At any rate, I actually DO hope this job works out for you. I'm just flabbergasted with your "I have two degrees, I want the state to pay for a third" mentality, Ziggy.

There is no reason that the state should retrain you. You haven't been injured in any way that impairs you from doing your job, you have a degree in a field where there IS demand (whether you want to acknowledge it or not!), and you have not one, but TWO degrees. Workforce was meant to help people who do not HAVE job skills.

Want to know what I'd do in your shoes? (Of course, you don't!). I'd sell the bike and anything else that you don't need, find a one bedroom place as cheap as I could, work days as a sub and weekends delivering pizza until better job opportunities pan out. Then when you've established yourself and HAVE the money, buy all the toys you want.

What I dislike about you, ziggy, is your character. I've struggled to get everything I have, and you and Marcie expect every little toy your heart desires, but you don't want to work for it. You have great lives, great opportunities, yet all you can see fit to do is whine about what you don't have. Your focus is entirely on THINGS, and it oozes into everything you write. This is entirely contradictory to what your faith teaches.

At any rate, I actually DO hope this job works out for you.

Thanks, I appreciate it.

What I dislike about you, ziggy, is your character.

lol...the problem here is that you dont know anything about me outside of thisblog . You cannot deny that.

And again, the CDL program is not a degree course.

Actually, though, I know plenty about you FROM this blog.

I know you are an unapologetic spendthrift.

I know that you believe you are ALWAYS right, and that your intellect is superior to everyone else's.

I know you refuse to admit you're wrong.

I know that, for whatever reason, you do not have a history of holding jobs for long periods of time.

Everyone of these things you have shown us repeatedly through your behaviour here.

Actually, though, I know plenty about you FROM this blog.

And that is all you know.

I know you are an unapologetic spendthrift.

I don't need to apologize for the choices I make in my life. Especially to you. Just because I make what seem to you to be poor choices, that doesnt mean they are the worst. There's a whole crap load of choices I could have made that would have been worse than the ones I have made.

At the time I / we have bought the things we bought, our income was not uncertain. We made the choices we felt were right at the time.

I know that you believe you are ALWAYS right, and that your intellect is superior to everyone else's.

This line of crap has been brought up before. I never imply that I am right if I don't believe I am. Ive also said before Im not the brightest person in the world, nor do I wish to be. But when it comes to things I have some experience and knowledge in...I usually know what Im talking about.

know you refuse to admit you're wrong.

Like what? I have no problem admitting when Im wrong. Your version of what is the truth and mine...doesnt make me 'wrong.'...Especially if you don't agree with me or the choices I make.

I know that, for whatever reason, you do not have a history of holding jobs for long periods of time.

I know you seem to miss the obvious too because this has been brought up many a time. Ive been out of college for a tad over three years. Went to Vegas to gain experience. Was scheduled to return. Resigned when my wife was hired in MN and we wanted to go back there. After a year in MN, I wanted to get back into the classroom, and since my position was cut due to funding (out of my hands, not that you would accept that), we were hired out in WY.

Now heres the kicker. After a great evaluation in the winter, and no concerns whatsoever...the same person who gave me that glowing evaluation and said I was going a good job....came down on me like wildfire because of things he never brought up to me as a concern before. The advice that I followed was from people I was told to ask and seek advice from...which turned out to bite me in the end. Even during this, as this took place, I got another evalutation (which was a bit lower because of his concerns....but still good), I was not renewed. I asked why, and was refused an answer.

Sure, take what little you have from what I have selectively written and continue to pass judgement on something you can not accept that you fully do not understand. You simply do not know the entire story because I havent posted it, nor will I. Now the FACT is, that Im sitting here, telling you that you don't know the whole story, because I haven't written it...yet you knowingly pass judgement on what you THINK happened, from the little that I have written. That is the truth.

Yet, it seems to be OK to you to assume that you know everything about my situation....

you believe you are ALWAYS right, and that your intellect is superior to everyone else's

...despite the fact that you know I have not written everything that could be written.

Instead of accusing me of believing Im always right...why don't you use that same line on yourself and try to realize that no, you don't have the full story...yet you think you do.

whatever, ziggy.

Your entire response proves my point on your belief in your own omniscience.

Your entire response proves my point on your belief in your own omniscience.

Right, I guess you are right. My knowing more about my job situation does make me seem to boast of omniscience, at least in regards to my job history and performance.

Yet you...undoubtedly probably deny that same omniscience because while Im telling you about my work history and performance, you disregard it...because your version about my history is somehow more accurate than my own.

