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I saw a blouse today that reminded me of a dress one of the characters wore in the movie "Beach Blanket Bingo". It took me back to the days of my yesteryears. If you are from the era of the Beach Party movies, you will understand this. Remember how people were shocked by the raciness of those movies. All those girls in bikinis dancing around on the big screen – how awful! Compared to the movies and television shows we see today, Beach Blanket Bingo was a Sunday School party.
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And the Westerns: Gun Smoke, Cheyenne, Wagon Train, The Rebel, The Lawman, Rawhide, just to name a few. The good guys always won, justice was done.
What happened? What changed? We have dropped our guard, lowered our standards and accepted what Hollywood gives us. Why? I am among the guilty, I confess. Some of my favorite shows today are loaded with violence, obscene behavior and bad language. The detectives find a mutilated body and perform graphic autopsies. I enjoy the forensics, but the show is loaded with bad stuff. Do we just tune it out? In doing so, what does it do to our relationship with the Lord? How does He feel about it?
Compromise, that's what we do. We tell ourselves that the Lord will understand, and He won't hold it against us, or we just fail to consider His feelings altogether. But God has told us to guard our hearts above all else. (Proverbs 4:23) The things that we allow into our thoughts can have very negative consequences. You may have heard this formula regarding the things we see and hear: good in - good out, bad in - bad out. The more negative, unrighteous, impure material we feed our minds and hearts, the more likely they are to adversely influence our behavior. Just as the wrong foods effect our health, wrong sights and sounds and thoughts effect our behavior.
Scriptures teach us, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." (Philippians 4:8).
When we baby-boomers compare the media influence on our generation to the things young people see and hear today, we have to wonder how they are able to process it all. When Matt Dillon shot an outlaw, he grabbed his chest and fell. When someone on T.V. gets shot today, his chest explodes or his head blows up and blood splatters all over the room. When Clark Gable said "Frankly Scarlet, I don't give a d---" everyone gasped and held their baby's ears. Think of the language today. And the sex, well there just isn't any way to compare then and now. Where does it end? It causes me to feel a bit more compassionate and understanding of today's youth. It is a wonder they do as well as they do.
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— How is Indiana going to ensure health insurance to the "working poor?"
State Rep. Ed Clere, the New Albany Republican who chairs the House Public Health Committee, defines this estimated pool of 400,000 Hoosiers like this: "These are people who are doing exactly what Republicans want them to do. The father works in a factory. The mother is a retail clerk." They are more than likely to be Republicans.
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Now, there is no question: Hoosiers don't like "Obamacare."
But here's the indisputable reality: The Affordable Care Act became a long-term reality when President Obama defeated Mitt Romney last November. It's the law of the land.
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The Medicaid debate came as Gov. Mike Pence - parting ways with GOP governors in Michigan and Ohio - issued an ultimatum to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleel Sebelius this past week. Pence has ruled out expanding Medicaid under the federal health care law unless Indiana gets approval to use its Healthy Indiana Plan savings accounts for the expansion.
"It was important to me that we do fully fund Medicaid, but we did not fund a Medicaid expansion, nor do I think that under the current framework for Medicaid that it would be advisable for Indiana to do that," Pence said.
He reiterated that stance, with his office saying the governor "flatly refused to expand the traditional Medicaid program in Indiana."
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Bills in the Indiana House and Senate advanced that pave the way for HIP to be the framework of services, though no one can say what those costs will be.
The Healthy Indiana Program currently provides health coverage for about 40,000 Hoosiers, though there are another 46,000 people on the waiting list. So with the governor ruling out a Medicaid expansion, the question is, what happens to the 350,000 to 400,000 "working poor" Hoosiers?
Clere cited the innovative Indiana health care programs - Hoosier Healthwise in 1995 and the Healthy Indiana Plan in 2008. He said HB1591, which would expand Medicaid, "takes the lessons of existing programs" and operates in a way that is "predictable and respectful of the Hoosier taxpayer." He explained his proposal would reflect "Hoosier values" while ensuring that "everyone has skin in the game."
The decisions coming in the next week and months come with billions of dollars at stake. The federal government will cover upwards of 95 percent of the Medicaid expansion until 2020, and 90 percent thereafter. If Indiana declines, it could cost the state billions of dollars.
So the decisions at the Indiana Statehouse made between now and April will impact scores of hardworking and vulnerable Hoosiers for years to come. The flow of these federal dollars could bring about 30,000 jobs as hospitals expand.
The question we all must ask is, what happens here to the working poor?
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For example: tonight we had plans to visit my sister for my nephew's first birthday. I hardly see her and she lives 2 hours away. His parents live 15 minutes from us!! Anyway, we had also told his mom we would come help her decorate the tree for a little bit before we went. So we are at his parents house for 2 hours and they still haven't started decorating and it's time for us to go....I was upset, however I gave in and said we could stay about 30 more minutes....so his obsessive mother starts unpacking boxes of all these ornaments that all have a story with them etc...there are 100s...we just don't have time for it...and aparently he is the one that decorates with his mom while everyone watches..anyhow...he wants to stay, I want to go, but he is trying to make me and his mother both happy..in the end I win..but then I feel like crap!...also both his sister's are unable to bear children and they can't stand to be around me because I'm pregnant....I really feel like the bad guy in this family!!
In this situation, it would have been completely reasonable to say "we'll stop by but we can only stay until (time)." Then, it really doesn't matter whether the tree has been decorated--when the designated time comes, you say your goodbyes. And it needs to be him who takes the lead in establishing these boundaries with his family.
I've always been pleased with the decision my wife and I made to move 2000 miles away from our families after we married, because we mostly avoided this stuff. (Of course, there were other downsides...)
Perhaps a counselor or clergy person (if applicable) could be helpful if he doesn't get this concept on his own.
Queston is right, your husband needs to realize that your request was not unreasonable, you made plans, and you had every right to assume he'd stick with the plan. To EXPECT him to stick to the plan.
I know it's hard for some people when they leave home to get into the mindset that their parents don't "boss" them anymore, for lack of a better term. My husband experienced it and there were things that would make me very upset the first few years we were married. Moving away from her was the best decision we ever made, honestly....we only lived 1/2 mile from her, and she expected him to jump at her every whim. That's not realistic when you're married. He has a life with you, and while he shouldn't cut his family out of his life just because he's married, you (and soon the baby) have to be his first priorities.
