Kids! He is just an only child and kind of spoiled. We are pretty strict though considering he is our only one. Poor kid is grounded all the time. All part of growing up I guess. I turned out OK.

Wonder how many dads are eating eggs and pancakes? Ha ha

Aw bear I love ya!
Hey I was thinking about you the other night actually.(Off to a good start ;) ) There was some show on tv and I flipped by and it caught my attention. I normally don't even watch tv not sure why it was even on. But some bridal thing in England. Godzilla brides or some god aweful thing. (and i just died a little inside :( ) I stopped because the accents made me think thats how you would sound. I know, makes no sense. Amuse me.

You thought of me when watching a bridal show :eek:

I'm not sure how to take that to be honest, but in red was how I reacted :D

Happy Birthday Unky :)

Thanks Bear! :)

Happy Fathers day to all who have worked to deserve the title.

And a little proud father information. FYI (braggin' really lol )

At 10:30 pm tonight New York time , on the Food Channel my oldest daughter will be on the show Unique Sweets..
She is a professional cake decorator , baker, dessert specialist, et al and has made previous appearances .
If you want to see a lovely young lady show you how to make some great sweets Paulette does it very well.
Dad is quite proud of her and her husband who have invested many years of hard work and made themselves quite successful.

:D

Happy Fathers day to all who have worked to deserve the title.

And a little proud father information. FYI (braggin' really lol )

At 10:30 pm tonight New York time , on the Food Channel my oldest daughter will be on the show Unique Sweets ..
She is a professional cake decorator , baker, dessert specialist, et al and has made previous appearances .
If you want to see a lovely young lady show you how to make some great sweets Paulette does it very well.
Dad is quite proud of her and her husband who have invested many years of hard work and made themselves quite successful.

:D

Good for her Martin!

You thought of me when watching a bridal show :eek:

im not sure how to take that to be honest, but in red was how i reacted :D

NO NO NO it was in England and the accents and just whatever! Never mind.

Good for her Martin!

Thanks Stringer ,

She has worked hard. Graduated French Culinary Institute and went to Le Cirque working with Jacques Torres which led to her and her husband helping Chef Torres start Jacques Torres Chocolate .

I shouldn't get started about my kids , I tend to get too talkative. :D

NO NO NO it was in England and the accents and just whatever! Never mind.

No worries Sunny, I was just teasing :)

Thanks Stringer ,

She has worked hard. Graduated French Culinary Institute and went to Le Cirque working with Jacques Torres which led to her and her husband helping Chef Torres start Jacques Torres Chocolate .

I shouldn't get started about my kids , I tend to get too talkative. :D

Martin I want you to know I have kept this in the back of my mind all day to watch this. Lets hope I can make it until 10:30. Sometimes I just fall asleep. I am up really early so that happens. But I am hoping to catch her.

Martin I want you to know I have kept this in the back of my mind all day to watch this. Lets hope I can make it until 10:30. Sometimes I just fall asleep. I am up really early so that happens. But I am hoping to catch her.

:D Thanks :D

Wish me luck peeps. I have exams all week. Sorry I haven't been chatting much, hopefully will have some more time on my hands next week.

Why would an intelligent (and lovely) lady need luck to pass exams? ;)

I'm sure a lot more brain power than luck will be why you fly through and ace those tests.

All the same, good luck Bella. :D

Good luck bella :)

D'aww! Thanks Martin. You never cease to make me smile :) Thanks bear. 2 done, 2 to go. The hardest one is on Wednesday. Biology, *Dunn dunn dunnn*

Good luck to you Bella. Cheers when you ace them all.

Martin I watched until about 10ish. I know like I couldn't wait 30 more minutes. But I checked her out online today and there are a ton of sites on her. I read a blog on her and how she started and that's amazing. Some of the pictures and recipes looked way to yummy. Good for her. An accomplishment for sure.

Good luck to you Bella. Cheers when you ace them all.

Martin I watched until about 10ish. I know like I couldn't wait 30 more minutes. But I checked her out online today and there are a ton of sites on her. I read a blog on her and how she started and thats amazing. Some of the pictures and recipes looked way to yummy. Good for her. An accomplishment for sure.

Wow. Looks like we slept together. ;)

I nodded out about 10 and woke up just before 11.
Perfect timing to miss it.

But she will be back on next Sunday I believe.

Quick question: So an aquantince wants to hook me up with her ex husband. She asked if she could give him my number, and in a moment of sheer panic I agreed. Well we have been texting, only for one day, but really how can you know someone from just texting. I asked why they split and she said they had a rough last two years, and are just better off friends. She said he is a really nice guy, funny and caring. My question is, is it weird for someone to hook you up with their ex husband?

Calling something weird depends on your definition of normal :D

Personally I would see it as weird, because I'm assuming that you don't talk you're your acquaintance that often so I'm not sure how she can get a good enough judge of your character to try an play match maker :)

Calling something wierd depends on your definition of normal :D

personally i would see it as wierd, because im assuming that you dont talk your your aquaintance that often so im not sure how she can get a good enough judge of your character to try an play match maker :)

Well we do spend two hours each day with each other because we share classes in school. We have worked on projects, and even spoken out side of school. I guess you could consider us friends as we text and speak to each other on Facebook. Not sure what you would call that. But you, I see where you are going here...

Well we do spend two hours each day with each other because we share classes in school. We have worked on projects, and even spoken out side of school. I guess you could consider us friends as we text and speak to each other on facebook. Not sure what you would call that. But ya, I see where you are going here....

Hmm then maybe she feels she knows you well enough to think you and her ex would get along really well, in which case I don't see it as that weird :),
Depends on what you make of it though and if you even want to at this point :)

Yippeee! I made honors! Hells yea!! I'm celebrating heheheh. Yea I have to work in the a.m but what evs.

Congrats Bella! I knew you'd do it! :)

Nice one Bella :D

Great stuff Bell. Well deserved. :)

Wow. Looks like we slept together. ;)



SSShhh... there will be a thread on us now. Its our secret.

Congrats bella. Great job. Drinks all around.

Good job Bella.

Knew you would.

Oh I am so fired up. Here I vent. My son still goes to daycare even though I am not working at this point. If I stop sending him then she fills his spot and I am out of a sitter when I return to work. Living where I live she is actually the only one close enough in town. If I don't have her I can't work. So now that school is out all the kids are on a different summer rate which is a lot more money. Not good for me. I was stressing. I simply asked her about a month ago if I brought him less if I could pay less. I wasn't sure of her policy so I simply asked. She agreed instantly and gave me a half rate for half time type thing. Well yesterday I had to bring my son there because I had a funeral to attend. My husband dropped him off with an Avon book and her check for the week. She made a super rude comment on "how nice that I pay but but expect her to spend money in return" That upset me. I didn't expect anything out of her! She gave me Avon books for 2 years. If I didn't want to order I threw it out. Not a big deal. Well we get home and I go in to pick up my son. She was waiting at the door with the Avon book and said that she can't afford make up since one of her parents dropped to a part time rate. What? Oh my god I was so mad. Then she continued on how broke she is and when she packed for her trip to Nashville she realized again she has enough make up. She was so rude. Just throw the dam book away then!! The point is how she said she was broke because of me going part time. But when I talked about it with her she clearly stated it was not a big deal and she was not losing a cent since she took on a new kid and the other kids are now at a full time summer rate. Why be so nice to me and work with me on this then the weekend before he starts a part time rate she is so rude. I want to say something to her but I know once I do I could be out a sitter. What the heck is wrong with some people!

