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How much time have you spent talking to Paulette?
I have talked to her. I wasn't impressed.
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Hey Whitey, do you know that your Avery buddy is all for generating new taxes, er, revenue streams?
I found this Q&A of him by the League of Women Voters:
Q: The 2010 General Assembly has received significant criticism for failing to resolve critical financial issues of the state. If elected, what will you do to ensure better success in 2011 and future legislative sessions?
Will Avery: The most striking problem I have seen with the General Assembly is a failure to open up all non-income tax revenue streams. A levy on the purchase of cigarettes would yield an estimated $600 million in revenue increases per year, and a point-of-sale bill would collect over $1 billion. We need to ensure fiscal solvency, and we need to do so without raising your taxes. If elected, I pledge to find those revenue streams, and ensure that all of Georgia's programs remain properly funded.
Man, R U kidding me??? I would vote to tax ciggie's so far out of site, you would need to be a Gates or a Trump to afford the little Lung, bladder, brain, breast, & postate cancer causing fire sticks!
I'm so sick of having to walk through smoke to get in to a restaurant, I could puke. And while I'm on my "box" let me just say one more thing..... How would you men feel if, when you finished blowing your nose on the cloth napkin no less, right there at your table which is next to mine, how would you feel if I came by your table and left you and your family I giant juicy fart or hocked a big fat loogie right on your table???? Gross you say? Yes it is so quit blowing your nasty nose in the dining room! Didn't your maw teach you nuttin?
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WOW, how old are you guys???
Does anyone remember Dog N Suds Onion Rings, Sandy's Hi Lo, Weems, Campbells, Davis Brothers Cafeteria, Len Chris Ann School of Charm & Modeling in Marietta?
I only lived a few blocks from Cobb Center; my elementary school was even closer. When I was in third grade, Phillips 66 brought a dinosaur exhibit to the parking lot and my class walked to the open air mall for a field trip. Now that was cool!
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Oh no.. I ate at the one behind zaxby's last month and got sick so I was looking for somewhere new.
If everyone will start checking the health inspection scores first, there may not be quite as much salmonella, gut-wrenching, heaves going on in our bathrooms afterward!
Might also send these filthy, rodent infested restaurants a message to boot!
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1970's Radio personality Willis the Guard died Monday at St Joseph's Hospital. He was 66. For those of you who are into
Christian Rock, David Carr of Third Day is the son of Bob Carr.
http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content...s_radio_tv_talk
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I've bought Grapeseed oil at Target in the section where Olive Oil is shelved. For the other, go next door to the vitamin store.
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I've reviewed the PM and I am completely still interested.
Okay, I will pm you the firm.
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I have a majority of the requirements in place; however, I'm still working on my BS. I'll have it in just a few short months, and then I'll start working on my Masters.
Where might this be located, or better yet, where can I submit my resume?
I'd be a good candidate for the position.
Thanks!
I've PM'd you
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where to start ABA in business, BS in IT and about to start MBA, sick and tired of the BS just ready to walk away and start a new life(career). I am so unhappy that it is affecting my home life and that is what is the most important to me. WIFE and Children!!!! They are my life, not my JOB..
Is this you?
Applications Support Manager
Location Atlanta
Description This position is responsible for 1) planning , managing and supporting the firm's core applications including Office, Interwoven, Outlook, Internet Explorer, LegalFax, DeltaView, research tools and other desktop applications; 2) managing the development lifecycle of Office macros and templates; 3) managing the deployment of software implementation and upgrades; 4) managing and maintaining the firm's SQL infrastructure; and 5) maintaining an accurate and compliant software license inventory.
