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How would you describe your ideal boss? Have you ever worked for an ideal boss?

Ry...I have already tried the Corn Casserole in the cookbook. It's yummy. Thanks for reminding me. I think I'll make this.

So very sorry to hear this terrible news. This board has lost a very good friend. Thank you so much for letting us know. Sincere sympathies to all of his family and friends.

Message Board Members Found this on another fourm and thought I would share. Too Cute... How many message board members to change a lightbulb? 1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed 14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently 7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs 1 to move it to the Lighting section 2 to argue then move it to the Electricals section 7 to point out spelling/grammar errors in posts about changing light bulbs 5 to flame the spell checkers 3 to correct spelling/grammar flames 6 to argue over whether it's "lightbulb" or "light bulb" ... another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid 2 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is "lamp" 15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that "light bulb" is perfectly correct 19 to post that this forum is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a lightbulb forum 11 to defend the posting to this forum saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant to this forum 36 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique and what brands are faulty 7 to post URL's where one can see examples of different light bulbs 4 to post that the URL's were posted incorrectly and then post the corrected URL's 3 to post about links they found from the URL's that are relevant to this group which makes light bulbs relevant to this group 13 to link all posts to date, quote them in their entirety including all headers and signatures, and add "Me too" 5 to post to the group that they will no longer post because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy 4 to say "didn't we go through this already a short time ago?" 13 to say "do a Google search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs" 1 forum lurker to respond to the original post 6 months from now and start it all over again

Good one Frank. I think this one gets a rating of five donuts....with chocolate and cream filling.

I live in Florida so maybe I can help a bit. It's hard to say what not to miss at Disney. Everything is wonderful and different areas appeal to different people. Not sure how many days you plan on spending at Disney. To see everything, three days is a good amount of time. Epcot is one of my favorite areas. While in the Orlando area, I would advise trying to visit Universal Studios. I really prefer that over Disney. Hope you have a great visit. Orlando is packed full of wonderful things to do and see. The weather is great now...not a cloud in the sky.

This one is an easy one for me. As some of you know, I was raised in the beautiful hills of Tennessee. The people there had some very different ways of doing things during the time of my childhood. One of these things involved funerals. It was very common for the body to be taken to a mortuary, then brought to the home for the viewing, then to the church for the funersl. The process seemed to last for days. When the body was at the home, family members always stayed up, round the clock, with the body. There was a lot of food and people would talk all night. Well, my great aunt passed and was brought back to her home. We had to stay overnight. When I fell asleep on her sofa, my mom and dad joined the others in the dining room. I woke up and the first thing I saw was my Aunt Dora's body in the coffin. I was in the room alone and was too afraid to move. Funny...I can remember that night like it was yesterday.

This would be a good Shelly question. Hey Shelly....where are you??????

Sounds like something that could happen in Florida, Becky Snowflake. Don't you know it's much too hot to wear underwear here???? Up in your part of the world, underwear must be worn to keep 'em from freezing off...lol. We don't have that problem here in the Sunshine State!

Thinking back on your childhood, what one event stands out that made you really afraid?

YEP...today is the day!!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINDI !!!!

I saw this poem and wanted to share it with all the members that have lost their fathers. Somewhere up in Heaven My father's looking down Smiling at his loved ones Below him on the ground And even though he left us He hasn't really gone away For the memories that we have of him Inside, will always stay So Jesus if you're listening Please take my daddy's hand Lead him to a peaceful place Up there in God's special land Tell him that I love him And think of him every day That I'll keep his love inside my heart Even though he's gone away And when you present his angel wings Please ask him to come down And wrap his little girl in them To let her know he's still around

I guess this pretty well says it all. . . . I recently picked a new primary care physician. After two visits and exhaustive lab tests, he said I was doing "fairly well" for my age. A little concerned about that comment, I couldn't resist asking him, "Do you think I'll live to be 80?" He asked, do you smoke tobacco or drink beer/wine?" "Oh no," I replied. "I'm not doing either." Then he asked, "Do you eat rib-eye steaks and barbecued ribs?" I said, "No, my other Doctor said that all red meat is very unhealthy!" "Do you spend a lot of time in the sun, like playing golf, sailing, hiking, or bicycling?" No, I don't," I said. He asked, "Do you gamble, drive fast cars, or have a lot of sex?" "No," I said. "I don't do any of those things." He looked at me and said, "Then why do you give a rip if you live to be 80?

I think we have alot to learn from these 4-8 year olds. A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, "What does love mean?" The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: ----------------------------------------------------------- "When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love." Rebecca- age 8 ----------------- "When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth." Billy - age 4 ----------------- "Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." Karl - age 5 ----------------- "Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." Chrissy - age 6 ----------------- "Love is what makes you smile when you're tired." Terri - age 4 ----------------- "Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK." Danny - age 7 ----------------- "Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing, you still want to be together and you talk more. My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss" Emily - age 8 ----------------- "Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." Bobby - age 7 (Wow!) ----------------- "If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate," Nikka - age 6 (we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet) ----------------- "Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday." Noelle - age 7 ----------------- "Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." Tommy - age 6 ----------------- "During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling. He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore." Cindy - age 8 ----------------- "My mommy loves me more than anybody. You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night." Clare - age 6 ----------------- "Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." Elaine-age 5 ----------------- "Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is handsomer than Brad Pitt." Chris - age 7 ----------------- "Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day." Mary Ann - age 4 ----------------- "I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old clothes and has to go out and buy new ones." Lauren - age 4 ----------------- "When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you." (what an image) Karen - age 7 ----------------- "You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget." Jessica - age 8 ----------------- And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there. When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry"

Shelly.....I am so proud of you!!!! Keep up the good work!

