When my nephews were visiting, I roughhoused a little with them in the backyard.
Next day, I woke up with a stiff knee. Huh. I didn't remember anything happening, but obviously....
But the knee has remained stiff, and if I turn a certain direction, I get a stab of pain.
That's what I get for getting off the couch. Couch potatoes are delicate, you know.
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When I was out in the Badlands, I started walking one of the trails, and I only got about 5 minutes in before my leg started to stiffen up, from the knee down to the shins.
That's it. I got to do something about that.
One of my longterm customers was asking to use the bathroom yesterday at the store. "You know how it is when you get older," he said.
"Tell me about it. I was out checking out all the trailheads of the Badlands the other day, and everytime I stopped I had to...well, uh....let's say, I had to Mark the trailhead.
"I OWN the Badlands, now...."
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I've been so used to sales being lower every month, that this month caught me offguard. In a good way. There is almost no doubt that I'll beat last July, and almost no doubt I'll beat last August. If I can keep that up in September, and onward, then I may believe the store has leveled off for the time being.
We had a year of drops with the great recession, then 7 months up, and then another 14 months down.
Checking the numbers, sales are almost exactly what they were the year before last.
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I'd been telling people over the last few years that I thought Magic had peaked out.
Well, maybe I was wrong.
Sales are really, really strong right now, despite have more competitors than ever. I've noticed that when I have one strong competitor, they tend to eat into my sales.
But now that I have about 4 competitors, sales are up.
Not sure what to think about that. I'd like the believe the pool of customers has gotten bigger, but it's more likely that tourists are spending more -- which means the overall pool in the country has gotten bigger.
Next day, I woke up with a stiff knee. Huh. I didn't remember anything happening, but obviously....
But the knee has remained stiff, and if I turn a certain direction, I get a stab of pain.
That's what I get for getting off the couch. Couch potatoes are delicate, you know.
**********
When I was out in the Badlands, I started walking one of the trails, and I only got about 5 minutes in before my leg started to stiffen up, from the knee down to the shins.
That's it. I got to do something about that.
One of my longterm customers was asking to use the bathroom yesterday at the store. "You know how it is when you get older," he said.
"Tell me about it. I was out checking out all the trailheads of the Badlands the other day, and everytime I stopped I had to...well, uh....let's say, I had to Mark the trailhead.
"I OWN the Badlands, now...."
**********
I've been so used to sales being lower every month, that this month caught me offguard. In a good way. There is almost no doubt that I'll beat last July, and almost no doubt I'll beat last August. If I can keep that up in September, and onward, then I may believe the store has leveled off for the time being.
We had a year of drops with the great recession, then 7 months up, and then another 14 months down.
Checking the numbers, sales are almost exactly what they were the year before last.
**********
I'd been telling people over the last few years that I thought Magic had peaked out.
Well, maybe I was wrong.
Sales are really, really strong right now, despite have more competitors than ever. I've noticed that when I have one strong competitor, they tend to eat into my sales.
But now that I have about 4 competitors, sales are up.
Not sure what to think about that. I'd like the believe the pool of customers has gotten bigger, but it's more likely that tourists are spending more -- which means the overall pool in the country has gotten bigger.