-=> Quoting Damon A. Getsman to All on 07-Mar-2015 07:33 <=-

 DAG> Well, I know that I've been promising to get some information of a
 DAG> better sort out for awhile now.  I've finally got a chance to do a
 DAG> pretty decent dump of some.  You may have seen bits of this in other
 DAG> echoes, so I'll keep portions of this brief, but there are some other
 DAG> things that I can expound a little more on in here, as well.

Where besides ASIAN_LINK (and here) are you posting...?  (I think I did
spot you in Survnet chat, where I only lurk.. anywhere else...?)

 DAG> Obviously, given my few years of significant financial struggles as
 DAG> a single father, the biggest positive right now is the fact that I
 DAG> nailed down not just one, but two job yesterday. 

All right!  :)   That's very good news...  :)   Congratulations..  :)

 DAG> One is a 'paycheck'...  That is, doing some kitchen work now that I've
 DAG> passed the requirements for security badging at the airport where the
 DAG> place is that gave me the promise of hire.  It's not a lot of money,
 DAG> but it's enough to try to make sure that the gleaming axe of
 DAG> homelessness over my head is starting to dull a little bit. 

A relief, for sure... and something to fall back on... passing the
security check is also a good sign...  :)

 DAG> Next up, I finally broke
 DAG> into the world of IT.  I thought that the personal recommendations bit
 DAG> and how some people were saying the job was pretty much gold was
 DAG> overstated with this guy who was looking to outsource some work, but
 DAG> the phone interview yesterday _started_ with a 'you're hired, this
 DAG> person's word is good enough for me', and ended with some really great
 DAG> words about pay. I should be able to not just tread water, but work
 DAG> from home, when I am most productive, for a significant enough source
 DAG> of income to be able to finally start saving again. 

Even better... :)   Very good news indeed...  :)

 DAG> It'll be so nice to be able to do some nice things for my son and get
 DAG> him a new wardrobe that I don't even know how to start...  I'm still
 DAG> kind of in shock about the whole thing.  I mean I've applied for so
 DAG> many friggin' IT jobs over the past 6-8 months, courted so many
 DAG> recruiters, and then this one just falls into my lap and it's like
 DAG> ideal.  I'm very happy and optimistic about it.  Looks like it's going
 DAG> to be some simple wordpress and e-commerce stuff for starters, and then
 DAG> after that short 'proving ground' period a little more challenging work
 DAG> and definitely more hours to be had. 

Got your foot in the door, and looks like a good door to have started
with...  ;)

 DAG> So...  Other than that.  I got my son's bike
 DAG> into working order and we got everything we need to be street legal. 
 DAG> Finally got his bike modified for his slightly smaller stature, too. 
 DAG> So we're going on a nice bike ride today and we did several miles the
 DAG> other day.  I'm having an interesting time teaching him the rules of
 DAG> the road, being as this is a metropolis and I'm used to smallville, but
 DAG> I'm trying to make sure that he knows how to use the roads the right
 DAG> way, and making sure that he also knows the proper techniques for
 DAG> riding in the road, as I'm pretty sure sidewalk riding is illegal here.

You might want to check out the actual rules... while adult bike riding
is usually limited to the street, children are often allowed to ride on
the sidewalks, as they may well be safer there...  

 DAG> I'm hoping to be confident enough in his ability to start letting him
 DAG> out to ride to the closer parks that aren't beyond any major
 DAG> thoroughfares fairly soon here.  I'd say he's about ready, actually,
 DAG> it's just that I'm nervous because of the assholes that park so close
 DAG> to the corners that you can't see when there's traffic until you're out
 DAG> into the middle of the intersection.  Drawing that line between being a
 DAG> good parent and overprotective is tough, especially with the only kid
 DAG> I've got. 

It's a balance, to be sure... :)   If he shows good judgement, and
exhibits careful watchfulness, he should be fine...  but it's a
judgement call at best..  :)  You could monitor his judgement etc by
letting him make some of that sort of decisions when you are out riding
with him, like one might with a student driver for auto driving
lessons... :)

 DAG> Anyway, there's some other stuff, too, but I'm gonna leave
 DAG> it at this for now, and write a little bit more later.  I've got some
 DAG> other things I need to get done in the interim.  :)  I hope this is a
 DAG> nice change after all the shit of the past few months/years of disaster
 DAG> and stress. 

Certainly is nice to see changes for the better...  even if I am jealous
of the nice weather you guys are having... ;)

ttyl         neb

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