What's yer point?? :D

Michale

http://tinyurl.com/n6knvq5

:D

Michale

http://tinyurl.com/n6knvq5

:D

Michale

Guess I'm not the only one who saw DAY AFTER TOMORROW

:D

Michale

Thanks for your last reply to me (McL Awards pt 2). On a lark, a few of us went to WA to check out what it was like. It was extraordinary, except for the $29/g price. Very nice, overall, but OR will be drawing lots of business down from WA with our prices when we have shops.

Things may have changed since I lived in Salem (it's been quite a while, to be sure..) but I seem to recall that a lot of Oregon residents would travel up to WA for large purchases with no sales tax...

On the other hand, WA State residents would lug their cans and bottles down to Oregon because Oregon has (had??) a 5cent PER CAN/BOTTLE return refund... You could make big bucks with a few large leaf bags of cans and bottles!! :D

Ahhhhh, the memories.... :D

Michale

Now, THAT was funny!

Polar vortex is a legitimate meteorological term describing a cyclone circling one of the poles. As valid (IMHO) as hurricane or typhoon, which are both cyclonic storms forming up in different places.

Swag? Come on! Lots of words have multiple meanings. Get rid of swag, and there goes Waltzing Matilda, and what other song is half that good at summer camp? Might as well get rid of "billabong" while you're at it. Math modelers use "swag" for a quick and dirty approximation (Scientific Wild Ass Guess). Or so it its often said, but I think this application comes from the curve of a drooping piece of fabric, also called a "swag." A swag is just a hypothetical function, go see how well you can make it fit the data. My well worn, coffee and sweat stained CRC book of math functions is a swag repository only partially replaced by the internet.

Banish "utilize" !!!! It's pure Pentagon-ese circa 1980's and utterly equivalent to the 3 letter "use".

JL

hehehehehehehehe

Michale
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Everyone needs a skill set ... heck, you need one of those just to get through the comments sections around here. Sheesh.

"What happened to 'cold snap'? Not descriptive enough?"

THAT is also funny.. :D

But...

[Skill set] -- "A skill is a skill -- that is it. Phrases such as 'I have the skill set to do that properly' or anything resembling that phrase, shows the speaker is seriously lacking skills in the art of conversation. Please try this, 'I have the skill... do you have the skills... this requires certain skills... he is very skilled... that was a skillful maneuver... See? No need for a skill set."

I have to disagree with this one...

In today's multi-tasking world, a skill SET is a necessity...

For example, look at a CIA Station Chief for any given country.. The SC would have to have MANY skills to be effective in his (or her) job. He (or she) would have to be a skilled diplomat to maintain their diplomatic cover. They would have to be a good soldier, an effective leader and have good management capabilities...

A Station Chief would require a skill SET to be effective...

A single skill won't cut it...

Michale
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http://sjfm.us/temp/beedoo.mp3

:D

Michale
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Never heard of "bae" either...

But my newly learned "word" is OTT :D

Ya'all will be hearing a LOT about OTT in the coming year...

Michale
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Is Independence still a dry town??? :D

Michale
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OK, a few notes. First, my auto-spam-filter was catching you in its web. Because it does learn over time, I have approved all of your messages even though it will be somewhat repetitive for other readers (my apologies, to everyone else). Hopefully, in future, you won't get caught so often. We're in the midst of security upgrades here, so you inadvertently got swept up in this net, my apologies to you and my thanks for your patience.

As for the content of your messages:

$29/g? Well, seems like some free-market economics are called for from OR. Especially now that gas is cheap.

That "pump your own" was just a cheap shot from a Californian, sorry 'bout that. I think you guys and New Jersey are the only states with the "save the gas pump jockeys' jobs" laws left...

On "foodie" I think there's a corollary to the comedy law that "K sounds are always funny" -- the one that says "words that end in 'ie' or 'ey' or 'y' always sound silly."

I thank you profusely for the donation, we are getting AWFULLY close to reaching our goal for the year, so I heartily encourage everyone else to spread some holiday cheer... in the name of keeping the site ad-free!

Again, sorry to everyone else for the multiple comments, but I'm trying to train my spam filter so Speak2 doesn't have this problem again.

