God help me

[the_pm]

Because what I really need in my life right now is another online community in which to take part :flowers:

Hi everyone! I'm pretty familiar with most of the names on this forum, and I've even seen a few faces and shook a few hands with some too. But I'll give a full introduction for anyone whom I'm meeting for the first time.

My name is Paul, and I'm from Canton, Ohio. I'm a full time Web developer for Equentity LLC and a full time instructional designer for Diebold, Inc. Yes, that comes out to about 80 hours per week. Along with my work responsibilities, I'm one of the three founders (and a current administrator) of the International Web Developers Network online discussion group and community liaison on Web Hosting Talk.

I'm two months away from getting married to the most wonderful woman in the world, and my fiancee, Amy, and I recently added a puppy to our existing family of my two cats and us. I'm a pool/billiards/snooker player (one-pocket is my money game, but I love a good 9-ball set any day), I've played piano pretty much my entire life, I love skiing and occasionally I make it to the gym for judo. Lately, with work piling up, I've been relegated to the treadmill and chasing after the dog when she escapes for my exercise :) If you want to know more about me, I'm online at www.paulhirsch.com .

My limited time means limited visibility here, but I promise when I do have something to contribute, I'll do my best to make it a quality contribution, and when I do have something to learn, I'll give my fullest attention and respect to those kind enough to teach me.

Thanks everyone, and have a great day!

[adb22791]

Congrats on the (upcoming) wedding! :beer:

[SoftWareRevue]

Hey the_pm. :wavey:

:welcome: Welcome to FU.

Feel free to brush the cat hair off the couch and have a seat.

We're still waitin' on mikey's angel food cake.

But, last I heard, there were women around here hording some cookies or brownies. They might share. :love:

[Tyler]

Goodness gracious, never expected you here Paul! But always great to see another intelligent familiar face around 'dese parts. :welcome:

And...of course, we need to get these Ohioans on FU so we can regain our territory! :whip:

[writespeak]

Welcome, Paul! :welcome:

But, last I heard, there were women around here hording some cookies or brownies. They might share. :love:

Actually, they're your brownies. I just know where you stash them. :whistle:

I also know where Jan stashes those chocolate chip cookies. She's replenished the stash since I fed the last ones to a newbie, so here are the latest. Help yourselves while they're available. :)

Lois

[adb22791]

Goodness gracious, never expected you here Paul! But always great to see another intelligent familiar face around 'dese parts.
Are you saying I'm not intelligent? :eek2::rargue::bawling:

[SoftWareRevue]

I think he was saying you are intelligent.

Which is equally disturbing. :erm:

[Jan]

Hey Paul! Glad you could make it along with your busy schedule :wavey:

[the_pm]

Actually, they're your brownies.Mmm...did you bring the "special" brownies over from WHT? :D

Thanks for the welcome everyone!

[writespeak]

Mmm...did you bring the "special" brownies over from WHT? :D

Shhh! We aren't supposed to talk about them. :chairhide

Lois

[adb22791]

Special brownies? WHERE ARE MINE?
/me gets angry
:rargue:

[writespeak]

Now look what you did, Paul. :mad:

Alex, we have a special coconut cream pie for you today. There are only crumbs left on the counter, but if you look in the fridge, behind the cauliflower (nobody thinks to look past it), you'll find a special pie just for you.

But I hope you'll share it. :flirt:

Lois

[the_pm]

Oooh yummy! I forgot all about the cow pie! Thanks for pointing it out, Lois :)

*note to self: always look behind the cauliflower*

[writespeak]

Oooh yummy! I forgot all about the cow pie!

Cow pie? You know what those are, don't you? ;)

*note to self: always look behind the cauliflower*

*note to self: don't talk about the other refrigerators*

Lois

[the_pm]

Cow pie? You know what those are, don't you? ;)What do you think, Lois? ;)

[writespeak]

OK, so you know. Who else should we offer a cow pie to? We don't even need to keep them in the fridge. ;)

I didn't know how you went from coconut cream pie to cow pie. The latter gave me flashbacks to my childhood around farm animals, but I'll leave it at that. :pink:

Lois

[the_pm]

OK, so you know. Who else should we offer a cow pie to?Mikey. If my memory serves me correctly from the old Life cereal commercials, he'll eat anything :)

[adb22791]

Glad somebody else beat me too it... don't worry, when I become CEO Master Chief President Owner Executive Director of Internal Operations of iNet I will eat all the food! :evilguys:

[Odd Fact]

MMM..What about chili pie?

[writespeak]

MMM..What about chili pie?

Will it be vegetarian?

Lois

[Odd Fact]

Now Mam 'cuse my indifference being that I am from the great state of Texas and all, but how can chili be vegetarian? I do say little missie that them there beans get in the way of all the beef!

[writespeak]

Now Mam 'cuse my indifference being that I am from the great state of Texas and all, but how can chili be vegetarian? I do say little missie that them there beans get in the way of all the beef!

Now this is getting interesting. I'm from the west coast of Canada, where our culture is similar in some ways to US west coast culture. Alternative is normal, and being vegetarian is common. We're stereotyped as tree-hugging granola eaters here. :)

Personally, I don't like granola, but I have stood in front of logging trucks, I'm not unusual as a sort of health food nut, my recipe collection includes at least 3 recipes for vegetarian chili, and...I don't eat red meat. :bananad: When I think of chili, I assume it's vegetarian until I remember that not all folks, er, think that way.

So...yes! I want vegetarian chili. Even though I just cooked some for myself last week. :)

Lois

[Mikey]

Welcome, Pizza Master.