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49. I'd swap "smoke" breaks, only, for flex time that I manage for longer & shorter days of my choice

Sat Mar 9, 2013, 05:59 PM

Mar 2013

in a couple or more weeks @ month . . . . ,

because I'm busy doing other stuff, in my community, in the city in which I had my first apartment of my own.

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Kansas City Arts' Renaissance!

- Blackhouse Jazz Collective (big basey complex sound) at the Paragraph Gallery, NW of Power & Light, KC, MO.

- near the Library District downtown and part of the city's gallery community around KC's new Performing Arts Center,
and downtown,

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March 2013 Composers Showcase

- many instruments, base trombones and many saxaphones, and other instruments, and a great drummer, and keyboards and clarinets and trombones and brass of all kinds.

- in collaboration with The Nelson Atkins collection of ancient things as the composers' themes.

- proud of my town and its many communities!

- and its support of artists'.

- I heart my city.

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Heartbreaking.....I am Patient Zero in our New Economy [View all] dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 OP

Sounds like RW paradice. UnrepentantLiberal Mar 2013 #1

and corporate Dem paradise. nt antigop Mar 2013 #5

That's just wrong. I know a lot of dem corporations that treat their juajen Mar 2013 #27

the corporate Dems in Congress --DLC/Third Wayers. nt antigop Mar 2013 #33

Some serious irony considering your avatar go west young man Mar 2013 #36

I wish I could rec your post, too. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #40

Totally with ya. go west young man Mar 2013 #43

they are pro-corporate, anti-labor. nt antigop Mar 2013 #51

Indeed. I hear the new "liberals" saying they are socially liberal but economically conservative. raouldukelives Mar 2013 #71

yep...nt antigop Mar 2013 #50

heartbreaking grammiepammie Mar 2013 #2

Welcome to Kochtopia lastlib Mar 2013 #3

"Kochtopia".... dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #4

(If you're familiar with Kansas) it shares a border with "Brownbackistan" lastlib Mar 2013 #6

And the next problem becomes that when you try to cobble together a couple of jobs kcass1954 Mar 2013 #7

When I was young, this country was going in the opposite direction. Jim__ Mar 2013 #8

This also: dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #13

You must be around 60 like me. airplaneman Mar 2013 #35

I worked for a company that moved assembly of cell phones to Mexico. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #41

K&R Smilo Mar 2013 #9

We're expected to have bladders of steel LiberalEsto Mar 2013 #18

But if Rand Paul can do Smilo Mar 2013 #24

Does this mean... mwooldri Mar 2013 #57

This: CrispyQ Mar 2013 #46

This is precisely the economy the Republicans want.... Swede Atlanta Mar 2013 #10

"simple state law changes" dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #11

not just the Republicans...corporate Dems as well. nt antigop Mar 2013 #17

it's also the economy corporate Dems want...don't kid yourself. nt antigop Mar 2013 #15

Please give some examples of dem corporations that act like republicans. juajen Mar 2013 #30

Congressional corporate dems...not "dem corporations" nt antigop Mar 2013 #34

Absolutely. duffyduff Mar 2013 #72

What state do you live in? Are you for real? xtraxritical Mar 2013 #16

Yeah. The ones who take risks are the ones who deserve to go the bathroom when they need to. Iris Mar 2013 #25

That's really the thing of it jollyreaper2112 Mar 2013 #78

I'm recommending this, even though... MrMickeysMom Mar 2013 #12

I can't stop reading his posts. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #21

The "New Poor" is the old Middle-class. baldguy Mar 2013 #14

It is a J.O.B. kairos12 Mar 2013 #19

Let's appoint a Wal-Mart exec as budget chief of the U.S. government, that'll help just1voice Mar 2013 #20

That's Walmart Foundation- No Vested Interest Mar 2013 #28

Duh just1voice Mar 2013 #69

HUGE K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #22

And media hero Rand Paul said RVN VET Mar 2013 #23

Add to this chervilant Mar 2013 #26

Not to mention that the homeless have no place to shower or lay their juajen Mar 2013 #32

Yes, heartbreaking beveeheart Mar 2013 #29

K&R me b zola Mar 2013 #31

Wish I could multiple rec this. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #37

A big K & R Lifelong Protester Mar 2013 #38

The guy's writing is so compelling. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #45

k&r rhett o rick Mar 2013 #39

. snagglepuss Mar 2013 #42

Ingrate! She should be thankful she found work, over 50 and all... Octafish Mar 2013 #44

We're very quickly moving back to the days before labor unions: The Robber Baron loudsue Mar 2013 #47

so true, loudsue. We are quickly moving back to the days before unions. nt antigop Mar 2013 #52

It feels llike the war has started but only one side doing all the shooting. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #75

Stealing Time... Ron Obvious Mar 2013 #48

That book should be required reading in every school. loudsue Mar 2013 #76

I'd swap "smoke" breaks, only, for flex time that I manage for longer & shorter days of my choice patrice Mar 2013 #49

All the while meaning to "depress and suppress" the population. glinda Mar 2013 #53

K&W Many decades of hard-fought workers' rights down the toilet. nt Doremus Mar 2013 #54

That's capitalism for ya. End this crap now. limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #55

As the middle class grows in Third World nations, Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #56

Not having a bathroom break seems inhumane... Phentex Mar 2013 #58

I Remember Bigredhunk Mar 2013 #59

Big Boxes Bring 3rd World to America. What's new? n/t 99th_Monkey Mar 2013 #60

Du rec. Nt xchrom Mar 2013 #61

Marking this for a later read. progressoid Mar 2013 #62

Great article... I posted this poem this week... Not much response to it, but it sure does midnight Mar 2013 #63

K & R Wednesdays Mar 2013 #64

I suspect that the aim is to purposely create psychological depression Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #65

jezusfucking christ, this makes me cry. It's so wrong, BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2013 #66

It does seem that every generation needs to pay attention. dixiegrrrrl Mar 2013 #68

k/r Solly Mack Mar 2013 #67

Message auto-removed Henry666 Mar 2013 #70

This is tolerated as normal ramapo Mar 2013 #73

Medicare For All would do a lot to ease the burden Doctor_J Mar 2013 #74

KICK patrice Mar 2013 #77