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     Rat-Nose is looking forward to the start of summer vacation, which starts as soon as school lets out Monday.

Image (C) 2006, Karla Dorman.

Saturday, June 6, 2009, McKinney, Tx., 7:33 a.m., D.S.T.~

Dear Journal~

Rat-Nose here.  Rat-Nose Ratinauer.  Hope this finds y'all well; I'm looking forward to Monday, is all I can say.  Monday is the last day of school; it can't come soon enough, in my honest opinion!

I am no longer working:  boss I worked for got on my ass once too many times; I got fed up, so I threw the towel at him, and walked out, screaming:  "I quit"!  So now I don't have a job any longer.  Not the best thing to do, but I couldn't stand being treated like crapola!

I am young; I can still find another job.  There are plenty of restaurant jobs out there; I am sure there are some bosses there who treat their employees with respect!

Ma and pa, they ain't too happy with me, but hey:  I told them I am not going to work for someone who treats me like a piece of furniture, even when I do what is expected of me--and more!  It's not fair, and it's not right!

In the meantime, I have all summer to find work.  Right now, though, I plan on enjoying the weekend and making the most out of it. 

Today I am going to go to the park and hang out for a few hours with my friends, maybe get some needed skateboarding time in.  I haven't really picked up the board in a while now; don't want to lose my skillz, get rusty.  I then may go to the movies; I still have my money from my last check. 'Course I will be broke later, but hey, might as well have some fun in life, ya know?

I get my last check today; 'course, Mr. Woo, the boss (now ex-boss, in my case), won't be happy to see me, but I do have one paycheck comin' to me (that is, unless Mr. Woo decides to be an ass about it and hold it for himself).

I wouldn't put it past him.  ;P

I'll have more money, but I am sure ma or pa will want me to put it into the bank.  I will put some in, but not all; hey, a guy has got to have some fun!

The weather here is hot, and it's expected to get even hotter.  Hey, it's summer in Texas:  hot weather is something you've come to expect; it's as normal to us as cold is to Alaska!

Besides skateboarding or hangin' out with my b-boys, I plan on doing a lot of swimming. 

Well, ma is up; she wants to use the computer now, so I will run (probably go back to bed).  I will write in here again soon; until then, this is the Rat-Man checkin' out!  So long and God bless!

~Rat-Nose.  :)

 

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Reviewed by Dallas D'Angelo-Gary 6/6/2009
Very nicely done, Karen! It surely does sound like a teenaged boy.
Reviewed by Paul Berube 6/6/2009
If a job isn't fun to be at, it's time to leave. Good move, Rat-Nose.
Reviewed by Georg Mateos 6/6/2009
In a declining economy, many bosses think they can go away with murder, and many does. But the winds of fortune will change and they will be remembered as the bad ones, they are going to pay through their noses for reliable and loyal employees tomorrow, that, if anyone desire to work for them that is.

Georg

Reviewed by Cindy Tuttle 6/6/2009
Pat-nose is a character. I like him.His behavior might not be the msot appropriate, but I like the idea he wanted to be treated with respect. His main belief is good. Behavior? Well- I think he will learn better ways to get repsect as he grows. Great write Karen.

With Love,
Cindy
Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner 6/6/2009
Poor Rat-Nose, losing his job ... but it's hard to work for a boss that treats his employees like nothing. An excellent write, hope Rat can find another, good paying job with a boss who cares!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.

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