Good by Papa Johns

 A few months ago, my wife and I ordered a pizza from Papa John's (a pizza franchise in Canada and I think the USA) and it was not an easy order. So, a few days ago, I received an email offering me 40% off my next order because they "missed me". I thought, maybe it will be easier this time.

I prefer to order pizzas or other fast food via the phone and I usually go and pick it up. I find that faster, and easier than waiting for them to deliver, also I am not a big fan of food delivery services or apps.

I also like to order from a brochure that contains information about all of the food that is available. I can glance at the brochure, pick out the food we want, check the price and then phone it in. I am a bit old-fashioned when it comes to food ordering.

 So, we looked for the brochure from Papa John and could not find it, so I went online to look up their menu, expecting to find a list of pizzas they had and a prize to go with them. Well, to my surprise Papa John's does not have a simple menu. They have pictures of each of their selections which allowed me to see four pizzas at a time without a price on any of them. A line across the top said, "Want to see all of your local pizzas and prices? Tell us which store you’re closest to" Even though I was logged into my account, I had to give them my address again so I could look at prices. 

The menu came up with pictures but this time I could only see three pizzas on the screen, remember I like to see everything at once. I then looked at the type of pizza and now I had to make some decisions. Some of the decisions are easy, what size. Others are not so easy, for example, crust type (six different types)and cust flavour (one flavour).  I had the app on my phone, so I went to show the selections to my wife on the phone but we could only see 2 selections at a time. The other thing I noted was that the online version and the app only allowed me to order for delivery. There was no option that I could find for me to pick up the pizza.

We gave up and then looked for the brochure and found the one for Papa Johns's but there was no phone number for the local store. I went back online and after a few frustrating minutes, I found the number to the store.  I was going to phone but realized that there was not going to be the option to get my coupon honoured as it stated that it appeared to be only for online ordering.  So we picked up another brochure, checked the menu, ordered and picked it up 15 minutes later.

I am sure that there are many people who use and love Papa John's Pizza but I am not technical enough to work their system so I will not be using Papa John's again as they have an ordering system that is too complicated for a person like me who just likes to pick up the phone, order knowing the price I need to pay and being told a time the food will be ready for pick-up.

A few jokes to ease the mind

 A Catholic man goes to confession. "Forgive me father for I have sinned." 

He begins. "Go on my son." says the priest. 

"I swore the other day, in the most profane way." says the man. 

"Continue." says the priest. 

"I was on the golf course and I hit my drive, it was looking perfect, heading dead straight. About 200 yards down my ball hit a power line crossing the fairway." 

"And this is when you swore?" asked the priest. 

"No father, my ball then ricocheted of the power lines and flew off into the deep rough." said the man. 

"Ah, so this must have been when you swore." Said the priest. 

"No father, not yet. As I was walking over to the rough to hit my second shot a hawk flew down from the trees, picked my ball up in his beak and proceeded to fly off with it." continued the man. 

"Ahhh I see." says the priest "This MUST have been the point where you swore." 

"You'd thinks so but no, because as the bird flew over the green the ball fell from its mouth and landed just two feet from the hole." 

They both remain quiet for a few seconds, then the priest says: "You missed the f**in' putt, didn't you?"

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Everyone knows Murphy's Law: "Anything that can go wrong, will..." - Here

are some other Laws you may not have heard!  

Lorenz's Law of Mechanical Repair: After your hands become coated with

grease, your nose will begin to itch.  

Anthony's Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the

least accessible corner.  

Lowery's Law of Home Repair: If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it 

needed replacing anyway  

Beach's Law: Interchangeable parts aren't.  

William's Law: There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot

be solved by brute strength and ignorance.  

Lane's Law of Supply and Demand: The one item you need is always in short

supply.  

Cannon's Karmic Law: If you tell the boss you were late for work because

you had a flat tire, the next morning you will have a flat tire.  

Norman Einstein's Law: If it's stupid but it works, it isn't stupid.  

I'll say it after....

 I did not write this - but WOW does it speak to me!!! Worth the read.

Barely the day started and... it's already six in the evening.

Barely arrived on Monday and it's already Friday.

... and the month is already over.

... and the year is almost over.

... and already 40, 50 or 60 years of our lives have passed.

... and we realize that we lost our parents and friends.

and we realize it's too late to go back...

So... Let's try, despite everything, to enjoy the remaining time...

Let's keep looking for activities that we like...

Let's put some colour in our grey...

Let's smile at the little things in life that put balm in our hearts.

And despite everything, we must continue to enjoy with serenity this time we have left. Let's try to eliminate the afters...

I'm doing it after...

I'll say after...

I'll think about it after...

We leave everything for later like ′′ after ′′ is ours.

Because what we don't understand is that:

Afterwards, the coffee gets cold...

afterwards, priorities change...

Afterwards, the charm is broken...

afterwards, health passes...

Afterwards, the kids grow up...

Afterwards, parents get old...

Afterwards, promises are forgotten...

afterwards, the day becomes the night...

afterwards, life ends...

And then it's often too late...

So... Let's leave nothing for later...

Because still waiting to see you later, we can lose the best moments,

the best experiences,

best friends,

the best family...

The day is today... The moment is now...

We are no longer at the age where we can afford to postpone what needs to be done right away.

Difference between Canadian Boomers and American Boomerss

Americans and Canadians may share a common language, but we are different, and this may be because of our historical differences and what we believe are the most notable historical events that shaped us.

In the United States, many of the historical experiences cited by Baby Boomers were related to war and violent acts. For instance, Boomers in the United States identified two assassinations on their list—John F. Kennedy’s in 1963, and Martin Luther King’s in 1968. 

In Canada we named assassinations but they were lower on our list. In Canada, Sept 11 was not one of our top ten, nor was the tech revolution, the Fall of the Berlin wall, or the Iraq/Afghanistan war. The Americans did not include in their top ten, the Cuban missile crisis, the cold war, Woodstock and free love, Television and not surprisingly the Quebec Crisis and Bill 101.

Most Impactful Historic Events, Boomers (US Boomers) in order of importance

·        Sept. 11

·        JFK Assassination *

·        Vietnam War *

·        Obama election

·        Moon landing *

·        The tech revolution

·        Civil rights movement *

·        Fall of Berlin Wall/end of Cold War

·        MLK assassination *

·        Iraq/Afghanistan war

Most Impactful Historic Events Boomers (Canada Boomers) in order of importance

·        Civil Rights Movement  *

·        Cuban Missile Crisis

·        Assassination of JFK & Martin Luther King *

·        Vietnam War *

·        The Cold War

·        Neil Armstrong's moon landing *

·        Woodstock – Free Love

·        Television

·        Quebec Crisis and Bill 101

Based on the experience of life-defining events, each country developed attitudes and values that influence its identity and mindset. These attitudes and values impact workplace performance by influencing motivation, loyalty and teamwork. “Coming of age during key socio-historical event still influences how each country reacts and responds in the workplace – and subsequently, why they sometimes why we don’t understand one another”