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Post by BoatBabe on Jan 24, 2010 15:23:00 GMT -5
"You, being a top-tier [glow=red,2,300] only when I wear my stilettos to work [/glow]employee in the fast-paced, glamorous[glow=red,2,300] only when I wear my stilettos to work [/glow], highly lucrative field of high finance, one who consults with economic pundits and captains of industry on a daily basis . . . " [glow=red,2,300] Are you Hallu-Hallu-Hallucinating? This is the second year that we have not even received a Cost of Living wage increase. And "economic pundits" is the oxymoronic equivalent to "burning snow" [/glow], are, I'm sure, familiar with the "6P's"...Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. There are variations on this, involving other "P's", with which I'm sure you are also familiar. [glow=red,2,300] I prefer "Poor Planning on your Part does NOT constitute a crisis on mine." [/glow]All I know is that regardless of Planning Mr Murphy can "P" all over my plans, and does so at will."
[glow=red,2,300]That's the deal, Jay, your Real Stuff is documented by what you do with Mr. Murphy's "P." It's the only game in town, and Smiles and Humor are the game-changing score.[/glow]
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Post by BoatBabe on Jan 24, 2010 15:25:21 GMT -5
I love this so, gk! I must have it on this page, too.
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Post by doctork on Jan 24, 2010 20:26:39 GMT -5
//"Poor Planning on your Part does NOT constitute a crisis on mine." //
One of my favorite adages too (especially as it pertains to airline seat poachers).
As for Mr. Murphy and his "P" - don't P on my leg and tell me ti's raining.
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Post by BoatBabe on Jan 31, 2010 12:16:54 GMT -5
I love this so, gk! I must have it on this page, too. AACK! It disappeared! It's gone! That fabulous turquoise stiletto heel is now a small red x. Is nothing sacred?!? True or False: Something is sacred. If your answer is True, name something.
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Post by gailkate on Feb 8, 2010 11:14:10 GMT -5
Missed this Q, Babe. I'm pondering. The first thing that came to mind, inexplicably, was "oatmeal." What's with that? I'm not even that big a fan of oatmeal. Oatmeal cookies, that must have been it Yes, the little pics disappear and it's a mystery. If you got it on a search, maybe the site takes them down regularly? Somewhere in cyberspace your turquoise stillettos still click provocatively down the runway of glamour.
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Post by hartlikeawheel on Feb 8, 2010 15:20:10 GMT -5
Everything is sacred in the sense that it is brought into existence by something greater than ourselves.
And it better never be allowed to become so sacred that people line up to die and wreak destruction in its name.
So the answer is-------------------Sorta.
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 8, 2010 23:07:53 GMT -5
Everything is sacred in the sense that it is brought into existence by something greater than ourselves. And it better never be allowed to become so sacred that people line up to die and wreak destruction in its name. So the answer is-------------------Sorta. Hmmm . . . sorry, hart. I'm not buying the premise that everything is sacred. I don't think something greater than me created a ton of stuff, e.g., heart disease, cleft palates, robbers, violent homeless people, hip hop, liposuction, blackmail, gossip and heroin, to name a few. An odd assortment, I admit. They struck me just now. And you can find someone who will line up to die, or will try to wreak destruction for or against each of these items. I really like oatmeal. That makes sense to me. Another I'm thinking of (and this is me personally, and we all know that that is all that counts) is a piano. Only on good days. A piano always ping-pongs between sacred and wicked (and not the Good Kind) for me.
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Post by hartlikeawheel on Feb 8, 2010 23:25:40 GMT -5
I'll hang in on that one, myself. All part of the cycle of birth, growth, decay, death and rebirth. It's been my solution to "Why do bad things happen?"
My picture is sorta large, yeah. Works for me.
On a microcosmic level, okay, oatmeal cookies work.
What I'm saying? Don't nobody take anything too seriously. People get hurt when that happens.
Stuff ain't always so good. Our job is to make it so. Is that sacred?
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 8, 2010 23:39:05 GMT -5
Yes, hart. That is sacred.
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Post by hartlikeawheel on Feb 9, 2010 0:16:32 GMT -5
Well, then I'm smiling back at you.
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Post by sailor on Feb 9, 2010 6:20:50 GMT -5
Smiling is good! ;D
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Post by doctork on Feb 9, 2010 9:16:57 GMT -5
I'm fond of the US Constitution and the Bill of Rights, though I suppose calling them "sacred" might cause some church-state issue.
