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He instructed the other three employees not to take their lunches at the same time. They needed to stagger them, so the store wasn't left with only one employee (me) for that time. To absolutely no one's surprise, about fifteen minutes after he left, that's exactly what they all did, leaving me to run the place solo.
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Caller: "I need to have my contract changed; my husband died."
Me: "I am so sorry to hear that, my condolences. I'll start the procedure right away. I'm going to send you a form which you can fill in and sign. Then you can return it with a copy of the death certificate."
Caller: "A form and death certificate? Can't I arrange that through the phone?"
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Could never have imagined that this would happen!
When a social media message pops up offering a high-paying consulting job from an unknown recruiter, it’s easy to be intrigued.
But before you accept this too-good-to-be-true offer, think twice.
For many current and former members of the Department of the Air Force, and increasingly, across the entire U.S. government workforce, this is the first step in a recruitment scheme by foreign intelligence entities, officials warn.
“Our adversaries are exploiting personal freedoms and online platforms to target our people,” said a counterintelligence analyst assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Center. “These aren’t random messages. They’re calculated attempts to exploit trust.”
The analyst could not be named for operational reasons. However, their concern was echoed at the highest levels of the agency.
“These aren’t just job offers, they’re intelligence operations in disguise,” said Special Agent Lee Russ, AFOSI Office of Special Projects executive director. “Our adversaries are targeting the very people who’ve kept this nation secure.”
According to an April 2025 memo from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, hostile foreign intelligence entities have targeted U.S. government personnel by posing as consulting firms, headhunters and think tanks.
Huh. I wonder why so many folks are so interested in receiving job offers, in this Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Five? Why are adversaries suddenly solicitous of the very people who’ve kept this nation secure? I’m sure that the Information Security Administration is on the case…
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Customer: "Hey, do you guys have one of those infrared fat-burning saunas?"
Me: "No, just regular saunas. And they’re mostly for recovery, not weight loss."
Customer: "Hmm. Okay. What about that machine that zaps your abs into a six-pack? I saw it on YouTube."
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RECOMMENDED: The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey is $1.49! Carrie reviewed this one and gave it a B+:
I really enjoyed this book. There’s a lot of dark, snarky humor, and snarky humor is my very favorite kind. The satire of corporate culture is as hilarious as it is horrifying. The horror is very, very horrifying with body horror, your basic supernatural beings, and just oodles of Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Not enough trigger warnings in the world, people.
Bestselling authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey have teamed up to deliver a dark new story with magic, monsters, and mayhem, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Joe Hill.
Julie Crews is a coked-up, burnt-out thirty-something who packs a lot of magic into her small body. She’s been trying to establish herself in the NYC magic scene, and she’ll work the most gruesome gigs to claw her way to the top.
Julie is desperate for a quick career boost to break the dead-end grind, but her pleas draw the attention of an eldritch god who is hungry for revenge. Her power grab sets off a deadly chain of events that puts her closest friends – and the entire world – directly in the path of annihilation.
The first explosive adventure in the Carrion City Duology, The Dead Take the A Train fuses Khaw’s cosmic horror and Kadrey’s gritty fantasy into a full-throttle thrill ride straight into New York’s magical underbelly.
Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope is $1.99! Honestly, what a perfect name for a contemporary western. This is book one in a series and seems full of tropes.
In this steamy cowboy romance, a woman returns to her family’s ranch after a broken engagement and finds herself falling for her brother’s best friend—the first novel in the Silver Pines Ranch series.
Take a deep breath and let go of the reins.
Cecilia “CeCe” Ashby is finally escaping the toxic relationship that has consumed her entire adult life. She’s returning to her hometown of Laurel Creek, Kentucky, and to her family’s equestrian ranch, unsure of what the future holds.
Nash Carter, the newly retired superstar of the Dallas Stars, is Laurel Creek’s hometown hero, local business owner, and notorious bachelor. He’s also the unofficial fourth sibling in the Ashby clan. It’s been years since his days of tormenting CeCe with her older brothers Wade and Cole. So, when CeCe needs a job, he feels drawn to help her.
Nash can’t seem to take his eyes off of his best friend’s sister, and it seems she’s been staring right back, not without animosity left over from his childish teasing back in the day. Despite their initial reluctance, the fire between them ignites and it isn’t long before they jump into the flames.