If you haven't already, you need to have a serious discussion about how this all makes you feel. Just try to stay calm and state your position without becoming argumentative, and I also agree that if you have a pastor or another mentor that you could both talk to, that would be GREAT. Sometimes it just sounds clearer coming from someone not directly involved.
Congratulations on the baby, btw!
Through my work with Focus on the Family, I've read this article series that gives some helpful hints on setting boundaries"026and tips for what to do when your in-laws try to take over your life. Gary Chapman has also done a guide book for in-law relationships that might give some good ideas, too. Anyway, just a few thoughts for you in case they'd help.
I really feel for you and hope you and your hubby can communicate well and figure out a way to resolve this as you begin your lives together as a family. Hang in there!!! Keep us posted, ok?
I completely understand your frustration. My ex-husband and I married young and were expecting a baby shortly after we got married. My ex-husband was the fourth of six children and had very close ties to his mother. This became a toxic element in our relationship throughout the entire duration. He refused to cut ties and ultimately it was one of the reasons we divorced. It is not surprising that every time the topic comes up he gets upset. He needs to understand that although his mother is important, priorities change as you get older and begin a family of your own. He needs to be the one who has any discussions with his family members about backing down or cutting the cord. Living within a close proximity does not help things either. The next time that you have to sit down and have this conversation with your husband, approach the subject gently and reassure him that it is not that you do not care about his family, but that you both are trying to have a family of your own. It is important to emphasize that your new family needs attention too and that you have family on your own side that would like to have a relationship with him as well. Family is not one sided. It will be a difficult conversation I am sure, but coming up with ground rules as far as times that you will be leaving as stated by others on this post will help get the ball rolling.
Wish I could candy coat it for you this holiday season.
I have been through the wringer with my,ahem, wife's family nonsense for 13 years and the birth of a daughter made it worse for all on that side are HOARDERS so you see it can be worse but as for me I avoid them like the plague even though they have bought all the lies told to them from the other side.
Only advice.Laugh a lot and leave early!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It would be refreshing if he would grow up, cut the umbilical cord, and come to terms that you and your child to be ARE his present and future responsibilities and the past associations are nice but have to be put in perspective. GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You deserve better than a mommy's boy!
his daughter,four of her daughters and 1 daughter has a husband(they use the system to take advantage of the government) 2 great grand children and they take advantage of father,grandfather,etc. We took the time to go move them from Washington State to Idaho and all they do is complain about our weather.
Congratulations on the new addition.
I am so sorry that this is so stressful for you.
I agree with a lot of what has been said here about establishing limits. My husband and I have been together 18 years and it can still get frustrating. I am not good at establishing limits with my family of origin.
Some of what you are going through could be about how that side of the family lives. In my family of origin we all live close to each other or visit a lot. Not that many decades ago here and around the world families lived in the same house. Different generations and brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents etc. I see a lot of this still happening with new immigrants. It's just the way it has always been for them. North America really doesn't live this way much any more. It wasn't until I read a book that talked about someone from North America marrying another person from another culture
& they couldn't figure out why after they married they would still live in the family home. In North America we grow up, leave home and establish our own residence.
Decades even centuries ago living in the same house with your relatives usually meant other women were breastfeeding their babies and could help out with feeding yours if you were not available.
All ways of living have good sides and not so good sides. My hubby and I still argue about how much my family is involved in our lives and yet he acknowledges when we need help that they are there for us.
I wish on this Christmas Eve 2012 that your baby grows up with the love and care of both families and learns how important a healthy family is.
Good luck with setting those limits. After 18 years its sort of getting easier. It won't take you 18 years, I don't think. Just me.
Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah , Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays.
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Over the past few weeks our blog has been themed around the holiday season addressing healthy (and tasty) cooking and holiday food survival. The theme will continue into January! My goal will be short and sweet- I know you have lots of extra "to dos" during this season.
This is such a wonderful and joyous time of year! The anticipation of the parties, friend and family gatherings, decorations, the special foods, decorating cookies, shopping and wrapping the "perfect" present, anticipation of the response. So many special events and expectations of the season also create added stress, IF we allow it to affect us in a negative manner. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Try a couple ideas to decrease holiday stress and increase holiday joy.
· Plan time with family and friends doing activities you enjoy.
· Set a spending budget and stick to it.
· Avoid projecting expectations on others, you can't control them or their responses.
· Check your list of to do's and adjust as needed to allow ample time for everything that is important for you about this season.
· Take time for yourself and enjoy a yoga, pilates, or qi gong class.
· Limit the number of commitments to what is truly manageable and enjoyable.
· Keep expectations low and be happier when expectations are exceeded!
· Choose which social events to attend and attend those where you are most comfortable. If you turn down an invitation, you aren't obligated to give a reason and your host(ess) will not know that you didn't have previous obligations.
· Gather neighbors and friends and go caroling.
· Make a list of the additional activities, chores, and duties that the holidays bring. Delegate some of these to other family members.
· Prioritize and choose deadlines where the item is either completed or left alone until next year.
· Spend time enjoying your decorations, those in your neighborhood, and the decorations of special places close to home.
· Worth repeating: Keep expectations low and be happier when expectations are exceeded!
I LOVE this season and all of the true meanings as well as the commercialism! A few years ago we had the worst two Christmas seasons of my life- my father became critically ill and the next year was the first without him. Needless to say we were all off our holiday behavior, expectations were far short and I decided to stay home the following year to take away some of the work associated with moving our celebration to another state. Although not horrible, it wasn't the same. The next Christmas was one of the best! I arrived with expectation of arriving and seeing my family, spending time with them, and that was it. No expectation of joy or great food or the perfect anything. My expectations were exceeded and there wasn't a drop of disappointment. I do LOVE the season again!
Ideas to keep the holidays positive and joyous:
• Choose crunchy, colorful, naturally sweet and savory foods for the Holidays and New Year.
• Choose to move more and take yoga classes more often.
• Greet the New Year with no regrets, no guilt, and no diets.
• Be free to choose foods you love and that taste good, feel good, and nourish your body.
• Choose to be active, to manage stress, and to enjoy a restful nights sleep.
• Live an intuitive life, something that can be learned through many of our programs
• Reflect on your motivators for health and weight management and choose behaviors that will result in meeting those goals, versus focusing on weight alone.
