Good morning, GoGo. It's 63 in Louisville, going to 74. It's cloudy right now, with thunderstorms due around 1 p.m.
Sure hope the rain does hold off for a few hours because this morning I'll be working with a Humana crew distributing food to needy families that qualify. The program is called Dare to Care and operates in Louisville and a few surrounding counties. Canned and boxed goods are donated by area residents and grocery chains. The grocers also pitch in fresh vegetables, frozen meat and bread items. A Humana crew of 12-15 meet the Dare to Care truck at a big parking lot downtown and the recipients who have registered and qualify meet us there. We unload the truck, organize everything assembly-line style, and then load up carts, bags and boxes that the recipients have brought. Basically the Dare to Care folks do all the admin work, collect the food, and our part is providing labor for the distribution once a month. I think there are now something like 20+ distribution sites around the county, each of which operate once a month. Dare to Care's qualification process makes it hard for recipients to game the system and receive food more than once a month. Trust me, I talk to them, and these folks are really happy to get any help that extends their food budget a little. I'm a right-wing grumpy old white man and sometimes I just don't want to do what I call "Jesus work," but I do believe in this project.
Charlie, you're gonna have to push some issues at work. If you let 'em, most companies will be more than happy to throw you a slight raise, then let expect you to do the work it used to take two people to do. You've gotta make a list and tell 'em, "My plate's too full and things are gonna fall off. You're the boss, so you tell me what you DON'T want done."
Gotta run. Y'all have a good'n and be safe out there.
Carpman