Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Dana
giggle. Thanks for the image ;) On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:45 PM, Grussgott wrote: > > Three words: motion detecting sprinkler. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jul 22, 2011, at 7:38 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > > > > that sounds perfect. the time i put into this list i could be putting > into > > m

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Grussgott
Three words: motion detecting sprinkler. Sent from my iPad On Jul 22, 2011, at 7:38 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > that sounds perfect. the time i put into this list i could be putting into > my organic veggies. if i can keep the deer out of my yard. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Maureen

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
Talk to Eric. . On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Dana wrote: > > I'd love to have an actual discussion on here some day. Yeah, I'm a dreamer. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > >> >> that sounds perfect. the time i put into this list i could be putting into >> my organi

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Dana
meanwhile life happens ;) the organic veggies actually sound like a good idea. In the past few months I have several times wanted to say wait... who are you and what have you done with Robert? Cause I agreed with you. Maybe it's in the water out here. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Dana wr

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Dana
I'd love to have an actual discussion on here some day. Yeah, I'm a dreamer. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:38 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > that sounds perfect. the time i put into this list i could be putting into > my organic veggies. if i can keep the deer out of my yard. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 a

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Jerry Barnes
"No, I mean job producers looking for excuses as to why they aren't creating jobs, and instead cutting jobs and shipping jobs overseas to maintain their Profit Margins." So, are you saying that it has become to expensive to hire Americans or keep Americans employed? Seems like it. "Marcus is a

Re: question for those who buy their own insurance

2011-07-22 Thread Cameron Childress
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:12 PM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > It's usually the unemployment offices that are reviewing it and when they > find that a contractor was treated like they were a full time employee, > they > are prosecuting it. The office here has a person

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
They can still make the same jokes about Nunavit. >Yesterday it was 37 C, 45 C with the humidex. >That's 99F, 113F with humidex. > >If these temperatures keep up American's are going to be forced to stop >making igloo jokes about Canada. > > > > > >>

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
Darn, I wish I knew. I was passing through Everett 3weeks ago on my way up to Vancouver, BC. Would have stopped by and brought some beer. > A local meteorologist did some research and calculated zero *minutes* > above 75 degrees in Everett, where I live (20 miles north of Seattle), > > to date

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
That's the what I really miss sine I moved to this part of the country, real snow and cold weather. >Tony and I will take the snow over this heat. We've been over 90 for weeks >now and the humidity so high.. gonna go put out the steak and the sun should >have it baked in about 30 minutes.. just

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
Is the point that if you earn any money overseas you have to STFU about this government? . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:33 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > There's an alernative take on what Wynn said. I thought that the list would > be interested inreadin it instead of the usual right wing sycophants

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
Let me get this straight, you have a job so everything is good? What about the 12-15 unemployed in California? Screw them? That doesn't include the 15 -20 % that gave up looking or aren't eligible. . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Because it is essential for the opposition

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
It's a hell of a recovery we're in. Move along folks, nothing to see here, everything is just peachy. . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Gruss Gott wrote: > > This "obama is scary to biz!"  Message is hilarious especially since > the facts totally counter it.  Come on.  VCs and PEGs don't bet

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
http://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/rs371.pdf The research finds that the total costs of federal regulations have further increased from the level established in the 2005 study, as have the costs per employee. More specifically, the total cost of federal regulations has increased to $1.75 trilli

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread morchella
cant you stand in your yard and check list? i posted a blurb on cfjobs - most fun accident ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive:

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Robert Munn
that sounds perfect. the time i put into this list i could be putting into my organic veggies. if i can keep the deer out of my yard. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:40 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Where I am today, the sun is shining, the sky is clear blue. I have a > nice home, food, entertainment, and

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Dana
in San Jose it's been 89 or so and people are complaining ;) Cold at night, at a guess low 50s. Sweater weather in Santa Cruz yesterday, I am told. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > Driving home after work the external temperature sensor on the Mini read > 110 in Reston, V

