thebeave

@thebeave (31)

United States • Age 38

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Highest paid City Employee in Madison is...

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 14 Feb 10

According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal it was a Metro Bus Drive who made over $159,000 last year. According to the article he was paid $109,000 in overtime and other pay. So his base pay is around $50,000. Using...

bus driver

government rung business

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thebeave I really don't think that is safe to work someone who drives as a profession 16 hours a day 7 days a week. Not only is it very unhealthy for him but he is responsible for the lives of countless indiiduals who ride that bus every day. This is irresponsible on...

14 Feb 10

Did man create God or did God create Man?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 12 Feb 10

This is a question that is often hotly debated, yet no side has ever been able to convince the other that they are right. Personally, I do not believe in separation theology and feel that the only God is the Divine that is within...

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thebeave I myself an a religious person and do believe in God. The reasons I came up with these arguments was to attempt to present an argument to someone who doubted the existance of God without using words like "It says in the bible" or "My religion says." The "who...

13 Feb 10

Do you know how to figure out how to fix your computer if it crashes?

free_man @free_man (7330) • United States 12 Feb 10

My husbands computers hard drive died on him the other day. Well this is an easy fix. Shut down the power pull the cords out so it isn't hooked to electricity at all. Then take something and ground yourself to the computer, and...

computer crashes

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thebeave I have always had a fascination with computers though I did not grow up with them. When I was young the only time I got to play on one was at my grandparents house but I spent a lot of time messing around. I didn't do the normal things that an 8 or 9 year old...

13 Feb 10

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Did man create God or did God create Man?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 12 Feb 10

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thebeave Here is my theory on the whole existace of God. If you look aroung us, everything that exists had to have been created in some way, shape, or form. We were created by our parents, this computer was created by us, buildings are created by wood, that was created...

13 Feb 10

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When should parents stop?

Flirtykumquat @Flirtykumquat (927) • United States 11 Feb 10

So, I have a question..Parents are suppose to take care of their children and show them the right path but until when? Some kids are forced to get a job when they are a teenager to help out in the house or simply because of their...

growing up

parents

progressing in life

when to stop babying a child

young adults

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thebeave My children will be required to get a job if they want a car and will have to learn the value of money in their teenage years. At the same time, I definately will not kick them out of my house when they turn 18 and I will always be there for them financially...

12 Feb 10

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Do you wear your ID cards after your working hours are over?

rakesh_07 @rakesh_07 (684) • India 12 Feb 10

ID cards are common when you are working in a company/oraganization or even studying in school/college/university. Sometimes we don't wear these ID cards, and end up paying fine or marked absent. Do you have the habit of wearing...

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thebeave Mine stays clipped to my tie and hung in my closet when I get home. I just don't want to risk losing it and when it is still clipped to my tie I know it will stay with me. I work a third shift though so I usually just go straight home in the morning. If I do...

12 Feb 10

how often do you change your car?

dilipmiester @dilipmiester (932) • India 12 Feb 10

people wont keep a car for their entire lifetime . how often do you change your car ? i have heard certain people to say that they change their cars so often since they are car lovers and love to have different cars . i dont have...

cars

people

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thebeave Oh man I keep my cars until they absolutely have to be replaced. I set a personal goal for myself that I will not have a car payment of any kind until I am at least thirty years old and so far I have upheld that goal. I do all of my own maintainence and work...

12 Feb 10

Boredom in a relationship...Is it normal?

cloud31 @cloud31 (5808) 12 Feb 10

Being bored in a relationship doesn't mean you don't love your partner anymore..Sometimes maybe your getting too much time with each other..You still love each other but why sometimes seems you feel bored with what you usually do...

boredom

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thebeave Routine is a better word to use than boredom. We are creatures of habbit and we tend to fall into a familiar routine any time we have the chance too, this does not exclude relationships. This definately does not mean that you do not love your partner, however,...

12 Feb 10

How has the snow storm affected you? No mail here...

dragon54u @dragon54u (31633) • United States 10 Feb 10

Last Friday was the last time there was residential mail delivery in my neighborhood. I didn't know it would get this bad so I didn't mail my sons' Valentine cards the other day when we had a break in the storm. Now, if the mail...

