Cup Of Joe

Posted on October 3, 2025 by broodjets

***Joe is probably one of the more common names around.  Today’s Friday Email is all about various Joe’s including Dr. Joe in today’s Friday Email “Cup Of Joe.” Have a great weekend!***

If you’re like me, you can’t live without your Cup of Joe (coffee).  For me, iced coffee is 10 times better, so I just throw tons of ice in my coffee even in the middle of winter when the average Joe is out there shivering drinking hot chocolate.  I have a brother named Joe who lives in San Diego.  Junior often makes the coffee (cup of joe) in the morning at Savin and brags about how good his coffee tastes compared to mine.  Junior was saying he’s hungry, so I gave him a protein bar.  He said what kind of protein is in it.  Junior, as far as I know (and maybe I’m lacking a lot of knowledge like in a lot of subjects) but I think there is only one kind of protein.  You want a cup of Joe to go with that?  My favorite 2 little kids are Joshua and Abby (not any Joe).  Moise got stuck on a parkway on a Saturday.  His friend Joe, who I have met many times, was going to help him fix his car.  We started calling him Dr. Joe (whether the patient/car survives is about a 50/50 chance after he gets done fixing it).  He diagnosed that a plug was broken.  Moise asked him who broke that plug.  Joe said don’t worry about that (I think that’s like pleading the 5th).  He wanted to order parts online while Moise’s car was stranded on the highway, but Moise told Joe I don’t think I can leave my car on the highway for 3 days while I wait for the delivery of the parts.  Dr. Joe fixed up Moise’s car enough to drive it that day and for the week.  Moise said he felt it was a miracle.  I believe in miracles Moise but not in cars fixing themselves.  The next Saturday it’s time to take a trip to Dr. Joe’s.  Moise showed me his brother’s car which had been with Joe for 2 months to be fixed (Dr. Joe is still working on it).  Well, Moise the saying is that Rome wasn’t built in a day, and Dr. Joe says a car wasn’t fixed in 2 months. Joe told Moise the part he needs to order.  Moise looked it up online and said it’s $50.  Moise said Joe might make him buy 3 or 4 until he finds the right one (hopefully they accept returns).  Joe says to fix the car he wants in return a headlamp with a light on it so that he can work outside in the dark.  And he says he doesn’t want a plastic one.  Moise said Joe everything is plastic these days.  Moise found one and hid the price from him and asked if it was good.  He said yes.  Moise showed me the price he found was under $10 for it.  I found a flashlight in my car that I never use and told Joe to keep it.  He said to me you are better than Moise.  Joe says Moise you can pay for the tools I need to fix your car.  Ok Moise said but when you’re done fixing it those tools are mine.  You are not a doctor Moise.  What do you need tools for?  Joe’s best advice was he told Moise you’ll be fine driving the car just do not stop no matter what.  Moise said so what if I’m in traffic?  Joe said well ok you can stop then (I guess Joe was thinking this was a flying car).  Dr. Joe did his expert analysis and concluded this car is 70% good (It was probably 80% good till Doctor Joe started fixing it).  Moise decided 70% sounds pretty good.  I mean in school that’s passing.  No car or person is ever 100% so personally I’d take 70%.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just remember you can have a cup of Joe (if you like coffee) while you do your timesheet.  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember if you need any car repairs just call Dr. Joe.

Have a great weekend!

Anthony

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Penny For Your Thoughts

Posted on September 26, 2025 by broodjets

***Pennies are overlooked when you think about it.  People always say it’s “Just a penny” if they lose one.  You never hear oh I lost “just a quarter” if they lose one.  Today’s Friday Email is dedicated to pennies in “Penny For Your Thoughts.” Have a great weekend!***

