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Code Red air quality warning here in NC. two days ago, it wasn't supposed to affect us much. Things turned ugly fast. Hoping rain this evening will help but it is very hazy here right now.

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Originally Posted by budwom

it's amazing how far the smoke travels, and it's worse in a lot of those Midlantic places than it is here, though we are geographically much much closer to the firest. And it is smoky here...

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Not good here in the Triangle, I can tell you: Code Red air alert. The air is just dead still, too. Not a breath of a breeze. It's really very strange, given the low mid-day June temperature of 71F and rain obviously in the forecast.

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Originally Posted by budwom

I absolutely don't want to scare Septic Man away, big plans tomorrow as he puts the coveted extender on the top of the tank to obviate the need for future digging. One look at Turdzilla and this guy would flee.

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I'm sure with your nicely tailored suit you'll be irresistible.

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Originally Posted by aimo

Code Red air quality warning here in NC. two days ago, it wasn't supposed to affect us much. Things turned ugly fast. Hoping rain this evening will help but it is very hazy here right now.

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Shifting jet streams can make things very different very quickly I suppose.

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I'm sure with your nicely tailored suit you'll be irresistible.

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he may swoon.

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Not good here in the Triangle, I can tell you: Code Red air alert. The air is just dead still, too. Not a breath of a breeze. It's really very strange, given the low mid-day June temperature of 71F and rain obviously in the forecast.

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Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15

Shifting jet streams can make things very different very quickly I suppose.

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NYC air is currently yellow soup and when I open my window it smells like campfire. Pass the marshmallows.

At urgent care to get a tick bite that’s doing some funky things checked out.

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At urgent care to get a tick bite that’s doing some funky things checked out.

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Oof. Good luck. Tick bites Kan be pretti nasti.

Don't get sacked.

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Oof. Good luck. Tick bites Kan be pretti nasti.

Don't get sacked.

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if it's a tick bite, get the long course of antibiotics, not the cheapo one. Not to be trifled with.

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NYC air is currently yellow soup and when I open my window it smells like campfire. Pass the marshmallows.

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NYC now says the air quality there is the worst ever recorded.

Hmmm, opening night for my latest outdoor Shakespeare endeavor is Friday night. It's probably going to be rained out, but smoked out? Hope not. So far, we don't smell the campfire around here and the local Air Quality rank is "good".

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Hmmm, opening night for my latest outdoor Shakespeare endeavor is Friday night. It's probably going to be rained out, but smoked out? Hope not. So far, we don't smell the campfire around here and the local Air Quality rank is "good".

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Break a … lung? Good luck!

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Originally Posted by budwom

if it's a tick bite, get the long course of antibiotics, not the cheapo one. Not to be trifled with.

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They put me on something for 10 days though they were more concerned about an infection than Lyme so that’s good (in my book).

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They put me on something for 10 days though they were more concerned about an infection than Lyme so that’s good (in my book).

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I have a friend who suffers from Alpha Gal Syndrome which she got from a tick bite - it is not fun.

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Hmmm, opening night for my latest outdoor Shakespeare endeavor is Friday night. It's probably going to be rained out, but smoked out? Hope not. So far, we don't smell the campfire around here and the local Air Quality rank is "good".

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Our red alert came with no smoky smell, interestingly enough. That's why people needed extra warning of the danger.

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I have a friend who suffers from Alpha Gal Syndrome which she got from a tick bite - it is not fun.

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In a bizarre story of a person who has an almost identical DNA signature to me--my sister sustained 11 ticks bites over the course of Spring and Summer 2022, which is clearly nuts. When she was admitted to the Hospital in late September, her docs had a very difficult time arriving at a diagnosis and her condition steadily worsened. They kept shoving doxycycline into her which ultimately saved her life, while they tried to sort out the symptomology. Turns out she had concurrent infections of Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis along with remants of RMSF. For whatever reason they had a hard time identifying Babesiosis, which presents flu-like symptoms but no rash. For a hot minute they considered a Covid variant, discharged her only to have her readmit herself 2 days later.

No, she doesn't live in a broken down mobile home in Appalachia, she's quite well-off and, my siblings and I had assumed, intelligent, yeah, despite evidence to the contrary. But she brings in mulch by the truckload and insists on spreading it herself. She had to have her entire home sanitized and inspected by the appropriate authority and now hires a landscaping crew to do most of the around-the-house stuff.

Oh. But we are all sure you are fine Bundabergdevil.

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In a bizarre story of a person who has an almost identical DNA signature to me--my sister sustained 11 ticks bites over the course of Spring and Summer 2022, which is clearly nuts. When she was admitted to the Hospital in late September, her docs had a very difficult time arriving at a diagnosis and her condition steadily worsened. They kept shoving doxycycline into her which ultimately saved her life, while they tried to sort out the symptomology. Turns out she had concurrent infections of Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis along with remants of RMSF. For whatever reason they had a hard time identifying Babesiosis, which presents flu-like symptoms but no rash. For a hot minute they considered a Covid variant, discharged her only to have her readmit herself 2 days later.

No, she doesn't live in a broken down mobile home in Appalachia, she's quite well-off and, my siblings and I had assumed, intelligent, yeah, despite evidence to the contrary. But she brings in mulch by the truckload and insists on spreading it herself. She had to have her entire home sanitized and inspected by the appropriate authority and now hires a landscaping crew to do most of the around-the-house stuff.

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I am not the outdoor type and I don't garden. The most outdoorsy thing I do is Shakespeare in the Park. The parks are in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There might be ticks in them, but I highly doubt it - no deer are ever in these parks. Some people do walk their dogs in them though, so ticks could presumably be brought in by the dogs.

