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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 10:31:39 AM

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76!!! wow...I'll have to check around here. That would be awesome!

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 10:33:23 AM

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 10:39:31 AM

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^^^Mine, too!

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 10:41:39 AM

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Well, it is still WINDY here we have sun but very high winds as I was walking home yesterday I saw shingles that had blown off roofs (or is it roves???)

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 12:21:10 PM

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New rant:

A local news website posted an update on a businessman and a friend of mine who had a major heart attack last Saturday. There was a one sentence paragraph part way down that jumped out at me:

Death is eminent.

Does anyone proof read news posts?

Instead of "Death is imminent" or near, I'm informed that Death is well known or famous. But, then, maybe that is what the journalist wanted to convey....

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 12:38:01 PM

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It may very well be.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 1:52:25 PM

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I emailed the author of the article and, as politely as I could, pointed out the meaning of the two words. He changed it to "imminent" within 20 minutes of my writing him, but he never replied to my email...

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 2:30:53 PM

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I used to think my grammar was "okay" until I started mentally correcting others' errors.

I'm thankful for my former English teachers.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 2:36:22 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Eutychus

I emailed the author of the article and, as politely as I could, pointed out the meaning of the two words. He changed it to "imminent" within 20 minutes of my writing him, but he never replied to my email...

I would say he "responded" by changing it; at least in his mind.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 6:24:57 PM

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I'd like to share a personal victory.

The x called me this morning to talk about GC being mad at him. Of course, I'm an idiot and responded to him as though he was a concerned dad who wanted to restore the relationship with his daughter (which, of course, he wasn't. he called to have me agree with him that he was right about everything ). Naturally I received an earful of vitriol for my pains.

But! When he told me that "for once" I should put GC's feelings ahead of my own and stop being so selfish, I cracked up! It really made me laugh to hear him. To think I ever believed what he said about me.

I love being in my right mind.

Just think, if you had killed him instead of divorcing him you would probably be out of prison by now.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 6:53:47 PM

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ORIGINAL: CoeurdeLeon

I'd like to share a personal victory.

The x called me this morning to talk about GC being mad at him. Of course, I'm an idiot and responded to him as though he was a concerned dad who wanted to restore the relationship with his daughter (which, of course, he wasn't. he called to have me agree with him that he was right about everything ). Naturally I received an earful of vitriol for my pains.

But! When he told me that "for once" I should put GC's feelings ahead of my own and stop being so selfish, I cracked up! It really made me laugh to hear him. To think I ever believed what he said about me.

I love being in my right mind.

Just think, if you had killed him instead of divorcing him you would probably be out of prison by now.

BWAH!

And my kids would have had the insurance $$$!

Looking back, I don't think a jury of my peers would have convicted me.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 8:39:18 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Kerrlaw

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ORIGINAL: CoeurdeLeon

I'd like to share a personal victory.

The x called me this morning to talk about GC being mad at him. Of course, I'm an idiot and responded to him as though he was a concerned dad who wanted to restore the relationship with his daughter (which, of course, he wasn't. he called to have me agree with him that he was right about everything ). Naturally I received an earful of vitriol for my pains.

But! When he told me that "for once" I should put GC's feelings ahead of my own and stop being so selfish, I cracked up! It really made me laugh to hear him. To think I ever believed what he said about me.

I love being in my right mind.

Just think, if you had killed him instead of divorcing him you would probably be out of prison by now.

I don't know about that Kerr - if she really had a jury of her peers (divorced Mom's with similiar X's) she'd probably never have been convicted in the first place!

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 8:40:28 PM

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So true!

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 9:49:36 PM

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Pretty sure we could have got her off with involuntary manslaughter.

A preacher's wife around here shot her husband in the back while he was sleeping and was only convicted of manslaughter.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 10:30:33 PM

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Pretty sure we could have got her off with involuntary manslaughter.

A preacher's wife around here shot her husband in the back while he was sleeping and was only convicted of manslaughter.

Even if it was really, really voluntary?

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 10:45:18 PM

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Pretty sure we could have got her off with involuntary manslaughter.

The first thing I thought of when I read this was, "Your honor, I wasn't intending to hold that gun, but my hands do their own thing sometimes. I just couldn't help it. Or the fact that I reloaded. Three times."

I know. I'm bad.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/9/2010 11:06:11 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: CoeurdeLeon

quote:

ORIGINAL: Kerrlaw

Pretty sure we could have got her off with involuntary manslaughter.

A preacher's wife around here shot her husband in the back while he was sleeping and was only convicted of manslaughter.

Even if it was really, really voluntary?

Another one of those concepts that require witnesses.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 7:27:59 AM

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You could have pleaded temporary sanity?

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 7:34:50 AM

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Ha! I just remembered...there was a businessman in town who also had it coming to him. His wife walked into his business and shot him in the chest. She got off on some lesser charge.

Her husband didn't die immediately but it was fatal. After her trial, she tried to sue the hospital and dr. for not saving him.

Believe me, I'd have let well enough alone.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 7:35:52 AM

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You could have pleaded temporary sanity?

Hahahaha! That would have been the truth of it, too.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 7:48:30 AM

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It doesn't look like it will be sunny today. But we've had some sun so I'm not complaining. It might rain some and that'll melt the snow fast. I'm on a hill so I don't have to worry about flooding.

You know people who argue about something and then continue to argue after you've given them the facts? I hate that.

Anyway, I had an employee not show up yesterday and when we called her, she insisted she wasn't on the schedule. Okay, mistakes happen. But upon being told that she was indeed supposed to be at work, she didn't apologize and get there as quickly as she could. No, no. Instead she argued that the schedule had been changed, which it hadn't been, and refused to come to work. Guess who ended up having to work her shift?

What is with people who tell you they want more hours and then don't work when they could?

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 8:03:04 AM

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'Morning Lioness.

Funny how some people think their employer should be glad they work for them instead of being glad they have a job

. I can understand the mix up, maybe even saying you thought the schedule must have been changed because you were just sure you had checked it... but then to refuse to come in, well that is a bit beyond sanity.

As much as I would love to retire, I am grateful for a good job with good benefits that is pretty stable and I try to do a good job. Some days that's easier than others though

.

Well, today is finally Wednesday - most of the day yesterday I was sure it was Wednesday. It was rather a bummer to find out it wasn't.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 8:24:27 AM

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Well, today is finally Wednesday - most of the day yesterday I was sure it was Wednesday. It was rather a bummer to find out it wasn't.

I have been having this problem all week. On Monday I told GC "tomorrow's Wednesday". She naturally looked at me like I had lobsters coming out of my ears.

And I thought surely today was Thursday.

But it isn't.

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I can understand the mix up, maybe even saying you thought the schedule must have been changed because you were just sure you had checked it...

Oh yeah, I can see it. I obviously have trouble keeping track of what day it is myself.

And it's happened many times with many employees. It happens. I've never had anyone not panic and apologize and tell me they'd be there immediately before.

I do have to say I have 3 girls (2 of them GC's age) who are worth their weight in gold. So some people are still growing up with a good work ethic, thank goodness.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 8:30:17 AM

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Oh, cool Word of the Day ~

Shuckish - (adjective) Unpleasant; unsettled; showery.

We may have some shuckish weather today.

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RE: The Lion's Den - 3/10/2010 8:38:39 AM

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Well, today is finally Wednesday - most of the day yesterday I was sure it was Wednesday. It was rather a bummer to find out it wasn't.

Oh me too! I was all off yesterday! I kept thinking today was going to be Thursday (and to be honest with you, it feels like Thursday) but it's only Wednesday. The best news is its payday...now I can go back to being broke after paying all my bills.

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