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I would agree whole heartily that it is unfortunate when anyone has to work late into their life just to make ends meet and I am fully supportive of public policy that improves public pension plans and income for seniors. That said not everyone over the age of 50 or 55 is working because of financial necessity so do it because they enjoy their career or for social connection reasons.... I am old enough to retire and may choose to leave my existing employment at anytime but I doubt as long as I have good health I will "retire".

Happy Birthday Cato... I hope you have a great day.

In many city's including where I live here in St. John's for the last few years there has been a shortage of individuals willing to work at entry level service jobs and this has resulted in companies like MacDonald's importing workers from other countries. Please don't take my saying this as a negative towards immigrant workers as let's face it we are all immigrants it's really just a question of timing. The Canadian labour market has been short on high skilled employees and many of the entry level service jobs are not seen as acceptable anymore to everyday canadians. In my opinion the reality in Canada will be that we will need to encourage many older workers to stay in the job market or we will need to be way more open to immigration. Bottom line for me is people should choose when they want to retire not governments. Just my Opinion

I Hope you had a great Birthday Jody

Some flowers, chocolates and a gift for my wife for Valentines day.

I am at retirement age and have worked in senior management in an organization that provides me with an excellent defined benefits indexed pension so the choice to retire from a financial position will not be hard but I believe there is more to it then that. When I entered the employment world after university some 35 years ago it was with a keen interest in doing interesting work that would expand my learning and contribute meaningfully to my community while allowing me to financially secure so I could raise a family... In this regards I have been extremely luck because I have worked with amazing people and been extremely well treated by my employer. I generally still enjoy going to work each day and get great satisfaction from the fact that the work I get to do is meaningful. I guess because I enjoy what I do I don't feel any pressure to retire. In regards to feeling some social imperative to do the right thing and step aside for the next generation... no I don't see that... I do however feel an imperative to use my experience, knowledge and leadership role as a platform to encourage and develop others and I am extremely active in this. I don't think that unemployment in this country is driven up by individuals not retiring when they could or should in fact for the last few years we have had in this country a shortage of well educated workers and should have been using immigration to a greater extent. The drop in the price for oil is of course a medium term hit to our economy but in the longer focus Canada will still have serious gaps in labour availability due to lower birth rates. Bottom line form my perspective is people should be able to work as long as they want too. Just my Opinion

Sharing a table tonight at a children's charity Pancake supper fund raising event with another family that included an adorable little girl who just made me smile.

I hope everyone is a great Valentines weekend with lots of special time with the people you care most about in your life. I lost someone very close to me a number of years ago and miss that person pretty mush every day of my life... holidays, anniversaries and special occasions are always greeted with mixed emotions when you lose someone you love but you do your best to make it still the best you can for the people who are still with you. My wish for everyone on Valentines Day is that you take advantage of the day to tell the people you care about how you feel... they will love to hear it and frankly you never really know when that opportunity will no longer exist. Happy Valentines Day

Well I was supposed to attend a Pancake supper on Tuesday night this week but due to bad weather here in NL it was postponed till tonight so supper was Pancakes and while the food was not great it was for a wonderful Children's charity so all is good.

If I am booking with a lady than the probability is that I have done my homework and confirmed that she is an established and reliable and as such I normally don't have any real concern with providing her with my information including phone number, name, Lyla profile info etc. I have never felt it was necessary to share my profession information or work phone number with a lady. If I have a problem with providing verifiable information that the lady can use in her screening process then maybe I should not be booking. In my experience if you can provide references from other established ladies and you share your profile info from here on Lyla many ladies don't ask for anything more then a phone number and hey communication is kinda important. I would kind of have to agree if someone does not want to share their lyla profile info then there is something not quite right with the situation. Just my Opinion

In my experience having to share a picture is certainly not something I would consider a part of most regular screening processes and is no something I would be comfortable in doing with someone I have never met. However if that's what the lady feels is necessary for her comfort then I would respect her right to operate as she sees fit. While I don't see this as something I would generally do I did in fact do that with a wonderful lady who I saw regularly for almost two years. Before our initial meeting chatted on an off for several weeks and an she share with me a Number of pictures of herself and a day or so before we met she said she was looking forward to seeing what i looked like and asked if I was willing to share a picture which I did... So I guess in the right position I guess i would lol

I don't think a University Degree ever guaranteed anyone a job... if you are an untrustworthy lazy bum then the degree would not change that. I think what a formal education always did and still does today is get you in the door for the interview it reduced the chance that you would be screened out in the application process. What has changed over the years is that the number of people with formal education has increased dramatically due to the fact that access to education has greatly increased. Forty years ago you generally only got a university education if you came from a financially advantaged family now with student loans and grants and generally much lower tuition rates (ie tuition rates as a % of family income) and the increased availability of scholarships a formal education is possible for many more people. Overall I would still recommend a formal education to anyone regardless of their age.

Ok Amanda-Lee.... that's just too easy to pass up... As i type this I am looking at your profile picture so.... I will go with "Motorboat" :) Slow and soft or hard and fast?

Since I saw the first post on this thread and resisted posting I have had the feeling I was first on the scene of an impending train wreck... you just knew that the insulting tone of the OP was not gonna be received well... I can accept th OP's explanation that he never intended to insult anyone but he should take the hint apologize and then leave quietly...

Well if I was better endowed I would reply that there is nothing better then having the head of my footlong massaged but lets face it who are we kidding... I would give a lady a foot massage... I know that at some point I want my head to be down there so why not start at the feet and work my way up. Back Massage or Prostate Massage?

Well I really did not have a highlight of the day until a minute ago when I saw the new pictures posted in Jocelyn Ardenne's Profile Album... Now I seem to have one... well several actually

You expected us perverts to read past "uploading pics".. we all immediately went to your profile to check out the albums for new pictures lol

Just getting home from the IceCaps hockey game... they beat the Syracuse Crunch (farm club of Tamba Bay Lightning) 4 to 3 in OT. It was pretty good game but very physical... the IceCaps could have used the intimidating presence of NHL Allstar MVP John Scott but he has not yet rejoined the time since the birth of his twin daughters last week.

Congratulations on your 500 posts NSGUY keep them coming.

Heading home from the office a little early so I can grab supper before heading to the Hockey Game

I would remove her sight... A well placed blindfold can so heighten her expectation of just what might happen next (and yes I know that's not what you meant) Think about the sound of a vibrator switching on or for the more adventurous the whistling sound of of riding crop as it cuts through the air or the whisping sound of a flogger as it moves through the air immediately before contact... or maybe just the whispering sound of his voice in your ear saying... I think your gonna like this... On that note Riding crop or flogger?