'Nicholas' means...
From the Greek name Νικολαος (Nikolaos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and λαος (laos) "people". Saint Nicholas was a 4th-century bishop from Anatolia who, according to legend, saved the daughters of a poor man from lives of prostitution. He is also known as Santa Claus (from Dutch Sinterklaas), the bringer of Christmas presents. He is the patron saint of children, sailors and merchants, and Greece and Russia. Nicholas was also the name of two czars of Russia and five popes.
I bolded that one word because of its significance. The Patron Saint of Sailors and Merchants. See, Sailing and Selling were in me from the beginning!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
These are my Kids, Billy, Jane, Thomas and '4real'
Yup, you read it right. There is a couple in New Zealand that want to name their child '4real'...no joke. They said that they were so struck by the sight of the baby on the ultrasound that they felt that they needed the child to know how they felt...for the rest of his life.
Their reasoning is that whenever you give a name to someone, the name means something. If you want to know what your name means, then you have to go through the process of looking it up in the name dictionary...oh, how hard that must be for some people. They figured that if they named their child '4real' then the child would always know that something was indeed '4real'.
The Government thus far has blocked the naming of the child stating that a name cannot begin with a number. So, right now, the parents and the New Zealand Government are in negotiations to come to terms with the naming of this kid. The Government won't out and out reject the name yet, but for this kid's sake, I hope they do.
If the two sides can't come to an agreement by July 9th, the child will be registered under the name 'real'. Under New Zealand law, no child can go without a name for more than 60 days after birth, so they're really under the gun to get this kid a normal name.
Why would you want to name your kid, '4real'? This simply makes no sense at all, but hey, who am I to judge...right?
Their reasoning is that whenever you give a name to someone, the name means something. If you want to know what your name means, then you have to go through the process of looking it up in the name dictionary...oh, how hard that must be for some people. They figured that if they named their child '4real' then the child would always know that something was indeed '4real'.
The Government thus far has blocked the naming of the child stating that a name cannot begin with a number. So, right now, the parents and the New Zealand Government are in negotiations to come to terms with the naming of this kid. The Government won't out and out reject the name yet, but for this kid's sake, I hope they do.
If the two sides can't come to an agreement by July 9th, the child will be registered under the name 'real'. Under New Zealand law, no child can go without a name for more than 60 days after birth, so they're really under the gun to get this kid a normal name.
Why would you want to name your kid, '4real'? This simply makes no sense at all, but hey, who am I to judge...right?
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Home Shopping
It is probably the most humbling experience one can have, when you start shopping for your first home. Natasha and I started looking around for a nice place to live, somewhere on the mountain preferably.
But whichever house we seem to look at, they're all like a million dollars. We're looking to spend $160,000 - $18o,000, that should keep the payments relatively reasonable. The trouble is, for that kind of money, the houses are surprisingly tiny...I mean really tiny.
There are a couple that Natasha has found that are pretty nice and reasonablly affordable, we'll see how they work out.
So, the search goes on, hopefully we'll be able to find something that will allow us to have enough room to start a family. Wish us luck!
But whichever house we seem to look at, they're all like a million dollars. We're looking to spend $160,000 - $18o,000, that should keep the payments relatively reasonable. The trouble is, for that kind of money, the houses are surprisingly tiny...I mean really tiny.
There are a couple that Natasha has found that are pretty nice and reasonablly affordable, we'll see how they work out.
So, the search goes on, hopefully we'll be able to find something that will allow us to have enough room to start a family. Wish us luck!
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
People
I've never really understood what makes people the way they are. I've been working with the general public for the last 5 years, and I just don't get it.
I had a customer on Sunday who was obviously going through a mid-life crisis. He wanted the 'coolest' of everything, I didn't bother telling him that he was talking to the squarest of the square. He and his wife just couldn't say 'no' to anything that this young buck was putting in front of them. The couple just seemed generally happy to be alive, nothing really seemed to phase them. They ended up walking out the door with more than $1,200 in merchandise.
Then there are some people that you have to really work at. I had another couple, about the same age as the above mentioned, who were the sourest most ill-mannered people I've met in a long time. They ended up leaving with $0 in merchandise because nothing we had was perfect enough or cheap enough for them...kind of an oxy moron don't you think?
Maybe eventually I'll be able to look at someone and read them perfectly. Until then, I'll just have to keep on plugging away. I'll celebrate the good ones, and hopefully forget all about the bad ones.
I had a customer on Sunday who was obviously going through a mid-life crisis. He wanted the 'coolest' of everything, I didn't bother telling him that he was talking to the squarest of the square. He and his wife just couldn't say 'no' to anything that this young buck was putting in front of them. The couple just seemed generally happy to be alive, nothing really seemed to phase them. They ended up walking out the door with more than $1,200 in merchandise.
