Inklings...

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 10-07-2009, 11:45 AM

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The 5 year-old is waffling. The 7 year-old wants to be a lion, but I have no idea why.

Lions eat people and are generally awesome?

One of these days I am going to dress like an early missionary to Ireland under Patrick for halloween. The flowing white robe, Egyptian style eyeliner, and large sideways mohawk should put some holy fear into the trick or treaters...

**Leboman** · 10-07-2009, 12:00 PM

We are all in the process of deciding on Halloween costumes. We have reached no definitive conclusions yet.

**Becky** · 10-07-2009, 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony

Lot's of "never forget" statements today.

Do we "remember" Armistice Day? Pearl Harbor Day? VE Day?

Yes, this generation will keep the memory of 9/11 (curious, is the Oklahoma City bombing still fresh in our minds?), but our children won't. It will be in their history books, but they won't "remember" it, because it wasn't theirs to recall.

Yet, Jesus said "do this in remembrance of me." What does that mean? How do we do that?

That's all for now. I don't really have any cohesive thoughts to communicate here. I'm just feeling something right now, and wanted to get it out there.

In Remembering 9/11, we are saying it matters, but we are als saying its "ares to recall" as you put it. Well, aren't we doing the same thing when we remember Jesus' death? We are making that "ares to recall". ?

It isn't just something that happened 2000 years ago and has no effect on us. 9/11 wont effect the next generation.. but what Jesus did will effect all those who choose to remember.

**Leboman** · 10-08-2009, 06:26 AM

While I agree that 9/11 and Jesus' death are not the same thing...I would suggest that 9/11 definitely affected future generations. JFK's assassination affected my generation and we weren't even born. My kids have been indirectly affected by it. The government gets shaken up each time something like that happens and that forces change. I don't think we have even begun to understand just how much this country was changed on 9/11. Eternally speaking, it doesn't matter one bit...but it definitely affects us while we live here. Think about it...there are soldiers who have been killed overseas since 9/11. That has erased potential members of the next generation. Those soldiers will not be able to have children so the next generation has been affected before it is even conceived.

finchfeeder · 10-15-2009, 06:37 AM

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Looks like I will recover again. You are still stuck with me.

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If you cannot find something here for your brain child, there will really be something wrong. Fantastic place. Mostly good prices. Great variety and ages. Happy shopping Papa.

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**Leboman** · 10-22-2009, 01:29 PM

How has it been going Tony? I haven't been very sociable lately.

**Tony** · 10-22-2009, 07:41 PM

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How has it been going Tony? I haven't been very sociable lately.

Not my favorite day today. Unhappiness at work continues. I know... these days, it's a luxury to say that you're unhappy with your job, but there it is.

**Leboman** · 10-22-2009, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony

Not my favorite day today. Unhappiness at work continues. I know... these days, it's a luxury to say that you're unhappy with your job, but there it is.

I understand. My day has ended on a decent note. You can read about it over in my place if you want.

**Tony** · 10-30-2009, 11:34 AM

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finchfeeder · 11-05-2009, 05:52 AM

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Not my favorite day today. Unhappiness at work continues. I know... these days, it's a luxury to say that you're unhappy with your job, but there it is.

Sorry things are being so rough on you.

Short on staff?
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**Tony** · 11-05-2009, 11:44 AM

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Sorry things are being so rough on you.

Short on staff?
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Just mis-placed leadership. A clear mandate on what we should do, but a leader who doesn't know how accomplish it, and instead de-constructs what we already had.

finchfeeder · 11-06-2009, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony

Just mis-placed leadership. A clear mandate on what we should do, but a leader who doesn't know how accomplish it, and instead de-constructs what we already had.

Ja
I kinda figured something like that because of the timing but thought maybe you could not say it on line. Then too, I knew that you had some lay-offs a while back. That is a way frustrating situation that you are in right now. I was in a similar situation many moons ago. Maybe it will not last too very long.
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**Tony** · 11-06-2009, 08:39 AM

I don't think we're clear from the danger of lay-offs yet. I've been told by upper management that they don't believe it will be necessary, but they can't guarantee it, of course. Nobody has that kind of job security.

During "prosperous" times, career counselors tell us to pursue meaningful work, that life is too short to be unhappy at the workplace. The only advice I get these days is: keep your head down, ride out the storm, and thank your lucky stars you still have a paycheck.

There's two ways to try and cope, I think. One is to look at the bigger picture, the longer haul. If I think about today in the context of the next 2 or 3 years, can I see the possibility of things improving? Or should I start working toward being somewhere else by then?

The other coping option is to look at each moment. CS Lewis has an interesting quote:

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The great thing with unhappy times is to take them bit by bit, hour by hour, like an illness. It is seldom the present, the exact present, that is unbearable.

**Leboman** · 11-06-2009, 09:26 AM

I like the Lewis quote. It's a good philosophy to live by, even though it isn't always easy.

finchfeeder · 11-10-2009, 06:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony

I don't think we're clear from the danger of lay-offs yet. I've been told by upper management that they don't believe it will be necessary, but they can't guarantee it, of course. Nobody has that kind of job security.

During "prosperous" times, career counselors tell us to pursue meaningful work, that life is too short to be unhappy at the workplace. The only advice I get these days is: keep your head down, ride out the storm, and thank your lucky stars you still have a paycheck.

There's two ways to try and cope, I think. One is to look at the bigger picture, the longer haul. If I think about today in the context of the next 2 or 3 years, can I see the possibility of things improving? Or should I start working toward being somewhere else by then?

The other coping option is to look at each moment. CS Lewis has an interesting quote:

That's the spirit T!
Give it the ol' 1...2... punch!

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