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Who to Hire???

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Experience aside….

Who do I hire?

The self taught IT guy, this being his first IT gig???

OR

The guy with the certification, this being his first IT gig???

Is the paper worth anything or not?

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All aspects have to be looked at

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If that is the only determining factors that will guide the decision, then I would have to go with the self taught individual. The main reasons are the experience, and that can only be gotten with hands on. Almost any one with half a mind can complete a course and get the certification, but the book does not teach the real world, as things are. The first realization comes when the book worm finds that things are not as they were taught in the classes. The self taught has seen the real world and learned it the way it is. Just like a skilled IT person who comes to a job and inherits a very sloppy and cluttered server room, too many others have have their hands in the works previously and has been forced to work with what was there. If we all could have had a first time certified person when the process was started, it might be as the book taught, but we all know that’s a pipe dream. Most systems are a conglomeration of many partial installs on top of each other, often on top of older technology and with limited budgets. Making due with what you have seems to be the basic guidelines and few businesses can start from the ground up to build and implement systems that are to become the backbone of the business. Doing it right is the goal, but doing it cheaply and quickly is the mandate. Meeting goals make for short cuts and putting ten pounds of crap in a five pound box makes for some awful messes and equaly messy solutions. You see, it compounds itself and few employers realize this and are willing to go back to square one and do it right.

As we have told you exhaustively

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The situation and job requirements will drive the appropriate hiring decision.

The (lack of) name is familiar, Spuddy. Sorry you didn’t get it the first time.

Somehow I don’t think that many will bother with this discussion. We have already had it. What you may expereince is newer members responding that don’t know your history. Or you could experience thread hijack. Hard to call so early in the game.

Incidentally, if you decide you want to hijack my icon again, have at it. Anything to promote awareness…

Hmmmm

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Think I will get HAL9000’s icon thins time since I’m on his list. Looking at ya…..

This is a hard decision, and should not be answered lightly

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I can’t decide if I want steak stir-fry or if I want a nice Tbone steak on the grill. Both sound good.

I have had the grill fired up, but never got around to doing steak this year. No boys tonight, so it might be a good idea to do a practice run without them to get back in the swing of things.

Checklist, I will have to get some steak, some potatos, and better pick up some more Kingsford as I was near the end of the bag last time. Ohhhh, I know. Some hickory chips would be good too! Just need time to let them soak.

Should I do corn? Naaa. Too much work for just myself. A few potatos and a steak sounds good to me.

I appreciate the difficulty you are having here.

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I would DEFINITELY go for the steak and spud combo. It is my preference for Saturday nights after a long walk.

Found some WONDERFUL porters that were excellent on the grill. Can’t keep my partner away from the grill- stove hardly gets used.

Get some charcoal and fire that baby up. Anything is better on the grill!

That is where training helps

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I have been teaching my boys how to make the grill smoke to give off more flavor. Without the smoke, it just isn’t the same.

Porterhouse does sound good. The filet is the BET part of the cow. A local chinese place used to make “Steak KOW”. Stir-fried Fillet with veggies! Too bad they shut down and it is now just a buffet! 🙁

Do you do any of the “rubs” or keep it simple with salt/pepper? I have a hard time covering A good cut of meat with anything. BBQ sauce is for covering up your mistakes!

Experience makes a difference

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I use a light rub of liquified garlic in a tad of olive oil. Then a sprinkling of Montreal Steak seasoning by Mc Cormick. I have blended something similar but have little time to mess with it.

For something lighter- and assuming you have more time- fresh rosemary (leaves only) in a mortar and pestle with half a garlic clove and a bit of olive oil. Grind well and rub. It is VERY light- the oil only acts as a carrier so you don’t get the oily taste.

I DO try to avoid salt before cooking. It doesn’t really impact well. I use a fresh grinding of sea salt at the table but if you choose to use a sauce, it is often unnecessary.

If you like mushrooms and onions, take a tablespoon of REAL butter- not margerine- and add the sliced mushroom of your choice- I like bellas- and VERY thinly sliced onion. Create a foil packet of the above and add the herbs of your choice- I use onion, garlic, parsley, and rosemary. Remember to put a small slit in the foil package before putting on the grill. Start about a minute or two before the steaks hit the grill. We manage to a rare or “softly mooing” time for the meat. This mix will even refrigerate and re-warm.