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Post by gailkate on Feb 9, 2010 11:02:56 GMT -5
I think we have a difference in definition here. Seriously sacred is what hart and K are talking about. I was talking about things that "ought" to be sacred as in "keep yer mitts off!" When you've found the perfect picture of turquoise stillettos with rhinestones, you ought to be able to count on it. Another example is Coke. Coke is/was sacred, the real thing. New Coke was an abomination, an assault on one of life's verities. (This relates in a way to Jerry's Rule, which states that anything he likes and looks for with anticipation is almost certain to be discontinued.)
The Constitution and the essential wholeness of the universe are definitely Serious Sacred. But then, of course, we have to get down to defining sacred and it gets complicated. The Constitution defined slaves as 3/5 human. An imperfect document that keeps needing tweaking - which the founders fully expected. We could get into Sacred Texts and really start a wrangle, but I don't want to step on anyone's toes.
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Post by doctork on Feb 9, 2010 22:44:02 GMT -5
Alrighty then! I declare Dairy Queen chocolate malts are the ultimate in Sacred.
There is one in my freezer right now, as I was thrilled when I located the DQ here in Flag. As long as we are on sacred, I will be honest and admit that there is only half an extra-large DQ chocolate malt in my freezer, as I bought it on Saturday and it is now half gone.
BTW the local DQ is a drive-through only and sells only ice cream products, no other food served/sold there. I believe it dates back to the 1950's when it was on the real Route 66 and that was The Main Drag.
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 9, 2010 23:49:22 GMT -5
Alrighty then! I declare Dairy Queen chocolate malts are the ultimate in Sacred. There is one in my freezer right now, as I was thrilled when I located the DQ here in Flag. As long as we are on sacred, I will be honest and admit that there is only half an extra-large DQ chocolate malt in my freezer, as I bought it on Saturday and it is now half gone. BTW the local DQ is a drive-through only and sells only ice cream products, no other food served/sold there. I believe it dates back to the 1950's when it was on the real Route 66 and that was The Main Drag. Alrighty then doc. You got my definition of sacred.
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Post by doctork on Feb 10, 2010 8:56:13 GMT -5
And I've decided my little Dopp kit that I pack in my backpack for all travel is also sacred. DO NOT touch it! And if by chance you need to "borrow something" and forget to put it back where it belongs in the kit - you are dead meat! I will know you borrowed it because "there is a place for everything and everything in its place."
I was reminded of this by the matches/Zippo lighter theme, as I have all kinds of odd little items I keep in there, just in case. Each item has proven essential over the years.
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 10, 2010 10:23:13 GMT -5
I am kind of surprised to realize that I have dropped several things from my Sacred List.
My alphabetized spices used to be Sacred, and many a squawk was set off by finding my kitchen cabinets in disarray. Now, not so much.
Of course, this is partly due to the fact that my current galley has not been rebuilt. I only have one new maple/walnut cabinet, and the rest is original trailer trash. Just wait! When my new cabinets are installed, and I have my full-extension glides on my dedicated spice rack drawer, Alphabetized Spices will once again top my Sacred List.
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Post by hartlikeawheel on Feb 10, 2010 14:51:25 GMT -5
Hah! But I did not smile so widely, My Friend. ;D I watched an odd movie last night called "Little Children." It was about a group of suburbanites who were busy damaging their lives by poor choices. All in all a pretty clumsy and painful thing but one line caught me breathless. And as sacred. It was the aged mother of a pedophile who had just been released from prison speaking of what may happen to him after she died. I paraphrase: "People go through their lives doing the next thing, all the time knowing that everything they love can be taken away from them at any moment. Animals don't do that." Hence, DQ ice cream and oatmeal cookies! Which must certainly be the cure for sacred. Sacred you don't mess with.
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 10, 2010 21:03:41 GMT -5
Good one, hart. I really like doc's Dopp kit, and am wondering about the origins of the name. Another of my sacred things popped into my mind today at work (more on the Serious vs Mitts off side): Honesty. I don't care what it is, just tell me. Don't fake it, don't try to sugar coat it. Just tell me. It works better if I know what I'm dealing with, than if I find out later that you glossed over my questions to hide something because you were embarrassed. Honesty. When I tell you that our legal department has reviewed the situation, and we will not honor what you are trying to ram through, don't tell me that all the other banks do it. Don't tell me that we are antiquated. Don't tell me that we need to get with the times. SHUT UP. You are a bloodsucking pariah and we don't do business that way. And may I once again say, SHUT UP. Thank you. Honesty. Thanks so much for fessing up and saying, "Whoo, I think I made a mistake. Here's what I did. I thought I understood the situation, and now I'm not sure. What can I do to rectify this situation?" Honesty. It's not that bad a deal.
