Post #242,048
1/21/06 6:21:56 PM
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I'm a workin' girl now
After several trips to my stock broker to sustain us during this drought, I was offered a job! Part-time, answering the phone, inputting data, and marketing.
So far, it has gone pretty good. Learning lots about securities and such. Feels weird coming home at 5, but the family seems to be taking it in stride.
Critter has a couple of offers on the table; will be glad when he is gainfully employed again. Light candles, say prayers, etc.
I will drop in when I can.
Hugs,
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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Post #242,054
1/21/06 7:35:28 PM
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Prayers said, etc..
Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #242,055
1/21/06 7:50:49 PM
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How much?
:-)
Congrats on the job - we expect trading tips!
Praying for the Critter, hope something lands soon.
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Steve
[link|http://www.ubuntulinux.org|Ubuntu]
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Post #242,179
1/22/06 10:24:07 PM
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Re: how much?
Ten dollah per hour. Not bad to get started. I get bonuses if my marketing prowess proves successful.
Thanks for the moral support.
Hugs,
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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Post #242,285
1/23/06 10:11:20 PM
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Oh Dear
I didn't mean to ask how much you actually made, I was just being punny about the 'working girl' subject :)
I hope your bonuses are LARGE and you can retire next month ;)
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Steve
[link|http://www.ubuntulinux.org|Ubuntu]
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Post #242,367
1/24/06 9:18:47 PM
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And to think I'm not a blonde anymore
Whooosh!
Yeah, right.
Blame it on my fscked up grey matter.
Thanks for the laugh, though.
I really needed that ;-)
Piece....
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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Post #242,287
1/23/06 10:26:55 PM
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The correct response is
How much you got, big fella'?
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #242,315
1/24/06 8:47:45 AM
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Ya wanna get lucky?
Follow your MOUSE
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Post #242,319
1/24/06 10:00:37 AM
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Of course!
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Post #242,320
1/24/06 10:43:40 AM
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no, same price as downtown, father
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
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Post #242,057
1/21/06 8:05:33 PM
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Great news all around! Thanks. Cringers flossed!
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Post #242,062
1/21/06 9:59:27 PM
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You go, girl! :)
Alex
The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
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Post #242,064
1/21/06 11:14:01 PM
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G'luck
IT is up again in many parts of the country, he should have some decent choices.
"Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain
"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #242,067
1/21/06 11:21:26 PM
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Uhmmm......... never mind........ ;-)
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Post #242,070
1/21/06 11:24:35 PM
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Wimp
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Post #242,078
1/22/06 1:28:25 AM
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Enjoy!
I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)
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Post #242,081
1/22/06 4:00:31 AM
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Tops one - hope it's fun! Or, at least, bearable! :)
Two out of three people wonder where the other one is.
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Post #242,093
1/22/06 9:40:54 AM
1/22/06 9:52:07 AM
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IGNORE
Follow your MOUSE
Edited by bionerd
Jan. 22, 2006, 09:51:36 AM EST
Edited by bionerd
Jan. 22, 2006, 09:52:07 AM EST
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Post #242,094
1/22/06 9:50:48 AM
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Most importantly-
Did you get to buy new clothes?
You'll get the balancing act down. And if you cant juggle everything, let a few balls drop and roll under the couch. You'll be too busy and tired to clean under there, anyway!
I'm a compulsive neatnik. Cleaning is my thing. Lately I've been so busy I dont even have time to nurture my neurosis. On some level, that has to be a good thing. Right now, it is driving me crazy.
Enjoy those paychecks!
Follow your MOUSE
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Post #242,157
1/22/06 7:11:34 PM
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Prayers, candles, and a woot, to boot!
jb4
"Every Repbulican who wants to defend Bush on [the expansion of Presidential powers], should be forced to say, 'I wouldn't hesitate to see President Hillary Rodham Clinton have the same authority'."
&mdash an unidentified letter writer to Newsweek on the expansion of executive powers under the Bush administration
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Post #242,180
1/22/06 10:26:20 PM
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Many thanks for the moral support
You all are the best!
major hugs to all,
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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Post #242,243
1/23/06 1:25:14 PM
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Belated congratulations
And good luck to both you and Critter!
I haven't been in here much lately, so I missed the thread earlier.
Brenda
"I'll rock the darn boat all I want to, and if it's meant to stay afloat, then it will. If not, then we'll just all go down with the bloody ship!"
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Post #242,185
1/22/06 11:08:20 PM
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coolness
congrats.
Have fun,
Carl Forde
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Post #242,209
1/23/06 10:26:49 AM
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cool, glad to hear it
Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 50 years. meep
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Post #242,253
1/23/06 2:41:10 PM
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Good luck!
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Post #242,258
1/23/06 3:59:45 PM
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Clarification...
You always were a working girl. At least that's what every mother and/or "house"wife has told me. And having been a single dad for 5 years, I know what that entails...
Now you are getting paid for your services.
Congrats on the new job.
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
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Post #242,261
1/23/06 4:50:17 PM
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OK, I give up: Ordinary boring congratulations!
With that set-up, I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to respond... without going a bit farther than Steve, i.e, in all probability a bit too far.
So I won't even try. Suffice it to say, very happy for you; and fingers crossed for mr R.
[link|mailto:MyUserId@MyISP.CountryCode|Christian R. Conrad]
(I live in Finland, and my e-mail in-box is at the Saunalahti company.)
Yes Mr. Garrison, genetic engineering lets us correct God's horrible, horrible mistakes, like German people. - [link|http://maxpages.com/southpark2k/Episode_105|Mr. Hat]
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Post #242,279
1/23/06 9:15:39 PM
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With an end in sight..
(Having seen a few samples of 'The Office', on fav Silly Valley PBS Station - who plan to run the series ... )
Cannot imagine how Texas does swagger-added enhancements {shudder} on that general theme, so -- will just wish you a safe return to the homestead.. before you find out. Too much.
;^>
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Post #242,282
1/23/06 9:32:04 PM
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I add my congrats
I hated, hated, hated, looking for work the last time I did it with any serious economic imperative behind me. I was in my twenties then. The memory has kept me clinging to the current employer-teat (changes of management notwithstanding) since the 1970s. May your bonuses swell; may critter find an oasis too.
cordially,
Die Welt ist alles, was der Fall ist.
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Post #242,368
1/24/06 9:32:12 PM
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LMAO!
What would I do without my IWT friends? I can't tell you how much this place means to me. I needed a laugh and you all came through in spades.
Ahhhh, the endorphins are kicking in. Laughter truly is the best medicine.
Big hugs to you all,
Amy
and I'm still laughing!
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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Post #243,459
2/4/06 6:44:48 PM
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Good for you!
I wish the reason for working was better, but still - you're doing a rather hard thing succesfully, that's what mattters. Very good luck to you.
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179. I will not outsource core functions.
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Post #243,463
2/4/06 10:57:51 PM
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Thanks
It's been an interesting week. The boss's wife is from Costa Rica and her parents live in Columbia. Her father passed away and they left last Friday.
They are due to return this coming Monday. Sad thing is, haven't heard one peep from him (not even an email!)
I put out a couple of fires with a few well-placed calls to Home Office but mostly tried to find something to kill the boredom. Addressed about 500 postcards for the first marketing blitz.
In all, the phone rang maybe 10 times (most of them from Critter.)
I guess with a little more time, it will get better. Not many people get paid for babysitting an empty office, so I'm thankful. Sure will be nice to get my first paycheck, though.
Onward through the fog,
Amy
"It's never too late to be who you might have been." ~ George Eliot
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