WHERE'S THE BEEF?
JOE'S CORNERA crusty old biker, on a summer ride in the country, walks into a tavern and sees a sign hanging over the bar , which reads:
CHEESEBURGER: $1.50
CHICKEN SANDWICH: $2.50
HAND JOB: $100.00
Checking his wallet for the necessary payment, he walks up to the bar and beckons to the exceptionally attractive female bartender serving drinks to a meager looking group of farmers. "Yes?" she inquires with a knowing smile, "Can I help you?"
"I was wondering," whispers the old biker, "are you the young lady who gives the hand-jobs?"
"Yes," she purrs, "I am."
The old biker replies, "Well wash your damned hands, I want a cheeseburger!"
longhorn said:
HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEE HEEEEEEEE!!!!
Good one! And personally, I'm glad to see the chicken sandwich more expensive! Perhaps the chicken could give the hand job and lower that price?
Nevermind..... I'm having waaaaay too much fun with this!
Good one! And personally, I'm glad to see the chicken sandwich more expensive! Perhaps the chicken could give the hand job and lower that price?
Nevermind..... I'm having waaaaay too much fun with this!
Vaughn Tolle said:
Rox, the other day you posted that your daughter was in the Galapagos. Is this a vacation, a school related activity, etc., something to do with the tortoises, the declining number of the Darwin Finch, and so forth?
Rox said:
It's a working vacation, of sorts, paid for by the company she works for to gain insight into their product to be better able to answer the questions of customers. That's pretty much what the official explanation is.
She works for Royal Caribbean. She and seven of her fellow co-workers are enjoying the cruises. Two people each on four seven-day cruises throughout September. She applied for a got her passport late last year, hoping she would be chosen. She'd heard glorious things from others who had gone. Not all employees will be going, only those who directly relate to specific cruise lines within the company that work with this particular cruise.
Not a bad perk, huh?
She works for Royal Caribbean. She and seven of her fellow co-workers are enjoying the cruises. Two people each on four seven-day cruises throughout September. She applied for a got her passport late last year, hoping she would be chosen. She'd heard glorious things from others who had gone. Not all employees will be going, only those who directly relate to specific cruise lines within the company that work with this particular cruise.
Not a bad perk, huh?
Tracy Phillips said:
The cruise ship business sounds like fun.
I suppose I would eventually get tired of it....
wouldn't I?
I suppose I would eventually get tired of it....
wouldn't I?
Rox said:
Tracy, like all jobs that deal with the public, it has its share of cons. Lots of service jobs on ship, maybe, but the same problems.
This is my oldest. She's 27, has a 5-year-old daughter, is married and works full time. She'd like to be a parlegal, but time and money become issues, and she's not exactly sure how to go about choosing the correct college or classes. She turned down a full scholarship to Cowley County when she was a senior. I think she sometimes wishes she had taken it.
This is my oldest. She's 27, has a 5-year-old daughter, is married and works full time. She'd like to be a parlegal, but time and money become issues, and she's not exactly sure how to go about choosing the correct college or classes. She turned down a full scholarship to Cowley County when she was a senior. I think she sometimes wishes she had taken it.
Danny said:
Tracy,
This post was great! Now back to work. Release is due on Monday. This is why I've not been around posting.
Rox,
Cruise ship industry still sounds some what interesting, even if it has its share of cons. Do you know if your daughter has looked into University of Phoenix Online? I'm not sure of the costs, but one of my wifes cousins went that route for roughly the same reasons: work and money. He did get his degree in Computer Science through them after a period of time.
This post was great! Now back to work. Release is due on Monday. This is why I've not been around posting.
Rox,
Cruise ship industry still sounds some what interesting, even if it has its share of cons. Do you know if your daughter has looked into University of Phoenix Online? I'm not sure of the costs, but one of my wifes cousins went that route for roughly the same reasons: work and money. He did get his degree in Computer Science through them after a period of time.
lindainks55 said:
Been wondering about you, Danny. Glad you stopped by and let us know you're still with us. We'll always leave the light on for the one(s) of us who go temporarily missing. How is the baby? Are the parents as sleepless?
Before I realized my life's ambition of BUM I traveled quite a bit with my work. It became just work. But if you ever want to know what the inside of a hotel meeting room looks like in most of America's larger cities, I'm your girl!
Before I realized my life's ambition of BUM I traveled quite a bit with my work. It became just work. But if you ever want to know what the inside of a hotel meeting room looks like in most of America's larger cities, I'm your girl!
