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19007. OhioSTOPAS - 3/26/2006 1:35:22 PM Hi, everybody! I've been out of touch, but for a good reason: I got a new job a few weeks ago as in-house counsel for a large financial services company. It's like the job I used to have, but (I never told you all this) lost in January 2004. The last two years have been difficult, with low-paying jobs (legal and non-legal, full- and part-time), but things are looking up like they haven't been since at least the late 90's (when my old job turned sour).
The new job's been time-consuming, especially since the used junker I'd been driving died - while coming home from my first day at the new job! - and I have a long bus commute. But after a few paychecks I'll be getting a new (well, new to ME) car so I'll have more free time to come to the Mote and rant about the Republican outrages of the day.
But for now, I'll be out of touch for another good reason: we're driving to Florida on Friday for a week, staying at my in-laws' place. (Am I a classic brother-in-law or what?) Even better, my two older children are flying down from Boston and New York repectively, so all five of us will be together for the first time since Christmas.
So I guess the short version of the foregoing is "I cannot stay, I came to say, I must be going." Best wishes to everybody, and see you next month! 19008. wonkers2 - 3/26/2006 3:21:57 PM Good news! Welcome back, pal! 19009. arkymalarky - 3/26/2006 4:46:50 PM Congratulations, Ohio!! I'm very glad to know that we'll be seeing more of you in the future. 19010. PelleNilsson - 3/26/2006 5:28:16 PM Good to hear that things are picking up, Ohio! 19011. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 3/26/2006 5:33:50 PM Indeed, Ohio, and congrats on the new job and renewed hope! 19012. SnowOwl - 3/26/2006 9:44:05 PM Great to hear that things are improving, Ohio. Congratulations. 19013. Jenerator - 3/26/2006 10:01:56 PM Hi Ohio! 19014. judithathome - 3/26/2006 10:29:03 PM Good news, Ohio! Very happy for you! 19015. Magoseph - 3/27/2006 1:47:49 PM Good news this morning, Ohio will be back soon!
Hello, everyone, I don't have time to do anything lately, except caring for Flexy and Butch. This entails shopping, cleaning, feedings, walks, petting, entertaining, paying bills, answering mail, both kinds, and running errands. Oh, I watch TV, movies, read the papers, and lurk in favorite forums, but somehow these activities are just fodder for the stories I tell Flexy.
Actually, I am having fun.
Anyway, where is Ms. No?
19016. alistairconnor - 3/27/2006 3:25:27 PM ... Feeding, walks, petting...
Flexy is a lucky man. 19017. judithathome - 3/27/2006 5:35:04 PM FINALLY I got out of the house last night!! We went to a dinner party at this beautiful house...people we'd never met before. We were one couple in a four couple dinner party given by the assistant director of the theatre we support with donations every year. She is very young and lives in a small apartment so the older couple offered their house for the party and Dana (the girl) did all the cooking and serving and cleaning up. It was "in appreciation" for the support all of us have given over the years.
She made chicken tetrazinni which was excellent and baby carrots and Ceasar salad. For dessert there was an almond pear tart...really delicious.
The house was stuffed with antiques and it turned out the hostess had bought things from me before when I was in the antiques business...she remembered my booth. Small world.
Great converstion and a really nice evening...but I literally felt I had been let out of a cage. I think I'd have enjoyed it even if the people had been boring and the food dreadful! 19018. judithathome - 3/27/2006 5:35:31 PM dropped an a in conversation 19019. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 3/27/2006 5:41:03 PM 
19020. judithathome - 3/27/2006 6:53:37 PM That's exactly how I feel! 19021. judithathome - 3/27/2006 7:00:58 PM And I'm stuck here listening to the FIVE wood chopper trucks this jerk has hired to clear the acre lot behind me of all trees...yes, my garden room view will now be devoid of the 75 year old oaks, elms, and the younger fruit treesthat formerly graced it. All because the man who owns the property is rich and wants to build a compound of three homes there for his three children...he lives in the ranch across the road from this lot that abuts my property.
So after the demolition of these beautiful trees, I will be subjected to the sounds of construction as the houses go up. And I'm sure they will plant wimpy little saplings to replace the stately old things they slaughtered today.
Maybe my property values will go up after he builds these dumb homes there...whoopee. 19022. wonkers2 - 3/27/2006 7:36:40 PM Too bad. OUr town has restrictions on cutting trees on private property. 19023. thoughtful - 3/27/2006 7:49:55 PM That is dumb on his part...the houses would be more valuable if surrounded by some mature trees and plantings.
The only good news is, at least they build houses faster than they used to so the noise won't go on for as long.
We've been living with construction noise for years as the neighbor is putting in 21 homes at the rate of 2-3 a year. I think at this point he has 5 lots left and he's building one now.
It's also changed the wildlife in our neighborhood as the woodland birds have all but disappeared (haven't seen my red-breasted nut hatch in years) and the field birds have reappeared, including a blue bird. 19024. arkymalarky - 3/28/2006 3:31:35 AM Congrats on enjoying an evening out Judith!
I hate it about the trees. The whole feeling without them is different. I'm still not used to Arkadelphia since the tornado took out so many huge old trees there.
We're much more bare here, too. The pines have been greatly thinned and Bob had a bunch of them cut behind the house. He loves it, and it is nice and open, but it's very different. He didn't cut them all, and we've got magnolia and other saplings planted and we're going to plant more back there. 19025. Magoseph - 3/28/2006 2:43:31 PM OUr town has restrictions on cutting trees on private property.
Do you happen to remember which ones. Wonks?
19026. Max Macks - 3/29/2006 1:23:47 AM
Well, I see I am not the only returnee
after some absence.
the place looks slighty different .
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