Candidates will have the following responsibilities:
Hire, evaluate, supervise and direct staff as necessary, Manage staff by assigning work and priorities,
Act as a liason between the IT department and user population, Work with IT staff in other offices to prepare and implement strategic plans, Assist in preparation of annual budget for all expenses related to end user/application support, Respond and support users from home, Develop ideas and recommend applications that will enhance computer usage and productivity, Provide computer related purchasing decisions and analyses, Prepare RFPs, Solicit and evaluate software bids from vendors
Requirements Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems or Business and/or equivalent years of experience
At least four years or back office business/operational systems/applications support experience
At least three years of IT personnel management experience preferred
Working knowledge of Windows and SQL
Proven record of project management and group leadership experience
Ability to carry a pager and respond to calls during the week and weekend
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'Twas The Night Before Christmas, Legally Speaking
Whereas, on or about the night prior to Christmas, there did occur at a certain improved piece of real property (hereinafter "the House") a general lack of stirring by all creatures therein, including, but not limited to, a mouse.
A variety of foot apparel, e.g. stocking, socks, etc., had been affixed by and around the chimney in said House in the hope and/or belief that St. Nick a/k/a/ St. Nicholas a/k/a/ Santa Claus (hereinafter "Claus") would arrive at sometime thereafter.
The minor residents, i.e. the children, of the aforementioned House were located in their individual beds and were engaged in nocturnal hallucinations, i.e. dreams, wherein vision of confectionery treats, including, but not limited to, candies, nuts and/or sugar plums, did dance, cavort and otherwise appear in said dreams.
Whereupon the party of the first part (sometimes hereinafter referred to as "I"), being the joint-owner in fee simple of the House with the party of the second part (hereinafter referred to as "Mamma"), and said Mamma had retired for a sustained period of sleep. (At such time, the parties were clad in various forms of headgear, e.g. kerchief and cap).
Suddenly, and without prior notice or warning, there did occur upon the unimproved real property adjacent and appurtenant to said House, i.e. the lawn, a certain disruption of unknown nature, cause and/or circumstance. The party of the first part did immediately rush to a window in the House to investigate the cause of such disturbance.
At that time, the party of the first part did observe, with some degree of wonder and/or disbelief, a miniature sleigh (hereinafter referred to as "the Vehicle") being pulled and/or drawn very rapidly through the air by approximately eight (
reindeer. The driver of the vehicle appeared to be and in fact was the previously referenced Claus.Said Claus was providing specific direction, instruction and guidance to the approximately eight (
reindeer and specifically identified the animal co-conspirators by name: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen (hereinafter "the Deer"). (Upon information and belief, it is further asserted that an additional co-conspirator named "Rudolph" may have been involved.)The party of the first part witnessed Claus, the Vehicle and the Deer intentionally and willfully trespass upon the roofs of several residences located adjacent to and in the vicinity of the House, and noted that the Vehicle was heavily laden with packages, toys and other items of unknown origin or nature. Suddenly, without prior invitation or permission, either express or implied, the Vehicle arrived at the House, and Claus entered said House via the chimney.
Said Claus was clad in a red fur suit, which was partially covered with residue from the chimney, and he carried a large sack containing a portion of the aforementioned packages, toys, and other unknown items. He was smoking what appeared to be tobacco in a small pipe in blatant violation of local ordinances and health regulations.
Said Claus did not speak, but immediately began to fill the stockings of the minor occupants, which hung adjacent to the chimney, with toys and other small gifts. (Said items did not, however, constitute "gifts" to said minors pursuant to the applicable provisions of the U.S. Tax Code.)
Upon completion of such task, Claus touched the side of his nose and flew, rose and/or ascended up the chimney of the House to the roof where the Vehicle and Deer waited and/or served as "lookouts." Claus immediately departed for an unknown destination.
However, prior to the departure of the said Vehicle, Deer and Claus from said House, the party of the first part did hear said Claus state and/or exclaim: "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!" Or words substantially to that effect.
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I want to take hubby out for a good steak dinner tonight. He's having surgery Friday and won't be able to eat anything after this evening, or for the next week for that matter, unless you consider ice chips a meal. I mentioned Aspen's to him but we don't really want to spend a fortune. I do want it to be good though. Our other thought is Chicago's on Dallas Hwy/Whitlock. Where would you recommend?
Alpine Steakhouse in Douglasville is good and it's a mom and pop rather than a chain! I've had lunch at the new place in Rockmart and it was really good but I've not had a steak there yet.
