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    Hi everypeep.   I got published in Huffington Post today, which is a pretty big score for me. Thought I would post here to share with my UO peeps.   What I’ve Learned About Unemplo

  • tastybunns
    tastybunns

    Well guys, this is my last post for a while. USAF here I come! Wish me luck...   Au revoir

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    rockandroller

    I think the essay is "going viral" as they say. I have gotten close to 400 emails. My blog is blowing up. It's being shared all over LI and the FB sharing is unbelievable. I may have put a nail in the

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That's a really good idea.  I think we could use a fleet of them here.  I think they'd be great outside nuisance bars and businesses, as well.

"The *having* of the baby was nothing compared to the first 2 weeks after it, which is just a complete, messy blur. I was having spells of vertigo because I was so sleep deprived, and the little one just needs nearly constant attention. But I knew it would be like that, I was ready. And even when I was exhausted to the point of dizziness and couldn't remember if I had actually said something out loud that I was thinking, I was happier than any day I've been at work at any job."

 

Sounds a lot like being an Admin of this joint! :-D

 

LOL LOL LOL!

I was referring to the raising part, which makes having them seem like nothing!!

 

That's why God created Au Pairs, Governess' and nannies! :P

 

And on a tangent, are there rules about dating Au Pairs? Just wondering, of course..

 

Ask your wife.

 

Haha, you just made me look forward to getting married and having an Au Pair some day.

I was referring to the raising part, which makes having them seem like nothing!!

 

That's why God created Au Pairs, Governess' and nannies! :P

 

And on a tangent, are there rules about dating Au Pairs?  Just wondering, of course..

 

Ask your wife.

 

Haha, you just made me look forward to getting married and having an Au Pair some day.

 

Freak....er, polygamist!

Hey.. Just wanted to pass along this nice Cleveland blog. I think the author does a great job writing interesting things about Cleveland/N.E. Ohio.... Check it out..Let her know you appreciate it.

 

 

http://allthingsclevelandohio.blogspot.com/

It already looks like fall along Neil Avenue in Victorian Village in Columbus.  So many of the trees look like their leaves will be gone before mid September.  The sidewalks and streetcurbs are already covered in leaves!  Seems early to me.

It already looks like fall along Neil Avenue in Victorian Village in Columbus. So many of the trees look like their leaves will be gone before mid September. The sidewalks and streetcurbs are already covered in leaves! Seems early to me.

 

Those are the leaves that have not made it throught the excessive heat.  It has nothing to do with them not geting enough rays to keep the clorophyll going (sp). 

^Also, in the Columbus area this year, the rainfall has been very spotty. Even in a 2-mile radius, you can run into areas that have a 4-inch difference in the amount of rainfall they have received. At my parents' farm outside Ashville they have gotten plenty of rain while areas to the north are quite dry.

OMG, I found out my sister is pregnant and my dad ran over our dog in the same day...I've been switching between super-excited and depressed all day.

Aww man.. Well congrats on being a future uncle and sorry to hear about your dog. :-(  I bet that's stressful.

OMG, I found out my sister is pregnant and my dad ran over our dog in the same day...I've been switching between super-excited and depressed all day.

 

Congrats on being an Uncle.  Now you've got to step up your game and soil the kid rotten!  Take this from an experienced uncle, whatever their parents tell you their kids can't have or do, you do the opposite!

Now you've got to step up your game and soil the kid rotten!

 

Don't worry, for the first couple of years, the kid will take care of soiling himself.

 

Congrats on unclehood!

Now you've got to step up your game and soil the kid rotten!

 

Don't worry, for the first couple of years, the kid will take care of soiling himself.

 

Congrats on unclehood!

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Back from a week of vacation at the beach. Time to get caught up on all things UO then go through my work e-mail. Priorities make the man...

At least your priorities are in order.  Now lets discuss the thought process that determined that being UO-less for a week was a good idea!!!!

I logged in a couple of time just to make the shakes go away!!.

 

Back from a few days of hopping in and out of the hospital, including a pre-dawn trip to the ER on Sunday morning. Over the rough patch now, and smoothing out the edges. I still have to straighten out a doctor who has an attitude problem, but that can wait until I figure out just how to rip him a new one while maintaining my sweet-and-innocent persona.

 

Doin' fine, now. No cause for alarm.

 

Getting old ain't for sissies but it's probably preferable to the alternative, at least so far.

I hope everything is ok.

Back from a few days of hopping in and out of the hospital, including a pre-dawn trip to the ER on Sunday morning. Over the rough patch now, and smoothing out the edges. I still have to straighten out a doctor who has an attitude problem, but that can wait until I figure out just how to rip him a new one while maintaining my sweet-and-innocent persona.

 

Doin' fine, now. No cause for alarm.

 

Getting old ain't for sissies but it's probably preferable to the alternative, at least so far.

 

Are you OK? 