Seems like this thread has stalled. I just wanted to pop in and say hi. I've been gone the last month, first traveling with John on a business trip and then to a wedding of one of my oldest and best friends. We were born on the same day at the same hospital, and have been friends since we were 2 years old. We always pretended we were brother and sister since we were both only children - and often called each other "twin". So, I start my new job today. I'm excited and nervous, but ready to get back to work. Hope you all are doing okay. :)

I'm okay here, just started on the accounting courses last Saturday. Well, so far so good, I just need to read a couple of chapters for the next lesson.

Today's course was a bit confusing though. I'll have to re-read everything again =/

Good for you. Those early lessons are important to understand as you will keep building on them during your future courses. As you know, I'll help you wherever needed. :) What courses are you taking? Is this a regular term of school? For us, it would be summer school which would mean a shorter term and thus faster paced class.

It's the ACCA course as I have probably mentioned before and it's a professional qualification. I think it's similar to university in that you have semesters instead of terms.

I'm taking 3 modules right now, Accountant in Business, Management Accounting and Financial Accounting.

I think I need to Google the ACCA course and see what it is about. For some reason, I was thinking you were going to a university for your courses while working. Jumping straight into Management Accounting seems quick. I know how smart you are though, so I have complete faith that you will do well!

Well, that module does not really do into much detail as I heard, it gets into more detail in another module, I think in the 4th or 5th module (the ones I mentioned above are the first 3 modules in order). Those are the 'fundamental' modules and are compulsory. Then, later, there are the optional modules, said professional modules which go into much detail. But those I guess are not for me, not until one or two years :)

I'm going to take a look and see if I can understand the ACCA course, but now it's time to dig into this new job. Talk to you later. Good luck with those studies!

Thanks and good luck to you too! :)

Boo!
I have been missing in action for a bit. Having family fun I guess.

Sunny! I've been wondering how you are doing. Glad to hear you are having family fun.

As for me, my circumstances (re work) have changed now. It looks like we may step up our family plans. I'm excited, but also a little nervous. :o

Okay, now it'll get a little clustered... I got another 'job' (or project) at an insurance company about the claims procedure. It's not very tough right now, and I hope it remains as such so that I get some time here :o

Anyway, hi Sunny and JLo :)

Sounds like compliance auditing, as opposed to financial auditing? I always liked the aspect of auditing where you were at a company for a short time and then moved to the next company. I liked the variety of learning about different companies and meeting different people. How are the studies going?

Yea, I like it, it's just that I have to learn about the processes quickly :p

They're going good, I got a file with an introduction to accounting where I learned about ledger and basic trial balance with P&L accounts. Though it's not much, since many of the posts here leave me behind :p

Some of the items that I see are not familiar to me, such as the retained earnings and equity. Anyway, those will come more in depth in some weeks in my studies, so I'm not much concerned about them right now.

My F2/F3 lecturer is asking us to prepare certain chapters for presentation in front of the class :o Chapters include Sources of Data and Presenting Information. That's the Management A/c course. Sources of data deals with things such as how/where to obtain data, types of sources of data, basic sampling methods and the second deals with reports, charts and graphs :)

EDIT: For some reason, AMHD is running very slow on me... it's not like that for other sites :(

My AMHD is running normally today, but I have problems sometimes. It can be frustrating.

Are you finding it fun to study? For some reason, I loved studying Accounting. Haha - In my first class, the professor handed out a case study on the first day of class that was supposed to take the entire course to complete. I started it that weekend, but I was having so much fun that I just kept reading ahead and had the whole thing done in 2 weeks. I told my professor about it, and she took it home to check. She was surprised that it had been done correctly. She was the best teacher - I took her for every class I could.

Yeah, I like it so far, it's only my F1 teacher that might not be the best teacher out there. He's like one of the people who say they don't want to brag, but they do it so often you start doubting it.

I just need to find me some time to read ahead, for I am a little more into finishing my initial computer program and adding little things now and then, you probably know how that is :o

But on a side note, I made a little program which would select random questions and put the possible answers, I respond with an answer, and it checked whether it's good or not and tells that to me. I just need to introduce a marking system and get some questions and answers to put in a text file :p

My end of year exams will be multiple choice, so, I think that'll be appropriate :)

Lastly, maybe it's the internet then... they had a 'server failure' once last week and it apparently costed a lot to companies dependent on the internet (outsourcing and such). I do hope that we no more have that current monopoly and that the internet becomes better :(

Sunny! I've been wondering how you are doing. Glad to hear you are having family fun.

As for me, my circumstances (re work) have changed now. It looks like we may step up our family plans. I'm excited, but also a little nervous. :o

Ooooh so exciting JLo. Does that mean your practicing now? ;)

Okay, now it'll get a little clustered... I got another 'job' (or project) at an insurance company about the claims procedure. It's not very tough right now, and I hope it remains as such so that I get some time here :o

Anyway, hi Sunny and JLo :)

Hey unky. Congrats on the job. Don't take on too much and burn yourself out.

ooooh so exciting JLo. Does that mean your practicing now? ;)

Haha - been practicing all along, but now it's the real thing. We've been told to just have fun with it, so we're having fun. :D

How fun!
Soon enough we will get the post. That magic post your having a baby. Its very exciting. Crazy range of emotions. Well for me it was. I can't wait!

Unky, my AMHD has been running painfully slow too. I thought it was because I was using WiFi, but I thik it's just AMHD. Maybe they are making changes.

Jlo congrats on the new job. :) How is married life been treating you?

Hey Sunny, what's new with you? How have you been?

When you guys go grocery shopping, do you just want to come home and gorge out on all of it?

Jlo congrats on the new job. :) How is married life been treating you?

When you guys go grocery shopping, do you just wanna come home and gorge out on all of it??

First off, I only want to gorge out on the goodies. :D

About the job, there's been a change. I was hired to be the Acting CFO while the CFO had a baby and took a year off. Sadly, the baby had complications and didn't survive. This just happened two days ago. The CFO is going to take some time off, but will be returning to work when she's ready. It's a large family-owned business, and she is the founder's daughter. After discussing everything, John and I decided it would be silly for me to get another job. We were planning to start trying for a baby in October. Now we've decided to start right away. We are both ready. I'll probably just do some consulting work in the meantime. My old firm has all kinds of work for me if I'm interested. I like that because I can pick projects, and when the time comes I can just stop working.

I read recently about your job issues. Has that been decided?