The tick that gave my friend Alpha Gal lived on Martha's Vineyard. I will not do outdoor Shakespeare on Martha's Vineyard.

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Hmmm, opening night for my latest outdoor Shakespeare endeavor is Friday night. It's probably going to be rained out, but smoked out? Hope not. So far, we don't smell the campfire around here and the local Air Quality rank is "good".

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If the show must go on, break a leg.

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Originally Posted by aimo

Our red alert came with no smoky smell, interestingly enough. That's why people needed extra warning of the danger.

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We are getting a faint smell of smoke on the SC coast for the last few hours. The alerts went out yesterday.

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Originally Posted by Kdogg

If the show must go on, break a leg.



We are getting a faint smell of smoke on the SC coast for the last few hours. The alerts went out yesterday.

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Where are you on the SC coast? I'm just being nosy.

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Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15

Where are you on the SC coast? I'm just being nosy.

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Northeast corner. At least the upper half of Horry County is hit. A popup thunderstorm just started so that should help.

Interesting map for the smoke regions.

https://fire.airnow.gov/

We have smoke influence here in CA almost every year, but not until later in the summer.

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Interesting map for the smoke regions.

https://fire.airnow.gov/

We have smoke influence here in CA almost every year, but not until later in the summer.

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Confirms the reports of “terrible” this morning from my daughter in NYC and Son2 in DC, and “pretty much normal” from Son1 in New Hampshire.

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Originally Posted by aimo

Our red alert came with no smoky smell, interestingly enough. That's why people needed extra warning of the danger.

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I could certainly smell it today, but then, I'm pretty sensitive to that kind of thing.

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Originally Posted by Phredd3

I could certainly smell it today, but then, I'm pretty sensitive to that kind of thing.

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I usually am but not with this. I live in a thickly wooded area though. But they were warning that there was danger even if you couldn't smell it.

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In a bizarre story of a person who has an almost identical DNA signature to me--my sister sustained 11 ticks bites over the course of Spring and Summer 2022, which is clearly nuts. When she was admitted to the Hospital in late September, her docs had a very difficult time arriving at a diagnosis and her condition steadily worsened. They kept shoving doxycycline into her which ultimately saved her life, while they tried to sort out the symptomology. Turns out she had concurrent infections of Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis along with remants of RMSF. For whatever reason they had a hard time identifying Babesiosis, which presents flu-like symptoms but no rash. For a hot minute they considered a Covid variant, discharged her only to have her readmit herself 2 days later.

No, she doesn't live in a broken down mobile home in Appalachia, she's quite well-off and, my siblings and I had assumed, intelligent, yeah, despite evidence to the contrary. But she brings in mulch by the truckload and insists on spreading it herself. She had to have her entire home sanitized and inspected by the appropriate authority and now hires a landscaping crew to do most of the around-the-house stuff.

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Doxy is what they have me on. Seemed more worried about an infection than Lyme though, so that was good.


In other news, still smokey in SEPA.

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Originally Posted by CameronBlue

In a bizarre story of a person who has an almost identical DNA signature to me--my sister sustained 11 ticks bites over the course of Spring and Summer 2022, which is clearly nuts. When she was admitted to the Hospital in late September, her docs had a very difficult time arriving at a diagnosis and her condition steadily worsened. They kept shoving doxycycline into her which ultimately saved her life, while they tried to sort out the symptomology. Turns out she had concurrent infections of Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis along with remants of RMSF. For whatever reason they had a hard time identifying Babesiosis, which presents flu-like symptoms but no rash. For a hot minute they considered a Covid variant, discharged her only to have her readmit herself 2 days later.

No, she doesn't live in a broken down mobile home in Appalachia, she's quite well-off and, my siblings and I had assumed, intelligent, yeah, despite evidence to the contrary. But she brings in mulch by the truckload and insists on spreading it herself. She had to have her entire home sanitized and inspected by the appropriate authority and now hires a landscaping crew to do most of the around-the-house stuff.

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as someone who spreads seven yards of mulch each Spring by hand, this is a bit concerning, though I have never seen a tick while mulching...always a concern here.
My vet has told me over the years that ticks carry a plethora of odd diseases, and are suspected of carrying many more, which is why it's good to inspect oneself around here, and to treat the pets for ticks as well...

Septic Man came and went, no encounters with Turdzilla though he did leave with 1000 gallons of our very best output, and he installed the coveted riser, so it's drinks all around up here.

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Septic Man came and went, no encounters with Turdzilla though he did leave with 1000 gallons of our very best output, and he installed the coveted riser, so it's drinks all around up here.

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I don't know if everyone else pictures you this way, but you definitely are Winston Wolf in my mind's eye. I assume you are curt with people, but only because time is of the essence.

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I don't know if everyone else pictures you this way, but you definitely are Winston Wolf in my mind's eye. I assume you are curt with people, but only because time is of the essence.

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One of my heroes! That man could get things done, and he appreciated a good cup of coffee as well. I am honored!

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One of my heroes! That man could get things done, and he appreciated a good cup of coffee as well. I am honored!

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And drove like a bat out of hell.

Why was he wearing a tux that early in the morning?

AQI 233 here

If you are not a lawyer it is imperative that you type that out and not use an unapproved abbreviation.

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If you are not a lawyer it is imperative that you type that out and not use an unapproved abbreviation.

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You’re such a stinker.

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If you are not a lawyer it is imperative that you type that out and not use an unapproved abbreviation.

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Can I still get IANAL as my license plate though?

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Can I still get IANAL as my license plate though?

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Only if it's true

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Pretty sure that's the law.

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Pretty sure that's the law.

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Definitely should be.