RE: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Roberts
Because they are robotic idiots that can only repeat when Rush and Glenn tell them to believe instead of finding out the actual facts. -Original Message- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:grussg...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 5:56 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Capital on the Sidelin

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
Driving home after work the external temperature sensor on the Mini read 110 in Reston, VA and in Centreville. That's going to put a real damper on the reenactment of the 150th anniversary celebration of the 1st Battle of Manassas this weekend. There are almost 10,000 Civil War reenactors in th

RE: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Roberts
Oh please -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 9:05 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Capital on the Sidelines Left off the last two q and a's. IBD: Why don't more businesses speak out? Marcus: They are frightened to death - fr

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
There's an alernative take on what Wynn said. I thought that the list would be interested inreadin it instead of the usual right wing sycophants: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/post/steve-wynns-silly-tirade/2011/03/04/gIQAzHAESI_blog.html >You are both wrong. >Wynn didn't ab

RE: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Roberts
Imagine that...coming from a company that is a major republican contributor. -Original Message- From: Jerry Barnes [mailto:critic...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 9:02 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Capital on the Sidelines More piling on. Home Depot Co-Founder: Obama Is Ch

RE: question for those who buy their own insurance

2011-07-22 Thread Eric Roberts
It's usually the unemployment offices that are reviewing it and when they find that a contractor was treated like they were a full time employee, they are prosecuting it. The office here has a person that is specially assigned to investigate these cases. -Original Message- From: Cameron

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
Because it is essential for the opposition to discredit him due to the negotiations happening now and they have their propaganda machine turned on full blast. Did you hear Rick Perry's rant about the shuttle yesterday. And not single media outlet that carried the story bothered to note that the

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Gruss Gott
Aw yeah Mo, ya gotta go Gmoney. I used to be DarkCloud but these days I'm preaching Gmoney On 7/22/11, Maureen wrote: > > Where I am today, the sun is shining, the sky is clear blue. I have a > nice home, food, entertainment, and a man I dearly love. Life is good > and I refuse to buy into th

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Gruss Gott
This "obama is scary to biz!" Message is hilarious especially since the facts totally counter it. Come on. VCs and PEGs don't bet money if they think the president is scary to biz. Corps don't invest offshore if they're scared of O. Germany doesn't build plants in US if they're scared of O.

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
Where I am today, the sun is shining, the sky is clear blue. I have a nice home, food, entertainment, and a man I dearly love. Life is good and I refuse to buy into the doom and gloom being spread around. Most of the "world is such bad shape" rhetoric comes from those who profit on fear - mostl

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
So which ones are they adding? And don't site Obamacare because it's not 2014 yet. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:39 PM, Sam wrote: > > Nobody is saying remove all the regulations, they say stop adding so many > more. ~| Order the

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Robert Munn
OK, not going anywhere. Tired of politics, though. We need national unity. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Sam wrote: > > You OK? You're not saying goodbye right? > > . > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > > > With all the economic uncertainty in the news today, I am t

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Tony Weeg
just blazed and thinking I'd bet Sent from my iPhone... Don't hate. On Jul 22, 2011, at 5:19 PM, Sam wrote: > > You OK? You're not saying goodbye right? > > . > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Robert Munn wrote: >> >> With all the economic uncertainty in the news today, I am thinking t

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
That's awesome, thanks. . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Erika L. Rich wrote: > it get hot! I'd rather shed clothes ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/143027

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Vivec wrote: > > No, I mean job producers looking for excuses as to why they aren't > creating jobs, and instead cutting jobs and shipping jobs overseas to > maintain their Profit Margins. So you changed the subject? We're talking about small businesses having a

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Erika L. Rich
It's a bit unseasonable here. It hit 97 on our thermometer in the mountains... but you will NEVER hear me complain about heat. I LOVE it. Let it get hot! I'd rather shed clothes than try and put 90 layers on just to stay warm. Give me 100 and a pool, with a drink, and I'm good. :) On Fri, Jul 22

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
No. He was talking about the cost of health care and CO2 regulations. He didn't say they were laying people off, he said it's too expensive and hostile to grow a small business. . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Maureen wrote: > > Isn't that what Marcus claimed in his diatribe?  That small b