Aww, I'm sorry for that poor woman. There is nothing more horrific than losing a child.

You guys are very lucky that you are able to pick and chose jobs. I'm jealous, but in a good way :D

My job... ugg so frustrating. I still have no idea what is going on. No one is saying anything more. And it's a catch 22. I don't want to mention anything in case that gets him on the ball to hire someone new, but I sure would love to know what's happening.

JLo that is so sad about her losing the baby. I can't even imagine it.

Jobs. Ugh. I can't snag anything. My area is so small that when there is something open over 100 people are applying from all kinds of back grounds. I haven't even bothered the past few weeks. I got discouraged. I focused on family instead. But really you can't live on love as that saying goes.

Bella I sure do gorge on everything. Usually when I go shopping its only for that days dinner. Generally doing a major shopping trip is way out of the question in this house.

Oh the 'job' will be fine. Well, only thing that changes is that we're using another format of the documents we have to use to assess the company. I'm still quite new to it, so it's not much of a problem, but I think it must be a little more difficult for the 'older' people in my team.

Anyway, today I didn't get much to do... one person I was to see with a teammate wasn't available today, I guess the follow up will be on Monday. We have 8 days to carry out the testing... and then I'll probably be back at the office. Hm.. yea, this will be quite short of a 'job' :) My previous ones went through 3 weeks roughly.

Oh and I cleared all my browsing history Bella and it seems it's no longer a problem. My history must have been quite large for AMHD :eek:

I know. I feel so sad for her. I've known her through work for three years now. She's a really nice lady and was so looking forward to this. She's most likely going to take a month off before returning. I told the company I was open to whatever she needs, whether it's more time or returning.

I am fortunate that I can pick up work from my old firm, but it will mean traveling again. I was enjoying being at home for the last couple of months, but now I'll just have to look forward to the homecomings.

Winter Wonderland in the middle of July, end of July. To funny.

Ohh, and good luck JLo :)

Winter Wonderland in the middle of July, end of July. To funny.

Well, it IS winter where I am ;) And at its peak even :p

Oh really unky. I bet its still warmer there then our hottest summer day here. :) How does winter there differ from summer?

Colder than usual... and some guy couldn't stop coughing in the bus last week... so I ended up with a flu with the runny nose and coughs and all... :(

But it's going better now, 3 days since it started, it's like the first time I get better that fast :)

Aww darn him. Well I am glad you are better. Knock on wood its been a long time since I have been sick. Three days is good recovery time. You did something right.

Yea, I've been drinking some citronella tea with ginger and honey. I hate ginger... but I want to get better too... so yea :o

I try to drink water like a mad woman. You know what I can notice a difference in so many things when I don't drink it much. Its strange. Maybe that's why I am never sick. I keep it all flushed out.

Yea, I need to start drinking more too. Thing is, I don't usually drink until I'm thirsty :o

Otherwise, how are things with your boy? No more spending on fb games I hope :)

Oh no he hasn't done that again. In a sense I blame his aunt for not paying attention to what he was doing. But things happen. Thank you for asking. He is well. Right now he is in the pool with a friend. Its raining and they are hiding under some pool toys because they don't want to get wet. Funny little things kids are. Oh its not thunder and lightening so I am OK with them playing in the rain. Some of my best childhood memories were out playing in the rain. Then running in the puddles after and watching the road steam from the heat and rain.

I see, all's good then :)

Ahh, the water is so good in pools when it rains... it gets warm and stuff aww xD

I miss those days...

I agree. I used to love swimming in our pool when I was a kid. It just was such a different feeling really. It was much nicer at night also.

Good morning friends.
Another amazing day here. The weather had just been so beautiful. We went weeks with nonstop rain and now its nonstop sun. Just beautiful. Off to my god daughters birthday party at camp. Good times for the day.
Enjoy yours whatever it brings.

Morning Sunny! :)

Was a good day here. Have fun at the party! :)

Hey all, hope you haven't missed me too much. Haha just kidding. How is everyone?

Aw adam my love how are you sunshine? Where have you been all my life, I mean lately. I hope the new job is going well. Fill us in. Oh happy birthday is coming up for you right?

Aw adam my love how are you sunshine? Where have you been all my life, I mean lately. I hope the new job is going well. Fill us in. Oh happy birthday is coming up for you right?

Hey Sunny, I've been here waiting on you, I mean somewhere. The new job is still going good. Pretty interesting job. And yes my Birthday is Wednesday. Im getting old aren't I?

Your just getting older not old.
I am glad its going well. I am still looking. But also enjoying the summer sun.
Do you have any big birthday plans? Parties?

Well that may be. I thought you had a job last time we talked. Maybe not though, it has been awhile. I will be working on my birthday. First birthday I have ever worked, so no big plans, working and going home to relax and go to bed. That's why I feel old Haha.

Nope I had to take a lay off in the middle of February. After his main store burned he couldn't afford the lease in my store so he moved all the inventory to a cheaper spot in the town he burned out in. He mentioned me going back to work for him but I thought it best to cut all ties. After everything that went on and the struggles to even get a check I just let it rest and took unemployment. Its not a secure job by any means.

Oh I see, I remember that now, I couldn't remember if you had worked anywhere after that or not. I hope you have good luck in finding a job. By the way and off topic, I am still single. This time not by choice, I went on a no dating policy for 6 months and after that ended I decided to start looking and I keep coming up empty.

Hey Adam! :)

Glad to here that things are good, and I wouldn't too much worry. I'm sure you'll get the right girl when you will meet her ;)

Happy early birthday Adam!

Good to hear from you Unky and Bella. Thanks for the happy birthday!

Early Happy Birthday Adam

Hi Sunny, Unky, Bella, sorry I haven't been here in a while to check up :o

Hey Bear! Hope you're well! I'm watching Coronation Street as we speak ;)

Adam, nice seeing you around too. Where you both been?

Thanks, Im not doing to bad :),

Ive been quite busy with sorting things out for finishing my placement year, and making sure the details needed for me to go back are all in order, driving my things back home for the between period of moving out of the place I'm renting to moving into halls, and trying my best but not succeding in decing on a final year project, amongst other things :(

Lots of stuff to do and little time to do it, ah C'est la Vie :)

How about you bella, how's the Job situation, any better?

NO change in my job situation. I'm still in the dark as to what they want to do with me. Just showing up each day collection a pay cheque.

Hmmm, I can understand not wanting to push them to make it clearer to you what your posision is, but have you been looking elsewhere, just in case?

Well on the bright side I know what I want to do with you, but it's a secret ;)

OOooOO secrets! Tell me! Tell me! Lol ;)

Yea I have been looking elsewhere. I have applied at another clinic and just hoping to hear back from them. Plus a few other offices around town.

OOooOO secrets! Tell me! Tell me! lol ;)

Yea I have been looking elsewhere. I have applied at another clinic and just hoping to hear back from them. plus a few other offices around town.

Well that's good, I hope they get back to you :)

Would you be off if they did get back to you?