So, I was going to take Monday through Wednesday of next week off from work, travel, and see my parents.. Now there is a meeting that I can't miss, that a leader a couple layers up rearranged their calendar for and I will have the primary speaking role.

1) Yes, they did not consult my calendar
2) What should I do?

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So, I was going to take Monday through Wednesday of next week off from work, travel, and see my parents.. Now there is a meeting that I can't miss, that a leader a couple layers up rearranged their calendar for and I will have the primary speaking role.

1) Yes, they did not consult my calendar
2) What should I do?

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Can you do the meeting from your parent's house?

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So, I was going to take Monday through Wednesday of next week off from work, travel, and see my parents.. Now there is a meeting that I can't miss, that a leader a couple layers up rearranged their calendar for and I will have the primary speaking role.

1) Yes, they did not consult my calendar
2) What should I do?

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I'd leverage. If there's any way you can rearrange your visit, do it, but also tell the higher ups that you are doing it. Make them realize that you are making an inconvenient sacrifice.

Then crush the presentation.

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Originally Posted by ClemmonsDevil

Can you do the meeting from your parent's house?

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I'll actually be meeting them in Nevada for the day, so neutral territory. They make the trip up a couple times a year because they like to gamble. They had planned their trip and then told me when they were going. But I did say to them, "let me know the next time you are going and I'll meet you up there".

Complicating factor, this would now force me to take my work laptop and videoconference from a casino hotel. It would be super early in the morning.

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I'll actually be meeting them in Nevada for the day, so neutral territory. They make the trip up a couple times a year because they like to gamble. They had planned their trip and then told me when they were going. But I did say to them, "let me know the next time you are going and I'll meet you up there".

Complicating factor, this would now force me to take my work laptop and videoconference from a casino hotel. It would be super early in the morning.

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Do it. Do it super early in the morning in the middle of your vacation, but make sure the muckity mucks know that you are interrupting your vacation and make sure you don't make that compromise again.

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Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15

I'd leverage. If there's any way you can rearrange your visit, do it, but also tell the higher ups that you are doing it. Make them realize that you are making an inconvenient sacrifice.

Then crush the presentation.

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Unfortunately, we don't do presentations. I like them. We do document reads and then discuss. Occasionally, we will have a PPT handy that more visually covers the same material, but it depends on the leader. Some are known to prefer PPT but follow the company line of doing the document read first. I hate writing. It is painful for me. Given enough time, I can produce high quality written documents, at least as judged by the CEO of a Fortune 100 company. But in these scenarios, there isn't enough time...

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Unfortunately, we don't do presentations. I like them. We do document reads and then discuss. Occasionally, we will have a PPT handy that more visually covers the same material, but it depends on the leader. Some are known to prefer PPT but follow the company line of doing the document read first. I hate writing. It is painful for me. Given enough time, I can produce high quality written documents, at least as judged by the CEO of a Fortune 100 company. But in these scenarios, there isn't enough time...

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Hey, perfect opportunity to let the AI do some work for you...

Seriously tho, that's a crappy situation. Good luck. My only advice is don't give your employer the reason to expect they can screw up your vacation on the regular.

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So, I was going to take Monday through Wednesday of next week off from work, travel, and see my parents.. Now there is a meeting that I can't miss, that a leader a couple layers up rearranged their calendar for and I will have the primary speaking role.

1) Yes, they did not consult my calendar
2) What should I do?

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Have you discussed the situation with your immediate manager/supervisor/boss and received their feedback?

Well. I just quit my job.

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Well. I just quit my job.

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Oh wow.

Moving to New Orleans?

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Originally Posted by Mtn.Devil.91.92.01.10.15

Oh wow.

Moving to New Orleans?

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No. Just absolutely miserable there with my coworker situation. I have a decent amount in savings so going to Slow Roll looking for something else.

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No. Just absolutely miserable there with my coworker situation. I have a decent amount in savings so going to Slow Roll looking for something else.

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Highly recommended. My last career change I was in a position to take about a year. Was very good for me and my marriage.

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Well. I just quit my job.

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Oh, geez. Sorry it got that bad because you seemed to love the rest of it.

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Well. I just quit my job.

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Wow. You won Friday!

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Wow. You won Friday!

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Ha! It was getting worse all the time. Feel like a weight is off my shoulders.

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Ha! It was getting worse all the time. Feel like a weight is off my shoulders.

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Congratulations. I know your next step is even bigger!

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Well. I just quit my job.

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Wow! I did not see that coming. I'm sure you made the right decision. Good luck with what's next!

It's Opening Night for Twelfth Night and I just called it. We a cancelled due to rain and the chance of thunderstorms.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Sunday looks beautiful.

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It's Opening Night for Twelfth Night and I just called it. We a cancelled due to rain and the chance of thunderstorms.

Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Sunday looks beautiful.

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Ugh! Break a leg!

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Have you discussed the situation with your immediate manager/supervisor/boss and received their feedback?

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Oh yeah, apologetic but we both know what is at stake.

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Well. I just quit my job.

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No. Just absolutely miserable there with my coworker situation. I have a decent amount in savings so going to Slow Roll looking for something else.

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Good luck on your next steps! I've been contemplating the very same thing. I'm think I'm in a similar situation at my work; absolutely miserable whenever a particular co-worker is involved on my projects. A ticking time bomb. This Tuesday was one such episode. I've had the conversation with my boss and I hear things are happening, but it can't be soon enough. This along with next Tuesday's vacation snafu is leaving a very bad taste.

The last time I've had more than a week off was when I left the company I worked for and moved here to Szn Antonio. I really could use a nice long break.

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Oh yeah, apologetic but we both know what is at stake.

