Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-26 Thread trish simon
.. Maureen no one has to call you a racist...you exposed yourself. That's all I have to say...about anything on this list... Thanks for the warning Larry, I should have listened! Peace out!! On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Maureen wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:00 AM, trish si

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-25 Thread trish simon
something stupid and hateful (as humans sometimes do) and > the proper actions were taken by the company. What else would you have > the company do? > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 8:57 AM, trish simon wrote: >> >> Sadly, there have been reports that separate bathrooms has resurfaced

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-25 Thread trish simon
Sadly, there have been reports that separate bathrooms has resurfaced in pockets of the US since Obama has been elected President. In one case, the employer "allows" the "Black" employees to use the restroom only in the basement of the building. Another manager, without knowledge or consent of th

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-25 Thread trish simon
pate in the activities you are describing. We were joking > about aliens. That's hardly hate speech, unless you are one and > somehow we insulted you. > > You really need to get a grip. > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:06 PM, trish simon wrote: >> >> As  "whites&qu

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
Jerry, Thanks...I needed that! On 10/25/10, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Wow! > > Depress everyone around you much? > > Maybe this will help: > http://bit.ly/afuYr4 > > Jerry > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:06 AM, trish simon wrote: > >> >> As &qu

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
cently >> read a GREAT book, Black Rednecks and White Liberals by Thomas Sowell >> and it was rather enlightening.  until someone reads this, im not sure >> they can speak to the realities of black and white america. >> >> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 10:36 PM, trish simon &

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
There you go again... you need to educate yourself, REALLY!! On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 8:14 PM, Maureen wrote: > This is especially true in the southern part of > the USA, where you have large numbers of "blacks" who were fathered by > the plantation owners or foreman, and larger numbers of "wh

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
t 5:19 PM, Maureen wrote: > > That the people having the conversation o this list about Egyptians > being black or not black are racists, and that Americans as a whole > are fixated on race. > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 2:02 PM, trish s

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
What lie did I state? On 10/24/10, Maureen wrote: > > No, I'm from an older generation that needs truth. You're the one > applying stereotypes and labels. > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 1:16 PM, trish simon wrote: >> >> I really must have struck a nerve

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
I really must have struck a nerve with you? You must be from an older generation, that needs labels... On 10/24/10, Maureen wrote: > > "And they paint with continuous tar of lies in hope that some will stick" > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 12:51 PM, trish simon >

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
> On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 11:41 AM, trish simon > wrote: > >> The notion that Egyptians (because of their color) were not capable of >> constructing the Pyramids, and the statements that they are not Black, >> and another comment that African Americans promoted the idea.

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
I am happy we are able to talk about this. I am not an expert on racial relations, but I have spent many hours listening to stories of discrimination, as I interviewed individuals. Most of the time, the people I interviewed wanted to be heard and given a "fair", if not equal, chance at employment

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
>> > >> And if I painted people from another country with that same roller, I > >> am sure you would complain about how bad Americans are. > >> > >> Funny thing is, you paint yourself with that sam

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
hat same roller since you are > also an American. > > On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:37 AM, trish simon > wrote: > > > > Sometimes the job calls for a big brush...or a wide > ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion A

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
Sometimes the job calls for a big brush...or a wide roller... On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 7:22 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 8:23 AM, trish simon > wrote: > > > > How does a discussion about a 5000 year old wooden door turn into a > > discussion abo

Re: Jesus for Senate

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
It is evident that the author(s) have very little understanding of the meaning of the texts quoted from the Bible. I wonder if they actually read it, or just portions of it. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://ww

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-24 Thread trish simon
l differences." That's the story and I am sticking to it! On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 3:15 AM, Maureen wrote: > > IF you had read the discussion, you would have seen that we were doing > exactly that. > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 7:09 PM, trish simon > wrote: > >

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-23 Thread trish simon
scussion is pretty standard practice these days, so I'm not > surprised. > > On Sat, Oct 23, 2010 at 5:23 AM, trish simon > wrote: > > > > How does a discussion about a 5000 year old wooden door turn into a > > discussion about what color are Egyptians? Why are Americans

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-23 Thread trish simon
ck African. > > -Original Message- > From: trish simon [mailto:trishsimo...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 11:51 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich > > > Egyptians are people of color...some dark (not qu

Re: 5000 year old wooden door found buried in Zurich

2010-10-22 Thread trish simon
Egyptians are people of color...some dark (not quite black), and some light (not white)... On 10/22/10, Maureen wrote: > > Egyptians were black? > > On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 5:15 AM, Vivec wrote: >> >> Basically that's because the Egyptians were black. > > ~

Re: Strangely, people don't think race relations are improving.

