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2011...ah, it was a great year. Well, every year is great as long as you gewt to see it to the end. Beibg that its very close to the end, allow me to express some concerns. First off, I still think that all employers, reguardless who they are, stiff, no fuck tha shit out of their employees. I understand you're in business to make money, but us workers, who are on the front lines making you that money, we do know what we are talkibg about when we do our jobs for you. Relax, you can't take all the credit. As for 'some' of my Afro American sisters...easy up on us Brothers sometimes. We aren't out here to hurt you, well at least I'm not. You havge to come clean with what's in your heart and what's on your mind. If ya just seeing us cause you want to supplement your income with ours, you have to bring more to the table than just sex. Can't figure that one out huh ? Later I will explain. To all you hood ass, no manners carrying, pants hangibg off ya ass...

She rquested to be myh friend and it started off at just that. Told me thru emails that hse doesn't have a mna and isn't married or anything. I commented on her pictures that she has, I admit, they are nice. I didn't say anything wrong or nasty...she did though. It started with that she would be in my area after Christmas and before New Years. She wanted to see me, I told her that if I had the time I would. Said she staying at a certain hotel and wanted to go to Times Square to see the ball drop. I'm not into that. She thwn asked for my number so that she can send me some pictures, gave it to her. Asked for my email, gave her that too. Today she texted me, I answered back and then, I could tell it was a guy, talkibg about he is her man and stuff, that he was gonna slpit her head open. This was all in a text message. She sent a text and said that that was her cousin, but I knew better. Then I received a call. Some cocuntry ass...some guy talkibg about he gonna get me....

This is an electric bike that the place I work at uses for deliveries, this thing is fast. Every morning I ride it around the block to get use to riding it. Its been 2 months now, and I'm still not use to it.

You know how sometimes you just get so freakin frustrated with people, that you just wanna say fuck it? Well I'm having not a moment, but a whole week like that. Don't ask me my opinon on somethibg if you're just doing it cause its politcally correct. Ask me cause you really want to know. People are placed as managers to manage other people, employees. But what happens if the manager can't even manage himself? I know of ways to get people to do whatever I want them to do, its no trick, believe me. All I say is why do I need you to do this task, when I'm doing it myself? Then they get to poppin. Like I said, what if its your manager. Here this person is controlling the way I'm suppose to work..well at least what he thinks that works. And he spends less time trying to listen to some input, me, cause I'm out there on the front lines. What it boils down to is that some people come into money, and or have saved their money and open a business within the food s...

Most people early on in their life's, start off not knowing what they want. I didn't have that problem. I told myself at the age of 17 that I was going to do whatever I wanted to do, reguardless of what some people may say. This was including family. I admit, some of the choices, decisions I made were some bad mistakes. They were MY mistakes, no one else's. I lived with them and moved on. If you suggest I do something I willh take a look at what it is, and if its not to my liking I will say something. Please don't try and run my life, tell me how to do things cause your way may not suit me. As for an relationship, with the oppisite sex.... I'm not living my life thru you and you shouldn't do the same thru me. If you do, you'll find that I will tell you...  Well let just say I will be totally honest with you. You can't change me, what I do, my way of getting things done has worked well for me most of the time. At the times when it doesn't, I guess...

I use to say that all I have to offer a woman is dick and bubble gum, and I just ran out off bubble gum. I told myself that I have to stop saying that no matter how true it may be. So any and the relationship I'm in now, I explained that even though my job is important to me, its not as important as you are. She said she understand. I have little over a month at this job, and its new location, Times Square. I make fresh Italian Paninis, not the pressed ones, those are American styled. Its a slicing machine, toaster casher register, evrything you may need. So thwe owner and manager wants to hire new people. The business is taking off here in Times Square. Peopel show up for interview. They are hired but don't show up the next day. I can understand that cause they have sent out countless resumes, the options are open. I have done the same thing many of times. So the business has to keep moving forward and those here, me included, we are back to workibg 10, 12 hour days. My pr...

Today is the day whe thousands risk heart attacks, broken arms, legs or whatever you get when you beat your body down. I mean, what is it all for? Is it just to say that you've did it. Did want? Push your body to a limit as to where you almost died?  Some people say that they did it so that they csn prove that thewy have what it takes. What.. you have what it takes to be a crazy person. Listen, if you're not going to pay me, I'm not putting my body thru nothing like that. Each day as I wake up, I find new things that causes me to shake my head in disbelief. I try to think back when I were of a certain age, and no matter what, I've come to know that half the madness that some young adults are doing, I NEVER... the thought of doing what they are doing, never ever crossed my mind. I know what love is, its when you love youself before sanyone else. So why do some people risk their life and job over some one who could care2 less of you. I listen to my elders, sometimes n...

