Comments on: The Change http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/07/18/the-change/ ten years in the making Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:16:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: shruti http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/07/18/the-change/comment-page-1/#comment-52561 shruti Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:08:40 +0000 http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/07/18/the-change/#comment-52561 i'd probably be more concerned if you WERE inside watching a ballgame. i’d probably be more concerned if you WERE inside watching a ballgame.

]]> By: Greg http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/07/18/the-change/comment-page-1/#comment-52560 Greg Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:29:19 +0000 http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/07/18/the-change/#comment-52560 I had a co-worker at an old job who just has a kid and would talk about how her daughter would take care of her someday, work, for her, etc. (along with a son she already had). I remember looking at the pictures of the daughter on her desk, under a year old, and wondering what it takes to transform a baby into a money train. The best part, literally, an hour after talking about this, she started to bitch about her own mother - how she wanted a ride somewhere or something. The coworker didn't want to do it. I had a co-worker at an old job who just has a kid and would talk about how her daughter would take care of her someday, work, for her, etc. (along with a son she already had). I remember looking at the pictures of the daughter on her desk, under a year old, and wondering what it takes to transform a baby into a money train. The best part, literally, an hour after talking about this, she started to bitch about her own mother – how she wanted a ride somewhere or something. The coworker didn’t want to do it.

]]> By: Will http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/07/18/the-change/comment-page-1/#comment-52559 Will Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:10:02 +0000 http://jimski.nopaper.net/2008/07/18/the-change/#comment-52559 Ah the memories. Not to play the one-up game, but I'm envious of your <em>only</em> once a week grass mowing. In Florida it's safe to say that the grass grows much faster than anywhere but a fertilizer laboratory. I had to mow our grass every 4 days, otherwise the mower would not have the torque necessary to muscle through our front yard. My favorite summer was when our neighbor went north for an entire month and I was elicited into mowing his yard as well. My neighbor was a good person, and as such when he returned home from his extended vacation offered money to my father to give to me. My father, kind soul that his is, <strong><em>turned it down on my behalf</em></strong>. That's what neighbors are for, etc. F#%@ you Dad, I want the money. Ah the memories. Not to play the one-up game, but I’m envious of your only once a week grass mowing. In Florida it’s safe to say that the grass grows much faster than anywhere but a fertilizer laboratory. I had to mow our grass every 4 days, otherwise the mower would not have the torque necessary to muscle through our front yard.

My favorite summer was when our neighbor went north for an entire month and I was elicited into mowing his yard as well. My neighbor was a good person, and as such when he returned home from his extended vacation offered money to my father to give to me. My father, kind soul that his is, turned it down on my behalf. That’s what neighbors are for, etc.

F#%@ you Dad, I want the money.

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