• Weight maintenance during the holiday season is more realistic, doable and much less stressful than weight loss.


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Ross Park Mall will open at midnight this Black Friday after several years of a 4:00 AM start to a holiday for bargain hunting and, more importantly, great times with old friends and the chance to meet plenty of new ones. I've been at Ross Park for the madness every year since 2004 and have been there at the opening hour for the past five years. This year, of course, will be no different, although I'll be driving 480 miles for my Ross Park fix this year (a full 476.5 miles longer than last year's trip to the mall).
I'm spending the next few days making my plans. I'll be in touch with some of my friends to see who's officially joining me for the shopping madness at some point in the day and who wishes to simply meet up for breakfast or brunch somewhere. I don't really study the ads much and tend to just improvise when I get there, but I do like to have ideas for everyone on my list by the time Thanksgiving arrives. This gives me some general idea of which stores I need to hit aside from Macy's (which I always shop at) and JC Penney (typically my first stop so I can pick up my annual Mickey Mouse snowglobe).
As I plan my morning (if you can call midnight "morning"), I think back to years past--pretty typical for Captain Flashback--and recall the olden days when I got deals at Kaufmann's, not Macy's, and enjoyed a snack at Wendy's (although Five Guys is a more than adequate replacement). One of my earliest North Hills Flashbacks focused on those great old stores we all miss. Just in time for Black Friday, I'm presenting you with the antithesis of that article: the gone and happily forgotten stores.
Yes, there have been some amazing blunders at Ross Park Mall. Some have drudged on for a year or more while others came and went in a matter of months. A few of these may ring a bell, but some may only be recalled by the one or two people who actually shopped there.
Here, in all their glory, are Baret's Biggest Ross Park Blunders:
Sinbad's Kebab Grill. I'm going to start with this obscure food court tenant only because it holds the distinction of being the shortest-lived non-temporary store at Ross Park Mall. Gone after two months in business, Sinbad's was a great idea on paper. Why not bring Middle Eastern cuisine to an already diverse food court? Sadly, Sinbad's couldn't generate any momentum and pulled out after not having any takers for its food. A lack of marketing and general reluctance to new cuisine seemed to be the issue. Personally, I would have stuck this restaurant in Oakland, where open-minded college students try nearly everything.
Buttermaid Bakery. While we're at the food court, let's also stop for some baked goods. Buttermaid occupied the same space as Sinbad's (which is now home to Five Guys) but didn't have much luck either. They lasted a little bit longer but were hurt by poor presentation. Ross Park is a very competitive market and displaying what look like C-grade goods in a dull, generic environment is no way to get customers, even if those goods taste like A-grade material. Although a bakery by the same name has been operating in Southern Park Mall in Youngstown, OH for decades, this version of Buttermaid was a flop in every way.
Farmtown Market. We'll complete our three-course food court meal with a stop at Farmtown Market, the most recent closure on this list. Farmtown Market opened in January 2012. When I first caught sight of it, I immediately noticed the lack of printed menu boards. Instead, someone had tacked up generic "meal deal" prices using stick-on letters (usually acquired inexpensively at Vater's Hardware). The sign, which didn't even light up, sported an off-centered logo (both in positioning of the text and the logo within the circle itself). Not knowing what they served, I looked the business up online and saw their specialty was comfort food. This excited me--why not stop in for a meatloaf and macaroni to think of days of old? Why not have a place where you can get Mom's homemade grilled cheese after a rough week without the eight hour drive to Mom's house? How about a place to get some sketti and ketchupy butter for your favorite "Honey Boo Boo" wannabe? As great as the idea was, the restaurant had a few things going against it. For starters, the name conjured up images of Soergel's Orchards, not Mom's Kitchen. The presentation looked about on par with the lemonade stand run by the neighborhood eight year olds. Although I had heard the food was quite good, the effort put into the restaurant appeared minimal. Why trust an eatery that looks about as appealing as the cafeteria at your old middle school? This was remedied somewhat by May, when actual menuboards appeared (although they still didn't describe what was sold at Farmtown Market). It was a classic case of "too little, too late". By the second week of June, Farmtown Market had joined its resting place among failed food court tenants. The cause of death was poor presentation and a lack of good marketing for the Market.
American Country Collection. Before I wrote for North Hills Patch, I maintained a retail blog called Ross Park Almanac. I used to mercilessly bash this store for its horrible presentation of excellent goods and the fact most people who shopped at the newly-fancified Ross Park of 2008-2009 weren't going to go there for items which would be better suited for the annual craft sale at church. The space was huge, occupying what had been Eastern Mountain Sports, which had taken over three smaller spaces itself (Walden Kids, Koenig Art Emporium, and American Dental Center). Given the size of the space, there was no coziness to this country cottage. This, to me, is what made it such a horrible idea. The items inside were actually quite nice and would have been great accents in any dwelling, but a huge store which had the coldness of an IBM factory selling homey home decorations simply was not going to cut the mustard at "Posh Park Mall", especially in the era when Nordstrom and Louis Vuitton were the hottest new stores in the North Hills. The store was usually deserted whenever I walked past, with four the highest number of customers I counted inside (that number was on a Black Friday; one or two was typically the norm on a good day). If the store presented its goods better and re-opened in, say, Wexford Plaza, it would flourish!
Audrey's Attic. During American Country Collection's run, Audrey's Attic moved in to be its next-door neighbor. Nothing had done well in the old Florsheim space since the store's departure, and Audrey's Attic looked to reverse the curse. However, they failed to do so for two key reasons. First, like so many other stores, the presentation suffered due to a lack of effort to upgrade an old mall space. (From a distance, I could have sworn the sign still said "Roberts Shoes Florsheim"). More importantly, however, was the quality of the goods inside. I have seen homes and apartments decorated with accents from stores similar to American Country Collection and they look great! However, Audrey's Attic wasn't selling cute little wooden signs with catchy saying such as "I kiss better than I cook" painted on them. Instead, they were selling things which looked like leftover prizes from carnival games at the Big Butler Fair. Combine these two elements and you have a store which will generate even less traffic than American Country Collection. True, Audrey's Attic has enjoyed a good run elsewhere, but certainly not at Ross Park.
