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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 14:30:20 GMT -5
In which unfortunate vein, having attended (as mentioned previously, I believe) a friend's mother's funeral a couple of weeks ago, I was a bit surprised the next time I saw her when she mentioned having had a good cry after listening to the CD of the service. Are such recordings commonplace? I don't believe I'd ever heard of such a thing.
Admittedly, I haven't buried a relative by blood in very nearly 32 years or one by marriage in something like 27, & technology has certainly changed in the interim ...
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Post by DE Sinclair on Feb 29, 2016 14:40:12 GMT -5
In which unfortunate vein, having attended (as mentioned previously, I believe) a friend's mother's funeral a couple of weeks ago, I was a bit surprised the next time I saw her when she mentioned having had a good cry after listening to the CD of the service. Are such recordings commonplace? I don't believe I'd ever heard of such a thing. Admittedly, I haven't buried a relative by blood in very nearly 32 years or one by marriage in something like 27, & technology has certainly changed in the interim ... I haven't had the misfortune to have to attend a funeral for 2-3 years thankfully, but this is something I've never heard of either. I suppose if it gives someone comfort to listen to it again afterwards, then that's great. But I can't imagine myself ever wanting to relive any of the funerals I've ever gone to.
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Post by Rob Allen on Feb 29, 2016 14:42:02 GMT -5
It's Monday, I'm back online and adding my voice to the chorus of sympathy, support and condolence to Slam, Mecha, and realjla.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Feb 29, 2016 14:52:55 GMT -5
In which unfortunate vein, having attended (as mentioned previously, I believe) a friend's mother's funeral a couple of weeks ago, I was a bit surprised the next time I saw her when she mentioned having had a good cry after listening to the CD of the service. Are such recordings commonplace? I don't believe I'd ever heard of such a thing. When my dad died a few years ago we were asked to provide a playlist for a small memorial ceremony. I hadn't planned on keeping it beyond that day but found myself listening to it many times since. Perhaps it's become a thing.
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Post by hondobrode on Feb 29, 2016 15:59:17 GMT -5
I need to check this thread more frequently.
As part of our virtual CCF family, my most heartfelt sympathies go out to Slam, as they did recently for MechaGodzilla and his family and realjla as well.
My parents and in-laws are in their 70's and doing fairly well, but the time is coming. In fact, with my upcoming divorce, I'm moving back to Iowa to be closer to my entire family. They're all in Iowa or Nebraska and I'll be in Des Moines. My parents live 100 miles from there. My littlest sister isn't married (yet), but I've told my parents with me moving to Des Moines I'm still close enough I can help them with stuff.
One of my twin daughters just broke up with her boyfriend (who I really disliked) and has been floundering to find her place in life. I've offered for her to live with me in Des Moines while I help her with money, housing, school and being the dad I wasn't able to be to her after the divorce. The oldest two are married and her twin sister has a great b/f. They're not engaged yet but probably will be fairly soon.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Feb 29, 2016 18:51:30 GMT -5
My condolences to realjla as well.
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Post by dupersuper on Mar 1, 2016 6:16:06 GMT -5
Out of curiosity, and I have thought about starting a thread on this subject, but I cannot recall if one has already been made or not, so I decided to ask here: This topic came up in a FB group I am in: How does the personal lives of the artists you enjoy affect how/if you enjoy their art? Several different artists came up during this discussion, and I found out things about some artists that I never knew, and I probably could have lived the rest of my life just fine never having found out. Where do you draw the line? Do you draw the line? Anywhere from they are a complete jerk to they raped or murdered someone. Does this change your opinion of, not only the artist, but of his/her art? Does it affect you at all? A little bit? No? Do tell. For me, I was crushed to find out that Prince had relations with under-aged women, and that Kate Bush and PJ Harvey have both openly spoken out AGAINST feminism. Oh.my.heart broke. I generally don't care (though Cosby Show reruns'll never be the same). I try not to financially support any one who uses their $ to support their awefulness, though (the reason I only buy used Orsin Scott-Card books).
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Post by Confessor on Mar 1, 2016 7:31:19 GMT -5
Sending out sincere condolences to Slam, realjla, and MechaGodzilla over the loss of their loved ones. Stay strong my friends.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2016 9:12:36 GMT -5
I generally don't care (though Cosby Show reruns'll never be the same). I try not to financially support any one who uses their $ to support their awefulness, though (the reason I only buy used Orsin Scott-Card books). By coincidence, when I was eating dinner last week with my aforementioned friend whose mother recently died & a friend of hers, Card's name came up. My friend, who teaches at the Air University here on base, said that awhile back Card was brought in to give some sort of presentation at the related Air War College, & afterward she & a few others went out to dinner with him. She wasn't aware of his reputation for rabid homophobia till I mentioned it, but she said he made a spectacle of himself sucking up to the military types at the table. Sort of fits, I guess.
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Post by Mormel on Mar 2, 2016 6:24:40 GMT -5
My greatest obstacle to obtaining a job: the references.
My work history is very spotty, and in more than a few cases, I parted on sour terms. I gave three contacts to the temp agency person who phoned me just now, but I'm crossing my fingers to see that it'll work out. If she calls me this evening, I'll be invited for an introduction tomorrow. If she calls me tomorrow morning, I'll be out of the running. :/
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Post by Pharozonk on Mar 2, 2016 8:44:47 GMT -5
My greatest obstacle to obtaining a job: the references. My work history is very spotty, and in more than a few cases, I parted on sour terms. I gave three contacts to the temp agency person who phoned me just now, but I'm crossing my fingers to see that it'll work out. If she calls me this evening, I'll be invited for an introduction tomorrow. If she calls me tomorrow morning, I'll be out of the running. :/ Best of luck, Morm!
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Post by Mormel on Mar 2, 2016 8:46:33 GMT -5
OK, so the other temp agency called me to say that there's a job vacancy that suits me pretty well (after weeks of waiting), but I've had to put it on hold because I'm waiting for verification on the other application. If the first temp agency doesn't call me this afternoon, I won't be invited for the introduction tomorrow, yet at the same time there's a fair chance the other job will have passed onto another candidate as well. Which is all quite inconvenient. I'm reminded of the saying "They're like buses. For a long time, they're not showing up, then all of a sudden, there are two."
And thank you, Zonk!
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Post by Pharozonk on Mar 2, 2016 9:00:10 GMT -5
What kinds of jobs are you applying for?
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Post by Mormel on Mar 2, 2016 9:17:10 GMT -5
They're both warehouse jobs.
And it totally slipped my mind that I could have just made an appointment with job B while waiting for confirmation on job A. And if A worked out, just cancel the appointment with B. D'oh!
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Post by hondobrode on Mar 2, 2016 9:20:30 GMT -5
Good look Mormel.
The whole job thing isn't always fair.
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