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SALT OF THE EARTH - "Anyone regarded as the finest of his kind is the 'salt of the earth.' The expression comes from Matthew 5:13, where Jesus, speaking to his disciples, says: 'Ye are the salt of the earth.Ye are the light of the world.'" From "Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" by William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988). A second reference is closer to what I think the phrase means: "A valuable person or group of people; people on whom one can rely. Salt has always been one of the most basic and essential of human needs. The saying is in the Bible." From "The Dictionary of Cliches" by James Rogers (Ballantine Books, Random House, New York, 1985).
King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa
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Excellent class! Today, Jesus might have said you are the salt on the pretzels to get the same meaning across. But don't forget that salt has incredible preservative powers also and was used in mummification which was done for immortality's sake. Jesus of course knew that this would have been a familiar theme to those listening and no doubt, ahem, peppered his speech with these kinds of multiple meanings. He was among other things, a great punster.
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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I'm right there with you on the English Major thing, though mine is worse: creative writing, god forbid.
Am I aware that i'll ruin my life doing this? Hell yes. Am I still gonna do it? probably.
My debate on this subject is as follows: I got me an offer to a semi-decent school by the name of UC Riverside, they'll pay for me tuition n all that jazz, and I can major in creative writing.
Alternatively, in two months time I'll get an answer back from UCLA, and I'm working on the assumption that i'll scrape my way in. So I have a problem. Presitious and more expensive? or not? blah. And if i went to UCLA i'd still major in english, playwriting or film. So i'm still screwed.
Long live hopeless romantics.
"But, these strong women characters?"
"Why aren't you asking 100 other guys why they don't write strong women characters?" -Joss Whedon.
"All love is unrequited... All of it." -Susan Ivanova, Babylon 5
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Are any of our other Pagans online right now?
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I'll spot you the dough/ not charge you/ whatever just so she feels that one has sold. It's called lying; you do it to your mother all the time. You'll get a beautiful pendant; I'll get a less mopey wife. We all win.
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Hey, we hopeless romantics still have our place in the world. 
I suppose an English major is a bit of a pipe dream. My biggest focus here is to find a job where I don't have to live paycheck to paycheck (my family has a lot of experience with this, unfortunately). Hopefully, I can major in something that I enjoy and has earning potential.
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"You're a wee little puppet man!"
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Quote:But that would be WRONG....
Originally posted by dug:
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!
Even chocolate hadn't worked.
Of course, this led to a celebration dance I had forgotten I had promised. Luckily it has warmed up outside.....
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Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:Quote:But that would be WRONG....
Originally posted by dug:
Are any of our other Pagans online right now?
If so, PLEASE do me a favor. My wife is getting really depressed; please go put a bid on her auction by 8 pm eastern if it hasn't gotten a bid:
I love cross-pollenating threads.
Quote:
Originally posted by Hell's Kitten:
I can't say that bothers me at all. (Cuz, you know... no morals, er whatever?)
A Riddle Inside a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma Tied Up with a Puzzle Sprinkled with a Conundrum. Who art thou?
EDIT: You old softie! Wait? What's that sound? Could it be? COULD IT BE??
BTW, you seem to have quite a devoted following over at eBay...If your transcript looked this good, you are one f
g good biomedologist!"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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I had the Vietnam War breathing down my neck when I graduated from high school, so I went to the first school that would give me a draft deferment. Now I design hydraulic valves for the automotive industry. It's a living. I look around the office and see the sales people doing the best as far as lifestyle goes. They appear to have better clothes and cars then the rest of us. Management gets you good pay, but it takes years to prove yourself before you get into upper management.
There are never any guaranties to a profession. I have seen companies fold and leave everyone scrambling.
Then of course technology steps in. There was a time it was very important for me to know the product I was designing. Now the important thing to know is the software the company uses. If I never designed a hydraulic valve in my life and still knew the drafting software, I would get the job over anyone who does not know how to use the software. That is where I have been lucky. I got the chance to learn the latest software and keep ahead.
When I started out as a draftsman we had to know how to hold a pencil to a piece of paper. Now I push a mouse around and click on the right set of icons to get the command to draw the lines I want. The only drafting board left in my company is used to hold the coffee makers.
So get the degree you want. If you have to, get a minor in something that will pay the bills. I know a guy who started out parking cars at the country club near his house. Now he runs the maintenance department. Earns more than me. He even lives on the country club grounds for free. Gotta love that.
Traveler
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Originally posted by traveler:
When I started out as a draftsman we had to know how to hold a pencil to a piece of paper. Now I push a mouse around and click on the right set of icons to get the command to draw the lines I want. The only drafting board left in my company is used to hold the coffee makers.
When I was little my mom worked as a secretary in the Engineering Department of a small engine carburator manufacturing company. For me it was the coolest thing ever to go and visit her at the job and watch the draftsmen at work and watch the blueprints of their drawings come out of the machine. There were brownprints, too that were done by a different process for a different purpose but that all eludes me now. There was an ammonia smell and hot and bright lights in the machine as it rolled out the prints of those wonderful magical drawings. All the curves and straight edges and careful, careful printing.
Haven't had those memories come up in quite a while. Thank you. It's sad that the art is all but gone now.
"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"
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