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    Quote Originally Posted by alexis_the_tiny View Post
    I'm a cloud-ed leopard!!

    Pretty funny, considering that I still have nightmares of a Kindergarten spelling test 20 years ago, when I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how to spell 'Leopard'.
    Me too. I don't understand this because I said my perfect place is near the water.
    I'd rather be swimming...biking...running...and eating cheesecake...
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    Quote Originally Posted by HillSlugger View Post
    Me too. I don't understand this because I said my perfect place is near the water.
    Ditto -- water and clouded leopard? I wondered about that too.
    Emily

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    http://www.zoovilleusa.com/cloudeds.htm

    Leopards are big swimmers.
    "My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks

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    Quote Originally Posted by salsabike View Post
    http://www.zoovilleusa.com/cloudeds.htm

    Leopards are big swimmers.
    Ah, I was not aware. Never gave leopards too much thought until now!

    Thanks, SB!
    Emily

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    Dear Acquaintance,

    I don't think it is too much to ask for 2 complimentary entries into the 1-mile fun run in exchange for your design needs you have requested. It will easily take me 2-3 hours to complete your task (or longer), which, at my normal rate would be cost much more than the entry to your race.

    So, no, I'm not going to help you out. I have too much work to do. Need to pay the bills then play with my kids. Let someone else waste their evening on your project.

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    Quote Originally Posted by limewave View Post
    Dear Acquaintance,

    I don't think it is too much to ask for 2 complimentary entries into the 1-mile fun run in exchange for your design needs you have requested. It will easily take me 2-3 hours to complete your task (or longer), which, at my normal rate would be cost much more than the entry to your race.

    So, no, I'm not going to help you out. I have too much work to do. Need to pay the bills then play with my kids. Let someone else waste their evening on your project.

    ~Limewave

    Good for you! It's hard to say no sometimes. If you're doing volunteer work for event, you should get into the event for free.

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    Dear Parent,

    Do you really think it's a good idea to let you 11 year old son decide if he should take medicine for his ADD or not? We've been struggling with this for a year and a half now. And yes, he has had some good periods, but then he falls right back into his old ways. I can only imagine how much effort he has to put in stay focused. It must be exhausting for him.

    I honestly don't know what else you think I, or your son, can do about this situation. You refuse to insist he medicate; you refuse to look at his diet. What do you think can be done?

    I am going to sit at this meeting with you and you are going to cry, just as you have at the last four meetings, because you want him to do better. But you don't really want to do what you need to do.

    Veronica
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