I'm getting tired of all the..how can I put this..CRAP !!! From my experience people are not born with bad attitudes, they are created. We as human beings, we do not live on this planet alone. So how can you let some who is so messed up MAKE you feel and act that way too. So what you are saying is that people have THAT much control you? No one controls my feelings, I do that all on my own. Wait, people do create good feelings in me. But that's all they can do. My job consists of working with the public, customer service, I make sandwiches, espressos, coffee what have you. I have to admit sometimes the occasional pain-in-the-butt rolls thru, but hey, its their problem not mine. And yes, sometimes they think that because they are spending their money they think they can control me, or I HAVE to give them what they ask for even if its not on the menu. I work FOR some one, and he defines what I sell to you, not YOU. I let them know this. See most of them don't or have never ...

I like that OWS !! MichaelChappell

Me as a man, I try to live up to my word. If I say I'm going to do something, I try my best to keep my word. Sometimes my plans change, and I have to change sometimes with a quickness. I's not because I'm being selfish, it's because I just don't feel comfortable doing what I originally had plan. Does that make any sense? We as human beings, we can do that. Then, sometimes as human beings, we put ourselves in situations when we know we are going to hurt our self and worse, others. I know of a situation like that. Sje is a beautiful young woman, 22 years old. But her eyes are that of a woman that has seen a lot in her young life. Why is it that I always run across women with these problems. She meets a guy, a coworker, and she knows he is involved with some one who isn't in this country. Fast forward a year and a half, she open his email and reads it. He is leaving in December to go marry this woman, but he hasn't told her this. He told her that he is going ba...

I can deal with almost anything nowadays, but what I have a real problem with is cold weather. Always have ad always will. As the weather turns colder and colder, I learnto deal with it, but first signs of it, drives me over the edge. What makes matters worse now, it's now I have to work outdoors. Oh, I'm preparing myself for it, buying cold weather clothing, but I'm still gonna be cold. I deal with this as best as I can. Layering up, not too much that I sweat, lookig into the latest in technology in keeping and staying warm. There is a big differece. Keeping warm is when you go from warm to cold and back to warm. Staying warm, warm to cold abd staying in the cold for hours at a time. Enough of thinking of being cold. Me as a man, I always try and do the right thing for myself. I think of others too, but I come first. I want to be happy, do things and see people that make me happy. If I plan to do something for the future, I like to keep to those plans, unless something...

Honestly, I like, no I love women. All colors, shapes...whatever. When I meet one, and she catches my eye...It's not like I have to go up and say something to her, most of the time I don't. But there are times when a conversation is much needed. A time when and if this woman caught my eye, I have to find out more about her, I need more info. I admit, once the conversation starts, I don't know where its headed or when it will stop. That could and is a bad thing at times. I'm intrested in people, interested in life cause life is way too short. I can't help that she is 22 years old, I had nothing to do with that. What I can and do have control over is what I care to share with her. What answers I give to her questions when she ask. She does ask plenty of questions too. Ones like...'when does a guy gets tired of making love to his woman', I told her, me, never. What my issue is that I can't get enough of the woman that I am dealing with and that's when I...

Listen, I am not the beautifulest rose in the dozen. I would consider myself that rose, whose stem is short, but its petals are still together, stills smells as sweet and look as pretty. I'm like a second hand car, it takes you from point A to point B, and it doesn't cost as much to own. You feel where I'm coming from? There is a point to all of this. That is if you care to know what I'm about. I am a person who choose life, not life choosing me. I make my destiny. Sometimes things don't work out as I plan, but that's how life is sometimes. I have the ability to adjust to such changes and make it seem like it was something that I have planned. I don't like to slam doors, I will help them close quietly as to not to disturb others, But then again, sometimes you have to let doors slam, and move on. When you meet me for the first time, you may no like what you see, I don't know, but then maybe you will. The impression you may get is of a person who is way ou...

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I have gave up on the dating game, I mean I did a long time ago. I'm just stating the fact now. Dating is a waste of time...and money, but nowadays it means a whole completely different thing. For a woman to say that she is dating, it means to me that she is saying she is shopping around for a guy to be her man. There are a number of guys that I am dating/seeing, nothing permanent right now, but who knows. For guys, and I don't think guys ever use this term...guys, it a who completely different term. Wait, guys do you that term, only if they are an actor and they are in a movie or on a TV show. Me, I'm not doing anything, but I do as much as I can, no what I mean. Right now there are 2 woman in my life who doesn't and on't know about each other. I can hear it now, 'you're nothing but a dog', no I'm not, and here is why. Even though I am sleeping with 2, they both know from me, that I am who I say I am. They both want to spend a lot of time with me an...

I have a Samsung Intercept Smart phone. I wonder why they call it a smart phone, but... This phone. you can't buy in the stores any more. I went online, read reviews about it and saw that it will do what I need for it to do. Total cost for the phone, $99. I got the unlimited plan, Data, Talk and messaging. Total for all of this $60 a month. One thing the phone didn't come with a manual, so I downloaded one. Its 156 pages long, like where am I going to get that much ink and paper from...maybe the library. The slide up keyboard is smaller than what I am use to like on the Sidekick. It reminds me when I try to key in an A, but it a S that comes up. The Samsung keyboard is wider. What I really like about it its powered by Andriod, Google. So all my email contacts were imported when I signed into Gmail account...cooler than a fuck. It came with an electric plug to charge up, but no usb connection for a laptop. I guess I have to but one, no biggie. I'm learning more and more a...

