Archive through January 18, 2001
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Archive through January 18, 2001
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:38 pm  and you dont forget much either do you? LOL |
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:40 pm  Twenty years ago, there couldn't have been to many women in the federal law enforcement field |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:41 pm  no, no, don't expect you to remember, and I'm not going to say which agency. but my best friend from grade school saw me on television and called me to see if I was the one. we had not seen each other in over thirty years. I was public information officer for my agency for a number of years, and thus was on news shows a lot. |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:44 pm  Hardly any. I spent virtually the first twenty years by myself. Just Juju and the boys. that's part of why I understand about gays finally being able to be out there. after I had been in 20 years, I went to a conference where there were 900 female federal law enforcement officers in one room. It was almost overwhelming. |
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:44 pm  and we had no idea there was a tv star in the game. What a surprise. |
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:45 pm  900 women in one room who carry firearms would have taken my breath away |
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:47 pm  Maybe that is why I thought you were male for so long, you spent too much time with the boys |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:48 pm  Just comic relief. I used to be on with Marvin Zindler sometimes. for thos non-Houstonians, this is a flamboyant older gentleman with white hair and blue glasses. He is famous for exposing "best little whorehouse in Texas." It was like being in a cartoon. the good thing about being on with Marvin is you didn't have to say too much. Marvin did all the talking. |
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:48 pm  Are you like one of the very first females to be commissioned into this area of law enforcement? |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:49 pm  that is exactly it. I have adapted to be a very high functioning white male. |
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:49 pm  I think Marvin Zindler is Guru's dad |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:52 pm  Yes, not the very first, but first or second in a lot of things. I was probably the very first married woman, and I probably only got in because they thought I was single at the time. well, I was single, but then we got married a week before I went off to the academy. AND, Merlin, dear, we are out of time. It's been swell. If we can't get together again, you can drop in and leave a question in our secret room from time to time. |
Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:55 pm  Not a problem, juju. It will be a good place to leave questions. Keep an eye on that flame thrower. I am wondering who cant resist peeking in. |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:56 pm  got some stink bombs booby-trapped here and there too. bye.
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Merlin | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 12:59 pm  this has been great juju. I enjoyed talking to you. You might leave me a map to the bombs. later |
Juju2bigdog | Wednesday, January 17, 2001 - 04:58 pm  Okay, merlin, I have had to put it in code, but you are good at puzzles, so I know you will figure it out. the code is e=mc2/uv2uc
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Merlin | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 06:39 am  Juju, one thing that stands out for me, is it appears that you made this decision to go into a *boys club* when there were very few females in the agency. You made this decision at a young age, how did you come about doing this? |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 07:43 am  Just didn't know any better, Merlin. It looked like a cushy job at the time, performed by middle-aged white men in suits who didn't really know diddly, and I thought, yes, I can do that. didn't give much thought at the time about the carrying a gun aspect. I believe this was in the pre-charlie's angels days. didn't realize it was going to be that hard in terms of being the only female around. worse yet, I got sent to the deep south as a first assignment where they didn't take kindly to "little ladies" doin' their job. they'd look at me and snort. "hunh, had one once, but we run her off." (only female before me in that area had gone down in flames) |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 08:02 am  Hey, Merlin, I just managed to sneak into #oneonone in chat. add it under channels as #oneonone and see if you can get in there. we can chat until we get caught. |
Newamush | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 08:03 am  You're caught |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 08:03 am  Never mind, just got blocked.
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Merlin | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 08:05 am  I have seen exactly what you are talking about when women stepped into a previously men only setting. I had a company owner many years ago that didn't want me to hire a female salesperson. The only reason he finally agreed was, he admitted the woman I wanted to hire could tell men no, and not be offended, blow it off, and still get the account. Yep, he was a chauvinist. The thing that still stands out for me, is what influenced you at that early of an age to go into this arena? Was it just because you wanted a cushy job where you could outsmart middle aged men in suits? |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 08:06 am  <Juju2bigdog whips on face gear, and goggles, opens flame thrower full bore, sweeps the entrance to the cave> |
Juju2bigdog | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 08:09 am  Merlin writes: "Was it just because you wanted a cushy job where you could outsmart middle aged men in suits?" I think that pretty much sums it up, Merlin. Juju2bigdog is a very shallow person. Plus it paid big bucks. AND let you retire at 50. <Juju2bigdog looks down at never-ending expanse of legs, notices lots of hair singed off>
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Merlin | Thursday, January 18, 2001 - 09:14 am  which brings up something else juju. You have mentioned those never-ending expanse of legs a couple of times. It has always been something I have always been conscious of in myself. Not the never-ending expanse, but the lack thereof. At 5'9" I haven't ruled myself as *short* but I realize that it is shorter than. By this I mean, invariably get a group of women together who are discussing a man and one of the very first questions that will be asked will be *is he tall*. At my height, it never got a yes. So my story about why this is asked, comes about because it is important for men to be tall. It has limited me in who I would interact with as a possible potential relationship because when I picked a woman to look up to, I still wanted to be able to see the top of her head without a stepstool. Taking into account what I have just said, how is it for a woman who is 6'4' in heels? Did you ever limit yourself or decide what you could or couldn't be? |
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