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Ego's, idiots and hospitals on 2008-04-28 22:38:18 |
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Wow, sounds like you're having lots of fun there, pita. Don't burn yourself out. Personally i know I'm about to overload when my eyelid starts twitching.
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Diversions on 2008-04-28 02:58:23 |
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I love my country but I wouldn't say we are perfect on the rule of law front. We have plenty of injustice in our history as well. However, I think one advantage that Canada has had, if you want to call it an advantage, is that we have never been a superpower. I think when your country becomes really powerful you tend to devolve into all the vices that empires always seem to devolve into... i.e. you're concerned about maintaining your place in the world, maintaining national security at all costs, etc. etc.
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Going To University on 2008-04-27 23:34:33 |
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I'm not sure what Pell grants are but I'm going to talk to Financial Aid next week I think. Hopefully they can tell me about loans and grants, etc.
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through the looking glass on 2008-04-27 15:33:43 |
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I don't know about the origins you are speaking of but I believe that if you treat your child with love and respect you have a very good chance of that being returned, no matter what "truth" might be revealed.
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Diversions on 2008-04-27 15:01:08 |
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The masses love their bread and circuses. It's one of the flaws of having a democratic system. Many of the electorate will be disengaged and/or easily manipulated. However, I'm not big on replacing democracy with one of the alternatives either so.. what do you do? :)
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Toast to no worries :) on 2008-04-27 14:56:58 |
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Well, it's a couple of days late but I hope you enjoyed your trip to the liquor store. :)
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No sense of direction -buckle up on 2008-04-23 00:29:09 |
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Well if I was in the neighbourhood I'd drive you, pita. I love driving. In fact just got back from my roadtrip.. and, btw,did I hear you say there was a town called Hooterville? Doooo go on.
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Mulligan on 2008-04-23 00:17:22 |
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Good for you for pursuing a new career. There's at ime you just have to say 'Ok, that's it, this all sucks and I'm chuckin it overboard. Now on to my next chapter in life'. :)
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Keep America Beautiful! Flush Hillary! on 2008-04-23 00:08:01 |
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Just got back from my little trip the other day so I missed some of your blogs and am trying to catch up. I'm sorry to hear school is keeping you busy but I hope you don't stop blogging on here because I really enjoy reading them. Coincidentally, now that they've had the Primary in Pennsylvania today which seems to be a marginal victory for Hillary how long do you think this is goin to drag out? I think that, if the Democrats keep fightin this out right to the convention, they're giving McCain a free ride to build up momentum to use against them.
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writers block on 2008-04-10 18:12:35 |
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Hmmm. Maybe just pick a topic each day and write a story/essay about it, even if you don't feel too inspired by it? Perhaps that would get rid of the block? Dunno. Just thinking off the top of my head.
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Slip of the tongue syndrome on 2008-04-10 18:09:26 |
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Farts are funny. I like belches too. I can belch on command and always find that entertaining though strangely enough other people don't always. As for verbal slip ups here's one for you... when I was in highschool there was this girl I liked and one day she was upset and crying and went off into this sort of side room beside the class. I figured I'd see if she was alright so I went in and found out that, for some reason, she was changing clothes.. I had meant to say "Is there anything I can do for you?" but, after seeing her in a state of half undress, I ended up saying, "Is there anything I can do TO you?" Try recovering from that one.
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Leadership on 2008-04-10 12:08:06 |
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Thanks, pita. Yeah, I have to do a few more things this week like take a first aid course I had scheduled and also work some security at a local shopping mall (I'm still on call for a security company and they asked me to come in to cover some shifts) but next week I am going on a little trip. Looking forward to it. :)
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Coming clean ... on 2008-04-09 13:57:35 |
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Wisdom is painfully acquired. Gotta love that testosterone (sp?) that makes us guys (and some women) wanna show the world who's boss. :)
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My Life, My Story, The Final Part on 2008-04-09 13:50:11 |
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So concludes a moving and painful story. May your future stories be filled with happiness. It seems to me that you have more to live for then perhaps you thought in the past.
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Mind Monsters on 2008-04-08 16:25:27 |
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Hmmm.. disturbing.
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Smile Things Get Worse From Here. on 2008-04-07 11:05:16 |
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Depression is a powerful force. I know as I continue to battle with it off and on. I hope you get the support you need and also don't worry so much about body weight and don't force yourself to throw up. Find someone you can talk to about your problems to get them out there.. a counsellor, a friend, whoever.
