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For our 25th wedding anniversary, I got a pewter family tree. On one side of a small heart I had it engraved with simply "25". On the other side was engraved "If the sun refused to shine..." and she knew the song. "Thank You" If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me. Kind woman, I give you my all, Kind woman, nothing more. Little drops of rain whisper of the pain, tears of loves lost in the days gone by. My love is strong, with you there is no wrong, together we shall go until we die. My, my, my. An inspiration is what you are to me, inspiration, look... see. And so today, my world it smiles, your hand in mine, we walk the miles, Thanks to you it will be done, for you to me are the only one. Happiness, no more be sad, happiness....I'm glad. If the sun refused to shine, I would still be loving you. When mountains crumble to the sea, there will still be you and me. Of course, anther song with the same words at the beginning would not have been the same. "If Six was Nine" If the sun refused to shine I don't mind, I don't mind (Yeah) If the mountains ah, fell in the sea Let it be, it ain't me. (Well, all right) Got my own world to live through and uh, ha ! And I ain't gonna copy you. Yeah (sing the song brother...) Now if uh, six uh, huh, turned out to be nine Oh I don't mind, I don't mind uh ( Well all right... ) If all the hippies cut off all their hair Oh I don't care, oh I don't care. Dig. 'Cause I've got my own world to live through and uh, huh And I ain't gonna copy you. White collar conservative flashin' down the street Pointin' their plastic finger at me, ha ! They're hopin' soon my kind will drop and die but uh I'm gonna wave my freak flag high, high ! Oww ! Wave on, wave on... Ah, ha, ha Fall mountains, just don't fall on me Go ahead on mister business man, you can't dress like me Yeah ! Don't nobody know what I'm talkin' about I've got my own life to live I'm the one that's gonna die when it's time for me to die So let me live my life the way I want to Yeah, sing on brother, play on drummer.

Sorry. I am usually not so nasty. Please accept my apology and let's move on, OK? Rock

Arh, Arh, Arh!

I am a member of the Booster's and will contact them. I was more interested in connecting up with TBDers who were going, since I know more TBDers who are likely to go. The Boosters are a great group of fans, but meetings are on Tuesday nights, 80 miles away, and I have somewhere else I need to be then. I mainly keep my Boosters membership card because my father was one of the founding members, who signed the papers to incorporate the club. Which is why (trivia fans) there is only ONE Buffalo Bills Boosters Club, Inc. and the rest are "Bills Backers"). Thanks, Jack!

I got my turf from Hammer too. A nice half moon shape that is used at the entrance of my pop-up trailer I bought some of the old turf, sealed in plastic on a keychain.

I cannot read your posts anymore if YOU cannot be bothered to hit the f**king return key and make a new paragrah. I know that breaks your heart, but some of us have vision problems.

It was in Fairport. If I was in yer hood I woulda called!

Yeah, I was a sniper and shot cops all the time. Unless this kid is from another planet, how the HELL could he not know this was wrong? He may not "legally know" because he is 14, but in his heart and mind he knows it was NOT RIGHT! Can there be any doubt to that?

Sad, but true. The last few times I purchased something there, I did it on line and just picked it up because I could not find someone to help me at the store! Laid off in January 2006 from what was Nortel. Then after a few months off. I worked on contract for 20 months at Corning (are you seeing the pattern? ). They ended my contract in December 2008, and now I just started my third week as a quality manager with a small (25 people) manufacturing company. Hope I do not bring them down!

Moderators - could we pin ONE thread and make it for plans to attend the HOF this year in Canton? That would make it like our tailgate threads, where we can go to one spot to corrdinate parties, tickets, tailgates, etc for the weekend of August 8th?? It would be much appreciated!

You should try the "Dickoderm Patch". I hear it works well and suppresses Ralph Related (Arh, Arh) stress syndrome.

Baseball OT is not "sudden death". Home team gets last bat - standard rule.

Why fix it if it ain't broke? If a team loses the toss, their D has to D-liver.

Yep! I am still very ticked at Ralph right now, but his importance to the AFL, NFL, and the Bills for almost 50 years has certainly earned him a place in the Hall of Fame.

When Kramer vs Kramer came out, I was single parenting my three year old daughter, working on divorcing my absentee POS legal spouse "in absentia" and praying she did not return and fight for "legal" custody. Great movie when it can make you HATE a character. I kept my daughter and it was never contested.

City of Angels Under the Tuscan Sun Chocolat I like a good story.

