Reason #17689 Why I Love Technology

For some it's about the larger things in life, not me, it's the small details that make things worth while.

For instance today, I stopped by one of my favorite food establishments, chick-fil-a for lunch.

For my Yankee readers it's a fast food place with...wait for it....chicken. There's no beef on the menu and it's mainly a southern chain of restaurants. I hesitate to use the word fast food because chick-fil-a is mostly healthy and has tons of grilled options and fruit instead of fries. I love me some chick-fil-a, especially those waffle fries and fresh lemonade. They're also a family place with kids night, and are closed on Sundays. (I think someone tried to sue them for being closed on Sunday and of course that moron lost. Hey if you don't like Gods day that's your problem, but the chick-fil-a and it's workers need a day off too!)

Anyways you're saying get to the point Nicole, what does this have to do with technology. Remember it's in the details people. Usually chick-fil-a has MAJORLY long lines around lunch and dinner. Today when I pulled up, of course it was the same; long line and tons of people inside as well. But today wasn't like any other day. There was a worker standing outside by the drive through what a clipboard in his hand walking toward me so I roll down the window. Said clipboard was NOT a clipboard at all, it was a WIRELESS DEVICE FOR PLACING YOUR ORDER! Seriously, I believe that the menu with 15 choices is what slows people down. They pull up and gaze around at the menu aimlessly and proceed to order the SAME THING they do every time they pull up except that they've wasted 2 minutes per car of MY time. Eliminated the menu, lessen the wait that's what I say.

After I ordered he proceeded to take my debit card and I was able to pay on the spot! Can you believe that? The line moved much faster and I received my crispy goodness that is waffle fries that much faster.

I have often said that God knew what time period I needed to exist in. I could not churn butter, ride in a covered wagon, club mammoths, skin cattle for clothing or live without air conditioning. It's just not in it for me, I love my Internet, laptop computer, guitar hero, digital camera and my car way too much.

They even put a little calendar of their family events in my bag July 10th is "Dress Like a Cow and Receive Free Chicken," does someone have a child & costume I can borrow for that?

Withdrawls

Yes it's 12:45am on a Thursday morning and I'm still awake even though I have to go to work tomorrow (hopefully it's a short day since it's a holiday weekend...(come on boss-man let us out early!)
Anyways, I'm awake because Philip just left for the farm...long story short, he's going for a night with some friends because he's been itching to get down there and had to work late tonight filling up all his machines...Hey!...you know how YOOOOOU get when you don't have your daily snickers/m&m/skittle/coca cola fix. I know how I am when I don't have chocolate and it's not a pretty picture...actually that picture could be taken of my hips and you would understand better...more on that later, I've got to get in shape while I'm still in my mid twenties just so I can have that hot bikini picture to look back on for memories sake.
Anyways, I digress, Philip took off and he took my puppy Ruby with him. (notice how I say MY puppy...however, if she does something bad she's automatically PHILIP'S puppy), hey I just make the rules people, they don't have to make sense.

It's Ruby's first trip to the farm and her first trip in her crate in the back of a truck. She made the haul out to brother Pat's house while in the air conditioned coolness of Philip's car, but this is a first. I am slightly worried about her, I put a pillow inside the crate, because the truck could be a bumpy ride of course! I put a bone, a toy and that's about it so I hope she won't be to scared by the wind whipping through the crate at 70 mph as she speeds down the highway. She watched me say 'good-bye' the whole way down the street so I can only hope she's ok since I didn't hear her say anything like "get me the hell out of here!"

Actually I think she will be pleasantly surprised when she arrives at the farm with spaces bigger than our back yard to run around in.
(sigh) I'm guessing this actually would be worse if she were actually our child, geeze calm down Nicole, it's just a dog. (I've never had a dog by the way, so grant me some allowances people)

She's a pretty smart dog. I've taught her to sit & lay down and she's 3 months old. We're working on 'roll over' and when she actually listens to that one she has a pretty good 'high five' we've worked on.

What's the best trick you've taught your dog??? Don't be shy people there's plenty of space to comment!

*oh and blog stalkers, yes I'm home without my puppy Ruby tonight but I have an alarm, and 3 more dogs in the back yard so don't get any bright ideas!