Nice to know that training and experience can come together…

Edit- subtract one letter, add another…

That does it

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Because of you two now I’m jealous [b]and[/b] hungry. I think a trip to Taco Belch is in my near future.

Mmmmmmmm….

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Dang it. Now I want a Porterhouse! Guess, I will be firing up the grill tonight 🙂 I usually use a tiny bit of salt, more pepper, and a little powdered garlic on my steaks. But for the cheaper cuts, I like the Jack Daniels BBQ sauce for it. The more expensive cuts don’t need BBQ sauce unless you forget about them on the grill :p

Exactly!

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bbq sauce is for cheap cuts of meat and mistakes!

I cook with salt, and then don’t even bother having it on the table.

If you have to add salt at the table, it wasn’t made right! That goes for All FOOD!

And I HATE the people that dump crap on their food before even TASTING it! How do you KNOW it needs more salt? grrrrrr. Not in my house, bucko! 😀

Enjoy that steak! ;\

Almost..

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I agree about the salt..except when it comes to corn on the cob. It has to have butter and the grainy feel of salt just sprinkled. Of course, that is what I ate LAST time when I got so sick, so it might be awhile before I can think about corn on the cob. urgh..

Your Recipe sounds

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a bit like my lazy recipe, except I omit mushrooms and go with grilled onions on top of the steak (after cooked).

Also, I add Lee&Perrins sauce to the mix (and freshly (crushed and wet) Garlic.

Another recipe is to use the Grill Mates as a base and go from there (personally I choose the Mesquite Marinade).
other than those, it gets complicated and takes a lot longer.

Steak!!!!!!

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It does a body good

Half our meals are steak

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on the weeks I have my boys. Steak stir-fry, steak fajitas, steak wraps, steak chili. mmmmmm.

It is twice as apreciated by the boys, because they were getting hamburger helper, but now they are getting off-brand hamburger helper. ewwwww! :p

The funny thing is, most people don’t realize a sirloin is about about $2 more for a meal than ground chuck is. Round steak is even less. When your cooking it in something, both of those cuts work just fine! 😀

On the weeks I am alone, I don’t because it usually is too much effort for one person. Make a batch of chili or something, and then reheat in the microwave for a few daze.

How do you do your steak? You didn’t add in your method! Share with the class! 😀

hey!!

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blade steak.
with rough-cut bbbbbbbbbll pepers, tomatos, steak spice and butter.

cut the steak into bite sized [ or smaller ] cubes, toss it all into a baking pan, cover in foil and toss onto the grill, not a really hot grill.
let it cook for about 1/2 hour.
serve.

the acid in the tomato, and the slow cooking style, makes the cheap blade steak very tender. 🙂
[spuds in foil with butter, salt ndpepper, slice the spuds into thick slabs and they take about 45 minutes on the grill. ]

though the pepper steak mix actually goes great on rice or pasta.

Blade Steak?

In reply to hey!!

I have never heard of that cut, so I of course had to look it up.

http://animalscience.unl.edu/meats/id/CHUCK/bladst.htm

Almost a roast. Not sure if the local meat market would have this or not, as I would have just assumed it was a roast by looking at it.

“steak spice”, you simply MUST explain this a little better.

Would the tomato be placed OVER the meat or just thrown in the pan?

That looks like just the ticket for another change of pace without lowering the quality of the meal! Wunderbar! 😀

yup,

In reply to Blade Steak?

it’s the cheapest steak possible cost wise.
if not done right then it’s also the toughest.

the green, red, yellow peppers and tomatos and steak pieces are all mixed up together.

steak spice = Montreal Style Steak Spice, coarse ground black pepper, salt, course chopped garlic, lemon pepper…. a mix of spices that are great on steaks.

essentially, you are stewing the meat in the tomato juice.

change the blade to say sirloin, and saute it in a skillet and you get the same thing, a pepper steak saute.

Paper vs self taught

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I would have to say you have to decide who would fit better in to the department. The self taught guy sounds like he would be good for a job where he would be on his own and the certification guy sounds like he would be good for like a help desk answering position.

Remember with IT there is usually a lot of face to face or phone to phone contact so the type of personality would go a long way.