Bought a new phone, Samsung Intercept. Have to get use to the keyboard, not like the Sidekick. Its okay, a lot of bells and whistles.

Testing it out

Well....I got my new phone 2day

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A number of things has happened that has called for me to think about some things differently. One, and th main one is that my mother who is 77 years old was diagnosed with Stage One Cancer. She lives alone, and is on oxygen constantly, walks around with a long line attached to her machine, and she has to carry a portable tank with her when she leaves the house. Since I have no girlfriend, nor children and I pay 600 a month for a room, I've decided along with her permission to move in with her. I sleep on the living room couch. I pay her for my stay here, but it isn't as much as I was paying for my room. I will be here for the winter months until it starts getting warmer. I do her clothes, the food shopping and anything she needs me to do on my day off and when I get off from work. Come the Spring, I will look for a room closer to her, Something dofferent. I was told by the 21 year old pretty Mexican young lady that she has a prblem. She is living with her ex BF who is about t...

* I ordered a new phone, coming by mail, just one more day and it will be here. But til then, I have to actually sit at my lappie to make entries, oh well. New job, new adventures. And, it seems that I am meeting the right people...females that is. Not dating them or anything, just friends for now, but they know whats on my mind. I'm not the one to bit or hold my tongue. I will tell you, if you're a female and of age, whats on my mind. So far it looks like I will have a nice winter. They know what they want and what they are looking for. mainly its a man that's going to be honest. I don't know what guys can't be honest and have to lie about themselves and the relationship status they are in. All the ladies what is the truth. One wants me to take that 7 hour train ride. Another one who has a BF who is about to get married to another woman, wants me to help her forget about him. Still another wants some one, a man who is going to be there for her as in she doesn't...

....thats my wake up an get at 'em time now. New job, new location and new time to wake up. Things have got worse for me, but there was a shining light at the end of the tunnel...family is everything !! Since I was... I wasn't fired in April, I resigned, and this is my fourth job since then. Times are hard in my line of work, owners aren't making the money they are use to making, so I get cut loose and have to move on. This present job is off of Canal street, hence my early wake up time. From what the manager is telling me, I'm a great relief to him, now he is able to have a day off...this is coming after working for a while with out a day off. So far, and it hasn't been a week yet, things look good. I have to get a cell phone with a decent plan that has everything, I've been out of the loop for a while. Gonna stop by the Sprint store after work, also... Since the weather i changing, already ordered my winter gear from LL Bean, coat, gloves, sweaters, boots and ...

I'm up in White Plains New York, at my ex gf house, chillin' with hr. I washed her clothes for her this afternoon, along with mine, which she paid for. Then we went walking outside for a few. She hands me forty dollars, she just picked it up off the ground, I saw her bend down and pick something up too. I went to give her half, and she said no, you take all of it. Who gives away money nowadays, huh, who ? Like I said, thats if I haven't already, I work down in the Diamond Districk. If you don't know where that is in NYC, ya betta ask somebody. I have nothing to do with diamonds, nothing at all. I work at the ONLY eating establishment thats on this one block between 5th and 6th ave. I make some mean ass sandwiches, they're so good that I guarrentee that you will come back to my counter again. So, if ya in the area, stop by, I'll make you one and...you will have to pay for it.

...you better ask some one in Food Service then. But just in case you don't know... If you drop something on the floor, you have 5 seconds from the time you dropped it til the time you pick it up in order for it to still be good. Don't ask me how this rule started cause I don't know, it has been handed down and pass along. Yesterday, coworker asked me to make him a sandwich I did, and he wanted it pressed, hot. I did that, but when transferring it to the counter it fell, and he saw it fall. He said pick it up and hand it to him, he lives in The South Bronx with Rats and Roaches and the floor here are cleaner then his floors at home. That's another reason why I get on my coworkers case if they spit on the floor or even in the garbage cans. This Police Officer that rape this women the other night here in New York City. His father says that his sson would never do anything like that, but.. It was said that in 2010, Officer Michael Pena had a case against him that wa...

I can't and I don't understand some people. I mean I don't try to understand people at all. There are only a handful of people that I really do care about, the rest can kiss my ass..and family is included in this too. But for the most, I don't understand people, and I give up on trying to. Take work for an example, just think about this for a minute. For the most,you spend about 40 to 50 hours with the people you work with every week. And, work isn't the only thing you do with them. Some times you go and hang out, go to events. Sometimes you go out and get fucked up, drinking, drugging. Then there are times when you go out with the opposite sex, and now even the same sex, to get your groove on, nothing wrong with that. But ask yourself, what about that new person that just came on your team, that who is now a teammate of yours, huh, what about them? Do you bring that new person into your new circle, or do you keep them on the outside and treat them like they a...

