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  • We need some kind of Outbursters Anonymous support group. Ughhhh I hate it every time I do it so much but I never learn....
  • thanks, dood
  • I couldn't sleep last night because I was stressed out about an inappropriate outburst during our staff meeting yesterday. I basically told my boss off for offering a ridiculously low salary for that web dev job (see other thread). I stand by my opi…
  • I am thinking good thoughts for you! Knock 'em dead!
  • Hey guys, still working on this...could someone tell me what the going salary is in Portland for the position previously described? Thanks.
  • Apparently it's negotiable up to $60K. Is that still ridiculous?
  • I didn't write the job post but I told them they probably weren't offering enough. But what do I know.
  • My company is hiring a web developer: http://altaplanning.com/web+developer_project+leader.aspx
  • Coming back home now. It was profoundly depressing to see how full the freeways were at 5 am. Where are all those people going?!
  • Well, Flossy, if you become a consultant, I can't recommend being the kind who has to fly all over the damn place for work. It's exhausting and weighs on my ecological conscience.
  • Ugh. I have to get up at 4 am tomorrow to fly to LAX. Glamorous consultant lifestyle, amirite?!
  • And on a slightly different topic, while I totally agree that using your personal networks is an important part of finding a job, I have come to feel strongly that when I am hiring, relying too heavily on personal connections and recommendations is,…
  • I feel you, Flossy. I honestly don't expect an entry-level assistant to be super experienced (and in fact I'm weeding out at least 1 in 3 resumes for being clearly overqualified). All I want is someone who is a solid writer, a good team player, well…
  • YT, so so true. Every cover letter - even the ones that I am having to consider because by comparison they are tolerable - is all about "I have always valued blah blah blah, and then I traveled to Europe and realized that I wanted to blah blah blah …
  • I am finding leg warmers and wrist warmers very helpful in raising my core temperature to a reasonable level. Try them, you might like them!
    in hi Comment by freddy September 2013
  • I have a black thumb, so you should probably hit up Fred Meyers instead of my place.
    in plant babies Comment by freddy June 2013
  • But...I wanted all the mexi food!!
  • Interesting small job for a web developer. Bonus if you are interested in transit/transportation.
    in Jobs Thread Comment by freddy June 2013
  • I just assumed this was a conference about growing pot.
  • Our neighbors just built a fence. I had to help because I felt they were guilt-tripping me. It's possible they weren't. But anyway, they know what they are doing and it took FOREVER and required lots of tools and cement-mixing know-how and the sawin…
  • Wanda, did they call yet??
  • If it's just a couple of people we could use our community room. It's not very big for yoga, though, I think. Maybe 6 people? I'd like to do this.
  • Hey Alex, maybe you should go to a surprise birthday party! Just a thought...
  • Wow, you guys really hate condos. I don't know, some are good and some are bad. We like ours. We don't want to have a yard. We don't want to be on the hook when the roof fails. We like the HOA dues enforced savings plan for future exterior maintenan…
  • Dear Flossy - thank you for bringing our friend Science to the table. Love me some peer-reviewed studies!
    in FLUORIDE Comment by freddy May 2013
  • I was always soft of tacitly pro-fluoride but I didn't really care until the pro side made an argument I felt I couldn't deny that it is a social justice issue. Poor kids don't have access to dental care (nobody offers dental insurance anymore, and …
    in FLUORIDE Comment by freddy May 2013
  • As promised, here's the listing for our next-door house.
  • I get happy every time I see a new post on this thread. Keep up the good work!
  • My neighbors are going to put their 3 bdr house on the market. If you've been to my house, you know what it's like - theirs is the mirror image of ours. Will post a link to their flyer when we have it.
    in House Comment by freddy May 2013
  • I would not be wrathful, but I would be sad to think of someone having no other good options than driving. That just doesn't seem like a way to live.