Mark

    Gender: Male
    Location: Colorado
    Quote: "Why all the annoying Postmaster jokes? I am the union steward - it is my job =)."
    Relationship: Single
    Orientation: Straight
    Children: Not for Me
    Body Type: Athletic
    Height: 5'8"
    Religion: Jewish
    Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
    About Me: i am a native of new orleans but moved to colorado on a college scholarship. graduated from the Colorado Institute of Art culinary school in Denver. before working the post office. i worked as a pastry chef and an executive chef. while in between jobs i took the postal test not realizing that i would still be working here. now i just make sugar-free wedding cakes as a side gig, working at home is much different than the fast paced environment of working as a chef. it is more like a hobby now than just a job. i work as a window clerk in colorado and its a great job to have in the winter tiime when it is snowing and below zero outside.
    Music: radiohead, godsmack, disturbed, staind, papa roach, mudvayne, stone temple pilots, green day, system of a down, breaking benjamin - and, yes, Ann Savoy ( I am a cajun at heart.) and even Kenny G - I admit it :(
    Likes: my two dogs Joanie and Diablo, painting, cooking, snowboarding, a good concert, payday, a good tv show, and anything creative
    Dislikes: backstabbers, self-absorbed people, "reality" tv, rush limburger, getting up early on monday, apathetic people who always say, "why don't they...."
    Hobbies: oil painting, gourmet cooking, snowboarding, surfing the net and collecting aluminum cans (ok, forget that last one - a little humor?)

    Forget About the West Virginia Primaries

    Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 01:06 PM MST [General]

    I just got home from work and left one light on in my house so  that Joanie and Diablo could find their water dishes and I left the TV blaring away on the channel I last watched. That would be CNN.

    When I got off of work - this is what I heard on CNN:

    Wolf Blitzer: Welcome back to CNN Election Headquarters, where we are just beginning to hear the results from West Virginia. Based on exit polling, we can report that Barack Obama has so far received 100 percent of the vote, receiving one vote, while Hillary Clinton has received zero votes. As impressive as that margin is, we caution you that it's still too early to declare Sen. Obama the winner in West Virginia. However, we can tell you that the person who cast his ballot for Obama has told us that his cousin also probably voted for Obama. John King, what would that mean?

    John King, CNN Chief Political Correspondent: Wolf, it would mean two votes for Barack Obama and still zero for Hillary Clinton.

    Wolf Blitzer: Thank you, John. To see what John just said in graphic form, log on to www.cnn.com. Let's go now to CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley, who is at the Clinton headquarters in Charleston, West Virginia.. Candy, what are you hearing from the Clinton campaign?

    Candy Crowley: Wolf, the people I'm talking to in the Clinton campaign are very upbeat, very optimistic, plenty of smiles, lots of laughter. Ms. Clinton showed up at the Charleston GMF in a Postal-blue pantsuit to capture more votes but we cannot tell if this will sway the election. Back to you, Wolf.

    Wolf Blitzer: Thank you, Candy. We'll check back in with you a little later to ask you the same thing and have you give us the same answer. We need to kill some time while our viewers are waiting for donuts and coffee in The Situation Room. Meanwhile, CNN now is projecting Sen. Obama to be the winner in West Virginia. Unfortunately, for Obama, CNN also has learned that West Virginia has voted to secede from the U.S.

    And in the Republican race, CNN now is projecting John McCain to be the winner in the West Virginia primary tonight because is has no challengers meaning he has won the Republican ... hold on, we have some breaking news......moments ago in Sweden, every living Nobel Prize-winning scientist gathered to unanimously declare that evolution is a sham and that the Earth was in fact created in six days by an "Intelligent Designer.". Ooh, too little, too late for Mike Huckabee. Too bad! Now the Republicans have to vote for a Republican who is really is Democrat.......

    Let's now bring in CNN Internet reporter Abbi Tatton to update us on what's going on over at cnn.com.  in The Situation Room.

    Abbi Tatton: Thank you, Wolf. At cnn.com, we basically have the same information you're presenting on air, but the advantage for visitors to PostalProfiles.com is that they don't have to listen to or look at your ugly Jewish mug

    Wolf Blitzer: Some of my best friends are Jewish but thank you, Abbi. Here's hoping someone clicks on a banner ad this month at cnn.com so you're not laid off. OK, back to West Virginia where, CNN has learned, Hillary Clinton has jumped out to an early lead, with 23 votes to Barack Obama's 14 votes. Bear in mind, however, that tally does not include anybody who's not currently at the Wheeling W.V. Hooters where former prez. Bill Clinton is giving his "oral speech."

