My brother and I were in our late 20s when the parents updated their will. We still refer to each other as 'subsequent children' because we were not yet born in the previous will. I refuse to talk about mine because my neglect in this area is epic.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Laura - Oct 24, 2014 8:00:07 am PDT #8801 of 30000
Our wings are not tired.
Calli - Oct 24, 2014 8:04:26 am PDT #8802 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Wow. I just got a call from a place where I'd sent in a job application. It was the perkiest rejection ever! "I just wanted to call and personally thank you for applying! Keep an eye out here for other opportunities!" Really? I just wanted to personally spit in your face, random HR person! Keep an eye out for contagion vectors!
Do HR people really think that sounding like not hiring me makes this the best day ever is helpful? It's not helpful.
Connie Neil - Oct 24, 2014 8:38:50 am PDT #8803 of 30000
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They just want to avoid having you come after them with weaponry. Perkiness is probably not the route to take, in that case.
Scrappy - Oct 24, 2014 8:50:48 am PDT #8804 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Calli--speaking as an HR person, we don't ask people to keep an eye out for opening at out company unless they were impressive and we are actually interested.
Maria - Oct 24, 2014 9:00:40 am PDT #8805 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
You all know my drama with estates after Rob's death. I had a will that was good in MD, but now that I'm in PA, I have to redo it. I should get on that....
msbelle - Oct 24, 2014 9:01:01 am PDT #8806 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
Omg why do I have to be at work!
Cass - Oct 24, 2014 9:21:36 am PDT #8807 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Why do I have to take a training class in Human Trafficking? I did this a year ago and was not yet over the trauma. For once my employer designed a training well enough to engage you and it's the really, truly upsetting one.
Burrell - Oct 24, 2014 9:28:31 am PDT #8808 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Being executor sucks but that's because I find so much of it is beyond my skill set. Like taking care of corporate taxes? Not something I'm good at. Oh well.
-t - Oct 24, 2014 9:34:11 am PDT #8809 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
One of the things we established yesterday is that while I am the named primary executor, if I decline my sister will be assigned, and if she declines there's a professional fiduciary who will step in. Which is a relief. I think things will actually be pretty simple but I am glad there are plans b and c in place.
Jesse - Oct 24, 2014 9:35:07 am PDT #8810 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Calli--speaking as an HR person, we don't ask people to keep an eye out for opening at out company unless they were impressive and we are actually interested.
Yeah, I really hope my super sincere rejection emails along those lines (always emails!) are actually read and received. I really think you could work here! Not in this position!