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Post by doctork on Feb 10, 2010 23:23:24 GMT -5
I always wondered about the origins of "Dopp kit" myself, so I looked it up. Wiki says the name comes from the Charles Doppelt leather working company, as the original men's shaving kits were made of leather. Here's what answers.com says:
1. A set of articles or implements used for a specific purpose: a survival kit; a shaving kit. 2. A container for such a set. 2. A set of parts or materials to be assembled: a model airplane kit. 3. A packaged set of related materials: a sales kit. 4. 1. A collection of clothing and other personal effects used for travel. 2. A container, such as a bag, valise, or knapsack, for storing or holding such a collection.
Here's what is in my airplane/backpack 8" X 13" Dopp kit with 3 separate zippered compartments:
1. band-aids, Q-tips, ear plugs, small sewing kit, matches, emery board, paper clips and safety pins, a few US coins, 2 thumb drives
2. lubricant eye drops, nail clippers, small box of crayons, wet wipes, blunt tip scissors, one tube of Krazy glue
3. business/finance calculator, OB and BMI wheels, tape measure, scotch tape, post-it notes, small stapler, dental floss
I have a separate nerdy pocket protector that sits next to the Dopp kit in my backpack and contains several pens of different color ink, a penlight, two highlighters (orange and yellow), black Sharpie and black Magic Marker, box cutter (TSO hasn't found it yet), and a "pen" with oil cuticle softener.
Then there is my special airline baggie which has another two sets of ear plugs, face masks, and four headsets - two "ear bud" and two "clip-on," in both one-prong and two-prong versions. Pack it only for air travel.
Finally my "Emergency Overnight Baggie" which really is a plastic Zip-Lok sandwich baggie containing mini toothbrush and paste, contact lens case, and a pair of clean underwear.
I am Prepared!
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Post by hartlikeawheel on Feb 11, 2010 14:13:17 GMT -5
Sounds like it.
So I see a SNL skit somewhere in all this. A call for a doctor goes out in the airport and you fling on a silky yellow cape and, wielding your trusty Dopp kit, race to the site saying, "Stand aside. Step aside please. For I am a (female) doctor.
After a moment of stunned silence, the multitudes break into a babel of native speech.
Undaunted, you open the Dopp and break out your copy of "Mastering the World's Languages in Three Easy Weeks."
She is prepared.
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Post by Jane on Feb 11, 2010 14:54:10 GMT -5
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Post by sailor on Feb 11, 2010 16:56:57 GMT -5
We had a different name for the "Dopp kit" in the Navy. I imagine now that there are women on the ships, they call it something more appropriate like toiletries kit.
Mike
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 11, 2010 21:35:57 GMT -5
Cool, Jane! I want Deflector Bracelets among other things.
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 11, 2010 21:37:21 GMT -5
We had a different name for the "Dopp kit" in the Navy. I imagine now that there are women on the ships, they call it something more appropriate like toiletries kit. Mike Ummm, Mike, was that an SSS kit?
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Post by jspnrvr on Feb 11, 2010 21:43:17 GMT -5
Cool, Jane! I want Deflector Bracelets among other things.I don't know, honey. You sure you wouldn't like to try the Forcefield Shampoo?
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 11, 2010 21:45:40 GMT -5
Cool, Jane! I want Deflector Bracelets among other things.I don't know, honey. You sure you wouldn't like to try the Forcefield Shampoo? Yes, Thank you!
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Post by doctork on Feb 11, 2010 21:45:59 GMT -5
//Ummm, Mike, was that an SSS kit? //
That was my thought.
And hart, I need that language book, stat!
I'm a little dubious about Invisibility though the concept is very appealing. So maybe I need the Secret Identity kit. I like "low-pro"
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Post by sailor on Feb 11, 2010 21:52:24 GMT -5
We had a different name for the "Dopp kit" in the Navy. I imagine now that there are women on the ships, they call it something more appropriate like toiletries kit. Mike Ummm, Mike, was that an SSS kit? The common term used by the guys on the ships was "douche kit". Because we would, as we used to say, "douche off" in the shower. What can I say, we were sailors! Mike
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Post by BoatBabe on Feb 11, 2010 21:59:36 GMT -5
Ummm, Mike, was that an SSS kit? The common term used by the guys on the ships was "douche kit". Because we would, as we used to say, "douche off" in the shower. What can I say, we were sailors! Mike Ah-Ha, Doc and I were both into the Sh*t, Shower, and Shave thingy. You were so much more eloquent, as sailors.
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