Crash- a quick note

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The poster is a troll who opened this discussion about two months ago for the sole purpose of flaming respondants.

I KNOW that he has mended his ways and will not do such a thing any more.

After he was banned, all he could do was recreate himself. Pity.

Your points are excellent. I know that you are responding in good faith.

Sorry didn’t mean to feed the trolls

In reply to Crash- a quick note

I did not know he was banned.

Some of my posts may anger people (specifically the ones related to government intervention) and I am sure some people may call me a troll but I post what I believe is the truth.

Food?

In reply to Sorry didn’t mean to feed the trolls

Call that food. Not worth the bits that created it. CO more like BO.

Hey CrashO,

In reply to Sorry didn’t mean to feed the trolls

I thought some of your posts in one discussion bordered on the ridiculous (my opinion) and we may cross swords over some things in the future but you are definitely not a troll.

Maybe if we can hang a sign Don’t Feed The Trolls when they’re about that might help… :^0

A big diference

In reply to Sorry didn’t mean to feed the trolls

between your posts Crash and troll posts.

A troll just posts inflamatory posts to get people wound up. Expressing your opintion, even if it is wrong, is not being a troll. (not saying your posts are wrong, just covering worst case scenerios).

don’t you know some people are too stupid to care for themselves and NEED government intervention to take their homes to make a higher tax base? Where have you been? 😀

There is a big difference between having an opinion

In reply to Sorry didn’t mean to feed the trolls

And being a troll. I have read your posts. I have found them to be thought out and concise. I have never seen you flame someone. I have never seen you intentionally troll.

This idiot- a whole different story.

Gee, and I was going to say …

In reply to Crash- a quick note

hire the self taught guy because you can always buy him the certs later.

Be a hard one.

In reply to Who to Hire???

You would have to look at their resume, or in the interview try and put to them situations and let them explain how they will deal with it, see which ones have the best experience and solutions. Because you might just get some one who has the hands on experience with the certifications, but I usually have to agree, it’s the people who have learnt for themselves, and mostly it’s the experience you are after not the paper.

Kind Regards,
Jim

Just ask a few questions

In reply to Who to Hire???

What have you been doing, what do you like doing, what do you want to do?
What is your current computer spec’s, tell me about what is going on with Microsoft and the new patches. Can you update a computer in the field with out any help?

So

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You are the this suddy_m! What is with the ___.__?

As for your question, well to be honest neither would be good enough. IF I had to decide then some kind of test would be needed. It would be the only fair way to tell them apart.

Paper ? depends if it is small and has a denomination on it (or not)

A bit of historical trivia

In reply to So

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11181-0.html?forumID=6&threadID=195828&start=0

You came into the discussion WAY at the end. I believe that you observed that it looked like a battlefield after a war.

Thus my response that this question has been exhaustively answered.

Kicking back waiting for the flames to start…

This yoda is the reason that you were not welcomed as warmly as you might have wished. Unfortunately, timing was against you.

Actually, Tig2

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TechMail brought that on his own by some of his childish actions and comments. However, with that said he is still not even close to the id10t Spuddy_M. TechMail would probably still be welcomed to stay around if he wants to but I would suggest he matures just a little bit. Just my opinion for what it’s worth.

Come a long way baby!

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but still got a ways to go.

Sure, because of timing people already had their feathers ruffled, but it didn’t start with spuddy. it goes back to Not_Underage. Now THERE was a tool.

After that, there were a few, but easy to ignore, but it did start to build the more you ignored. Dawg did jump on a few nicely (wonder how he is doing?)

I had a VERY low opinion of Techmail because of the way he/she carried him/herself. There has been some improvement, but he/she will just have to decide the role he/she wants in TR. (I HATE not knowing gender!)

To be part of the group, you have to fit in. to stay an outside and just be an annoyance is also an option, but for the life of me I can’t understand why someone would bother. I do think he/she has made an effort, and will be given the benifit of the doubt, just like Justice was. He isn’t a bad kid, just needed to learn this isn’t a yahoo board or something along that line.

Fun topic

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Hey JD, maybe we should to a top 10 ‘TR Tools’ list? 😀

Don’t know, Jelli

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Do you think that would give them incentive to outdo each other and really get in the way here?

