Yay, 3-day weekends. See, our society has it backwards in the first place. We should have two-day work weeks, and five-day weekends.

I agree GG!!!!!!!


Sorry I missed ya IowaMan........I'm sure your on the road by now so heres some hugs anyway. (((((((((((IowaMan))))))))))))) (((((((((((((((IowaMan)))))))))))))))

I'll take 'em again, even though you just sent me some last night too.

I know leaving Sarge with my friends was the right thing to do and I knew I'd have to do it sometime but oh boy, I'm not enjoying this morning.

Just out of habit I got up, pretty much still asleep at around 4:30 and went to the back hall to get his food so his breakfast would be waiting for him when he got up. Wasn't really until I opened the closet door that it hit me that he wasn't here with me. Then at 7am the whistle blew here in town just as it does everyday and Sarge wasn't sitting here at my feet growling at it and scooting himself around on his fat butt. I miss him. I miss him a lot. :(

((((((((((((((IowaMan)))))))))))))

It will take some time. This last summer my daughter went to visiit her dad back in SD for 5 weeks and although it was nice to have some alone time with Booger, I missed her something awful. I caught my self starting to do or say things even tho she was'nt there. Took me a bit to adjust.

Hmmm, ya need a stuffed Sarge, so then you can hug him and remember his happy times. At least he is with friends, you can visit him, yes?

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Some fuckhead from Canada has managed to put about $1200 in fraudlent charges on my credit card.

At least the bank in question is being helpful about it.

I attended a meeting of the Zoning Board of Appeals last night for Habitat. We requested a variance to the setback requirements so that footprint of the new house we're planning can encroach upon the build line by 8 feet, leaving it 12 feet from the property line. All of the other houses on the street are 12 feet from the property lines, and by doing this...we could avoid working around a rather steep grade in the back of the house. Not only were we not approved, but one member of the board methodically attacked each and every one of our points and insisted that we could build the house without a variance if we simply turn the house 90 degrees and run the driveway up to the back of the house instead of the front. This means extensive excavation and a rather large (and long) retaining wall would be needed.

Funny how we can't use money as a hardship reason to request the variance but all of the solutions we can use to accomodate our need without the variance will add 30% to the cost of the house, hence making it not affordable housing.

A little research revealed that he is an asshole. He constantly fights with the town and has filed 109...yes, 109 suits claiming violations of the Freedom of Information Act stating that various town officials have denied him his right to access documents he requests.

AND....he slipped up and mentioned that he's familiar with the land because he looked at it when it went up for silent bid. I think he wanted the land but we out bid him. That's why he's got a hair across his ass!

Asshole! :mad:

Asshole indeed. Is there anyway you can use that little slip as a conflict of interest appeal to the rest of the zoning board?

ha ha^^^^ I already bored him incessantly about that :p

(((((everyone)))))

You can journey half way around the world and end up realizing that we have some wonderful and very special people on this place we call Earth...and that's reason enough to celebrate every day.

not talkative lately...it is due to my bipolar 2 disorder...sorry guys and gals...just popping in to say that I am around, but feeling blah

(((((((((((((Lizz))))))))))))))

We'll be here when ya feel better.

I've got to admit, to being pretty depressed lately, not to mention becoming bitter and angry, over the past 2 or 3 weeks. Culminating on Friday and Saturday, with my latest work set-back. A good friend described me as "morose" (sp?) Bonus points for the word, now I've got to go look it up.


Sunday, however, gave me a reminder that positive things come from positive thoughts, so I'm trying my best to maintain a "new" attitude in my goings on this week.

((((Nut))))) - Damn I am hoping for a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for you!

One piece of advice though, if that rainbow's end is in Nebraska......... be very careful about the pot. ;)

That's gotta be the line of the year!

Thanks guys!

PS- I am not planning on limiting my "new" attitude to just this week.

I am going to try my darnedest to make it last for the rest of my life. First this week then next.