Sometimes people will say they’d like to have a “Penny for your thoughts.” But would they really give you a penny for you to tell them what you’re thinking?  I found a quarter Junior dropped (that would be a lot of pennies…25 to be exact) and returned it to him because I may be a lot of things, but a thief is not one of them.  Random call.  I answer.  He says Janet.  I told him wrong #.  He said oh ok.  He says my name is…*click* didn’t give you a chance for a penny for your thoughts to sell me something.  Junior said he has money in his car he needs to get.  Then he says, “why am I telling you?”  You think I’m going to take the pennies from your car Junior?  Junior was stuck on a problem at work.  He asked me for a penny for my thoughts.  I gave him a few pennies of my thoughts (I don’t have too many pennies working in my head on a daily basis) and he said thanks.  I helped.  Then he said did I really help, or did he figure it out on his own?  You already thanked me Junior whether I helped or not is irrelevant.  He said I helped him a little that my brain gave him 10% power his brain did 90% of the work.  Junior’s brain is almost a dime and mine is a penny by that ratio.  I wrote down on my daily things to do list “Annoy Junior.”  I had to ask him if I could check that off.  He said yes.  Moise was doing something.  I have a faster way Moise.  Penny for my thoughts?  I told him my idea, and he said it’s a great idea and then not even 5 seconds later dismissed my idea.  I told Junior I finished something I was working on.  He said, “you want a cookie?”  Maybe I’d prefer a lot of pennies from you Junior instead of a cookie (unless it’s chocolate chip).  Moise said I’m looking at getting another car.  Why are you telling me?  He says you can donate.  I said “Pennies?” Junior calls me when I arrive in the parking lot at work. You’re going to interrupt my Disturbed song really?  I called him back.  What do you want?  Oh, I wanted you to stop and get me Dunkin (Dunkin costs a lot of pennies these days Junior).  Joshua was playing with my phone and almost called 911.  That phone call is going to get me in a lot of trouble (more than pennies) for a non-emergency.  Joshua tried to grab my eyebrow hair.  I guess he felt there was more available than on my head (pennies worth of hair).  I was saying something, and Junior was in disbelief at what I was saying so he said, “Do you hear yourself talk?” I do Junior and sometimes I wonder what is wrong with me (you don’t want a penny for my thoughts). I’m finishing up this Friday Email and decide to take a break so I take Damian to the park.  We meet a dog.  I asked what’s her name.  “Penny.” Not joking.  Very ironic.  Moise walks in “I have a problem.” Junior said, “Your life is a problem.” Well, Moise, you need more pennies with heads up for good luck.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just remember I’m not offering you pennies to do your timesheet (I think I already offered money one-time years ago and that is the last time I ever will) but please do your timesheet on time today and remember if you find a penny on the ground and it’s heads up hand it to Moise for good luck.
Have a great weekend!
Anthony

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Beware

Posted on September 19, 2025 by broodjets

***Moise told me that everything in Florida is usually hot.  I guess we should Beware if we see eskimos and polar bears wandering around in Florida.  Today’s Friday Email is all about “Beware.” Have a great weekend!***

With the upcoming Halloween Season approaching you may want to beware of Ghosts and Goblins.  Someone at the park said Hi to Damian very innocently.  He ran towards them.  Beware of saying Hi to Damian without expecting he’s going to run towards you.  Moise was eating a bowl of fruit.  A nice healthy lunch.  This is breakfast, he says.  At 1:30PM, Moise?  Beware of people who eat breakfast at 1:30PM.  I hear whistling on a Monday in the hallway.  I thought it was our mail guy.  He had been off for 2 weeks and he came back whistling his first day back to work?  He said no way you think I’d whistle my first day back to work.  Ok maybe the 2nd?  Beware of someone whistling on a Monday after a long vacation. Junior wanted the cable guy to come to fix his cable, but he wound up having to fix it himself.  Beware Junior when you ask repair people to come and do something for you (especially when you are a cheap tipper) because they will make as little effort as possible to fix your problem.  Moise’s car light comes on.  Going to take care of it today, he says.  He doesn’t.  The next morning, he says he has a car problem.  Moise, I told you yesterday to fix it.  Don’t you listen to me?  Beware of lights that come on in your car Moise.  He says it was “partially” fixed by his friend.  What do you mean partially?  You want me to fix the other part?  I said do you want it fixed for cheap or correctly?  He says both.  Junior boasted how he’s such an honest guy because he put money in the vending machine and nothing came out.  He said then he shook the machine, and 2 bags of chips came down instead of 1.  He called it a gift.  For me or Moise, I asked.  Neither because he kept both bags of chips.  Beware when you hog 2 bags of chips instead of sharing Junior.  Someone asked Moise where his pen was on his desk.  Moise said Anthony took it.  Beware of unfounded accusations.  I called up to order lunch and the guy I know answered so I asked how are you doing?  I said to him I always ask how you are doing before putting in my order it’s only polite.  Beware of a customer being too polite like I was.  I’m sure that guy would prefer a tip over politeness.  Moise said 2 pages of the document must be signed.  I told him only 1 is signed.  He says no 2 are.  I said no 1 is as in 1 less than 2.  Let me check again and make sure.  It’s 1 page.  Let me count them again…1…I don’t see a second page.  Beware of getting the correct number of pages signed.  Junior told me I’m a child inside an adult’s body.  Moise defended me and said he does not agree.  Thank you Moise.  I should beware before I thank Moise too soon because then he went on to say I’m a child inside a child’s body.  Joshua saw a bug and thought to beware and asked me to kill it for him.  I missed it.  Abby asked me my doggie’s name, brother’s name, sister’s name, uncle’s name, mom’s name, dad’s name and then I think the only name she didn’t ask was my 3rd cousin.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just beware that if you don’t do it on Friday, you’ll hear from me Monday.  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember to beware if Abby asks you one question, she’s going to ask you at least ten more so be ready to answer them.