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What’d you decide?

That’d piss me off, TBH.

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What’d you decide?

That’d piss me off, TBH.

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Dialing in from the road.

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Dialing in from the road.

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Glad to hear you’ll mostly preserve your time and get to see the parents!

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Well. I just quit my job.

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Well, that's a surprise. It's hard to believe you can't easily find a job that is a much better fit, so you can get back to saving babies.

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Well, that's a surprise. It's hard to believe you can't easily find a job that is a much better fit, so you can get back to saving babies.

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Had some stuff in the pipeline. Interviewing with 2 companies. 1 manager position and a BIG pay raise. Lots of buddies there, including more than a few DUMC folks.

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Lots of buddies there, including more than a few DUMC folks.

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Any DUMB folks?

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My only advice is don't give your employer the reason to expect they can screw up your vacation on the regular.

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When it comes to work, I'm a pushover.

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When it comes to work, I'm a pushover.

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Really? You strike me as someone who can likely quit and be just fine for years.

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Really? You strike me as someone who can likely quit and be just fine for years.

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I wouldn’t say years but yeah, I’d be fine for a long while. Really, I’m trying to figure out the point I can just walk away for good.

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I wouldn’t say years but yeah, I’d be fine for a long while. Really, I’m trying to figure out the point I can just walk away for good.

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Always the goal. It is an interesting equation. I can see it but I’m not there yet.

You definitely have to be comfortable with the idea of not working, which I am.

How you doing Clem? Seems like you’ve had a lot of big time change in your life this past year. Wishing you well.

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How you doing Clem? Seems like you’ve had a lot of big time change in your life this past year. Wishing you well.

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Hey thanks man. I'm good. Mountain, Rich and I are getting together soon in Asheville.

80s Top 40 and for the moment all is okay.

Early to mid not the hair band stuff.

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Hey thanks man. I'm good. Mountain, Rich and I are getting together soon in Asheville.

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Have one for me. I haven’t seen Rich since 1988 give or take, and have not had the pleasure of meeting MountainGoodYears yet. And of course I enjoyed our recent beverages together.

I'm going with the odd sounding Congratulations, CD. The next place will be lucky to have you.


Enjoy your time with your parents, YmoBeThere.

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Have one for me. I haven’t seen Rich since 1988 give or take, and have not had the pleasure of meeting MountainGoodYears yet. And of course I enjoyed our recent beverages together.

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Oooohhhh, have like 11 for me!

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Dialing in from the road.

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I don't know your age or point in your career, but I've had to do this a couple of times over the years and I think it's paid off in showing that I'm loyal. And, to be honest, weighing the pros and cons of taking a few hours for an important work call during vacation vs. possibly dealing with the fallout for missing it, it's really no comparison. I've been with my company for 22 years now and I know if/when it suits them they will let me go (with a package). That's just the way corporate America is these days.

But I'm like you, unless my manager said she'd cover or it's no big deal if I miss the meeting, then I too would choose to attend rather than make a big deal about it. But I'd also make sure my manager knew that I was a team player doing the right thing by her. Frankly, anyone above her probably wouldn't care that it inconvenienced me, but she's the one who has to put in for my pay raises and promotions.

When I first started in corporate America, a good friend gave me this advice: "The only person who you should care what they think about you is your manager." I try to live by that and it's served me well over the years.

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Have one for me. I haven’t seen Rich since 1988 give or take, and have not had the pleasure of meeting MountainGoodYears yet. And of course I enjoyed our recent beverages together.

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Unfortunately, I've aged a bit since then!

Clem has been my relationship and dating advisor lately and I think he should consider something in that field!

Probably mentioned this before, but I was working in grant-based research for a doctor who decided he did not want to put in for more funding. Because funding was down all over, nothing else to move over to, so I was out of work for 13 months. I refer to it on my resume as my "gap year". I interviewed for several positions that I am glad I did not get. Took a job for 11 months that was not exactly what I wanted but I learned a LOT and it was a big help in getting my current job. Which I may very well keep until I retire.

Mariachis at 9 PM!

Best of luck to Clemmons. Take no more of their gas! Now back to wedding festivities. There are signs that the chicks adore 🥰 me!

Getting ready for a high school graduation - great-niece Charlotte

Robin Hood and Little John running through the forest.

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I don't know your age or point in your career, but I've had to do this a couple of times over the years and I think it's paid off in showing that I'm loyal. And, to be honest, weighing the pros and cons of taking a few hours for an important work call during vacation vs. possibly dealing with the fallout for missing it, it's really no comparison. I've been with my company for 22 years now and I know if/when it suits them they will let me go (with a package). That's just the way corporate America is these days.

But I'm like you, unless my manager said she'd cover or it's no big deal if I miss the meeting, then I too would choose to attend rather than make a big deal about it. But I'd also make sure my manager knew that I was a team player doing the right thing by her. Frankly, anyone above her probably wouldn't care that it inconvenienced me, but she's the one who has to put in for my pay raises and promotions.

When I first started in corporate America, a good friend gave me this advice: "The only person who you should care what they think about you is your manager." I try to live by that and it's served me well over the years.

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Rich,

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm 52(a few years behind you I believe) and have been at this company for a year. Careerwise, I've been at a string of Fortune 100 companies with both people leadership and individual contributor roles. My current and the last couple prior roles have been as an IC. I've favored those roles lately as I've found it easier to leave my job at work. For the first couple of decades, I was probably overly accommodating with my time from a work-life balance to the detriment of my personal life. No one to blame but myself. So, I'm trying to adjust that balance.

