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A serious read that might resonate with some of us. Warning: it gets emotional. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/22/1057341/-F**k-Joe-Paterno-(Final-Important-Update,-please-read-3) Sent from my BlackBerry 9780 using Tapatalk

The employer is not inconvenienced by a bus strike, only the ones who cannot get to work, school, doctor appts, etc etc by the lack of public transit in the case of strikes. And having been affected in the past by a strike, I am completely for making it essential service. Having grown up in a union family as well, experienced many times thru long strikes before the times when union members could get paid well for showing up with signs. The families never recover, even if the wages are increased and perks improved. Altho I appreciate the efforts made in the past by unions for improved working conditions, most of the time these days I see the union reps trying to justify their own existence more than helping members.

Lighting that first cigarette.

so far... nothing yet, living for the moment. mistakes are made, but not always a bad thing :) we learn from those and it makes us a better person!

Follow-on article to the one just posted regarding Joe Paterno. Warning: this is really emotional but someone must speak for these people. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/26/1058599/-%E2%80%9CNo-One-Spoke-Up-for-Us:-For-The-Children-Who-Had-No-Voice-and-For-those-finally-finding-Theirs Sent from my BlackBerry 9780 using Tapatalk

I couldn't agree more. I'm in a union, a union that backstabs it's own members to benefit other members (yes I have a non fatal stab wound in my back LOL by my "brothers and sisters" in the union) And the union has it's own favourites that they fight for, at the expense of other members. And they fight for favourite members even when it flies in the face of the collective agreement provision, the provision the union fought for. And members of the executive at the local in large part joined because they wanted to get out of doing their jobs, and at the Regional and National level, they are full time, but when they were working they were f*ck ups and in a couple cases close to being fired (justifiably fired btw) A union is just an organization that does what it does for money and profit nothing more, and is as trustworthy as the management they say we should fear RG

I agree. If you pay for 30 minutes, you get 30 minutes and what happens in that 30 minutes whether you go around the world once or twice or cuddle or talk or whatever is part of that time.

The whole question of unions, essential services, and the fact that the service is government subsidized presents a moral dilemma. As a strong union supporter, I tend always to lean towards that side of most discussions. In todays business climate it can be a difficult position to argue. I do believe that business and big business in general are manufacturing issues and putting away large and often obscene profits at the expense of the employee and the general public. Whether this applies in this specific situation I am unaware. In the Maritimes at the moment our one and only interprovincial ground service transportation service has been off for almost two months - Acadian Bus Lines. The effect of that is that there is no way to travel between communities in PEI or unless one chooses to fly, to travel out of province by public transit. Within New Brunswick there is no public transit between Moncton, Saint John or Fredericton other than by air. VIA Rail does not provide service at all between those cities or to PEI. In this circumstance, the employer locked out the employees after several years of operating without a contract. This has presented great difficulties to the travelling public here as would of course a transit strike in your area. I would love to see government intervene with conciliators and eventually arbitrators and not impose back to work legislation, but government is not acting at all in our situation. May reason prevail and both sides arrive at a mutually agreed and fair contract in both your situation and ours. A difficult question indeed.

If we become as dependent on technology for daily living as this video implies, a strong electromagnetic pulse, such as that from a high altitude nuclear device or a freak sunstorm, might cripple us. The day my wine glass starts talking to me is the day I give up on society and become a hermit. Jennifer's hot, but way overdressed; where's the white lingerie?

I used to introduce myself as Vern White. :)

I kinda feel bad, didn't mean to leave you out buddy, was just in the midst of posting my "I Like" reply when you posted your "I like" reply No snub intended But here's a group hug for you And I do like you Castle, honestly, I do And I like WIT for his covering all the bases in his "I like" reply For WIT here is this little acknowledgement And I like WIT for his sage advice and wisdom and being the Grand Puba of the Gods RG :-)

OMG...I practicallly had an orgasm reading this!

if I could live over again I would have loved my father more,treated him better,spent more time with him before he died I would have gone to university to become the type of professional that was better respected I would have respected my money more I would not have let what others think of me affect how I feel about myself I would have told more people to f off!!!(the ones that deserved it that is) would have gotten bigger boobs!Still might! would have tried harder to make a difference

Once again, bullshit. If you want to give the politically correct answer go for it! Everyone has regrets .....

bullshit !

