The good was that my supervisor talked to Big Boss about this and Big Boss's response was that the lost job would have initially been a stretch, but after that, I would have been a good fit.

That's so awesome!!!

Pete, I emailed you at your profile address...

meara, did you have dates yet on visiting SF? Not poking, just wondering if I flaked or something.

meara? Within driving distance?

::poke, poke, poke::

Isn't it next weekend? Friday the 24th/Saturday the 25th, when she'll be free?

Yes, P-C has it right, I'm flying in Thursday evening (at 5:10pm) and leaving Saturday at 12:45pm. But I haven't gotten a schedule from them on what'll be involved, so I haven't made plans yet.

Any suggestions for some carbs/fiber variety?

I'll add another hearty endorsement for quinoa. I make mine in a rice cooker. It uses the same proportions and timing as white rice but it's much yummier. My fave quinoa recipe is Quinoa with Potatoes and Cumin. Mmmmm.

I'm flying in Thursday evening (at 5:10pm) and leaving Saturday at 12:45pm.

Crap - I'm bartending that Friday. You should come make flirty eyes at me!

I have A's tickets for Friday night. Not sure if you will be free, or if you even like baseball - but I could kick one of the kids to the curb for ya.

You should come make flirty eyes at me!

The two of you flirting with each other? A flirtpocalypse!

It comes down to people hearing the word "average" and assuming it's the mean average. Which quite a lot of people do.

I may have the same attitudes towards "average" that I do towards "classical" music. I frequently say I don't care for Classical music because I prefer Baroque and, heaven help me, Impressionist - but don't care much for Beethoven or Mozart. Using words too precisely has its downsides.