Two things influenced my thinking(old me would have said whining), lack of vacation time and compensation. Because we are a retailer disguised as a tech company, we have very retailer oriented HR policies. In other words, I get little to no vacation in the first year. I took no vacation calendar year 2022; I lost three days of time off to Covid caught while on a work trip. I don't recommend that scenario by the way. I'll take maybe 8 days off this year, 2 in Feb., 3 for this trip in June, and one each around July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas. So, this was my real vacation for the year. Five days away to relax and recharge. And while I know it is only a few hours, it likely includes a couple on Monday to tweak meeting materials, a bit before the meeting on Tuesday, the actual meeting on Tuesday, and then some gameplanning based on decisions made Tuesday. Not to mention having to carry all my work stuff with me. All minor inconveniences I know, but this all leads down a slippery slope when trying to shift the balance from work to life.

Compensation is an interesting thing, in theory I am capped out. Basically, you negotiate your comp for the first four years prior to starting. They may make small adjustments to your base based on performance(and I got one), but there isn't much more incentive that can be offered except at a few levels up. And given that we are in cost cutting mode, I hear those were nonexistent this cycle.

All this to say, yes I'll be on the call and do the prep work and post work. At some point I have to say no; that time isn't here yet.

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Getting ready for a high school graduation - great-niece Charlotte

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Congrats to her! Similar reason why there will be mariachis at 9 PM tonight. I think the neighbor's opened the margaritas bar a few hours ago.

Okay, almost time to travel.

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Rich,

Thanks for your thoughts. I'm 52(a few years behind you I believe) and have been at this company for a year. Careerwise, I've been at a string of Fortune 100 companies with both people leadership and individual contributor roles. My current and the last couple prior roles have been as an IC. I've favored those roles lately as I've found it easier to leave my job at work. For the first couple of decades, I was probably overly accommodating with my time from a work-life balance to the detriment of my personal life. No one to blame but myself. So, I'm trying to adjust that balance.

Two things influenced my thinking(old me would have said whining), lack of vacation time and compensation. Because we are a retailer disguised as a tech company, we have very retailer oriented HR policies. In other words, I get little to no vacation in the first year. I took no vacation calendar year 2022; I lost three days of time off to Covid caught while on a work trip. I don't recommend that scenario by the way. I'll take maybe 8 days off this year, 2 in Feb., 3 for this trip in June, and one each around July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas. So, this was my real vacation for the year. Five days away to relax and recharge. And while I know it is only a few hours, it likely includes a couple on Monday to tweak meeting materials, a bit before the meeting on Tuesday, the actual meeting on Tuesday, and then some gameplanning based on decisions made Tuesday. Not to mention having to carry all my work stuff with me. All minor inconveniences I know, but this all leads down a slippery slope when trying to shift the balance from work to life.

Compensation is an interesting thing, in theory I am capped out. Basically, you negotiate your comp for the first four years prior to starting. They may make small adjustments to your base based on performance(and I got one), but there isn't much more incentive that can be offered except at a few levels up. And given that we are in cost cutting mode, I hear those were nonexistent this cycle.

All this to say, yes I'll be on the call and do the prep work and post work. At some point I have to say no; that time isn't here yet.

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I’ll do a few acrobatics in exceptional circumstances but I’ve found in corporate America there are very few true emergencies that cannot wait.

I’m also of the mind that I might not take the next promotion (were it to be offered) because it would bump me into a level where I typically see people constantly plugged in and I just don’t wanna.

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Okay, almost time to travel.

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Is that you, Hansboro?

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Is that you, Hansboro?

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I'm throwing the falg, personal foul - unnecessary roughness.

Oh wait, that's me too. Dammit, I've been doxed.

So, like, OPK is a narc now.

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Hey Clem - that article that you posted in the other thread refers to "Raleigh's Research Triangle Park". 75% of the RTP is in DURHAM County. RTP does not belong to Raleigh.

When the geographically challenged who fly in and out of RDU assume the R and the D are interchangeable, no true Durham native lets that misconception lie. Durham is NOT Raleigh. They share an airport and not much else. (OK, maybe they share the RTP, but not really. ;) )

Yes, I read the Prez thread today.

Today's discussion of juries reminded me to recommend the Amazon Prime show "Jury Duty". Did I do that already? That show managed to be hilarious and restore my faith in human nature at the same time!

In an effort to stay on OPK's good side I would like to inform you all that those stories about the honeymoon were actually about me.

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You were on OPK’s honeymoon?!? The plot thickens.

Twelfth Night opened yesterday under sunny skies with slightly damp ground.

It started raining 3/4ths of the way through the last Act. We went ahead and finished.

Does anyone know who gives the last speech in Twelfth Night and what they say? I'll paste the text of the final speech a bit later.

Oh - our Malvolio's chronic pain condition flared up, badly, so our understudy went on. She is also in the show as Fabian - so her understudy went on too, which left us with no Priest. The Priest appears in two scenes near the end and has one speech. I learned that one speech backstage during the show and went on as the Priest. Also, the actors got an entrance wrong and skipped a crucial scene. I worked out how to get the missing scene back in and communicated it to everyone involved while I was putting on the Priest's costume. Fixing things on the fly however, required our Olivia to manage a costume change in about 30 seconds. Done.

When green room conversation turns to Humorous and or Horrific Theater Stories, actors will tell tales of this performance for the rest of their lives. My advice to the actors who blew the order of the scenes? "Be a goldfish."

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Camera guy.

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Camera guy.

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Twelfth Night opened yesterday under sunny skies with slightly damp ground.

It started raining 3/4ths of the way through the last Act. We went ahead and finished.

Does anyone know who gives the last speech in Twelfth Night and what they say? I'll paste the text of the final speech a bit later.

