Where in the World is Bob Saget?

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donaldtoo said:
I've posted before about the 4-ish mile stretch of country back road that's part of my trip (when it's not flooded) to the office. Tree-canopied, hilly, curvy, shoulderless, double-yellow-stripe-along-every-foot. Groups of cyclists are attracted to this road like moths to a flame. During both morning and evening rush hour, this road is BUSY with car and tuck traffic. It is a major relief artery for the main roads.
In my mind, anyway, you are a complete moron if you cycle on this road. Let me repeat that... MORON.
Although, there haven't been any deaths or injuries that I've heard of recently, it's happened over the years, and it's bound to happen again.
As my pop has been known to say...
"Havin' the 'right of way' don't make ya' any less crippled or dead."
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JenniferS said:
There was a very bad crash here in town last weekend.
Two guys in a stolen truck ran a RIDE program, were pursued by the police, and smashed into a car being driven by two young girls.

The one girl had minor injuries, the other was in critical condition. She died on Wednesday.

For a couple of days, my brother Terry has been telling me rumours of who the driver of the stolen truck was. Today, the police released the names of both suspects, and both victims.

Sure enough, we know the driver. He is the son of my mom's best friend. He is charged with 7 very serious crimes, 4 of them involving the words "causing death".

I have tried all day to push this to the back of my mind, but it's now 3:00 a.m., and my mind is just whirling.
I feel sick for everyone involved. A beautiful 18 year old girl is dead. Ricky is going away for a very long time. And his mom must be absolutely heart-broken.

I will wait a couple of days before I call her. But, call her I must. Not looking forward to it.
In a perfect world, she will be screening her calls. Then I can leave a message and she can call me back when she is up to it.

I would imagine she is inundated with calls right now. Thankfully, she uses her maiden name in the phone book. Based on the hateful comments written online, people who have never met her are assigning blame to her for the actions of her 48 year old son. Ridiculous.

All it takes is a momentary foolish act, and dozens of lives are ruined.
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So very sorry to hear. So very, very sad.
Prayers to you, and all affected.

And, yes. There's no real world rewind button.
Somethin' I was taught and have taught our children. Once the bullet's left the muzzle, the accident's happened, etc., there's no goin' back.
 
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And now, on a lighter note...

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MinnieM123

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donaldtoo said:
OK, so (as @Cesar R M would say ;)) in other news...
It was announced, yesterday at the firm, that one of the partners will be stepping down and leaving on Nov. 1st. He just cannot take the stress anymore. Very sad, 'cause we all love this guy. But, as we all also know, life's too short and family comes first, so we all definitely understand. He will be going on a church mission to Haiti for a coupla' months, or so, and then coming back to his own practice, only doing about 2-3 houses a year. He will not be hiring anybody. He will also not be taking any clients with him. That slack will have to be taken up. They need another partner.

It was kindly offered to me and we discussed, but, I also needed to discuss it all with my DWifey first, of course. Upon discussing with the partners and DWifey, I decided to, respectfully, decline. As I said, it was kindly offered to me. I am WAY more valuable to the firm (and, I've always known this) just doin' the thing I do best...crankin' out design like an, as one partner puts it, "Animal!"

During busy times over the last 22 years, they've hired other designers that have never worked out. They have always turned out to be not as advertised, were constantly butting heads with the partners over some sort of "creative differences", etc. So, to the partners, I am comfort and stability.
Plus, they already reward me quite nicely, with none of the major, mind-numbing, responsibility that can come with a partnership. :happy:

And, we go on... ;) :)
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First of all, that was a very impressive offer extended to you. I also understand your reasoning to politely decline it. But, wow, it's nice to have options, isn't it?! :) If nothing else, just to have the acknowledgement that they consider you to be partner material, must really give you one heck of a boost. That must have made your day. It's almost a rewarding as being called an "animal" !! :cat:
 
MinnieM123

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Gabe1 said:
I really really hate the term Helicopter Parents re-coined in this usage by administrators meant to demean parents. While sometimes parents are overly involved true, other times the Helicopter Parents are and should child advocates. Then same administrators that complain and blame parents when their children get into trouble that the parents are disconnected from their children and should be more involved. One way or the other I find it to be an ugly slang term that tends to be used to bully parents into going away. I expect better choices of words by highly educated professionals than slang terms tagged to parents. If parents started tagging teachers or administrators with slang words they likely would not take it in stride.
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I must be living in a bubble. I never heard the term, Helicopter Parents, until today! It does sound kinda odd, doesn't it?! o_O (I thought it meant that the parents were pilots and not at home very often, due to their flight schedules.) :happy:

Oh, on another matter, I took your advice this morning and went to Bed Bath and Beyond and found the Tervis 24 oz. covers for their mugs. I can't wait to try one of these out tomorrow; I'll let you know if they keep the coffee hotter for longer. I'm sure they will. :)
 
FutureCEO

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MinnieM123 said:
I must be living in a bubble. I never heard the term, Helicopter Parents, until today! It does sound kinda odd, doesn't it?! o_O (I thought it meant that the parents were pilots and not at home very often, due to their flight schedules.) :happy:
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One of my suite mates freshman year came from a rich family in Vermont. Anyway, his mom hired a cleaning lady to clean the dorm for him. And considering rooms are small and then consider two people live in it.
 
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MinnieM123 said:
First of all, that was a very impressive offer extended to you. I also understand your reasoning to politely decline it. But, wow, it's nice to have options, isn't it?! :) If nothing else, just to have the acknowledgement that they consider you to be partner material, must really give you one heck of a boost. That must have made your day. It's almost a rewarding as being called an "animal" !! :cat:
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Thank you! :)
And yes, it did, indeed, make my day.

There are a few younger associates they are now considering.
I will support them in every way, as I have always done with all the other partners, and my fellow associates. It can be friggin' crazy enough, as it is. :confused:

And, that last part gave me a darn good chuckle...!!! :joyfull:
When they finally hired me back full time, he told me it was great to have the "Animal" back. :happy:
 
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