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Barb wrote: "*throws a sacrifical goat under the bridge to appease the great and grouchy Jammies*"Don't let PETA catch you doing that.
Gail «Cyborg» wrote: "I am painting again tomorrow. I have the colour. It is called goats lambs wool somthing or other. The name doesn't make any sense but it is nice and should give the rooms a lift."as long as it is not the black sheep's wool....
Hahaha. No, it's an off white with a hint of green.
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Lobstergirl wrote: "Creative scamming: As I'm crossing the street a slightly older than middle aged woman with not many teeth catches my eye. I walk past her but then she starts talking to me. She says, "I know, I'..."That's a sad story on a couple of different levels. It's sometimes a difficult decision to make to determine when panhandlers are cheating or sincere.
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So my rhetorical question is what if the person is lying to get money for whatever undesirable or unacceptable habit he might have. If his life is messed up, if he's maybe beyond hope, and my couple of bucks helps him get through one more day, is that a bad thing?
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Because people with severe substance dependency problems tend to lie about things so readily, I will normally not give them money. I will, however, take them to a nearby eatery and buy them a meal. I'm not judging them. I just choose not to enable their usage problems.
Michael wrote: "So my rhetorical question is what if the person is lying to get money for whatever undesirable or unacceptable habit he might have. If his life is messed up, if he's maybe beyond hope, and my coupl..."A couple of bucks is a bad thing because they're probably gonna buy more drugs with it.
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We've talked about this "lying/alcohol link" before, I recall. Anyone remember that? It seems that the linked to article described ME as a potential addict just because I can/do/
Larry wrote: "Because people with severe substance dependency problems tend to lie about things so readily, I will normally not give them money. I will, however, take them to a nearby eatery and buy them a meal..."I'm with Larry on this one. I have offered odd jobs and/or actual food to people with signs and they refuse. I prefer to give to charities like Step 13 that have an actual record of success or give to a women's shelter directly.
Yesterday I met a girl with a butterfly painted on her face trying to sell rocks.
Last night, I saw a girl in a flowy black dress riding a bike. I may not have even noticed if it hadn't been for TC and a recent discussion. I'm not sure where that thread is, and I'm not going to look for it. Send me to the ficus, but this thread is as good as any.
Larry wrote: "Just plain old rocks?"Small ones even.
Dresses on female bike riders = magnifique.
I think offering work and/or food is noble and I also prefer giving money to certain charities, but if someone comes up to me on the street begging for money and it's obvious that they only want the money for drugs/alcohol then I don't know that it's necessarily a bad thing to give them money for that purpose. It's not like I'm ever going to get the person to change so why not make their life a little bit easier?
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My kitchen is now painted and it looks gooood.
Well I could take a photo but I won't be home during day light for 2 weeks. By then you will have forgotten.
Won't forget what?Congratulations on the painting, Gail, and on the packing, Sally.
I hope Sally doesn't get disconnected from us when she moves.
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Apparently. Someone suggested that I outsource my bookkeeping. He said I could probably get a certified accountant in India to be my virtual assistant and pay next to nothing. I rejected that idea rather quickly. It seems degrading. I don't want to take advantage of someone's skills in that manner. When I questioned him about the logistics, he simply said "over the internet" which tells me he has no idea what's all involved.
I do know a woman who lives and works here but her accountant is in Vancouver. They courier the paperwork back and forth.
Good luck with the job hunting, Barb.
Love the kitchen color. Since we rent our place, we've never bothered to paint. White walls are getting very boring.My in-laws have the same dining set! Falling off of those chairs is not fun.
Nice pics, Barb, especially the action shot at no. 2.
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Lobstergirl wrote: "Anabaptist Black is almost too somber."Remonstrant Taupe is a nice change of pace.
I learned today that my friend Dave, who often works as a sound roadie for Herbie Hancock, got to work the President's birthday party in Chicago, and then the next day they did another show at the White House that turned into a disco party in the East Room. Very cool.
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Larry wrote: "I learned today that my friend Dave, who often works as a sound roadie for Herbie Hancock, got to work the President's birthday party in Chicago, and then the next day they did another show at the ..."That is cool, Larry.
Lobstergirl wrote: "Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptist Vermilion I believe is actually the name of Barb's nail polish."Looks more like Tridentine Traditionalist Red to me.
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I said, "That's okay."
She says, "I'm here with my son" - nods in the direction of a 20ish man - "and" - she leans in very close to me - "I've been abused. I need to go to a woman's shelter. No, no, I already know where it is, I just need some...see my hand?" I look down at her hand, which might be a little puffy but otherwise looks normal. She gestures secretively toward her son. I didn't give her any money.