Re: friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
You OK? You're not saying goodbye right? . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Robert Munn wrote: > > With all the economic uncertainty in the news today, I am thinking today > about all the people here and around the world who are captive to their > circumstances. The human race is capable of so

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Vivec
No, I mean job producers looking for excuses as to why they aren't creating jobs, and instead cutting jobs and shipping jobs overseas to maintain their Profit Margins. The IRS and the SEC are there to collect Taxes and to ensure that Corporations obey the law aren't they? So Rich 1% is complaini

friday world

2011-07-22 Thread Robert Munn
With all the economic uncertainty in the news today, I am thinking today about all the people here and around the world who are captive to their circumstances. The human race is capable of so much more. Maybe one day we will wake up and realize we are just one big human family on a little rock in

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
Isn't that what Marcus claimed in his diatribe? That small business owners don't wanna do the paperwork caused by the so-called excessive government regulations so they are laying people off? On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:05 PM, Sam wrote: > > Where did you come up with that tidbit? > > . > > On Fr

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
I'm self-employed. I don't do TPS reports. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:08 PM, Casey Dougall wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Maureen wrote: > >> >> If these companies are laying off people because they don't want to >> deal with paperwork, they aren't producing jobs. > > > We need to

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Ras Tafari
NO QUESTION scotty. none. esp since im a bit more of a snowbird than a sun baker On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Scott Raley wrote: > > Tony and I will take the snow over this heat. We've been over 90 for weeks > now and the humidity so high.. gonna go put out the steak and the sun should > h

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Maureen wrote: > > If these companies are laying off people because they don't want to > deal with paperwork, they aren't producing jobs. We need to talk about your TPS reports. ~| Order the

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
Where did you come up with that tidbit? . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:28 PM, Maureen wrote: > > If these companies are laying off people because they don't want to > deal with paperwork, they aren't producing jobs. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Sam wrote: >> > >> You mean job producers c

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Scott Raley wrote: > > Tony and I will take the snow over this heat. We've been over 90 for weeks > now and the humidity so high.. gonna go put out the steak and the sun > should > have it baked in about 30 minutes.. just gotta remember to flip it over. > > Don't

RE: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Jacob
Plus at the sand and wind... Bruce gets a double whammy. -Original Message- From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 12:31 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade. That's hot. But just imagine what Bruce is enduring. On Fri, Jul

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
That's hot. But just imagine what Bruce is enduring. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Tony wrote: > > holy baking earth. > > 95 with a feels like of 115. > > beat that. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.a

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
If these companies are laying off people because they don't want to deal with paperwork, they aren't producing jobs. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Sam wrote: > > You mean job producers complaining about how hard it is getting to produce > jobs.

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
Wasn't the right bitching about all the advisers Obama had from the financial industry? Can't have it both ways. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:58 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "But anyway, Obama doesn't have to understand all thisbut the people > ADVISING him, do." > > Many would argue that his a

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
Marcus is a known hard line Republican, and none of his statements have basis in fact. He's just spinning the Republican line. Stating that healthcare legislation will produce 150,000 pages of regulations is nothing but pure speculation. I'd like to see proof of all these rules that have actual

Re: Installing OSX Liooonn!! :)

2011-07-22 Thread Cameron Childress
He's adobe's list of compatibility issues. http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/905/cpsid_90508.html -Cameron On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey wrote: > > >adobe stuff is having issues, as well as some other apps, etc. > > Hhm, specifics? I don't want to install it if it's going to mess up

Re: Musicians Base

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
Ditto on the birthday field and the instrument selectors. Also, I don't understand why I should be required to enter my phone numbers, which I'm not real comfortable giving out unless absolutely necessary. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:29 AM, C. Hatton Humphrey wrote: > > Most of what I saw was f

Re: Installing OSX Liooonn!! :)

2011-07-22 Thread Ras Tafari
it hasnt messed with photoshop or dreamweaver for me. tw On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Mary Jo Sminkey wrote: > >>adobe stuff is having issues, as well as some other apps, etc. > > Hhm, specifics? I don't want to install it if it's going to mess up Photoshop. > > > MJS > >

RE: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Scott Raley
Tony and I will take the snow over this heat. We've been over 90 for weeks now and the humidity so high.. gonna go put out the steak and the sun should have it baked in about 30 minutes.. just gotta remember to flip it over. -Original Message- From: Ray Champagne [mailto:r...@raychampagne

Re: question for those who buy their own insurance

2011-07-22 Thread Maureen
I pay my estimated tax quarterly, so it still sits in the IRS coffers, although admittedly a bit after it would if they deducted it from a weekly paycheck. Most companies that use contractors are trying to avoid the cost of benefits. I'd prefer to work corp-to-corp rather than W2 or 1099, but I

Re: Installing OSX Liooonn!! :)

2011-07-22 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
>adobe stuff is having issues, as well as some other apps, etc. Hhm, specifics? I don't want to install it if it's going to mess up Photoshop. MJS ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Cold

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Vivec wrote: > > HAHAHHA!! > This is so hilarious!! Nice to see you happy. > The richest 1% talking about being hard done by the Government! > Owner of Home Depot...LOL ! You mean job producers complaining about how hard it is getting to produce jobs. > Oh yea

RE: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Jacob
Partly cloudy and about 70 outside the office.. :) -Original Message- From: Tony [mailto:tonyw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 9:12 AM To: cf-community Subject: wow. 115 degrees in the shade. holy baking earth. 95 with a feels like of 115. beat that. Tony Weeg Sr. Web App

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Judah McAuley
Or how about Goldman Sachs who received 10 billion in direct subsidies in the bailout and who knows how much more in untracked back door deals and has now quietly revealed that they are shipping 1,000 jobs to that bastion of freedom and democracy, Singapore, to shave costs after recording a record

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread William Bowen
A local meteorologist did some research and calculated zero *minutes* above 75 degrees in Everett, where I live (20 miles north of Seattle), to date this year. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/dannywestneat/2015663852_danny20.html?prmid=obinsite On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:02 AM, GMoney wr

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Vivec
HAHAHHA!! This is so hilarious!! The richest 1% talking about being hard done by the Government! Owner of Home Depot...LOL ! Oh yeah...poor us...the only thing we can do now is fire people, it's not our fault for wanting to protect our profit margins at all cost...it's the Government! They need

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread William Bowen
> Hot coffee instead of iced :P Ssssip. ah. :-P -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amaz

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Vivec
Geez. I'm in the tropics and it's about 33C outside. And that's pretty damn hot. On 22 July 2011 13:26, Medic wrote: > > Yesterday it was 37 C, 45 C with the humidex. > That's 99F, 113F with humidex. > > If these temperatures keep up American's are going to be forced to stop > making igloo joke

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Medic
Yesterday it was 37 C, 45 C with the humidex. That's 99F, 113F with humidex. If these temperatures keep up American's are going to be forced to stop making igloo jokes about Canada. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Tony wrote: > > holy baking earth. > > 95 with a feels like of 115. > > beat

RE: Musicians Base

2011-07-22 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Most of what I saw was functionality and not presentation. The date field for birthday was the first thing that threw me... I did not understand how it worked. Then the instrument selection was huge! While I was impressed with the selection, there should be some way to make it easier to find wh

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Judah McAuley
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:51 AM, William Bowen wrote: > >> 95 with a feels like of 115. >> >> beat that. > > 60 degrees and sunny here in Seattle. > > What do I win? > > :-P > Hot coffee instead of iced :P Judah ~| Order the A

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread GMoney
8 straight days are projected high in KC has been 99. Two of those days are actual high was 100. Heat indexes anywhere from 100-115. Tomorrows projected high is 101. We have had ZERO days in the 80's the last 10 days. We get a break Monday when our high is supposed to be 91. Then on Tuesday and W