Have a great weekend!
Anthony

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IQ

Posted on September 12, 2025 by broodjets

***Sometimes Damian is too smart for his own good and I wonder if his IQ is higher than mine.  Maybe I’ll have him type the Friday Email with his paws from on now (it will probably wind up better).  Today’s Friday Email is all about IQ.  Have a great weekend!***

In school you take all these tests to measure your IQ.  And really what does it get you when you get older?  I remember I got a higher score on the PSAT than my SAT.  Did that mean my IQ dropped in school?  Maybe it has as an adult, but I doubt it as a kid.  I wonder how high a bug’s IQ is.  Some of them seem smart (like they can tell when you’re coming for them).  And other bugs seem like they are clueless (run for your life someone has a bug spray approaching you don’t just sit there).  Junior was toasting something for breakfast that smelled so good.  That smells more like lunch Junior.  He said yesterday’s lunch was left over for today’s breakfast.  Brilliant only a person with a high IQ would have that delicious of a breakfast.  Moise was looking at my excel spreadsheet.  I set up these math calculations and told him my math IQ is higher than most people’s.  Moise agreed.  Junior just shook his head.  But my IQ in everything else is lower than most people’s so I have to give myself credit where I deserve it.  Junior starts whistling in the office.  It’s kind of catchy.  I think people who have high IQ can whistle well.  Singing on the other hand…that’s a different story so stick to whistling Junior.  Junior asked me how my weekend was.  My first thought was did I see Moise?  Then I said Well it’s like my life revolves around him.  Junior criticized it.  Why?  I like to hang around with people who have a high IQ.  Junior asks a question and Moise is thinking of his answer.  Junior says Moise always has something crazy to say.  High IQ = High Crazy Responses.  Moise had a poem for me he started reciting.  Roses are blue.  Trees are red.  Umm I think with that poem IQ I don’t want to hear the rest of the poem Moise.  Joshua and Abby both have high IQs for technology the way I see them use my phone and the internet.  Moise hangs up from talking to Junior on the phone (or so he thought) and then says bad stuff about Junior and suddenly I hear Junior on the phone still.  Make sure you hang up on someone before talking bad about them (that’s called having high phone IQ) but Moise said he tells Junior the same stuff to his face anyway.  True.  Junior ordering lunch.  I’m picking up.  Please get it right.  I want ranch dressing not blue cheese, he emphasizes.  I said that you know blue cheese is mold right Junior.  He said exactly his point.  Why do people eat mold?  I doubt mold helps increase your IQ.  I asked Junior something and he said you just have to use common sense.  I looked at him and said Junior this is me we’re talking about what common sense? I asked Junior if he wanted onion rings.  He said no I want my doctor to give me a positive remark about the shape I’m in.  Moise said if you want that Junior don’t bother going to the doctor anymore.   Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just remember you want to have a high timesheet IQ.  Just be careful when doing it and I’m sure your timesheet IQ will be higher than my common sense IQ (hopefully much higher).  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember if you want your doctor to give you a positive review just stay away from those onion rings like Junior is.

Have a great weekend!        