Pittsburgh Gift. Exit Audrey's Attic, enter Pittsburgh Gift, which was the next tenant in the former Florsheim location. After witnessing the bust which was Audrey's Attic, I certainly had some semblance of hope for this store. However, it proved to be just as big of a disaster as its predecessor. The gifts they were selling would have been better suited for the shelves at Five Below, a "deluxe dollar store" where no item is priced above $5. Furthermore, despite the name, nothing in the store had anything to do with Pittsburgh aside from the fact there was a 96.69% chance the business was operating in Pittsburgh. There were no Steelers items, Pittsburghese dictionaries, or pictures of the city skyline. Most of my friends were expecting the store to be along those lines and, like me, tended to avoid this place, which was gone within a few months.
Oak Warehouse. After focusing on the past few years, it's time to go back to the early 1990s. Taking over for Fancies on the lower level, the store sold mediocre oak furniture. The mall already had the excellent This End Up and its department stores. Like many of these blunder stores, the store had only one or two customers inside at any given time. True, furniture stores aren't going to be as crowded as most other businesses, but this store was truly deserted. I knew of only one fan of the Oak Warehouse. He was devastated when it closed, especially since he didn't even get the chance to buy something there. (This, of course, was because the store was another short-lived venture).
As Seen on TV. (Sings in the style of the late Andy Williams) "It's the most...wonderful time...of the year. With the Clapper and Chias and bad gift ideas you see on TV! Please don't buy those silly items for me!" These commercials, which only get aired this time of year, are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to those products. We also have favorites such as "pops-a-dent" (which I've heard is a huge gimmick). In high school, I took TV production and knew the difference between a well-produced segment of television and the B-and-C-grade stuff. Most "As Seen on TV" commercials are B-grade commercials selling D-grade products. The only thing better than selling these through TV-home shopping is setting up a store to purchase them at what was, in the early 2000s, a bourgeoisie mall (not yet upscale, but definitely more than a typical mid-market complex). Needless to say, nobody was fooled by the marginally effective products sold here; the store was gone after a brief run at the upper level entrance near Macy's, where it certainly made a grand first impression on visitors expecting a mall without gimmicks.
Just Dogs Gourmet. Another blunder from the Macy's entrance corridor. This short-lived bakery looked every bit as nice as Mrs. Fields, located directly across the hall at the time. However, the treats were for canines, not humans. I have been blessed to have some special dogs in my life; my dog-owning friends would undoubtably say the same thing about their special four-legged pals and, like me, like to spoil their dogs. I know people who spend a great deal on high-quality toys, let their dogs sleep on beds and other human furniture, and even take their dogs to work with them. However, spending a ton of money on a consumable treat which may or may not be in their dog's best health interest was not something even the Ross Park shopper with tons of cash to spare would consider a smart buy. In other malls, these stores have sometimes popped up as kiosks, which makes more sense since they don't do much business. However, since it was an actual store, it is definitely worthy of this list, especially since it didn't make it half a year.
Get Inked. Amidst the luxurious new boutiques and designer stores at Ross Park Mall in the early days of Nordstrom was this obscurity. For those not into street dialect, "get inked" means to get a tattoo. The clothing sold at this store closely paralleled the tattoo/Ed Hardy culture and looked quite punkish to say the least. Get Inked attracted customers but certainly didn't fit the image of Ross Park at the time. It moved during its run, which didn't even last a year, going from the former Bombay Company space to the ever-changing Lane Bryant store (often used for the temporary Christmas store in the late 2000s). For every customer who loved the store, there were about five who complained about the image of the store. The fact that it didn't last a year and apparently didn't want to stand up for itself in the unique climate of Ross Park place the store on this list. The company still operates a store at the Mall at Robinson (I'm not sure if they merely moved or if they had two to begin with) where I've heard it's possible to get a real tattoo. Yes, you can get inked at Get Inked, just not at Ross Park.
Colorado Pen Company. Speaking of ink, how about a place selling high-end pens? Enter this short-lived store, which came around in the late 1990s as everyone was moving away from using pens and other writing implements in favor of computers. Why spend a few hundred on an old-fashioned writing instrument when the bright-colored iMac at Sears (still sold there at the time) was only a few hundred more? Furthermore, a dozen Bic pens cost about a buck in 1999 for those rare instances where a pen would make more sense than a computer. Granted, there were still plenty of uses for pens at the time (and still are--I still hand-write my Christmas cards in cursive), but nobody was going to invest in something that impractical. Perhaps the owner saw a potentially successful business due to the Y2K scare, but everyone knew it was a huge hoax in the day and can look back and laugh at all the "apocalypse" supplies they bought. If you bought bottled water, flashlights, or a spare radio, give yourself a point. If you dumped a few hundred on a pen at Colorado, give yourself five bonus points. If you thought fountain pens were really going to sell at a busy fashion mall, give yourself zero points and keep in mind your space was vacated with the turn of the millennium.
BC Sports Collectibles. Speaking of overpriced items, how about a place selling authentic Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins items? Great idea, but the fashionitas coming to Ross Park aren't usually the type who would spend $500 on an autographed 1994 Barry Foster jersey from a game he undoubtably missed that season with one of his many injuries. They likely also will not pay three figures for a hockey puck or baseball card. Sure, the standard Steelers jerseys will sell anywhere in Pittsburgh. Even the most fashionable lady who lives in or used to live in Pittsburgh has a favorite jersey or two in her closet. However, these authentics are better suited for a mall like Station Square, where plenty of tourists come to the city to catch a game, or perhaps in a block near PNC Park, Heinz Field, or Consol Energy Center. The store had all the potential to be successful but came at the wrong time (the Nordstrom era) to the wrong place ("Posh Park Mall"). Steel City Collectibles, on the other hand, has done well by selling a mix of autographed authentic and standard issue merchandise (and also by bringing in sports celebrities for autograph sessions).