I'm doin' well, thanks. I'm feeling a lot better, have my energy back, and working on gaining back the weight I lost, about 5 pounds that I really couldn't spare. I'm still carrying around some external plumbing, which I'll likely shed at my followup appointment in a few days. I'll stop there, lest I elicit cries of "TMI! TMI!" :-D

I'm doin' well, thanks. I'm feeling a lot better, have my energy back, and working on gaining back the weight I lost, about 5 pounds that I really couldn't spare. I'm still carrying around some external plumbing, which I'll likely shed at my followup appointment in a few days. I'll stop there, lest I elicit cries of "TMI! TMI!" :-D

 

Honey, take care of yourself.  I worry about you in FW. UO, FW and the world would not be the same without you.  Entiende?!

Rob,

I hope that you are feeling better and everything goes well at your follow up appointment.

 

BTW what is FW?

Robert, I'm browsing through your website and I really like your shots of Cincinnat (I haven't gotten around to the others yet).  :)

Rob,

I hope that you are feeling better and everything goes well at your follow up appointment.

 

BTW what is FW?

Fort Wayne, IN

I'm doin' well, thanks. I'm feeling a lot better, have my energy back, and working on gaining back the weight I lost, about 5 pounds that I really couldn't spare. I'm still carrying around some external plumbing, which I'll likely shed at my followup appointment in a few days. I'll stop there, lest I elicit cries of "TMI! TMI!" :-D

 

Honey, take care of yourself.  I worry about you in FW. UO, FW and the world would not be the same without you.  Entiende?!

 

Don't worry 'bout me. You might light a candle, though, for anyone who tries to mess with me. :wink:

That reminded of me when years ago I used to visit Fark.com and they had a tag strictly for Floridia stories since so much F'd up stuff happened there. That story is pure Florida.

interesting moral dilemma, but whats particularly interesting is the commentary re how the law only works in one direction. against the consumer not the business. what would you do?

 

Man Arrested For Taking Accidental Bank Deposit

 

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Just because a bank makes a mistake doesn't mean you get to benefit: A Long Island man was arrested for refusing to give up the $11,270 accidentally deposited into his Capital One account. Newsday reports that Carlos Morales' account was "mistakenly credited"—which really means "A bank teller had erroneously deposited these funds." Morales withdrew the money over a five-month period and Nassau County's Crimes Against Property Squad said even though Capitol One "contacted the defendant on numerous occasions asking the defendant to return the funds," Morales didn't respond. He is now charged with grand larceny. Also, if the ATM "accidentally" gives you more money than it should, report it and return it or you could faces charges.

 

see the comments:

http://gothamist.com/2009/08/28/man_arrested_for_taking_accidental.php

 

 

I'd feel a moral responsibility to return the money, if for no other reason than I've learned through experience that what goes around, comes around.

 

Several years ago I was on the other end of that situation; a bank credited my $565 deposit to someone else's account, and that person recognized the bonanza and emptied his account and closed it.

 

Even though the bank admitted the error, they said they couldn't recover the money. Their "best offer" was to split the difference with me and make up half the deposit. It took me two years of badgering them and threatening to file a complaint with the BBB and maybe a bank examiner, before they finally made me good. I closed the account after that.

I wouldn't feel a moral responsibility at all. However, I'd know better than to spend it. They always eventually discover these errors and then you get in trouble, like the guy in the story.

I'd feel a moral responsibility to return the money, if for no other reason than I've learned through experience that what goes around, comes around.

 

Several years ago I was on the other end of that situation; a bank credited my $565 deposit to someone else's account, and that person recognized the bonanza and emptied his account and closed it.

 

Even though the bank admitted the error, they said they couldn't recover the money. Their "best offer" was to split the difference with me and make up half the deposit. It took me two years of badgering them and threatening to file a complaint with the BBB and maybe a bank examiner, before they finally made me good. I closed the account after that.

 

I had a similar situation, but the bank made good as soon as I notified them.  I'd return the money.  Does anyone think they won't come for it?  They're like the mafia in that respect!

So I'm about to tarnish chicago's prestigious oak street shopping district tomorrow with my old beat up pickup full of stuff for my apartment.  Doing it Detroit scrapper style.  I've actually been warned 5 times to use the back alley, not the front.

 

So I'm about to tarnish chicago's prestigious oak street shopping district tomorrow with my old beat up pickup full of stuff for my apartment.  Doing it Detroit scrapper style.  I've actually been warned 5 times to use the back door, not the front.

 

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Why do kids have to grow up?  :-(

 

I know you raise kids to be independent and strive to do better than you, but honestly, I want my cute little needy nephew and niece back. 

 

Their new found independence makes me feel obsolete.  I hate it. :cry: :cry: :cry: 

 

Go get a sports car, I hear that cures the woes of getting old. :-)

Man, in most ways, I'm more than ready to leave Canton, but sometimes, you just gotta give respect where it's due:

 

Canton judge orders silence in the court — with duct tape

 

August 31, 2009

 

CANTON —Municipal Court Judge Stephen F. Belden had an unconventional tool for silencing an argumentative defendant last week — duct tape.

