Subject: sayings
Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But, I can usually shut the bitch up with cookies!
-Inside every older person is a younger person--wondering what the hell happened! -Cara Harvey Armstrong-
-The hardest years in life are between ten & seventy! -Helen Hayes-(at 73)
-A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car. -Carrie Snow-
-My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first is hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. -Erma Bombeck-
-Everytime I close the door on reality, it comes in through the windows!
-I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once!
-I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on! -Roseanne Barr-
-When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade other countries! -Elayne Boosier
-And to paraphrase Caryn Leschen--Just when you reach the age you get your head together--your body starts falling apart!
And, lastly...my favorite! --If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning!!
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Get Some Rest
Vacation deprivation is running rampant, workplace experts say.
American productivity is up, but so is depression and the amount of money spent on coping with burned-out workers.
"Right now, it's a race to the bottom as companies cut labor to the bone," said Joe Robinson, who founded the Work to Live
campaign, which is lobbying for a minimum of three weeks of vacation for all Americans.
Robinson, who wrote "Work to Live: The Guide to Getting a Life," said politicians from both parties are showing signs of support. The three weeks Robinson wants for Americans is less than the
five, six and even greater amounts of time off granted in Europe.
Robinson says clocking more hours doesn't necessarily mean more work is getting done. He points to studies that show that workers deliver the same amount of productivity over seven weeks
whether they worked 40 or 50 hours per week.
Expedia.com's recent vacation survey suggests that Americans hand back to employers more than $21 billion in unused vacation hours. More people say they are taking less time away from work
and feel guilt when they do break away.
The "e-leash," tethering workers to the office while they are supposed to be resting is becoming increasingly common, Robinson said. Cell phones, e-mail and remote-access voice mail make it easier to keep working.
CIGNA HealthCare, for example, doesn't have a set policy about workers checking in from vacation, said Lane Pittman, executive vice president of human resources in Phoenix.
"Most of our employees work directly with their managers to ensure their responsibilities are covered appropriately," Pittman said. "There are times, given business needs, that it's not possible (for workers to be out of touch with work). We may ask employees if we can contact them while on vacation."
Such interruptions to time off are managed by planning ahead, she said. CIGNA grants increasing amounts of vacation with length of service.
Yet nationwide, 13 percent of all companies don't offer vacation time, up from 5 percent in 1998, Robinson said.
"Business has to understand they pick up a tab of $150 billion a year in job-stress costs," he said. "We are at the mercy of people who would rather get a root canal than give us time off."
Carol Kamin, nonprofit executive director for the Arizona Children's Action Alliance, understands both the need to check into the office and stay away.
"For two weeks, I didn't know what was going on," Kamin said of a recent trip to Eastern Europe. At first, that was difficult. "Then it stopped mattering."
Like so many other professionals, she has worked while vacationing. She has been known to check voice mail continuously while on vacation.
"The moment you do that, it gobbles you up."
By CHRISTINE L. ROMERO
Copyright 2004 Gannett Co., Inc
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What's good for the Goose is Good for the Gander!
Sex starved women fuel gigolo boom in Bangkok
BANGKOK: -- Pleasures of the flesh may no longer be the exclusive preserve of men in Bangkok, with an increasing number of sex starved women spawning a new breed of gigolos to satiate their carnal desires.
According to the Mirror, more and more women are taking to picking up male prostitutes from brothels in Thailand for safe, no-strings attached sex with men who are trained to satisfy women.
The female sex tourists could be anywhere between 19-50 years old and pay upto 22 dollars for a night. The night usually starts with the women going to sex clubs, buying their chosen prostitute a drink, chatting with them and then taking them home.
The prostitutes are regularly checked for HIV and are not allowed to show up at the club if found positive. They are also available for weeks or months on end if the tourists want. Being seen with a British woman is a prestige issue with thes! e gigolos and often increases their demand in the market.
"It's a real power trip, a lot of girls come out here looking for sex with a Thai man. This is safer than going round the bars and picking one up. It's something different. All the blokes pay for it so why can't we?" the report quoted a 19-year old visitor to a Bangkok club, Ruth Evans as saying.
"I'd been in Bangkok for a week or so when a waiter approached me and asked me if I wanted to take him home. He was 22 years old and absolutely beautiful. He came with me and I paid him for four days. It's a nice business transaction. I know plenty of women here who are bored and horny-so they buy a boy for the night," added Gillian Kitrick, a 50-year old tourist from London.
Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But, I can usually shut the bitch up with cookies!