I'm not a violent person by nature, it takes a lot..no, let me stop right there. I have a temper and its on a short ass fuse. I feel and I believe that a pesron should always respect themselves, and then others will respect you. Sometimes it doesn't work out like that, take yesterday. Eddie is co concerned that cause he is training me, that he is going to get fired, cause 6 weeks ago he did the same thing. He was trained, and they fired the person that trained him. Danny, the guy that makes the salads, whom is 22 years old, AND this is his first job, I feel that he was riding the same yellow school bus when he was a kid, but I digress. Danny is a slow thinking. He thinks that he know a lot about shit, but he doesn't know anything. He asked me to borrow my marker, while I was walking pass him, in joking I said no, I was carrying dirty dishes to the kitchen, so I didn't stop. When I came back, I asked him did he still need it, he went off on me. Like I said I have a te...

Tomorrow, will be the 18th of August and back in 1977, I gradutaed from Basic Training at Ft Sill Oklahoma. Why I remember this date so well is...it was the day after Elvis Prestly died. At the airport I had picked up a Times magazine, and his picture was on the front cover. Over the years, I mentioned to people this fact, and most say the same thing...DAMN, you're old. Having a job is a good thing, and for the last 3 to 4 months, I have been having a hard time keeping a job. I mean it takes me about 3 weeks to find a job, but I always get one. Like this one I'm presently doing. I work in the Food Service Industry, I'm a cook...well really, I can do anything that's in a restaurant, in a kitchen, or even behind the counter. Thats includes manning the cash register, but I don't like handling money and THEN working with food, that shits nasty. But not at this job, I'm strictly behind the counter making sandwiches. I enjoy doing what I do, but I have major compla...

I haven't seen her in almost 4 months, but have been in touch with her thru the phone and emails. Today she says she doesn't even want to hear any bullshit, I better be at her house when she gets off from work. Oh, it takes me 3 and a half hours to get to her house upstate, NY...worth the trip though. Been sending me texts all night long while I'm working what she wants to do to me, how can I make her want me so bad, why am I doing this to her. This is strange talk coming from her cause she doesn't talk like this. I called her at 4am this morning, her first words were are you downstairs? No, still in the city. "Please come and see me", she says. I told her I will be there. I let her go back to sleep. She sends me a text that she loves me, and can't wait til she sees me. I met her while she still lives in the city, she was moving the next day, so I went all out. I talk shit, yes its true, but I back it up. Afterwards, she gave me the address where she lives...

Just a few things beforew I forget about them, they are all worth mentioning. One... Corner of 8th Ave & 14th Street, Black woman, well to do, good looking, yelling at a driver in his car making a right hand turn while talking on his cell phone. Lady, that's an everyday occurrence in the city, you're the one who is out of place yelling at a car. I laughed and she asked me what I was laughing at and I told her. She said, 'yeah you're right, I did look stupid yelling like that.' Yesterday, last night a co worker told me something that a lady friend of mine told me a week ago. They both said they are throwing a party for the son's who are just getting out of jail. Am I missing something here? Is being released from jail something to celebrate about now? How come I didn't get the memo. My co worker got upset with me when I shared my views on what he said. I asked was his son going to be on parole, he said yes. I said fuck a party, go job hunting with him and...

Last night, my very first girlfriend took me to dinner at BBQ's, the one located on 72nd street. First time I ever been in BBQ's too. I had my mind set on a burger from jump street. Its a nice place, but I see it as an upscale McDonald's with ample seating. At first I was nervous cause I didn't know what to talk about. But things just came as natural as anything else I have been doing. She had on glasses and I asked her to remove them. This was the young girl that was my first girlfriend...now grown. I see it in her eyes, the youth of yesteryear, and all the memories came rushing back. I was taken back to those memories, of times where there were no worries. Times of going to school, summer day camps, loose cigarettes for 3 cents. We caught up on family and asking each other questions of where is so and so. As with any family, we all have problems, especially there were some in mine, but I never knew what her background was, is on her family. Last night she told me and...

Times are surely getting rough, hard and peopel are at their breaking points. At work, one of my co workers, whom I'm sure doesn't have a green card told me that his cousin and brother are coming to work here. He then went on to tell the manager in front of me that with just him and his brother, he can get rid of 3 people. I waited until the manager had left the front and spoke to him about what he said. I told him that what he said was wrong, and that if his brother comes here to work and I lose my job, I'm calling INS AND ICE. They both are Mexican. I believe that every one has the right to work, but if you are breaking the law...thats a different story. How dare he tell the manager something like that. Already employers are trying to find ways to cut payroll, but you have the nerve to tell him something like that....Bastard !!

I started a new job right, so, I'm the new guy. Its not I 'know' how to make pizza, cause I don't. But what I do know is that that pizza oven is one hot muthafucker. I have the stripes, burns to prove it. I always wanted to know how to make real pizza, like out of a pizza shop, so know I am getting my chance. I like it so far, but I'm in the phase of just watching which is fine with me. I'm gonna give it another week before I actually put my hands on some dough. People are very strange when it comes to their pizza. 2 pizza makers, one day and one night, both their pies will taste completely different. so my job is to handle the counter, answer the phone, make sandwiches and salads and ring up customers. The people I work with are beautiful, meaning they are good looking. I'm not talking about the guys, the females. I have already gave one who I have eyes on a nickname, 'Punk Fairy'. She cracked up when she heard this. I told her she is a Fairy who lo...

