. It was a quiet day at work today. The co-owner husband and wife left for Mississippi, where they are adopting a blond lab puppy, just a few weeks after losing their beloved Golden Retriever. The first dog was named Dylan, after Bob Dylan, and this puppy shall be called Bowie. 
They are bringing him back on the plane, and are nervous about doing that.
I will get to see him when I return to work on Monday. They always bring their dogs to the office so they're with about 8 or 9 of us animal lovers all day log. And the hired dog walker comes daily (or did for Dylan).
My manager, in the meantime, is on a business trip to Munich. I'm SO jealous.
Next week, the person who I job-share with wants the week off for vacation, so I will be working 5 days next week. 
I didn't really think I could say no, but at least a few of the days will be not full days. But I'm sure it will feel like a VERY LONG WEEK. Ugh.
Today, I couldn't resist buying this teeny tiny cactus at Aldi's for just $1.99.
Someone in my cacti FB group told me it's a torch cactus.
I really do love cacti and succulents, though truth be told, my long-term success rate with them is only 50/50. Some do well under my care, and others slowly die. I enjoy researching care instructions, but even then, it's somewhat hit or miss. I hope this one will be a keeper.
My dad asked me to take him shoe shopping tomorrow, and after a trip to DSW (or maybe New Balance), I'll have him stay for lunch.
The valve stem on one of my tires has been leaking air and needs topping off every 2 weeks, so to replace the whole thing, Sunoco wants to charge me $60. Which I think is a lot of money for a valve stem! I don't think I have much choice though, and who has time to go shopping that around? Sigh.
I spent way too much time trying to lessen my online presence. Specifically, I googled my name and was shocked to see that many data mining sites list my complete address, phone, the names of my parents and much more. Having to hunt and search for an opt-out method (each site is different) is a real pain in the neck. One site requires proof of residence and that you email them a scanned image. I hope junk mail's sufficient because that's all I felt comfortable sending. I complained to BBB about one site because they provide NO phone number contact on their site, and my email to them came back undeliverable.
I got thru about a dozen sites and I'm sure there are more. Google your own name and see what you find! I've done this before, but apparently, I only scratched the surface.
New face at work
June 21st, 2018 at 01:59 am
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Good luck!
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I did a little quick research on tire valve stems and found this:
Do Tire Valve Stems Come Included with Tires That Are Purchased Unmounted. Question: ... Tires that are sold alone, not pre-mounted on a rim/wheel, do not include valve stems but we do offer these as separate items. Tires that are pre-mounted and sold with a rim/wheel do of course include the valves.
From Car Talk: RAY: There are NO tires that use valve stems. That's because valve
stems are considered part of the wheels, not part of the tires.
TOM: And when you get new tires, it's customary to throw out the old
valve stems and put in new ones. They only cost a few bucks, and they
do wear out over time. The rubber can degrade, the stem can get
broken or cracked, and the valve itself can wear out and leak. So
while you CAN keep your old valve stems and save the 10 bucks, it's
really not worth the risk of ruining your brand-new tires.
I don't remember BJs asking me if I wanted new valve stems when the new tires were mounted, which now I wish I did, but lesson learned for next time.
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Nice score on the cactus!