I would give the place I am at now an option to give me a promise and a contract, and if they wouldn't secure my job for me, I would go to the other place. It's closer and bigger, so that means I will be much busier and have more of an opportunity to learn things. The only real bummer is the place I am at now offers scholarships. I would have qualified for one, but of course the community would like to see that scholarship go to an aboriginal.

I've been saving for the past two years now, so I can always take out a student loan like everyone else and go from there. Either way, I am NOT giving up. I have wanted this so badly for so long, this is just one small speed bump on the way.

I would give the place I am at now an option to give me a promise and a contract, and if they wouldn't secure my job for me, I would go to the other place. It's closer and bigger, so that means I will be much busier and have more of an opportunity to learn things. The only real bummer is the place I am at now offers scholarships. I would have qualified for one, but of course the community would like to see that scholarship go to an aboriginal.

I've been saving for the past two years now, so I can always take out a student loan like everyone else and go from there. Either way, I am NOT giving up. I have wanted this so badly for so long, this is just one small speed bump on the way.


That's a well thought out decision, and its good to see your conviction with this, proud of you, Best of luck Bella :)

For the first time ever I have been able to access things on a computer without being blocked at work and I've been around and I've also been working a lot as well. Anything new here? Have I missed much?

I haven't been around a lot so I wouldn't really be in the best place to answer that :o

Wow I was so late on responding that a whole page filled up in between. Don't know how that happened. Hope all is well Bear.

Happy Birthday Adam! :)

Hello Bear, long time no see ;)

Also, good luck on the job Bella :)

Thats a well thought out decision, and its good to see your conviction with this, proud of you, Best of luck Bella :)

Thanks Bear. :)

Your welcome Bella :)

Yeah has been a while since I last dropped in hasn't it Unky, (not counting yesterday)

Hope your all doing well anyhoo :)

Yes, I have to read some law about insurance right now... but feeling lazy to read the law... those things never really interested me... or maybe I might get the hang of it when I start reading? :o

It's for an internal audit job... oh well, better get working XD

Good Luck Unky :)

Thank you :)

Oh and good luck for your tight schedules too. I hope all goes well :)

Thank you :)

Oh and good luck for your tight schedules too. I hope all goes well :)

Cheers, its not the end of the world if I don't, it would just save me a fair bit of trouble down the road if I can get them sorted out :D

I'm studying chemistry. It's not fun and very confusing.

I could help to a certain extent, as university chemistry might be too much for me :o

It's hard, but I will keep you in mind. Thanks Unky!

Boo again.
Jeez it has cooled down a bit here today. Fall could be setting in soon. No worries I love it! I love the smell of the leaves falling and changing and the colors. The food. The mums. Aaww...

|I'm with you Sunny. Fall is my fa vvvvvvooorrrite time of the year :) That's when I do my best cooking. I haul out the crock pot, the oven roaster, and the soup pots. It's been a horrible summer here in NS too. Cold, and rain. It's rained for 8 days straight. Supposed to stop for this week end. I just hope next week end is sunny and clear. It's E's 4th birthday and I am taking her to the ex.

I must say pumpkin cookie dough is equally as yummy as any other cookie dough. Who would have thought. I am making some right now and they smell amazing. Wash down great with a beer to I must say.;)

She is going to be 4? Growing so fast huh? Mine will be 8 on Sept. 22. I keep thinking my gosh it was yesterday he wasn't even in school. Now he is entering 3rd grade. Breaks my heart. I yell at him and tell him to stop growing.

Yup the big 4. She knows everything about everything too. Her favorite saying is "I know mom". 8... wow. Wasn't he just turning 7 a few months ago? I tell E to stop growing all the time too. It hasn't worked yet. She is so excited to go to pre school next year. She's even started a count down. "How many sleeps until big school".

Now that is way to cute. Thankfully mine does still like school and he is smart. Knock on wood.

Kids say funny things. I just lost a close cousin a month or so ago to cancer. My dad also isn't well. So Gavin is always talking about death and ghosts. Well he was so serious the other night telling me he wanted me to come down and haunt him in a good way. He is also going to have my husband and I cremated and he is putting our ashes in the same pot so we will always be together. I didn't know what to say to him.

That's very cute and thoughtful. You're not kidding smart! Most kids don't connect things that way. I remember asking my dad to come down and visit me when I was a kid lol.

Hey bella I have a word of warning. When baking cookies and drinking some beers the 350 on the oven is NOT the time. I couldn't figure out for the life of me why every time I looked at it the time wasn't changing. Duh! Haha to funny. I did get them in time. A hair darker then the others but still good all the same.

I crack me up I do.

LOL! I did that with PB cookies the other day lol!! Pumpkin and beer, yummmm. Have you ever tried the pumpkin beer?

Well it is bed time for this lady loo. E and I are renting a cottage along the cabbot trail this week end. Don't ask me why. I have a perfectly good one only an hour from me. I guess the 4 hour drive is supposed to be part of the oomph factor.

Take a look at this coast line. Gorgeous. We are camping right on the beach :)

http://www.novascotia.com/site/media/novascotia/Cabot_Trail%283%29.jpg

Actually the cottage is located in one of the nooks in this pic!

http://www.east-coast-golf-vacations.com/images/Cabot-Trail.jpg

Oh my gosh that is beautiful. So jealous. Take piles of pictures and have fun.

No pumpkin beer. Hmm...

Have a great night.

Good morning world.
Sun is out and it smells so fresh and beautiful today.
Hope you all have a great day.

Its Friday so that's a good start, but I'm all achey breaky today, can't wait till I finish work :(

And its cloudy and threatening rain :(

Hopy your day is going better Sunny :)

Hey handsome.
My day is just starting. So far so good. You sound so busy all the time now. I hope your still finding time for play.:)

Hey Sunny :)

Yeah I do find some time to relax here and there.

Still, I miss being able to chat as much as I used to here, I guess not enough hours in the day an all that jazz :D

How are you anyhoo, haven't spoken in a while :)

I am well. Summer is getting close to end here. Bummer. I am getting in full swing for job searching. I went the other day to a career center for something and ended up having them review my resume and cover letters. I recently redid those. I looked pretty good the way I did it. She didn't make many suggestions so that's a good start.

That's true, but I think it would be a good idea to show it to more than just the one person, just to see if they can spot anything or suggest improvements.

Best of luck with searching for a job Sunny, I hope you find one soon. :)

Your right. When I did it I searched the internet for sites and followed suggestions and a template off this site. The same with my cover letter. But your right. The more eyes on it the better. Whatever helps.

I hope your day is well. I have to run motherhood calls. I will peak back later.

Hey peeps, how is everyone doing this hotttttt day? I'm sweating like a hooker in church. Haha that was inappropriate... sorry. :o

I love inappropriate. No worries.

Could be a good week. Interview Thursday. Not sure I am what they are looking for but time will tell.

Awww Sunny, you are what EVERYONE is looking for ;)

I knew you would like that, that's why I didn't erase it lol.

