Archive for October, 2005

Saturday, October 15th, 2005

Customer service

Tips on how to treat your carpet and flooring customers, based on our recent experience with the company we hired.
1. Delay returning phone calls
2. Promise to send company employees to install the carpet, then send contract laborers instead.
3. Tell your customer there is 90-days-no-interest financing, even if that’s not true. Let them find out when […]

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Thursday, October 13th, 2005

You’re out, but, yeah go ahead

Last night’s call by Doug Eddings against the Angels has had a lot of people making arguments about whether the ball hit the dirt or not. Frankly, whether it did or not doesn’t matter. The controversy should only be about how Eddings appeared to signal A.J. Pierzynski out, then let him take first.
You should read […]

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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

Let’s get physical.

It has been tough to get back into a routine that would have me blogging again. A couple weeks ago I flew to Utah to help my dad pack his house and move up here. This is one of those times where it’s difficult to remember how tough it all was physically to do all […]

No Comments » - Posted in Family by Steven Gardner

Saturday, October 8th, 2005

BYU 27 New Mexico 24

Nice job boys.
Field of Steve

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Tuesday, October 4th, 2005

Back home

This past week I flew down to Utah to help my dad pack up his house, then drove his moving truck up here. He’s in. It’s all good, but I am absolutely beat. Every time I walk upstairs it feels like I’ve done squats. I’ll be resting today. I’ll start writing again when things are […]

No Comments » - Posted in Sports, Family by Steven Gardner