I have to agree with OG

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A wall of shame would be a coveted spot for any troll worth their salt!

Still, always grand to see you making it out more lately Jell! 😀

I nominate the Spud

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for the Top Five. Underage is likely in first place…

Just be careful

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tossing about their names. They might hear and decide to come back. Oh, perish the thought!!!!

:0

Likely?

In reply to I nominate the Spud

I have never seen worse, here or elsewhere….

What!

In reply to I nominate the Spud

TOP 5 !!!!!!!!!!!!- Must get to number 1 now…

Sorry Troll Boy

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You can’t get ther, you never WILL get there and you are only a minor annoyance.

Don’t even think that you are in our league. You are a pissant that only gets notice because it amuses us to hijack your threads.

Go over the top? Don’t see it happening. You just don’t have what it takes.

You are a SORRY bastard, aren’t you?

I dunno, Tig

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He IS pretty witty. I don’t know if we’re up to the task..

Thanks, JD. I had already

In reply to Come a long way baby!

forgotten that id10t’s name! Thanks, for putting it back in the memory banks. X-( You are correct–that was the idiot that started it.

I agree with your summation on TechMail and I do hope he/she gets the idea and fits in. 🙂

Yoda?

In reply to A bit of historical trivia

As in ‘Yoda Flame’ Streetfighter 2? 🙂

More like

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Me trying to not call him what I am thinking. 🙂

Smeghead does nicely for him. Didn’t think of it earlier.

Don’t know Yoda Flame so can’t say it is an equivalent.

I SO don’t like this guy…

Oh!

In reply to So

yea you wish techmail. Techmail?, who would use such a stupid name.
Suggest you get a life like the rest of the stuffed up people around here. Think you are better than me do you?

LMAO

In reply to Oh!

You are toooo funny!!! 😀 :^0

Jelli, I think

In reply to LMAO

he is one of the higher (lower) ups from here: http://tinyurl.com/el7f4

(Note: No, you don’t have to turn the volume down on this one. 🙂 )

May be right

In reply to Jelli, I think

Perhaps VP of BS? :p

Take a

In reply to Oh!

giant chill pill mate. What is with this ‘Hangman Game for a Name’ then?

‘a’?

When will you kids ever learn?

In reply to Take a

“E” is much more common than “A”. X-(

I can see you swinging from the gallows already… :0

Cute

In reply to Take a

The history- Readers Digest Condensed Version…

Last time troll boy was here, he hijacked my ID and icon. Then he changed his name about 6 or 7 more times until he altered the original post (to what you see now- apology for an unknown “guest” abusing a corporate system- although that may change again…). Then he changed to _____.___.

Love your current hangman icon- fit nicely with your post.

NO,NO,NO

In reply to Take a

Shut it Techmail. You will never guess it anyway, idiot.

It’s Morse Code

In reply to NO,NO,NO

for K = -.-

So not so special K it is then!

don’t you know your scripting better than that?

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There is no “!” at the beginning, so where does the “not” come from? :0

We are talking short bus special hear, all the way! :^0

If you see Kay

In reply to NO,NO,NO

why owe ewe. Idjit.

This is not Morse Code. More like an old cryptogram.

porkchop night!

In reply to Who to Hire???

It has been a while since having porkchops, and after eating ribs last weekend, pork sounds good! 😀

I will make half of them with bbq sauce, just so people get a variety to choose from!

What are you having for dinner?

Hmmmm, now I have to think of a side dish. Have to swing by the farmers market on the way home and see what looks good. got the boys for the night, so maybe some corn! :p

Oh look! It’s lunch time!

Had chops last night

In reply to porkchop night!

Thinking chicken on the grill, have some fresh corn on the cob.

Hmmm.

Made potato salad yesterday but am thinking Ceasar would be good.

I shall ponder…

Go with Ceasar

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A awesome Ceasar recipie

Marinate 6 or so shrimp for each person in olive oil, lemon juice and garlic. Skewer the shrimp (don’t forget to soak the wooden skewers!!) and BBQ until done to pink (burn them if you so choose, but that’s no way to eat a shrimp ]:) ) Add to romain lettuce with your favorite ceasar dressing a couple of shavings of parmesan reggiano and serve with Naan flat bread. To die for!!

