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Posted : 4/12/2013 1:17:57 PM

cakana
I'm not taking a risk for lower pay unless I'm super sure it'll lead to something better in the long run.

Every job change I made before taking my current job was to earn more pay or have a greater benefit package, so I totally agree with you. The tricky part is when you think about defining "better in the long run" differently than you used to. Sure, I would have much more peace of mind if I could earn more money than I do now . . . but I've also never had a job that I truly love, where I felt like the work I did really mattered in an important way. So, taking a lower paying job might be "better in the long run," if it means more job satisfaction. . . . but at nearly 50 years old, I probably won't be changing my basic personality of needing to feel financially secure, with good insurance, etc.

I felt sad when I read about Jonathan Winters, too. I remember my mother laughing hysterically when he was on TV years and years ago. This morning I read a piece about Roger Ebert's memorial that was held yesterday at a theatre in Chicago. I'm old enough now that when famous people die, I know who they are and realize the loss it represents. I remember as a kid watching those "In Memoriam" bits on award shows and rarely knowing who the people were. The deaths happen more frequently, it seems -- Annette Funicello the other day, too. Sad

glenmar

Posted : 4/12/2013 4:36:19 PM

Groan. TGIF! But does Mother Nature really have to dump percipitation on me EVERY Friday? Seriously? Snow, rain or....whatever you wanna call this sleet/hail/frozen rain stuff that fell on me alllllll day! Blech.

griffinej5

Posted : 4/12/2013 5:04:04 PM

So, my dad is probably going to go nuts. Well, he always drives is nuts. The kidney doctor told him he's got 30% function I think. He's got about 3 years, if I understand correctly, then it'll probably be such that he needs to go on dialysis, and he'll go on the transplant list. Both of my grandmothers had kidney cancer, so this is probably not good news for my sisters and I. My dad also took tons of medications, has diabetes, so that probably didn't help much. I probably also need to stop my crap eating ways.

cakana

Posted : 4/12/2013 8:17:57 PM

Tracy - I'm the same in terms of security as you are and have been for many years. There's a commercial here about a couple starting a winery in Napa and they talk about living in a teepee on the property for a few years. I so admire people who chase their dreams but I guess I've never had anything pull me in any one direction like that.

Jen - I'm sorry about your dad but please do look into ways you can avoid this in your future. How we choose to live can have a very strong affect on stuff like this.

I just found out that DH isn't just off this shift (Sat & Sun) but also the next shift (Fri & Sat). I'm really going to miss my alone time :(