Anthony

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Double The Fun

Posted on September 5, 2025 by broodjets

***It’s Friday and the weekend is coming so that is Double The Fun.  Today’s Friday Email is all about not just having fun but “Double The Fun.” Have a great weekend!***

If you’re a sports fan September is a great month because you have baseball and football (Double the Fun).  Moise made a mistake, and I asked him did you have 1 eye or 2 eyes (double) open when you made it?  He said 1 and to “move on!” Moise has 3 ways he says no.  No.  That is a simple indifferent no.  Then he has No No (Double the Fun).  That is when he is like no I really don’t mean it like that.  And then my personal favorite No which is No No No which means he’s really annoyed (I guess that would triple the fun).  Moise asked me why people call regular mail snail mail.  Because snails are slow Moise.  He said, really?  Have you ever seen a fast snail before Moise?  I called to order lunch.  Slice of pizza.  Be ready in 1 minute they say.  I told the guy I drive fast but I can’t get there that fast.  Driving fast and having pizza is double the fun to me though.  Moise gave me a check with a backup paper clipped together.  I threw the paper clips out.  He got mad.  What?  He said, Why do you think I put them there!  They were small paper clips (not double the fun size the big paper clips) so I don’t have any use for them.  Junior was eating a bag of $1.50 chips (which he emphasized several times as if it was $100).  He stopped mid-chip bite.  He froze in place.  He said oh no.  What Junior?  He can’t even talk he’s so in shock.  What is today’s date he asks me?  August 28th.  He points to the date on the chips without speaking…I’m thinking wow this is going to say like January 10th or something.  It says…August 26th.  Junior it’s only 2 days old.  I don’t want to lose $1.50 he said so let me keep eating them.  I think if it said January 10th you’d still eat them to save that $1.50.  Someone said Hi to Damian at the park.  He played with them.  They tried to say bye then, but he kept trying to play with them (he was having double the fun).  I told them he knows hi not bye.  Junior was on his way in and text me save me a bagel.  He says egg or plain.  Pick 1.  If I get one, you’re going to complain I should have got the other.  Just give me one option.  He comes in.  I got your plain bagel Junior.  All proud of myself.  His response was, If I didn’t text, then you wouldn’t have gotten me one.  Don’t act like you did something good.  Maybe I should have gotten the egg bagel instead.  Moise texted me something he did.  My response was “I…don’t…care.”  He says that sounds like a song.  Maybe a fun song if Junior isn’t singing it to us.  Moise called me on my day off and said you know I can’t go for a day without talking to you (how come you never say that to Junior?). Junior was listening to old messages on his phone at work from November (in August).  It’s double the fun to try to remember what that message could be about 9 months later, Junior.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just remember it’s double the fun to do your timesheet on time because then you feel accomplished, and you don’t have to talk to me (which nobody wants to do anyway…except Junior of course).  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember if you called Junior in November and left him a message (and he didn’t get back to you yet) he’s not going to now because that message has been officially deleted.

Have a great weekend!

Anthony

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Welcome Back

Posted on August 29, 2025 by broodjets

***Welcome Back to another Friday Email.  I know Junior is excited for it.  Who could blame him?  Today’s Friday Email is indeed all about “Welcome Back.” Have a great weekend!***

A lot of adults are returning to work, and kids are returning to school from summer vacations next week.  Many coworkers and parents may say welcome back.  But do they mean it?  I told Junior that Moise is back from his vacation and Junior didn’t say welcome back.  He said, “One additional headache for me.” Only one Junior?  I think you’re underestimating Moise.  I said Welcome Back to someone I hadn’t talked to in a while and asked them how their son is.  Their response was “He’s a wise guy.  He thinks he knows everything.” No wonder I like him.  Reminds me of myself a bit.  Some salespeople can’t take a hint that I’m ignoring them, so they sent me an email with the following as to how I feel about talking to them and how I feel like responding to them is in parentheses.  A.) Yes, I’m interested.  Let’s find time to chat! (I’d rather talk to Damian than you for sure).  B.) Interested but not the right time. Let’s connect in 30 days. (It will never be the right time.  Trust me.). C.) Not a priority at this time. (sounds like an ex-girlfriends complaint about me).  D.) I’m not the right person. (I can so relate to this…yes, I’m not the right person for you.  Go bother someone else).  Junior said he felt silly over something.  I told him I feel silly on a daily basis (and probably Fridays are worse after I say Welcome Back to everyone to another crazy Friday Email).  Junior was talking about his 3rd cousin.  3rd cousins don’t count as family Junior.  If you branch it out far enough, I think everyone is related in some way and we can all welcome back our ancestors as part of our one big extended family.  Junior asked me to put his food in the toaster.  Do not put the rubber cover on it will melt, he says.  Duh.  I put it in and just turn both knobs to the right.  I don’t know how this toaster works Junior just warning you…you may want to run back there in 5 minutes before it burns before welcoming back your food as charcoal.  I told Junior I can’t believe Moise is back, but he said Moise never takes his advice.  He asks for it, listens to Junior and then does the opposite.  I guess that’s why you didn’t get the nicest welcome back from Junior, Moise.  I told Junior I really like this dentist he got me years ago.  I just went for a welcome back, it’s your 6-month checkup.  Junior said look at all the good things I’ve done for you.  Like what Junior?  I got you a dentist.  I introduced you to Moise.  I have given you financial advice.  Well, the first 2 are true but the last one is basically Junior repeating everything this guy on Youtube he watches say.  Junior says what have you done for me?  I think this was a rhetorical question and I was welcoming back anything I could think of but the only thing I could come up with was bug the hell out of you.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just remember your timesheet always welcomes you back on Fridays.  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember hopefully I’ve done more to help you with your timesheet than I have apparently done to help Junior’s life according to him.

