LOL - I think I remember talking about this recently!!!!!bjornolf wrote:Is that like the great song "I am my own grandpa"?ArkieDukie wrote:Is there something you'd like to tell us? :roll: :lol:cl15876 wrote:OMG, I am dating myself! :oops:
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I don't think I can be a supertaster, since they are also supposed to have aversions to things like coffee (clearly not) and spicy foods (definitely not).bjornolf wrote:I don't think they are necessarily mutually exclusive. In the VAST majority of cases, I fall in the middle somewhere. I believe I fall in the "sensitive taster" category, but not quite the super taster. I think non super tasters CAN have an aversion to saccharin, and I think some super tasters DON'T have the aversion. I don't think one necessarily HAS to follow the other. I think it actually falls on a different part of the same chromosome, genetically.CathyCA wrote:
Yes! We have posted about this before.
You're a Super Taster, too.
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More proof that Cathy is Southern to the core.CathyCA wrote: When you skip pages, you get talked about. You missed all those posts about you, Ozzie.
My take on the old adage has always been - "If you can't something nice about someone, wait until they leave the room."
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Are you trying to tell me you were actually more than 100 yards from a Starbucks? Is that even possible anymore?wilson wrote:I crashed at some friends' house a couple of nights this weekend, and they're non-coffee drinkers. All they had was Folger's crystals. Bleccch.
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I have often pondered that same question! If it weren't for the old mentality "out of site + out of mind = non-productivity", I could work remotely everyday and my world would be a much happier place! I can travel to meetings (not a problem), but to waste anywhere from 1-2 each way traveling to and from the office is like a 12-13 hour day which I can do in my sleep when I am working from the house, but the traffic stress of rush hour absolutely sucks and is so exhausting!!!!DukeUsul wrote:I have no idea why I'm more productive working at home, sitting on the couch, with Sportscenter on in the background. But I am.
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DukieInKansas wrote:Yes, I do know Santana. However, that may be a function of my age.bjornolf wrote:Awesome quote from Blues Brothers! I love that movie. We're on a mission from God! Hey, is our mission to 9909 a mission from God?DukieInKansas wrote: As my brother-in-law says - I like both kinds of music - country and western. Also classic rock, some classical, various others. Don't listen to too much of the new non-C&W music out there.
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OH, didn't see this before I posted about Starbucks. So, you coffee drinkers are telling me that Starbucks coffee sucks? Really? I thought it was just their tea. But then again, I think all coffee sucks, so there you go.wilson wrote:windsor wrote:Folgers crystals is not coffee by any sane definition of the word
Agreed on both counts.DukeUsul wrote:Starbucks doesn't make coffee. That stuff is swill.
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Me too!!!!DukeUsul wrote:Mmmm. I love coffee.
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Here's a cup for you!!! ;)DukeUsul wrote:Mmmm. I love coffee.
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Yes, you were doing a pretty good demonstration of that yesterday!!!! Do you talk to yourself often?YmoBeThere wrote:One could turn this into a giant conversation with oneself, couldn't one?YmoBeThere wrote:If PW'ing can be considered work. Effort, yes. Work, maybe not.YmoBeThere wrote:We're still going to have a lot of work ahead of us tonight.
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My wife LOVES working at home. She hated the commute, and she took VRE, which isn't so bad.cl15876 wrote:I have often pondered that same question! If it weren't for the old mentality "out of site + out of mind = non-productivity", I could work remotely everyday and my world would be a much happier place! I can travel to meetings (not a problem), but to waste anywhere from 1-2 each way traveling to and from the office is like a 12-13 hour day which I can do in my sleep when I am working from the house, but the traffic stress of rush hour absolutely sucks and is so exhausting!!!!DukeUsul wrote:I have no idea why I'm more productive working at home, sitting on the couch, with Sportscenter on in the background. But I am.
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Yea, he's like Mikey, he'll drink anything. ;)CathyCA wrote:I think I'll donate it towilson wrote:You should donate it for the teacher's lounge at one of your kids' school or something along those lines.CathyCA wrote:I'm not planning on drinking it. As I wrote above, I would have preferred a thank-you note.
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I try to avoid the artificial sweeteners if at all possible! I agree they just don't do it for me either!DukeUsul wrote:Is anyone else here like me who thinks artificial sweeteners taste bitter and gross? I'd rather drink water than anything with artificial sweetener in it.YmoBeThere wrote:DukeUsul wrote:Can someone explain to me Gatorade G2? Who the heck wants to drink artificial sweetener when they want a refreshing drink after exercising?
I continue to pump as many artifical sweeteners and preservatives into my body so as to save it for all posterity.
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Yes Starbucks coffee sucks. They over-roast the beans, leading to a charred flavor in all of their brewed coffees. I have a friend who has a coffee roasting business in Raleigh. He has a coupon code you can use for 10% off your order. Enter CHARBUCKS at checkout. I think it still works.
http://8thsincoffee.com/
http://8thsincoffee.com/
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I'll have some lemon with my water, please!cl15876 wrote:I try to avoid the artificial sweeteners if at all possible! I agree they just don't do it for me either!DukeUsul wrote:Is anyone else here like me who thinks artificial sweeteners taste bitter and gross? I'd rather drink water than anything with artificial sweetener in it.YmoBeThere wrote:"quote="DukeUsul"Can someone explain to me Gatorade G2? Who the heck wants to drink artificial sweetener when they want a refreshing drink after exercising?"/quote"
I continue to pump as many artifical sweeteners and preservatives into my body so as to save it for all posterity.
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I'm going to try to increase my WFH frequency. I'm going to aim for 1-2 times per week.
bjornolf, I don't blame your wife. If I lived in DC again, I'd do the same. Here in Durham, the commute is easier.
bjornolf, I don't blame your wife. If I lived in DC again, I'd do the same. Here in Durham, the commute is easier.
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Ahh so you will teach us a few things!!!!! Just be gentle!!!! ;)windsor wrote:our annual 'sexual harrasment training' webinar.....
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We tried using Starbucks as a landmark in Chicago a while back. It didn't really help.Bostondevil wrote:Are you trying to tell me you were actually more than 100 yards from a Starbucks? Is that even possible anymore?wilson wrote:I crashed at some friends' house a couple of nights this weekend, and they're non-coffee drinkers. All they had was Folger's crystals. Bleccch.
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What does WFH stand for? The only think I saw on the web was World Federation for Hemophilia. The only one I could come up with was "work for hire", but that doesn't even really make sense.DukeUsul wrote:I'm going to try to increase my WFH frequency. I'm going to aim for 1-2 times per week.
bjornolf, I don't blame your wife. If I lived in DC again, I'd do the same. Here in Durham, the commute is easier.
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I don't think I want to know how many pages I missed during my noon committee mtg... :roll:
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