Wrong, Ziggy. I have repeatedly reminded people I'm arrogant. In fact, one of my key acronyms is IMEABO -- "In my extremely arrogant, biased opinion". There's nothing wrong with being arrogant and opinionated...UNTIL you somehow feel that you're not, or until you solicit advice then castigate people for giving it.

I put no blame on anyone in regards to your employment history, ziggy, but for whatever reason, you've never had employment stability to support the standard of living you've insisted on. Sure, a four bedroom doublewide may "look nice", but it carries a hefty price tag. You could have literally saved THOUSANDS without that decision. Sure a newer GoldWing looks sharp, but if you were in it for the gas savings, you could have gotten something much cheaper that was just as effective if not more so. You got it because you felt you deserve those toys.

To even TALK about another bike, even if it IS "just a scooter" (a $7500 scooter!)is premature when you're writing requests on how to FEED YOUR DAMN SELVES ON YOUR BUDGET!

One other point: If it were solely me making these observations, ziggy, I'd be more inclined to question my judgment. But the fact is (and you KNOW this), it's NOT just me. EVERYONE except you and Marcie see these things. But it never occurs to you that we might POSSIBLY have some insight.

By the way, the above is why you two are generally poorly regarded as well.

You're right, we only know you through online interaction. But if you are even REMOTELY as insufferably arrogant and obstinate in real life, it's not hard to figure out why you're not achieving what you want in life.

Still ain't sold the mobile home, have you?

but for whatever reason, you've never had employment stability to support the standard of living you've insisted on. Sure, a four bedroom doublewide may "look nice", but it carries a hefty price tag. You could have literally saved THOUSANDS without that decision. Sure a newer GoldWing looks sharp, but if you were in it for the gas savings, you could have gotten something much cheaper that was just as effective if not more so. You got it because you felt you deserve those toys.

Right, but I asked you before what my options where and you never replied. Here are the options we had at the time.
1. An apartment. Extremely hard to find as there are few apartments in town...and not to many homes for rent that we saw.
2. A house. Could have bought one...but as you and others have pointed out...not a good choice if we don't know how long we are going to be there.
3. The trailer. Not a good choice, but our own and something we can own. Resale? Who knows. I do know that the realtor wants us to get our papers in because someone who looked at it last month is looking at it again and wants us to get it listed. The best choice? No...but not too many other choices were available for us to get moved into right away.

I also never felt that I deserved anything. I never typed that. So you are assuming what you just do not know. I have typed the reasons for the bike in the past which you seem to have ignored. I didn't want a Harley because those are overpriced pieces of crap. The GW is a much better quality bike, has more power, better braking, a lower center of gravity than my old bike plus more. I wanted something more reliable than my old bike and something with more power to get us moving and stopping. There are no other larger bikes designed for touring than the HD's and the GW. I did look for used 1500's, but was unable to find anything for the price I wanted. I also wanted something with a warranty so that any repairs would be covered.

My talk about getting my wife a scooter is just that, talk. I never said I was buying her one now, nor anywhere in the near future.

Unfortunately, you will keep bringing the past up, so this is like and endless argument. Whats the point if you keep bringing up the past. Kind of hard to move on.

One other point: If it were solely me making these observations, ziggy, I'd be more inclined to question my judgment. But the fact is (and you KNOW this), it's NOT just me. EVERYONE except you and Marcie see these things. But it never occurs to you that we might POSSIBLY have some insight.By the way, the above is why you two are generally poorly regarded as well.You're right, we only know you through online interaction. But if you are even REMOTELY as insufferably arrogant and obstinate in real life, it's not hard to figure out why you're not achieving what you want in life.Still ain't sold the mobile home, have you?

Yeah, you, Sabrina (who has never seen eye to eye with me on anything and when we do disagree on something, she brings up arguments from 2-3 years ago) and 3 other people amount to everyone.

No, we 'ain't' sold the mobile home...haven't listed it yet. Kinda hard to tell it through a realtor when you don't have it listed with that realtor. We did have a few people that tried to buy it for the price we are asking, but they couldn't get financing.

You mean, this was the only trailer for sale anywhere within a 50 mile radius? And that there were NO rentals within 50 miles? A four bedroom trailer was the only size you could get?

You ACKNOWLEDGED that you could get an apartment, but that they were hard to find. It WAS an option, just not an easy one. The fact is, there are a lot of choices you'll find in life where your best option isn't the most attractive.

As I've said MANY times before, I bring up the past ONLY because it shows a pattern of behaviour on your part, ziggy. The past IS relevant, because it is reasonable to assume that if a person has behaved the same way repeatedly in similar circumstances over time, the trend will continue. Or did you not ever learn that in college?

I find it ironic that your degree is in education, which tracks performance over time, yet you demand that we do not apply the same standards to you that you would routinely apply to your students.