Sunny, I have a big party to cook for this weekend, any suggestions? I need an app or light meal (chilli or taco dip... )

Taco dip always goes over super well here. Or those mini dogs wrapped and baked in the croissants. I have also made pin wheels. There are a million easy recipes for those. Mine were just ham spread with bacon bits and cream cheese rolled up and sliced.

Taco dip always goes over super well here. Or those mini dogs wrapped and baked in the croissants. I have also made pin wheels. There are a million easy recipes for those. Mine were just ham spread with bacon bits and cream cheese rolled up and sliced.

Little late here but can you send me some pinwheels please?

Hey Adam how you doing?

Hey Bear! I am good, how about you?

Not so bad
I finish work on Friday so good news there :)

That's awesome man! Glad to hear it.

Cheers, quite looking forward to it to be honest :)

I would say, I am looking forward to a vacation, it has been way overdue and over a year now. Changing jobs is kind of like a vacation though so it hasn't been so much hell or I would have taken a vacation if I was still at my last job. What time is it there? I can never remember the time difference.

Vacation deffinetly sounds tempting, where are you off to?

Its 12:50 here (lunch time :D )

I want to go to punta cana in the dominican republic. Probably won't be until January though but that is fine, cold here and nice sandy beaches there. I wish it were 1250 here it is 750 here and I am hungry for some reason even though I ate 3 hours ago. Haha

4.50? what are your work hours like?

I couldn't imaging getting up that early on a regular basis.

Yea I get up at 415 every morning and then I leave my house about 445 and stop and get a drink sometimes food, get to work about 545 and have a cigarette and then start work at 6. then work until 430. We work 4 10 hour days a week and the rest of the week is optional for overtime. This week I am working 20 hours of overtime. Getting up early isn't that bad, it's the going to bed about 8 or 9 at night part that kind of sucks.

Yeah, kind of makes me appreciate my working hours now.

I'm only up at 7.40 starting work at 9, finish at 5.30, so I can afford to go to bed at midnight.

Ugg Adam, I used to work those kind of hours. I don't miss them one bit. I work 8:30-4:30 mon to Thurs and on Fridays I am off at 1pm. I loveeeee it.

Lucky for some ;)

The thread is alive again. :) I finished up the job I was working on Friday, and in a couple of weeks I am going to be doing consulting work for my old firm. They pretty much have me traveling for the rest of the year, with a couple of weeks at home here and there. I can also come home on weekends or John can fly to wherever I am.

I'm lucky to have a couple of weeks off. I took a bad fall last week while I was out running. I'm hurting - badly sprained right ankle, skinned up left knee and elbow. I would have been better off if all the injuries were on the same side. :o

Bear, what do you do now? Will you be back in school or looking for a new job? Adam, I bet the overtime is nice, but those are rough hours. Bella, those are great hours. That makes for a nice weekend. :)

Hi J-lo

I imagine that must be rough (on both of you) traveling all over the place, never really staying anywhere constantly.

That does sound like a nasty fall, do you think you'll have recovered by the time they want you back at work?

Ive been software testing for a year, but in about a month ill be heading back to University.

At least the travel will be interesting, and the work will be fun. I'll be in Los Angeles for 2-3 weeks, home for a couple of weeks, then off to Spain for a month, then home for a couple of weeks, and then to Florida for a month, and I'll get home a few days before Christmas. This year is going to go so fast. After Christmas, they are going to have me stay home and work on audits where I live.

I hope I'm back to normal by next week. It's much better already than when I fell, but still pretty sore. It was such a dumb mistake! I need to pay better attention. I could have so easily avoided falling.

Are you studying Computer Sciences? When do you plan to graduate?

Good stuff Jlo, I would love to be able to travel. Next summer I am going to Alberta for 2 weeks, and then 2 summers after that we are flying to Ireland! I am very excited about both. I hae never been to Ireland, but I can only imagine how gorgeous it is!

There are so many places I'd like to visit. I've never been to Alberta or Ireland. The only places I have been in Canada are Vancouver and Victoria. I've been to Spain before, Italy a couple of times, briefly to France and Germany. I've also been several places in Mexico and the Caribbean. Other than that, a lot of travel in the United States - but so many more places I'd like to visit.

When I travel for work, I'm usually putting in long hours so I don't get to see much. The client in Spain specifically requested me, so I was able to build a week's vacation into the assignment and John will come over for the week. I'll be in Barcelona, which I haven't seen before. I'm looking forward to that.

Wow! I would LOVE to go to Spain. Love it. I have been to some places in Europe, Vienna, Budapest, Austria, Prague and London. I have been in every province in Canada a few dozen times too. I love traveling in Canada. Although I am sure I am just biased ;)

Agreed, It makes all the difference if you enjoy what your doing :)

I thought you'd just be traveling around the US, but Spain, nice :D, I kind of envy you a bit, getting to visit all these interesting places, but I guess you don't get much sightseeing done :)

My degree is in computer games programming, and I'll hopefully graduate after this next year, with a decent degree :)

Hope you get back on your feet soon :)

Wow! I would LOVE to go to Spain. Love it. I have been to some places in Europe, Vienna, Budapest, Austria, Prague and London. I have been in every province in Canada a few dozen times too. I love traveling in Canada. Although I am sure I am just biased ;)

I love Vancouver and Victoria - actually been there a few times. I would love to see more. So many places, so little time. ;) You've been to some really interesting places.

I've been reading up on Barcelona - since I can't do much else right now. :p We pretty well have planned out what we would like to do, with the biggest part being a lot of walking around Barcelona, taking in the sites and just the feel of the place, and eating tapas. :)

Agreed, It makes all the difference if you enjoy what your doing :)

I thought youd just be traveling around the US, but Spain, nice :D, I kind of envy you a bit, getting to visit all these interesting places, but i guess you dont get much sightseeing done :)

My degree is in computer games programming, and i'll hopefully graduate after this next year, with a decent degree :)

Hope you get back on your feet soon :)

I loved traveling all over the US for work when I was single. Now - not as much, but I didn't want to look for a full-time job here since we are hoping I won't be working by this time next year (hopefully starting our family instead). It's rare that I travel outside the US for work, but it has happened a few times.

One more year of school - that must feel good. :)

I loved traveling all over the US for work when I was single. Now - not as much, but I didn't want to look for a full-time job here since we are hoping I won't be working by this time next year (hopefully starting our family instead). It's rare that I travel outside the US for work, but it has happened a few times.

One more year of school - that must feel good. :)

Ah so starting to settle down, so to speak :)

Actually I like Uni life, its nice and relaxed, work is stressful :(
So I'm looking forward to going back, but not to finishing, if you know what I mean, I'm actually quite worried about what will happen after my final year :o

Reet I'm ff for now, cath you both later :)

Bye Bear :)

Will that still be in C++?

As for me, I'm still learning some Tcl once a while, and maybe I'll get some Python and javascript. I found two cool site with good tutorials :)


Hello anyone still on!

