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November and December are always hectic but now that the holidays are over I've had a chance to sit back and reflect about the past year. I'm reminded that it is the friendship and loyalty of our clients that makes this such an enjoyable job. I truly look forward to coming to work every day and that's because of you. Thank you very much for your patronage. We wish all of you a safe and happy new year and we're looking forward to seeing you in 2012.
Jim |
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~ Back to Regular Hours ~ |
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Beginning December 27th, 2011 we are back to our regular store hours.
Tuesday thru Friday
10:00 to 6:00
Saturday
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~ Bad analogies from 1999 Washington Post
humor contest ~ |
"She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up."
"He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree."
"Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever."
"The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work."
"Her eyes were like two brown circles with big black dots in the center." |
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~ Historical Events for January 1st ~ |
1902 - The first Rose Bowl game was played in Pasadena (Michigan 49 - Stanford 0)
1934 - Alcatraz officially became a federal prison.
1959 - Fidel Castro leads Cuban revolutionaries to victory over Fulgencio Batista.
1961 - Largest check issued, National Bank of Chicago to Sears ($960.242 billion).
1966 - All US cigarette packs have to carry "Caution: Cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health".
1984 - AT&T is divested of its monopoly, as its 22 Bell System companies are broken into individual firms.
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~ January Calendar ~ |
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January's Birthstone is the Garnet
January is California Dried Plum Digestive Month
January 20th thru 30th is the Sundance Film Festival
Song of the Month - "Feeling Alright" - Joe Cocker
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Wednesday January 4th - Dimpled Chad Day - Thursday January 5th - Elvis' Birthday Celebration Day
- Friday January 13th - Blame Someone Else Day
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Monday January 16th - Martin Luther King Day -
Wednesday January 18th - Do Dah Parade Day - Friday January 20th - International Fetish Day
- Thursday January 26th - Toad Hollow Day of Encouragement
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