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dah
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response 186 of 264:
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Oct 2 15:50 UTC 2003 |
Acrostics are made only by talentless hacks.
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remmers
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response 187 of 264:
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Oct 2 15:58 UTC 2003 |
(electic?)
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furs
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response 188 of 264:
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Oct 2 15:58 UTC 2003 |
eat me.
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furs
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response 189 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:00 UTC 2003 |
(that was re 186)
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slynne
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response 190 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:09 UTC 2003 |
Steve seems like a good guy.
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glenda
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response 191 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:10 UTC 2003 |
Ok. He is smart, witty, supportive, loving, caring, a good husband, and a
good father. When my job went to Chicago, he encouraged me to take advantage
of the Federal Displaced Workers Act and go to WCC to get an Associates Degree
full time even though it took me out of the earnings game. When it turned
into 2 Associates, three Mastery Certificates, and now a BS and MS, he still
said to go for it. He worries about me taking on too much so enforces doing
fun things to balance the stress. (He even stressed out about his having a
stroke adding more stress to my life, the silly goon.)
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tod
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response 192 of 264:
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Oct 2 16:44 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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slynne
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response 193 of 264:
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Oct 2 17:29 UTC 2003 |
Yeah, I have never heard of that one. Nor has google ;)
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glenda
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response 194 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:19 UTC 2003 |
There is or was an act that if a company of more than 50 employees closed
down, the empolyees could pursue a training program of up to 2 years. I
worked at ENCOTEC, and environmental testing laboratory. We got bought out
by Safey-Kleen. They already had a lab in Chicago and felt that they didn't
need our facility in Ann Arbor. They took the top employees with them (at
least those of us that wanted to go, and yes I was offered a big raise to do
so), the rest and those of us that didn't want to relocate were laid off.
The Act paid for my first Mastery Certificate and first Associates Degree as
the classes for both overlapped. My job was taking the raw data from the
chemists, entering it into the computer and generating a final report for the
client.
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tod
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response 195 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:28 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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glenda
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response 196 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:35 UTC 2003 |
It was handled through my local unemployment office. They set it up with an
agency here in Michigan that handles stuff like this for them. I had a
contact that I reported to every month with a quick phone call, letter, or
email. She handled vouchers between them and the school for tuition and
books, I just gave her a list of classes and the books and supplies required,
she sent vouchers to WCC and to the bookstore, I went and picked them up.
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glenda
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response 197 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:39 UTC 2003 |
They should have informed you of the program when you were laid off. We had
meetings with state and federal officials during the period between the
announcement of the closing and the actual closing. They had all kinds of
paperwork explaining all our rights and options. The only corker on the
education was that you had to be enrolled full time and had to complete the
program within 24 months.
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tod
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response 198 of 264:
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Oct 2 18:52 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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slynne
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response 199 of 264:
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Oct 2 21:13 UTC 2003 |
Wow. That sounds like a great program. Thanks for sharing.
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asddsa
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response 200 of 264:
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Oct 2 23:22 UTC 2003 |
STeve sucks.
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mynxcat
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response 201 of 264:
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Oct 2 23:54 UTC 2003 |
I said, only good things.
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murph
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response 202 of 264:
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Oct 3 00:54 UTC 2003 |
A lot of people woudl think that *is* a good thing...
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tsty
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response 203 of 264:
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Oct 3 05:21 UTC 2003 |
(iwbg-iwbg)
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munkey
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response 204 of 264:
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Oct 3 05:51 UTC 2003 |
Way back when I was 19, living in the CalPoly dorms, I met this dude
online that had an account on Grex, his name was superboy. I was curious
and did a finger on grex and I saw STeve online. I sent him a talk request
and he responded promptly. I asked him questions about Grex and he gladly
answered them. Out of the blue he said "I'm married and I have two kids"
and I thought to myself 'heh this guy must think I want to hotchat' hehe
So anyway, those weren't my intentions. I told him about me and how I had
heard of Grex and he told me a little about Staci and Damon. We talked for
sometime. I doubt he remembers this happening but I do cus he was the
second Grexer I had ever met. He was helpful, kind and informative.
Eventually I joined Grex sometime after that and 8.5 years later, I'm
still here and so is STeve! Thanks for helping keep Grex alive STeve!
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glenda
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response 205 of 264:
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Oct 3 11:35 UTC 2003 |
I'm sure he does remember, he's like that.
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mynxcat
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response 206 of 264:
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Oct 3 13:33 UTC 2003 |
I thought STeve and glenda had 3 kids, Staci, Damon, and one who used to log
on as laotzu or something? I could be mistaken, though
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aruba
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response 207 of 264:
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Oct 3 13:44 UTC 2003 |
laotzu is Misti (mta)'s son Corey.
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mynxcat
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response 208 of 264:
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Oct 3 13:45 UTC 2003 |
Oh, so it's just Staci and Damon then?
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tod
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response 209 of 264:
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Oct 3 15:42 UTC 2003 |
This response has been erased.
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glenda
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response 210 of 264:
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Oct 3 17:21 UTC 2003 |
Misti is second mom to Damon and Staci (our 2 kids), and I am second mom to
Corey and TJ (her 2 that are just a couple of years older than ours).
Whichever mom was closest disaplined or hugged as needed. Staci and Damon
often refer to Corey and TJ as their 'brothers'. It seems that we are also
secondary parents to half of Community High and a percentage of kids (the
percentage that Staci hangs with) at both Huron and Pioneer. She has informed
me that we have been voted "the coolest parents" at Community.
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