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Sia

Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 08:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mware, I did a Google search on "Newport, Rhode Island restaurant" and turned up a couple of things that look promising. I've never even been to RI, so I am not making recommendations based on personal experience.

Mooring Restaurant
White Horse Tavern (this place is beautiful, but expensive!!)
restaurant list this is a list of restaurants recommended by local B&Bs

Pamy

Wednesday, March 26, 2003 - 09:27 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Dra! That was what I was afraid of!

Grannyg

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 04:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Congrats, MWare, hope you find that very special place to take that very special person!!

DD is going for an interview for a job coaching in Gravette, AR. Anybody know anything about this place? All I know is that it is a long way from Olive Branch, MS!! It's close to the Oklahoma-Arkansas state line. Somewhere north of Fayetteville. Any info would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

Sia

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 05:10 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yikes! I read the "sniffer" article you linked, Draheid. That is really intrusive, isn't it? But I agree that people shouldn't be downloading porn while they're at work. (In fact, I think pornography should be outlawed!!) But monitoring all e-mails for content seems an invasion of privacy to me. This is a complex issue. It makes me glad that I'm a SaHM right now.

Mware

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 07:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sia, thank you for the links. These certainly give me a few choices. It'll be a tough decision.

If anyone else thinks of anything, I'll be happy to listen!

Mak1

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 08:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
SBG, sorry you didn't get the job you wanted. I don't know if this is any consolation, but in my experience, I feel I've ended up right where I was meant to be at each stage of my life. It was hard to take rejection, especially from a job I really wanted, but in the end, it worked out for the best. It sounds like the HR Manager was impressed with you. Keep that confidence up, and best of luck with your job search!

Congrats, Mware!

Scootersmom

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 09:04 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Mware...just popping in to say congratulations! Hope you have a wonderful evening with Ms. Mware!:)

Lumbele

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 11:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
SBG, sorry you didn't get the job you wanted, but the one next offer is just around the corner. Don't give up!

Mware, congratulations to you and Mrs. Mware. Have a wonderful time wherever you end up!

Sweetbabygirl

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks to all for your caring, I really appreciate it. My eyes look like Mike Tyson beat the snot out of me, but oh well, what can ya do, right?

At some point I'm going to look back at this and laugh, but right now all I can say is thank God for my DB, he's been so kind throughout all this....dang, I love that fool, lol!!

Thanks again, guys!!

Marysafan

Thursday, March 27, 2003 - 01:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sweetbaby girl, hang in there. One of the most frustrating things for a manager is when you have several qualified and deserving candidates...but only one job opening. Try not to take it personal, but know that something will come along...and you will be glad you were available. Keep the faith.

Marysafan

Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Can someone please explain the terms Blog, Blogging, & Blogger. I think it has to do with military personell who have websites...but haven't been able to come up with the meaning. Thanks as always.

Heyltslori

Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mary...here are two sites that will explain it to you. :)

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/03/26/sprj.irq.soldier.blogs.reut/index.html

http://www.blogsofwar.com/

Ladytex

Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Mary,
According to the Blogging Network:
A blog -- short for weblog -- is:

* An online column, where each piece of writing -- called a post -- is shown in sequence, with the most recent post appearing first.
* "...the first journalistic model that actually harnesses rather than merely exploits the true democratic nature of the web. It's a new medium finally finding a unique voice."--Andrew Sullivan
* "[a] collection of posts...short, informal, sometimes controversial, and sometimes deeply personal...with the freshest information at the top."--Meg Hourihan
blogging network link

Grooch

Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
A blog is an internet diary

A blogger is the person who writes the blog

And blogging is the writing.

Babyruth

Friday, March 28, 2003 - 12:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
And a terrific blogger site, perhaps the best known (and the one I like), is blogger.com

Sukii1

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 07:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here's a dumb question.

If any of you play cards, like Spades, Pitch, etc, with friends, then you know the mundane pieces of conversation that tend to pop up...last night we were playing cards with some friends and the subject of Forrest Gump came up. It turned into a debate about whether that movie was based on a true story, meaning there really WAS a Forrest Gump who did all those things, or if it was just fiction. I actually have no idea...anyone know for sure? It is my mission to settle debates (even those as mundane as this one LOL).

Draheid

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 07:34 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Sukii1: Here is an excerpt from A Profile of Winston Groom, Author of Forrest Gump that might answer your question.
Groom wrote FORREST GUMP in a relatively short time. "It took me about six weeks. It was the shortest time span that I ever wrote. That's because I wrote it differently than I normally write books. I was operating with no net---no outlines or notes or research. I just sort of let it flow. It was a relatively short book and most of it just came to me."

His inspiration for the character of Forrest, however, reaches back to his father's childhood in Mobile, Alabama around the turn of the century. "My father told me a story about a young man who lived in his neighborhood who was retarded. The other kids used to tease him and chase him and all that sort of thing. But to everyone's amazement, his mother taught him how to play the piano, and that always struck me as being quaint and interesting. I don't know what ever became of that boy, but it got me to thinking about what else this kid might have been capable of, given the chance."

Not that he ever tried to put a face on that boy. "It was more of a thought than a conscious attempt to re-create the events that my father had described," Groom says. Then in '86, the CBS newsmagazine 60 MINUTES did a piece on Idiot Savant Syndrome, a condition in which a mentally challenged individual may exhibit extraordinary talents in certain areas. "So I put those two things together to help create Forrest Gump," Groom explains. And so the character was born.


Hope that helps.

Sawheel17

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 09:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Is it too late to get a pic of "Monica's Quilt"? It's the one we made quilt squares for Monica on BB. Thanks!

Draheid

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 10:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sawheel17: Here you go:

monicas quilt

Monica's Quilt

Sawheel17

Saturday, March 29, 2003 - 11:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OMG, Thank you Dra! It's beautiful. I think there are two of my squares on there. Not sure because my glasses are broken. I hope she liked it.
FLY RULES!! and so do you Dra. Thank you again.

Sukii1

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 05:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Dra, thanks for the info!! A debate successfully resolved (though my best friend will be disappointed lol). Thank you for finding that!

Lobster

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 07:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I have a Sony Cybershot 2.0 digital camera. In the directions for copying images, it says to use the AC power adaptor and plug into a wall outlet before copying. Do I have to do this? I'm thinking it's to save the battery, but what do I know? LOL The reason I'm asking is because I don't have an adaptor and I don't really want to buy one if it's not absolutely necessary.

Draheid

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 07:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lobster: You're probably right that it's to save the battery, however, it's also to keep you from locking up your computer or losing data because the connection was suddenly lost due to the camera losing power. If the battery was low to begin with, the power required to transfer files to the computer may drain it even faster then normal use (I'm not sure on this point, actually but it makes sense to me!).

An alternative might be to purchase a reader for your memory stick(s). This would enable you to load pictures into your computer without having to use the camera at all. (I presume your camera uses the Sony Memory Sticks)

Hope this helps.

Lobster

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 08:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
SuperDra to the rescue!! Thanks Dra! That makes sense to me. I hate it when the directions don't tell me WHY I have to do these things. LOL

I will look into purchasing the reader while I'm looking into purchasing the adaptor. Thanks again.

Draheid

Monday, March 31, 2003 - 08:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lobster: Didn't the camera come with an adapter/charger? I think it should have and that's all they are talking about?