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Whoops, Broken ...

 Photo-A-Day #02797 I've been transferring old VHS tapes into digital media. The last time I was on the Cape I got two big boxes of old tapes. They are very old and this one is the first that I have found that is broken. When I rewound it the tape snapped. I also know that I've already digitized two other tapes that were of Tara's graduation. I can't imagine that we had the graduation filmed from multiple angles or anything. This one also says "dads copy" so it seems like this one is a copy of what we already have.  It was an eventful day here. Andy learned a valuable lesson about online scams and we are working on fixing the damage done. I'm very proud that Andy came to us for help. He was also very responsible to get their Chase account secured. It was a learning experience and I am sure that it will stick with Andy for a while. It just sucks that such an earnest and thoughtful caring kid got taken advantage of. We had a nice dinner together. While Andy ...
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New Flavor Creation ...

Photo-A-Day #02796 I created a new dip flavor at The Pretzel Factory. This one is Caramel Coffee. I used some salted caramel topping that we use for ice cream and also some of the espresso flavoring that we purchased, plus a pump or two of the Autocrat syrup. I mixed that with our buttercream to create this new flavor. We'll see if people like it.
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Optimus Prime Popcorn Bucket ...

Photo-A-Day #02795 I was online today and saw that Target was selling an Optimus Prime popcorn bucket shaped like his head. I checked the Target app for my local store and they had two in stock so I bought one. The think has light up eyes! While I may probably never use it for popcorn, or I may use it every year when I watch Transformers The Movie, who knows.
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New Comic Book Day ...

Photo-A-Day #02794 After work I went over to The Laughing Shield Comic Book Store to get my weekly comics. That is what I end up doing with my cash tip money each week, getting my comics. Luckily I either collect very few comics or my tips have been good because I can usually cover it. I also bring the owner a few pretzels when I go there after work.  At work today we had a new guy training. He is a former funeral director who is on disability and can only work 20 hours. We are hoping that he can help do the baking on the weekends.We also had our student from the high school who is part of an outreach program. He's an interesting one. He's autistic and the program is so that the student can work someplace and get evaluated on their readiness to be working on their own. Our last kid was super quiet and took forever to do anything. This new one is not quiet and has some issues with regulating their voice and activity. It has been an adventure. The major thing in the comics today ...
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Pretzels and Pizzas ...

Photo-A-Day #02793 We've been making pizza at The Pretzel Factory lately. My boss has been perfecting the dough and the cooking method to make some excellent pizzas to sell in the store. I am also making pizzas. We need additional people besides my boss who know how to make the pizzas. I'm there often and so I am also making pizzas.
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New Wheeljack Shirt ...

Photo-A-Day #02792 I found an artist online who has created a bunch of Transformers designs including this one of Wheeljack. I think I'm going to wear this when I go to see Transformers The Movie in a few weeks. The movie is being rereleased in theaters and even though Optimus Prime dies in the movie and that is going to be extra sad this year because Peter Cullen passed away this year we cannot forget that many Autobots also died in this movie including Wheeljack.
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Steps for the Big Boy ...

Photo-A-Day #02791 James is getting older and he enjoys being up on Eva's bed and now our bed. The issue is that he's getting a bit old to hop right up there so I got him some special cat steps to get up on the beds easier. I have not seen him use them but I'm sure that eventually he will.
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