 

Full story: http://www.cantonrep.com/communities/canton/x1886195990/Canton-judge-orders-silence-in-the-court-with-duct-tape

Mmmmm, coookies

When are you making the Pizzelles? Snap a pic with of one. I would be intrested in seeing the design with your family name in it.

 

Relax, enjoy the wedding...

Daughter's wedding is this weekend.  I'm not doing well, Daddy's little girl and all!  At least I have the cookie table of which to look forward!

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,18361.120.html

 

 

I pray the new son-in-law did not vote for King Obama? ;) 

j/k have a great weekend.  Letting go is hard, but she will always be your little girl.

Daughter's wedding is this weekend. I'm not doing well, Daddy's little girl and all! At least I have the cookie table of which to look forward!

 

 

Congrats!

Go get a sports car, I hear that cures the woes of getting old. :)

 

I'm not old!  :whip: 

 

I just don't want them to grow up.  They haven't asked me to go shopping, go out, go to dinner once, since they've been in NYC.  They only asked for permission to go to a party.  I know they are trying to show their cousins who have never been to NYC a good time, but sheesh.

 

This morning they left the house about 6:30 AM, so they could get a good spot for the Whitney Houston concert.

 

Up until this summer, being "ultimate favorite uncle" has been a cakewalk.  My brother told him he's going to OSU and to forget about Columbia and NYU.  I may have to stab my brother in the back.  Sigh....

Daughter's wedding is this weekend. I'm not doing well, Daddy's little girl and all! At least I have the cookie table of which to look forward!

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,18361.120.html

 

 

 

Congratulations!  Hopefully he is a good guy.  I have a ways to go...hopefully...before one of my girls gets married.  However, last night, I was sitting on the ground with my 2, soon to be 3 year old daughter sharing a cheese stick, and she said, "I am going to get married".  I said what.  And she said, "...to Chris Lightbulb".  I said, so you are going to be Mrs. Lightbulb.  And she said, "yes, and I am going to have a baby in my belly".  All joking aside, I literally one hundred percent wanted to cry, puke, cry some more, and then shoot myself.  Why does your 2 year old daughter tell you these things.  It was quite cute, but at the same time, reminded me someday that this conversation will be for real...well, hopefully not the part about being Mrs. Lightbulb. 

Daughter's wedding is this weekend. I'm not doing well, Daddy's little girl and all! At least I have the cookie table of which to look forward!

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,18361.120.html

 

 

 

Congrats. I hope your inlaws are better than skanks we got!

 

I'm suprised you aren't invited. 

My son, now 4, said the following a few months ago:  "Dad, are apples good for you?  Do they have nutrients?  --yes son, they do.  "Then does candy have old-trients?" 

 

I loved it. He was being entirely serious.

I'm suprised you aren't invited. 

 

LOL. 

 

Congratulations!  Hopefully he is a good guy.  I have a ways to go...hopefully...before one of my girls gets married.  However, last night, I was sitting on the ground with my 2, soon to be 3 year old daughter sharing a cheese stick, and she said, "I am going to get married".  I said what.  And she said, "...to Chris Lightbulb".  I said, so you are going to be Mrs. Lightbulb.  And she said, "yes, and I am going to have a baby in my belly".  All joking aside, I literally one hundred percent wanted to cry, puke, cry some more, and then shoot myself.  Why does your 2 year old daughter tell you these things.  It was quite cute, but at the same time, reminded me someday that this conversation will be for real...well, hopefully not the part about being Mrs. Lightbulb. 

Please Im with you.  I don't even want to think about my neices Quinceanera, let alone her wedding.  I just want the little girl that would run to the door and say "doritos home".  She couldn't say "tio".  The thing I miss the most is the three of them running around with footie PJ's on and jumping in my bed so that I could read them a story.

 

Right now my brother is having issues that his "princess pooper" isn't no longer a baby.  If a boy so much as says "hello" to my niece, the look my brother gives them is scary to me, he damn near has to be restrained.

 

My son, now 4, said the following a few months ago:  "Dad, are apples good for you?  Do they have nutrients?  --yes son, they do.  "Then does candy have old-trients?" 

 

I loved it. He was being entirely serious.

 

awww...that's so cute!

 

Reminds me of my nephew coming into my bedroom at 4:45 AM every morning, pulling my eyelids apart then asking, "are you up?" or "are you awake?"  Or when he would take all of my shoes out of their boxes or off their rack and make a big pile of shoes in my closet, while singing the "hokey pokey" song.

 

I just remembered dressing my nephew for his first day in Kindergarten.  I had to take a half day off work, just to get him to go to school.  He  didn't want to go unless I took him.

 

I'm all verklempted now............

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