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 06/06/2007 08:45:48 AM · #901
Free Study 2007-05
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Double Take
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Why
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 06/06/2007 09:03:39 AM · #902
Why

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I peredicted a 3% or I would have to ask why, guess I need to ask why.
 06/06/2007 09:08:06 AM · #903
Originally posted by kashi:

Why
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Hey, Leah, way to go! That's a great score you have going!
 06/06/2007 09:27:47 AM · #904
sherpet Thank you for your comments yesterday !
 06/06/2007 09:46:12 AM · #905
No worries, as you deserved them ..... I enjoyed your portfolio very much.....

Originally posted by kashi:
sherpet Thank you for your comments yesterday !

06/06/2007 11:18:28 AM · #906
The latest in the saga of Deb's Summer Vacation:

First, many thanks for all the encouraging PMs! I realize that I'm being pretty much of a wimp about all of this. I'm old, I'm set in my ways, I don't like change or uncertainty. I need to get over it and expand my horizons. Everyone I work with has done their part and I need to do mine. Dare I say I'm almost kinda excited about it.

I'm working to send myself downrange, as it's called, for six months with my current organization. This essentially, with luck and lots of paperwork, gets me off "the list" for other jobs of longer duration and lets me keep contributing to the people I just came to work for less than a year ago. I'll have a bit more input into what I'll be doing, and a bit more say in where I go, though I may try to get to quite a few places (might as well see the world while I'm there).

I'm also working to see if one of our new folks wants to share my house. This will save her a lot of hassles and time, and I get a built-in cat- and house-watcher. I haven't met her yet, and I'm not a roommate kinda person, but as I said above, maybe I need to expand my horizons a bit.

The big uncertainty in all of the above is whether or not the "home office" can still pull me back and send me on one of the longer jobs even though I'm already down there. But I'll just have to take that chance!

So if all goes as planned, I'll head down mid-July (nice time of year, I hear) and be back by the end of January. I'll get internet access, I'm fairly sure, but don't know if I can get to here from there (blocked sites and all). Still have a month to hang out and pester you guys regardless. :-)
 06/06/2007 11:20:20 AM · #907
You're not a wimp.. stuff like this seems like it's a really big deal, and hard to adjust to.
 06/06/2007 11:22:58 AM · #908
Ah, but I really am a wimp. And a geek. And darn proud of both! :-) But think of the stories I'll be able to tell. And the fact that I probably won't think of San Antonio as "hot" after this either. AND the fact I don't have to buy any summer shoes! (Instead, I have a brand new lovely pair of sand-colored boots to take with me. Who could ask for more?)
 06/06/2007 11:31:32 AM · #909
good luck, deb! i hope everything will go well. i'm crossing my fingers for you and looking forward to hearing your stories :)
 06/06/2007 11:47:49 AM · #910
Be sure to keep a journal during your summer vacation. You're one of the best storytellers that we have.
 06/06/2007 11:50:14 AM · #911
Originally posted by Melethia:
Ah, but I really am a wimp. And a geek. And darn proud of both! :-) But think of the stories I'll be able to tell. And the fact that I probably won't think of San Antonio as "hot" after this either. AND the fact I don't have to buy any summer shoes! (Instead, I have a brand new lovely pair of sand-colored boots to take with me. Who could ask for more?)


Considering your profession, I'd hardly call you a wimp. You are a brave and courageous soul, going many places that very few Americans will ever see. Kudos to you!
 06/06/2007 11:50:18 AM · #912
Good luck, Deb. I'm glad to see you're taking this with your usual good humor.
 06/06/2007 12:14:04 PM · #913
Originally posted by sherpet:
It is a very miserable wet day here, at the "Sunshine Coast", where we live, but boy do we need this rain..... The answer to that question is "YES", as we are in a severe drought at the moment, throughout Queensland, and most of Australia is also struggling with drought conditions.

It's also very wet today in the "Sunshine State" (Florida) where I live. The drought was severe this year, but the rainy season has arrived right on schedule and is living up to its name big time.

