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"I am the father of two gorgeous, wonderful, brilliant daughters who are now adults. I was 22 when the first was born. My experience has been one of unbounded amazement at my great fortune to have the chance to raise up these precious jewels...." [
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2 weeks ago
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"I chose the Garmin Nuvi 360 because Garmin also builds avionics. They by-god better know how to make a good GPS.
My main gripe is with the bluetooth connectivity, which is limited to a rediculously small set of phones.
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"++and for no one
Every case of burnout I've experienced (and there have been several) it all started with not sleeping enough. When I stop using the alarm everything -- and I do mean everything, not just work -- gets better.
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"Seconding spitbull, with the addition that you don't have to record to the camcorder.
Hook up the lav mics to a digital recorder (iPod, etc.) and sync the audio on the recorders with the audio/video on the camcorder. Slate or even just sharply..." [
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3 months ago
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"It is nearly impossible for you to change the perception of you at the companies you currently work for. They see you a certain way and can't imagine you in another role. If you want to be a different person (worker) you must leave to become that..." [
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4 months ago
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"One of the laws of physics (with apologies to all scientists out there) is that it takes less energy to change the direction of a moving body than to put a standing body in motion. Meaning, once you get up and start doing it is far easier to keep..." [
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5 months ago
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"One of the things that is surprising to me (still!) is how much can get done in small chunks of time. 5-15 minute blocks are often easier to find than 1-2 hour blocks. I find myself often discounting these little bits of time as useless but when I..." [
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6 months ago
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"So, for those who have been able to find meaning and fulfillment in their jobs: how did you do it?
No book or form will tell the answer to this one. You have to get out and touch the world a bit, try things out, try things on. You can't sit in..." [
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6 months ago
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"I work at a company that deals (partly) with spam, so everybody in the company has had to sign waivers agreeing not to be offended by pretty much anything that goes on at work. Whenever casual conversations start to stray into the NSFW arena..." [
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6 months ago
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"Go, Dog, Go!
I memorized that book before I could read. I mean, dogs in primary colors having a party in a tree after racing their cars to get there? So cool. It's a really nice early reader...." [
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6 months ago
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"Unless the kid is in danger, this is none of your business.
Having been 'raised' by a bi-polar hoarding controlling mother let me just say that a dirty, messy, cluttered house and a sick kid are not necessarily the same as neglect. Just because..." [
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6 months ago
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"BTW, I think the instinct excuse is crap. Half the human race have breasts. Time to get over it.
Uh, yeah. The other half.
Mrs. Director and I have had discussions around this. I explained that breast are a primary visual clue of femaleness...." [
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7 months ago
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"Two sides to this. On the one hand, our unconscious mind processes a ton of information every second and tries to communicate the results of that to the conscious mind via feelings. (Read the book Blink for more details). So, this idea of knowing..." [
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7 months ago
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Put it on the big screen, Scottie.
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7 months ago
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"My wonderful and talented daughters (in case they haven't finished xmas shopping) and I always have had (and still do have) our little secrets from Mom. To the point now where the secretness doesn't even have to be defined but it's all little,..." [
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8 months ago
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"And another thing. Good, competent people are out there and they tend to find each other. Ask around and find the places they enjoy working. I've been at my current job for a record four years because anyplace else will be a step (or three) down,..." [
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8 months ago
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"Sounds a lot like me at that age, except that I found reading earlier. I read pretty much whenever I wasn't involved with sports. School was a drag and reading was another avoidance tool.
You can't make school interesting and you can't make him..." [
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8 months ago
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"Somebody on another thread said, "Action precedes motivation." I've thought a lot about this and agree. The thing to do is: anything. Pick the smallest, easiest task you can think of and do that. Once you get moving it is a simpler..." [
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favorited 5 times, recently by Hollow, madforplaid, LobsterMitten, FuManchu, mewithoutyou
9 months ago
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"When a number shows up with a blocked ID, I answer the phone with: "May I have your password, please?"
No matter how they respond, I only repeat the same phrase. The number of charity calls has dropped dramatically since doing this...." [
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9 months ago
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"INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY
Phone rings.
YOU
May I have your password, please?
EVIL COLLECTOR
I'm trying to reach....
YOU
May I have your password, please?
EVIL COLLECTOR
What? I don't have a password. No, is this the home of......" [
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9 months ago
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"Why on earth would you want to short-change your sleep? There are myriad problems caused (or worsened) by sleep debt and sleep deprivation. If there is one thing you can do to improve your life is it probably getting all the sleep you need,..." [
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10 months ago
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""There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail."" [
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11 months ago
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"You could try stream-of-consciousness writing to help dislodge long lost memories of those good things. Sit down in a quiet place with a stack of notebook paper and pen. Ask yourself the burning question then start writing whatever the hell comes..." [
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11 months ago
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"Man, it would be fantastic to have a patent lawyer with software experience. It's usually like explaining to a five-year-old. There are no verbal short-cuts and there are plenty of blank stares.
That said, the idea of actually having to practice..." [
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Last year
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"Everybody's parents are messed up in some way and they can't help but pass that along to the kiddies. What some people, like you, discover is that you can turn the chaos into strengths you would not otherwise have achieved.
So while it is easy to..." [
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"When I'm not making music regularly, it's like a part of me is missing.
I can't address the SF issues but this part I can, having set aside my passion for almost two years.
Do not do what I did. When you have a thing that powers your life..." [
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Last year
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""I take the requirements from the customer and deliver them to the engineers."
"So, you don't actually write the requirements?"" [
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"Since some of the penguins have low paying jobs they can't afford the waterfront properties like their more affluent cousins therefore they have to commute...." [
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Last year
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"My printers are terribly irresponsible, especially in social circumstances. They seem to have formed their own clique and sometimes won't talk to others. Then they run out of ink/toner at the most inconvenient times.
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