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I spoke with Cheryl this morning and she said his special request to his daughters was that that he didn't want a memorial service, no mourning just celebration. What happened last night was just what he wanted apparently. There is some word from her also that there will be an ash jump, details are sketchy for when at this point. Mark, what a sweet person you were and how cool I got a chance to know you last year & this. Your fireworks were THE best and you were great competition in the wierd shoe contest. I wish I could have drank a sip of one of your highbrow beers and participated last night, but I was flying home from Oshkosh. Tell erich I said Hi and I'll see you both whenev...

I just wanted to wish the other pagans out there a happy solstice. I hope She comes and blesses you with dreams to match the new year on this special night. Blessed Be! You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

QuoteI made the mistake of showing some family members Continuum 2 on Thanksgiving... A couple of them were really interested, and the rest spent the entire time arguing with me that "anyone could strap a parachute to their back and do that (BASE)... as long as they're stupid enough", and "you don't have any control over where you go when you're falling". When I asked them how they thought the jumpers were getting away from the objects in freefall, they said "the wind blows them away". They even went as far as to pretty much call me a moron for skydiving. Sorry to hear family sucked about it but not suprised. I usually try to treat my jumping like I treat my spirituality. I'm not hear to make a sales pitch so I don't talk about it with people who aren't actually interested instead of just argumentative. They don't have to want to do it, but they have to have an open mind about it. To me it's sacred and I wouldn't share that with a moron just because there's blood between us. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

It was a great night last night to go out to the tower for the first time and hang out with you guys and share some Wagar memories. He was simply too big a spirit to be forgotten and I know time will pass but we will always have our funny stories to share. Sometimes it felt like he was one of the only friendly faces I got to see and I hope he can see me now. I'm honored to still be a part of the life of his wonderful wife, the only woman crazy enough to marry his stupid ass, and his wonderful son, Max, his most true and lasting memorial. Easy P out You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

I have to agree with the Selma remark. Her body is the best all the way around. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

Well, I guess it will be hiking, groundcrew, and a short trip to Eloy or CA for me. Thanks for the help. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

Nice pic, smart pants. We were in rare form that night, huh? I think we've kept to the disguise rules concerning pics of basejumpers on this forum. No one would recognize those clowns. Just thought you would like to know we are going out to the tower on the anniversary, this will be my 1st time and the boy's 1st time since. I'll let you know our dates for going to the desert. I hope it can be when the DZ is open, but perhaps if not it will require a drive to CA. Miss you & much love oh yeah, toss my salad! You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

He's really beautiful and you and your SO must be on cloud 9. He looks like he's gonna be a real cool dude. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

I am looking for some ins and outs of taking a trip to Moab. I will only be skydiving at the DZ and hiking in the desert, so I'd like to know if anyone has gone there and jumped at the DZ and what your thoughts were about it. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

Me and mine found out about this tragic event on friday and were both deeply saddened. When we got to couch this year we were looking forward to a lovely weekend complete with many Tiger adventures. When he left early to help with Katrina, we missed him a great deal but knew that he was too big souled of a person not to have to share with those who needed his help just for the sake of our good time. He had the kind of power inside that made you like him right off without even knowing him very well. You only knew you wanted more of that and he was happy to give. I have some very special memories about him and a few souvineers that I will keep close. I aspire to be a person like he was, that fun, that generous, that free with his love. We were lucky to have him for a friend & will miss him. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

To all who helped, I have my 1st meeting with the director and manager of Maintenence this afternoon so we all can talk about our concerns. I'm a little nervous about it but trying to remind myself that I have a lot of options here and I'll be fine. I didn't have a very good night last night and also the Maint. Manager got pushy with me yesterday and tried to get me to talk with him right at the maint. counter with people walking by and everything, which I thought was really unprofessional since a meeting was set up. I hope that's not an indicator of what the job is going to be like. Wish me luck, please. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

Coward! I want it pretty much every day and sometimes more than that, though some of that's by myself.

