Re: NSFW, was Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dinner
Yup, that's it! Awesome word. Means one ting fer the first half the bible, another for the latter, neh? ;p 'Twas a chixor, actually, for my woman. They're cool now, so I'll leave it be. Tenure doesn't mean untouchable or whatnot, as much as we in or near the field like to portray it as such.

Re: NSFW, was Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
anethema? Point being, he was really into making sure people listened to the stuff. Out of curiosity... your girl's situation, was the guy tenured? Makes a difference. On 3/1/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did I mention that he was really s

Re: NSFW, was Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
'sok I am just taking time out from an editing mess. Dana On 3/1/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Did I mention that he was really strict about attendance.;) > > Anhima! (Athma? What's that word- like garlic to a vampire?) > > > I was told

Re: NSFW, was Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dinner
On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Did I mention that he was really strict about attendance.;) Anhima! (Athma? What's that word- like garlic to a vampire?) > I was told that mine was the eighth or ninth such complaint. Note Same thing happened with my gal. Weird bit was the getting

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
you in order people ;) I didn't include the web stuff. That's this lifetime, not the previous ones. On 2/28/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bruce wrote: > > This is interesting. So I changed the subject to what did you do in a > > previous life. > > hmmm ... lawn mower/snow shoveler,

Re: NSFW, was Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
l wasn't. I don't know how the other people's grades were though and at least one of the other people who said something had gotten some bad grades and for good reason imho. Which always makes things messier. I dunno if she got as far as a formal complaint. My position was that soliciting such writ

Re: NSFW, was Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dinner
On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well a little more than safety. The issue I had way back when was > with a creative writing teacher. We all had to give everyone else > copies of our work. How way back? Were you a young child, or an "adult"? > The teacher complained that the nob

Re: This Cheney/Taliban Thing

2007-02-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > Or > 3) They read the news feed > Here's the problem with that: how'd they know the VP would be there at 10:30am? And how does the writer know that it was an attempt on the VP's life? If we assume the writer is correct, however (and he's clearly speculating), it means that: 1.) T

wonder woman unaired pilot (1967)

2007-02-28 Thread Charlie Griefer
apparently the producers of the old campy Batman series had done a 5 minute test pilot for a Wonder Woman show. http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/004801.html kinda makes the old Batman show look like Shakespeare. -- Charlie Griefer "...All the wo

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Bruce wrote: > This is interesting. So I changed the subject to what did you do in a > previous life. hmmm ... lawn mower/snow shoveler, dishwasher, busboy, waiter, shoe salesman, hotel front desk guy, landscape grunt, factory line worker (bottle factory), Clean Water Action Canvasser, civil eng

NSFW, was Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
well a little more than safety. The issue I had way back when was with a creative writing teacher. We all had to give everyone else copies of our work. The teacher complained that the nobody was writing "juicy" stuff. When one of the other students started submitting pornography, that was inva

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
heheh On 2/28/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The details are a little, um, hazy. > > I have been known to try to knock the corners off the [EMAIL PROTECTED] tho... > > On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > let me guess, you met him on Central Avenue. Maybe round the Frontier > >

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Dinner
The details are a little, um, hazy. I have been known to try to knock the corners off the [EMAIL PROTECTED] tho... On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > let me guess, you met him on Central Avenue. Maybe round the Frontier > late at night?

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
let me guess, you met him on Central Avenue. Maybe round the Frontier late at night? On 2/28/07, Dinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Chron-ish order: > paper route > babysitter > lackey at times for papa @ the printing company : paid mostly in Atari stuff > :-) > cashier/toy demo-er/waiter/recomm

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Dinner
Chron-ish order: paper route babysitter lackey at times for papa @ the printing company : paid mostly in Atari stuff :-) cashier/toy demo-er/waiter/recommender : for mom's doll/toy/book/cafe random computer stuff bum office max electronics dept. (top in the nation for sales- but no plaque, nada :P)

Re: AZ Repubs: Profs Political Opinions Illegal

2007-02-28 Thread Dinner
On 2/28/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jerry wrote: > > I think that was the original argument. Let the professors teach, but > > there needs to be bounds on what they can say. > > NO! That's where we disagree. > If a course is not as advertised, or doesn't deliver what's prom