I'm in the northern part of the island this time, in a factory making spirits and wine and rhum and other alcoholic drinks making a Repairs and Maintenance audit. So far... the things to be done are quite in a mess :o But I'm sure all will be better tomorrow and Friday. I think it's just that we are not used to the process owners yet.

It's quite far, 1h30 by bus at non-peak hours and another good thing is that we get food there ;)

Sorry to hear about your injury JLo, I hope it gets healed soon :)

Hey Unky! I had a client in the other day who was from Mauritius. He was showing me picture sof his home, very beautiful. His dog didn't understand any english so it was pretty funny! I had to bribe him with treats lol.

My dog knows a little of many languages, lol.

One of two french words, one or two english words, one or two chinese words... :p

Haha, a very well versed pooch you have! :D

The thread is alive again. :) I finished up the job I was working on Friday, and in a couple of weeks I am going to be doing consulting work for my old firm. They pretty much have me traveling for the rest of the year, with a couple of weeks at home here and there. I can also come home on weekends or John can fly to wherever I am.

I'm lucky to have a couple of weeks off. I took a bad fall last week while I was out running. I'm hurting - badly sprained right ankle, skinned up left knee and elbow. I would have been better off if all the injuries were on the same side. :o

Bear, what do you do now? Will you be back in school or looking for a new job? Adam, I bet the overtime is nice, but those are rough hours. Bella, those are great hours. That makes for a nice weekend. :)

The hours aren't to bad, especially working 4 days instead of spreading out the hours over 5 days,

Bye Bear :)

I'm in the northern part of the island this time, in a factory making spirits and wine and rhum and other alcoholic drinks making a Repairs and Maintenance audit. So far... the things to be done are quite in a mess :o But I'm sure all will be better tomorrow and Friday. I think it's just that we are not used to the process owners yet.

It's quite far, 1h30 by bus at non-peak hours and another good thing is that we get food there ;)

Sorry to hear about your injury JLo, I hope it gets healed soon :)

Now that's a company I would enjoy auditing. :D I've done some crazy audits. When I was fresh out of school, I helped with an inventory at a turkey farm. I couldn't believe I was chasing and counting turkeys.

I also hope it's healed soon. I wake up every day thinking it is better, but after an hour or two my ankle and foot swell back up again. It is definitely improving though. Since I don't want to be on it, I am getting all my paperwork in order... but my yard needs attention. ;)

Adam, I like 4 day weeks. The job I'm doing in Florida later this year works 4 days, so it will be easier to fly home. Also, I was surprised to read that you are shy. I never had that impression. I can be a little shy also, though I'm growing out of it. Like you mentioned, it's tied in with self-confidence.

Well yea, and we have a new field leader for the team. She's been living in London for 10 years and is recently back. She's a nice person but still tends to compare in pounds. We went to the shop yesterday to see what's interesting, but she kept saying that this and that was expensive as compared to that of England's :p

Oh well, I'm not yet into alcoholic drinks, so yeah... :o

We already got an issue of segregation of duties related to issue and approval of POs :rolleyes:

It's great that you are running into issues. That's how you learn. The first accounting firm I worked for was huge and had sophisticated clients. At least at the entry level where I started, the audits were always clean. It could be a little boring. However the firm found out that I liked going in where there were issues and fixing things, so I started getting some of the jobs where they really needed help. When I moved back home, I was dealing with a smaller firm (though still pretty large) and smaller clients. I like working where I feel like I am teaching the client something and actually helping. It's much more interesting and fulfilling.

Hm.. I see what you mean. I've been told so much by other people that people in general don't like auditors that I think my 'unconscious overview' of the auditor-client relationship was a bit distorted... I'll try out with that mindset now :)

The only thing that is really bugging me here is that there has been an audit recently (done by the client's internal auditor), about the repairs and maintenance itself, but it was only about the vehicles while ours are dealing with the production chain too. We don't know if they want to make a comparison, if they want to see which one is better... but if they do, it will most certainly be against either us, or their internal auditor :(

But if they don't and take it more like a parallel audit, it would be a great thing for the company, since this might shed light onto issues one auditor didn't find :)

You do hear a lot about how auditors are not welcome. I always tried to be sure I was respectful of the client and their time. A lot of auditors go in with an attitude - especially when they are young and working for one of the big names. They are typically the top people in their school and act like they are special. I have learned that it takes all kinds of people to make the world and a company run, and I respect people for what they have to offer. There are many different types of intelligence and talent. That attitude goes a long way towards building good client relationships.

I know you are a very nice person so I think you will find you get a good reception. It might take some time as you are still learning and you will make mistakes or take more time understanding the client, but with experience you will get to the point where they will appreciate and respect you. If they know that they will benefit from your relationship, they will appreciate your presence.

Bye Bear :)

Will that still be in C++?

As for me, I'm still learning some Tcl once a while, and maybe I'll get some Python and javascript. I found two cool site with good tutorials :)

:)
Hi again everyone still here :)

Hi Unky

C++ is what I'm thinking of doing my FYP (Final Year Project) in, I much more prefer to work in C#, but I'm told the games industy uses C++ a lot so it would be the better choice in the end and is probably worth putting in that extra effort.

I was so glad when I got out of the accounting world, but now it seems as if I am thrust right back there. I shouldn't have given my experience in the accounting world, but oh well. A job is better than no job. It's a little different because even though I started working directly for a clinic, I am now working with their funding partners. It's fun and interesting, but not what I want to do wit my life :s

Yep, I can be shy sometimes, I am trying to come out of it, but I just get nervous, especially talking to a girl at first. The approach is hard and the rejection sucks but I am trying to work on that.

Don't worry Adam, everyone gets shy at some point when dealing with the opposite sex. Just don't let your shyness take over :)

Don't worry Adam, everyone gets shy at some point when dealing with the opposite sex. Just don't let your shyness take over :)

I try not to, I used to not be shy at all. Don't know what happened, well I am not as much shy as it is mainly that I don't like approaching people but that may be the same thing. Haha. Once I talk to somebody for a bit though it is gone.

Same here, it takes a while but once I feel comfortable around the people I'm with its OK :)

Oh you guys are just big teddy bears! It's normal to feel that way! You guys both have award winning personalities with amazing senses of humor, and from what I can tell, I wouldn't kick either of you out of bed for eating crackers... so yea, don't be silly! :p

Your too kind Bella :)

I just calls 'em likes I sees 'em!

You are too kind. I am eating cheese and crackers right now...

Oh you guys are just big teddy bears!! It's normal to feel that way! You guys both have award winning personalities with amazing senses of humor, and from what I can tell, I wouldn't kick either of ya outta bed for eating crackers....so yea, don't be silly!! :p

Haha - I was going to comment to Adam yesterday that I didn't imagine he got rejected much - he has a lot going for him, including good looks. I didn't want to sound like I was flirting, though. Well, you just blew that out of the water. :p

Lol, I live dangerously :p

Well I won't take it as a flirt, I will take it as a compliment but I don't think I have much going for me, but here we go again with the low confidence, I need to fix that. Argh!

