http://www.marilynmueller.com Life according to Marilyn. Business, Politics, Society, Family, Product Reviews, you name it, I'll discuss it! Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:09:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, I've been working at my new job for about two weeks now, and I have to say that I'm not surprised, just disappointed to find that people are just as crabby and aggravating here as they have been everywhere I've ever worked.  I am being trained by several people ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/08/not-surprised-just-disappointed/ Today I decided to play hooky from class today.  I went to bed extra late last night and had to get up extra early this morning, and have to go to work later today (and work until 9pm) I was just too tired to go to class.  I went to ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/08/skipping-class-today/ Well I landed a job as a Pharmacy Technician at my local Wal-Mart!  I was glad to get the job, it is close to home, which is important to me.  It does not pay as much money as I had hoped, but I am hoping that once I pass the ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/08/rough-start/ My hubby has been riding his Harley every minute he can get in on it!  He loves to ride!  He's been talking about taking a vacation together and signing up for some Motorcycle Tours through the Eagle Rider Company website that he found.  They rent Harleys, but they also rent ATVs, ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/motorcycle-vacations/ I have always thought that college textbooks were/are a major source of income for the colleges that sell them through their campus bookstores, and that they are overpriced.  I have always felt like I was being held hostage by them when I was in college.  Now that the Internet has ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/saving-money-on-college-textbooks/ The JourneyLite Company performs lapband surgery  in their locations in the Los Angelas/Thousand Oaks area of California, the Houston Texas area, the Cincinnati Ohio area, the Chattanooga Tennessee area, and the Tampa Florida area.  They offer the lap-band surgery to those clients who have tried every conceivable way to lose ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/surgery-for-obesity/ Well, the test I mentioned a few posts ago, I got a 97 out of 100.  The teacher said the highest score on the test was a 97, so I guess that was me!  I asked him to demonstrate how to get the correct answer to the one question that ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/teacher-couldnt-solve-the-problem-either/ I see a lot of news stories lately about people dying from sudden cardiac arrest. More news coverage is happening about taking care of our hearts, and lots of advice has been given out about making sure to eat properly and get proper exercise. There has been a lot of ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/heart-health/ I was reading on msnbc.nbc.com this morning that last week, the first day on the job for police officer Tim Pochron in Hobart Indiana did not start well.  Twenty nine minutes into his first day, his new squad car was parked outside his house (I don't know why it was ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/now-thats-a-bad-day/ I love to buy things at outlets where I pay wholesale prices without having to register as a retailer and can just buy things and use them at home!  One such example of that is the Takemi Select Wholesale Outlet where you can buy massage therapy chairs or massage beds for ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/buying-at-wholesale-prices/ Last week was the mid-term exam for the Pharmacy Technician Course that I'm taking.  I was really worried about how well I was going to do.  It was largely a test where we had to memorize a bunch of measurement conversions, like how many milliliters in an ounce, and a ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/i-was-worried-about-the-test/ One of the many reasons that I moved to Maine back in the 1970s was because I just did not feel safe living in Northern Virginia anymore. Within a short period of time I was exposed to two different rape attempts (on me) and it scared me pretty badly. I ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/self-protection/ When I decided to sign up for the Pharmacy Technician Course, it was because I needed a job close to home.  Doing a little bit of research, I found that there is a shortage of Pharmacy Technicians.  There are pharmacies everywhere!  And many of them need technicians!  I have been ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/it-looks-like-i-made-a-good-decision/ My brother dropped over this afternoon to say hello and go for a motorcycle ride with my hubby.  He brought over his new Nikon Monarch ATB binoculars to show off to us.  He's always buying new cool gadgets and bringing them over to show off!  But he's a good natured guy ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/my-brothers-new-binoculars/ I accidentally found this really cool little movie that is apparently a commercial for Marvel comic books.  It is a high-tech animation film of Spiderman, Iron Man, and The Hulk teaming up to save the world.  It is only four minutes long, I suggest you check it out!  The animation ... http://www.marilynmueller.com/07/really-cool-little-movie/