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The ***Official*** Weekend Singles Thread - Labor Day Weekend(Sept. 1-4)
DollyCali and All of the Singles & their FRiends | September 1, 2006 | DollyCali

Posted on 09/01/2006 12:43:11 PM PDT by DollyCali



Labor Day, a national legal holiday over 100 years old has Over the years evolved from a purely labor union celebration into a general "last fling of summer" festival.

It grew out of a celebration and parade in honor of the working class by the Knights of Labor in New York. In 1884, the Knights held a large parade in New York City celebrating the working class. The parade was held on the first Monday in September. The Knights passed a resolution to hold all future parades on the same day, designated by them as Labor Day.

The Socialist Party held a similar celebration of the working class on May 1. This date eventually became known as May Day, and was celebrated by Socialists and Communists in commemoration of the working man. In the U.S., the first Monday in September was selected to reject any identification with Communism. Then in 1894, Congress passed a law recognizing Labor Day as an official national holiday.

It has come to be recognized in the U.S. not only as a celebration of the working class, but even more so as the unofficial end of the summer season. In the northern half of the U.S. at least, the summer vacation season begins with Memorial Day and ends with Labor Day. Many colleges and some secondary and elementary schools begin classes immediately after Labor Day.

State parks, swimming pools, and campgrounds are all quite busy on Labor Day, as vacationers take one last advantage of the waning hot season. September is the month that marks the beginning of autumn. And, because of that, the average daytime maximum temperatures take a plunge during the month in most of the U.S.








Labor Day "Linky Links"


U.S. Department of Labor- Bureau of Labor Statistics


Labor Day Greeting Cards


Knights of Labor


Labor Day Recipes


Labor Union Information


U.S. Department of Labor- Bureau of Labor Statistics




JOBS ~~ WORK ~~ PROFESSIONS


Tell us about your work/career..Past/Present


DollyCali shares her "past"


Well..maybe a LITTLE bit! I am currently working harder NOW than ever in my life. The pay monetarily is ZIP. but I know there are other rewards. I am care giving my invalid mom & living with her in HER home & taking care of her home, yards, pets as well as her.

My first “jobs” were in junior high school. I did modeling and taught dance lessons.. Continued this until I graduated from college & then began a teaching career(Biology & Physical Education) of about 10 years in many geographical areas at the junior high, high school and college level.

While I was teaching in NC, I began my real estate career that started at a large firm in residential sales & ended in my own commercial business that dealt with Development, rehabs, and 1031 Exchanging. A lot of money was there and a lot of ego strokes, but deep down something was missing.

Following grad school I began a career in Hospital chaplaincy working with Cancer/AIDS/Hospice patients. Essentially, ALL of my patients died & it was my job to get them and their families ready for that transition. But this was the most rewarding career I had and it has helped me help others – even now – as I am officially “unemployed”.




Now it is YOUR TURN


Please join me and the other “Singles & their Friends” and as you visit this thread over the next fourr days(yes, we will have a ping on Monday also for anyone who wants to visit) to chat, visit and see what is going on with your FRiends, do take a few minutes to share a little about yourself & your work over the years.




TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: college; dating; employment; jobs; laborday; singles; unions
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

My folks have a TV that won't turn off with the remote. They can turn it on with the remote, but they have to kill the electricity at the socket in order to make the TV go off. I'll be interested to see what RCA says about this one. I wonder whether your problem is the TV or something with the remote. My neighbors used to have a very sensitive alarm system on their jeep. Every time I used my microwave oven, their alarm went off.


261 posted on 09/02/2006 10:26:01 PM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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To: WFTR

I have seen that one.

The relay driver transistor will sometimes have a failure, that, once triggered, it CANNOT be turned off-except by removing power.


262 posted on 09/02/2006 10:30:06 PM PDT by Rca2000 (I may be a prude, but at least I am CONSISTENT about my beliefs!!)
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To: bannie

That is interesting. I have only received ONE question so far for the "dear abby" next week & that was the essense of the question. why do I pick the same type of person.

Guess a lot of people have that situation in their life

sorry you had more than one "bad pick".. but at least you realize it. so many people truly don't put two & two together


263 posted on 09/02/2006 10:30:08 PM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)
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To: WFTR
We took the batteries out of the remote just to make sure. It didn't resolve the problem. That's when we decided to plug it into something where we could kill the power.
264 posted on 09/02/2006 10:31:23 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness
I have yet to meet one person (or child) that really likes a mime. How is it that they continue to exist? Eighth wonder of the world.

I feel that way about half of the shows on TV.

265 posted on 09/02/2006 10:32:55 PM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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To: pcottraux

Where did my widdo Phiw go?


266 posted on 09/02/2006 10:33:19 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

I was out mime huntin'!


267 posted on 09/02/2006 10:36:01 PM PDT by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: WFTR
Me too, actually. For years, through almost all of the 90's, I watched almost no TV. Lately, however, I'd have to say that there are some really great exceptions out there. There are some new shows (like in the past several years) that have come out that I will not miss an episode of.
268 posted on 09/02/2006 10:36:45 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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To: pcottraux

Go get 'um, tiger!


269 posted on 09/02/2006 10:38:06 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

I like some new shows as well. Most of them are shows that my Mom starts me watching when I'm at home or my folks are here. I'm not always sure that I would enjoy watching them if it hadn't been for Mom. There are other shows that are fun to watch when I'm there or my folks are here, but I wouldn't watch on my own.


270 posted on 09/02/2006 10:40:12 PM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

I hardly watch any TV any more. My life enough drama, I guess. Although I used to watch too much...I guess it got replaced by the internet.


271 posted on 09/02/2006 10:42:20 PM PDT by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: pcottraux

Lol, my life has PLENTY of drama.


272 posted on 09/02/2006 10:45:31 PM PDT by darkangel82 (Higher visibility leads to greater zottability.)
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To: darkangel82

Things are complicated enough without having to worry about who stabbed a man with plastic scissors and figuring out how he did it.


273 posted on 09/02/2006 10:48:56 PM PDT by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: pcottraux

Your life at your job alone would make a GREAT sitcom.


274 posted on 09/02/2006 10:50:32 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

Ha ha ha...indeed it would.

Actually, you may often hear me say that my big ambition in life is to succeed as a writer. But part of that is interesting...I've had so many hilarious, funny, insane experiences while working in retail, I'm hoping to some day turn all that into comical writing.


275 posted on 09/02/2006 10:56:47 PM PDT by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: pcottraux
Hey. CSI is one of my FAVORITE shows.

You better check yo-self! *snap* *snap*

276 posted on 09/02/2006 11:02:50 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

Lol, okay. Checkin' ma-self.


277 posted on 09/02/2006 11:03:43 PM PDT by pcottraux (It's pronounced "P. Coe-troe.")
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To: Maximus_Ridiculousness

I like CSI as well. In some ways, my job used to be that way but I dealt with broken metal instead of dead people.


278 posted on 09/02/2006 11:05:43 PM PDT by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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To: pcottraux
Yo, what up, gangsta?


279 posted on 09/02/2006 11:06:14 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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To: WFTR

BMI. Broken Metal Investigation.


280 posted on 09/02/2006 11:07:58 PM PDT by Maximus_Ridiculousness (Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
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