Just a year ago, I started my current job. I had only been on the job about a week, still dazed and confused, when a very nice man came into my office to inquire about the status of his contract. He had lost his wife, the love of his life, a few months prior to this meeting. She had small cell lung cancer. He was teary eyed as he told me about his dear wife and he had no idea that I would understand all of his words, feelings and raw emotions. I told him all about my Dennis and his battle against lung cancer. I have to say that this man was one of the most heartbroken men I have ever seen in my entire life. His heart was broken and he truly believed his life was over. I must say that I was quite concerned about his well being. I made a point of calling him every couple of weeks. He came into the office often and we always had long, tearful talks. I encouraged him to attend the Hospice grief counseling sessions. He took my advice and would often stop to tell me that the group was helping. A few months ago, he stopped in to tell me he had a date. He was taking one of the women from his group to dinner. He was scared to death but I encouraged him to take the plungs and enjoy the evening. He was always encouraged to hear of my life changing after I found someone. Well.....he stopped in last week to tell me he is leaving the support group since he and this wonderful lady are getting married in the fall. Sha lost her husband to lung cancer and they have so many interests in common. They have officially moved in together since he now has a toothbrush at her house. For the first time, I saw this man really smile. It was more than a smile...he was beaming. He knows no one will ever replace his loving wife but he has decided to move forward and live again, rather than die from a broken heart. I can't tell you how happy this news made me. I felt I should share this with our group, as I know there are many of you that will be faced with the decision about moving on or living in the past. I think all of us that have lost a spouse to lung cancer will always have the memories of our loved ones. We will always have memories of how we lost these loves and the battles we fought with them to defeat the monster that invaded their bodies. Moving on does not mean forgetting or replacing. It means turning a new page and finding life again. My friend has a wonderful phrase that he uses to describe his journey. He said when his wife was diagnosed with canner, he felt as if he had entered a long underground tunnel. From the time of her diagnoses, until now, he has been traveling inside that dark, lonely tunnel. Now, he has finally emerged from the darkness and has once again seen the sunlight. I hope this little story will help all of my friends that have lost a love to find the sunshine they deserve.

Mark, I am also glad that your news is good news. That certainly makes all of us feel good.

I just had to be the first to wish our Cindi a very HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! The special day isn't until tommorrow but I thought we could start the celebration early. In addition to being a wonderful gal and a special friend....she also makes one heck of a drink. I thought we could give Cindi a birthday roast. Who wants to begin???????

Jackie...The link works. I'm so excited after reading this. If I get on a regular regime of ACV, I should have beautiful fingernail, no tooth decay, no arthritis pains....and clean windows if I wash them with ACV. I can also rub it on or drink it up! I'm happy to just settle for the weight loss part, although all the other benefits seem really good. Hey, I believe some of these old time remedies are the best things. Shelly...everything I have read refers to slow weight loss, so don't you dare get discouraged. Sometime, weight takes a while to start going away and then it really takes off. Then it seems to hit a plateau and we have to get it started all over again. Thought I'd share a little bit from JC's link..... OBESITY: There are a number of reasons why a person is assailed with excessive fat deposits. This is apparent in both sexes and cannot, from professional data, be attributed to any one major factor. Obesity, often eventuates from the excessive intake of alcohol, thereby causing water retention in the tissues. This is often apparent by the 'swollen' appearance of the face. There are also certain drugs which are apt to cause obesity and thus the body increases in weight. Overeating, insufficient oxidation of the blood, insufficient exercise, lack of fresh air etc, are also attributed to this ailment. However, Cyril Scott mentions in his booklet on cider vinegar that the prime cause of obesity is the insufficient oxidation of the blood, he goes on to say, "Now the safe and salubrious treatment, proved over years of trial, is to be found in nothing more complicated than cider vinegar - the reason being, as already implied, that the ailment is conductive to the proper oxidation of the blood." Two teaspoons of cider vinegar should be taken in a glassful of water on rising in the morning. To obtain the best results possible this should be taken before each meal and during the day over a period of some time. Natural methods always take longer to work, as the body has to adapt itself, especially the skin in this instance, as if too much weight is lost in a short period of time, then it will hang and look unsightly. The drink should be sipped during the course of the meal which will also prevent overeating and it will promote digestion. According to some authorities, the average weight reduction is 1.5 Ibs. a week. This all depends upon whether the diet has been adjusted. Salt should be discontinued immediately as this harmful commodity retains water - herbal beverages such as comfrey should take the place of tea and coffee. Wholesome, nutritious and MODERATION is the key to weightless, together with deep breathing and physical exercise.

Frank....It definitely moves for me and I've had neither coffee or beer today!

Ginny....Anyone with that sign in their house has to have a happy soul!!!!

I love it.....Cyber Ciders

Shelly....I have to admit that I didn't get to stop at the health food store and get my ACV. We had a slight emergency with our Tanner dog and I had to get right home. I do plan on going at lunch time and stocking up. If I remember correctly, it did take a couple of weeks for my friends weight loss to begin. Are you dieting in conjunction with taking the ACV? I am so excited about having a plan that several of us are trying. Almost like our own little WW group. I think we need a name. Any ideas?????

Becky Snowflake....this is truly wonderful. I would love to have that king of attitude every day. Yes...Addie and Fay would have treasured this one. It does remeind me so much of our deal Addie and her wonderful Addietude!!!! Thanks so much for this post!!!

I love it!!!!