House of Chess. This store opened when I was a senior in high school. I remember arriving at school one morning and heading to the tables in the hallway the physics room where my friends and I usually caught up before the bell rang. One of my buddies asked another if he had seen "that new place where you can play chess at the mall." He said he had not and wondered if it was some sort of joke. I assured them it was completely true. The non-believer predicted it wouldn't last long. Sure enough, my friend was right, as it was gone within a year. As the guy who brought it up mentioned, one was able to play chess against others if they stopped in the store. However, House of Chess was always deserted whenever I was there. The space it occupied was huge (it previously housed a DSW Shoe Warehouse) and was set up to offer free play, the sale of specialty chess sets, and chess clinics. After a brief run in the DSW space, it moved to the lower level, where it lasted a few more months before being placed into checkmate, having been cornered by a bishop who bought humble $8 chess sets for his parish in lieu of the $200 sets sold at House of Chess, a knight who went two steps north and one step west to the library to learn chess, and a queen who would have rather spent her time and money on clothing and socializing while at the mall.
No-Name Lingerie Store. Seriously, I don't think there was a name on this store. Shortly after Media Play left the mall, this shop set up in half of the old space. There was no sign on the store, no customers inside, and lots of cheap-looking merchandise thrown on shelves and racks like goods at a garage sale. When I walked by the store for the first time, I laughed hysterically at the poor presentation. Had Donald Trump been with me, he would have probably thrown a temper tantrum and yelled "you're fired!" in a voice loud enough to be heard all the way to the South Hills. However, there appeared to be no clerk in the store to fire. Needless to say, this store was gone in the blink of an eye and was the shortest-lived non-food court tenant in Ross Park history. I still chuckle when thinking back to this blip on Ross Park's radar from early 2006, shortly before the mall was transformed into its current state.
Perfume Collection. Speaking of generic stores, Perfume Collection came around at the same time as Nordstrom. With perfume already being sold at plenty of other stores in the mall, why not introduce another competitor? In fact, why not make it a competitor with the most boring looking display in the mall at the time, the most generic name possible for a perfume store, and nothing to set it apart from its competitors? I never saw a customer inside the store at either of its two locations. This one at least had a name and a store clerk. However, it failed miserably, no doubt due to its lack of creative marketing in a mall where every bit of marketing counts when going against giants such as Macy's, Nordstrom, and smaller stores such as Abercrombie & Fitch which sell the same product. The big question--what happened to all that perfume the store didn't sell? There was probably enough that it could have been used as fill for the space which became Crate & Barrel.
Two at Sears. Quick, what happened when McDonald's left Sears? Most people believe the area was converted to extra retail space. In fact, this is a correct answer, but there was another brief experiment which took place first. Two at Sears was a standard deli/cafeteria-type place which took over the old McDonald's space for a few months. Although McDonald's was marginally successful, Two at Sears was not. Customers flocked elsewhere, looking for food from established chains and culturally diverse entree choices. Very few people remember Two at Sears, which is why I wanted to save it for last. The restaurant even had a nice presentation, but did not offer unique enough food to spare its area from being converted to space to sell Lady Kenmores and Craftsman tools.
There you have it--sixteen memorable failures from Ross Park Mall. The next store to fail at Ross Park will undoubtably be one which is out of place at the mall, sells overpriced or nondescript goods, suffers from horrible presentation, or some combination of the three. As you shop at Ross Park Mall this Holiday season, never forget the blunders which have plagued Pittsburgh's premier shopping complex over the years.
If you remember any of these stores or can think of other failures I may not have stuck on this list, please leave a comment!
NEXT TIME: Join me as we travel to West View to visit a "Tiny" store which sold goods for our favorite animals!


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With more than 7,000 islands and 170 different languages, the history of the Filipino people is just as varied and distinct as its geography. Despite these differences, Filipinos unite over a sense of pride for their diversity and their love for OPM or Original Pilipino Music.
OPM emerged in the late 1970s as a way to get local songwriters on Filipino radio stations dominated by American Top 40. This era ushered in a number of prolific songwriters from a vast array of musical genres spanning rock, pop and R&B to jazz and folk. Today, any song written by a Filipino, whether in English or Tagalog, is considered OPM.
Music Arts Events brings together both nostalgic and contemporary OPM in Serenata Filipina on August 17. The event features such Filipino American artists as award winning jazz vocalist Mon David, premiering songs from his upcoming fourth album...
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By Doug Ireland
---- — DERRY — Town Administrator John Anderson has been asked to turn himself in to authorities to avoid the time and cost it would require to extradite him from Maine.
Anderson, 50, is on unpaid administrative leave after a DirecTV salesman told police last month that the town administrator made unwanted sexual advances toward him while making a sales call at his Lane Road home.
A warrant for Anderson's arrest was issued Friday afternoon, charging him with two counts of indecent exposure and lewdness — misdemeanor charges.
Rockingham County Attorney James Reams said yesterday his office and state police have decided it was more prudent to have Anderson agree to surrender than pursue extradition.
Extraditing Anderson could take a few months and cost taxpayers in both states thousands of dollars, Reams said. He said he expects an arrest to be made early next week.
Suspects are usually only extradited if they face felony charges, Reams said.
Reams said Anderson is Maine, where he served as town administrator in Boothbay for 10 years before taking over in Derry in October 2010.
Anderson has been cooperative and will surrender once his attorney returns from vacation next week, Reams said.
If they decide to no longer cooperate, Reams said, he would seek extradition.
"We are unwilling to wait after Labor Day and will take whatever action is necessary," he said.
Anderson exposed himself to the salesman, asked him to take off his clothes, and then masturbated in front of him, according to a police affidavit.
Anderson was on paid administrative leave from July 12 until Tuesday night, when the Town Council voted unanimously after a two-hour nonpublic meeting to stop paying his $124,962 annual salary.
The council also met in nonpublic session for an hour and a half Friday afternoon. Members decided they wanted to meet with Anderson in person and conduct their own inquiry, acting Town Administrator Larry Budreau said.
Councilors had the option under the town's charter to fire Anderson immediately, according to Budreau, who the council decided is the only town official authorized to comment on the matter.
Anderson's three-year contract is up for renewal in October. If Anderson is fired "for cause" before Oct. 26, he is entitled to six months of severance pay, according to his contract.
"Cause" includes being convicted of a felony and gross negligence in carrying out his employment obligations.


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I cover business growth & overcoming organizational obstacles.
The good professors at Wichita State University (a final four contender as U.S. basketball fans know) and Purdue released their 2013 Airline Quality Rating. United Airlines came in dead last.
To which United responded that they simply did not care. Oh my.
