Back to Work

Well, I'm back at it this week after a nice 4-day weekend. I flew back to Michigan to be a groomsman in my friend J.D.'s wedding. Poor bastard. The wedding went well and the weather was great. I played a poor round of golf at Poverty Shores in St. Clair while I was home. It was my first round there since I was in high school. I shot 47. I wouldn't even have made the golf team with that score.

I got back to cooler weather here in Jacksonville. It hasn't cracked 90 all week. We got drenched on Tuesday and Wednesday by Tropical Storm Tammy. We still worked full days each day anyway. On Wednesday night I tried to take everyone out for dinner at Buca di Beppo for my birthday next week and to raise money for the hurricane relief (the restaurant donated 10% of sales). However, the other AmeriCorps insisted on paying for their own and mine. I swear the more broke people are the more they insist on paying. I know Iron Mike wouldn't turn down a free meal. So I guess I'll have to spend the money on myself.

Work is going well. The days just seem to fly by. I already have over 200 hours under my belt. Speaking of that, they gave all the Americorps brand new tools and a tool belt to use everyday and keep with us when we leave. I hope to get some use out of them when I leave. I also worked out at the YMCA last night. We get full memberships at all Ys in the area for only $15 because we're part of Habijax and Americorps. The regular price is $52 and they even have a rock climbing wall.

Tomorrow is a big day. I have to get to the warehouse at 7 and immediately drive out to a jobsite in a truck with a trailer full of ladders attached. This will be my first drive with the trailer hooked up. Should be fun. I have to drop the trailer off with a big group of Baptists, who are putting up siding and then drive back to the warehouse to meet the volunteers I'll be leading for the day. I hope the group isn't too large. It will be my second solo lead this week. We will be doing Punchlist, which consists of a million little clean up type tasks. Maybe I'll explain it in detail in my next post.

One more thing, in case some of you missed it, the White Sox won their first post season series since 1917 today. They took down the defending champion Red Sox. If they can keep up the solid pitching and timely hitting, they have a great shot. I hope they get the Yankees in the next round and St. Louis in the series. That would really stick it to Cub fan. Especially if the Sox win it all. Go Sox!!!!!