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GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (19 Viewers)
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General Malaise
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Bob Sacamano
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General Malaise
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One of the twins has stopped wearing shirts. Vehemently tears them off when they are on, only he's my kid so he struggles with the mechanics of disrobing so he thrashes around like that drunk guy stuck in the cardboard box and it's just hilarious to watch. At some point though he's going to have to wear shirts, otherwise he won't get any service. Advise?
St. Louis Bob
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tommyboy
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Bob Sacamano
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heckmanm
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OrtonToOlsen
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He absolutely does NOT have to wear a shirt to make it in life. 16,000 dudes in Oildale can't be wrong.
he should get his own dice
DA RAIDERS
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Limp Ditka
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mr roboto
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Bob Sacamano
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OrtonToOlsen
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mr roboto
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In the summer. This time a year he'd turn into a popsicle. It was -4 on my drive into work today.
OrtonToOlsen
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El Floppo
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mr roboto
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Bob Sacamano
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mr roboto
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I own 9% of a company that has a 10% ownership stake in another company based in Houston. Say I wanted to escape this hellish cold and go hang out with @Ignoramus for a week and get blindingly drunk. I could totally write the trip off right?
mr roboto
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OrtonToOlsen
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El Floppo
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facook
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Yep. Just drive by their Houston location - or even in the vague vicinity. You are checking on your interests and it's a total write-off!
(Disclaimer: facook is not a credited CPA or accountant nor does he have superior knowledge of tax law. He DOES, however, write off a crap ton of stuff every year.)
Henry Ford
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Absolutely not. I mean, if you were to fly out to check out the facility and get firsthand knowledge of it, tour the facility if they have a public tour or just go sit in the parking lot and count customers walking in or go inside and view the workspace and the only flight out you could afford was a week later, maybe. But not the scenario you're describing.
mr roboto
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What if Ignoramus and I drunkenly break into said business at 3am to sleep off a coke-fueled bender?
Henry Ford
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I'm sure what you meant was "what if Ignoramus and I engage in an independent test of the facility's after-hours security and threat readiness?"
mr roboto
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Ignoramus
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Hush, you. I'm pretty sure I'm on the verge of getting wined and dined for a week here.
Henry Ford
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I'm trying to help you, Iggy. The important thing here is not what you do, but how you describe it. Especially if viewing the facility is integral to your decision on whether or not to join him in his investment, right?
Henry Ford
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Factual description: An old friend from school and I drove down Esplanade Avenue, parked my car, walked to the Spotted Cat and had a drink. I then returned to my car, stopping to get a tattoo at Electric Ladyland. Dinner at the Dragon's Den lasted several hours, at which my friend and I drank six bottles of wine.
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Deduction description: I drove to an up and coming business area in New Orleans to view the neighborhood and potential locations for an office move with another lawyer. We went from one end of the busy area to the other, stopping and chatting with people at both business ends and the middle, visiting local establishments to get a feel for the foot traffic, prices, and needs of the community. I inquired about and commissioned a local graphic designer to create something for us, and spent an hour or two working with him closely. I then finished at a local dining establishment and watched the day/night foot traffic difference and safety issues for my support staff, as well as what traffic and parking issues may arise.
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Deduction description: I drove to an up and coming business area in New Orleans to view the neighborhood and potential locations for an office move with another lawyer. We went from one end of the busy area to the other, stopping and chatting with people at both business ends and the middle, visiting local establishments to get a feel for the foot traffic, prices, and needs of the community. I inquired about and commissioned a local graphic designer to create something for us, and spent an hour or two working with him closely. I then finished at a local dining establishment and watched the day/night foot traffic difference and safety issues for my support staff, as well as what traffic and parking issues may arise.
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Dan Lambskin
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mr. furley
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were you always lawlerly, even way back, or did you develop the ability to think in this way?Henry Ford said:
Phil Elliott
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9% of 10%mr roboto said:
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5-ish Finkle
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This is really excellent work.
Now do it as if you also visited a brothel on the way back from dinner where you wound up dropping a couple of racks. I'll wait....
5-ish Finkle
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tl;dr: Interviewing for a position tomorrow where the direct report is probably about 15 years old. Pray for mojo.
So, I've got a Skype interview in the morning with a marketing startup where I think I've been doing the sort of work that they're looking for longer than the art director has been alive(maybe not quite, but close). Now, that doesn't bother me, like, at all. It DOES seem to bother young managers a lot though (have had it become awkward for them in interviews before. I fear they automatically think I want their job). Any thoughts you old mother ####ers have for not "spooking the bunny rabbit" in similar scenarios? This will be my third such interview in all these months of unemployment and I'd prefer not to make it strike three.
YIC,
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So, I've got a Skype interview in the morning with a marketing startup where I think I've been doing the sort of work that they're looking for longer than the art director has been alive(maybe not quite, but close). Now, that doesn't bother me, like, at all. It DOES seem to bother young managers a lot though (have had it become awkward for them in interviews before. I fear they automatically think I want their job). Any thoughts you old mother ####ers have for not "spooking the bunny rabbit" in similar scenarios? This will be my third such interview in all these months of unemployment and I'd prefer not to make it strike three.
YIC,
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GroveDiesel
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I would hire HF. But not if the other side hired krista (then I'd hire a cat).
Got to visit my wife for an hour tonight. It was like night and day compared to last weekend and the last few weeks. Pretty close to her normal self. Sounds like there's a good chance she'll be home by the weekend. Amazing what getting the right meds under supervision can do.
Going forward the important part will be the outpatient treatment and learning how to recognize signs in the future. Thankfully, partly due to all the medications she has had for her MS and partly because she's seen the results of not taking them in her grandmother, my wife understands the value of sticking to medication. That seems to be where the battle with bipolar disorder is most often lost.
Got to visit my wife for an hour tonight. It was like night and day compared to last weekend and the last few weeks. Pretty close to her normal self. Sounds like there's a good chance she'll be home by the weekend. Amazing what getting the right meds under supervision can do.
Going forward the important part will be the outpatient treatment and learning how to recognize signs in the future. Thankfully, partly due to all the medications she has had for her MS and partly because she's seen the results of not taking them in her grandmother, my wife understands the value of sticking to medication. That seems to be where the battle with bipolar disorder is most often lost.
facook
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Emphasize how badly you want to be part of a great team. Ask him for his vision/strategy/blahblah and point out how you excellently you think you'd fit into that picture. Or something.
mr. furley
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5-ish Finkle
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This is basically how I framed my initial missive to the hiring manager. Since I got a call, I'm hoping that will be something that will weigh heavily in the discussion and I can leverage how the experience I've got can "add a lot of value to a less seasoned team" and "insert other buzzy marketing jargon here. Like, maybe, groundswell. Marketers love them someone groundswell."
General Malaise
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Ride a skateboard to your interview and say "bro" a lot.