No, you said you were "eyeing" one, which usually means that a purchase is being considered, even if it is not imminent.

No, if you go back, you'll find a whole lot more. It's not just three people, ziggy. Let me toss out a few more that have addressed you: Brad, Karma, SanChonino, Jythier, BlueDev, Baker (back in the day). Want me to go on? Or will you concede that it is WELL more than 3 other people, with virtually NOONE taking your side?

And then there are the ones who remain silent because they've seen the way you treat people who dare to disagree with you.

You mean, this was the only trailer for sale anywhere within a 50 mile radius? And that there were NO rentals within 50 miles? A four bedroom trailer was the only size you could get?

When you live in the middle of nowhere, there isn't anything nearby. The town was 8sq miles. We didn't see any rentals that would fit our need and we were willing to take most places. We liked this particular park because it was well maintained and they had high requirements for their residents as far as upkeep of homes and property. There were a few much older trailers in parts of town that we just did not want to live in. Snobby? Maybe. I just would rather not live in a part of town that I don't feel safe or comfortable living in.
As far as our park we went to...there were singles and double wides available. We liked how the double was much roomier and felt more homely to us, among other things. At the time, it was the only double wide they had there...actually moved in before they were finished with it.

You ACKNOWLEDGED that you could get an apartment, but that they were hard to find. It WAS an option, just not an easy one. The fact is, there are a lot of choices you'll find in life where your best option isn't the most attractive.

They were hard to find. The prices for many of them were MORE than we paid for our trailer. I also wasn't willing to get rid of half the things we owned just in order to live in a place for a year or two.

As I've said MANY times before, I bring up the past ONLY because it shows a pattern of behaviour on your part, ziggy. The past IS relevant, because it is reasonable to assume that if a person has behaved the same way repeatedly in similar circumstances over time, the trend will continue. Or did you not ever learn that in college?

But the problem is, you keep bringing it up..over and over and over again. Instead of getting over it, you just bring it up all the time. The thing is that I learned from the past. I'm not sorry for the things I have done...because they are choices I made and I learned from them. I also move on. Sure, Ive made poor choices. But I also know what to do in the future.

I find it ironic that your degree is in education, which tracks performance over time, yet you demand that we do not apply the same standards to you that you would routinely apply to your students.

Education does track performance over time as well as determining areas that need improvement. I know the areas I need to improve on.
Education does not just adhere to academics only. I expect my students to grow academically, but also inwardly as well. I challenge them to ask questions, seek out the answers and to learn how things work. Since I have graduated...I have bought things, some good choices some poor (like you havent ever made mistakes). I have also paid quite a few things off, created a detailed budget which tracks our finances and I have grown in many more ways than I could have imagined.

No, you said you were "eyeing" one, which usually means that a purchase is being considered, even if it is not imminent.

Darn, and I thought I knew what I was saying when I was typing that. Thanks for telling me what I really meant.

Let me toss out a few more that have addressed you: Brad, Karma, SanChonino, Jythier, BlueDev, Baker (back in the day). Want me to go on? Or will you concede that it is WELL more than 3 other people, with virtually NOONE taking your side?

Right, and not one of those has experience in my field which is where the arguments were.
Brad hardly ever posts on here, and I think only once recently.
Karma, she and I have never agreed on anything, mainly because she agreed with everything Sabrina said. She too hardly posts on here anymore.
SanChonino posted on here about 3 times a month ago.
Jythier I think is at least able to understand my side of the issue. At least did.
Don't remember BlueDev coming on here much at all.
Baker....lol what happened to him?
I guess, that yes you are right...those six people are much more than the three I wrote earlier. Out of the umpteen thousand (whatever the number of JUsers)...I have maybe 10 people...maybe 20 that don't agree with me. And those six are the ones that posted on here, and of those...Jythier is the only one who regularly comments.

And then there are the ones who remain silent because they've seen the way you treat people who dare to disagree with you.

lol, hey...at least Im not writing a blog totally going off on someone that disagrees with me, then refuse to let them reply when the attacked try to reply to the attacks. That's a great way to 'treat' people. And...hmm, how do you count invisible people?

And that little bit of exposure was enough to make me realize that discourse with you would be an exercise in futility.

Just so you know - I still think you're a tool, and you have no idea how to live within your means.

Oh, so you didn't learn definitions of words.

I'm sorry, I was under the impression you were a college graduate.



BECAUSE YOU'VE SHOWN A PATTERN OF THIS KIND OF SHIT!

Notice that Sabrina and I are pretty close to the only ones who even BOTHER with you anymore, ziggy. That should tell you BUNDLES, if you weren't such a hard headed DOLT!