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How are ya, Brian? Morning, Lisa. Good to see ya, Tommy! Hey good morning, Kyle! Nice new backpack! Watch your step now, Joseph...'Homer J Simpson said:They'll just get on my friggin' bus!!! I won't even have to do anything!!!'Sconch said:'Homer J Simpson said:Wait, people can just buy a school bus? OMG, I'm gonna have to work up a whole new routine.'Disco Stu said:
oh crapFirst image that popped into my head
Me = owned.
jfcHow are ya, Brian? Morning, Lisa. Good to see ya, Tommy! Hey good morning, Kyle! Nice new backpack! Watch your step now, Joseph...'Homer J Simpson said:They'll just get on my friggin' bus!!! I won't even have to do anything!!!'Sconch said:'Homer J Simpson said:Wait, people can just buy a school bus? OMG, I'm gonna have to work up a whole new routine.'Disco Stu said:
'Bob Sacamano said:
:can't-lose:
What about all the threesome talk? He lost me.'Aaron Rudnicki said:
Defending champ'kevzilla said:The bolded caused me to pull an oblique muscle, thanks.'Sconch said:
yeah, he lost me in there somewhere too.
WTF, you got me on ignore or something?I was kind of loaded and typing from my phone.
"Give me a break!!!1!!"Defending champ'kevzilla said:The bolded caused me to pull an oblique muscle, thanks.'Sconch said:
Does her name rhyme with Festiney?
No but it should.
He'll be 41 this October and got this crazy idea that he would like to have kids. She agreed, they got engaged, she has second thoughts.
I have to admit I considered making a play and kicking Mrs. SLB.
You mean for sport?No but it should.
What kills me is his previous girlfriend was cute, funny, liked to drink, has a good job, owns a house and has never been married or had kids. She's also 33. He dumped her because she wanted to get married.
. I didn't get it as I didn't have quite enough directly relevant experience.
Somebody needs to.
Figure out which position and location would make you and your family happiest long-term and make your decision based on that. Money will come and go. Making long-term decisions based on short-term reasoning is a losing game. I get what you're saying, but if it would be a good idea a year from now, it's tough to believe it's a bad idea now.Life can be odd.Background: 2.5 - 3 years ago, I interviewed for a Director level position that really interested me (in the beer industry :beerirector levelGood salary (better straight salary than I make now, kind of)Interesting businessBack in Denver, where I still own a houseCons:Would be sacrificing a very large stock award and likely future large stock awards by leaving current job early.Would burn some bridges with my current Fortune 100 (soon Fortune 50) companyBack in Denver after we've made the move hereIf this was a year from now or 9 months ago, it would be perfect. Now, not so much.
Is she depressed? They have a cure for that now.
Phil Donahue?Figure out which position and location would make you and your family happiest long-term and make your decision based on that. Money will come and go. Making long-term decisions based on short-term reasoning is a losing game. I get what you're saying, but if it would be a good idea a year from now, it's tough to believe it's a bad idea now.Life can be odd.Background: 2.5 - 3 years ago, I interviewed for a Director level position that really interested me (in the beer industry :beer
Mrs. SLB or my GB's fiance?
I pulled up Priceline, threw in a bid of $109 for a 4-star hotel in downtown Seattle and as luck would have it, my bid was accepted and plans were put into motion.
After that, I hit the bacon, sausage, carving station, salmon and potatoes. She came back with 6 or 7 HUGE strawberries covered in chocolate from their flowing chocolate fountain. It was an orgy of a feast and the mimosas flowed like the river below us. All told, we probably lasted a full hour there before waving the flag and surrendering like the French. I turned down a final round of mimosas, settled up with Serge and we headed north to Seattle.
Bob Sacamano. Rush Chair. Damn glad to meet you.Phil Donahue?Figure out which position and location would make you and your family happiest long-term and make your decision based on that. Money will come and go. Making long-term decisions based on short-term reasoning is a losing game. I get what you're saying, but if it would be a good idea a year from now, it's tough to believe it's a bad idea now.Life can be odd.Background: 2.5 - 3 years ago, I interviewed for a Director level position that really interested me (in the beer industry :beer
One is going to make you happy now. The other might make you happy at some point down the road. Seems pretty easy to me.Life can be odd.Background: 2.5 - 3 years ago, I interviewed for a Director level position that really interested me (in the beer industry :beer
The ones that look like sunglass holders and cost $100?