Re: Musicians Base

2011-07-22 Thread GMoney
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Rick Eidson wrote: > > It wouldn't hurt... I am sure you all can rip it apart :) > > There are a lot of things I want to do with it still... But yeah your > feedback would welcomed. > My feedback: Cool idea. ~~~

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Scott Stewart
Yeah it was 109 in DuPont circle at 530 yesterday On Jul 22, 2011 12:12 PM, "Tony" wrote: > > holy baking earth. > > 95 with a feels like of 115. > > beat that. > > Tony Weeg > Sr. Web Applications Architect & Developer > Navtrak, Inc. > Smart Companies Drive Navtrak > www.navtrakgps.com > 800.78

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
I'm lost as to your point. The government is smaller but it's bigger? Contractors are bad because they get the same retirement package as employees? Sounds like a shell game . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:42 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > Number of Federal Workers since Kennedy: > > http://voices.wa

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread William Bowen
> 95 with a feels like of 115. > > beat that. 60 degrees and sunny here in Seattle. What do I win? :-P -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~| Order

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
Holy Shit, the government even fucked that up? I need a retirement package. This working shit is getting played. . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>You do realize contractors in every sector get more because they don't >>get benefits. It's cheaper to pay 20 percent more

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
Number of Federal Workers since Kennedy: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/federal-eye/2010/09/how_many_federal_workers_are_t.html Contractors: from 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/05/AR2006100501782.html from 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/04/world/americas

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Cameron Childress
Pretty normal 90 degrees-ish here in Atlanta, humidity is even pretty low today - 50%. Enjoy the heat. :) -Cameron ... ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/14302721

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Judah McAuley
After the 2nd wettest spring in 115 years, we still haven't hit 90 yet this year and have only hit 80 degrees 7 times. Today is supposed to be a bit sunnier though and hit 77 which should be nice for playing volleyball at the company picnic. Judah On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Ray Champagne

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Casey Dougall
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:11 PM, Tony wrote: > > holy baking earth. > > 95 with a feels like of 115. > > beat that. > > NO NO NO, or they will cancel opening day races here in Saratoga today! ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Ant

Re: wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Ray Champagne
We hit 100 multiple days here in Minneapolis this week, we just sent that crap out to you. Enjoy it. Oh, BTW, we had ONE day yesterday where the high did not reach 90. First time in like a week, and it looks like the hot stuff is back again today and tomorrow. I will not complain though. When

wow. 115 degrees in the shade.

2011-07-22 Thread Tony
holy baking earth. 95 with a feels like of 115. beat that. Tony Weeg Sr. Web Applications Architect & Developer Navtrak, Inc. Smart Companies Drive Navtrak www.navtrakgps.com 800.787.2337 ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Antholog

Re: question for those who buy their own insurance

2011-07-22 Thread Judah McAuley
The big reason that the IRS likes W-2 employees over 1099 is that the tax withholding comes out before the money goes to the employee. Easier to collect, more reliable and the money sits in the government coffers. With 1099, they are relying upon the tax payer to save up the money they'll owe in t

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
>You do realize contractors in every sector get more because they don't >get benefits. It's cheaper to pay 20 percent more in wages for a year >or two than it is to pay a retirement package over 30 years. > Really: http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/06/10/taxpayers-pay-retiree-costs-for-fed

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
there's a difference. both are shills for the right wing. the heritage foundation reports have been found on multiple occasions to misattribute or twist quoted research to support their ideology. There is no independent review of the stuff that they do support. In other words the reports are de

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Jerry Barnes
"But anyway, Obama doesn't have to understand all thisbut the people ADVISING him, do." Many would argue that his advisers do not understand any of this. Career politicians and academics insulated by years of bureaucracy and academic theories instead of practical experience. J - What neve

RE: Musicians Base

2011-07-22 Thread Rick Eidson
It wouldn't hurt... I am sure you all can rip it apart :) There are a lot of things I want to do with it still... But yeah your feedback would welcomed. Rick -Original Message- From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:chumph...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 22, 2011 10:41 AM To: cf-community

Re: Musicians Base

2011-07-22 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Are you looking for feedback on the site as well? Until Later! C. Hatton Humphrey http://www.eastcoastconservative.com No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM, Rick Eidson wrote: > > T

Musicians Base

2011-07-22 Thread Rick Eidson
This is one of the site's I have been tinkering with for some time and revisit about every 3 months or so... I don't usually do this but now and then I see some musicians post here so I figured maybe I can get a few more to add their information and get a few CF savvy members as well. This isn't

Re: what is wrong with people?

