We just bought our 5-year-old boy a bike...sm

• Please help me choose the right bike. sm - CL
  • This is the true spirit of Christmas - God Bless You
  • Go with the 20" - Mom of 4
  • They'll be able to adjust the 20 to fit him and - jus me
    • Good to know. Thanks. I hope he has someone at home sm - CL
  • Ask your local bike shop sm - Karen S.
    • Good advice. I'm new to this area, and still sm - CL
  • We just bought our 5-year-old boy a bike...sm - In the know!
    • Thanks. 20" it is. Unfortunately, I won't know his sm - CL
  • I have a 7 y.o. boy who wears that same size. - my thoughts
    • Thanks! The 16" look so small and the 20" so large! nm - CL
  • this link will help - sm - MT8
    • Bicycle. - Apple
      • Thanks, Apple. I'll check it out! nm - CL
    • Great link! Thanks! It really does help. nm - CL

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After commuting 1.5 hours EACH WAY to medical practice in DC from home in Maryland last year and dealing with arrogant, temper-prone docs and back-stabbing staff, I welcomed a good paying home job back with open arms!!!  I've worked several on-site, transcription-related jobs (typing or QA) and the commute, office politics and demand to produce! produce! (without paying me more money) always left me longing for the peace of working from home.

Even the Bible tells us to enjoy the fruits of our labor.  I don't shop, get my hair or nails done - basically I was working to pay everybody else.  I bought an inexpensive, economical boat and have a great out-of-the-house activity to enjoy.  I've met people from all walks of life and it's like a vacation anytime I want!  Yesterday (4th of July) I hung out on the dock at my marina socializing with other boaters, then took my friend and her boyfriend out on the Potomac to watch the fireworks display on the mall in DC.  Ended up spending the night on the boat then heading back home this morning to work. 

I started working from home again just in time for my daughter's making her school's basketball team. I was one of the rare parents who got to attend EVERY game.  I remember how it felt to not have my mom be able to attend tennis matches, field hockey games, track meets because she worked downtown and we lived in the suburbs of Philadelphia.  Things like that keep me motivated when I feel the pangs of monotony.

I keep the job interesting by challenging myself to be even more productive (of course without sacrificing quality).  Making more money consistently takes the edge off boredom. 

Dealing with the aches and pains of transcription can be a challenge, too.  Making adjustments like split keyboard, going back to old monitor instead of flat, placing books under my heel to prevent pedal-induced ache - I just look at it as almost every job has its hazards. 

Work is work and yes, this can get boring.  It's about balance.  Get out of the house.  Join a group and get active.  Take a different job for a while and see if you gain a different perspective or like the other career better.  Whatever you choose, I wish you the best!!

Oh and I just got 25% of 28 million from a prince in Zimbabwe! 

I'm sponsoring a 7-year-old boy (and his big sister) for Christmas.  The one thing the boy would love to see under the Christmas tree is a bicycle.  Having never had any kids and never seeing this boy before, I don't know what size or type of bike to get him.  The information I have says he wears children's size 7 shirts, size 7 pants, size 2 shoes, and size 8 underwear.  Should I get him a 16" or 20"?  If I got him the 20, then he could grow into it, but maybe it would be way too large for him for a long time.  He lives in a rural area, I think.  When shopping for bikes, I'm getting overwhelmed with all the different brands, handle-bar types, and different-tread tires.  Please help me, Moms 'n Dads!!  I never in all my life thought I'd have an opportunity to buy a child a bike for Christmas and am thrilled to be able to do this. 

I thought I could grab some clothes in his size and "reconstruct" him next to a bicycle, but there are just too many people shopping now.  I've no idea how long his little arms are.

Thanks! 

to pay him a cool 1 million dollars.  You can check this out at the Medquist website.   I think the CFO makes $350,000 a year, and the head of IT makes $250.000 a year.

P.S.  This does not include the perks, like expense account, car allowance, sign-on bonus, etc. 

Bought a desktop and a laptop a month ago.  The desktop had a problem with the CD drive not opening.  I called Dell and they promptly handled the situation.  The repair person called my home the following day to schedule an appointment.  He showed up on time, picked up after himself, etc.  Very polite and very professional. 

My only complaints so far:  being on hold for 40 minutes before talking with a Customer Service rep and the young man I spoke with when my call finally was answered.  Where he was from -- I don't know, but he had a very thick accent and with my southern twang ears, he was quite difficult to understand.

service is TERRIBLE.  Can't understand us.  I had to keep repeating my questions, still they did not seem to understand English.  I will never, never, never buy a Dell product again.  I just got it yesterday.  The computer is okay, but the service is the pits.  They have such strong accents, didn't understand me, I had to keep repeating my sentences, talking very slowly.  They also were hard to understand.  I want to write Dell corporate and complain, but can't even find a place that is not in India to complain to. 

After this experience, I am totally not worried about transcription going to India.  The quality must be so bad, after what I experienced, it will eventually come back.  Any company that outsources, the reports must be very poor quality.

A Holmes Family Safe Portable Heater, mostly because it's kid-friendly.  So far so good.  If my house burns down, though, I'll let you know :)  j/k  It had a lot of good features and keeps my bedroom toasty, which is probably a bit bigger than your office.

Straight from AAMT in the shrink-wrap (I got a discount through my employer)..

I don't call it a typo when they refer to it wrong twice, as they do in this instance.  I call it a mistake!  And it makes me lose confidence in the rest of the book, as well as lose respect for the authors.

If people find it amusing - WHY?  I don't think its acceptable to just expect typos in every book you buy, because I know darn well people are PAID to edit copy before its published, and someone wasn't doing their job!  With fiction I can snort with disgust and move on.  But professional books should be accureate, considering it was written BY AND FOR an entire industry based on inherentt perfectionism regarding the written word and terminology! 

I was forced to buy this book to supposedly hone MY skills, only to find THEIR skills are lacking.  This is the supposed bible of our industry!  I am referred to this book a zillion times in my company standards.  And if I cannot rely on it for accuracy, why yes, I am angry.  If you want to see me as a nutcase, that's your prerogative. 

I posted this oriiginally so people could mark this error in their book instead of perhaps putting the BOS spelling n their spell checker, and get penalized for repeated errors as a result.  I was hoping others might post any additional errors they had found in this publication, and we could help one another in this respect.  Perhaps someone might take this post seriously enough to do so, and if they do, I appreciate it.

one if my requirements was that there had to be a room that was decent enough to use for my office.  In order to qualify for the IRS home office deduction  you can't use your office as a bed room or anything else.  

I have the best view in the house in my office - I can see outside to the flower garden and also see the road so I can watch the people and cars going by during the day. 

this great little Holmes I-Touch electric heater probably from Lowe's or Home Depot.  Cost about $20... very light and compact with a blower.  Hmmmm, toasty!

It was on sale at Best Buy (there were only 3)  That is w/o the monitor, cause I didn't need one at the time.  I know the support people are usually Dave or Keith (yeah, right) they barely speak English, but I don't actually know where the computers are made.   Check for sales at Best Buy and get there early.

any ideas?

I use Word, but need Word Perfect for one account only.  Any pros or cons to purchasing OEM CD only software or do I need to bite the bullet.  It's my understanding you cannot buy Word Perfect alone without buying the suite. 

Any comments will be appreciated