You made the choice to see her and book her time. So if her pics were real i say you should pay the provide like you agreed on when you booked.

I have a set of the silicone ones that Penelope posted. I love them! I wear them a couple of times a week, sometimes more, when I'm doing errands, walking the dog or doing housework. They're great for toning the kegels and they feel good, too, but not in a way that's overly distracting. I've tried the small ones, like in the photo WiT posted. I didn't like them very much; they seemed a bit small. Then someone visited me and brought a pair of the "medicine balls" (also called "baoding balls") that can be found in a lot of health food stores and Chinese import stores. They're intended to be rotated in the palm of your hand, providing stimulation to a lot of accupressure points. They're larger than the ben wah balls, fairly heavy, and they have soft, lovely chimes inside them. I've acquired two more sets of them <ahem!> since then. They come in different sizes, some are laquered with painted designs on them. The small and medium sized ones are lovely. Put the pair inside a condom and tie a knot in the end. That becomes a very effective handle or drawstring for removing them later. If I'm already nicely aroused, a walk around the block becomes a wonderful thing. :icon_wink: A set of these would make a nice little gift to give a lady. Take her for a walk. Be prepared for her to need to pause from time to time to bury her face in your neck while she tries to be unobtrusive as she climaxes!

1. Be honest. If you exaggerate your sexual prowess, you diminish the power of the recommendation. No one will believe that you came 14 times in a 1 hour booking and that the power of your splooge knocked a hole in the wall. Stick to the credible events. 2. Concentrate on HER. The thought of your large hairy white ass shaking the bed while you attempt to reach climax does nothing to titillate me. It gives me penis deflatus. On the other hand, her acumen, her abilities, her look, her style does titillate me. It gives me penis inflatus. 3. Don't write up your FIRST experience until after your second experience. Let's face it. Your first time, your very first time with an SP is amazing. She did things to you that you only imagined in the wateriest of your wet dreams. You won't know how amazing she was until you have something to measure it against... and your right hand doesn't count. 4. Don't be afraid to say "it was incredible." As Emma has said, it is possible to achieve your goal of expressing delight in a very few words. 5. If it was bad, keep it to yourself. CERB is a recommendation board. Personal tastes vary. I FUCKING LOVE brussel sprouts. My kid FUCKING HATES brussel sprouts. See what I mean? Just because you didn't click doesn't mean she was bad, it may just mean that you and she aren't compatible. Nobody else needs to know. Plus it's a rule. An important rule. MOD made that rule. MOD is omnipotent. He has the power to kill you with a single glance. Okay, maybe not the single glance thing. 6. If you are going to write an erotic novel in the reco thread, get it pre-approved. Not everyone is comfortable with graphic accounts of your sexual odyssey. You may think you have written an amazing tale, but if she says she isn't comfortable with what you have written, see rule # 4. If she likes what you have written, fill your boots... publish. 7. Some things are better left unsaid. If you were pleasantly surprised by something that just "happened" don't brag. You may have received a bonus, but no one else needs to know. Nudge nudge, wink wink, SAY NO MORE. 8. Rebooking is the best recommendation. Let's face the facts. A recommendation is fantastic but it doesn't pay the bills. If you had the bestest wobbly at the knees tingling at your toes head in the clouds experience, the best way to show your gratitude is a series of return engagements. Write a reco by all means, but back it up with greenbacks. 9. TOFTT The concept of "taking one for the team" doesn't really make sense. You booked, you paid, you came, you went home. I didn't even feel a tingle. The addition of these letters doesn't do anyone justice. Leave it out of recos. 10. Make all your recommendations sound like they were being narrated by Morgan Freeman. I'm just fucking with ya. Morgan Freeman played God. He shouldn't be reciting erotic stuff. Try Samuel L Jackson.

while already nearing the end of my 50s, I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up

Jordynk's new album is awesome http://cerb.ca/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=2726

or the ladies don't want to appear crass. the real question is what do you find seductive.