Happy 4th of July 2010 !!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Ohio State Fair organizers announced the 2009 concert series
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2009/02/26/1AA_STATE_FAIR_LINEUP.ART_ART_02-26-09_D3_5LD1M7M.html?sid=101
Funny Scrabble!!
For those who love Scrabble...
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> Wait till you see the last one!
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> DORMITORY: > When you rearrange the letters: > DIRTY ROOM
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> PRESBYTERIAN: > When you rearrange the letters: > BEST IN PRAYER
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> ASTRONOMER: > When you rearrange the letters: > MOON STARER
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> DESPERATION: > When you rearrange the letters: > A ROPE ENDS IT
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> THE EYES: ! > When you rearrange the letters: > THEY SEE
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> THE MORSE CODE : > When you rearrange the letters: > HERE COME DOTS
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> SLOT MACHINES: > When you rearrange the letters: > CASH LOST IN ME
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> ANIMOSITY: > When you rearrange the letters: > IS NO AMITY
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> ELECTION RESULTS: > When you rearrange the letters: > LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
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>> SNOOZE ALARMS: > When you rearrange the letters: > ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S
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> A DECIMAL POINT: > When you rearrange the letters: > IM A DOT IN PLACE
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>> THE EARTHQUAKES: > When you rearrange the letters: > THAT QUEER SHAKE
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>> ELEVEN PLUS TWO: > When you rearrange the letters: > TWELVE PLUS ONE
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>> AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE!!!
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> MOTHER-IN-LAW: > When you rearrange the letters: > WOMAN HITLER
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> Wait till you see the last one!
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> DORMITORY: > When you rearrange the letters: > DIRTY ROOM
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> PRESBYTERIAN: > When you rearrange the letters: > BEST IN PRAYER
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> ASTRONOMER: > When you rearrange the letters: > MOON STARER
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> DESPERATION: > When you rearrange the letters: > A ROPE ENDS IT
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> THE EYES: ! > When you rearrange the letters: > THEY SEE
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> THE MORSE CODE : > When you rearrange the letters: > HERE COME DOTS
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> SLOT MACHINES: > When you rearrange the letters: > CASH LOST IN ME
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> ANIMOSITY: > When you rearrange the letters: > IS NO AMITY
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> ELECTION RESULTS: > When you rearrange the letters: > LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
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>> SNOOZE ALARMS: > When you rearrange the letters: > ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S
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> A DECIMAL POINT: > When you rearrange the letters: > IM A DOT IN PLACE
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>> THE EARTHQUAKES: > When you rearrange the letters: > THAT QUEER SHAKE
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>> ELEVEN PLUS TWO: > When you rearrange the letters: > TWELVE PLUS ONE
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>> AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE!!!
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> MOTHER-IN-LAW: > When you rearrange the letters: > WOMAN HITLER
Nursery Rhymes I Never Heard
Nursery Rhymes I Never Heard
Mary had a little pig,
She kept it fat and plastered;
And when the price of pork went up,
She shot the little bastard.
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Mary had a little lamb.
Her father shot it dead.
Now it goes to school with her,
Between two hunks of bread.
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Jack and Jill went up the hill
To have a little fun.
Stupid Jill forgot the pill
And now they have a son.
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Simple Simon met a pie man going to the fair.
Said Simple Simon to the pie man,
'What have you got there?'
Said the pie man unto Simon,
'Pies, you dumb ass' !!
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the kings' horses,
And all the kings' men.
Had scrambled eggs,
For breakfast again.
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Hey diddle, diddle, the cat took a piddle,
All over the bedside clock.
The little dog laughed to see such fun.
Then died of electric shock.
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Georgie Porgy pudding and pie,
Kissed the girls and made them cry.
And when the boys came out to play,
He kissed them too 'cause he was gay.
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There was a little girl who had a little curl
Right in the middle of her forehead.
When she was good, she was very, very good.
But when she was bad........
She got a fur coat, jewels, a waterfront condo, and a sports car.
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Check out Ohio's Best Rx
This is a discount program for prescription drugs. We were given this info at the unemployment orientation.
It is better than nothing for drug cost considering if you don't have anything. It will at least help out some.
http://www.ohiobestrx.org/index.asp
http://www.ohiobestrx.org/index.asp
Questions that haunt me????
Special Thanks to Trudi for this one!
Can you cry under water?
How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?
Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?
Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?
Why does a round pizza come in a square box ?
What disease did cured ham actually have?
How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?
Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby " when babies wake up like every two hours?
If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?
Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?
Why do doctors leave the room while you change?
They're going to see you naked anyway.
Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?
Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat ?
If Jimmy cracks corn and no one cares, why is there a stupid song about him?
Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane ?
If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?
Why does Goofy stand erect while Pluto remains on all fours?
They're both dogs!