When Facebook first came out, I joined. My account just sat there, I did nothing. Fast forward a couple of years, and my family joined. One day I was with them, and they told me was I a part of it, told them yes. I have to watch what I say and what I place on it cause their eyes are watching. Then the strangest thing started happening, old girlfriends from my teenage years, old Army buddies and basically any female who was involved with me, started getting in touch with me. This one young lady, when I was 14 years old, that lived in the floor below me in my apartment build reached out to me earlier this week. You know how it first starts...'is this the blah, blah blah, from blah, blah, if so contact me'. Well for the last 3 days we have been emailing each other. She is 47 years old, 2 grown kids with grand kids. But what she just came out and said, makes me want to meet up with her. She told me that she has been thinking of me every now and then. Mostly when her relationships s...

...there is an Apple Store right next to the place where I work at. I hope my pay is decent, this way I can go right next door and buy me an ipod.

First off. After a hard 30 days, I have found a job, and this one is dealing with food. meaning... that I do get to take some food home at the end of the night, well MORNING. More about the morning business later. The Manager that hired me, we played email tag for a couple of days after I replied to his post on Craigslist. He wanted to meet me on the 4th of July, but I wasn't doing that one. I mean I wasn't doing anything, but when some one calls and wants to meet you at the job, they more or less want you to start working right then and there. I had other commitments anyway. So, after one interview that i had scheduled, I went and met him at the job, Gaslight Pizzeria. And I was right, cause right after my interview, he told me to come back later that night to start working. I heard about the Meatpacking District, and I thought it was opposite South Street Seaport, my bad, I was wrong. This place is a NUTHOUSE at night, but by 5am, everyone is off the streets and home already....

Soooo, my brother is having a cook out at his home, upstate, NY. What tripped me out was that he told everyone to bring a plate. Fist of all, you called around saying that you were having the cook out, and now you want people to bring food? Well, little brother, I can't afford to bring any food, but I will sure bring myself. I just seen some pictures of Amber Rose, of herself naked, sent to Nicki Mi.. well whatever, boyfriend. I have to hand it to her though. She has a tight, smooth hairless body. Nothing that she is ashamed of either. What gets me, its all these females that are talking shit about her. So what, she is what she is no matter what she is. She KNOWS who she is and is comfortable with it so why get your panties all in a bunch over what SHE chooses to do with her OWN body. As for Bishop Long. The only place that you will hear anything on this guy is online. I read that he settle his case before court hearing for about 25 million dollars to the four guys that he supposed...

This was taken in 1980, Ft. Dix, NJ Truck Driver School

This was taken in I think 1978, while I was in The Army, stationed in West Germany.

My ex asked me why am I working on this holiday. I asked her, why didn't she serve her country since she lives in it. She gave me a dumb ass look too. I work cause I have a fucking' job. I work cause that's what you're suppose to do...work !!. People call in 'grinding', fuck that, its work. Young people call it grinding cause they know no better. What else bothers me how these 'project' looking light skinned women, cause they look different, they think they are different. Alway wanna be up in the club. You're ass need to be up in a book or two reading. And, I've noticed a lot of young to older adults that are drinking more and more. First of all sweetheart, I can tell if you're a heavy drinker,I can smell it coming out of your pores. Your skin complexion, yeah that changes also. I don't know where you get off thinking that shit is cute thinking you're grown, cause your ass is drunk all the time. That's why you do go to the club, j...

So my housemates left for DR late last night. I go to work, left at 4am. I get home and my room door is broken, room is a mess. I g and search thru the house, 2 tv's messing and a dvr, plus my housemates 2 laptops. I carried mine withe this morning. Called the police and filed a report. The front door isn't broken into, so some one had the keys. I text her, but she hasn't answered yet. Gonna call in a few. $60 and 2 weekly metro cards missing from my room. MAN !! --michaelchappell

I have 3 active phone numbers, 2 cell and one home phone number which is magicjack. All have voice mail. So please explain to me that why people don't know how to use voicemail. If I don't answer the phone, leave a message. Not a message to call you back, but a message with what you have to say cause I do check my voicemail. I won't call back if you leave a message to call you back. Not unless your family. First, my supervisor called me, and told me to call him back. I didn't understand what he was saying, so I didn't call back cause he didn't leave a message other than to call him back. So I go into work on Sunday, which I wasn't suppose to do. Not my fault, should've left a message saying not to come in. So, I stayed at work for 2 hours, and then was told not to work, I'm off today. Oh well. When I call some one and it goes to voicemail, I leave a message like normal people do. --michaelchappell

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fbh/2403519863.html --michaelchappell

Tom is a 25 year old White coworker, who lives in Washington Heights. He shares a 2 bedroom apartment, the apt goes for 920. Wow, wish I could find something like that. Tom is on some shit. Shit, meaning he believes that the government has too much say so in people's everyday life. He also believes that the 'working class', should, no, NEEDS to take over the government as we know it. So I asked him, who would then be in charge? He says we all will. I find that a little too bit hard to believe. Everyone would want to be in charge, everyone would want the perks that comes with being in charge. I told him this, but he won't and doesn't believe me. Tom also believes that like in other countries, how the people took over the government, he believes that that too can happen here. I don't think so Tom. He has even went as far as giving me this newspaper..heis part of a group called The Militant. I have to give him a dollar next week for it, but I'm going to read it...

