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  • E El Corazon

    To work, or not to work: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous over-the-hill comments, Or to hide from a sea of troubles, And by avoiding them end them? a birthday, a celebration; No more; and by a celebration to say we accept The heart-ache and the thousand "over the hill jokes" Should I show up to work tomorrow or call in sick to work on my 43rd birthday? I actually had forgotten, my wife called up to ask if I was going in tomorrow, I said, "yeah, I thought so, do you need me for anything? Do you need me to stay home?" And after a casual conversation low and behold she finds out I forgot my own birthday... I hear the memory is the first to go.... ;P

    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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    Tom Delany
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    43rd? You're a mere child. Happy birthday BTW. :) On the 28th, I will hit the big 50. :( X| As to whether to call in... I can't help you there. I have a had time calling in unless I am really sick. (I was a Boy Scout, too.)

    WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated. There are 10 kinds of people in the world: People who know binary and people who don't.

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    • E El Corazon

      To work, or not to work: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous over-the-hill comments, Or to hide from a sea of troubles, And by avoiding them end them? a birthday, a celebration; No more; and by a celebration to say we accept The heart-ache and the thousand "over the hill jokes" Should I show up to work tomorrow or call in sick to work on my 43rd birthday? I actually had forgotten, my wife called up to ask if I was going in tomorrow, I said, "yeah, I thought so, do you need me for anything? Do you need me to stay home?" And after a casual conversation low and behold she finds out I forgot my own birthday... I hear the memory is the first to go.... ;P

      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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      Christopher Duncan
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      43? Oh hell, El, you're not even old enough to play with the grown ups yet. I'll bet they still make you sit at the card table at Thanksgiving. And for this you want a day off? :-D Happy birthday, man - and many more!

      Christopher Duncan Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Coming soon: Got a career question? Ask the Attack Chihuahua! www.PracticalUSA.com

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      • P PIEBALDconsult

        There is absolutely no reason for co-workers to know each others' ages or birthdays. And 43 isn't a special number anyway... 42 is.

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        lbothell
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        Thanks! :cool:

        _________________________________________________ Have a great day!!! -- L.J.

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        • E El Corazon

          To work, or not to work: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous over-the-hill comments, Or to hide from a sea of troubles, And by avoiding them end them? a birthday, a celebration; No more; and by a celebration to say we accept The heart-ache and the thousand "over the hill jokes" Should I show up to work tomorrow or call in sick to work on my 43rd birthday? I actually had forgotten, my wife called up to ask if I was going in tomorrow, I said, "yeah, I thought so, do you need me for anything? Do you need me to stay home?" And after a casual conversation low and behold she finds out I forgot my own birthday... I hear the memory is the first to go.... ;P

          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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          Jeff Dickey
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          You rock! I wish I'd been that creative on my 43rd - three-plus years ago! Not knowing your work situation....if you feel secure enough to be able to flip the office for a day, go or it! On the other hand...a lot of us over-40s (if not over-28s) have had to search long and hard for an office to go into (and get paid thereby0, so some people might wonder how you managed to avoid being offshored.... Anyway...congrats on the 22nd anniversary of your 21st birthday! :-D

          Jeff Dickey Seven Sigma Software and Services Phone/SMS: +65 8333 4403 Yahoo! IM: jeff_dickey MSN IM:    jeff_dickey at hotmail.com ICQ IM:    8053918 Skype:     jeff_dickey

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            Vikram A Punathambekar
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            5'd. I rate you very highly, on par with Christopher Duncan. :-D

            Cheers, Vikram.


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            • P PIEBALDconsult

              There is absolutely no reason for co-workers to know each others' ages or birthdays. And 43 isn't a special number anyway... 42 is.

