tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post1543016252713853318..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Tax week, and other issues of modern lifeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-21439366047144715982015-04-19T19:34:22.119-04:002015-04-19T19:34:22.119-04:00Sue, I expect you are flying RIGHT NOW to SCOTLAND...Sue, I expect you are flying RIGHT NOW to SCOTLAND, and hope you have a great trip!<br /><br />My husband just told me a story about his bike ride, and there was a cow, and bike people going the other way all stopped to look at the cos, and he said he just slapped somebody on the butt so they would move along. But the first way he told the story, it sure sounded like he slapped one of the stupidkathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-78379980387991619152015-04-18T16:46:43.491-04:002015-04-18T16:46:43.491-04:00Way to go Miranda!!!! Pixie meet up - WooHoo!!Way to go Miranda!!!! Pixie meet up - WooHoo!!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-25508996781694796142015-04-18T15:44:34.768-04:002015-04-18T15:44:34.768-04:00Thank you for hosting again, Kathy!
Huzzah for Mi...Thank you for hosting again, Kathy!<br /><br />Huzzah for Miranda! And a pixie meet up between you and Liz!!Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14228588448695684692015-04-18T15:37:20.349-04:002015-04-18T15:37:20.349-04:00WOOT! PIXIE MEET UP!!! Miranda, you are ON! And ma...WOOT! PIXIE MEET UP!!! Miranda, you are ON! And mazel tov!<br /><br />Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-2909258225857860242015-04-18T13:16:28.149-04:002015-04-18T13:16:28.149-04:00Go, Miranda! That's wonderful! Hope you and ...Go, Miranda! That's wonderful! Hope you and Liz have a chance to connect.<br /><br />Pixies, Awards aren't happening this week, although everybody deserves some. May you have safe travels, finish albatrossi, find some smiles, eat something wonderful, and may the Posse be with you!<br /><br />Thanks, as always, for your wisdom and support. xoxo<br /><br />Feel free to keep whining. kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-53573592618953446852015-04-18T12:06:25.303-04:002015-04-18T12:06:25.303-04:00Hello Lovelies. I've been thinking of you. I...Hello Lovelies. I've been thinking of you. I wanted to share some good news because it will put in DC several times next year! I earned a competitive leadership development program slot. And my former boss, who has said on multiple occassions that I would never go far if I took my present job two years ago, actually called to sincerely congratulate me. Is it bad that my second thought (Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17213051651383936247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-88412555638014266322015-04-17T00:27:54.240-04:002015-04-17T00:27:54.240-04:00And we'll round up the posse and give them a s...And we'll round up the posse and give them a sounds kicking, if they waste any time at the wedding on such nonsense. <br /><br />(By the way: thanks for the reminder to change the tires, Sue! We are also driving on pavement on winter tires.)<br /><br />Kathy, I agree that the proactive approach to talk therapy is a good one, and that your therapist will appreciate it. (Sometimes, I find that Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-16947611603987242042015-04-16T17:52:53.779-04:002015-04-16T17:52:53.779-04:00Seriously, if that is how they want to spend their...Seriously, if that is how they want to spend their time on niece's wedding day, they have some real issues. You're fabulous, dahlink!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-66226127201243090952015-04-16T17:29:13.045-04:002015-04-16T17:29:13.045-04:00Yup, proactive. Definitely.
AW: Found a dress for...Yup, proactive. Definitely.<br /><br />AW: Found a dress for my niece's wedding next month. It is not black. (Yay me!)<br /><br />W: I'm up one size from a year ago. I don't actually mind, I feel rather voluptuous and lovely. <br /><br />AW: Niece's family (not so much her, but that sister and the rest of her clan) are unapologetically fat-phobic. While I am far from "fat&Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-53399385111211219752015-04-16T16:09:32.540-04:002015-04-16T16:09:32.540-04:00Proactive is a much kinder spin. xoxoProactive is a much kinder spin. xoxokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-39965851871410179462015-04-16T15:20:49.022-04:002015-04-16T15:20:49.022-04:00Your therapist will think you are being proactive....Your therapist will think you are being proactive.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40333160042758072042015-04-16T12:32:04.271-04:002015-04-16T12:32:04.271-04:00Well. I am going to start some talk therapy, whic...Well. I am going to start some talk therapy, which I have not done formally for myself before. So there is kind of a buffet of angst in the lineup. Feel like I need an issues list (with sub-parts) and a family tree, because that's how we approach things in my work. But the therapist will think I'm a freak, no?<br /><br />People always, always get stuck on this one piece of info, kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-3237724865363919412015-04-16T11:05:23.247-04:002015-04-16T11:05:23.247-04:00Huh. That's a bit of a shortfall.