I find them bothersome but many of the ladies seem to love it.
No, the one we use is $20. It's a stretchy ring with a "module" at the top and a "module" that goes underneath. Those vibrate. Literally every person should have one of these.They're on the Good Vibrations website.
True enough. The down the road one also probably has more future potential in general. The main problem is that leaving this company now will damage not only my reputation with one of the fastest growing big companies in the world, but could damage my career in general should I be viewed as a job hopper with a new job being my 4th in 2.5 years (largely out of my control).Also, we like Seattle a lot, my MIL just moved up here to be closer to her grandkids and there are some great resources here for my son (slow to develop communication skills at 2+ for those of you with incomplete notebooks). I'm certainly not un-happy presently.One is going to make you happy now. The other might make you happy at some point down the road. Seems pretty easy to me.Life can be odd.Background: 2.5 - 3 years ago, I interviewed for a Director level position that really interested me (in the beer industry :beer
I'm glad to hear things are back on track GB. Oh yeah, stop making the rest of us look bad.
If you get another interview in the future you can explain the reasoning for the job hops. People should understand. If you get an interview in the near future, well...yeah, you're a job hopper.The MIL is something to consider. Would she move back to Denver?
If you decide to stick with what you've got, I'd think a very heartfelt, "Dear Mr. President, I appreciate the opportunity, but since we last corresponded, I've made a commitment to another employer that I feel I have to honor, etc," would be in order. If you've got Marilyn Monroe boobs to flaunt, that probably wouldn't hurt. At which position do you think you'd be more successful? Happier? If you stick with the next one long-term, you don't have to worry about the past job hopping.True enough. The down the road one also probably has more future potential in general. The main problem is that leaving this company now will damage not only my reputation with one of the fastest growing big companies in the world, but could damage my career in general should I be viewed as a job hopper with a new job being my 4th in 2.5 years (largely out of my control).Also, we like Seattle a lot, my MIL just moved up here to be closer to her grandkids and there are some great resources here for my son (slow to develop communication skills at 2+ for those of you with incomplete notebooks). I'm certainly not un-happy presently.One is going to make you happy now. The other might make you happy at some point down the road. Seems pretty easy to me.Life can be odd.Background: 2.5 - 3 years ago, I interviewed for a Director level position that really interested me (in the beer industry :beer
Lack of taxiis brought a tear to my eye.Good stuff, GB. Glad to hear things are on the upswing. Though I am greatly disturbed by the drinking and driving in your story.
lol....yeah, pretty sure I could operate the human language in my condition, GB. You looked like you were struggling to use a fork.Good stuff, GB. Glad to hear things are on the upswing. Though I am greatly disturbed by the drinking and driving in your story.
All my cash was gone for the night, so I had to ask each cab driver if they took visa. The cab ride came to $5 total.Lack of taxiis brought a tear to my eye.Good stuff, GB. Glad to hear things are on the upswing. Though I am greatly disturbed by the drinking and driving in your story.
I was sitting in the front as I like to do and when I opened my wallet to get my debit card, he saw a bunch of Canadian currency in there and said "What's that" and I told him Canadian cash and he said he took that and would prefer it. So I gave him a $10 Canadian and I think both of us felt like they got a good deal. 
). Glad to hear that you and your wife seem to be on the mend.
So what happened that it's debilitating now? Seems like most people who have an intense fear never get to this stage, but you've already basically conquered it once already.
From a neoro-pathway perspective it is very easy to mindlessly get used to something but you haven't rerouted your neural pathways so its still very likely that any phobia will come rushing back to you at some point. You have to do things mindfully to change things for the better.
Look at this freaking guy.
YOU WERE THERE WHEN I BOUGHT IT!'Homer J Simpson said:Wait, people can just buy a school bus? OMG, I'm gonna have to work up a whole new routine.'Disco Stu said:
I think he said "cut the blue wire."
I must have been drunk.YOU WERE THERE WHEN I BOUGHT IT!'Homer J Simpson said:Wait, people can just buy a school bus? OMG, I'm gonna have to work up a whole new routine.'Disco Stu said:
