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18695. arkymalarky - 2/26/2006 12:21:01 AM Surely they'd make a determination like that based on how you feel, and wouldn't do something like that except as a last resort. At least I hope not--as I'm sure you do, too. 18696. arkymalarky - 2/26/2006 12:53:55 AM I just got back from class about an hour ago (we have two all-day Saturday classes), and I am having very warm and fuzzy feelings about the Mote. I really appreciate Alistair, Jay, Wabbit, Pelle, and MsNo for making this place go, and every one of you who post in here and/or lurk--however much or little.
I really credit the years I've spent on this forum interacting with a broad variety of intelligent people as having had a real and significant impact on my approach to information in general, as well as to presenting it and discussing it, both on paper and with others. And in all the activism and political work I've done in the past three years, what I have been able to gain from the Mote in the last ten years or so has been indispensible. 18697. anomie - 2/26/2006 1:13:27 AM Hi Arky. Nice words. I think of you all as friends I've never met.
Judith...I wish you well on that leg. You've been a real trooper about it from what I can tell. It doesn't seem to keep you down for long. 18698. arkymalarky - 2/26/2006 2:02:05 AM Hey Anomie. I feel the same. Though I have met a few. 18699. wonkers2 - 2/26/2006 2:34:17 AM I agree. The Mote is a bit of a community in contrast to Slate's Fray where there are too many posters for a community spirit to develop. 18700. Ulgine Barrows - 2/26/2006 7:33:10 AM 18674. alistairconnor - 2/23/2006 5:33:15 PM
The SAP consultants?
Seen this?
http://www.despair.com/consulting.html 18701. Ulgine Barrows - 2/26/2006 7:37:58 AM And dont forget to click on the
Perfect for
- Oh, nobody
link on that page, several times....Arthur Anderson even came up, once.
18702. iiibbb - 2/27/2006 8:59:08 PM Yikes...
I sent out a job application a couple of weeks ago, and I've heard they've taken the step of having my references to write recommendations for me.
Very mixed feelings about this job.
(1) It's probably one of the best fits for my skill set. It would be an asst. professor position.
(2) It is intimindating that I would be entering the tenure process somewhere. There is a lot of competition for funding out there.
(3) I'm in a very interesting soft-money project here that was extended another year.
(4) I love where I live, and both my fiance and I would like to stay here the rest of our lives. The culture of my department is such that my chances to get something permanent here would require that I leave and come back one day... but that requires leaving.
(5) The job is in her hometown where her parents still live (coincidence)... the prospect of this has both postives and negatives.
Stress. I don't know what I'm going to do if they offer this thing to me. My 5% superstitious nature predicts that because I'm not 100% sure about this job that I will be offered it. 18703. wonkers2 - 2/27/2006 9:22:32 PM Suggestion: don't give them your Mote moniker. They are probably Googling you as we speak. :-) 18704. thoughtful - 2/27/2006 9:23:49 PM Decisions, decisions. Never very easy. Unfortunately, when you decide, if you don't like the outcome, life doesn't allow for a "do over". 18705. thoughtful - 2/27/2006 9:25:36 PM Good news on the hubby front....his PSA has returned to normal. Doc did another exam and another xray and everything looks just fine. He asked what caused this terrible infection in the first place and doc's answer was the equivalent of "search me!"
I'm most pleased and relieved. I'm sure he is too.
18706. judithathome - 2/27/2006 9:31:59 PM Wow...such great news, Thoughful!! You two should celebrate with a nice meal and some really good wine! 18707. wonkers2 - 2/27/2006 9:38:33 PM That's good news, t-ful!
18708. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 2/27/2006 9:58:42 PM Indeed! 18709. Magoseph - 2/27/2006 10:25:48 PM I’m very happy for you and your hubby, thoughtful. Our husbands are tough, it seems. Flexy’s doing fine and starting to walk bouncing his arm about, although he still can’t bend his wrist. We went to Chicago Saturday and he did not complain once about my driving—-he was just happy to get out and see the sights.
18710. arkymalarky - 2/28/2006 12:20:10 AM Wow, that's great Thoughtful. I know that was scary. 18711. thoughtful - 2/28/2006 12:44:01 AM Thanks guys. You're all terrific.
In fact
dare I say it?
You're downright thoughtful!!! 18712. alistairconnor - 2/28/2006 1:57:55 AM Hey Tful
Kidney infections (in women) are often caused by too much poking
...Does hubby have a secret life? 18713. alistairconnor - 2/28/2006 1:59:09 AM iii : interesting situation : for career prospects, sounds like a good option...
for family prospects... you be the judge. If you're planning on children soon, it could be a plus. 18714. alistairconnor - 2/28/2006 4:08:22 PM Ulgine : I circulated that "consulting" riff to the fine group of people that have been assembled for the project that just got killed...
didn't find anyone disagreeing...
We just had a break-up lunch together, about 20 of us.
What a waste.
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