2010-10-12 Thread trish simon
The reason race relations is not improving in the US is due to lack of dialogue. No one really wants to talk about it, even on this list we have danced around it... I deliberately chose to live in a diverse area with many races, and I enjoy discussing and listening to everyone's view point. I ha

Re: so much crying.

2010-09-29 Thread trish simon
If all is well medically, then it's time for a break...get a babysitter and take the weekend off. Have a good time...but, don't make another one. On 9/29/10, morchella wrote: > > so almost a year of being a dad. and i dont know if i am starting to get > depressed or what. the crying now makes me

Re: gunman/bomber in silver springs, md

2010-09-01 Thread trish simon
If he had done this just a mile south, across the MD line into DC, he think he would have been shot...it's rush hour!!! On 9/1/10, Maureen wrote: > > It is fascinating to follow this on Twitter and watch the > disinformation spread like a game of Telephone. > > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 12:54 PM, L

Re: gunman/bomber in silver springs, md

2010-09-01 Thread trish simon
I just heard about this... Thankfully, the children were evacuated safely... On 9/1/10, Rick Root wrote: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2005/04/12/VI2005041201240.html > > live coverage > > armed man goes into discovery channel building lobby > > hostage situation > > mi

Re: Workplace bullying or mobbing

2010-08-20 Thread trish simon
"...you can sit at your desk all day playing on facebook, browsing flickr, replying to cf-community" Cameron: How can I get your old job? Really!! When I worked in the corporate sector it was nothing like that! On 8/20/10, Erika L. Rich wrote: > > When it turns someone suicidal after de

Re: Workplace bullying or mobbing

2010-08-20 Thread trish simon
"...can be fired for any reason..." That is why the federal EEOC is overwhelmed with complaints. The first union rep told me to file a complaint with EEOC, as leverage... It's a sad situation, but it's also important to stand up to these workplace bullies...just we would tell our kids. On 8/2

Re: Workplace bullying or mobbing

2010-08-20 Thread trish simon
Why so much hate for unions? They serve a useful purpose, a bit radical and political at timesbut very useful. On 8/20/10, trish simon wrote: > I went to human resources when I returned from sick leave, when the > first sign of a problem began. I knew the director of H.R. from a >

Re: Workplace bullying or mobbing

2010-08-20 Thread trish simon
x27;s unclear if you > attempted to do so. Unions are not the first line of defense for this > sort of thing and neither is quitting your job. Contacting HR would > be my first step. > > Alot of (bigger) companies have very paranoid HR departments who live > for this sort of co

Re: Workplace bullying or mobbing

2010-08-19 Thread trish simon
This is very real! I went through a horrible abusive situation with my supervisor last year. Under normal circumstances I would have quit and took another job. However, I was recovering from surgery (likely the reason for the harassment), and in this job market finding another job in my situatio

Re: This is hillarious

2010-08-12 Thread trish simon
It may be a generation thing..I got it, just didn't find it humorous at all. On 8/12/10, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > > Somehow Judith and I missed the satire. > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Sam wrote: >> >> I think it was a poor attempt at satire trying to point out >> conservatives are sel

Re: Someone I follow on twitter had a nervous breakdown..and tweeted the whole thing.

2010-08-07 Thread trish simon
ger > indicated that > he wasn't surprised that this happened. > > On 7 August 2010 13:29, trish simon wrote: >> >> If this was my friend I would check on him, contact his mum and see >> what can be done. It appears that he's in a hospital, and likely will &g

Re: Someone I follow on twitter had a nervous breakdown..and tweeted the whole thing.

2010-08-07 Thread trish simon
If this was my friend I would check on him, contact his mum and see what can be done. It appears that he's in a hospital, and likely will receive treatment...at least he's in a safe place. You can pray for him... On 8/7/10, Vivec wrote: > > I'm not sure...but, in some way I feel I should share

Re: Email Archiving - Do we need it?

2010-08-04 Thread trish simon
Definitely! I just went through a difficult government legal process, and it was a few older emails, from the beginning stages of the project that saved me. I'm a "pack rat" when it comes to saving documentation, and it has saved me, my bosses, and my team on more than one occasion. My motto is

Re: cool article about an abandoned town in NJ

2010-08-03 Thread trish simon
Wow! Very interesting story... Thanks for sharing! On 8/3/10, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080205217.html?hpid=topnews > > Excavation of sites such as Timbuctoo, N.J., is helping to rewrite > African American history > By DeNeen

Re: Snooki Gate

2010-07-31 Thread trish simon
I just just came back from a Dave Koz concert last night, and he made a joke about Snookie. Most of the audience laughed and I made mental note to google Snookie, since I had not a clue and did not get the joke. I wonder if Dave knows Snookie, or did he stole that joke from Obama? Either way, I wi

Re: Maddow calls out OReilly on fabricated news

2010-07-26 Thread trish simon
Sam, You make me laugh...I'm not American...that's funny. I do not have a problem with Fox News or any other news media, as I do not believe everything I hear and read (that includes Rush to judgment Limbaugh, even when he is not hyped up on drugs). Brietbart has a right to do whatever he wants,

Re: Maddow calls out OReilly on fabricated news

2010-07-26 Thread trish simon
Despite the horrible things that happened to her in her past because of racism, she decided to do the right thing. She helped the farmer because it was the right thing to do. Sam, can you give this woman a break and SOME credit? Have you listened to her entire story? On 7/26/10, Sam wrote: >

Re: Gods. The US policy is now set by the Right Wing Media.