Hang in there, Poojer! Good luck!

Thanks! They are having their "holiday party" a week from today at Rick's Prime Rib. Free dinner and two free drinks! I was asked if I liked wine. When I said yes, the receptionist hinted that there would probably be a gift in my office on Monday. Gee, I have walls and a door, no more cube!

Knock Three Times on the ceiling, if you want me Scott!

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The best sandy beaches are an hour north in Nuevo Vallarta. The best local flavor is closer to old town, The Marina. Been to the region four times. Next trip will be Playa del Carmen for a change and I want to go to some of the old "ruins". Google it and read the reviews. It is always changing. NEVER had a problem, except maybe the ignorant gringos who think they are better than the residents. 1. Leave a tip for the cleaning ladies on day one and you will be very well taken care of all week. 2. Tip the bartenders (well drinks are free) and after a day or two you are always first served. 3. Barter with the locals and when you arrive at a price, pay it. Anything else is an insult. 4. Get up early and take kayaks out in the bay, you will see dolphins and humpback whales. 5. Get on a blue "Rambo bus" and forget about taxis (ignor Fodor's advice). 6. Exception - if you go bar hopping - take the taxi (buses stop at 11PM) home. 7. Treat the locals with respect - they are the nicest people in the world. 8. Skip the time share presentation unless you like beng aggravated on vacation. 9. Breakfast is quick in te buffet, but reserve for dinners - many have a few FINE restaurants. 10. Cafe D'Ole in "old town" has a seafood chowder to DIE for at a reasonable price. 11. Try not to stay 100% in the all inclusive. If you do you might as well do Disney. It's not Mexico.

Thank you, my friend. AND, I always take care of the "rocks" first ! If all goes well I will be employed again tomorrow.

Thanks for all the input. I mostly wanted others POV - I am not trying to squeeze them for a couple bucks, but if there were ways to sweeten the pot, I would be a fool not to ask. I spoke to my recruiter, the Veep (my new boss), and the controller today, and everything is falling in place. I will close the deal tomorrow. The hard part for us 50 somethings who have been downsized is that we were making $15K more, just two or three years ago. Of course the current $365/week after taxes from unemployment is easily beat! I can only imagine the feeling of college grads who are $100K in debt with MBAs being offered $25K. Or some of my peers who either cannot find a job or are being offered $12/hour! There are a lot more positives than negatives, and this job will be a new adventure. I am a lucky man indeed.

Ceiling, walls, trim. My preference. Almost always have to second coat everything. Only pussies use tape. Once upon a time Mrs Rock took the kids out so I could paint. I did the ceiling, than did all the cutting in with a brush, which is very time consuming. Mrs Rock came home a few hours later. The walls were that same color and cutting in does not cover a large area, and she asked me wtf I had been doing! The next time she went out, I rolled on the walls and ceiling and did no cutting in or trim. I sat down, had a beer, and watched a movie. Mrs Rock got home and said "Wow, you are really getting it done fast this time." Another lesson for the married man.

And the winner said..... C'mon, my brain already hurts!

Continued from my "another one bites the dust" thread... I broke my previous record. In 2006 I was laid off and had another job in 10 weeks. After 20 months as a temp, I was again dumped and 6 weeks later I have a full time professional offer on the table. Not to shabby for a mid-fifties boomer! I have been given a written offer for close to the salary I wanted, but a little short. Considering the current job market, considering it is in Rochester, and considering it is a job that I really want, I can agree on *base salary* but need to find a way to maximize total compensation. I will be a Quality Manager, reporting directly to the VP. It is a small company (less than 30 people) but a strong manufacturing group. Basically I will be defining the quality system. The people I have met are very cool, and they work hard but like to have fun doing it. Any ideas on how to improve *total compensation*? I do not see much if any flexibility (leverage) in the salary. Pulling up comparables from the past two years does not mean a lot with unemployment so high today! It is a job I want in a shiddy market. Things so far have fallen in line. I need to go talk to them tomorrow or Friday to "sign zee papers" but as I said little more than the salary, job title, and start date (Monday) are in the signed offer sent to me. I am paying through the ass for medical benefits now, so if that can be kept low, that is a big plus. I will also have paid vacations and more holidays. As a temp, if the plant shut down Christmas week, I got 8 hours pay! Any and all angles are appreciated! I need to make sure all responsibilites and goals are documented, too. Tanstaafl, Rock