-Inside every older person is a younger person--wondering what the hell happened! -Cara Harvey Armstrong-
-The hardest years in life are between ten & seventy! -Helen Hayes-(at 73)
-A male gynecologist is like an auto mechanic who never owned a car. -Carrie Snow-
-My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first is hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. -Erma Bombeck-
-Everytime I close the door on reality, it comes in through the windows!
-I try to take one day at a time, but sometimes several days attack me at once!
-I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on! -Roseanne Barr-
-When women are depressed they either eat or go shopping. Men invade other countries! -Elayne Boosier
-And to paraphrase Caryn Leschen--Just when you reach the age you get your head together--your body starts falling apart!
And, lastly...my favorite! --If you can't be a good example, you'll just have to be a horrible warning!!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Get Some Rest
Vacation deprivation is running rampant, workplace experts say.
American productivity is up, but so is depression and the amount of money spent on coping with burned-out workers.
"Right now, it's a race to the bottom as companies cut labor to the bone," said Joe Robinson, who founded the Work to Live
campaign, which is lobbying for a minimum of three weeks of vacation for all Americans.
Robinson, who wrote "Work to Live: The Guide to Getting a Life," said politicians from both parties are showing signs of support. The three weeks Robinson wants for Americans is less than the
five, six and even greater amounts of time off granted in Europe.
Robinson says clocking more hours doesn't necessarily mean more work is getting done. He points to studies that show that workers deliver the same amount of productivity over seven weeks
whether they worked 40 or 50 hours per week.
Expedia.com's recent vacation survey suggests that Americans hand back to employers more than $21 billion in unused vacation hours. More people say they are taking less time away from work
and feel guilt when they do break away.
The "e-leash," tethering workers to the office while they are supposed to be resting is becoming increasingly common, Robinson said. Cell phones, e-mail and remote-access voice mail make it easier to keep working.
CIGNA HealthCare, for example, doesn't have a set policy about workers checking in from vacation, said Lane Pittman, executive vice president of human resources in Phoenix.
"Most of our employees work directly with their managers to ensure their responsibilities are covered appropriately," Pittman said. "There are times, given business needs, that it's not possible (for workers to be out of touch with work). We may ask employees if we can contact them while on vacation."
Such interruptions to time off are managed by planning ahead, she said. CIGNA grants increasing amounts of vacation with length of service.
Yet nationwide, 13 percent of all companies don't offer vacation time, up from 5 percent in 1998, Robinson said.
"Business has to understand they pick up a tab of $150 billion a year in job-stress costs," he said. "We are at the mercy of people who would rather get a root canal than give us time off."
Carol Kamin, nonprofit executive director for the Arizona Children's Action Alliance, understands both the need to check into the office and stay away.
"For two weeks, I didn't know what was going on," Kamin said of a recent trip to Eastern Europe. At first, that was difficult. "Then it stopped mattering."
Like so many other professionals, she has worked while vacationing. She has been known to check voice mail continuously while on vacation.
"The moment you do that, it gobbles you up."
By CHRISTINE L. ROMERO
Copyright 2004 Gannett Co., Inc
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
What's good for the Goose is Good for the Gander!
Sex starved women fuel gigolo boom in Bangkok
BANGKOK: -- Pleasures of the flesh may no longer be the exclusive preserve of men in Bangkok, with an increasing number of sex starved women spawning a new breed of gigolos to satiate their carnal desires.
According to the Mirror, more and more women are taking to picking up male prostitutes from brothels in Thailand for safe, no-strings attached sex with men who are trained to satisfy women.
The female sex tourists could be anywhere between 19-50 years old and pay upto 22 dollars for a night. The night usually starts with the women going to sex clubs, buying their chosen prostitute a drink, chatting with them and then taking them home.
The prostitutes are regularly checked for HIV and are not allowed to show up at the club if found positive. They are also available for weeks or months on end if the tourists want. Being seen with a British woman is a prestige issue with thes! e gigolos and often increases their demand in the market.
"It's a real power trip, a lot of girls come out here looking for sex with a Thai man. This is safer than going round the bars and picking one up. It's something different. All the blokes pay for it so why can't we?" the report quoted a 19-year old visitor to a Bangkok club, Ruth Evans as saying.
"I'd been in Bangkok for a week or so when a waiter approached me and asked me if I wanted to take him home. He was 22 years old and absolutely beautiful. He came with me and I paid him for four days. It's a nice business transaction. I know plenty of women here who are bored and horny-so they buy a boy for the night," added Gillian Kitrick, a 50-year old tourist from London.