Secrets of an Accidental Duchess by Jennifer Haymore is 99c! This is book two in the Donovan Sisters series, though I think it can operate fine on its own. Have you read any of Haymore’s books?
With her pale hair and slim figure, Olivia Donovan looks as fragile as fine china, and has been treated as such by her sisters ever since a childhood bout with malaria. But beneath her delicate facade, Olivia guards a bold, independent spirit and the kind of passionate desires proper young ladies must never confess…
It was a reckless wager, and one Max couldn’t resist: seduce the alluring Olivia or forfeit part of his fortune. Yet the wild, soon-to-be Duke never imagined he’d fall in love with this innocent beauty. Nor could he have guessed that a dangerously unpredictable rival would set out to destroy them both. Now, Max must beat a Madman at his own twisted game-or forever lose the only woman to have ever won his heart.
Ten Rules for Marrying a Duke by Michelle McLean is $1.49 at Amazon! It’s showing up as $3.99 elsewhere. This is a standalone historical romance with a marriage of convenience.
Bookish Arabella Bromley never gave a fig for society’s rules—until her sister ran off with a man below her station. Now Arabella is desperate to restore her family’s ruined reputation to favor amongst the ton. She’ll have to marry quickly and well. But in order to carry off her plan, Arabella needs a duke… and she has just the rakish fellow in mind.
The Duke of Whittsley has an ungentlemanly tendency to disregard the rules. Unfortunately, a sense of mischief doesn’t excuse a high-ranking noble from family duty—especially where it concerns producing a son. And that’s where he can’t quite resist Arabella’s distinctly outrageous plan: if he saves her family, she’ll give him an heir.
Now the deal’s been struck. They have one year to achieve their goals and ten iron-clad rules to keep them on track. Like long, scorching kisses and ensuring they’re both exquisitely satisfied. And the only thing that could ruin their plan is the one thing they never planned on: love.
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I get called in by my new manager, "It looks like your call times are really high, like off the charts really high." It turns out that nobody had ever told me that you were supposed to finish calls within like fifteen minutes, lots of my calls went on for an hour or more. I had very few calls closed within fifteen minutes.
icanhascheezburger_feedThere are two things that will always make us happy if you give them to us: chocolate and cats. We will never not be happy if you show up randomly with either of those two things. Now, we already have four cats at home, so a fifth cat might end up being a bit of a shock, but we would never say no to a kitty in need. Especially if you rescued the poor thing from neglectful neighbors or something like that. So when we saw this story of a boyfriend surprising his cat-loving girlfriend with an itty bitty kitten, we couldn't not share it with you.
This girlfriend has always wanted a cat, but could never have one. Her family wouldn't allow it, then she lived with roommates, then in an apartment where pets were not purrmitted, but now, she and her boyfriend are finally living in their own place (congratulations!). For this anniversary, he wanted to pick out the purrfect present, and decided to surprise her with the kitten below. This, gentleman, is how you do it right.
icanhascheezburger_feedIn our defense… we have seen a whole lot of stories about cats coming in between people in relationships. We really have. We've seen people unable to handle being "second" to the cat in relationships. We have seen people tell their partners that it's either them or the cat. We have even seen people - uneducated, strange, inconsiderate people - call their partners unhygienic because of their cats - because kissing their little foreheads is apparently gross or something. It happens. It happens all the time, and people break up with their partners because of pets all the time too.
So, when we saw a viral post online about a boyfriend telling the world that his girlfriend calls his cat ugly… we believed it. We didn't think it could turn out to be one of the most wholesome stories that we have seen in a while. We are glad that we were fooled. We are glad that we were surprised. And we are so glad for this cat, who could have been stuck in a shelter for many more years, that he found loving owners like these two.
notalwaysright_feedRead Pomerania-Mania
A customer comes in with a fluffy white Pomeranian that looks like it just ran through a hedge maze.
Customer: "I want him trimmed just like that photo."
She shows me a glossy Instagram pic of a professionally styled show dog.
Read Pomerania-Mania
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Younger Woman: "I need to find the baby monitors."
Older Woman: "Oh, that's not good."
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