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Had an interview today! (my old work cut my hours in half, so I’ve been applying for other jobs)
This would give me more hours and more pay/hour, but it would also be shift work. It’s also technically a step down in position. But more pay so woo, right? There were only 3 applicants so I can’t be doing too badly in position.
Someone did a beautiful job of editing for this. Thank you for sharing! I’m a HUGE fan of the LOTR movies and I enjoy playing Lord of the Rings Online. Oh, and I loved the first installment of The Hobbit.
So did I but I imagined the troll scene where they get argue until dawn and get petrified to be a bit more…. I don’t know. It just wasn’t what I pictured, and it was my favorite scene from the book! *pouts*
I saw a video the other day of Leonard Nimoy singing a song about Bilbo Baggins. It was weird, because I kept picturing Spock singing it and that just does not mesh well in my brain.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
2012 was a harsh year for a lot of people here on the forum, I hope 2013 brings new beginnings, better health, and more happiness!
Find out how many marshmallows is really “too many” in a cup of hot chocolate.
BLASPHEMY! There is no such thing as “too many” marshmallows in a cup of hot chocolate. You just need a bigger mug if they don’t fit.
Ah, but see, the process of finding out means that I get to drink a LOT of hot chocolate. :p
True, that. 😀
We all LOVE YOU and I couldn’t be happier being a part of this forum and supporting your wonderful family at Windstone Editions <3
My sentiments exactly!
Mine too (I can’t come up with sentiments on my own…)!
Find out how many marshmallows is really “too many” in a cup of hot chocolate.
BLASPHEMY! There is no such thing as “too many” marshmallows in a cup of hot chocolate. You just need a bigger mug if they don’t fit.
I agree with taking up crafts. I have the next week off and my hubby doesn’t so I’ll be working on some paintings I need to get done to occupy me.
Antibiotics are overused, I agree with that wholeheartedly. I do know there is a time frame between when an animal can be given antibiotics and when it gets slaughtered. You can’t legally slaughter an animal currently on antibiotics, and I know it’s quite a few months afterwards (to allow the drugs to leave the system).
I can’t remember the source, but I do not think there is a definitive link between the use of antibiotics in cattle and the formation of super-bugs that can cause illness in humans. I’d be more concerned about over-prescribing of antibiotics in people for cases that do not need it (there’s a reason most super-bugs are bred in hospitals), then about antibiotics in cattle. As for the hand sanitizer thing, it does have a basis in reality – they kill 99% or so of germs. What survives is more resistant to the sanitizer, it breeds and then next time you sanitize, and kill 99% – what’s left gets more and more resistant to the sanitizer, eventually it stops working altogether. But resistant to sanitizer, does not mean resistant to antibiotics – hence why I stated you should be more worried about over-prescribing in a clinical setting.
Yes there is more E.coli in the intestines of cattle than there was in years past, but there are also much better controls. Large scale operations are at an advantage and disadvantage here. Advantage is that they have the funds and the manpower to ensure every single control is met. Disadvantage is, of course, with so many people and so much cattle (or whatever), there is a statistically higher chance that something will go wrong.
I can’t tell you the practices of my suppliers, but I do agree that it would be easier to catch everything, if there was less to catch in the first place. From the farmer on, to be honest… but it also wouldn’t hurt if the large industries paid a fair price per head to the farmers, then they’d probably care more… (this also goes into the feed statement you made, the less a farmer gets per head, he’s going to cut costs somewhere, and it’s usually in the feed quality). By farmer, of course I include small and large scale farming operations.
I think the huge problem with some people who work in the food industry, is that they stop seeing it as food. When you see tens of thousands of pounds of meat pass under your nose, you stop thinking “hey, this is someone’s dinner”. Not that I’m that way – I know that every single piece of meat that goes out the shipping door is something that someone eats, and I want to make certain it’s safe, even if it means costing the company money (I think my highest cost was $30,000 worth of meat that I threw out because it *might* have an issue – not that I’m bragging…).
I like talking about what I do, I take great pride in the work I do, and I would hope it shows in the quality of the products I send out.
I’m sorry your year is turning out so badly. 2012 seems to have been awful for a lot of people… I’m very sorry to hear about your friend. (hugs)
And working nights sucks! I did it once, and hated it – heck even in the winter now, going to work when it’s dark, then going home in the dark gets depressing after a while.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to you as well!
The idea of committing an ‘act of mass kindness’ seems the best response one could make to an unspeakable event like this. I wonder what we could do.
I keep trying to think of something. I want to do SOMETHING so that I can be reminded that good things can happen if we put our minds to it.
My husband’s a teacher. It’s supposed to be a safe profession! I don’t want to be worried every time he goes to work… 🙁