Have a great weekend!

Anthony

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Vacations

Posted on August 22, 2025 by broodjets

***I was just thinking recently how Damian’s life is basically a 24-7 vacation.  Eat, sleep, play, walk at the park, nap, and then back to eating.  Sounds like the life to me.  Today’s Friday Email is all about “Vacations.”  Have a great weekend!***

Summer is a good time for many people to take vacations.  Moise asked me not to do something before he went on his vacation.  When you tell me not to do something Moise I normally do it and when you do tell me to do something I don’t do it.  He says “I know your mind works like that” (spiteful?).  I told Junior one day I was trying to be responsible.  He said for once.  Moise said I have bad news for you.  It’s Monday Moise why can’t you give me the bad news on Friday or something (or when you’re gone for vacation already)?  I’m in a file Moise is trying to access.  He says close it.  The file or my mouth?  Both, he says.  I’m trying to use a marker Moise has on his desk.  It seems dry.  I test it by writing all over an important paper he had on his desk.  Oops hope he doesn’t see that when he comes in…at least the ink works now.  Junior says this person likes him “too.” But Junior nobody else likes you so how can you say “too”?  Junior was coughing on our onion rings and then saying you can take them first.  You just coughed on them, how is that nice (good thing I wasn’t going on vacation or I’d be sick from those coughed onion rings)?  Before they went on vacation, I saw Joshua and Abby.  Abby and I were making funny faces at each other.  Well, the difference was Abby was purposely making funny faces at me, and I think she thinks my face is just funny as it is.  She asked me where the seatbelt for the doggie is in my car.  And where is my bike?  And where is my mommy?  Abby grills me with questions before she goes on her vacation.  Junior was going to lunch (or so he thought) but Moise stopped him and said he had to ask Junior something.  Junior looked up in the air.  I said don’t worry Junior, Moise will be on vacation next week.  Junior said he will not miss this.  As Moise went to leave work the last day before his vacation it was pouring rain outside of Savin.  He ran as fast as he could to his car.  I guess he was trying to prove he can run faster than me (He can’t).  I let him go and took my time walking in the rain.  Maybe I’m just not as afraid of the rain as he is.  Moise went on his vacation last week and text me on Friday around noon saying, “I just read your crazy Friday Email.” So, I picture Moise lying by a pool with Joshua and Abby running around screaming their lungs out and Moise on his phone reading the Friday Email.  I mean that sounds like the life to me.  Junior didn’t agree though when I told him.  He said Moise needs to get a life.  I asked Moise how his vacation was going, and he said Joshua and Abby are having fun…somehow, I think that is the way of saying that they’re driving him crazy while having their fun on vacation.  I asked Junior how much he missed Moise when he’s on vacation on a Scale of 1-10.  I told Junior to me it’s a 15.  Junior said to him it’s a negative 100.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet there is no vacation from doing it.  You have to do it every Friday.  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember you probably miss Moise when’s he on vacation somewhere on the scale of 1-10 between the very wide range of negative 100 (Junior’s rating) to 15 (my rating).
Have a great weekend!