Interestingly, this study is based wholly on statistical performance, rather than customer input. The academics utilize on-time flight performance, denied passenger boardings, mishandled bags and complaints filed with the Department of Transportation. The analysis does not even begin to explore surveying customers about their satisfaction. Anyone who flies regularly can well imagine those results. Oh my.
How to react to worsening quality stats?
So how would you expect an innovative, adaptive growth-oriented company (think like Amazon, Apple, Samsung, Virgin, Neimann-Marcus, Lulu Lemon) to react to declining customer performance metrics?
But, United decidedly is not an innovative, adaptive organization. So it responded by denying the situation. Claiming things are getting better. And talking about how it is spending more money on its long-term strategy.
The frailty of "Operational Excellence" as a strategy
United doesn't care about customers – and hasn't for a very long time. United is focused on "operational excellence" (using the word excellence very loosely) as Messrs. Treacy and Wiersema called this strategy in their mega-popular book " The Discipline of Market Leaders" from 1995. United's strategy, like many, many businesses today, is to constantly strive for better execution of an old, historical business model (in their case, hub-and-spoke flight operations) by hammering away at cutting costs.
Locked in to this strategy, United invests in more airplanes and gates (including making acquisitions like Continental) believing that being bigger will lead to more cost cutting opportunities (code named "synergies".) They beat up on employees, fight with unions, remove anything unessential (like food,) invent ways to create charges (like checked bags or ticket change fees), fiddle with fuel costs, ignore customers and constantly try to engineer minute enhancements to operations in efforts to save pennies.
Like too many companies, United is fixated on this strategy, even if it can't make any money. Even if this strategy once drove it to bankruptcy. Even if its employees are miserable. Even if quality metrics decline. Even if every year customers are less and less happy with the product. All of that be darned! United just keeps doing what it has always done, for over 3 decades, hoping that somehow – magically – results will improve.
Competition requires innovation to succeed
Today people have choices. More choices than ever. That's true for transportation as well. As customers have become less happy, they simply won't pay as much to fly. The impact of all this operational focus, but let the customer be danged, management is price degradation to the point that United, like all the airlines, barely (or doesn't – like American Airlines) cover costs. And because of all the competition each airline constantly chases the other to the bottom of customer satisfaction; each lowering its price as it mimics the others with cost cuts.
In 1963 National Airlines ran ads asking "is this any way to run an airline?" Well, no.
Success today – everywhere, not just airlines – requires more than operational focus. Constantly cutting costs ruins the brand, customer satisfaction, eliminates investment in new products and inevitably kills profitability. The litany of failed airlines demonstrates just how ineffective this strategy has become. Because operational improvements are so easily matched by competitors, and ignores alternatives (like trains, buses and automobiles for airlines) it leads to price wars, lower profits and bankruptcy.
Nobody looks to airlines as a model of management. But many companies still believe operational excellence will lead to success. They need to look at the long-term implications of this strategy, and recognize that without innovation, new products and highly satisfied new customers no business will thrive – or even survive.
A 2006 forecast of Dell's demise based upon Operational Excellence strategy/focus
How Dell and Starbucks suffered marked declines in 2009 due to focus on Operational Excellence
2011 forecast of Dell's ongoing revenue decline due to operational excellence strategy
How operational excellence led to "momentum fixation" killing Dell, RIM, Yahoo growth
Why a Congressionally mandated limit on the Postal Service product offerings forced Operational Excellence as the strategy – leading to financial disaster!
I don't think you understand what operational excellence means (at least in this context). By "operational excellence" United doesn't mean cutting costs. It means having a high completion rate, a high on-time arrival rate, and minimizing lost luggage. These are almost exactly the things tracked by the survey.
United executed horribly on all of these things in 2012, but have improved significantly in the last few months. I'm no fan of United (I'm actually short the stock right now), but this is hatchet journalism at its worst.
United Management is so out of touch that they insist the contract we voted down was the best they can do. It consisted of pay cuts and 6 year wage freezes on a 5 year contract. Making us stay after our shifts at no pay, and quadrupaling of our medical costs, just to name a few points. All this after our last contract expired 4 years ago, and the company refusing to negotiate. They claim we are "empowered" to make good decisions for the company and the passenger, then call us in the office when we do good for the passenger. Either I am empowered or I am not. Which is it Jeff?
Adam…I must respectfully disagree with some of the points made in your article. While I agree that the state of the airline industry is, lets just be nice and say it is less than prosperous, I believe you are approaching it from the wrong end.
In today's world, travel has become a commodity. People base their choice of airline not on the desirability of the product but on price — particularly on the bottom end. Hence the massive improvement in premium cabins and the reduction of services offered at the lower end. Companies, such as United, know that Granny Smith from Hoboken that flies once a year to visit the grand kids in Cedar Rapids isn't a revenue customer so why put the effort into making her happy? Her $400/yr spend is a fraction of what I pay in the premium cabins, so on a pure economic basis, like it or not, I am much more important to the airline than her, or even the family of four flying to Disney World. Improving on the bottom end might gain repeat business — maybe Granny will consider flying twice a year if the economy product is "special" yet pleasing a frequent premium class traveler keeps my high 5-figure annual spend.
On that note, I also believe you are wrong in the assumption that the disgruntled passenger will pay less to fly. Passengers pay less to fly because they are cheap — which explains why Spirit Airlines still averages almost a 90% load factor even with all the fees and horrible reviews/service. Again, passengers pay less because it is the nature of the infrequent traveler — look at JetBlue and Southwest in the US, Ryan Air in the EU — all made out by offering the lowest priced service and have a loyal following.
While my training as an economist makes me believe on a theoretical basis that cutting costs ruins a brand, I think it is slightly off because the airline branding exists in it's own world. Mercedes would cheapen their brand by lowering quality and producing a $15k sub-compact but it is a visible reminder that Mercedes is no longer something that is exclusive but made for the masses. In airlines, it seems, cutting costs at the low end might take away repeat business for the casual traveler that balks at paying $1500+ for a ticket, shifting the focus to a more premium product where corporations and individuals have no issue paying $6-10k for the same ticket makes for a stronger brand among those customers. Just because United, American, Delta, etc want to charge for X, Y and Z in economy class makes me (as a premium class customer), think nothing less of them provided MY service doesn't change.