Will someone please explain to me, how you place someone in charge and they don't speak English. Had meeting yesterday and the Supervisor, who doesn't speak English told me that when he isn't here, this other person who ALSO doesn't speak English, is in charge. The meeting was in the break room, so other English speaking people who walked by, say him speaking Spanish to our group. They asked me did I know what was being said, and I didn't. They all laughed at me, I laughed also. At this job, I am the minority. --michaelchappell

I mention this now, cause I'm sitting on the F train and right straight across from one of those ads this guy spent his life says on. In the old days on the train, I would have just said excuse me, and pulled the placard right off the side of the train. New trains, you can't do that anymore. Those ads are collectors items now I bet. Like I said,I was looking forward to Judgement Day, in a way. I see it like this, it was either or. Either I was gonna be one of those people that actually got to stand right beside God, or, I was going to Hell. No more bills, sickness, worries, crime. Or,be in constant pain all the time, heat, gloom, fire and darkness. But it does look like these are the beginning of the end of all days though. Look at the mid west. Isn't that called the Bible Belt? With the weather acting like it is, its scary out there. --michaelchappell

There are 2 bars across the 2 way street where I live. I left the house at 4:30am and outside it was like it was the middle of the day.But, I noticed something. Even though there were a lot of Spanish speaking men, there were more Spanish speaking women too. Most of the men were drunk, and none of the women were. Another thing, there was 2 to 3 women talking to each man. That lead me to believe this... there is a lot of whoring going on at this time ofthe morning. I see it like this. Times are hard even if you are of illegaly documented alien. The males aren't finding as much employment as before, so its the women that have to pick up the slack. I looked at the womens I walked by, pretty, nice bodies and all. They didn't even pay me any attention as I walked by though. Next early Monday morning I'm going to say something to a few of them and see what happens. --michaelchappell

Like clock out time WAS suppose to be at 2pm. But they said I had to break down my boxes and put them outside. That's...100 cases of apples, 18 cases of celery, 5 bags of carrots and...11 cases of beets to break down, tie up and put out. They think I'm playing with this staying past my posted time to work. I'm NOT !! I don't care. Put it on paper if you want me to stay later, besides.. There was only 4 of us and we propped for the night people and the day people for tomorrow. Shit is mad. Then the Supervisor comes in the back door to make sure everything was done. 2 guys cut up 149 cases of pineapples that were already peeled from yesterday, my day off. Then they had to do 50 cases of lemons, peel them. They got some help at 1pm, the Supervisor came in and helped them with the lemons. The other guy, which is a female, she did 30 cases of kale, 15 small boxes of mint and 15 cases of cucumbers. All in all, I had the hardest job, but to me it was easy. I enjoy doing this j...

I know this woman who is a whore. I mean she looks VERY well.Nice clothes,smells and looks good. Every now and then I run into her, we chat. One day I ask her when can I get a taste, not a fuck, but to make love to her. She said she would like that. So we made arrangements at her place. She called me over one night. She says to me, lets see what you got, so we get to getting it on. I was enjoying myself and her and it looked like she was enjoying it also. 3 days go by and one of her girlfriends called me. She said you and her got together right, She wants to know when am I gonna pay her. WTF ? I was suppose to pay? I mean if I had said I was, I would've right on the spot. I explained to her girlfriend what the deal was. Next day, girlfriend calls me and wants to hookup with me, no problem. I ask is she gonna pay me, cause I'm not paying for her. She says she wants to take a test drive. We hookup and now she is all over me claiming me as her man, something that I'm not going...

For some reason,I was hoping this rapture thingy was really gonna happen. I was hoping that all the pain and shit was gonna end and then some of us could move on to bigger and better things. But as you can see, it didn't happen. Bummer. You would figure that there would be more people in the streets yelling how the end of times is among us. That didn't happen either. Feel kind of sorry for the guy who spent 140K on billboards and advertising. Him spending all that money, his life savings..bet he wish it was to happen though. --michaelchappell

Was approach at work by HR department spokesperson. It seems that the people there are using others people's social security numbers. They cut loose 20 hard ass working people, oh well. Then I was told that Starting Monday, the job will be closed for 7 days for painting. The Hr person then came back and asked me did I know anyone who would want to work in a deli for a friend of hers. I said I will, but it has o be after 3pm. So, on Monday I start working at a deli for 7 hrs a day, 6b days a week. SWEET !! --michaelchappell

You know....sometimes I try to help people out who are not capable of doing for themselves sometimes. I mean, they want to..lets say work, but don't have the resources. To me doing a job search for some one else is nothing. Set up an email account that I have access to, copy,paste, send. All that person has to do is write out their job history, simple. Well not all the time it is. Its like pulling teeth trying to get them to write it out. And finally when I do get it, they call over and over asking how come they haven't got any calls. But when they get an email, I call them and tell them to call that number to set up an interview, they give me a sob story. All kinds of excuses. I was told that I should charge a dollar a day, min, 5 days. I should, but that 5 dollars is transportation money and I can't seem to do it. I have this one person, his resume looks impressive, but he wants to add and take away something. Told him to open Word, select/highlight it, copy and paste it ...