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ok.
again.. trying to stay positive here...
do we know SHE asked for help and dallasgirl isn't just going out of her way?
do we know SHE hasn't done all she can?
Come on y'all.. we've all been in cheezety situations. it's christmas for christ sake.
Thank you B-Dub ... Gees ... Yes we've allllll been here!
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If so, lemme know where to go to a good Bar n Grill. This a different NJ than I have been to, as far as every day life and roads. If ya wanna turn left you have to turn right to get to a red light to turn left....
Yes, I love this. On busy streets, the intersections do not get backed up and you do not end up sitting there for days while trying to get through the intersection.
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Yes, yes, yes, and I would definitely recommend it. My acupuncturist is in Sandy Springs; her name is Dr. Li Hua (pronounced Lee-Wa). Look up her website Atlanta Acupuncture.
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LOL! Very cute and funny!
She's a very good comedienne. She and her husband and kids came to our big Mother's Day bash one year.
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I believe in karma, probably about as much as I believe in anything.
Another thing I believe in immensely is that the behaviors we find intolerable in other people are the very personality traits we house in our own characters but most of us never learn this or find it hard to understand. Peculiarities we find cute or endearing are not peculiarities we exhibit but the ones that drive us nuts in other people are usually very similar to behaviors we exhibit ourselves. A good example of this is, the child whose personality is like yours is the child you will typically lock horns with but will be, in your spouses' eyes, the golden child. On the other hand, the child that is like your spouse is typically your spouses’ nemesis and, in your eyes, the golden child!
And another thing,
If you ask or say something to anyone and they respond badly or in a way you do not appreciate, you need to take a look at you, not fuss at the person. Why is this you may ask? Well usually, it is because the response we receive is a direct result of the attitude we exhibit in our tone of voice and/or body language when we stated our position or made our request known!Bet you wish you hadn't asked now, huh?!?!?!?!
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ronk, you don't say much, but you say it well!
Wow! As my little granddaughter would say, "Tanks!"
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I have a nine year old grandson and a seven year old grandson and based on their little personalities this is my opinion and this is what I would do.
Your little guy is old enough to have certain aspects of the situation explained to him and old enough to be given the opportunity to make the decision (with a little help of course) himself. Assuming he is aware of the drug and alcohol problems that plague his biological parents and because his biological mom has already told him she is in the hospital, he deserves to know the possible real outcome. Why, because if she dies, the potential shock factor can affect the rest of his life and when this little guy grows up (and he will grow up), and is trying to rectify all the injustices of life, and trying to figure out who he is and what his life might have been had his parents been in the picture, he will be able to look back and see that he was given all the facts and that nothing was kept from him and the best decision was made with the aid of a caring adult. When he is older, your honesty with him in this situation may, in turn, curb a lot of the anger that typifies these in-between ages when young adults try to blame others for their troubles. In essence, when he is an adult, your honesty will give him permission, so to speak, to be grateful to you rather than angry and untrusting, always wondering if anything was kept from him.
My advise to anyone trying to raise a child or to anyone about to hurt or molest a child is, this little person will grow up, so you better treat and talk to them like they are already grown up. Short of death, your actions will either come back to praise you or they will come back to haunt you.
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It's sick that this topic has turned into it's the victim's fault.
A female is often blamed in the most blatant ways.
Sunday, during a story on the news about a potential predator who had grabbed a female student's behind in the parking garage at Georgia State U, a reporter was interviewing male and female students alike. One of the females he interviewed wore a shirt with a plunging neckline. Once this scantily clad female appeared, both men in my presence started commenting and making jokes as if to say, "well, no wonder, Ha Hee Hee; he couldn't help it!"
I know others feel the same as these two guys, including some women but the elder fellow has raised two daughters and has two grand-daughters and the younger guy has a two yo daughter, so imagine my surprise. Not to worry though ... I let'm both have it!