Re: Why Vista is a rip off of OS X

2007-02-28 Thread Dinner
On 2/26/07, Nick McClure wrote: > The price of the CF server is part of the reason I ended up getting out of > it. The market wouldn't pay for apps that they had to purchase a CF license > for also. CF, like Apple, targets a certain sect over others. I just happen to span sects, or else I'd be wi

RE: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Scott Stewart
Pump jockey (petroleum transfer specialist) Auto parts Data cable tech Computer Sales Prepress technician Internet Sales/HTML Design ColdFusion -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.4/705 - Release Date: 2/27/2007 3:24

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > How much carbon did you prevent? None. I did all the saving and you > decide my doing the work was good enough rather than having everyone > chip in. > Alot! You didn't use a car, earned a credit, and I bought it from you. Therefore I own your work and the benefits; just like your

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Robert Munn
Prior to the Internet: carpenter's helper, nursery (landscaping not babies) grunt, dishwasher, phone survey caller, law firm intern, english tutor, spanish/english translator, foodie deli counter grunt, educational study abroad office grunt/office manager, industry association program coordinator

Found: that Amazon is disappearing article

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
The clear-cutting facts about the rainforest Are we really losing one football field every minute? http://www.cfact.org/site/view_article.asp?idCategory=5&idarticle=274 Just because I mentioned it weeks ago. ~| ColdFusion MX7 and

Re: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Bruce Sorge
I am contracting under ITA for the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. Bruce On 2/28/07, Sandra Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Bruce, who are you working for at the City. I did a gig there for ITA for > a > while. > > ~~

RE: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Sandra Clark
Bruce, who are you working for at the City. I did a gig there for ITA for a while. Sandra Clark = http://www.shayna.com Training and Consulting in CSS and Accessibility Team Fusebox -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 28

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> it probably saved 20+ employees from being > gunned down. how's that? holding the big ol'book in front of oneself during a gunbattle? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
Sam actually has a point. Alert the media. :) who loves ya, Sam. Dana > How did that money lower your carbon footprint? Did the government > plant trees with that money? That tax is to discourage you from > polluting but I see it did not work. I guess having money affords you > the right to forc

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> pshaw! I could read the bible 4 times over in one 20 minute lunch break. yes, but why would one want to? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Cre

Re: Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> hadn't bothered to check, are there more? ... there are. and downloads too, from the Baen site. -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Macromed

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
On 2/28/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The theory being that the Earth can stand only, say, 100 carbon units > per year. If we trade carbon units on a carbon market such that the > end result is 95 carbon units per year, we're carbon negative. > > So, maybe your allocation is 1 carbo

Re: Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> Yes, but interesting concept. I want to see where he goes from here. hadn't bothered to check, are there more? -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Jerry Johnson
Thank God. You must have been reading the _NEW_ Testament. Cause the Old one would have had you starring in a Tarantino movie. On 2/28/07, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that would be 3 years of 20 minute lunch breaks > and though i dont read now it probably saved 20+ employees from bein

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Jerry Johnson
We didn't have apple pies. We did have pizza and hot dogs. On 2/28/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2/28/07, Jerry J wrote: > > Not in any order, but a few notables: > > > > Burger King (mainly specialty board and fries.) Held the corporate > > record at one point for the mos

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Ihrig
that would be 3 years of 20 minute lunch breaks and though i dont read now it probably saved 20+ employees from being gunned down. On 2/28/07, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > pshaw! I could read the bible 4 times over in one 20 minute lunch break. > > On 2/28/07, PI wrote: > > jj

Re: Online Photoshop

2007-02-28 Thread Oğuz Demirkapı
I remember that I created a kind a "light" photoshop with ColdFusion and ASPImage (there was not any better solution at that time :) ) 3 years ago for a tourism portal. Users can do simple stuff such as resize, crop (DHTML), sharpen etc. for images of the objects that they have for their produc

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
pshaw! I could read the bible 4 times over in one 20 minute lunch break. On 2/28/07, PI wrote: > jj thats awsome > Burger King (mainly specialty board and fries.) Held the corporate > record at one point for the most specialty sandwiches made in an hour. > (900 chicken sandwiches and large fries