If Wile E. Coyote had enough money to buy all that ACME crap, why didn't he just buy dinner?
If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
Why did you just try singing the two songs above?
Why do they call it an asteroid when it's outside the hemisphere, but call it a hemorrhoid when it's in your ass?
Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?
Do you ever wonder why you gave me your e-mail address in the first place?
March Birthday's
Happy Birthday to our March friends :)
Bonnie B. (store ops) 3-01
Lori A. (lp) 3-02
Ericka H. (#136) 3-18
Kim W. (supply dept) 3-22
Linda D. (#137) 3-29
Bonnie B. (store ops) 3-01
Lori A. (lp) 3-02
Ericka H. (#136) 3-18
Kim W. (supply dept) 3-22
Linda D. (#137) 3-29
Bed Bath and Beyond is still growing - Job Opportunities!
Note from Patricia (#141)
Bed Bath and Beyond is still growing . They have 2 other retail branches which are: Buy Buy Babies and Christmas Trees. Some of the team might want to apply with one of these stores.
With them growing they will need upper management with experience.
Something worth checking out :)
Big Lots - Consumer Sales Representative - Opening Columbus, OH
http://www.biglotscorporate.com/careers/JobDetails.asp?jpJobID=5650
Check out The Jobs For Moms Resource Center Home Page -
http://www.jobtarget.com/c/search_results.cfm?site_id=501&str=201&sort=pos&t735=158
Check out Fact Sheet: Your Employer's Bankruptcy: How Will It Affect Your Emp
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/newsroom/fsbankruptcy.html
Check out Got a Computer Virus? Here's What to Do (and Not Do) - Switched
http://www.switched.com/2009/02/19/got-a-computer-virus-heres-what-to-do-and-not-do/
Check out 8 Ways to Back-Up Your Computer (and Keep Your Stuff Safe) - Switch
http://www.switched.com/2009/02/26/8-ways-to-back-up-your-computer-and-keep-your-stuff-safe-2/
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
New Careers on the Horizon & Career Possibilities
This section is dedicated to those who have started a new job and the company they are working for is currently hiring.
Please forward the company’s contact information to
There are still many of us unemployed and looking to get back to work.
Famous Quote Submited - From Milda
Random quotation from Abraham Lincoln:
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation΄s wounds. up the nation΄s wounds.
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation΄s wounds. up the nation΄s wounds.
Some of our Co-Workers have began their new careers with .. . . .
Hobby Lobby
Petsmart
Burlington
Gordmans
Gabes
AJ Wrights
K&G Fashion Superstore
Bed Bath & Beyond
Petsmart
Burlington
Gordmans
Gabes
AJ Wrights
K&G Fashion Superstore
Bed Bath & Beyond
Homemade Frosty Paws from Milda
The Scoop:
Here’s all you need to make Homemade Frosty Paws, a doglicious summertime treat:
1 Quart Vanilla Yogurt (preferably nonfat)
1 Medium Ripe Banana
2 Tablespoons Peanut Butter (creamy or crunchy)
2 Tablespoons Honey
First, puree the banana in a blender. Add the peanut butter and honey and continue processing until smooth. Then, add yogurt and process until all ingredients are blended together. Pour the mix into small containers. Glad reusable mini containers with tops work great and they’re eco-friendly. Dixie 3-ounce mini cups work well too. Freeze until solid. This mix makes about 10 per batch.
"From the Woof Report"
Looking for Information & Pictures for the March Newsletter!
Each issue will include; Birthday's for the month, a Career Center and a Pet Corner (so feel free to send me pictures and info on your pets). In addition to those areas we will list any births, anniversaries, special occasions, announcements, pictures, etc that is provided by you!
If you have anything that you would like to share with the group each month, please email me the info by the 10th of each month and it will be posted in the following month's newsletter.
If you have anything that you would like to share with the group each month, please email me the info by the 10th of each month and it will be posted in the following month's newsletter.
February 2009 Newsletter
The monthly "Newsletter" is finally here for February.
Click below to view the newsletter :)
Click below to view the newsletter :)
Each issue will include; Birthday's for the month, a Career Center and a Pet Corner (so feel free to send me pictures and info on your pets). In addition to those areas we will list any births, anniversaries, special occasions, announcements, pictures, etc that is provided by you.
If you have anything that you would like to share with the group each month, please email me the info by the 10th of each month and it will be posted in the following month's newsletter. I am hoping to have the newsletter out via email between the 20th & 25th of each month.
Also any suggestions that you have for he newsletter are greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance for all the help with this project!
I hope you enjoy as much as Milda and I have enjoyed putting this together. !!!!
