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11-14-2010, 12:56 AM #1Registered User
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another one bites the dust
[disco music]And another one's gone, and another one's gone, another one bites the dust![/disco music]
Paid off another store card last weekend. Two more store cards to go, then we each have a bank card, one car loan, wife's student loans before moving on to the next step. I'm adding to my adjunct teaching load next semester and trying to add part-time employment in the public sector to start making qualifying payments for the public service student loan forgiveness program.
I'm having a hard time getting a straight answer out of my employer regarding how many hours per week of work time my adjunct contract translates to, but I have one last contact in HR to email before getting creative.
Been away for a bit, might remain in lurk mode after this too - teaching, even part-time teaching is very time consuming. I'm also spending some time doing career and education research trying to figure out what I might be successful at next. Leaning towards retraining to environmental sector if I don't land a full-time community college instructor position.
Continuing with my exercise and nutrition changes to work towards making myself eligible for Army officer direct commission. If Army doesn't want me, USPHS is my second choice. Exercising is primarily the Olympic lifts (barbells). As of last work out I'm (lbs) bench pressing 205, squatting 205, deadlifting 145 and (standing overhead) pressing 95. Using "Starting Strength" by Rippetoe to learn form for the exercises. I've only ever done the bench press prior to a couple months ago.
From Sept to Oct (first week each) I lost 3% body fat according to DoD tape test.
This is probably as good a summary as I can give now. Hope you all are doing well!
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..........on all fronts..........the bill pay and the weight/body fat loss.
Don't stay away too long.......but good luck!!
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Good for you!! It's nice to hear from you.
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Im singing that song with you! ~~another one bites the dust~
Keep it up!!Step 1 $207/1500
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Good job mek..
Now,If you ever call Queen disco music again, we are going to have a problem.
Russ
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There you are! Glad to see you are doing fine & knocking some debt out the door.
Lot of positive things going on & so happy for ya. Thanks for checking in. Go you!!
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woo hooo !!! great going
although i dont know if queen- a rock group - would like you referring to their song as " disco " lol !!! poor freddie mercury may be turing over in his grave LOL !!
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I was born in 1974, how am I to know disco music from Queen? Isn't Queen to disco music as Lynyrd Skynyrd is to country music?
Originally Posted by Russ
Good job mek..
Now,If you ever call Queen disco music again, we are going to have a problem.
Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!Last edited by mek42; 11-15-2010 at 12:21 AM. Reason: forgot to say thank you to everyone after picking on Russ
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Great job Mek!
keep it up!
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Remind me to ban you next time you're on line. Originally Posted by mek42
I was born in 1974, how am I to know disco music from Queen? Isn't Queen to disco music as Lynyrd Skynyrd is to country music?
Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!Russ
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Once isn't enough. Ban him twice. Originally Posted by Russ
If you could kick in the pants the person responsible for your problems, you wouldn't be able to sit for a month.
Did you know that a 4 year student paying $20,000/year who finances their education graduates with over $103,000 in debt to start? But a student who works and pays cash and takes 6 years to graduate ends with $6,300 in their pocket! So much for "getting a head start by financing!"
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Way to Go all the way round!
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Congrats!!!
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