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The shadow

The shadow knows!
"any idea of what you two want to do after high school? you will need to set up your next three years to prepare for it. "
Kate was looking at law. criminal defense. innocence avocation and LGBT issues.
Debbie still is rooted in the sciences.
Astrophysics and astronomy are her goals.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
I'm sorry my friend..Are they taking your efforts for granted?

No they are not, I only answer to two people, the owner and general manager...Mainly its just growing pains, they brought me in the company to turn things around because it was a failing business, changes needed across the board and I have been hitting sore spots resistant to change...They need me more than I need them, if they do not take my advice and follow my lead then I am wasting my time here, I had to make that perfectly clear today, so things are back on track and I'm sure there will be more sore spots I hit as things continue to change and improve...It has been improving too, I've accomplished more in 8 months than what's been done in many years, they need me and I am doing exactly as I promised, I had to remind them of that...

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Shadowprophet

Truthiness
Also, I'd like to throw this into the ring for consideration. There is a difference between someone derailing a thread completely and then mentioning something off topic If someone comes into a thread and never touches on the topic once in several posts, then yeah they are derailing a thread, But those people who pick apart someone's post and find one sentence that isn't on topic, then say, This isn't the topic for that Those people are being buttholes for literally no reason. people need to chill a little, Let other people express themselves. This isn't a graded university exam, Let people speak. IF the person posting is just trying to express an opinion, That's completely different from trying to derail a thread.

Topics Evolve, They grow, They change with every input

I mean no offense with this, It's just I never was a huge fan of other people retro editing other peoples input, It's counterproductive to what a forum is really.
 
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The shadow

The shadow knows!
Also, I'd like to throw this into the ring for consideration. There is a difference between someone derailing a thread completely and then mentioning something off topic If someone comes into a thread and never touches on the topic once in several posts, then yeah they are derailing a thread, But those people who pick apart someone's post and find one sentence that isn't on topic, then say, This isn't the topic for that Those people are being buttholes for literally no reason. people need to chill a little, Let other people express themselves. This isn't a graded university exam, Let people speak. IF the person posting is just trying to express an opinion, That's completely different from trying to derail a thread.

Topics Evolve, They grow, They change with every input

I mean no offense with this, It's just I never was a huge fan of other people retro editing other peoples input, It's counterproductive to what a forum is really.
if there is a issue with any post or topic.
PLEASE let Nivek or myself know. No one will delete or edit a post unless it's clearly trolling! So please if there is any issues shoot us a PM. I dont bite!
 

The shadow

The shadow knows!
A second long Frank talk this time with my older daughter. she shares many of her sisters values. relationships drugs and alcohol were discussed. Her getting drunk once taught her she was not ready for drinking. She admitted she came close to "making a mistake." in her relationship . her struggles with bullying at school due to her faith and sexuality. Her attempts to fit in. Also the Christian group that hit the school was foremost as fanning the flames of hate towards herself and her mother
she produced "chick tracts" that preached hate to witchcraft and homosexuality. This morning I made an appointment with the principal...
 

nivek

As Above So Below
A nice relaxing evening for me tonight, worked all day at the Plant, going in tomorrow morning for about five hours then taking the afternoon off, two more weekends of work before things settle somewhat...Building a great team of employees now, some with experience, some entry level and all are working out for the long run...I have most management onboard with me and supporting me, encountering some resistance but that resistance is really uncertainty and I'm calling a management meeting next week to address that uncertainty...

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The shadow

The shadow knows!
after long debate Rikki and I allowed the twins to attend tonight's Masked Mari gras Ball. At least 10 adults will be at the party. NO booze or naughty behaviour will be tolerated.
I got one escort on speed dail.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Pulling an all nighter at work tonight after working 8 hours, work only I personally can do and must be done by tomorrow morning...I have my dog with me, should be done about 2 am...