EDIT: spelling error

Sides,

In reply to porkchop night!

Grill onions (Vidalia if they’re still around) Yellow Squash, and Peppers (red and/or green) marinated in Italian Dressing and placed on skewers. Should cook about the same time as the chops. Fantastic!

How many Cert Papered people . . . .

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Have you seen be able to do the job? I have a degree in Information Systems school and self taught. Well not really when I was 16 I went to a Unit Record school and graduated actually before High School, but at least the Unit Record was a formal education, graduated with a diploma.

In my personal opinion I would not give you to plugs for the cert guy. Anybody can book and test, I say prove what you have. That is the true test.

Right Then….

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“I have a degree in Information Systems school and self taught. Well not really…”

What is your point caller. You either DO or DONT!!!

“I would not give you to plugs for the cert guy…
On what basis then??”
They actually decided to show they could instead of just sitting around saying they could.

Easy

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Winner gets the job!! 😀

http://tinyurl.com/7trav

Too funny, Jelli

In reply to Easy

I wonder if I could bring a pair to my next requirements meeting? Would certainly be more effective than what generally goes on.

How are you doing? I assume you are back home? You okay?

OK, thanks Tig!!

In reply to Too funny, Jelli

It was good to go back home and be there for my uncle. I ended up staying with him at his place so it was very good to be there, although kind of hard too.
Kind of back to normal now. I got back last week and started back to work and actually studying for my last CCSP test (which I passed on Friday) so it was a little crazy.
Hopefully things will calm down enough for me to slack off on TR now and again now though. 😀

Congratulations!

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I don’t even want to think how hard passing CCSP is. I’m working on CISSP- compliance and privacy side- and it is tough enough. I am proof that you HAVE to keep learning. Otherwise it all goes away…

Good to hear that life is returning to normal for you. I think we sent all the heat your way for now- expect to see some better weather. It is rather nice here today and I think you get our weather about a day later.

Look for rain tomorrow… unless the weather person is wrong as usual!

Weatherperson…. wrong??

In reply to Congratulations!

How can you even think such a thing??! 🙂

I am going to start on my CCVP next, then I may look at the CISSP. I went through some online learning for the CISSP a few years ago, but never took the test. 🙁

Hope all is well in MN. 😀

Another simple solution

In reply to Who to Hire???

Hire the self-taught guy with the certification.

Mark??

In reply to Another simple solution

Where the hell have you been, dude? I mean, if you ARE the same MunderscoreAunderscoreRunderscoreK that we all know and love..

Yep I’m that MunderscoreAunderscoreRunderscoreK

In reply to Mark??

I took a vacation in Kumbali Lygnot for the last few weeks. Unfortunately, I was subsequently kidnapped…er, man-napped, by a band of insurgent rebels bent on the destruction and hencheforth the overthrow of the Kumbalian Lygnotian government. I was then used as a pawn in the insurgents’ negotiations with said government. Said government didn’t buckle under to the demands of said insurgents and I was threatened with beatings and ticklings many times during my captivity. I soon began to plot my escape. Said escape required me to imitate a tree, a bat and a rhinocerous. Who says that rhinoceri can’t swim? Hell, I swam across the freakin’ Pacific Ocean in my rhinocerous persona. Stupid insurgents can’t row a boat to save their grimy souls.

Wow..

In reply to Yep I’m that MunderscoreAunderscoreRunderscoreK

Ummm..I went to Indiana for vacation. To visit my in-laws. And I got food poisoning.

You’re lucky the Indians only food poisoned you

In reply to Wow..

What was worse? Being food poisoned by the Indians or having to pretend you like the in-laws? Back in the days of the Wild, Wild West, Indians didn’t stop at food poisoning. They scalped the white man. This is one vacation that I would have advised you NOT to take. A vacation amongst bloodthirsty Indians AND scurrilous in-laws? Jiminy Christmas!

Had I only

In reply to You’re lucky the Indians only food poisoned you

talked to you first.. oh well. I didn’t get scalped, so there is that. Although I did recently lose my hairdresser. Don’t you just hate having to find a new one? How do I know the new person will get my highlights just right? And what if they miss some of the gray? I may begin looking older than 29. And we can’t have that.