Rox said:
Danny,
I think she did look into U of Phoenix. Not sure if she felt it was "hands-on" enough for what she needs. She has to "want" bad enough to do what's necessary to get the information she seeks. She's an adult. I give my opinions and then have to step back and let her make the decisions, whether I agree with them or not. I offer info and encouragement.
Linda, do you feel that's the life of a mother of grown kids?
If I were younger, the cruise ship industry and others would be very attractive.
I think she did look into U of Phoenix. Not sure if she felt it was "hands-on" enough for what she needs. She has to "want" bad enough to do what's necessary to get the information she seeks. She's an adult. I give my opinions and then have to step back and let her make the decisions, whether I agree with them or not. I offer info and encouragement.
Linda, do you feel that's the life of a mother of grown kids?
If I were younger, the cruise ship industry and others would be very attractive.
lindainks55 said:
Ya know, Rox, I've been a Mother my whole life. I'm the oldest of seven children, my oldest was born six weeks before I turned 18 years old. I have been working at this for a long time and still don't have it figured out. I think I must have a more difficult learning curve than most. Some areas I'm good at watching from the sidelines but way too many I still want to carry THEIR ball. But I admire the Mothers, like you, who let them make their decisions and run with the consequences whether they be victories or challenges.
Vaughn Tolle said:
After reading the "motherhood" exchanges between Rox and Linda, I began to chuckle. My mother (there are 6 of us) has determined, much to the frustration of three of her daughters-in-law, to be a "Rox" more than a "Linda". This approach, however, was/is much appreciated by my wife.
Don't know the relevance, but what the heck...
Don't know the relevance, but what the heck...
Rox said:
Sorry to be running in late...
Linda, I am so NOT admirable. I struggle to keep my mouth shut and have lost the battle many times. Then, too, there are times to be stubborn, and I've missed those opportunities, too. We tend to keep learning, even as we grow older. Too bad much of that learning is from hard experience.
But I learned early on with my oldest, at least, that if I just made casual comments a few times and related about a time or two when I was facing something similar, it eventually sunk in. If I told her/warned her about something outright, giving advice I knew was good, she would flagrantly do the opposite. Even now, she remembers one memorable "I told you so" and is sorry she didn't listen to me on that one. Oh, well. Live and learn. LOL
Linda, I am so NOT admirable. I struggle to keep my mouth shut and have lost the battle many times. Then, too, there are times to be stubborn, and I've missed those opportunities, too. We tend to keep learning, even as we grow older. Too bad much of that learning is from hard experience.
But I learned early on with my oldest, at least, that if I just made casual comments a few times and related about a time or two when I was facing something similar, it eventually sunk in. If I told her/warned her about something outright, giving advice I knew was good, she would flagrantly do the opposite. Even now, she remembers one memorable "I told you so" and is sorry she didn't listen to me on that one. Oh, well. Live and learn. LOL
Danny said:
Linda,
Well the late night post is primarily because of the fact that Savannah chooses not to sleep. I'm certain that this is in fact choosing as I believe she could choose to sleep if she so wanted to. Thus I'm led to believe she takes after dad. Night owl. :D
Well the late night post is primarily because of the fact that Savannah chooses not to sleep. I'm certain that this is in fact choosing as I believe she could choose to sleep if she so wanted to. Thus I'm led to believe she takes after dad. Night owl. :D
lindainks55 said:
Danny, my youngest didn't sleep through the night until he was past a year old. In fact, it was a "habit" I had to recognize and break. Being the youngest of four with his brother only 15 months older meant he and I didn't get our fill of time together in the daytime. So, from the beginning we lingered over the night-time feedings and included some talks and some singing and some books...
I remember the night it finally dawned on me I had created this situation. We had a small galley-style kitchen. I sat Scott on the washing machine and keeping my hand on his leg opened the fridge to get the milk, poured him a tippy glass of milk while peeling the banana. It was a V-8 moment!
Then I had to face a couple weeks of NOT getting him out of his crib, not responding to his cries. I know it hurt me more than him and we got past it. Because his sisters were in school I tried to have "our" time while his brother took an afternoon nap. Then we all slept at night and had better days!
I remember the night it finally dawned on me I had created this situation. We had a small galley-style kitchen. I sat Scott on the washing machine and keeping my hand on his leg opened the fridge to get the milk, poured him a tippy glass of milk while peeling the banana. It was a V-8 moment!
Then I had to face a couple weeks of NOT getting him out of his crib, not responding to his cries. I know it hurt me more than him and we got past it. Because his sisters were in school I tried to have "our" time while his brother took an afternoon nap. Then we all slept at night and had better days!
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