In essence, it becomes do you please the high volume, very low revenue masses (that in all likelihood don't travel your airline enough to worry about being repeat customers) by creating a more egalitarian airline or do you become concerned that airline X is offering a premium product that is of high enough quality to shift your more loyal, higher value but albeit smaller customers to a competitor — because when you think about it, an additional business class or first class passenger on a trans-con or international route costs only slightly more in incremental costs (slightly better food, etc) while netting a 5-6x increase in revenue.
In full-disclosure, I am a frequent United flier (almost exclusively international and in premium cabins) and a top-tier Mileage Plus member and have been for quite a few years.
Makes complete sense.
Adam- You probably should not write about the airline industry. The United customer who wrote about premium vs economy nailed it. It would have been a better article had you interviewed him first.
Bottom line, the infrequent travel cares about price almost exclusively. They go to orbitz and studies have shown they will switch airlines over as little as $5. Continental was not aquired by United. They merged. Last year was not a good year. The company is addressing issue with employee training and working hard to nail what the customers who pay the bills care about—ontime, comfortable travel where they are taken care of.
Why did they merge?? Synergies? Lower costs, sure. The biggest reason is to provide business travelers with the largest network. Period. That is how you earn the business of a Fortune 500 company. Ask Southwest. In this new economy they are struggling with the most price sensitive of all travelers.
Fiddling with fuel prices? That actually made me giggle. It is the number one expense. It is the reason 50 seat RJ s are going away. It is the reason Delta bought a refinery.
Airline tickets are one of the few items that have gone down in price ocer the last 15 years. People are used to buying airline tickets at below cost will 6-8 national carriers fight over market share. Those days are over. Passengers deserve to be treated well in whatever seat they buy. But they are also welcome to drive from LA to New York and see how fun and productive that can be.
United needs a new CEO. When an organization experiences embarassing high level failures, like IT disasters, heads should roll. Find the best man for the job. There are a lot of people working hard to make improvements. Customers deserve better. Thankfully the focus is on those who pay for it. Thank you!
Mr. Hartung – you contradict yourself. Southwest is an "LCC", they offer nothing as far as inflight innovation to their passengers – nor do they promise it, they deliver on getting you from point a-b – hardly innovation. Virgin America is bleeding money – any by some accounts has somewhere in the neighborhood of $100mm cash…not a lot of money to run an airline on – their investors have and are going to continue taking a bath on that one. Jet Blue makes money, but not huge percentage point differences from the industry average and your introduction of foreign carriers in to the argument shows your ignorance…as flag carriers and instruments of their state – they have a completely different reality than U.S. based carriers. Additionally, you talk about lowering costs and increasing operational efficiency like it is a bad thing…you lose track of the fact that they they are still able to generate considerable revenue.


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Refer back to post #59 and #79.......no further explanation needed. If some posts bother you then might I suggest you "choose" to ignore them and go about your day. Especially since "you do what you want for a living" and all.......
Refer back to post #59 and #79.......no further explanation needed. If some posts bother you then might I suggest you "choose" to ignore them and go about your day. Especially since "you do what you want for a living" and all.......
When Macombsk8rmom posted, it became clear to me that there's a lot of things going on behind the scenes, and that information is being kept from people for what ever reasons. I'm sure Yasa and Yuri are trying to protect their business in MI. I think the PR that WA has given them is of benefit to them whether they move to CO or not. I think it is still to be determined if the WA's approach will help or hurt WA.
I also agree that Dance at WA is not as strong as it was a few years ago, I'm fairly certain that the same can be said for Ann Arbor. There are, or should I say were (before the teams left with their coaches when management took away coaching access), more teams at WA than AA. SO, it seems logical to ask why Yasa and Yuri will "breath new life into dance at WA" when they haven't been able to do so in their current situation? Some will want to say it's because Canton and DSC are too close, but if AA is the better option the skaters would be there. For some reason AA isn't able to compete with the market in MI.
The economy is definitely challenging these days, and I'd venture to guesss many programs are down a bit. IMHO, managements should be working closely with their coaches to find ways to support them and their skaters to keep them participating in a sport that is very expensive. Both WA and AA have had quite strong programs in the recent past. I don't know that the conclusion that it's the coaches fault for their recent decline is an accurate one. The number of dancers in the entire country is very low and as community we need to be supporting them and the coaches who have a history of providing quality work.
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I heard Marina and Igor are breaking up! Marina will be moving Tessa and Scott and her other favorite teams to a yet unnamed California rink. Igor will stay in Canton with Meryl and Charlie. Tom Z is also interested in picking up an elite dance team. Hopefully the Shibutanis will consider him.
Anyone else heard this stuff? Cuz I've totally been hearing it.
Simson/BLackmer are swtiching to Tom Z to address their jump issues, it's definitely not a dance team going to him.
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I kept thinking Washington and was completely confused until I looked it up.
That's better than wide ass, I suppose.
I've never posted here before, but I might as well since it will end any rumors. I went to a parents, skaters, and coaches meeting at the World Arena tonight and it was officially announced that Yasa and Yuri will NOT be coming to Colorado Springs. Also, the ice dance sessions set aside at the World Arena will NOT be canceled now or during the summer even though, at this time, there is no certainty on who will be coaching ice dance at the facility.


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Here is hoping each of you had a good night's rest and I hope today will be a good day for us all....with lots of sunshine to enjoy.
Yesterday my daughter called me and I got sick in the pit of my stomach. She had been to speak to her attorneys. It is sad when another person can make false accusations against a person and not provide proof of anything and not be held accountable and responsible for what they do. It is time for laws to change in NC...as most states do NOT even allow self initiated warrants without any other investigation. It has now been *reported* that telephone calls are being made from my house as well. I had to order copies of my telephone bills for Feb and March. I guess there are ghosts that I am unaware of present with me who are doing this.
That's my soapbox for the day.
Welcome to the new members who have joined our FM support group. I am sure that soon each of you will find something that will help you cope better. Just hang out here with us...and learn all you can about the wrath of the dragon, aka FM. It does get better with time and learning how to pace, pace and pace even more is a good start.
My important tip of the day is Vitamin D....be sure and ask your doctor about getting your Vitamin D level checked....which is important for a lot of people these days. Low Vitamin D can cause additional pain for some people and it can also affect other illnesses as well.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Have a good day.
My personal exchanges are Vitamin D and Pain and Wrath of the Dragon....if you care to visit..
