So, if anyone recalls my wailing and whining about my starting salary in June, this puts me up where I wanted to be. So yay!

Yay, Nora!

Cool, Nora!

The last three or four years I've gotten 2%-3% raises. Before that I had a 5% raise, and the year before that I think it was 9%, and before that I had a couple of years of 10% raises. Then there was the year I got the 37% raise (but that was when I was rather underpaid compared to the market).

I think lots in the IT industry have had small raises in recent years.

I get a 3% raise every year. It's nice to know that my salary will go up, but I wish they had merit based raises because I would rake up. My starting salary was higher than they usually pay for my job too.

I get a 3% raise every year. It's nice to know that my salary will go up, but I wish they had merit based raises because I would rake up.

Me too - they call it a "cost of living increase." In theory we also have a merit-based bonus system, only none of the middle management can figure out how to do the paperwork for it.

Feelin' pretty good today, I must say.

Yay Nora's raise...may you grow and flourish well past her expectations next time around.

Sore as all fuck. I ran twelve miles yesterday.

And still? Never gonna run. Spike's chip kept him from harming mortals, mine keeps me from running more than a block at a time. BUT, I am walking my butt off. Literally.

I've walked 4+ miles everyday for the last week. Granted, to do the Marathon, Ima havta start upping that soon, but at least I'm consistent. My bff is being a huge help with her zeal to hit the bricks each morning.

The shoe and pedometer research has been less than uplifting but I'm hoping I have that resolved. Now, it's all about the miles and the time.

I have no aspiration to be a rockstar in the marathon walking world, but I DO want to make it to the finish line without being swept from the field.

In '97, when I did the AIDSRide, on our 110 mile day, I made 89.5 before being forced off the road. That blew...I had the power but not the speed...which has always been the case. In high school I was a varsity long distance swimmer. Never won a race, but I completed them ALL, even the ones I should not have been entered in. The coach called me his 'point for the team gal'.

Wish me speed!

Sore as all fuck. I ran twelve miles yesterday.

What'd you do to make someone chase you twelve miles?

Ok, now -t. Thanks for the giggle. I'm so glad my laptop doesn't have one of those!!!

Sign #1717 that your children are growing up. The pediatric dentist wants to develop a plan for graduating your daughter to an adult dentist.

The pediatric dentist wants to develop a plan for graduating your daughter to an adult dentist.

Will there be a ceremony?

Will there be a ceremony?

I wanted to ask about the dress code.