I like ta...Huh. That's a bit of a shortfall. <br /><br />I like taking a break in the serious proceedings and chatting like normal people during the lunch interlude. I'm a big fan of food breaking down barriers. <br /><br />QWP, hope the tongue is better.<br /><br />Sue, you might be a contender for mullet! <br /><br />kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-51405538956156810812015-04-16T09:22:35.105-04:002015-04-16T09:22:35.105-04:00Sorry kathy about the stressy talking about stress...Sorry kathy about the stressy talking about stressy things. :(<br /><br />I'm glad Albatross #1 is out of the way esperanza. Yay! And no, working through lunch is not good. We occasionally do the same if we're well behind the order of the day, but not often. Really, if the business is paused for half an hour, will there be any casualties? No. On the other hand, there could be a few if Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-49740347759271587252015-04-16T08:56:22.945-04:002015-04-16T08:56:22.945-04:00Update: MS and I have both forgiven each other our...Update: MS and I have both forgiven each other our trespasses. I screwed up, too, and so we are back on an even and non-defensive footing with each other.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-53651730791585628452015-04-16T00:19:15.362-04:002015-04-16T00:19:15.362-04:00Oh dear! That's never good.
Old Skool: I bit ...Oh dear! That's never good.<br /><br />Old Skool: I bit my tongue during supper, and now my tongue feels like it doesn't fit in my mouth. It makes talking awkward.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36900171034928079882015-04-15T22:31:50.539-04:002015-04-15T22:31:50.539-04:00Oh, and the $30,000 budget shortfall for first qua...Oh, and the $30,000 budget shortfall for first quarter of 2015 might have accounted for why they were so insistent that we had to pay for lunch ourselves. Yikes.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-45896709940908270562015-04-15T22:18:11.063-04:002015-04-15T22:18:11.063-04:00All of this fuss over people opting into lunch, fo...All of this fuss over people opting into lunch, for a sandwich platter? And boo for having to work through lunch. (But hooray for this Albatross being finished, especially with a victory!)Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-63201970646349385772015-04-15T20:57:36.143-04:002015-04-15T20:57:36.143-04:00Lunch was...adequate. A sandwich platter, chips, w...Lunch was...adequate. A sandwich platter, chips, watermelon, cookies, drinks. Definitely not something they needed an accurate count for. What. Ever. AND they made us keep working through lunch, which is a personal pet peeve. When I am in charge: we take a break and enjoy a meal like human beings.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-83638148776442822722015-04-15T20:17:23.477-04:002015-04-15T20:17:23.477-04:00Woot, Esperanza! And how was the lunch? ~snerk~
...Woot, Esperanza! And how was the lunch? ~snerk~<br /><br />QWP -- score on going to any dealer.<br /><br />I really need to get in for my eye exam. Don't really know how long it's been, but it's time for new ones. Thanks for the nudge.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-12484728420641836922015-04-15T19:53:30.380-04:002015-04-15T19:53:30.380-04:00QWP, every time I go to the eye dr, they tell me t...QWP, every time I go to the eye dr, they tell me there wasn't enough change to warrant getting new glasses. I always get them anyway, because they are starting to fall apart. And I am always amazed at how much better I see with the "not very different" prescription. And having a backup pair is always good!<br /><br />Albatross presentation is done. Major victory on the part that wasesperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-6393323821799300292015-04-15T16:08:57.946-04:002015-04-15T16:08:57.946-04:00Esperanza, telling stressy things is always stress...Esperanza, telling stressy things is always stressy for me. I understand. But I'm glad that the person was sympathetic.<br /><br />AW: first appointment out of the way! Only mild razzing about the decade between appointments! Almost no change in my eyes since then, to the point that I'll be able to use these old glasses as back-up! <br /><br />AW: I made the appointment for our lemon of aQueen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-35922954314955885922015-04-15T13:33:51.420-04:002015-04-15T13:33:51.420-04:00Sue, hoping that they mysteriously develop car tro...Sue, hoping that they mysteriously develop car trouble, should that particular idea come up with BSW. ;)<br /><br />Fingers crossed, Esperanza.<br /><br />W: I've just needed to explain something very stressy things to somebody I don't know well. AW: And the person is sympathetic, but W: telling the stressy things is stressy also, no? kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-12715402988534172912015-04-15T09:45:19.381-04:002015-04-15T09:45:19.381-04:00QWP, completely different dental insurance carrier...QWP, completely different dental insurance carrier from medical is common here. The more red tape and hair-pulling-out the better, right?<br /><br />I'm off to the Albatross #1 presentation. Best outcome: I will be done with Albatross #1 after today. Not counting on it.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-79113278217127846712015-04-15T09:36:36.629-04:002015-04-15T09:36:36.629-04:00Thankfully, we're all on the same page re: sum...Thankfully, we're all on the same page re: summer chauffeur services. Even BSW's daughter has vetoed any possibility of their driving. The danger, of course, is that they will get it in their minds to go anyway and just take off in the car without telling anyone. Not Dad's style, but definitely hers. <br /><br />QWP, good for you for getting the appointment ball rolling. Not pleasant,Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.com