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Gas prices are soaring, which means costs for all other goods that have to be transported or shipped has risen.
My trip to the grocery store has increased by about 50 dollars a week since just the beginning of this year.
Regardless of who gets elected president, the rest of us should be concentrating on electing the best reps for congress. They are the real policy makers.
I encourage all of you to find out about the folks running for congress in your area and do a little real research. Don't just vote the party line.
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But, this is just stupid. What in the world is beautiful about a giant bagel-shaped blob in the middle of your forehead?
IMO, these are people who need to find something constructive to do with their lives.
The weirdest attempt at beauty I have ever seen has to be those giant ear inserts. I can't remember what you call them. But, when you take them out your earlobe just droops and hangs. Again, I would never do it, but have no problem with folks who do.
The worst trend I ever took part in was the leg warmer phase back in the 80s. I look back on that and just cringe. LOL
And, like SoCalSuz...the big owl-eyed glasses were just so wrong. What were we thinking covering up our entire faces with those things?
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I am grateful for my mother, who had the patience to put up with me all those years and instill the values I live by. I am grateful for my dad, who I lost recently. He had his issues, but he passed along many good things to me, including a good work ethic.
I am grateful for my brother and my sisters. As much as we fought growing up, we get along great as adults.
I show my gratitude through my daily words and deeds. I try to do little things to show my family that I love and appreciate them. I think that's important.
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I keep wondering how that is legal? Very odd.
I definitely wouldn't lie, but a well-controlled condition shouldn't be the deciding factor on whether someone is qualified for a job. It seems like just a way of weeding out people who might increase the company's health care costs.
Perhaps I just wouldn't want to work for a company like that, but the economy makes it hard for us to be choosy, doesn't it?
Will health care reform protect us from stuff like this or just make it worse with all the other parameters set on businesses, especially smaller ones? I have yet to find the answer.
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Your ability to do any job is based on what the job requires. If you've become stuck in a rut and out of touch with what's new, then you probably won't make a very good social media manager. Just like if you're wearing a back brace you wouldn't be able to work in a warehouse heaving heavy boxes around.
My sister-in-law just turned 50 this year, and she is a pilates instructor. She's in better shape than most 25-year-olds that I know. And, she has been working in the fitness field for many years. Would I rather take her class than that of a younger person who didn't have as much experience? You betcha!
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I want to start by saying that I understand the doctor's concerns about her staff. I have friends who are nurses, and they have been injured by patients who fainted, fell. And, not always obese patients, either.
However, I feel like the best thing to do for her conscience and for her business might be to hire some orderlies who are bigger and better-equipped to handle heavier patients should there be a problem. I know it isn't the perfect solution, but it's a start. Also, perhaps outfit the office with more rails and devices that folks can hold onto or that can help catch them if they fall.
The bottom line is that she absolutely has the right to refuse anyone she wants. I just don't see it as very good for her community image or her business in the long run.
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However, I'd rather my accountant be good with numbers and my plumber be GREAT at plumbing. I could care less if they punctuate a sentence correctly or use YOUR instead of YOU'RE.
What truly annoys me is people using "text speak" in their everyday writing. I wonder if some of these kids know the difference?
Final word: No one is perfect. Even people who make their living with the written word screw up now and then.
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My entire life is now on this phone. My whole address book is there, and I hate to admit that I don't currently have a back-up.
Not much of a phone gamer, but I have apps for almost everything I need for business and family.
I'd miss the camera feature most. I love to be able to take pictures on the go without lugging a separate camera.
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But, here are my answers:
1) Swimming (long-time swim mom)
2) Ryan Lochte (Go Gators!)
3) Triathlete
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