I finally figure this work shit out...well sort of. But before I get into that, it, that's if I get around to talking about it. I want to talk about something else. Remember in public shool, Junior High School and High School, how you always had an English Class. How you 'had' to pass hat class, or you would get left back, held back a grade. English class at that time was one of the hardest classes for me to pass. I enjoyed threading part greatly, it was just the nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and so on and so on. Who would have figured back then that we were learning he basics of human speech, how to talk proper. Fast forward now to present day. You won't believe the madness thats happening now. But, I will try to explain it. First of all, what's this English as a second language bullshit. You in America, you speak English as your primary language. I work with nothing but Mexicans, I swear, I'm not gonna even try and speak Spanish to them,that's not my langua...

Yesterday, I was standing in front of where I live, and a ex coworker walked by talking with a woman. A female ex coworker that is. I mean she looked right into my face, and an expression came over her face that shocked me. It was one of, don't say anything to me right now, please don't. This ex coworker isn't from this country and her religion and beliefs are different, she's Muslim. 15 minutes later, I get a text from her, asking me what am I doing,could I meet her. I said ok. First thing I said when I saw her was why she didn't say hello, cause I know you saw who I was. She told me that she was with her Aunt, and her Aunt doesn't allow her to speak to people out in the street, what ?!! She went on to explain it to me, but I wasn't paying any of that attention. I was too focus on how some one else can tell another person how to act when they are out in public. I felt sorry for her. This is the same Aunt who when we were working together, use to take all o...

This guy I know, I always thought he was gay, not that there is anything wrong with it. Well, he text me saying that he wanted to take me out to dinner. So I called him and asked him what was really up. He tried to play it off like all it is is dinner, nothing else. I tell him right. So I come out and ask him, what, you want me to fuck you in the ass? That opened a can of worms. To be honest, I'm not gonna lie, never did a guy before or anything. I'm not gay or even bi have you. So I tell him, if my dick gets hard, you're fucked. I don't know why I said that to him cause he goes into saying oh I can get it right and shit. I don't think so. Dinner is planned 2weeks from today. Then he says, oh you're a cook, how about he buys the food, and I make it. I tell him no, you invited me out to dinner, that's where we are going. Hour later, a female coworker of his calls me, she knows me too. Says can she come along for dinner too? So I explain to her what this guy i...

So, she said she wants to come and spend my days off with me. I have no problem with that. Hope she doesn't expect anything special to happen. I'm really, really tired though. Had a convo with my 25 year old housemate... while she was in this short short bathrobe...standing in my room. Then she sat on the bed. I always ask her why she doesn't have a bf, now I know. She is ashamed on how her body looks, this is coming from her, out of her mouth. I asked what she does for sex like when she gets horny. No answer, so I told her, just come into y room anytime, day or night.you don't have to say a word. Started to ask her to open her bathrobe, next time I will though. --michaelchappell

I try and I do mean try to be honest with people. But with some, you have to tell a white lie. A not so true statement so that you don't hurt their feelings. But, if you're gonna be an asshole about certain things, well..'Fuck ya feelings'. Like this woman who wants me to be her steady man. I told her, that right now, I'm not ready to settle down. She said, but I was ready to get in her pants. So, I told her the truth. I don't like coming to your home, place cause it doesn't smell clean, smells like roaches. Also, your bathroom is nasty. I'm not sorry about saying any of it either. She had the nerve to say, then we can always go to an hotel. What tha fuck, I'm paying 600 a month for where I sleep at, not paying 80 dollars for 4 hours are you fucking stupid. Besides, she isn't in school, nor does she work. To be honest, her 22 year old daughter gave me her telephone number, told me to call her sometimes.I told her straight up, well I'm fuckin...

One of my housemates, her name is Fanny. 25 years old and has a daughter that's 5 years old but she doesn't live with her. She isn't even in this country, she's with her Grandmother in the Dominican Republic. Fanny says she wants a better paying job,a job with more hours. So I told her, asked her did she have a resume. She didn't. So, I went along with helping her put one together. First off, I have no time for people who don't want to help themselves. I should have quit while was ahead, but since I said I would help her, I did. For one, I don't know how she made it this far along in her life, or its just me. Getting the information from her to start her resume was like pulling teeth. After I had it all together, then she asked me could I help her with finding a job. She told me she wanted to apply to one of theses home improvement super stores, which had to be done online. That meant setting up an account. Then, you have to take an assessment test, all this...

