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  1. Paisley

    astronaut arrested

    Sounds a lot like having babies.
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    Buy New, Vintage or Victorian Home?

    I've lived for 11 years in a house built in 1910, and I haven't had to make a lot of repairs to it. On the contrary, it's newer houses that I hear have a lot of problems. Around here, one problem is a lot of new homes are built on bentonite, which is a little like building a house on sand. My...
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    astronaut arrested

    And then there was the AF pilot ten years ago who got the boot for having an affair with some cheesy married guy. Why are women such fools for men?
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    Nutrition and exercise!

    I haven't been able to exercise regularly since around November 9. I've had one physical problem after another. The latest: H. pylori (the bacteria that causes ulcers) and a stomach virus. I cannot eat a normal diet with the virus, and even if I could, I am too tired to lift weights and do step...
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    The School Bully

    I've dealt with quite a bit of this in my life and I can sum up in four words how to get over anything that I know of: stop thinking about it. It also helps to keep in mind that some people will try to tear down those they are jealous or afraid of.
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    The School Bully

    Bernie Brillstein wrote a terrific little book called The Little Stuff Matters Most: 50 Rules from 50 Years of Trying to Make a Living. He says that you might not be able to give a bully what's coming to him. But somewhere down the line, somebody else will. In my case, I had a coworker who...
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    USA Members: I Need Your Help.

    Store #2854 in downtown Denver has it at eye level in the men's interest section.
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    The School Bully

    I don't know about Marine DIs, but when I was in the Air Force, TIs (the equivalent of drill instructors) were subject to psychological evaluations every six months. There were specific things they could and could not do. Besides, I think people expect a certain boot camp experience when they...
  10. Paisley

    Enough with the logos

    Today I saw someone wearing a stocking cap with "Gucci" knit into the fabric around the edge. I suppose it was the only Gucci item he could afford.
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    The School Bully

    I respectfully disagree with this. There are eight partners at the very successful CPA firm where I work. None of them is a bully in any sense of the word. I've also known other successful business owners, and while they are all pretty firm, they aren't bullies, either. Leaders have to...
  13. Paisley

    My mailbox has been taken away

    I've heard that mailboxes are sometimes robbed or even stolen entirely. Better to take your letters to the P.O. (or pay your bills online).
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    money vs responsibility vs carefactor

    It's a little different where I work. A lack of urgency will eventually lead to a lack of a job. The partners here also have a good idea of who is doing what and how well. (However, I've worked at places where that wasn't the case.) We just interviewed five people for a word processing...
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    Under eye cream

    I used Olay Regenerist eye stuff for awhile, but didn't notice any difference. The bottle it comes in makes it hard to get out the product. However, I've been using a sample of DHC Concentrated Eye Cream and noticed a difference the first time I used it. Same with their eye brightener (I've...
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    money vs responsibility vs carefactor

    In general, the less you make, the harder you work. When you're offered a job, get the most money you can at the outset. All of your raises will then be worth more dollars. You're also in the best negotiating position at that time: they need you. But if you wait for them to give you more...
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    Things I'm Sick of Hearing at Job Interviews...

    The book The Millionaire Mind talks about avoiding the maddening crowds of competition and getting into a niche field that you are good at. If you can do that, your life will be a lot easier. SarahB, if you are *really good and fast* at admin work (i.e., your spelling, punctuation, grammar...
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    The School Bully

    My 10th reunion cost something like $50 to attend. There just wasn't anyone from high school I'd pay $50 to see. Now that my 20th is coming up, I figure that I've gone 20 years without seeing anyone from there, and I can go 20 more. I'd rather spend time with the friends I have now.
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    Things I'm Sick of Hearing at Job Interviews...

    Since college was only a year and a half ago, they might care. Activities that show you're a self-starter and a go-getter should stay on. Groups you joined for the price of membership can probably come off if they aren't related to your field.
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    Men or Women Alike, We Collect Shoes

    Maybe 10 or 12 pairs. They fit in my closet.
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    The School Bully

    I wasn't the golden child to my parents; I guess I was the tin child or lead child. They never backed me up in anything. If I'd clocked someone, I'd have been blamed, no matter how much they'd earned it. I resorted to subtler means of evening the score.
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    Things I'm Sick of Hearing at Job Interviews...

    If you had the offer in writing (and you would have before quitting your old job, right?) you'd have the basis for a lawsuit.

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