Now, this would be the perfect time for a swear word.

Kaylee ,'Jaynestown'


Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Connie Neil - Feb 06, 2009 11:17:18 am PST #5402 of 30000
brillig

My answer to that is the bad ones had best seek employment where their flaws won't have an immediate negative effect on their income.

Wrod.

Edit: Apparently women are bad tippers. I know I am. Maybe it's a "Oh, you're delivering food, I know exactly how hard that is" thing.


msbelle - Feb 06, 2009 11:18:42 am PST #5403 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb

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more Obama rolling back bad Bush policy.


Nora Deirdre - Feb 06, 2009 11:25:59 am PST #5404 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)

easy peasy, lemon squeezy

TomW says it all the time.


Steph L. - Feb 06, 2009 11:26:31 am PST #5405 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

I think Obama has started calling them on it, and I hope he continues. I wish he would do it more often, more effectively and more strenuously, though.

I think Friedman school economics is one of the more dangerous and toxic philosophies ever to grace our planet, and it's taken quite a deep root right now.

I genuine don't know enough about Friedman school economics to know if this is true, but I've read that Obama is of that same school. Which would seem bad, if true.


flea - Feb 06, 2009 11:34:43 am PST #5406 of 30000
information libertarian

The current press secretary is the son of a former coworker of mine, and looks a lot like her, and I cannot get over it every single time I see him in the news. Every time, I'm all, Yoicks!


ChiKat - Feb 06, 2009 11:51:10 am PST #5407 of 30000
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?

Re: Bonuses...

I used to get a bonus when I worked in the private sector. I got my bonus in Feb. for the previous year and it was based on specific, measurable goals that were outlined in a bonus plan each February. I wasn't in sales, so they were not sales goals. More like creating new products, training staff, etc.

In my last year, my bonus was a little over 15% of my total annual income for the year. I was middle management. Even with my bonus, I made less than $100K (quite a bit less). My bonus made a huge impact on my money situation. I guess I say that to reiterate that bonuses don't just effect bigwigs.

That also being said, when the economy was not good in 2001/2002, my bonus was significantly less, but it was also planned to be less. Those were also the years that our senior management took no salary increases and our CEO and President both took paycuts and our Publisher took himself off payroll all together for 6 months.


aurelia - Feb 06, 2009 12:00:34 pm PST #5408 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

Don't get me started on gas costs! I just filled up last night at $1.95.

Really? After breaking $4, I'm still startled at how low the price has dropped. Even in Chicago.


Laga - Feb 06, 2009 12:01:51 pm PST #5409 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

yah, here in SoCal I'm happy it's below $2.10


Gudanov - Feb 06, 2009 12:02:12 pm PST #5410 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping

I had to pay a 1% city income tax when I lived in Kansas City proper. I no longer have a city or county income tax, but we have a 8.225% sales tax, some food excluded.


Kathy A - Feb 06, 2009 12:38:43 pm PST #5411 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Oh, I'm still surprised by how low gas is right now, but as I was approaching the Shell station, WBBM radio had their "Low Gas Price Locations" segment on, and they were talking about $1.77 in Oak Forest and $1.85 in Woodlawn, so I wasn't too pleased with the $1.95 I ended up with.