It’s better to lose your hairdresser….

In reply to Had I only

than to lose your hair. If you’re like most women, getting your highlights right is the highlight of your day. Personally, I’m more interested in a woman’s headlights than her highlights. 😉 Mae, don’t worry about looking 29 forever. Only certain extraordinary people like me can do that. And don’t you remember that on your birthday I told you you’re not getting better, but you are getting older? 😡

I DO remember that..

In reply to Had I only

And thank you..that was very sweet. (tool).

I don’t really like getting my hair done, it takes too long, but I’m not willing to look like I have tinsel on my head quite yet..

Another bit of advice

In reply to Had I only

Don’t die your hair jet black when you’re 75 years old. Some little old ladies do that but I guess they don’t realize that it looks stupid for a decrepit, 75-year old great-grandma to have jet black hair. Similar advice to 75-year old men who wear an ill-fitting dark black toupee.

Oh, and don’t wear a bikini swimsuite when you’re 75. Similar advice to 75-year old men not to wear speedos. Well, actually, guys shouldn’t wear speedos at any age. That’s disgusting.

Very good advice

In reply to Had I only

Jet black hair at any age is a bit harsh. There is a woman who works at Walmart here in my little town, who has thinning long jet black hair. You can see her white, shiny scalp through the jet black strands. Not attractive. Also, as long as we’re giving advice..don’t go toothless. There is another woman in town, who drives a new vehicle, bowls 6 nights a week, yet doesn’t have her two front teeth. I’m thinking, if I didn’t have my two front teeth, I’d forgo a few nights of bowling, buy a used car and spend a little of that money on TEETH. I don’t care how gorgeous the rest of you is, if you don’t have your two front teeth, you’re just goofy looking.

And I agree on the speedos. They should be banned.

Here is a visual for you

In reply to Had I only

I wear a speedo. Dark Green. ;\

Beach party anyone? 😀

Toothless bowling tournament

In reply to Had I only

Well, Mae, you do live in Kentucky, don’t you? Enough said! 🙂

jd’s Speedos

In reply to Had I only

jd wearing Speedos at the beach will clear the place out faster than a shark attack.

did I neglect to mention

In reply to Had I only

Speedo makes boxer style suits now? :p

Don’t worry, they are knee lenght! 😀

And no shark attacks in the great lakes, but you could get a leach you don’t watch where you swim!

Nope

In reply to Had I only

I’m FROM Kentucky, I don’t live there, now. I live in Ohio. Of course, the town I live in is more redneck than Northern KY, so it’s not really a step up.

Besides, as I have stated before, just because I am FROM Kentucky, doesn’t mean anything. I’ve never had sex with a cousin and I nearly always wear shoes.

Okay, that’s not true about the shoes. I don’t have any on right now. I take them off as soon as I get to my desk and I don’t put them back on until I have to walk away from my office.. and at home? I never where shoes.

For JD it is Spee don’t

In reply to Had I only

Zing!!!

WHAT???

In reply to Who to Hire???

(Choose either one of them. Without any real experience, they’ll both have a lot of OJT to wade through.)

What???? spuddy_m????

Help!!!!!! Tigger(no space)Two!!!!!!!!!!! WE HAVE A TROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BTW Tig, I missed lunch today, so I’m curious what everbody else had for lunch. Anybody have something interesting???

Roast beef sub

In reply to WHAT???

and it was goooood! Probably could have done without the cheeze, but then it wouldn’t have been five “o”‘s good! 😀 Would have only rated about 3. ;\

A 3-o good is no good

In reply to Roast beef sub

If it’s only 3 o’s, then it just loooks like a misspelling. See?

Good thing that you had the cheese to get those o’s.

BTW, who would you hire to make your next roast beef sub? The sandwich guy who’s had training at Quizno’s, or the mom who’s made sandwhiches for school lunches, but never done it professionally?

Gotta be the Mom

In reply to A 3-o good is no good

Only a Mom can make a REALLY GOOOOOD roast beef sub. Something about the whole “Mom” thing.

My partner makes a really good sub too. But then, he’s a self taught IT guy- his degree is Mathematics and Economics. Still has his first Trash 80 though, must be a geek!

