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drjeff

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just got up we got some fresh too -- getting ready for a really nice afternoon luncheon and party at the college i retired from . Will see lots of former colleagues , students etc

Gave the Queen her Xmas bling last nite b cuz we have 4 really nice parties to go to within the next week and wanted her to have it for those occasion s . A diamond offset with several smaller pink diamonds.This one is what i'd call a dinner ring as opposed to her engagement diamond delicate and feminine -- like her

i was a hero :D :D last nite

Sounds like Warp built up a HUGE amount of "guy credit" last night! Nice job Warp, and I bet you have 1 super happy queen today(and everyday for that matter!)
 

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Sounds like Warp built up a HUGE amount of "guy credit" last night! Nice job Warp, and I bet you have 1 super happy queen today(and everyday for that matter!)

Why thank you DOCTOR !! you are a gentleman and a scholar !
-- and while i may look stupid - i assure you that MY momma raised NO fools
 

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Watching people slowly roll into work this morning...

The kvetching is starting... today was 'expected bonus day'... we (or at least I) didn't get a Christmas bonus this year... I'm not entirely surprised with the layoffs that happened and the economy being where it is...

But I will admit, I'm disappointed. This is the first Christmas that I've been here that we haven't gotten a bonus (5th one).... More than not getting a bonus, I'm disappointed that they didn't tell people in advance. I've been here longer than 80% of the company (lots of growth since I started), so everyone has an experience like mine. People were expecting it (whether or not they should have been), and something as simple as an email a couple of weeks ago "Hey guys, sorry, but with the economy the way it is, we won't be able to do bonuses this year." would have been great. There is some speculation that they didn't tell us for fear of people getting mad and leaving, but I think there might be more of that from them NOT telling us...

It'll be an interesting day here.

-w
 

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I have to wait until xmas eve to see if or what I get for a bonus, boss makes us come in for a half day.

From reading Wjenness post of people getting mad and leaving, they better be overly qualified and in the top few percent of their field if they plan on finding another job cause a lot of people are out of work. For example we ran an ad in the Boston Globe 2 weeks ago for a sales person and specifically said experience necessary in our field. We have gotten about 50 resumes so far from overly qualified people in finance, IT, etc, but not one with experience in our field.

I guess what I am saying is they should be happy they still have jobs and not be babies for not getting a bonus.
 

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I have to wait until xmas eve to see if or what I get for a bonus, boss makes us come in for a half day.

From reading Wjenness post of people getting mad and leaving, they better be overly qualified and in the top few percent of their field if they plan on finding another job cause a lot of people are out of work. For example we ran an ad in the Boston Globe 2 weeks ago for a sales person and specifically said experience necessary in our field. We have gotten about 50 resumes so far from overly qualified people in finance, IT, etc, but not one with experience in our field.

I guess what I am saying is they should be happy they still have jobs and not be babies for not getting a bonus.

I agree, and I'm not going anywhere.... as for everyone else... who knows, we'll see. It's all just vicious rumors and speculation at the moment.

-w
 

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I didn't get a bonus at my old job until I was there 5 years. And then I got $50 each year right before Christmas. Whoop-dee-doo.

This is what I'm doing right now:
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Who's bringing coffee? :D
 

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My company doesn't issue 2008 bonuses until February, and only supervisors and above are eligible. My wife's company usually doesn't do xmas bonuses either, but this year, they canceled the annual holiday party and gave everyone a small bonus instead. I thought that was very cool of them.
 

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Sounds like a dazzling gift for a dazzling lady, Warp. :D

Right now my kitchen is full of the delicious aroma of sticky buns. About to come out of the oven...

Carrie those look freakin AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!! damn i luv sticky buns . You must be one great cook

Brian is very lucky---

damn those buns are making me DROOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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Sorry guys; we like nuts here and I never omit them. :D

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I think that pic just got me over my issues with walnuts! ;) (Atleast for cinnamon buns ;) )

Right now I need to go and see what kind of munchies are lying around the kitchen in my office! Also hoping that someone's 9AM patient doesn't show so they can make a baked good run!
 

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I was inspired and microwaved some 50% off day old store made sticky buns. Not as good as Severine's, but we can't all have a pastry chef to wake up to in the AM! Gonna head to the deli in about 1/2 hour after traffic tapers off.
 

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:oops: You guys are making me blush. I never made cinnamon/sticky buns before until last Friday; this was my 2nd batch ever. :D I just like to bake and have really been throwing myself into it over the last few weeks; we have to do what makes us happy, right?. But it's in the family; my dad baked for 20 years for Dunkin Donuts (yup, he made the donuts and I watched often to see how to handle the dough because the shop he worked at did not do machine-made donuts), my aunt was a caterer, another aunt made wedding cakes, another aunt is a chef, and another aunt did something else with food but now just likes to bake huge quantities of delicious stuff for family gatherings. :D

Right now, trying to pawn off some of those buns on my family so I don't eat them all. That's the key to baking and not gaining a bunch of weight. ;) Although they're so filling that one was enough.

BTW, those are pecans on the buns.
 
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Our end of the year meeting is over..leaving for lunch in 20 minutes..I'll most likely have a few cocktails at lunch..then go skiing with a buzz..
 
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My company doesn't issue 2008 bonuses until February, and only supervisors and above are eligible. My wife's company usually doesn't do xmas bonuses either, but this year, they canceled the annual holiday party and gave everyone a small bonus instead. I thought that was very cool of them.

We don't have any 401k or retirement plan at my work..This past year we had a small midyear bonus and I immediately spent most of that on a laptop and my Nordica Blowers..this year end is more significant..and is going straight to savings..I might take a couple hundred in cash to have fun with playing poker and at the bars..I'll see..
 

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Back from the german deli, OHHH MYYYY!!! I always end up dropping more cash in there than planned. 3 types of Liverwurst, Mettwurst, a smoked Jagdwurst, 10 pairs of bratwurst variety, Souse, Limburger, Lebkuchen, stollen, Marzipan, Ritter Sport, and more. WOOOOO HOOOOOO!! Let out the waistline and pass me the lipitor!!!!!!!!!!!! Gettin small and heading to Staples to mail xmas box, coupla returns at HD and Lowe's then BJ's for provisions.
 

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I'm sitting on the f'ing couch. KMart is closed today due to the power outage this morning, the ice on the lifts, and the crust on the trails.

The cars are already dug out and cleaned off. Parking is plowed. Walkway is shoveled.

I guess I'll shovel off the back decks before they set up, re-fill my sand bucket, and dig the snow tires out of the basement for my VW to get that errand done. The only time I've been in my VW in weeks is to move it so the plow guy can clear things.
 

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200$ to overnite a box to Exeter, NH. Wow!!!!!! I coulda bought it a roundtrip coach fare for that price and hand delivered it. Made a U-turn from Staples and will do the BJ's run Sat. Gonna freeze the meat treats overnite, then re-package again and mail out ground delivery for $22, will get there by Wed. I never overnite mailed a box and haven't Fedex'd a document in years. Feeling like Rip Van Winkle! I guess the weekend begins now......Woot!
 
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