Staying out here may be a challlenge today... I am cold.. Going to get tired of this 4 am wake up call... Seems my body says wake up at 4 even thogh my alarm is saying 5.... This morning it was 3:45... I went back to sleep and didn't hear the laarm till 4"15... My goodness you would think someone would have woke me it is set to wake the dead lol... Full blast sound and if I would have not gone back to sleep or gone to sleep earlier I would have been fine... Just didn't have enough time to rest...
Odly enough I go to sleep at night to sleep 20- 30 minutes for a couple of hours and feel like I slept hours... lol... then I get 3 to 4 hours of sleep and feel like I didn't get any lol....
Then I am up too early and can't stay up lol... Makes no sense huh...
Well.. enough.. I have homework for my Dr's to do and I think just figured out how to do it... I have to transfer the info into a chart before tomprrow at 8 am... Or leave it at home lol...
I can cuz it isn't her homework... but it will help with her treatment of me... So I will try today to get it done...
You all try to have a great day... Look forward to spring and spring showers that bring beautiful flowers... They will be here... love to you all... Jan/Dakota
Cool her when I went to my doc, high 30s, and warmed to 48? when I got out! Spring and I have a love-hate relationship. I love the flowers and the birds and hate the rain. LOL
The GI doc dismissed me unless I have a problem. I'm so glad to have this behind me!
Work is, well, working out. I'm getting used to arising at dawn, driving to an office, and sitting in a foreign chair. I am getting used to the people and, soon, the income. First on the agenda - a lavish dinner with DH, who has been so supportive. To me, lavish is someplace where you hold the menu in your hands, and there's a sign on the door reading "proper dress required." We're not far from Providence, RI, and I've got the spot picked out!
Mimi, I don't know what to say. You're right - I thought you were innocent until PROVEN guilty! And since there's no proof, nobody should be hassling your DD. And when it's over, her hassler should pay her atty fees as well!
Jan, too much going on make you feel worse. I know what you mean about the kinds of sleep you get and how refreshed (or not) you feel afterwards. I hope you warm up soon!
Wishing everyone the best day you can possibly have!
I got a wake up present from our cat today. ( We found our cat Lovey 2 years ago last February. She was a little kitten, about 3 months, out in the snow. She came running up to me meowing so pietyfully.. we took her in, looked for her owner, never found one, so we kept her and she is just the best cat ever. ) Anyway as I walked down the staircase I saw she was guarding something down at the bottom. It was a dead mouse! EEEKK. She nodded and blinked her eyes with such love for me to take it, it was a gift. It took me a minute to understand Cat.. yes she wanted me to have it. So I told her thanks, patted her head, because I'm now living in a mouseless house, thanks to her. I gave her a treat for a job well done. Go figure cats, she never even looked back at the dead mouse as I threw it in the trash.
MiMi, it just makes my blood boil to hear now you have been dragged into this man's crazy drama. I just can't seem to understand how this NUT is getting away with it. Is he paying a lawyer like your poor DD is having to do? When you prove everything he has been saying a lie can your DD go after him for her legal bills? I hate that durning this time of happines with your GD back in your life this NUT is taking away some of that happiness with your having to deal with his fake charges.
LOU, I am so happy for you! Everything is going so nicely for you.. and that is such a joy. I hope you and your DH enjoy that dinner. Sounds like a great Date Night.
Bit of my family History connected to RH. 2 of my family members were part of the settlement party, way back in the time of the founding of RH. I've always meant to go see RH but have just now gotten freed up by DH's retireement, well sort of retirement, to travel more. I have upper New York state in my sights for June.
I was born in Canadagiua, NY and need to do research on my mother's family. I have already discovered that since my mother married late, had me late, that when I was born my grandfather, who had passed away 6 years earlier, would have been 93. He was born, I nearly fell over when I saw this, in 1855! No kidding. I mean he lived in the time of Lincoln! And no folks I'm not 101. It seems he married a second time after his wife died. He married a much younger lady, 21, my grandmother when he was 45. He was 56 when my mother was born. Looking into one's family History is interesting.
Jan, so sorry that you are dealing with, again, more doctors. I wish you well and hope that you will be feeling better soon.
Okay, got a few things to do around the house. Got some done yesterday, I was having a " do small things" day. I am finding that my fibro wants me to feel " IT " this week.. well I do but it can't stop me from living my day my way.. so I got some things done and have other things to do today getting the house ready for this weekend. DH and I are going over the house tomorrow and getting everything ship shape for the grandkids to tear thru. I just love having my house filled with the noise and laughter of family. AHHHHH
Okay I'll close this here with well wishes to all for a fibro issue and pain free day.
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The day starts at 6:30 and I just don't stop. I am in fair shape. Most work is on the computer so I am using little energy.
But I am having a hard time doing the urology set up....so much more than I thought......He is a great guy though.
I just wanted you all to know I am alive, not able to look at posts. I am working Saturday too this week to train the staff on the computer programs for Columbia........
You all know I love the med of DISTRACTION...weel "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR....YOU MIGHT JUST GET IT!"
I have gotten massages twice to help with problem spots and adjust the tramadol up a notch...so I am DRAGGIN the dragon with me on this ride.......
I think I have 2 months of work ahead and then it will calm down again.......so, I am OK...and I miss checking in on all of you, I hope things are well.
Mimi I haven't even looked at facebook or email...barely even TV. I come home at 6-630 and eat...and to bed soon after.
Hugs to all the fmily, Nancy B (shots on Monday!!)
Now for the bad, they have set up almost no formal training with our experienced people, that what supposed to be set up to fit in with the each book I was on. This never happened and was only spoken of and forgotten. When my books are done in the next week or so I get a small raise and as they put it, ( We will throw you in the fire and see how you do!) Realy?
To put the icing on the debacle that is my "program" cake, they are having my work one day in the middle of the week at 4am-4pm. This will usually be Wed. morning but this week it's tomorrow. The rest of the week I work 6:30-2:30. I am a tad upset, as this could be avoided if the managers did their job. This only came up because they were called on the carpet and had to cover their butt. I wish I had the option to seek other employment. 20 years is a good cap.
My body is stressed and a mess today. We did however, have a nice walk and talked a lot aboutit. The sun was out and it calmed me down.
If I am not on much for a bit it's to finish my studies, take care everyone, you are all in my thoughts:)
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