Re: Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread Russel Madere
Yes, but interesting concept. I want to see where he goes from here. >> 1632. > >Just finished that one the other day myself. > >interesting read, if a bit on the light side... > >-- >will > >"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; >and that would just be unacceptable." >- Carrie Fishe

Re: Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> 1632. Just finished that one the other day myself. interesting read, if a bit on the light side... -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Deploy We

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Ihrig
jj thats awsome Burger King (mainly specialty board and fries.) Held the corporate record at one point for the most specialty sandwiches made in an hour. (900 chicken sandwiches and large fries to match, plus miscellaneous oneoffs) i used to stretch silk screens for a dvd manufacturer.. was very c

Re: Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread Russel Madere
I'm reinterviewing for my current position. I made a few carreer limiting moves. The first was to make my presentation in HTML instead PowerPoint. The second was to observe that different doesn't necessarily mean better to the Supply Chain VP. The last was to refer to some managers as "Power

Re: Online Photoshop

2007-02-28 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Something tells me it's not going to work with the RAW format :) On 2/28/07, Dana wrote: > this is interesting: > > Adobe to take Photoshop online > Hosted version of program to appear within six months, CEO says, as > company looks to combine online features with packaged apps. > By Martin LaMo

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > If you went around the world and balanced everyone's carbon footprint, > we could all use more without guilt. It is stupid. > It's not about *us* doing it, it's about *you* doing it. So, for example, let's say that because my car gets 12mpg I decide that anything under 100mpg is no

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
On 2/28/07, Jerry J wrote: > Not in any order, but a few notables: > > Burger King (mainly specialty board and fries.) Held the corporate > record at one point for the most specialty sandwiches made in an hour. > (900 chicken sandwiches and large fries to match, plus miscellaneous > oneoffs) Ding

Re: Flex Issue

2007-02-28 Thread Bruce Sorge
Thanks Chris. On 2/28/07, Chris Stoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > mouseOut="this.currentState''" > > should be > > mouseOut="this.currentState=''" > or mouseOut="this.currentState=null" > > ~| Create robust enterprise, web R

Re: Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread Jerry Johnson
Good luck, and use the time to read the books and update your resume. They may just be seeing how well you jump on suggestions. On 2/28/07, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I'm back after a real painful three days of interviews. I'll know > something "in a few weeks." I was give

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Jerry Johnson
Not in any order, but a few notables: Draftsman Interior Designer Tree Farm worker Egg Farm worker Squeegie guy on a road tar crew. Any number of construction jobs, including rough framing, sheetrock, and hvac installs Library warehouse worker (reboxing and cataloguing) GFox warehouse worker (spec

Online Photoshop

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
this is interesting: Adobe to take Photoshop online Hosted version of program to appear within six months, CEO says, as company looks to combine online features with packaged apps. By Martin LaMonica and Mike Ricciuti Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: February 28, 2007, 11:09 AM PST TalkBack

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
I thought the topic was hypocrisy? That was what got her mentioned as a poster child. ::shrug:: If it's Al Gore, whatever. He's a yawn even when he's in bed in the Lincoln Room with a lobbyist. On 2/28/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What does she have to do with Al Gore? Can we stay focused?

Re: Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread Tony
keep searching. in a few weeks, means... uhhh, you know :) tw On 2/28/07, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, I'm back after a real painful three days of interviews. I'll know > something "in a few weeks." I was given some books on updating my resume. > This makes me less than

Re: Flex Issue

2007-02-28 Thread Tony
stoner :) you're back. you effin stoner you. :) hahaahh On 2/28/07, Chris Stoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mouseOut="this.currentState''" > > should be > > mouseOut="this.currentState=''" > or mouseOut="this.currentState=null" > > On 2/28/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I a

Re: Flex Issue

2007-02-28 Thread Chris Stoner
mouseOut="this.currentState''" should be mouseOut="this.currentState=''" or mouseOut="this.currentState=null" On 2/28/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am getting an error on this line: > > mouseOver="this.currentState='expanded'" mouseOut="this.currentState''"/> > > The error is

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
What does she have to do with Al Gore? Can we stay focused? Do you want to start a new thread about how this awful woman is creating global warming? On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > tell that to Elkton MD as they live with their Superfund site :) that > "lady" was in charge of enforci