Oh - our Malvolio's chronic pain condition flared up, badly, so our understudy went on. She is also in the show as Fabian - so her understudy went on too, which left us with no Priest. The Priest appears in two scenes near the end and has one speech. I learned that one speech backstage during the show and went on as the Priest. Also, the actors got an entrance wrong and skipped a crucial scene. I worked out how to get the missing scene back in and communicated it to everyone involved while I was putting on the Priest's costume. Fixing things on the fly however, required our Olivia to manage a costume change in about 30 seconds. Done.

When green room conversation turns to Humorous and or Horrific Theater Stories, actors will tell tales of this performance for the rest of their lives. My advice to the actors who blew the order of the scenes? "Be a goldfish."

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What a great story. Sounds like a pretty impressive group to adjust that well on the fly. I would have to look up who gets the final speech and what they say, though, so I'll just wait for the follow-up.

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If you held the camera you would know he doesn't have a good side.

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I’m pretty on the inside.

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Hahaha! That made me laugh out loud! Genius!

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Hey Clem - that article that you posted in the other thread refers to "Raleigh's Research Triangle Park". 75% of the RTP is in DURHAM County. RTP does not belong to Raleigh.

When the geographically challenged who fly in and out of RDU assume the R and the D are interchangeable, no true Durham native lets that misconception lie. Durham is NOT Raleigh. They share an airport and not much else. (OK, maybe they share the RTP, but not really. ;) )

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And RDU airport is actually in Morrisville!

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I just bought a pair of pink boxing gloves.

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Twelfth Night opened yesterday under sunny skies with slightly damp ground.

It started raining 3/4ths of the way through the last Act. We went ahead and finished.

Does anyone know who gives the last speech in Twelfth Night and what they say? I'll paste the text of the final speech a bit later.

Oh - our Malvolio's chronic pain condition flared up, badly, so our understudy went on. She is also in the show as Fabian - so her understudy went on too, which left us with no Priest. The Priest appears in two scenes near the end and has one speech. I learned that one speech backstage during the show and went on as the Priest. Also, the actors got an entrance wrong and skipped a crucial scene. I worked out how to get the missing scene back in and communicated it to everyone involved while I was putting on the Priest's costume. Fixing things on the fly however, required our Olivia to manage a costume change in about 30 seconds. Done.

When green room conversation turns to Humorous and or Horrific Theater Stories, actors will tell tales of this performance for the rest of their lives. My advice to the actors who blew the order of the scenes? "Be a goldfish."

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Twelfth Night ends with a song, sung by Feste the jester.

When that I was and a little tiny boy,
With hey, ho, the wind and the rain,
A foolish thing was but a toy,
For the rain it raineth every day.
But when I came to man's estate,
With hey, ho, & c.
'Gainst knaves and thieves men shut their gate,
For the rain, & c.
But when I came, alas! to wive,
With hey, ho, & c.
By swaggering could I never thrive,
For the rain, & c.
But when I came unto my beds,
With hey, ho, & c.
With toss-pots still had drunken heads,
For the rain, & c.
A great while ago the world begun,
With hey, ho, & c.
But that's all one, our play is done,
And we'll strive to please you every day.


"& c." stands for either "the wind and the rain" or "it raineth every day".

The whole cast joins in on the "hey, ho, the wind and the rain" chorus. Yesterday, the audience did too.

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Flight delays…

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Flight delays…

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Ugh. I'm sorry. Safe travels Ymo!

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Ugh. I'm sorry. Safe travels Ymo!

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Thanks, so far it has been a failure to launch.

Congratulations, BD! Impressive amount of adjusting on the fly and getting everyone to follow along. The cast you put together was a good one.

Thanks, DinK!

Poster HouseP came to the show yesterday! Nice to meet another DBR denizen IRL.

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Congratulations, BD! Impressive amount of adjusting on the fly and getting everyone to follow along. The cast you put together was a good one.

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Thanks, DinK!

Poster HouseP came to the show yesterday! Nice to meet another DBR denizen IRL.

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Agree with DinK, quite impressive to pivot like that.

And interesting how this board can make the world a tiny bit smaller.

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Nearly 3 hours late, what I was hoping would have been some nice sleep is decidedly less so.

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Congratulations, BD! Impressive amount of adjusting on the fly and getting everyone to follow along. The cast you put together was a good one.

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There is a lot of truth to the song lyrics "There are no people like show people." The best way to learn teamwork, IMHO, is to do theater.

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So, like, OPK is a narc now.

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If it has to do with being undercover OPK is on the case like gills on a fish...like lint in a navel...like a scab on a cut...

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If it has to do with being undercover OPK is on the case like gills on a fish...like lint in a navel...like a scab on a cut...

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Like a DBR moderator on any but the most impartial of political posts?

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Agree with DinK, quite impressive to pivot like that.

And interesting how this board can make the world a tiny bit smaller.

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Here is my "it's a small world" moment from this weekend. I opened FB on Sunday to see a post by someone I went to school with in Korea posting about her granddaughter's graduation on Saturday night. The program looked very familiar - I was at the same graduation for Great-niece Charlotte. Wish I had run into Lori at the graduation - that would have made the world even smaller.

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Here is my "it's a small world" moment from this weekend. I opened FB on Sunday to see a post by someone I went to school with in Korea posting about her granddaughter's graduation on Saturday night. The program looked very familiar - I was at the same graduation for Great-niece Charlotte. Wish I had run into Lori at the graduation - that would have made the world even smaller.

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Oh that is fun!

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There is a lot of truth to the song lyrics "There are no people like show people." The best way to learn teamwork, IMHO, is to do theater.