BTW, here is a photo taken in a marsh during the height of the drought. I walked out on the floor of the marsh a fair distance to get the shot. (Most of the gators had headed for a canal which still had a little deeper water.)

06/06/2007 12:16:46 PM · #914
Originally posted by JuliBoc:

I walked out on the floor of the marsh a fair distance to get the shot. (Most of the gators had headed for a canal which still had a little deeper water.)



Nice photo and glad to hear that "most" of the gators headed to deeper water, LOL. Am especially glad that the remaining "few" didn't decide you looked tasty :-)
 06/06/2007 12:21:34 PM · #915
OMG....hope this lasts...

Painting with Light

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06/06/2007 12:25:32 PM · #916
Deb,

Is there any way that Larus could take your place? He's young and strong and needs a break from the cold weather. Just think what a coup it would be to bring Iceland into the Coalition!
 06/06/2007 12:45:23 PM · #917
omFg...lookit what happens when I go for coffee...

Painting with Light

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*running off to buy more coffee*
06/06/2007 12:58:02 PM · #918
Originally posted by posthumous:
Deb,

Is there any way that Larus could take your place? He's young and strong and needs a break from the cold weather. Just think what a coup it would be to bring Iceland into the Coalition!


In my fantasies, Superman brings in glaciers from somewhere in outer space and drops these in strategic places in the "hot" areas. It becomes too damn cold to fight.
 06/06/2007 01:01:03 PM · #919
Deb its good to hear you Vacation plans are looking up. You sure dont sound like a wimp to me. i spent some time working for uncle many years back so i have a little idea of what you are going through and to make it to where you are at dont qualify as wimp. Good luck and i can hardly wait to hear all the stories and see the photos. Hope you are allowed to take photos.
 06/06/2007 01:06:14 PM · #920
Deb, you are an amzing person and very brave soul to do what you do (even if I don;t know precisely what you do, but I can imagine) You are in no way at all a wimp or geek. I hve tremendous respect for you as both a photographer and a persn willing to lay down their life for their country.
 06/06/2007 01:20:28 PM · #921
Deb, you do sound a bit better with it all; some things take time to sink in, and you've got a good head on your shoulders. I hope it all works out the way you want it to in the end. I'll keep my thumb pressed for those months, that's for sure.

Best of luck,

Rob
 06/06/2007 01:22:19 PM · #922
Hey all, it's been a long time since I actually entered a challenge ... here's why (so far)
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Gasp....now up!
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Message edited by author 2007-06-06 15:43:00.
 06/06/2007 01:31:03 PM · #923
Originally posted by posthumous:
Deb,

Is there any way that Larus could take your place? He's young and strong and needs a break from the cold weather. Just think what a coup it would be to bring Iceland into the Coalition!

You know, I think that is a most excellent idea! The down side would be he could still win ribbons with pictures of sand.

I do plan to take my camera. Just have to be careful when and where I use it so it's not mistaken as a weapon by someone who hasn't had enough sleep or something. :-)

And Jeanne, a 5.3 doesn't suck. Glad to see you back in the challenges!
 06/06/2007 01:43:46 PM · #924
Originally posted by posthumous:
Deb,

Is there any way that Larus could take your place? He's young and strong and needs a break from the cold weather. Just think what a coup it would be to bring Iceland into the Coalition!


Okay, Don, I literally just spit food out when I read this it made me laugh so hard. Not so much about the Larus part (though it would certainly help the DPL team to which Deb, Jeffrey and I belong if he went somewhere without a camera for the next few months) but the part about the coalition. What beautiful and poetic irony you do write, my friend.
 06/06/2007 01:52:14 PM · #925
Originally posted by sherpet:
... we are in a severe drought at the moment, throughout Queensland, and most of Australia is also struggling with drought conditions.


Sherpet, my Girl Scout troop talked about Australia's drought at this year's "Thinking Day." Each troop picked a country and a major problem.

We gave out crackers with no water to give people some sense of what it's like not to have enough water.
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