If the rest of the relationship is great like you say, ignore all the BS from guys about going the million extra miles they sometimes think are their due and doing the whole sexy clothes-suduction thing. Get yourself a bunch of sex toys for you. Be responsible for your own sexual needs as long as your husband is fullfilling your needs for intimacy and companionship. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

So I guess intersting, smart people choose other interesting, smart people and then you don't have to worry so much about them being a beautiful man or woman. It's just a nice benifit - a pretty skin on a ripe, rich piece of fruit. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

I did a little looking on Monster.com's vault, but there wasn't a whole lot of information and also I'm still not actually sure what kind of job title to look it up under. Like I said, the Special Projects Manager sounds the likliest so I'm trying to find similar things. Are there any other places where I could find some more information about industry standard salaries? What they are currently calling the job is Maintenence Coordinator, but my idea that I'm pitching is to eventually give those admin. duties to a new hire and keep the maint. dept. marketing, and special projetcs, and also keep my tech. writing and website duties. Partly because I really like what I do, now and I like some of the duties of the new job. Plus they don't have anyone to do the tech. writing and web work I'm doing now and could do from home while being a parent so I don't want to lose those duties. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

Thanks, Bill. You said a mouthful, but it really made sense to me in this situation. I do want to climb in this company and there's a lot of opportinity to do it in the next couple of years. I guess I was being a little cool about the new duties and projects because I didn't want to get too invested in case they turned down my offer. But they do interest me would really challange me, fostering the growth of some new and worthwhile skills. Ive been very honest with the Pres. about my hopes conerning starting a family, so I'm flattered that they offered it to me despite that. I have made it very clear that I like the company and the people I work. The company is still family owned, so no stock options, but I will do some research today about salary. I'm not sure if I could go to the person in payrol and start making requests about management vacation time without arousing a lot of gossip, so I think I'll just ask for an extra two weeks or something like that. And I think your likely right about the gender stuff. Maybe some of my opinions were based on what I have heard other women say who aren't management and I should keep a more open mind instead of expecting the worst. I have been able to maintain a very professional relationship with everyone here so far so I'm starting out this position on the right foot at least. I appreciate your high opinion of me and I really do feel like I'm finally ready for something like this. It's funny that you would respond this morning, when I was talking to eric about it last night, he told me to call a couple people to ask about this, yourself included. Thanks Honey. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

Thanks for the vote of confidence, sickmonkey. I have considered world domination before, too, but I was thinking I might need two assistants for that. Interested? You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

About getting it in writing, should I actually ask for something like a contract? Is it commonplace to try to get more paid leave during negotiations? You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

I appreciate that and have the experience required to do the job so the guys under me are not really my main concern, but thanks anyway. More it would be about the two men I would now be equals with, and mostly because there is a history, here that I have witnessed, of pushing boundaries with regards to duties and work load. Just something I would have to be mindful of as I think about taking the job. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

I've done some looking on the internet, and my preliminary idea is to ask for 50% greater than what I am making now and to stay on hourly since I have no idea how many hours this will take. The ask them to base my salary after 12 months on my hours. Is that a usual thing? It looks like the title that best describes what I would be doing is Special Projects Manager. Any other advice? P.S. I was going to post in the women's forum as well because I will be working with a group of men who I have watched play gender politics with other women here. I'm guessing I'll have to learn all kinds of tactful ways of telling them to go screw themselves. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

Perhaps not, but maybe because the majors are so different and they create the specialty. I have an aircraft mechanics rating, the 10 years of experience is in that for general avaition and also a BS in Aircraft Technologies (not engineering). The 2nd BS is in Tech. Writing and PR. So the culmination of these two different fields are why they want me to move from Tech. Writing into a middle management for the maint. dept. and set up these systems. What I need to know is a general idea of what this kind of thing is worth so I know what to tell them in our next meeting. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

I need some help with a job offer I got last week. It's for a middle management job that requires a rather rare skill set that I have and I'm already in-house doing tech. writing. It's an aircraft company where we modify landing gear into amphibious floats for twin otters and the like. For the 1st 6 months I would be setting up and then integrating with other departments a new software program that will streamline the whole system. Also during that 6 months I would be working with the FAA to create from scratch a re-occuring training program for certifying our 25 odd mechanics in the shop for certian aircraft. I have turned down the job once already because it will entail some really irritating admin. paperwork for the maintenence dept. and lots of customer service and they were'nt willing to offer me an assistant eventually to take over that part of the job. Now they are willing to offer me an assistant and agree to a time limit for that hiring (6-12 months from now). Plus when I walked into the president's office, he told me, "What do I have to give you to get you to do this job?" I have a cake job right now that I like but is not very difficult and I kinda run my own show, so I hate to leave it for more stress for nothing. So what should I ask for for a salary upgrade considering I'm a double major with 10 years in the field, already in-house with a rare skill-set? You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?

That is so intersting! I know a girlfriend who said in the Korean bath houses, it's where wives go to hang out and socialize...and exfoliate each other. I think that kind of thing reminds us of how boring and puritanical our culture in the US is. You say, what's that sound coming out of the hole in the wood?