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nivek

As Above So Below
Pulling an all nighter at work tonight after working 8 hours, work only I personally can do and must be done by tomorrow morning...I have my dog with me, should be done about 2 am...

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CasualBystander

Celestial
Dropped by The high school. Met with a few instructors. The only issue I need to Address is Debbie's public displays of affection for her boyfriend.
And to insure the twins newfound political actions are not done during class hours.

PDA's are how women mark their territory, like a dog does on your mailbox post.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Pulling an all nighter at work tonight after working 8 hours, work only I personally can do and must be done by tomorrow morning...I have my dog with me, should be done about 2 am...


It's 9am and I'm home from work now, turned out to be a 28 hr work stretch yesterday and last night, not my record though, in the Navy, which one time out to sea I had a 3 1/2 day work stretch with no sleep back in the 90s lol...

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oxsnaard

Adept
For the past hour at work I've been very light-headed, sometimes I needed to sit down for a few minutes at my desk to clear my head...Strange, haven't experienced this before...

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Dehydration is very very common this time of year. Force yourself to drink water. Hope that helps
 

The shadow

The shadow knows!
My meeting with the principal yielded good fruit. Seems this religious group only had authorized access to the school after class hours. Also the passing out of tracts and religious discussions were forbidden. The subject matter of the tracts were judged to be "hate speech." to be sure he is taking it to the school board before banning the group. in the meantime they still can come to the school but no further meetings are permitted until it is settled.
 

The shadow

The shadow knows!
PDA's are how women mark their territory, like a dog does on your mailbox post.

Debbie is head over heels in love with him. She is 16. It is our job to make sure those PFA moments dont get to a point of actions she is not ready for.
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
It's 9am and I'm home from work now, turned out to be a 28 hr work stretch yesterday and last night, not my record though, in the Navy, which one time out to sea I had a 3 1/2 day work stretch with no sleep back in the 90s lol...

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Now now now - don't forget: nothing's so serious that the proper application of drugs and alcohol can't square right away.
Sleep deprivation is an interesting buzz all by itself, eh?
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Headed off for another job interview. It's a 'structured interview' and in my experience it's as close to a MiB encounter as I'm likely to have. It's in an area of a nearby city in which I'd like to carry a platoon of Marines for self protection.

On another note, yesterday I was up very early and ran down to the Home Depot for a few things. I got out of my truck and was walking in and saw a glowing orange (appropriately enough) cigar shaped object apparently hovering over the building. I immediately knew what I was looking at but before I could get my phone out from under my heavy jacket it turned slightly and revealed itself to be a commercial jet on approach to a nearby airport that was lit up by the rising sun. Damned cool looking.
 

pigfarmer

tall, thin, irritable
Interesting experience today. Hate it when the job description given doesn't exactly match up with what you get when you go to a sit down.

Regarding 'structured interviews' : they exist within this very, very large company for a reason. For the same reasons coffee cups have 'be careful our delicious beverage is hot' printed on them and cans of paint warn you 'do not drink.' They exist because someone, somewhere .... well you know. Must've been the response to nepotism, discrimination, whatever. No doubt lawyers were involved.

That said, my last experience with one just tells me that guy was a total dick.It gave me the impression that all would be like this. No, the 'structured' part was evident but these were normal, friendly people. So we'll see what happens. Not holding my breath.
 

nivek

As Above So Below
Headed off for another job interview.

There's a shortage, it seems, around here for skill employees, I have two good paying positions open and have yet to find the experienced individual to fill those jobs...I had three job openings but filled one yesterday, he's exactly the person I needed too...It did recently bring on a few new entry level employees, some are temporary help, but I'll be hiring some on the payroll to keep and train further...I also really need an experienced powder coating technician...

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CasualBystander

Celestial
Helpful math hint:

When you are dealing with equations you frequently run across the formulation "pie are square".

This is incorrect.

Remember to replace the "pie" with "cornbread".

Pie are round, cornbread are square.
 
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