JoeUser ForumsI just wondered how you'd know that That is a bit personal. The answer is, I've never been on birth control. Also we've been to doctors. So that's how we know. -A.
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Ha, this makes me laugh. If all but one of the art connoisseurs in the world died, that person would be stuck with priceless art that a bunch of us wouldn't be stupid enough to buy. I do like this painting. For some reason it just makes me think about the personality variables that come to the poker table and how they can be telling. That's my interpretation, so I think that makes it qualify as art. <img src="../images/smiles/smile.gif" border
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BlueDev, I'm sorry for the miscarriages. I wish no one ever had to go through that. It's funny that people who mean so well can be the most hurtful. For H and me, I hope we'll get used to this and find some tried-and-true excuse that we can use every time. Until then, well, thanks for reading my rant. And congratulations on your latest! If you're looking for a name, I would suggest "Anglo..." (don't you hate the name suggestions, too? fun stuff). <img
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Since I was about 14, I knew I didn't want children. Myriad reasons include the fact that I'm impatient and can't tolerate whininess, I'm a bit selfish about being able to do the things H and I want to do, and I'm short-tempered and I wouldn't want to raise children with a parent like me. There are a few minor genetic concerns as well, though they only add to the equa
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Have you been reading my blog again A? Ok, yeah, that's it. No, it's no one in particular. I think it was just the mood I was in last night--everything just seemed so...trite, I guess (hey, and I'm not excepting this blog from that, either--this thing is a piece of aforementioned "stinky, smell
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Aw, Mugz, I'm sorry. What a silly little girl she was. If you want to go stick pins in a voodoo doll, here's a Link for that. Cheers. -A.
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Hmm, this title is intriguing, let's see what's inside... *click* Blah blah blah; silly illogicalisms, unsubstantiated claims, sexist, ageist, racist, stupid tripe Ahh, crap! I don't want to waste me time on this. Unclick! Unclick! Dammit! Will the back button save me? The page hasn't finished loading...will there be a blue
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NOTE: If you don't find this funny and can't see the humor latent in some of the contradictions evidenced by religious zealots, then you're a truly humorless, holier-than-though bore and neither Jesus, God, nor the Holy Spirit probably even want you b/c you're likely a tremendous pain in the backside. A
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BlueDev, I hear you. All I can say is don't lose that attitude the further you get into your field. Even if you have to smash this blog in your face, keep up those thoughts. That's the only way to change the system instead of becoming a part of it. (Wow, I haven't lost all my idealism to cynicism yet....) And I agree with you: don't suck it up. OTOH don't get fired, though, 'cause we need people like you. -A.
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From the article: "Three-month employee Alperin, 47, has returned to social work and is seeking $719,830 in damages. Four-month employee Keller, 48, a longtime sign language interpreter, is asking for $366,192." Is this amount based on some calculable evidence? They'd only been there a few months; moreover, I don't see why the three-month employee is asking for more than the four-month employee, especially twice as much. Sur
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Hmm. Upon rereading, I see you've qualified "these" people as "some on the left." I still think it sounds like you're referring to all people who choose not to have children being "mooches on the system" but I could be misinterpreting it.... -A.
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ParaTed, I totally forgot to mention malpractice insurance--that's one of the biggest costs. Grr. Stupid Angloesque. Thanks for the reminder. As to why doctors' offices charge you for changing--I think that's lame. We didn't do that if we were running behind. However, if we've done a lot of prep work for your visit and then you cancel on us (and we're not running late), then I can see how the charge might be ok. But my opinion doesn't hold muc
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If I had to depend on H to buy me flowers, well, that wouldn't happen. Though he did get me tulips for Valentine's Day, but only because we were already at the store buying groceries. Usually, though, I just buy them for myself. I like fresh flowers, but I don't need them as a sign of his undying love. (Though I have to say I don't mind the signs.) There, I'm a girl. *sigh* Crap. I hate being girly. -A.
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No offense to anyone in the Seattle area, but when your main exports are Starbucks, Grunge music, and Microsoft I hold you a bit in contempt. Yeah, well, I'll hold *you* in contempt...er, except, you might be kinda right. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/JU/smiles/Wink.gif" border=0 ALIGN="absmiddle
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Ha ha! I was one of those thumbing my nose at the stupidity emanating from the radio these days (while, ok, yeah, soaking it in through my eyes and ears via watching "Desperate Housewives" on a different channel). It's a funny show, if only enough to make me glad I live my life and I'm not, well, desperate. (Or a housewife, come to think of it. (And don't get mad at me for saying that--it's just not the career for me.)) -A. </font
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In high school and part of college, I worked as a receptionist/transcriptionist in a doctor's office. The doctor I worked for owned his own practice, and he was solo--no partners, meaning no one to cover call, no one to see patients when he was held in surgery, no one to cover weekends except a different doctor from a different hospital in a different town. The experi
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Bah. Work. Nothing a little slacking off can't fix. -A.
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I kind of feel sorry for the people who have to do it I doubt there are too many telemarketers who [i]have[/i]to telemarket for a job. Also I'm not very sympathetic, so I don't feel sorry for the ones who have to. Usually I just say "Sorry, no, take me off your list," but when they call during a family
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The other was to tell the person you were interested, but ask if they could hold just a moment. Then set the phone down and wait for it to make the 'please hang up now' noises. I've done that one. I've done that one, too. I've also done the one where they called during a large family dinner, so I held t
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Still, there's a certain smug satisfaction in being able to truthfully proclaim: "Don't blame me -- I voted for Badnarik" Mmm, I feel smug. -A.
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Aside from my engagement ring (I like clear gems, as diamonds happen to be--and then I don't have to worry about matching or clashing or other such fashion nonsense), I totally agree. As for diamonds being a girl's best friend, that's utter crap. It's a marketing ploy, plain and simple. -A.
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And you don't seem to get that this is what their lawyers are saying, and forgive my cynicism but I don't always believe lawyers--especially trial lawyers. Have you ever had a surgery? Have you ever had complications resulting from that surgery that required another surgery? It doesn't necessarily mean the doctor screwed up--it means the human body is complex. There are always chances of complications with any surgery, and these people could h
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I guess there is some sort of compensation in knowing I’m not alone. But there is a glaring question in my mind. If very few of us are happy working like we do, what can we do to make a change? The million dollar question. I hate working--I hate the corporate world, I hate office politics, I hate spendi
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IMHO, if they want to get rid of you, they will use all kinds of excuses. Smoking, email, blogging, sitting in the coffee area in your uniform, taking a lunch nap in your cubicle... yet if they love someone, these people can do what they want - play computer games, make fancy websites on work time, gossip, 3 hour lunches... <
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Attorneys for six of the patients said their clients had serious complications such as stomach ulcers and required a second surgery to convert the bypass into a Roux-en-Y Face it, he's guilty! Dude, make up your own mind. Don't let the media make it for you. Hope you're never on a jury.<BR
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