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Online Bullying on 2008-04-06 08:40:44 |
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As I stated earlier, it's irrelevant whether something is funny or not when determining whether it is bullying. It's often funny to make fun of fat people. Cruel but funny. That's why you see so many jokes about them made by comedians, on various tv shows, etc. It's especially painful when the joke is directed at a particular person and he/she knows it. If you have complaints/issues with a person the reasonable and adult way of dealing with them is to state your argument in a reasoned manner without resorting to petty name calling and mockery. If you are a public figure with national or international notoriety it probably is not possible to avoid parodies and mockery and that's probably the price you just have to pay for being a public figure. However, on thoughts.com we are not public figures in my opinion, just every day joes and janes, and, even if we were public figures, thoughts.com is private property and the administrators have the right to put rules in place for it which, as far as I understand, include anti-harassment rules. I fully support this.
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Online Bullying on 2008-04-05 14:06:26 |
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I'm glad to see that the thoughts.com staff have taken the matter seriously. Kudos.
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My Life, My Story, The Adult Years...Part Seven on 2008-04-05 08:21:45 |
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I have read your series of blogs and I must say it is quite the read. Some very touching moments in it. I'll admit I teared up a little bit reading about your reunion with your son. I salute you for being willing to share your story and wish you and your son the best.
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Stripper names on 2008-04-05 03:39:14 |
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You should open a club of your own, pita. You could call it the Boom Boom Room.
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Stripper names on 2008-04-04 14:02:21 |
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Good stuff! One of my favourite things to do when working at hotels was to look at the list of names of guests that were, in my mind, funny.. like there was Emma Nag, Mr. Clinkingbeard and.. I swear, I'm not making this up.. Mr. Mycock
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Always look on the bright side of life on 2008-04-04 13:56:56 |
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Love that from the Life of Bryan. I used to hum that at work sometimes and my coworkers didn't know what the heck I was doing.
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Nose hair and other anomalies on 2008-04-04 07:13:33 |
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Personally back hair is my enemy. Not that I have a fur rug back there like some guys but still it's noticeable. At least I'm not Robin Williams, that guy grows his own sweaters. :)
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Paranoia on 2008-04-04 07:12:22 |
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I hear ya. I used to worry a lot about people judging me, wondered what kinds of things they were thinking about me. Sometimes I still think that way, usually if I'm stressed out over something but I've also learned something valuable as time goes by: It doesn't matter what they think because most of them are idiots. Lol. ;)
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On Management Speak on 2008-04-03 07:12:23 |
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You need to alter your paradigm and rebrand the product.. instead of thinking of it as "bollocks" think of it as proactively seeking out alternative realities... or something
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3rd graders plotted teacher attack on 2008-04-03 07:08:12 |
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Yeah, changed my profile pic.. but it didn't come out too well, I may have to try again. And.. not to start a debate in comments, 'cuz that's not my intention, but I'm actually not too worried about "kids today". :) The crime rate, including youth violence, has actually been going down not up. At least where I live. :)
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Batman on 2008-04-03 03:46:04 |
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Nope, can't say I saw that site.. I like Monty Python too and Fawlty Towers. Basil Fawlty has one of my favourite lines: A hotel would be so much easier to run without guests.
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Do your homework,buyer beware on 2008-04-03 03:42:08 |
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Never trust a lawyer, a politician or a salesperson. They all have the same job - to get you to buy into a story that isn't completely true.
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3rd graders plotted teacher attack on 2008-04-03 03:34:13 |
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According to what I read they had an organized plan. Someone would whack her with the weight, then someone would close the blinds, they'd tie her up (with tape I think) and then stab her.
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Various Assorted Jerks on 2008-04-03 02:25:48 |
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Hmmmm, haven't had a shoplifter strip down.. I have had women try to hit on me in order to be allowed to do things they're not supposed to though, like get into the pool after hours or get into an event without paying, etc. Some of them were actually quite attractive but I haven't been suckered in yet. :)
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Inner Peace on 2008-04-02 10:31:52 |
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I'm more of a beer person but I echo your sentiments.
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Various Assorted Jerks on 2008-04-02 10:29:40 |
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Yeah, I try to restrain myself from saying what is going through my head. However, I have been accused of being too confrontational. The manager at one hotel fired me for that alleged reason, although I think it was more due to the fact that I reported him to the Fire Department for violating the Fire Code. Heh. :)
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Batman on 2008-04-02 10:26:38 |
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Yeah, I think I need a vacation, Wayne. Haven't had a real vacation in years.
The funny thing is that I don't even really care about Batman that much, pita, my mind just comes up with weird Monty Python-esque stuff sometimes. Superman is alright. I like to watch the Smallville TV program sometimes.
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Rutgers Culture on 2008-04-02 07:34:25 |
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Damn. Your reference to an accountant reminds me I need to do my taxes still.
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Various Assorted Jerks on 2008-04-02 07:21:36 |
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I used to find drunks amusing at first but after you've had to deal with them for years you just find them annoying. And, nope, I came up with the hairytoad name myself. Lol. :)
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Crack heads and refrigerator magnets on 2008-04-02 05:31:37 |
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Sounds um.. fun?? Reminds me of some of the things I saw working security.
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