Anthony

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Not So Great Expectations

Posted on August 15, 2025 by broodjets

***Sometimes it’s good to set the bar low and have not so great expectations (and when things turn out better than expected you’ll be pleasantly surprised).  Junior definitely has some low expectations for me I think.  Today’s Friday Email is all about “Not So Great Expectations.” Have a great weekend!***

In life we all have great expectations but sometimes they fall short.  My expectations of other drivers is not so great but sometimes it amazes me how I still am disappointed.  Putting your blinker on when 2 lanes merge to 1 annoys me.  Like we know there is only one way to go.  Putting your blinker on will make me less likely to let you in not more.  It’s kind of obnoxious.  What do I think you’re going to go off the road into a tree?  Speaking of trees, people who drive with their arm out the window (when I’m in a rush especially) annoys me.  When I was a kid my parents told me never to stick your arm out the window because another car could hit you and take it off.  Junior was talking about kids.  I said I like them.  I have not so great expectations for most adults but kids I do.  Middle School aged kids like me.  Junior says I have their (not so great expected) maturity level.  Junior asked me my name as he’s looking me up in the database.  I said dummy not having great expectations as what he thinks of me.  Junior complained his new glasses have “too many features.”  I guess you had the expectation that your glasses wouldn’t have as many features as a car.  Damian made me drop my keys into this little lake at the park because he was trying to pull me to have the great expectation to say hi to a new friend (aka any human or animal that approaches us in his mind).  I had to find them in all that water while holding the leash before he runs off to the nearest person he can find to play with them.  Moise asked me to read some numbers to him.  Sure no problem.  22, 27, 32,…Moise stopped me “Hey hey hey.” What’s the problem Moise?  Did I read them too fast?  What was your not so great expectation of me to say it like a normal person?  Moise said now I know why you get along with this person.  You both know everything.  Was your not so great expectation of me to know very little?  I arrived on Saturday at Moise’s and right away Abby asks where is the doggie.  I guess she had greater expectations than seeing just me.  Joshua wanted me to push him faster on the swing he tells me.  What do you want me to push you as fast as I drive?  This swing has a speed limit.  I guess Joshua had the great expectation of no speed limit on that swing.  Abby got herself “stuck” in the swing (she refused to get out of it) so Moise had to pry her (after several failed attempts and give her the great expectation that she can get ice cream after this – bribery works sometimes).  I’ve never seen a kid get herself stuck in a swing like that on purpose where you literally can’t get her out.  You’ll have to teach me that trick sometime Abby.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet for some of you I have great expectations and for others I have no expectations on doing your timesheet.  Please fulfill my great expectations and do your timesheet on time today and remember if you ever want to learn how to get yourself stuck in a swing to where they are basically 1 step away from calling 911 to get them out then call Abby.

Have a great weekend!

Anthony

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Repeats

Posted on August 8, 2025 by broodjets

***I tell Damian what to do and he repeatedly does whatever he wants to.  How do you get a Boston Terrier to listen to you without repeating yourself 100 times?  Today’s Friday Email is all about “Repeats.” Have a great weekend!***

Sometimes it’s fun to go back and watch repeats of shows you watched as a kid.  Junior walked in on Monday and said good morning.  I didn’t hear him.  He repeats himself I said good morning.  Oh, sorry Junior I thought I was hearing things (maybe I’m not used to Junior greeting me so nicely to start the week). That didn’t last long though because in the kitchen he said so this coffee you made did you put any effort into it?  No Junior I opened the package and pushed the button on the machine (with my coffee making skills).  He said he takes the time to measure how much should be in it.  Let’s go back and start over with that nice good morning and repeat that.  Junior was showing something to Moise.  This is the average Moise, he says.  Moise says but Junior what if it’s below average?  Junior says he wants to shake Moise.  Shake or choke (maybe repeatedly)?  Junior said his insurance wants to put a device in his car that will track his driving and grade it.  If he passes (and doesn’t have to repeat taking the test over again) he gets a discount.  He asked if it’s worth it.  I started thinking if I had a tracking device in my car I would probably wind up losing my insurance (and license).  They would give me an F.  I would not do it Junior.  Do I want AI to know everywhere I’m going?  We had a repeat hot day in the office so I said let me find a free fan around the building.  I told Moise good news I got us a fan.  Then I corrected myself and said I got myself a fan.  It fits right near my cubicle with the extension cord.  Moise said to me are you ok you seem stressed?  No, I told him I’m just hot.  Moise said If hot was my problem I’d be cool. Ahh I got what you mean it is so hot that normal hot would be cool (but I still didn’t give him my fan and repeatedly used it for myself).  Junior was saying he’s not sure if I’d get along with this person he knows.  I said Junior if they say stupid stuff I’m pretty sure I would.  Wait why would I need someone to say stupid stuff to get along with me?  Junior was saying some people’s personality can be annoying.  I feel him (repeatedly) looking at me.  You mean like me?  He said good example.  Junior asked if we noticed that he got new glasses last week.  Umm no.  These were so expensive he said (and repeated how expensive they were several times).  We didn’t notice that you got ripped off Junior.  Junior said he wants to come up with a million dollar idea. Moise said I have one.  Junior said ok Moise you repeat it to me and I will take it from you.  I’ll give Moise 10% for his idea.  I’m surprised you’d give him even 10% Junior.  Junior said Moise’s brain actually works sometimes.  He makes me angry but he’s helpful.  He gave me a solution to a problem.  Of course, it’s a long solution.  I said so it’s like trying to get to California from NY and going straight down to Florida, heading up to Minnesota, down to Arizona and back up to California?  Junior said pretty much.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just remember I don’t want to repeat myself at how important it is to do so.  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember if you want a direct solution (or a direct way to get to California) don’t ask Moise because he’ll take you around the globe.