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Having done theater in high school and helped start a new troupe of sorts at Duke, don’t disagree. I do think similar dynamics and skills can be learned in team sports under the right conditions.

Both can also teach you how dysfunctional a team can be under the wrong conditions, too!

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Are you implying as a new mod you’re the bear and we’re the penguins and DBR is the iceberg and the internet is the ocean?


If so, that’s very specific

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Are you implying as a new mod you’re the bear and we’re the penguins and DBR is the iceberg and the internet is the ocean?


If so, that’s very specific

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I learned a lot about drop bears in Australia. Now I don’t sleep very well, and the Vegemite is causing a rash behind my ears.

Oh, and your old friend Bundy R. Bear:

https://youtu.be/sVBiuRp1oiA

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I learned a lot about drop bears in Australia. Now I don’t sleep very well, and the Vegemite is causing a rash behind my ears.

Oh, and your old friend Bundy R. Bear:

https://youtu.be/sVBiuRp1oiA

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Ah, Bundabear. Solid, solid mascot!

Wait! OPK is a mod now? The following is a test of his tolerance for opposing viewpoints:

Crunchy peanut butter is for sissies, and should only be served in prisons as the ultimate punishment.

(It’s been nice knowing y’all. Take care.)

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Wait! OPK is a mod now? The following is a test of his tolerance for opposing viewpoints:

Crunchy peanut butter is for sissies, and should only be served in prisons as the ultimate punishment.

(It’s been nice knowing y’all. Take care.)

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Take him down, OPK!!! He's just asking for trouble!

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Wait! OPK is a mod now? The following is a test of his tolerance for opposing viewpoints:

Crunchy peanut butter is for sissies, and should only be served in prisons as the ultimate punishment.

(It’s been nice knowing y’all. Take care.)

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If it was just the bottom of those two pictures would have assumed it was an artist rendering of you on your first honeymoon night.

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If it was just the bottom of those two pictures would have assumed it was an artist rendering of you on your first honeymoon night.

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You look great in that dress.

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You look great in that dress.

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Someone call Kenny Loggins…!

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Someone call Kenny Loggins…!

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WARNING . . . You’re in the Danger Zone !!!!!!

Add this to your correlation is not causation files.


Where YBT goes, championships follow…

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Add this to your correlation is not causation files.


Where YBT goes, championships follow…

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Ymo the kingmaker.

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Add this to your correlation is not causation files.


Where YBT goes, championships follow…

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I mostly stopped paying attention once the Bruins were out. (I did enjoy a brief laugh at Leafs fans after they cheered for a match-up with Florida instead of Boston, but that's it.)

Also seen in Vegas…

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I mostly stopped paying attention once the Bruins were out. (I did enjoy a brief laugh at Leafs fans after they cheered for a match-up with Florida instead of Boston, but that's it.)

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The Bruins were awful while I was there, but there were Celts and Sox titles. Brady let me down, couldn’t get it done against the Giants.

Slow news day...

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Slow news day...

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That always makes me a little panicky and I immediately check the news to make sure something major hasn’t happened.

Part of it is that the exciting news days are so exciting. Makes the regular news days seem milk toast.

Saw a dude at Starbucks rocking a "Pine tar incident 1983" t shirt. Anyone on here get the reference?

George Brett. KC Royals. I played 3rd base as a kid, he was the best.

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George Brett. KC Royals. I played 3rd base as a kid, he was the best.

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I said something to him about wanting to storm out of the dugout because his shirt made me so angry. He said I was the first person to get the reference in the two days he has worn that shirt. I'm not sure if it's good or bad, but it definitely says something about me.

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I said something to him about wanting to storm out of the dugout because his shirt made me so angry. He said I was the first person to get the reference in the two days he has worn that shirt. I'm not sure if it's good or bad, but it definitely says something about me.

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I think it just means we are old.

I met Don Quixote and told him I was a huge fan. He was not amused.

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And the Yankees was robbed I tell yaz

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I met Don Quixote and told him I was a huge fan. He was not amused.

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Is it weird or awesome that this makes me think of El Guapo and literacy?

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And the Yankees was robbed I tell yaz

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Why couldn't McCovey have hit the ball just three feet higher?

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Is it weird or awesome that this makes me think of El Guapo and literacy?

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Infamous statement.

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Is it weird or awesome that this makes me think of El Guapo and literacy?

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I think A LOT makes you think of El Guapo!

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I said something to him about wanting to storm out of the dugout because his shirt made me so angry. He said I was the first person to get the reference in the two days he has worn that shirt. I'm not sure if it's good or bad, but it definitely says something about me.

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Are you calling me old?

I can still see him running out of the dugout like a crazy man.

Since "starving children in Africa" came up in the NBA thread, it reminded me of a date I recently had.

I was out with a young woman from Nairobi strolling around NYC enjoying the weather when we decided to get frozen yogurt. She couldn't finish hers so she gave it to me. I told her I already ate mine and wasn't in the mood for more. She responded with a sly grin, "Don't you know there are starving children back home?" That made me laugh out loud.

She also told me that her mother used to say to her when she didn't finish her portions, "Don't you know there are starving children in the next town?"

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Infamous statement.

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Are you calling me old?

I can still see him running out of the dugout like a crazy man.

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Oh me too. I remember that in real time.

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Are you calling me old?

I can still see him running out of the dugout like a crazy man.

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I wonder, was that the only game in MLB history where a protest was upheld and the game resumed at a later date?

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Are you calling me old?

I can still see him running out of the dugout like a crazy man.