2010-07-25 Thread trish simon
So glad to hear that we are protecting our children from the stereotypes and misrepresentations spewed by the Media. Who is protecting us adults, the ones who should know better? Again, as individuals we need to be cautious of allowing the media to influence our speech, thoughts and actions. Look

Re: Gods. The US policy is now set by the Right Wing Media.

2010-07-25 Thread trish simon
"Well, for starters, he is black - at least that what the media has been ramming down our throats since they fell in love with him quite a few years back." Same thing with Tiger Woods. J" Tiger Woods, "One-quarter Chinese, one-quarter Thai, one-quarter African American, one-eighth Native Americ

Re: Gods. The US policy is now set by the Right Wing Media.

2010-07-24 Thread trish simon
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Re: Gods. The US policy is now set by the Right Wing Media.

2010-07-24 Thread trish simon
ple say he is black. > > On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 9:36 AM, trish simon > wrote: > > > > Why are we calling the president Black? I thought he was just the > > President? I do not recall other presidents being referenced by color or > > race. Hmm...more evidence tha

Re: Gods. The US policy is now set by the Right Wing Media.

2010-07-24 Thread trish simon
Why are we calling the president Black? I thought he was just the President? I do not recall other presidents being referenced by color or race. Hmm...more evidence that racism has "surfaced", or increased, since the new president has been in the ""White" House. Beeblebrox's daughter has the rig

Re: What conference next year?

2010-07-23 Thread trish simon
enough CF oriented presentations for my interest. > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:09 PM, trish simon wrote: >> >> NCDevcon was really nice, and I plan to return next year. >> >> On 7/23/10, Medic wrote: >>> >>> I had the same thing happen. But it was only

Re: What conference next year?

2010-07-23 Thread trish simon
NCDevcon was really nice, and I plan to return next year. On 7/23/10, Medic wrote: > > I had the same thing happen. But it was only briefly around 11am est. I > think the mail server had indigestion. > > > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 12:03 PM, Larry C. Lyons > wrote: > >> >> OK this is weird, its

Re: CFUnited Soundoff

2010-07-23 Thread trish simon
His/her = some days the boss is a male, and some days a female. I do not ask...my main concerns are #1 - websites and apps are running without issue, and #2 - the funds deposited in my account on pay day On 7/23/10, Medic wrote: > >> >> > his/her mind > > > Your boss is a hermaphrodite? > > >

Re: CFUnited Soundoff

2010-07-23 Thread trish simon
What State do you work for? On 7/23/10, Sisk, Kris wrote: > > I wish I could but until the state recovers from the recession and gets > our funding back up to decent levels we've been told not to even ask > about such things. > > -Original Message- > From: Sandra Clark [mailto:sclarkli..

Re: CFUnited Soundoff

2010-07-23 Thread trish simon
I am still waiting for the Boss (that's double S.O.B. backwards) to make up his/her mind to let me go. I am betting that there will be other CFUnited/CFUN for years to come! On 7/23/10, Scott Stewart wrote: > > Yeah, can't make this one.. unfortuantly, to much upheaval to put > aside cash for th

Re: NEWBIE ALERT ( was Re: Online Backup Services.)

2010-07-22 Thread trish simon
Darn! No one was supposed to notice I have been in the shadows. I was here years ago when trying to learn CF5 for a project. I signed on under this name to post on cf-job for a "tutor and mentor"...trying to re-learn what I thought I knew. I got side-tracked and haven't found my tutor yet! :-)

Re: Oops! Did I say that on tape? Shirley Sherrod of the USDA Sticks Her Foot In Her Mouth.

2010-07-22 Thread trish simon
Racism...LOL...how many emails on this one subject, and the target being "Blacks" (one of many minorities in America)? How many poster who responded to the original subject has apologized for jumping on the bandwagon to criticize and attack this woman, and the NAACP? How many posters are outraged

Re: road trip with a baby

2010-06-28 Thread trish simon
I have done several trips (from MD to FL 18+ hours). Babies are easier than toddlers...play classical and soothing sounds to keep her sleeping and calm, especially if she's cranky. When she awakens and starts to fidget, STOP. Motion at this point is not good...especially if it is feeding time. Ma