I say YES. YOU say NO....Numero Tre! Enjoy!

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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Uh-huh, a lady loon.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Decades apart — but the same lady. God bless her.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • miriandra
    miriandra Member Posts: 2,211

    Too bad BCO forums don't have a 🤮 flair to click on for posts.

  • ruthbru
    ruthbru Member Posts: 47,698
  • divinemrsm
    divinemrsm Member Posts: 6,614

    Thought I’d start your Monday with this


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  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,307

    Love the above memes.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    When you plant a seed of love, it is you that blossoms.

    Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    True, but I also think there is also a lot of concern about trying to stay out of the slammer.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Why in fact is it so difficult. Insanity is saying lawbreakers will all get the same treatment and then not doing it after all. When are we going to get over it and HIM.

    Aren't we all desperately tired of having that fat, orange Loon forever in our midst. He needs to be over with for us.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    And many people think this is just fine that he be the 2024 front-rummer. Nothing says CULT easier or better.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
    edited August 2023

    Hmmm, popular vote has you stumped lady. Maybe that's it.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    I would think — in fact pray with my whole heart this could not be so, but the whole Reps. party is nuttier than fruit cakes and can't think past their noses if that far.

    Definitely not the Reps. party that my Dad found comfort in for his beliefs. He would likely be nearly first to denounce the behaviors of the last 20 yrs. or so.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Just sitting around stewing about the above meme and what the Reps. party has become and the next meme up was this one. It is definitely a good deal restorative to me.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    YES!!

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    How could he show up. The questions he couldn't answer and the THINGS he might SAY.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
    edited August 2023

    Likely would have inserted some other word (besides the GD one) but I totally agree with the whole of the rest of it. So bring those literals on.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
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    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770
  • miriandra
    miriandra Member Posts: 2,211

    The fight for the union has taken a few turns. The lease for the studio space expires in September, and Dan shows no intention of renewing. So the studio is doomed. 😞

    But Dan owns 6 more Elements studios, and at least one other studio also had an incident of a massage therapist being fired for discussing unionization. Dan's union busting has been so aggressive and egregious that our union lawyer thinks we have a chance of pulling a Starbucks on him. Basically, the NLRB could decide that if Dan had not done any illegal union busting, the other studios would reasonably have voted to unionize. In that case, they could bypass a union vote and simply declare that Dan's studios are unionized. And, since he has not kept his seven businesses separate (because he has made managers, therapists, and front dest staff work at multiple locations at the same time; has moved equipment and supplies from one location to another; and used the income from our studio to pay the bills at his other locations because our manager busted her ass keeping our members informed during the COVID lockdown), he potentially has lost his LLC protections, meaning that his studios are actually parts of one single business and the union covers ALL of his locations. If we can pull this off, it would be delicious!

    We're also getting more press presence. With two unionized massage studios, we're a movement!

    https://www.westword.com/news/denver-massage-workers-fired-after-they-push-union-17194783

    https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-union-buster-fails-to-dissuade-massage-therapists-from-organizing-34829851

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,307

    Great articles miriandra. While I had great massages at Hand and Stone, there was intense pressure from the desk personnel as to what percentage of the service my tip should be and also to enroll in their annual program. I was uncomfortable with all this pressure feeling that it detracted from the calming massage I had just received and that tipping should be based on my own feeling. I was always generous but did not like the pressure. So I started using an independent massage therapist before Covid and would like to connect with her again. She was certified by Unite for HER as a BC approved massage therapist.

    I hope this issue is finally resolved in your favor. I am a firm supporter of unionized workers having been one for most of my work life.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Enthusiasm is the thing which makes the world go round. Without its driving power, nothing worth doing has ever been done. Love, friendship, religion, altruism, devotion to career or hobby—all these, and most of the other good things of life, are forms of enthusiasm. Robert H. Schauffler

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    https://open.substack.com/pub/thinkbigpicture/p/biden-2024-trump-election-strong?r=2xq78&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web This was a long read but I thought it presented a much better picture of how Pres. Biden is doing — for now and into deep election territory.

    Media is still fostering as much 'pretense' as they can get away with which was somewhat bothersome to me as I sometimes do not know what to believe. This piece helped me make better sense of it.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Wasn't going too, but changed my mind.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Welcome to your " projection" Mr. Loony Orange Trump.

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 39,770

    Another shade of the above.