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
tell that to Elkton MD as they live with their Superfund site :) that "lady" was in charge of enforcing pollution law. For the entire country. Arguably more powerful than a vice-president. On 2/28/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "On the very day the deal was sealed Gore gave a speech lamentin

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> what did you do in a previous life. HS 2 summers as a Lackey for an Insurance Company, went from department to department doing fill-in work, filing, CRT stuff. Post HS pre-college City Employee in Parks Department (spent summer sweeping alleys) Post college Drawing (Figure and Life) Teacher f

Flex Issue

2007-02-28 Thread Bruce Sorge
I am getting an error on this line: The error is: 1084: Syntax error: expecting rightbrace before . Why are they saying that it is looking for a rightbrace? I am hard coding the image, not data binding it. Thanks, -- Bruce Sorge "I'm a mawg: half man, half dog. I'm my own best friend!"

Back, for now

2007-02-28 Thread Russel Madere
Well, I'm back after a real painful three days of interviews. I'll know something "in a few weeks." I was given some books on updating my resume. This makes me less than hopeful. ~| ColdFusion MX7 by Adobe® Dyncamically trans

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Russel Madere
To anyone not enfatuated with him or his ideas, yes he is. This is a pure case of perception. Gore puts forth the perception that he is super green. He tells us we need to live a lifestyle reducing CO2 emmisions because that is the greatest cause of global warming. Now we learn that for the

Re: This Cheney/Taliban Thing

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
Or 3) They read the news feed http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=Y2JlOTFhZTA3MDRmMjRhYjllMTdhZjIxZDU4N2EwOTM= On 2/28/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 1.) Complete coincidence. > 2.) The Taliban are in the Afghan gov't and strong enough to not care > about revealing their presence

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Scott Stroz
In order: Boardwalk Arcade Attendant Dishwasher Respiratory Therapy Equipment Care Specialist Security Guard Life Guard Photo Lab 'Associate' Emergency Room Technician Emergency Medical Technician Phlebotomist Paramedic EMS Supervisor EMS Operations Manager On 2/28/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTEC

RE: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Jacob
Before I graduated high school, I volunteered teaching fifth and sixth graders how to play the saxophone and I help a former teacher paint and repair houses that he owned and rented to tenants. My first real job... I worked in a trumpet factory. I did various things such as shipping and receiving,

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Ben Doom
Tech support Waiter Tech support Network support CAD/CAM operator Office Monkey Waiter Tech salesman Web development Web development --Ben Bruce Sorge wrote: > This is interesting. So I changed the subject to what did you do in a > previous life. I will start, in no particular order: > > Mechan

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
"On the very day the deal was sealed Gore gave a speech lamenting the growing threat of global warming" It actually connects the dots about the Gore GW hypocrisy. You threw in some lady I never heard of postponing for a year or two, not cancelling a cleanup. While I agree she was wrong, those dots

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Ihrig
read into it what you will. i know i worked for a Northern Cali farm pulling weeds for a few days... thx mom! On 2/28/07, Crow T Robot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mover of horticulture, eh? :) > > -Original Message- > From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February

RE: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Crow T Robot
Mover of horticulture, eh? :) -Original Message- From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 2:48 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping... tarot card reader / cablistic scholar painter of much weirdnes

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Ihrig
tarot card reader / cablistic scholar painter of much weirdness & neked chicks. one time failure of a server to a masonic meeting bus boy for a few day bill board printer party/rave organizer mover of horticulture mom & pop shops galore. music teacher to inner city kids - Salisian boy & Girls Club.

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
oops. The end of the paragraph was that it says that Occidental gave Gore campain contributions and that Clinton administration policies may have helped Occidental to drill in Columbia. All interesting if true and let's assume for a moment it is; it still doesn't really connect any dots does it? O

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
My bad, wrong link. http://www.thenation.com/doc/2522/silverstein/2 Here's a tidbit: Occidental's investment in Gore has paid rich dividends. In late 1997 the Vice President championed the Administration's $3.65 billion sale to the company of the government's interest in the Elk Hills oilfiel

RE: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Adkins, Randy
Yard Maintenance Employee, Landscaping (cutting trees and clearing property) Cook (Fast Food - Wendys) Math Tutor (Side job) Supervisor (Fast Food) Asst Manager (Fast Food - Burger Kind) -- BURNED OUT IN FAST FOOD Computer Programmer (mom-n-pop shop) Database Analyst (Military) Computer Programmer

