Letters from Sanford Street # 546

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356 Letters from Sanford Street # 546

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What was it. funny joke, I think. I don't want to offend anyone. but this guy. He went the Willy Wonka way of selling crack rock: candy bars. I'm tired. I know this happened for real, but, it was kind of a strange kind of nightmare. I ended up at the Asian Buffet here in Arlington, TX, and I ate some food. I'm kind of tired. I took Sunday off.

Oh another funny thing. I worked for a vacuum cleaner company owned by the, um, willy wonka of the american zaibatsu, or, um, I guess the willy wonka of the business of amalgamating businesses, I worked there for 3 days, I think, and I didn't sell a single vacuum cleaner, I wasn't paid any commissions either! homeboy got those three days for free!

Sales, can be a difficult business. or a difficult profession.

my father was a kind of. willy wonka of the east side. i remember it seeming that selling candy looked so easy. or. going door to door seemed like such an easy way to sell things. when i was a kid. as an adult? i don't know. direct sales seemed more challenging in a residential setting, but in a commercial setting, it didn't seem as challenging. the main thing with in person sales in a residential setting, is that people seem hostile to other people knocking on their door and stuff like that.

even with me. I remember. Some guy was doing some kind of water thing, and, i just opened the door completely naked. I was irritated. and I was trying to sleep. and the guy knocked on my door. trying to sell me. WATER!

I already got infinity of that water stuff. for free! and I drink it right from the tap. like a man. as every school child knows. the municipal water supply is delicious! 

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I'm tired. I took sunday off, but, I didn't really get much sleep. Last week I drank a whole bunch of energy drinks and maybe that plays into why I didn't get much sleep, and the lack of sleep plays into why I'm tired.

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i was thinking of the 10 commandments, the film, and the scene where moses is raising the obelisk, and i was thinking about how this is an example of taking calculated risks, and, how to handle criticism, and, how to delight people.

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I'm thinking about. las vegas, and my time there. i think that my mom wanted me to go back there, but for me, it's just not the right place to be.