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Same! Also, I must be really old- the only acknowledgment I got for a Sid Bream slide joke over in the “What we look like thread” was a comment about the “obscure reference.” Is it really that obscure?? It’s the first and just about the only thing I think of when I hear or read his name.

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Same! Also, I must be really old- the only acknowledgment I got for a Sid Bream slide joke over in the “What we look like thread” was a comment about the “obscure reference.” Is it really that obscure?? It’s the first and just about the only thing I think of when I hear or read his name.

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He and Damon Berryhill had a famous race the next year.

Got told I was getting a promotion today. Was wondering, my boss is on 6 month leave and I’ve taken on all the duties. Will be interesting when they’re supposed to come back in the Fall.

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Got told I was getting a promotion today. Was wondering, my boss is on 6 month leave and I’ve taken on all the duties. Will be interesting when they’re supposed to come back in the Fall.

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Congrats!

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Got told I was getting a promotion today. Was wondering, my boss is on 6 month leave and I’ve taken on all the duties. Will be interesting when they’re supposed to come back in the Fall.

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Well deserved, I am sure!

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Got told I was getting a promotion today. Was wondering, my boss is on 6 month leave and I’ve taken on all the duties. Will be interesting when they’re supposed to come back in the Fall.

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Congratulations! Well deserved, I'm sure.

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Got told I was getting a promotion today. Was wondering, my boss is on 6 month leave and I’ve taken on all the duties. Will be interesting when they’re supposed to come back in the Fall.

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Add me to the chorus of congratulations!

Me as well. Defenestration the old regime.

So, I guess '78 was a pretty good year for musical debuts.

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Congratulations Bundabergdevil!

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Congrats! It better come with more money too!

Speaking of jobs - the Drewsk has two interviews next week. One potential employer requested an in person meeting next Friday in Boulder, Colorado.

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Well done! Congratulations. May the pay raise be substantial.

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Yes, good luck! Being young and job searching is always a bit of anxious exercise

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Road trip!!!

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Correct. I have applied for one job and it would be with a company where I have lots of friends and it would be a very high level management position. It would probably be about a 50k per year pay raise. This is a company that has recruited me before. But because it's such a high-powered job, there will be a lot of competition. If I don't get this I would consider a career change. I don't want to take a crappy job. In reality I only have about another decade where I absolutely have to work.

very bust of luck to our various job and promotion seekers, hoping for good things!

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Trying it now.

been there, done that. It's a minefield...on several occasions I had great interviews but ran afoul of insecure people who feared I was coming after THEIR job (which I wasn't) but insecurity knows no bounds.

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been there, done that. It's a minefield...on several occasions I had great interviews but ran afoul of insecure people who feared I was coming after THEIR job (which I wasn't) but insecurity knows no bounds.

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The worst experience I ever had was with Lincoln Financial. They just kept bringing me back, telling me an offer was coming…came in for a final, said they’d be in touch tomorrow then just completely ghosted me. The most unprofessional experience I’ve had.

Bought a new TV. Should be here in a week.

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Standard unit of measurement for delineation of days. 7 days equals a week. 52 weeks in a year.

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If it’s coming East from Asia, you have the date line to factor in as well.

(Trust me, I just did this. Adds to the degree of difficulty in determining relative times).

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2,080 work hours in a year.

We are sooooooo helpful. You're welcome Bundabergdevil.

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My work is done!

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This is what I bought a 65" LG OLED:

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/..._cat_elec_5_17

Highly rated but last year's model. I'm upsizing from a 55" LG 4k TV that is a few years old. I'm limited in the size of TV by two things, the size of the room and the wall mount is a decade old and can only hold so much weight. (First TV when I moved in was 47", I upsized to a 55" 4k TV about 4 years ago.)

I do pay for Amazon Prime, so shipping was free.

Y’all crack me up.

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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere

This is what I bought a 65" LG OLED:

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/..._cat_elec_5_17

Highly rated but last year's model. I'm upsizing from a 55" LG 4k TV that is a few years old. I'm limited in the size of TV by two things, the size of the room and the wall mount is a decade old and can only hold so much weight. (First TV when I moved in was 47", I upsized to a 55" 4k TV about 4 years ago.)

I do pay for Amazon Prime, so shipping was free.

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Newer TVs are often lighter than 10 year old ones.

-jk

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Originally Posted by -jk

Newer TVs are often lighter than 10 year old ones.

-jk

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Yes, the current telescoping mount was rated at 19" - 47" inches and a max of 75 lbs. Current TV is 30 lbs., new one will be 36 lbs.

Tonight's curtain speech contained the instructions - if it only sprinkles, we will continue. If it starts pouring, we will stop. We didn't have to stop, but we got a little damp in Act IV.

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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere

This is what I bought a 65" LG OLED:

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/..._cat_elec_5_17

Highly rated but last year's model. I'm upsizing from a 55" LG 4k TV that is a few years old. I'm limited in the size of TV by two things, the size of the room and the wall mount is a decade old and can only hold so much weight. (First TV when I moved in was 47", I upsized to a 55" 4k TV about 4 years ago.)

I do pay for Amazon Prime, so shipping was free.

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good technology! I am happy to be limited by where my tv sits, don't want to block a window, and given where our chairs reside, we have hit Peak Size TV.

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Originally Posted by YmoBeThere

This is what I bought a 65" LG OLED:

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/..._cat_elec_5_17

Highly rated but last year's model. I'm upsizing from a 55" LG 4k TV that is a few years old. I'm limited in the size of TV by two things, the size of the room and the wall mount is a decade old and can only hold so much weight. (First TV when I moved in was 47", I upsized to a 55" 4k TV about 4 years ago.)

I do pay for Amazon Prime, so shipping was free.

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That’s pretty.