Have a great weekend!

Anthony

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Please Hold

Posted on August 1, 2025 by broodjets

***Sometimes people will tell me on Monday they’ll do their timesheet in “a few minutes” and put me on hold.  An hour later it’s still not done.  Today’s Friday Email is about all of us who have been put on hold before in “Please Hold.” Have a great weekend!***

When you call up someone and they say “Please Hold” and put you on hold with some bad background music it can be a bit frustrating.  Similar to how when you wake up an hour before the alarm ready to get up and don’t feel tired.  But you notice you have another hour to go back to sleep.  You say Please Hold to your alarm clock and get that extra hour.  The hour goes by, the alarm goes off, and you wake up completely exhausted.  How did I feel less tired with 1 hour less of sleep?  Did I reverse sleep or something?  Moise was having a conversation on the phone with me.  I put the conversation on hold because I’m getting Damian.  5 minutes later he still is on hold waiting.  If that was Junior he would have hung up.  Junior was pouring his coffee in his cup and as he was doing so said you know I made this coffee yesterday and it tasted good but since you made it today, I have little hope.  So you’re saying I’m hopeless Junior or just the coffee I made?  He kind of told me to please hold while he thought about it and then said no comment.  I guess I get the point.  I was holding my phone and saw a study show up saying spending money on a best friend may boost health and longevity.  I had to please hold while Moise looked at it and said well start spending it on me.  Moise asked me is Junior still mad at him?  Please hold while I go ask Junior?  I said you know Junior is mad at you briefly and then he’s your friend again.  Moise told me some analysis he has of Junior.  I held my phone to show Junior and he dismissed Moise.  Moise says he is used to that.  Junior says you can write this.  You’re a writer.  No Junior I’m a stupid writer.  I only write stupid stuff (like what you’re reading now).  I’m not writing about the American Revolution.  Please don’t hold waiting for that coming from me.  Junior wanted a slice of pizza and since I was going to pick up lunch he asked me to pick it up for him.  He holds a $20 bill out to me.  That’s one expensive slice of pizza Junior.  I hope you’re not expecting any change from this.  I bet Junior will never hold a $20 bill that close to my face again.  I come in on Monday after being off Friday.  My blue pen is missing.  Where did it go?  I go over to the person I assume is the culprit (Moise) and find a blue pen on his desk with the cap off (wasting the ink as it’s drying up like the Sahara desert).  And then I notice he has lots of pens without caps on.  Moise walks in.  Where were you on the morning of Friday the 11th?  He looks at me confused.  I guess I wasn’t a good lawyer because I didn’t get Moise to admit guilt.  Abby says she wants to be like her daddy.  Moise says no trust me Abby you don’t.  I agree you don’t want to be like Moise, Abby. I asked Abby if she wants to be like me. She said no right away.  No hold up there.  She knows better. Do you want be like the doggie, Abby? She says Yes!  Damian wins again.  Now when it comes to doing your timesheet just remember you don’t have to put your timesheet on hold and do it later.  Please do your timesheet on time today and remember as Abby said you don’t want to be like me.

Have a great weekend!

Anthony

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