I wonder, if these two men were allowed to sit behind a 2-way mirror and watch, while police interrogated some perv who was accussed of the rape or molestation of one of their daughters, grand-daughters, mother, sister, etc., and he made the same comments to justify his behavior, would they still feel the same? If so, un-be-flippin-lievable! This is NOT rocket science, however, this attitude is merely a way of ascribing fault to the female and saying the male can't help it because the female dressed that way? ARE YOU KIDDING ME???
Prolly Not!
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dr. referred us to babies can't wait. he will be 3 in february and he's not really talking like he should.
has anyone been through this before? what can i expect?
he talks but we just can't understand all of it.
When we experienced the exact same issue, I talked to our elder pediatrician; he put his hand on my shoulder, looked me square in the face and said, "honey, when she gets ready to talk, she'll talk." And that was that!
But guess what, he was right. One night, I was washing my face, while our youngest daughter (about 2.5 then) was in the tub. When she was ready to get out, instead of using a one or two word sentence to make her request known she said, "I'm ready to get out now." I whirled around, jaw dropping to the floor, screaming for my husband, who came running of course (because I scarred the "shewatsoup" out of him
. When he got there I said, "tell daddy, tell daddy!" She looked up at him, as if I was crazy , and repeated the same sentence, verbatim. From that day forward, she spoke in full, coherent sentences. My guess is, yours will too, especially if he is introspective and smart. -
good lord get over yourself.are you the goober that told the tale?if not then why are you trying to start drama where there is none?and before you ask nope i dont have a dog in this fight . i just dislike christians like you whom try to stand before god as if you were better then he. really if ya wanna helput christians the shut up . you makes us all look bad. and dang i bet you are a babptist too . I bet you are the type of christian that would think nothing of telling a 10 year old his grandpa went to hell becuase he was a catholic. well i guess i shouldnt bash you either but it was fun and i havent taking my meds today so the world is in trouble again... oohh and btw if ya wanna make god laugh tell him your plans for life..
"Gees Louise" Slow down, your words seem a little too harsh. Busymomof3 wasn't being harsh, she was just ax'n. How can a body know if a body don't ax?! Evahbody gets to ask and ask and then ask again until they understand or maybe even satisfied. Really, it's oooooooookay.
Love and be loved!
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Ok, I stand corrected-you didn't poke fun at the church, just the religion (the Uncle Remus thing). And I guess you missed the part where I said "Don't crucify me, just curious". There are only a handful of people who have been at that church for that many years, they're part of my sister's in-law-family and they all live all around that area. Guess I probably know them, unless you were referring to one some of the younger kids. Can I ask you a question, again without you getting so upset? (to which I don't understand why you are) I can't prove to you that God did have a hand in what happened anymore than you can prove to me He didn't. No one is calling you a liar so why do you feel the need to call a "goober" you don't know one, just because he/she believes God did?
I bet there was no poking fun at the church or a religion at all.
Correct me if I am wrong feelip but I think the "Uncle Remus thing" is a reference to "Story Telling" since you said it made a good church story. (Joel Chandler Harris created the fictional character "Uncle Remus" who told the story of Br'er Rabbit, Aesop's Fables, etc.
And "Goober" is not a reference to anyone who believes in God but a reference to anyone who attaches human reasoning to God or thinks God would ever need a human
to make Him/Her (whatever your preference) look good! How close am I?
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I didn't know the EAST-WEST Connector went all the way to Hwy 41. I thought it ended on South Cobb Drive or Atlanta Road.
The E/W Connector does not go to 41, it Dead ends at the back entrance of Cumberland Mall. You would need to turn right (before pulling into Cumberland of course), get in the left lane, turn left at the next light, then you'd be headed for 41. At 41 you'd then turn right,!
Howeve, if you're not afraid of the interstate, From Thornton Road -
Go East on I-20 - Take I-285 North - Then take I-75 South.
Exit at Northside Drive, Turn Left, Get in the Right lane, Turn Right on Collier, and Enter Piedmont's Parking Garages from Collier Road at the sign that says "Fuqua Heart Center" right before you get to Peachtree Street.
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Sorry for posting my question twice ... hind-sight you know!
If so, which school?
Thanks
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Question for Will Avery only. How do you plan to stay honest and accountable to your constituents once you are elected?