If you do find out how to fix it, let me know would you :D

Bear, I try to live a lot by your motto though man, "if you can't fix it, why bother worrying about it" So, I think I am the one who is supposed to take the pointers from you. If I figure out the confidence thing I will let you know, but I'm trying not to care about it or worry about it.

No worries Adam, if I've managed to help in any way I consider that a win :)

Hey guys. Just poppin in to say hello. I'm going 4 wheeling right away. It's getting cool at nights now, this is my fav time of year :)

Nice, have fun Bella :)

How's it going?

Stressfully

Yourself?

Pretty much the same, I have a date on Saturday night and I am kind of nervous about that. I have so much work to do around my house up until that date so I don't have time to think about it but still nervous the closer I get.

Why are you stressed Bear? Feel free to spill it all

Hi Adam and Bear,

It's been a while. Adam - need some ideas for your date? Have I ever told you I'm a matchmaker at heart? :)

I leave Sunday for Spain. I'm nervous, too.

Hi Jlo, enjoy your holiday in Spain :)

Im good, thanks Adam, id rather store it all up until it manifests itself as a mental illness.

Hi everyone, been quite busy myself. And exams coming soon, driving and accounting :p

Good luck Adam! :)

I'll be all right JLo, I'm sure that you'll gain some more wonderful experience!

And... stressful Bear? You too in the same situation as mine? ;)

Hi Unky! :)

I'm sure I'll be fine. It's just getting there (long flight and finding the way to my hotel) that make me a little nervous. I speak a little Spanish, but emphasize "little". I'm confident the work will go well, and my husband is coming to visit for a week in the middle of my assignment. I'm really looking forward to that.

Bear - I hope you are just joking. Nothing is worth that much stress.

It was a reference from a show called 'Futurama'.

That said I do tend to make mountains out of mole hills, and I'm not a very good climber.

I guess I am Unky, tests tests and more tests.

Aww

Do you need Nig Bear hugs? ;)

Nah ill be OK with my 'kalms' Welcome - Kalms (http://www.kalmsstress.com/)

Cheers Unky

I never catch on to those references. I always take everything seriously. You'd think I would learn. :confused: That bear picture is so cute. I can't stop smiling at it.

I've been spending the last few hours making notes on my trip - exactly how to get to my hotel from the airport; places to see; foods to try. You know, all the important stuff. I'm getting more excited by the minute. :) I'll pack this afternoon. Tonight we are going out to celebrate our first anniversary (Oct 9, but we'll be out until then) and I fly out tomorrow. Talk to you guys in a month - and I expect to hear all kinds of good things. ;)

Ah, lol

Nice :)

EDIT: Ohh! Happy Anniversary JLo! :)

And in a month, I will still be in the same situation :p

Sounds like everyone is pretty busy. J-Lo I would appreciate some tips on a date I keep becoming clueless

Hi Adam,

I'm so glad I don't have to date anymore, well at least not new guys. I still get to date my husband. :) Where are you going?

Most important thing is to make it fun. If you can stay relaxed and make her smile or laugh, she'll enjoy it. The dates I disliked were when the guy came on too strong, asked too many questions (the conversation should flow naturally), or was too serious. Also, let her talk about herself. Some guys have a tendency to talk too much about themselves, I think as a way of trying to "sell" themselves. It bothered me though when a guy didn't want to get to know what I was about.

If you like her, let it show. Don't play games or try to be too cool, but also don't push it too hard. Tell her if you had a good time. Let her know if you'd like to see her again. It's no fun to be left hanging, especially when the girl is attracted to the guy. Smile a lot - I know I was always attracted to a smile, especially one that also showed in their eyes. Chances are if you are having fun she is having fun. Nothing earth-shattering I know, but I hope it helps. The name of the game is to have fun and just start getting to know her and vice-versa.


Unky, Thanks. Well, I guess I can understand if things don't change drastically in a month - work, school, repeat.

Enjoy your trip to Spain JLo, don't worry about not seeing the reference, it was quite nerdy :o

I take it your going to mainland Spain, I've been once or twice, but mainly we went to the Islands for our family holidays, back in the day :)

Oh and happy anniversary for tomorrow :)

Enjoy your trip to Spain JLo, dont worry about not seing the reference, it was quite nerdy :o

I take it your going to mainland Spain, ive been once or twice, but mainly we went to the Islands for our family holidays, back in the day :)

oh and happy aniversary for tomorrow :)

Thanks, Bear. I'm going to Barcelona for 4-5 weeks. It's mainly for work, but I do get a week off in the middle to vacation with John. I've been to the southern part of Spain before (Seville, Granada, Costa del Sol), but this is my first trip to Barcelona. I'll also spend one day in Palma de Mallorca. While John is there, we are going to do a day trip to Montserrat and another to Figueres to see Dali's museum. It should be great fun.

That is a lot of useful help and I thank you for that. Im just getting really nervous about it and I'm pretty sure I already ruined it somehow and won't even get the date. Im not one to talk about myself a lot but more like to listen. Im a little shy at first and I think she is to so that could make it hard but once it gets a little further in I get a little more comfortable and it gets easier. I guess we will see but thank you again for all the tips and also what would be a good thing to do for a first date, I've been out of the dating world for to long.

It might work to your advantage if she is a little shy as she'll probably be more understanding. I was a little shy until my mid-20's. If you are really nervous, do you have time to do something that will take your mind off it and help calm your nerves? Maybe something physical, like a walk, run, or workout.

Do you know what she enjoys doing? If so, is it something you can do on your date? Dinner is always good as you get a chance to talk, but you are also doing something so it's not as intense. After dinner, you could go someplace to listen to music. I'd look for a place that is low-key and the music isn't so loud that you can't talk. You could find a quiet place to have a drink (but don't drink too much :) ). Are there any nice areas to walk around in your city?

It really depends on what you each enjoy, and it's really not as important what you do as it is to have fun and get to know her. You could even go for ice cream.

I was thinking dinner and maybe ice cream and a walk would probably be a good idea. There isn't much to do around here so it makes it hard. I would go for a few drinks but the only problem is she is only 19. So maybe to young for me anyway. Thanks a lot you are quite the genius

I was thinking dinner and maybe ice cream and a walk would probably be a good idea. There isn't much to do around here so it makes it hard. I would go for a few drinks but the only problem is she is only 19. So maybe to young for me anyway. Thanks a lot you are quite the genius

That sounds like a plan. If you have time to post I'd love to hear how it goes, but my computer goes off tomorrow around noon (Pacific time) to get to the airport. Have fun!

Well no date for this guy tonight but at least I get to enjoy a nice dinner with my brother and his wife.

Well at least you don't have to be nervous now. I'm in the process of getting ready for my "date". Tomorrow is going to be busy, so I probably won't have time to post. Talk to you all in a month. :)

Have a wonderful time and try not to work to hard and enjoy your week off that you get there.

Ello?

