Fun Stuff I Was a Teenage Welder! Stories from Our First Jobs Labor Day is a time to celebrate the American worker. We wondered where some of those workers (our TJM team) first joined the workforce. Here are some stories of our first jobs. Enjoy! Matt Fischer For my first job, I was Ocala’s Premier Cart Attendant at Target. That is an accurate, self-given title, as I ... Rick Cundiff Aug 22, 2022
Fun Stuff Back To School Memories from the TJM Crew With school about to start for a new year, we asked members of the TJM staff to tell us a little about their own school days. Topics included: Favorite or Most Influential Teacher Highlights or Lowlights Of Your School Years Most Useful/Relevant Class to Your Current Job (and yes, we gave extra credit if they ... Rick Cundiff Jul 20, 2022 Back To School Memories
Fun Stuff What Does Independence Day Mean to You? We asked our staff here at TJM what the Fourth of July meant to them. Here are some of their thoughts: Matt Fischer Freedom, fireworks, and friends. Also hot dogs, beer, pool parties, bald eagles, laser light shows and fog machines, all to the sounds of some Bruce Springsteen. Vito Giammanco Ours is not to ... Rick Cundiff Jun 20, 2022
Fun Stuff Ocala or Lexington: Tell Us Which is the REAL Horse Capital of the World Through the years, the sports world has produced many great rivalries: There’s Bird vs. Magic. Ali vs. Frazier. Ocala vs. Lexington. Wait, what? Ocala vs. Lexington? What’s that about? Not much, really. Just the bragging rights for the title of “Horse Capital of the World.” With the Triple Crown season in full swing (albeit with ... Rick Cundiff May 25, 2022 Bragging Rights Horse Capital Lexington Ocala
Fun Stuff For Fathers Day, Best Dad-Vice, Best/Worst Dad Jokes! Dear Old Dad. Where would we be without him? OK, literally not here, but you get the point. And that brings us to our celebration of Dads, just in time for Father’s Day coming up in June. We asked the TJM staff to tell us the best advice their dads ever gave them, AND to ... Rick Cundiff May 25, 2022 Dad Daddy Darth Vader Father Pop
Fun Stuff What's the Best Advice Your Mom Gave You? With Mother’s Day right around the corner, we asked folks here at TJM what was the best advice their Mom ever gave them. Here’s a sample: Lena Ruotolo My mom always says that you should never eat just one donut. You have to eat one for each butt cheek, so that you stay symmetrical! Shannon ... Rick Cundiff Apr 21, 2022 Mom's Advice
Fun Stuff Pizza Wars! Deep Dish Wishes and Thin Crust Dreams With National Deep Dish Pizza Day coming up shortly (April 5), we decided to check out the pizza preferences of the TJM crew. New York vs. Chicago, the Great White Way vs. The Windy City. Thin Crust or Deep Dish? Who knew folks could be so particular about their pizza prerogatives? Then, just to give ... Rick Cundiff Mar 25, 2022
Fun Stuff Extra Days, Extra Slaps, Extra Bones? Name Your Own Holiday March 26! What Holiday Would YOU Create? March 26 is National Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. Admit it, you’ve thought about things that should be a holiday but aren’t. So make it up for March 26th! Here’s what the TJM staff came up with for Should-Be Holidays: Shannon Moore: National Bone Day There isn’t a lot ... Rick Cundiff Feb 28, 2022 Bones Extra Days Slaps Tips Vacuum Cleaners
Fun Stuff It's the Year of the Tiger! Happy Lunar New Year! Happy Year of the Tiger! It’s the Lunar New Year, commonly known as “Chinese New Year,” but also a time of celebration throughout several Asian nations. For more than a billion people around the world, it’s considered one of the most important holidays of the year. Businesses typically close for multiple days during the festive ... Rick Cundiff Feb 1, 2022
Fun Stuff The One? Or One and Done? With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we asked our coworkers a couple of questions about romance. One question was about The One. Tell us how you knew your spouse or significant other was just that. The other question was about One And Done. Tell us about your WORST blind date. Some of our responses ... Rick Cundiff Jan 25, 2022 Valentine's Day Blind Date Ninja
Fun Stuff Here's What We're Looking Forward To Next Year Let’s end 2021 on an optimistic note. With another year just around the corner, we asked our staff here at TJM what they’re looking forward to in the new year. Here are some of their responses: New Arrival, Part One! What I am most looking forward to in 2022 is being a new father. My ... Rick Cundiff Dec 15, 2021
Fun Stuff Just for Fun, We're Drawn to Inktober! Just for Fun! Inktober is a worldwide project to promote pen-and-ink drawings. There’s no competition, no prize, just encouragement for would-be artists. A list of prompts suggests subjects for each day of the month, although they’re not required. Here are some works our sales and marketing folks (i.e., NOT the artists doing your custom design) ... Rick Cundiff Nov 17, 2021