My New Employer...

Folsom Chevrolet is where I will call my new home away from home...and I can not be more excited!! The dealership is known for treating their employees like family. The dealership also has a great reputation with their customers as you can see at this link.

Another added benefit is that I will be so close to Nimbus Dam and the Folsom Lake area. I bet this will be a Birder's Paradise!

(You can see the water in the map photo below.)

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It will be great to have a smile on my face each day when I go to work again!

YIPPEE!!!

I am Free!!!

Okay...maybe I am not free..BUT I do feel that I will be working at a much better place when I start my new job soon!!!!

Life Ever-Changing

Life is like the beach...You sometimes have strong powerful waves that you are always struggling against ...

... or you may experience soft gentle waves that make you smile as it tickles your toes...

...But whatever your life path is... it is ever-changing like the grains of sand being washed over by the ocean.

Dedication or Craziness??

Many of you know that I work at a General Motors Dealership...but few of you may know that all Automotive Manufacturers expect their dealerships to complete the manufacturer training requirements.

I can remember a few years back that the dealership missed the year-end certification completion by one test. This test was through the manufacturer "Interactive Training Class". These classes are at a set time with a limited number of participants. Can you imagine having a month left to complete the course BUT there are no openings in the class? The dealership was not able to complete the certification requirement because they did not complete one of over 200 tests.

I decided that I would do my part this year to make sure that same circumstance did not happen again this year at the dealership I work at now. I have completed eleven certifications at this time. I have 4 more certifications I will complete by taking a total of six more tests. (I am enrolled in two that are similar to the "Interactive Training Class" and the other four classes are still in development.) I can also take 4 other tests to be certified in the Parts Department area but they will not be needed for the dealership certification.

I bet this might be of value to other GM dealerships as well as the one I work!

Here is my Certifications List as of today:

GM CERTIFICATION
Status as of: October 22, 2010

		Top Honors
Body Shop Manager	100%	N/A
Certified Internet Manager	100%	N/A
Certified Internet Service Manager	100%	N/A
Collision Consultant/Estimator	100%	N/A
CUV Sales Consultant	100%	N/A
CUV Sales Manager	80%	N/A
Partner Security Coordinator	100%	N/A
Parts Consultant	70%	0%
Parts Manager	80%	0%
Sales Consultant	90%	100%
Sales Consultant - Commercial	100%	N/A
Sales Manager - Commercial	100%	N/A
Sales Manager - New	88%	100%
Sales Manager - Used	90%	N/A
Service Consultant	100%	100%
Service Manager	100%	100%

Northern Flicker Play-Time

I was enjoying a cup of coffee this morning when I heard a different bird call. I grabbed the camera just in time to catch this male Northern Flicker landing in the backyard tree.

Here is a series of photos of what looked to be a "courting dance" - but I am unsure if that is what was going on.

I hope you enjoy the photographs....

I also included a slide show at the bottom of all the pictures I took.

Dedicated To My "Special" Friends

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This Blog is dedicated to all my "Special Friends"..and also a few that don't even qualify as that...

Evidently Jimmy Buffett does not have a You Tube video of his version of a song with a similar name (which is I was really looking for) but I have included the lyrics to his song below...

Jimmy Buffett..."Dickhead"

He ain't nothin' but a Dickhead.
He's been one all his life.
If he ever gets married
he'll be a Dickhead with a wife.
He's got no damned excuse.
God knows how he tries.
He'll be a f * in' Dickhead until the day he dies.

He's got a pretty girlfriend
and he flirts behind her back.
He looks at other women,
tries to get them in the sack.
He tells her that he loves her,
then he doesn't call for days.
When it comes to bein' a Dickhead,
he's got a million ways.

He ain't nothin' but a Dickhead.
He's been one all his life.
If he ever gets married
he'll be a Dickhead with a wife.
He's got no damned excuse.
God knows how he tries.
He'll be a f*in' Dickhead until the day he dies.

When he's out drivin' he's a Dickhead in his car.
When he's out drinkin' he's a Dickhead in the bar.
When he's at a party he's a Dickhead drinkin' beer.
He's got to be the winner of "Dickhead Of The Year".

He ain't nothin' but a Dickhead.
He's been one all his life.
If he ever gets married
he'll be a Dickhead with a wife.
He's got no damned excuse.
God knows how he tries.
He'll be a f*in' Dickhead until the day he dies.

If he's got no job he's a Dickhead out of work.
If he's got no manners he's a Dickhead and a jerk.
If he's got no money he's a Dickhead with no class.
If he's got no brains he's a Dickhead and an ass.

He ain't nothin' but a Dickhead.
He's been one all his life.
If he ever gets married
he'll be a Dickhead with a wife.
He's got no damned excuse.
God knows how he tries.
He'll be a f*in' Dickhead until the day he dies.
He'll be a f*in' Dickhead until the day he dies.

Giggles & Glee!

We spent some time with Granddaughter and her parents yesterday with many smiles being shown all around. She is quite smart and says some of the funniest things - even though she is only two!

She definitely is a day-brightener!

You can see where the bubble has just popped in this photo!
Hand Puppet Fun!

She is such a happy little girl! Gran'pa even admitted that these two parents are doing an excellent job with her. Don't change what you are doing, kids!

We are very proud of you both. Keep up the great job!!