gimmethesimplelife
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As you proceed - bear in my mind that I enjoy science lectures with a female friend, I talk science fiction with my son, I go to movies and out to...

In our system, a 3 would be average. You have to go above and beyond your job description to get more than 3. So a 3 is a good rating - you're doing...

UL - They have risen to the level of their incompetence! 😄 I hope to never rise that far. I want to stop and retire before I hit that place...

Each kid made my life less simple. That's true. Then each grew up. Now I'm back to simple. I kept it as simple as possible with kids at home. I...

I've learned to approach evaluations - both the ones I write and the ones I receive - with a logical distance ... recognizing all the metrics and...

Truth wins my heart. Don't care if I offend. 😄😄😊

At this point, if you don't have two bags packed and some basic plan in place to flee America......I really question your take on the world. I know...

My family in Austria is afraid to come here now.....they won't be visiting until "Your Orange Fool is Gone" (their words, not mine, though I do agree...

And still lost anyway, Thank God. I may be as Austrian as you can possibly be without holding the passport and living in the Homeland but I'm still...

+1,000,000 Rob

Thinking of UL's comment about fathers being necessary ... Of course fathers are important. Kids need to be raised by both parents of whatever...

I'd give her another chance ...

It's so frustrating that they make her choose between the expensive med and hospice. She would benefit from both simultaneously. Hospice doesnt...

It took us 2-3 years to feel like PHX is home after moving from Ohio. Give it a little more time pinky toe ... I now have friends in PHX as close as...

There's still lots of old downtown PHX neighborhoods that people perceive as dangerous. So that keeps prices down for people like me who already live...

I love watching the PHX downtown core come back to life and I want to continue to be part of it ...

Congrats on the house, Tammy! And good for you for staying in the core instead of moving on out and "on up" (remember the Jefferson's theme song?)...

Welcome! It's good to see you back here and I look forward to your posts once more. Rob

I enjoyed your update. Our lives are changing too. We bought a little 800 sq ft 2 bedroom house just a few blocks west of downtown PHX. Will be...

Actually, your t-shirt idea has already been brought up at a neighborhood meeting - and shelved as a few folks said they'd be wary of a t-shirt...

Healthcare will always be there - as long as there are people. We have been actively hiring the whole seven years I've been with my company. Same...

I don't agree. I personally am less aggressive than some of the conservatives here......Rob

I can. It's a miracle today that my mother is alive - as my father once was drunk and had a gun in his hands and threatened to blow her away. He...

I debated starting a post about it, Alan, as I found the sitch very much a cause for alarm. Just because someone is a Republican does not mean they...

I just want to pop in to say that I continue to love your updates on this three-year project.

Don't feel embarrassed about being single! There's pros and cons to both single and coupled lifestyles, and nothing to be embarrassed about with...

We are planning a cruise in a smaller vessel next summer - Vancouver to Alaska, along the inside passage. If you live close enough to drive to...

I think all these diets are ridiculous. We need to eat fruits vegetables whole grains and lean meats ... as close to their natural state as possible....