Making your way in the world today, takes everything you've got!

I was called a hypocrite this morning for not being on top of my panhandling… I guess it’s time to post something meaningless again and end with a plea for money or a spot on the Ellen show as usual.  One day this will work out for me, right? Probably not.

I was trying to think of something that had been driving me crazy lately because that’s usually what my posts are about. But legally, I can’t talk about the “thing” bothering me most because of what is stated in my divorce decree about not “degrading” my ex spouse in public. So I’ll talk about the second thing bothering me these days.

90% of the time, I stop by Maverick in the morning on my way to work or wherever I’m going for the day.  It’s a rare occasion I miss that stop because it’s imperative I drink 44 ounces of Diet Coke before doing anything productive for the day. (I know it’s probably a stretch to say that anything I ever do is productive.)  

The same people work there every morning, the old crew use to be like family to me. It was like walking in to Cheers. I was the Norm to the Riverton/Herriman Maverick. Every other visit, my drinks would be free because they just liked me. I was a regular and they figured I’d earned my way to V.I.P. status in the convenient store world.

About 6 months ago, Maverick made a staff change. I’m not sure if it was because word got out to the managers that they were giving things away, or if it was a different reason. But this new crew sucks. I have had to pay for my drinks every day for 6 months! Not once have I been greeted with a “heeeeyyy!!!” as I walk through the doors in the morning. And EVERY DAY the SAME girl asks me if I want a receipt. EVERY DAY I say no. The last people knew I didn’t want a receipt, knew it was debit, and KNEW if their Diet Coke was out, to run to the back and fix it before I even got close to the fountain. I’d just like to know where K.C., Saydee, and Brenda have gone. What did I do wrong to lose my celebrity status? It’s like I’m M.C. Hammer and have lost everything over night!! I’m not ok with this!

Sometimes you really do wanna go where everybody knows your name!

Love to you all. Please send money or gift cards to Maverick.