2011-07-22 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > Why would they remake CONAN??? > He's on TBS now, right? -Cameron -- Cameron Childress -- p: 678.637.5072 im: cameroncf facebook | twitter | google+

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread GMoney
Hey, i resemble that remark! :) On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > > it's cheaper not to have so many people working for the govt. > > On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:19 AM, GMoney wrote: > > > > > > > yeah, i don't understand that either. > > > > i thought the whole reason the Fe

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread GMoney
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > IBD: If you could sit down with Obama and talk to him about job creation, > what would you say? > > Marcus: I'm not sure Obama would understand anything that I'd say, because > he's never really worked a day outside the political or legal

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Robert Munn
it's cheaper not to have so many people working for the govt. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 7:19 AM, GMoney wrote: > > > yeah, i don't understand that either. > > i thought the whole reason the Fed gov used so many contractors, is that > when all was said and done, they were cheaper. >

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread GMoney
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 8:49 AM, Jerry Barnes wrote: > > "They cost much more than does a federal employee." > > I'd like to see your resources for this and for you to define what you mean > by cost. Is that including the start up cost the government would incur if > it had to build some of the

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Jerry Barnes
Left off the last two q and a's. IBD: Why don't more businesses speak out? Marcus: They are frightened to death — frightened that they will have the IRS or SEC on them. In my 50 years in business, I have never seen executives of major companies who were more intimidated by an administration. IB

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Jerry Barnes
More piling on. Home Depot Co-Founder: Obama Is Choking Recovery Excerpts: Bernie Marcus co-founded Home Depot (HD) in 1978 and brought it public in 1981 as the U.S. was suffering from the worst recession and unemployment in 40 years. The company thrived, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs

Re: question for those who buy their own insurance

2011-07-22 Thread Cameron Childress
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 1:15 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > Many states are cracking down on this because companies are trying to avoid > employment taxes. A former company I worked for did that. Even though the company doesn't pay them, the contractor does. But

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
You do realize contractors in every sector get more because they don't get benefits. It's cheaper to pay 20 percent more in wages for a year or two than it is to pay a retirement package over 30 years. . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > You whine and moan about federal e

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Jerry Barnes
"They cost much more than does a federal employee." I'd like to see your resources for this and for you to define what you mean by cost. Is that including the start up cost the government would incur if it had to build some of these services up from scratch? J - The short memories of American

Re: how long before Greece defaults

2011-07-22 Thread Sam
You're right, I was thinking since the accepted both... . On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:40 AM, Maureen wrote: > > Britain never gave in.  Their currency is, and is likely to remain, > the British Pound Sterling. > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Sam wrote: >> >> Was'n't the Euro established so

Re: Death More Common Than Layoff in Fed. Agencies

2011-07-22 Thread Larry Lyons
You whine and moan about federal employees and the costs. You forget that there are still almost 4 times the number of contractors to federal employees. They cost much more than does a federal employee. And the bulk of that cost doesn't go into the pockets of that contractor, but into the coffe

Re: Good-bye Borders

2011-07-22 Thread Jerry Barnes
Hold the presses: Borders Gets Approval to Liquidate Stores, Seeks Deal With Books-A-Million Excerpts: Borders Group Inc. won court approval to liquidate its remaining 399 stores starting tomorrow, even as the book retailer negotiates with creditors on a last-minute bid for some sites from Book

Re: Capital on the Sidelines

2011-07-22 Thread Medic
Haha. Well played sir. Well played. On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Sam wrote: > > Dick? > > . > > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:56 PM, Medic wrote: > > > > Define rich. > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Sam wrote: > > > >> > >> Another rule of thumb: > >> If you give all your mone