So you've been laid off
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/02/22/COPE.ART_ART_02-22-09_A1_87D03BL.html?sid=101
Here's how to deal with it
Sunday, February 22, 2009 3:32 AM
Graham Pelle,director of merchandise planning and control for Value City Depart
Article from the Columbus Dispatch
'Sorry, you're overqualified'
Sunday, February 22, 2009 3:33 AM
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Courtney HergesheimerDISPATCH
Gail Patrick, 54, worked at the Legal Aid Society of Columbus for 30 years -- until she was laid off Dec. 31. Now she's hunting for a new job.
It can't happen to me.
While jobs disappear right and left, some people steadfastly believe that their job won't. This is especially true of educated, experienced, successful professionals in the midst of lengthy tenures at their company.
Gail Patrick was one of them.
"I had a false sense of job security," said Patrick, 54, a Columbus resident and lawyer with a wide range of marketable skills.
Dec. 31 was her last day at the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, where she worked for 30 years in several capacities, most recently as director of administrative services.
"You think your job is secure, and then you find out it's not," Patrick said.
She unexpectedly found herself on the growing list of successful professionals now looking for a job.
Nobody is immune to a layoff in the midst of a devastating recession. When it happens, many must re-evaluate their career and consider positions with less responsibility and smaller paychecks.
These "overqualified" people are now competing for a shrinking number of high-paying jobs.
"I was living the dream. My childhood dream came true," Patrick said. "Now, I'm living the new American reality."
About 40 people living this new reality, including Patrick, gather weekly in the Columbus office of Jewish Family Services. They are part of the nonprofit organization's Strategic Utilization of Career Centered Support Services (SUCCESS) program.
It provides free assistance for professionals who have been laid off. They get help with cover-letter and resume writing, networking, job searching and polishing interview skills. The participants also serve as a support group for one another.
"These are educated, successful people who made $35,000 or more and were laid off through no fault of their own," said Karen Hughes, coordinator of the program.
The group includes software developers, accountants, bankers, marketing experts, distribution managers and human-resources specialists. Despite their shared bond of unemployment, the members seem upbeat and optimistic -- and determined.
At the start of each meeting, each person describes a recent job-related success, anything from updating a resume to securing an interview.
"It helps a lot," said Graham Pelle, a Dublin resident. "It helps with networking and also realizing you're not the only one out there dealing with it."
He was director of merchandise planning and control for Value City Department Stores, which declared bankruptcy in October and closed its stores two months later.
"The retail climate is challenging. Companies are cutting back and laying off and not filling positions," he said.
Patrick agreed, saying a job paying less than she used to make is a possibility.
"But I worked in nonprofits for 30 years, so I'm not used to a big paycheck and that makes it easier."
The SUCCESS program, in its third year, has grown each year. About 150 people are enrolled.
During the first year, Hughes said, participants took an average of three to six months to find a job.
It's now up to six to nine months, a long time to go without a paycheck.
Heather Allen of the Columbus office of Manpower, an employment and human-resources company, said, "We're seeing a significant increase in the number of people applying for positions, and we're seeing people who are totally overqualified applying for jobs."
Some employers are reluctant to hire overqualified candidates, thinking they will continue to look for a better-paying job. "As soon as the economy turns around, you stand a chance of losing them," Allen said.
Pelle is aware of this concern from potential employers.
"If they ask if I'll keep looking for a job, I'll say no -- and it's the truth," he said. "Throughout my career, I've been a very loyal guy."
Dealing with day-to-day financial needs is another problem for members of SUCCESS.
Patrick no longer eats out, goes to the movies, or buys new clothes since her layoff and has put off going to the dentist and buying new glasses.
Expensive imported tea was her biggest indulgence, but now she drinks Lipton and saves $40 a month.
Pelle, who said his nest egg could last a year if he is careful, is eligible for COBRA health insurance, a federal program that provides 18 months of coverage for those who lose their jobs.
The catch is the price: about $1,100 a month for his family, which is more than he can afford. "I'm more worried about the kids," he said. "If it's just normal doctor visits, we can afford it. But if it's something major … "
His wife went back to work, at a health club, but is not eligible for health insurance.
Despite the obstacles, Pelle is optimistic. He has had two job interviews.
"I'm a pretty 'up' type," he said. "I don't get depressed, and I look at the positive side of things."
Patrick also has a positive attitude.
"My passion is to find a job where I can use all the different skills I have to help make Columbus better," she said and then ticked off her experience, which includes client representation, management, teaching and training, community relations and finances.
Patrick thinks networking is the key to finding a job.
"I've talked to everyone I know, 100 people -- everyone I've worked with, everyone at every place where I ever gave a speech, even my barber," she said. "I started handing out my resume to them and have six different people who send me e-mail blasts of openings I might want to pursue."
Being in her 50s could be an issue for potential employers, Patrick said.
"Age is always a factor," she said, though she has developed a strategy to turn this into a positive.
"I explain the value of all the experiences and knowledge I have that I didn't have when I was 30. You have to show the evolution of your skills and how much you can bring to the company."
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