Then there are some people that you have to really work at. I had another couple, about the same age as the above mentioned, who were the sourest most ill-mannered people I've met in a long time. They ended up leaving with $0 in merchandise because nothing we had was perfect enough or cheap enough for them...kind of an oxy moron don't you think?
Maybe eventually I'll be able to look at someone and read them perfectly. Until then, I'll just have to keep on plugging away. I'll celebrate the good ones, and hopefully forget all about the bad ones.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Can't Sleep
Every now and then I get nights where I just say there staring at the ceiling. Tonight is one of those nights.
It's only 10:41, but I had been laying in bed for almost an hour trying to go to sleep. I tried watching some TV to put me down, not even Larry King could do the trick. So here I am, blogging with Spencer whining because there's someone down here that doesn't want to play with him.
Well, I guess I'll surf the net for a while and see what everyone else in the world has gotten themselves into today. Hopefully that will tire me out. Sweet dreams everyone!
It's only 10:41, but I had been laying in bed for almost an hour trying to go to sleep. I tried watching some TV to put me down, not even Larry King could do the trick. So here I am, blogging with Spencer whining because there's someone down here that doesn't want to play with him.
Well, I guess I'll surf the net for a while and see what everyone else in the world has gotten themselves into today. Hopefully that will tire me out. Sweet dreams everyone!
Monday, May 14, 2007
Laryngitis
That's right. I can't talk. It happens so suddenly sometimes you know? I woke up Friday morning with a sore throat, but it went away. When I woke up Saturday morning with a sore throat, I figured it would be more of the same, but by 5:00 I couldn't talk anymore! It's now into its third day, and I still can't manage more than a whisper.
For someone who needs to talk in order to work, this is upsetting. I couldn't work today, so here I am at home twiddling my thumbs trying not to talk. This sucks. Oh well, could be worse I guess.
My co-workers were really enjoying themselves this morning at my expense, asking if anyone wanted a coffee, looking at me knowing I wanted one but unable to voice my desire. They'd laugh that this is the quietest morning they've had since I started. All of these jokes of course roll right off my back, but I am making notes. They'll need me someday, and when they do...
Anyhow, I guess a few days off never hurt anyone. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get back into the swing of things. We'll see.
For someone who needs to talk in order to work, this is upsetting. I couldn't work today, so here I am at home twiddling my thumbs trying not to talk. This sucks. Oh well, could be worse I guess.
My co-workers were really enjoying themselves this morning at my expense, asking if anyone wanted a coffee, looking at me knowing I wanted one but unable to voice my desire. They'd laugh that this is the quietest morning they've had since I started. All of these jokes of course roll right off my back, but I am making notes. They'll need me someday, and when they do...
Anyhow, I guess a few days off never hurt anyone. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get back into the swing of things. We'll see.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Update
I know it's been quite a while since my last posting, but I have been fairly busy. I know that reading my blog is such a huge part of all of your days, so I have decided to post again.
Well, it's been about 2 1/2 weeks since I started back at Moores, and as expected, I had some trouble adjusting to not being in charge anymore. The new Assistant Manager, who I'm sure hates me, seems to have it out for me. I'm sure she's just threatened by my unbelievable skills and my dashing good looks. After all, she's never worked in menswear before, she Managed a ladies' shoe store. Or it could be that I'm just a pompous jerk and I don't really know it. Either way, she doesn't seem to think that I'm giving her the proper respect. BULL-DOOKIE! I have no problem letting her run the show, but when they ask my opinion, I'm gonna give it to 'em. Oh well, these are the days of our lives I guess.
Other than the new Assistant Manager, things are going great. I'm making more money than I ever could have at Edward Jones, so I think this was a good move. I'm meeting with the District Manager on Friday to discuss my advancement in the company, so things should go well for me being back at Moores.
Anyhow, I'm off to Home Depot to price putting in a little patio in the yard. Until I post again, take care.
Well, it's been about 2 1/2 weeks since I started back at Moores, and as expected, I had some trouble adjusting to not being in charge anymore. The new Assistant Manager, who I'm sure hates me, seems to have it out for me. I'm sure she's just threatened by my unbelievable skills and my dashing good looks. After all, she's never worked in menswear before, she Managed a ladies' shoe store. Or it could be that I'm just a pompous jerk and I don't really know it. Either way, she doesn't seem to think that I'm giving her the proper respect. BULL-DOOKIE! I have no problem letting her run the show, but when they ask my opinion, I'm gonna give it to 'em. Oh well, these are the days of our lives I guess.
Other than the new Assistant Manager, things are going great. I'm making more money than I ever could have at Edward Jones, so I think this was a good move. I'm meeting with the District Manager on Friday to discuss my advancement in the company, so things should go well for me being back at Moores.
Anyhow, I'm off to Home Depot to price putting in a little patio in the yard. Until I post again, take care.
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