Still Waiting for Pitchers and Catchers to Report.....

5 days, 23 hours, and 29 minutes..........

This is the countdown till pitchers and catchers of Major League Baseball report to their warm weather, spring training sites (Arizona and Florida, depending on where your team is located in the country). At this time of the year, before March Madness heats up, it is normally a slow, boring stretch with regards to sports. Unless, you are either Canadian and are a hockey fan, completely lifeless and a WNBA fan (no offense), or live in LA or Cleveland and cares for the NBA, this is a tough go.

Thank goodness for Spring Training to get me through the next two months until April 5 comes around and the Braves face the Cubs on Opening Day. There will be more to report on this later so before heading into my main post I would leave this angelic photo for you all to enjoy and to show what I am constantly thinking about......

Disney Wide World of Sports...where the Braves train.

I know many of you could care less about baseball, much less Spring Training. Another use of this blog is to shed a little bit of light on what I deal with at my work Monday through Friday; a place to vent. Before going into detail, I am sure we have all rolled our eyes and laughed at the poor saps who post information on either Facebook or Blogger about their jobs, only to be fired for doing so. For the most part, the information they reveal jeopardizes their position, or company in some way. We have all seen it; an inter-office affair, a negative opinion of one's boss, etc. etc. etc.

Some of you already know where I work and what I do. For those who don't know unfortunately I won't tell but suffice it to say I work for a local government office in the legal realm. Not only do I work there, but I am the official "punching bag" for the office because I am the Liason for the Public, Chief Administrative Assistant for the county.........front desk person. Some would call me a receptionist. Anyone calls me a receptionist, and I'll kill ya.





Anywho, frequently I'll post stories I encounter while working there and will hopefully avoid revealing so much information that I become unemployed.

The other day, a lady with a tube full of grease in her hair and acting like she was a few french fries short of a Happy Meal, came into our office saying that she was involved in a criminal case. I asked for a bit more information. She replied that she was the victim in a fraud case where her house was taken by someone illegally, and that the person responsible lived in Maryland. Since this was something not handled by our office I referred her to the next possible office in charge of cases like this one. This was not sufficient for her.

In the hall she began speaking with another co-worker of mine. This is when we realized what type of person we were dealing with. She related how her house and possessions were taken from a man that "came through the t.v." Apparently, someone was coming through her t.v. to take away everything she had.

We asked for a bit more info and she gave us the name of Jamal Bryant. This name was familiar to one of my co-workers now becoming amused with the story. She put two and two together: Jamal Bryant, living in Baltimore, Maryland, coming through the t.v.

Apparently a T.V. evangelist preacher from Maryland was "coming through her t.v." and stealing her stuff. Fact of the matter was she has some serious issues. Her story changed several times to the point that I think she didn't even know what she was there to do (and the fact she drove from New York to Atlanta to report this, bypassing Balitmore, where Pastor Bryant lives, altogehter.) Entertaining? A tad, I have to admit. Another reason I almost daily pull my hair out? Yes. This job, if nothing else, helps me to gain just a bit more patience every day after listening and then trying to explain things to people similar to this lady.

However, she could win a trip with him!