Not in every case

In reply to Gotta be the Mom

My mom, God rest her soul, couldn’t make a decent school lunch if her left piggy toe depended on it. I was so far down the lunch trading list that I was looking up at cream cheese and jelly sandwiches.

I used to ASK to get school lunch.

Tig

In reply to Gotta be the Mom

I have to agree with Mambo. My mother is, well, not very handy in the kitchen. She starts out making roast beef and ends up with shoe leather. When I was a kid, we never ate the bottom of a biscuit, we had to put two tops together, because the bottoms were ALWAYS burnt.

I gotta hand it to her, she IS getting better. Her cookies are at least edible now.

when there was enough money

In reply to Tig

we ate good. Many hamburger helpers skimping on the hamburger. Single mom (divorced when I was 4), put herself through school, now has her Masters Degree in computer science. Has been department head, and is now an instructor an a local business college.

Through all this, we had good meals. I would help, and that is where I learned a lot. When I was married, I always did about 90% of the cooking, even when I was the only one working. I just hate doing dishes. :p

Maybe if you buy your mum a nice set of pans, things would turn out better?

If

In reply to when there was enough money

I bought my mom a set of pans she’d beat me with them.

I DID get her a really nice set of sheets for Christmas, she loved that. My husband does most of the cooking at home. I don’t really like to cook. I CAN, maybe not great, but edible. I just don’t like to. I’d rather go out.

There is a reason

In reply to A 3-o good is no good

that when you turn mom upside down you get WOW. 😡

Where would we be without mum? I know for putting up with me, mine should be nominated for sainthood! 😀

Potato Salad

In reply to WHAT???

With smoked ham. Made it yesterday. Really good too.

I caught the spud out when he first posted. JD decided to play too so we have been talking about food. That is a good subject.

You shouldn’t miss lunch DMambo, it isn’t good for you.

just

In reply to WHAT???

chicken noodle soup and crackers because I’m still feeling puny today.

What I WANT, is a chocolate shake from Hardees. Have you HAD one yet? My kid got one and it was all I could do to keep from wrestling him to the ground and stealing it. I could you know, he’s still MUCH smaller than me. 🙂

Just puny?

In reply to just

I assume that the fever broke- you’re at work. How’s the stomach doing? Hopefully the nausea is gone and just left you feeling a bit on the weak side.

Feel better!

Mostly okay

In reply to Just puny?

I still feel weak, and a bit yucky. Enough to complain, but not bad enough to stay home.

and the only thing stopping you

In reply to just

was the picture of him deciding which nursing home to send you to? ]:) Keep the boy happy! 😀

Had a Wendys Frosty yesterday. mmmmmmmmmm! :p

So far

In reply to and the only thing stopping you

I have been able to stop myself from physically assaulting my children. But damn..that shake looked good..

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In reply to WHAT???

Hello DMumble – Nice Avatar – may have that one.

Dude..

In reply to ?

I think you’re missing a few words in your sentences.

Did you know, that Nice Avatar – may have that one, can be rearranged to: A CATAMARAN HEATHEN VOTE IVY.

And it makes as much sense!

Mae, go easy

In reply to Dude..

on him. When he only has one neuron to work with you might overload it and blow it up then he won’t have anything left there. Hmmm, second thought go ahead it may just get rid of the scum quicker. :^0

Hmmm… Maybe he meant that

In reply to Dude..

“Hello DMumble – Nice Avatar – may have that one”

should be rearranged as:

Me Ham – unattractively behaved melon – Aloha

I’d give you the coffee mug, but…

In reply to ?

You’d have to reach up to use it.

Besides, coffee tends to keep you awake at night, and I wouldn’t want your mom to get angry if you’re up past your bedtime.

Hey Smeghead!

In reply to ?

This is tragic. I just can’t watch it any longer. You are just so pathetic.

I have to give you a hint…

BORROW A BRAIN CELL! If you try REALLY hard, even you can form a complete sentence.

Good luck with all that…

The technical interview is your friend

In reply to Who to Hire???

Do either of these guys get it? When you interview them, does one or the other understand and relate basic concepts well? Do they know how to find the answers? Do they have good customer service skills? Good luck. All things being equal, I like folks w/ certs because it shows they are invested in this career field (not that non cert carriers aren’t), but w/ new folks to the field, it helps.

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