RE: selling for the 1st time

2007-02-28 Thread Nick McClure
Yeah, I guess working with the local real estate board in developing the software application that generates the forms kinda helps. I've had a house on the market for months now, just about the time people stopped looking for houses in the area. Over the past few months we've painted, replaced som

RE: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Duane
Commercial Fisherman (Deckhand) Gas station attendant Flipped burgers @ McDs Bouncer Delivered Furniture Unloaded trucks @ UPS Web & Software Development -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:20 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Wh

RE: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Ian Skinner
Not counting high-school jobs which include letter stuffing for the local sewage district. Culinary Career - dishwasher through line cook with a degree from the Culinary Institute of America. Rear ended by uninsured motorist so I can no longer stand on my feet for hours at a time. Transitiona

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
huh :) Let's see Math tutor, reader for the blind, snail feeder, isp tech support, QA for image processing software, abstractor/indexer in developmental communications, team leader on RJ Reynolds discovery project, admin assistant at a title company, insurance sales, interviewer, community organiz

Re: What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
in chronological order: Dishwasher Waiter Apartment Porter Apartment Maintenance Man UPS Package sorter UPS Package Driver UPS Programmer Contractor at Insurance Company Full Time Emp at said Insurance Company On 2/28/07, Bruce Sorge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is interesting. So I changed

Re: selling for the 1st time

2007-02-28 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Plus, there are a lot of people that think their house is perfect the way it is. What the seller may consider and extravagant repair requested by the buyer may be a pretty common thing. It's nice to have a third party viewpoint to negotiate this. Also, those freakin contracts are pages and pages

What did you do in a previous life (career) WAS: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Bruce Sorge
This is interesting. So I changed the subject to what did you do in a previous life. I will start, in no particular order: Mechanic, cook, busboy, dishwasher, truck driver, door-to-door vacuum sales, high school security, cable technician, help desk, lube center tech, pizza delivery, soldier, boun

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
I am correct am I? About what? This link seems to have been posted in an attempt to show that Gore is a bad person, but I don't see anything here about waiving enforcement. It says that Gore's dad owned stock in Occidental, that On 2/28/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You are correct > http:/

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
I am correct am I? About what? This link seems to have been posted in a sarcastic attempt to show that Gore is a bad person, but I don't see anything here about waiving enforcement. It says that Gore's dad owned stock in Occidental, that Occidental gave Gore Jr campaign contributions and that the C

Re: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Ihrig
i am thinking of picking up tarot cards agian.. not.. but it did pay the bills for a few good years.. had ambassadors mistresses call me at home was always good for an hour or two.. ~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the e

Re: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Bruce Sorge
It was a lesson in anthropology. I found it interesting in how some people choose to live. And I managed to lose a lot of weight while doing this. And, I have a new skill I can always fall back on when times are lean. LOL. cable was better than hauling sheep cross country or furniture cross country

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
has he? Is he? I'm still looking for the point of Sammy's link Dana On 2/28/07, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But Dana, that's the core of the issue. Gore has spent the last decade > pimping the idea that we are on the road to wiping out the entire planet, > and he is doing far mor

Re: selling for the 1st time

2007-02-28 Thread Robert Munn
depends on your realtor, their brokerage, and your market. never hurts to ask. On 2/28/07, Ray wrote: > > Is it reasonable to expect some wiggle room from a Realtor when selling > your > home as far as commission goes? Is it common practice to negotiate the > percentage, and if so, what's consid

RE: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Jacob
Installing cable in the desert during the summer... That must have been fun! :) -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 10:23 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Griping... When I moved back to SoCal last June, programming gigs were

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Robert Munn
But Dana, that's the core of the issue. Gore has spent the last decade pimping the idea that we are on the road to wiping out the entire planet, and he is doing far more than the average American, and certainly far, far more than the average person on the planet, to make it come true. On 2/28/07,

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
where's the fun in that? On 2/28/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I didn't want to mention Gores connection to ConocoPhillips, I figured > > it was a different issue. > > > oh, oh! I own stock in ConocoPhillips, can I be implicated too!?! > > > > -- > will > > "If my life weren't f