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              Richard Jones
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              43 is Herbie! :(

              "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

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              • E El Corazon

                To work, or not to work: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous over-the-hill comments, Or to hide from a sea of troubles, And by avoiding them end them? a birthday, a celebration; No more; and by a celebration to say we accept The heart-ache and the thousand "over the hill jokes" Should I show up to work tomorrow or call in sick to work on my 43rd birthday? I actually had forgotten, my wife called up to ask if I was going in tomorrow, I said, "yeah, I thought so, do you need me for anything? Do you need me to stay home?" And after a casual conversation low and behold she finds out I forgot my own birthday... I hear the memory is the first to go.... ;P

                _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                Dan Neely
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                If your coworkers want to get you a strategic ilness won't help.

                You know, every time I tried to win a bar-bet about being able to count to 1000 using my fingers I always get punched out when I reach 4.... -- El Corazon

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                  43 is Herbie! :(

                  "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

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                  El Corazon
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                  Richard Jones wrote:

                  43 is Herbie!

                  http://www.herbiemania.com/faq.htm[^] actually 53 is Herbie. :-D

                  _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                  • E El Corazon

                    To work, or not to work: that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous over-the-hill comments, Or to hide from a sea of troubles, And by avoiding them end them? a birthday, a celebration; No more; and by a celebration to say we accept The heart-ache and the thousand "over the hill jokes" Should I show up to work tomorrow or call in sick to work on my 43rd birthday? I actually had forgotten, my wife called up to ask if I was going in tomorrow, I said, "yeah, I thought so, do you need me for anything? Do you need me to stay home?" And after a casual conversation low and behold she finds out I forgot my own birthday... I hear the memory is the first to go.... ;P

                    _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                    Jerry Hammond
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                    El Corazon wrote:

                    I hear the memory is the first to go...

                    It's not, and you have my sincere sympathy. Btw, you ever hear about the little blue pill...

                    “If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan

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                    • E El Corazon

                      Richard Jones wrote:

                      43 is Herbie!

                      http://www.herbiemania.com/faq.htm[^] actually 53 is Herbie. :-D

                      _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                      Richard Jones
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                      I stand corrected. :-O 43 was Richard Petty.

                      "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

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                      • J Jerry Hammond

                        El Corazon wrote:

                        I hear the memory is the first to go...

                        It's not, and you have my sincere sympathy. Btw, you ever hear about the little blue pill...

                        “If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan

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                        Richard Jones
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                        Damn, I took the red pill. :sigh:

                        "Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." "There is no one who loves pain itself, who seeks after it and wants to have it, simply because it is pain..."

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                        • J Jerry Hammond

                          El Corazon wrote:

                          I hear the memory is the first to go...

                          It's not, and you have my sincere sympathy. Btw, you ever hear about the little blue pill...

                          “If we are all in agreement on the decision - then I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until our next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about.”-Alfred P. Sloan

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                          El Corazon
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                          I took the red pill and got Dutch Elm disease.... :doh:

                          _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                            You rock! I wish I'd been that creative on my 43rd - three-plus years ago! Not knowing your work situation....if you feel secure enough to be able to flip the office for a day, go or it! On the other hand...a lot of us over-40s (if not over-28s) have had to search long and hard for an office to go into (and get paid thereby0, so some people might wonder how you managed to avoid being offshored.... Anyway...congrats on the 22nd anniversary of your 21st birthday! :-D

                            Jeff Dickey Seven Sigma Software and Services Phone/SMS: +65 8333 4403 Yahoo! IM: jeff_dickey MSN IM:    jeff_dickey at hotmail.com ICQ IM:    8053918 Skype:     jeff_dickey

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                            El Corazon
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                            Jeff Dickey wrote:

                            I wish I'd been that creative on my 43rd - three-plus years ago!

                            Thanks. I am just a stubborn old mule is all. My family forbid me from trying for a career that was art related, so I took computer programming, and shaped the career into one related to art. :laugh:

                            _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb) John Andrew Holmes "It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others."

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                              5'd. I rate you very highly, on par with Christopher Duncan. :-D

                              Cheers, Vikram.


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                              Gary R Wheeler
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                              Thanks :-O.

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