-=> 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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