-CW

One thought about the term "foodie." I think that people use the term to describe themselves. It's not a label one person gives to another. I think this arises from the social media environment, with online profiles and the like. Still, I'd be glad if the word got gone.

Finally, I did make the year-end donation to your cause. Thank you for the past year and keep up the good work in the next.

Happy and healthy everyone. Enjoy tonight safely (it's an amateur night on the roads, so be careful).

While not original, another excellent idea is the resurgence of the argument for a guaranteed minimum basic income. Would go a long way to solving poverty issues and even make a dent in inequality. Hope it gets more play next year (enough to affect the 2016 race?).

While not original, another excellent idea is the resurgence of the argument for a guaranteed minimum basic income. Would go a long way to solving poverty issues and even make a dent in inequality. Hope it gets more play next year (enough to affect the 2016 race?).

One thought about the term "foodie." I think that people use the term to describe themselves. It's not a label one person gives to another. I think this arises from the social media environment, with online profiles and the like. Still, I'd be glad if the word got gone.

While not original, another excellent idea is the resurgence of the argument for a guaranteed minimum basic income. Would go a long way to solving poverty issues and even make a dent in inequality. Hope it gets more play next year (enough to affect the 2016 race?).

One thought about the term "foodie." I think that people use the term to describe themselves. It's not a label one person gives to another. I think this arises from the social media environment, with online profiles and the like. Still, I'd be glad if the word got gone.

Finally, I did make the year-end donation to your cause. Thank you for the past year and keep up the good work in the next.

Happy and healthy everyone. Enjoy tonight safely (it's an amateur night on the roads, so be careful).

CW: Thanks for your last reply (McL Awards pt 2).

A few of us went to WA on a lark to see how they're doing it. It was extraordinary, except for the price ($29/g). Still, way cool. Oregon's prices will definitely pull many a WA resident down here when we go full legal next summer.

We did pump our own gas while in WA. DIY is best, after all.

CW: Thanks for your last reply (McL Awards pt 2).

A few of us went to WA on a lark to see how they're doing it. It was extraordinary, except for the price ($29/g). Still, way cool. Oregon's prices will definitely pull many a WA resident down here when we go full legal next summer.

We did pump our own gas while in WA. DIY is best, after all.

While not original, another excellent idea is the resurgence of the argument for a guaranteed minimum basic income. Would go a long way to solving poverty issues and even make a dent in inequality. Hope it gets more play next year (enough to affect the 2016 race?).

One thought about the term "foodie." I think that people use the term to describe themselves. It's not a label one person gives to another. I think this arises from the social media environment, with online profiles and the like. Still, I'd be glad if the word got gone.

Finally, I did make the year-end donation to your cause. Thank you for the past year and keep up the good work in the next.

Happy and healthy everyone. Enjoy tonight safely (it's an amateur night on the roads, so be careful).

Thanks for your last reply (McL Awards pt 2).

On a lark, a few of us went up to WA recently to see what it was like. It was extraordinary, exc for the $29/g price. Very cool, overall.

And, we did pump our own gas. Better when it's DIY.

Not an original idea, but still extraordinary, is the resurgence of a guaranteed minimum basic income. Would definitely go a long way to raising people from poverty and closing some inequality gaps.

Finally, a thought about "foodie." It's not a word used by pros. It really is used by "tourists" to describe themselves. I think it arises from the social media world with online profiles and the like.

Oh, and I joined your regular crew and made my donation just in time before year's end.

Keep up the good work and thanks for a great year. Looking forward to another with you.

Thanks for your last reply to me (McL Awards pt 2). On a lark, a few of us went to WA to check out what it was like. It was extraordinary, except for the $29/g price. Very nice, overall, but OR will be drawing lots of business down from WA with our prices when we have shops.

Oh, and we pumped our own gas while in WA. It is better to DIY.

While not an original idea, excellent is the resurgence of the guaranteed minimum basic income idea.

Finally, a thought about "foodie." We had a convo about the word when I was at a top place with group tables. A starred chef was there and he didn't use the word, but several other people at the table did. People use the word to describe themselves. I think it arises from the social media changes with online profiles and the like. Personally, I'd love to see the word gone.

Oh, and I joined the crew and made my donation to your work, just in time before year's end.

Thanks for another great year. Keep up the good work.