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thebeave We got quite a bit of snow here in central Michigan. The plows still have not come down my road yet but I'm used to it, It'll be about 3 days and by then everyone who owns a truck with a plow on front pretty much has the road plowed. The schools were called...

11 Feb 10

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Are they overpaid?

natnickeep @natnickeep (2336) • United States 9 Feb 10

Are actors and professional athletes paid to much? Or do you think they have earned and deserve what they got? I think in most cases people who are famous had to work for where they are and what they have. But those born into...

actors

athletes

money

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thebeave Though they did have to work hard to get where they are, there is just no limit and the prices are becoming outstanding. There was a time when the President of the United States was the highest paid individual in the country. Now he doesn't even come close to...

10 Feb 10

muslim,pagan or christian which one is better???????

vorovo @vorovo (67) • Nigeria 9 Feb 10

is there any crime in being a pagan??? which one do you think is better out of these three,??? well for me i dont think there is anything wrong in any of them but being a pagan is better then any of these, simply because you...

rel

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thebeave I am a christian through and through. I pray every night before I go to bed as well as several random times eacy day, especially as my fiance draws close to delivering our baby daughter. However, I believe that you are entitled to believe in what you want to....

10 Feb 10

What do you do to save money?

p3ks626 @p3ks626 (6538) • Philippines 9 Feb 10

I have been taught by my mother to save money since I was young. I had a piggy bank before and now I already have a bank account. As I grow older, I discovered that there are already so may needs and wants that sometimes I forget...

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thebeave The most important and effective method I have found is to pay yourself every month before you pay anybody/thing else. Treat this payment to yourself like it is the most important payment you make every month because it is. I put $200 each month into my...

10 Feb 10

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Mountains in my yard

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 9 Feb 10

Well I am officially out of room for snow. If it snows anymore here in Minnesota I'll be shoveling and blowing it onto an area of my driveway I don't use. This photo shows just a small area of the snow mountains in my yard. I also...

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thebeave I live in central Michigan and it's been going stong for about 20 hours or so now. I just got to work at midnight and get out at 8 and figured the roads would be clear by the time I went home but it isn't looking too good. I don't know where it is comming from...

10 Feb 10

Do you believe in parents spanking children as punishment?

laura_lmaxi @laura_lmaxi (678) • United States 9 Feb 10

I am the kind of person that I really don't believe in violence, and I really don't like when sometimes I see people spanking kids in order to punish them. I think when parents does this, it is not with the purpose of the kid...

spanking kids abuse

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thebeave I believe an open-handed spank on the butt is an ok form of punishment, however, I do not exercise this myself. My fiance does but I use a more psychological form of discipline. I do yell when I have to but most of the time that is not necessary when you...

10 Feb 10

Dont wish it were easier

dorothy09 @dorothy09 (1520) • Philippines 8 Feb 10

Did you come to a point that you think and wish that you are a rich persona so that things will be easy for you. hmmmmmmmmmm...I'd like to share my this Dont wish it were easier wish you were better Dont wish for fewer...

principles

quotes

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thebeave I don't want to be rich so I can have whatever I want. I just want to be able to be home all day with my wife and kids and never have to worry about money or working away from them. I would have several hobbies around the house that included hard work but I...

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I Have a Little Girl on the Way

thebeave @thebeave (31) • United States 8 Feb 10

I guess I am just being a proud daddy at this point but I also have a few questions. I have a little girl due in 6 weeks but I am almost positive that we have a week tops before she decides it's time to come. This is my first...

baby

new daddy

newborn

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thebeave Thank you. I definately say a prayer anytime I think of it during any given day. I wish I could spend every second with her but I work 2 jobs and let me tell you the hours I spend at those jobs are nerve racking. I hate not knowing what's going on at home with...

9 Feb 10

How long do you think you can live?

magic9 @magic9 (980) • China 8 Feb 10

How long do you think you can live? I think I can live up to over 80. Why? Because if you take a look at the life line on my right palm, you can tell it. Everyone tells the same after seeing my life line. This morning, I...

life expectancy

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thebeave I am 22 years old and I am hoping for 100 good years. I want to be able to say I saw a century. Can you imaging the things you can see, the stories you can have, the wisdom you can have after seeing a century? I want my great grandkids to sit wide eyed at my...

9 Feb 10