    Candy Crowley: Wolf, the mood here has turned grim, as everyone is coming to the realization that Hillary that she same exit strategy as George W. - "stay the @#$!! course"

    Wolf Blitzer: Candy, hold that thought. CNN is now projecting that all of our viewers are grabbng their remotes and are now watching American Idol.

    CLICK.

     

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    My Interview For The Hardest Job Ever!

    Thursday, May 8, 2008, 02:56 PM MST [General]

    ME: "Hi, my name is Mark and I've come to apply for the job."

    INTERVIEWER: "You're aware that this isn't just any job, but the hardest job EVER?"

    ME: "That's right, and you're about to interview the best postal employee in the world."

    INTERVIEWER: "Let's start from the top then. Have you ever run a small manufacturing operation? Or do you have management skills in purchasing, inventory, budgeting, production and accounting?"

    ME: "No, but like my application says - I am a clerk for the Postal Service."

    INTERVIEWER: "I see. How are your people skills? Are you able to quickly define people and determine their strengths and weaknesses? Are you able to quickly identify which people have our interests at heart and which intend us harm?"

    ME: "Well, I deal with the public at my SSA station and I took a psychology course in college once."

    INTERVIEWER: "OK, then, how are you at managing disputes? There will be a lot of disputes in this job and resolving them requires excellent listening skills, comprehensive reasoning skills and the ability to enforce sound judgment."

    ME: "Managing disputes? Well, I almost talked my way out of a speeding ticket once, but that cop had it out for me."

    INTERVIEWER: "Perhaps you have other skills that are mandatory for the hardest job ever. How are your comedy skills? That is, how are you at encouraging laughter, one of the most important elements of this job?"

    ME: "Laughter? You mean like telling jokes? OK, these 2 postmasters walk into a bar and the bartender says......"

    INTERVIEWER: "That won't be necessary. What about ethics and morals? Do you have a strong sense of right and wrong? Are you able to quickly determine the honest path in any situation? And do you have the ability to promote this knowledge as part of an extended development program?"

    ME: "Ethics and morals? Well, I got a C-plus once on a paper I wrote on Aristotle or was it Socrates? Those Greek dudes always mess me up."

    INTERVIEWER: "Oh, brother. There has to be some area where you excel. In this job you will have every one of your buttons pushed, but you must never lose your cool. Do you have extraordinary patience?"

    ME: "I waited nearly twenty minutes at the Waffle House for my cheesy eggs and grits."

    INTERVIEWER: "Ummm...yes.... Let's talk then about your career aspirations. Where do you see yourself in five years?"

    ME: "I figure that once I show everyone how good I am at the hardest job ever, I'll quickly move to the top of the ladder."

    INTERVIEWER: "You are thinking to much like the Postal Service. There are no EAS positions available in this job. There is only one job level. You will never be promoted."

    ME: "Never promoted? What tour will I be working? Tour One, Tour Two, Tour Three?"

    INTERVIEWER: "Ah, excellent question. This job requires a 24-hour-a-day shift, seven days a week. There are no breaks."

    ME: "No breaks! Let me get this straight. This job requires a high level of skills of every kind. It requires sound judgment and patience. It means never having the weekend off or even taking a break. Hopefully the craft workers can bail me out!"

    INTERVIEWER: "There are no craft workers to bail you out."

    ME" "Then surely there is a union I can join to get my breaks and benefits. I hope this job pays a lot of money?"

    INTERVIEWER: "We have no union and you won't receive a penny. People who hold this job work for free."

    ME: "For free?? What the @#$! kind of job is this anyway?"

    INTERVIEWER: "It's the job of Mother, the hardest job EVER!"

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    Happy Birthday Mark! May you have a blessed day today.

    linda
    May 11, 2008
    01:25 PM MST

    Happy Birthday buddy!

    Barry
    May 11, 2008
    07:29 AM MST

    Have a great birthday tomorrow Mark! Class of 1988? You're close to my mama's age LOL!

    keisha
    May 10, 2008
    06:03 AM MST

    Have a blessed birthday on Sunday, Mark! I'm thinking you probably will:)

    Spauldo
    May 9, 2008
    07:14 PM MST