I know one thing, the food industry, mostly have people of Spanish decent working in it. I can count the Black people working for this company on one hand, everyone else is Spanish. What tripped me out was that my supervisor came and asked me was I a friend of a person who works here. I said know. He asked me how I know about the job I said online, he said, well you must be good cause they don't hire online people. My resume can be long, but I choose to only place last 4 jobs that I had on it. But when filling out an application, I have an 'intense' resume that I print out that's 4 pages long. I did it myself, and I attach it to the application. Most people who interview me get this look on their face when I attach that resume. I mean, it can be a lot to look at and handle. Also, the interviewer always ask why I want this job. I say cause its something I never done before and its part of , and will have me working with food in a different aspect. I tend to find jobs ver...

So, I went to my old job, to collect my Food Handlers Certificate that was hanging on the wall. The customers who were so use to seeing me actually showed me so love. They told me my talents were far better than what this place had to offer me. They also said that if I need some help in finding another foodie job, let them know, they know people with places, businesses. I collect about 5 phone numbers in all. I also had a talk with the store manager. In more or less words, he told me he fucked up, and that he lied to save his ass. See, this would've blown all over had the store manager been Spanish or Black, but he is White. I never had a problem with him with the 2 years that I've been working at this store. He said that he came in the office on the back end of the convo with me and the bookkeeper and that he didn't know what was going on. I told him, asked him, why didn't he just tell the truth. He was speechless, didn't know what to say. He hurried up and walked ...

Ok, so I'm use to waking up early in the morning. But since I'm starting a new job this morning and I have to take 2 trains, sleep didn't come easy last night. I shouldn't have taken that nap for n3 hours, I think that's what did me in. But I'm standing here in front of the place ready to go at 6am. Wish I could have taken a sleeping pill. --michaelchappell

Ok, my employer called me, no, I called my deli manager. He told me the owner said that either I come back to the store on the floor as a stock the shelves person, or transfer to another store to be working in the deli. Well, right now I'm at orientation of a new job that I got. I made my mind up with what im about to do. Guess I'm moving on. --michaelchappell

Since I don't have an iphone, I downloaded Angry Birds for my laptop. I hooked on this game. Its taken me 3 weeks just to get off this one panel. My nephew, I put it on his laptop, and he is way ahead of me. Its not fair. He told me that I'm not a gamer. This is coming from a 9 year old. --michaelchappell

...waiting. They tell you that they want you and they say to expect a phone call from them. But still, the hardest part is waiting. I dislike waiting, no for real. Its either right here and now, or never. Always been like that. Even when hanging out with friends, I won't wait for you, but will meet you there. But not with my old army buddies though. The know the meaning of right here and now. My friends now, f I want to borrow their car.. I throw in money and a half tank of gas, but its like pulling teeth for the keys. Army buddies...see me when you return the car. I'm talking about my army buddies from the late 70's too. But I'm still sending my resume out like clockwork. I'm not putting all my eggs in one basket, gotta keep searching. This place called me to interview, got the job. I have orientation on Tuesday down in Manhattan on West 29th Street. Had to buy a Metro Card, they are 29 dollars now for 7 days. Man, shit is expensive to travel around NyC. --michaelc...

Like I said its been a while since I had to go on these interviews. But this one, I had a good feeling about. Organic juices, they supply them for Whole Foods Supermarkets. Since I answered thru Craigslist, thought there would be quite a number of people there, only one other person, the another came 20 minutes after I arrived. Person who did the interview said that he has a good feeling about me, wants me to be on his team. I guess its because of my resume, I worked on a cruise ship before. He wanted to know more about that than anything else. Said he wanted to give it a shot. I told him, you leave everything behind and just go. You sleep on the ship, 5 month tour, 2 weeks vacation, then 5 month tour again. I stressed its 12 to 14 hour work days, 7 days a week. His face changed when I said this. Told him that if he's a good cook, worker and can follow instructions, you'll no problems. Said he would look into it. Now, he says he will call by Saturday to start on Monday, hope so...

Day before yesterday, sent my resume out, got a response, by phone in like 5 minutes. Interview on the 7 line at 9:40am, Production Team Crew. Don't know what that consists of, but I know I can do it. --michaelchappell

Ok, I'm headed to an interview and its 2:40pm. Its scheduled for 4pm, but I hate being late for anything. This feels funny though, butterflies in my stomach, shit running thru my head. I'm not being cocky or anything, but when I email my resume, 5 minutes later I got a response. Thing is that there are probably 100's of people wanting the same position, but I'm not going to let that stop me either. Jobs are very hard to come by, but they are out there. Mostly as waiters and busboys, dishwashers and preps. I will take anything right about now. Maybe this suspension is a good thing. I mean I didn't hate going into work, its just that I wanted to do more. I spoke with my mother about this also, she gave me some good advice too. If they are willing to lose me, cut me loose, they must expect that my department's intake for the week is going to fall way off. And, she said that if they allow you to come back, don't, move on. I'm gonna take her advice, cause she...