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
feel free...has he given them a pass on cleaning up any toxic waste dumps lately? On 2/28/07, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I didn't want to mention Gores connection to ConocoPhillips, I figured > it was a different issue. > > On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Speaking of which --

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
You are correct http://www.thenation.com/doc/2522/silverstein/ On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My answer however is that I don't know. If he is though, he is a > hypocrite in a relatively small way, especially when compared to > people who claim to represent the people of the

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
On 2/28/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. I did say Gore is a hypocrite. I pointed out Rush, Bush and > Clinton, simply because you _only_ get apoplectic about hypocrisy when > it is the guy with the opposing viewpoint. However, those are different threads. > > > Well good for you

Re: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Bruce Sorge
When I moved back to SoCal last June, programming gigs were almost impossible to find for some reason. So I ended up installing cable for Charter in the desert. Did that until Dec when I finally landed this gig with the City of Los Angeles. But until then, I just put up with the language barrier un

Re: selling for the 1st time

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> I could see that. I guess I see a person who makes an offer directly to the > selling agent, as being their own agent at that point. They look out for > themselves, while the selling agent helps the seller. yup yup -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
Let's use a better analogy. I get 32 miles a gallon and you get 18. Therefore, you pay me for 8-mile credits and we are both at 25. In reality you justified using more without cutting anything because I was not planning to max out my carbon footprint anyway. Where is the savings? If you went around

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> I didn't want to mention Gores connection to ConocoPhillips, I figured > it was a different issue. oh, oh! I own stock in ConocoPhillips, can I be implicated too!?! -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher

Re: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Paul Ihrig
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Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
> We are talking about Al Gore, and instead of saying yes, he is a > hypocrite, you insist on saying: "everyone does it so it is the norm." > It is not. By pointing to Bush and Rush you are telling people to > ignore the man behind the curtain. Please only put quotes around words I actually say.

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
I didn't want to mention Gores connection to ConocoPhillips, I figured it was a different issue. On 2/28/07, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of which -- here's a good one; I was listening to a story > about this on the way to work this morning. > ~~~

RE: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Scott Stewart
I just get to a point, where I ask them to send me an email... I can make sense out of broken written English better than someone reading phonetically from a script. -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:35 PM To: CF-Community

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Dana
I'm not sure whether I agree with Gruss. I think I might, but I have to think about it. My answer however is that I don't know. If he is though, he is a hypocrite in a relatively small way, especially when compared to people who claim to represent the people of the United States of America yet sig

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Sam
On 2/28/07, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So you just can't admit that hypocrisy is rampant on all sides of the > spectrum? > It's only hypocrisy in its truest form when you oppose the viewpoint > of the one you're accusing of hypocrisy? We are talking about Al Gore, and instead of s

Re: icon sites

2007-02-28 Thread William Bowen
www.iconbuffet.com On 2/28/07, Scott Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since I have some time on my hands, I'm rebuilding my website… there's an > icon site that everyone talks about, that lets you trade icon packages. > > I cant remember the name… > > > > Help? > > > > sas > > > > > > > > Scot

RE: selling for the 1st time

2007-02-28 Thread Nick McClure
I could see that. I guess I see a person who makes an offer directly to the selling agent, as being their own agent at that point. They look out for themselves, while the selling agent helps the seller. > -Original Message- > From: G Money [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, Febru

Re: Al Gore may get a PhD in Climatology

2007-02-28 Thread Gruss Gott
> Sam wrote: > Is he a hypocrite or not? > As previously mentioned, if he believes in offsets then no. If he doesn't then yes. Take Dell: in order to ensure their power hungry PCs are green they're asking for a donation to offset. In this way you can't call them hypocritical for making PCs but

icon sites

2007-02-28 Thread Scott Stewart
Since I have some time on my hands, I’m rebuilding my website… there’s an icon site that everyone talks about, that lets you trade icon packages. I cant remember the name… Help? sas Scott Stewart HYPERLINK "http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=7241+Jillspring+Ct&csz=Spr

RE: Griping...

2007-02-28 Thread Lori Stone
If the conversation starts off with "can you repeat that?" I hang up. I am not wasting my time. Lori Stone Web Developer RAFFA Embracing Your Vision 202.955.6533 http://www.raffa.com http://www.iknow.org -Original Message- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday,

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