard all the these changes to yo ur lifestyle and golf stories of sick and dying relatives, flat game, visit a chiropractor. Dr. Lynn and tires, houses being hit by speeding cars, Dr. Vince. etc. Please welcome her in the coming weeks, and let her know who you are, so she can put faces to the voices. Finally, I just wanted to thank everyone in the office, for the positive attitudes, the maturity to work through emotions and adversity, and for giving me the latitude to pursue some of my personal matters, for better or worse. With that, I would like to remind Brandon and Big Sara that I only missed two shows, both of them country, and how can you blame me for that? Thank you all, for the hard work and dedication. Remember, even better things are in the works and coming. Stick around, and be part of them. See you out there, and keep the Peace!