Hi Adam. How goes it? :)

Okay. It's been a month. Anything new and exciting? :)

Not really XD

Not really XD

Haha. Well, you warned me so I can't be disappointed. :rolleyes:

I am a little late on getting back to here. Hope everyone is doing OK.

I am Adam, how are you?

Let's talk a little about that Bears / Lions game...

I like a football brawl... especially when my team wins.

I am Adam, how are you?

Let's talk a little about that Bears / Lions game.....

I like a football brawl...especially when my team wins.

I only seen the 4th quarter of that game, so I got to see the fight, that was pretty awesome to see. Nothing against the Bears but I like to try and predict the scores before the game, and I had Lions winning that game. I don't think the Lions are as good as they look though. The Bears defense put on a hell of a show the other night. I was impressed. So, how about them Colts? Remember last year when I posted their record every week and it was always something followed by a 0? Well now it is a 0 followed by something else. Like 0-10. How does that happen? Do you think we are doing the suck for Luck thing?

Your quarterback (Peyton) is more than just great Adam he is the team. By that I mean he is their motivation, strength, booster,and morale creator. This shows how much they need him but with his injury I wouldn't want him back on the field. Next year will be entirely different bud

Urlacker said that he went on the field when he saw the Bears runner get hit into the Lions side and he knew that where he was was all Lion linemen so he figure he may need help.

Moore needed to be ejected although if you watch closely the Lion;s QB grabbed the back of his helmet and his face mask and he did not get a penalty... go figure,

The Lions thought of themselves as the tuff guys this year but they are upstarts and the Bears had a point to prove anyway,, and they did. Also with the score... Wow!

Yea that was quite an impressive score, I was surprised when I switched to the game and seent the score. I was also surprised that Stafford did not get a penalty for what he did. I wonder if Moore didn't come back at him if there would have been a penalty or not. I have a feeling that Manning will be done after next year. I love Manning and you seen what he has done with the Colts but the owner of the Colts said that their first pick this year in the draft would be a QB but they couldn't say any names for legal reasons. But that pretty much says they will be going after Luck. If they do that, they won't be able to afford him and Manning. I hope worse case scenario they keep Manning for a year so Luck can play under him and develop a little bit and then they will start Luck the next year and have Manning as a coach. That would be their best bet.

That is if I were the owner, you got to do what you got to do even though I love Manning and love watching him play. Also if they were smart they would trade Gary Bracket next year for some good cornerbacks or something. Considering Bracket is a good player and he is out and Angerer is taking his place and leads the league in tackles this year, he is a beast. So that's what I would do. If Manning would be willing to play for another team, which I don't think he would, I would trade him for some draft picks or some good linemen or receivers. The colts are getting old and need to make some improvements and go from one great era to the next without skipping a beat. If they pass up on a franchise QB then who knows the next time they have a chance, especially if Manning comes back next year and gets hurt or just don't play the same.

That's a pretty good assessment Adam. Manning is a warrior no doubt but remember I had the same operation; smashed two vertebra in my neck, five hour operation with a 50 / 50 chance of living, they replaced them with two vertebra from a cadaver. I am fine thanks to a great surgeon but if I were to fall the wrong way... bye bye.

So Manning has this on his mind I am sure and he should.

By the way bud, change your bio in AMHD... :)

That's a pretty good assessment Adam. Manning is a warrior no doubt but remember I had the same operation; smashed two vertebra in my neck, five hour operation with a 50 / 50 chance of living, they replaced them with two vertebra from a cadaver. I am fine thanks to a great surgeon but if I were to fall the wrong way...bye bye.

So Manning has this on his mind I am sure and he should.

By the way bud, change your bio in AMHD... :)

I don't think I knew about the operation you had but You better be careful now! Manning is a smart guy and I think he will be thinking about his safety and what he needs to do. Plus he put something in the contract that if the Colts needed to drop him after one year then he is fine with that. Rumor has it that Luck was going to come to the NFL last year but was talked to by a current NFL QB who talked him into going back to finish his college career first because he did the same. Said he would go to a better team next year instead of going to Carolina this year. If you know anything about Manning, you might know that this is probably talking about him talking to Luck but they didn't say any names.

I haven't read my Bio for awhile, so I am not sure what it says but I have no idea what it should say now.

Hello? Is there anybody out there?

Hello? Is there anybody out there?

Hey bud, how's it going?

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Hey bud, how's it going?

Stressed beyond stressed but for the most part OK. How are you? Been awhile! Hope you are doing good.

Stressed beyond stressed but for the most part ok. How are you? Been awhile! Hope you are doing good.

I'm doing fine Adam, thanks.

Take a deep breath and relax some. Whatever it is, it will get better my friend.

Yes it will. Thank you and I am glad to hear you are doing well. Anything new or exciting?

Yes it will. Thank you and I am glad to hear you are doing well. Anything new or exciting?

Working hard and harder Adam, stress levels are pretty high with all that. Otherwise doing pretty good.

How is your new job going?

Working hard and harder Adam, stress levels are pretty high with all that. Otherwise doing pretty good.

How is your new job going?

You better watch those stress levels!

The new job is still going great, I am up for promotion this month so I am pretty excited about that. I need to stop buying things though haha. About a month ago or so I bought a boat and then Saturday evening I bought a brand new car. Always wanting more I guess. How is your job going? Still making trips across the line into good ol Indiana?

You better watch those stress levels!

The new job is still going great, i am up for promotion this month so i am pretty excited about that. I need to stop buying things though haha. About a month ago or so i bought a boat and then Saturday evening i bought a brand new car. Always wanting more i guess. How is your job going? Still making trips across the line into good ol Indiana?

Good to hear about your job, congrats!

Just don't get yourself into too much debt bud, always painful.

I smoke so I guess that helps the stress but that will kill me in the end... :)

No, I personally haven't been over to Indiana for some time my son is going over about twice per month though.

Good to hear about your job, congrats!

Just don't get yourself into too much debt bud, always painful.

I smoke so I guess that helps the stress but that will kill me in the end... :)

No, I personally haven;t been over to Indiana for some time my son is going over about twice per month though.


Yes, I tryy to stay away from a lot of debt even though I keep piling it on but I do make sure I can afford it first without the promotion and no overtime.

Smoking is bliss when it comes to that but so bad for us. We need to quit haha.

Yes, i tryy to stay away from a lot of debt even though i keep piling it on but i do make sure i can afford it first without the promotion and no overtime.

Smoking is bliss when it comes to that but so bad for us. We need to quit haha.

Quitting is very easy my friend... I have done it at least 100 times... :)

Haha yes, not that many times but I have too haha.

Hey, if I had a question about satellite radio in my car, where would I post that to exactly?

Haha yes, not that many times but I have too haha.

hey, if I had a question about satellite radio in my car, where would I post that to exactly?

Not real sure Adam.

I have Sirrus satellite radio in my Volvo and I love it though. YOu also get the NFL and other sport shows.

Yea I have been talking about it with my brother lately and he was telling me about the NFL shows on there. I have been wanting it. I asked a question on here but it hasn't been answered yet.