Monday, March 18, 2024

Ron had really bad taste in male friends

 One admitted he led a gang rape.  

One stood up at our wedding as best man and then tried to talk me into cheating a year later.  He was always borrowing money and refusing to pay it back.  So Ron started paying him for rides rather than lose all that money.  He stopped calling when the money dried up and sent me a sarcastic text message days after I told him Ron died.  I am pretty sure I saw that man today.  

I didn't say anything and made a point of avoiding him.  I didn't want to play plastic games.  

Ugh.  Bad memories.  

If you want a loathsome character

 I will do a blog on him later.  Suffice to say I saw the man my husband considered his best friend in the store.  He did not recognize me and I didn't say anything.  But that was unpleasant.  A lot of bad memories.

More later.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

I weighed my options

 Probability of getting a lunch at 6, slim.  So I asked for and got my lunch 2 hours in.  I can sacrifice a break if it doesn't work out but I'm required by law to take a lunch 

I ran into a Postal Worker who asked me how Ron was doing.  I told the guy Ron died and he said "Oh yeah I heard" 

I don't think I'll ever be done with that.  

We had the nice boss today which was refreshing.  I worked with someone I consider a friend but she is a vicious gossip.  I shudder to think what she says about me behind my back and I'm sure she's talking.  She had a lot to say about the one boss I won't repeat.

I am debating cutting my hair short.  Adoptive Mom is concerned it may look bad as it's thin on top 

I'm going to do a post tomorrow

 "What happens to scoffers". I think it is needed 

Got to work OK.  It is busy of course.  Lots of bats on the Crazy Train.  People macing the whole bus with perfume - Lysol I could understand but perfume just gives everyone a headache.  People having conversations with "no one" swatting at invisible flies, etc.  I just put on my headphones and looked out the window.

Hopefully the day will go better from here.

Sunday morning

 To the comment about Ron, how is a blind man supposed to verify his girlfriend's age?  I lied and told him I was 18.  He couldn't exactly look at my birth certificate or ID card.  I didn't even have an ID card at the time.  

Anyway I did not sleep well I think it is the allergy pill, as I did not use much caffeine yesterday.  I am up now and ready to go.  

I just work 1-8 and that boss should have the day off.  I packed a lunch with some favorites.  I brought an assortment of cheese.  

I decided I was not ready to figure out low carb snacks at this point so I bought one of those assorted packs of one ounce chips, and a pack of granola bars that do not have peanut flour in them.  The Nature Valley brand, and the Great Value, do, and that causes Big Time Headaches for me.  But one without any peanuts should be OK.  

I just realized I will be taking the bus I normally take to church.  That is sad.  

That's it for now, updates from work.  I'll take prayer for the recipients and for me to have an uneventful day.  

Saturday, March 16, 2024

More Candy Lady business

 So this one's about evangelism.  

A sponsor sent me some very nice tracts - actually 2 different ones sent me tracts.  I can go through a dozen tracts a day so that's always appreciated.  

Side note: I also need to do some more "praying for you daily" cards.  

Anyway I went out today with my usual sack full of goodies, two New Testaments in bags of candy, various Gospel Bags (tract + candy).  

I don't like to profile.  I don't know if you would call it profiling but everyone assumed Ron was my father the first 5 or so years we were together.  It got very very old.  

Ron was never subject to profiling because he was a chameleon, his complexion was such people assumed he was either a light skinned black or a white guy with a really good tan.  Ron elected to call himself white on his ID card, when he applied.  

Anyway my first driver was a medium skinned guy with a shaved head.  I offered him the candy, he objected.  I realized, by his accent, he was middle eastern, likely muslim, and of course fasting as it is Ramadan.  Oops.  I would still offer though.  

I was standing at my second bus stop holding the bag of candy when a public servant of some sort drove up (not saying what), I gave him the candy, he was thrilled to get it.  He drove off.  

My second driver came, he was a very friendly guy, thrilled to get the candy, dropped me at the grocery store.  I got him again going home as he just had to turn around and come back at the end of the line.  

While in the store I met a cashier who said I was an urban legend in the store (I can't help but remember the movie about the alligator in the sewers, the punch line being everyone said "That's an urban legend").  So I'm an alligator now.  She got a kick out of actually meeting me and seemed very open to the gospel.  

I will be praying for all of them of course, but that was a good day.  

Ok there were 6 comments, 4 of them rude, different people.

 So I'm just deleting the whole set.  

I don't just "ride to work" I hand out evangelism material going and coming every day.  With very few exceptions (mainly to drivers) it is very well received.  That's job #1 and what I do four hours a day.  

If it was just getting on one of those buses at some filthy stop with a gacked out guy who hasn't bathed in a year - of course I'm going to try and get away from that.  But it's not.  I'm doing more than that.  

I do get feedback which I don't share - when I get it, which isn't often, it is very positive.  So I'm having an impact doing this.  

And as some are so quick to point out, it's not like I have anyone waiting for me at home.  

What I do for Walmart pays the bills, whatever that is.  

That's it for now.