Happy New Year!

ButterPants · 01-03-2010, 01:43 PM

“If you are going to go through hell, keep going” - Winston Churchill

Hell would be a good way to describe what many people went through in 2009. From record unemployment to the financial market meltdown, no one person or country was immune to the crippling effects of the economic collapse.

Including myself.

As I wrote last years message to all of you, I was still reeling with the sudden and unexpected loss of my job after serving proudly with a company for 13 years. My dismissal however was not due to some reduction in force or trimming of payrolls like many companies do during these times, but because of a man who held a vendetta against me for knowing too much. Too much of the business operations and too much of his personal failures. I was a threat to a man whose ego was more important than the 120 or so employees that served underneath him.

I spent the next eight months searching for a job. Like the nearly 6 million other Americans, I struggled with the thought of how to make ends meet and what would happen to my family if employment didn’t come soon. Living in Michigan only added to the stress as 1 out of every 5 people is unemployed.

My losses however, pale in comparison to the losses felt by members of our community. This past year pain was even harder for people like Pope who lost his father; Jester who lost his niece and the agony felt by DaBone and Buckshot on the loss of Buckshot’s son.

Yes, 2009 my friends was hell to many.

Yet, we are reminded that if we just keep going, we will make it out of hell and onto better days. The painful memories of 2009 will slowly be erased by those special events that touch our lives such as the announcement of Dominic’s engagement; the birth of a child to 007, RChicken getting married and Purg & Elektra purchase of their first home together. These people all have reason to celebrate events of the past year and are looking forward to the future.

It is these events and so many more that will wash away the pains of the past and help guide us towards a better tomorrow. With each day, we are seeing our economy getting stronger and unemployment easing. We just need to keep going.

I closed out last years wish to you with a quote from FDR. This holds as true today as it did last year and so many years before. “We must set sail – sail, not lie at anchor, sail, not drift.”

I propose we set a course out of hell at full speed and not look back. Though we cannot forget the past, we need to always look towards the future. As John Lancaster Spalding wrote, "Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind."

Wishing all of you a happy and prosperous New Year!

Butters

PHANTOM · 01-03-2010, 01:48 PM

Good stuff, and hope everyone has a wonderful new year.

Elektra · 01-03-2010, 02:50 PM

Great way to open up to the community Butters! It's funny how the world works and we don't even stop to think about it

Jester · 01-03-2010, 04:55 PM

full speed ahead! Happy new year.

Cntrlfrek! · 01-03-2010, 06:34 PM

Nicely stated Butters and Happy New Year Dexworld!! May the new year bring peace and prosperity to all of us.

RChicken · 01-03-2010, 08:37 PM

Well done.

Eyebrows · 01-03-2010, 10:56 PM

does butters cry butter?

Anyhow, good post, did you find a new job butters?

Stu Pidazole · 01-04-2010, 10:34 AM

Damn, I feel guilty for having a great 2009 now.

Jester · 01-04-2010, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stu Pidazole

Damn, I feel guilty for having a great 2009 now.

Well somebody damn well should have, gives the rest of us hope!!

[AOS] Somerlot · 01-05-2010, 10:24 PM

Good luck and God bless you all this year! Stay the course!

Carl · 01-12-2010, 05:17 PM

Butterpants: Perhaps you should consider a job in the journalism or something similar. You write very well. Eloquent, to say the least.

ButterPants · 01-12-2010, 06:27 PM

It's one of my favorite things to do. I never realized how much I enjoy it. Thanks!

pvt.-headknocker · 01-31-2010, 09:51 AM

I just now read your encouraging words to bring in the new year Butterpants and am glad I have. Well spoken and uplifting!
Carl is right, look into anything that has to do with writing, for you have a gift. I will not hesitate to read next years.

Jester · 02-02-2010, 06:42 PM

My year is going good so far. Got a new job, more money and things are looking up. Hopefully other people are having as good of luck as me!

Firefly · 02-03-2010, 10:35 AM

Same here, i just got a promotion so now i really can't tell you what i'm working on lol

[AOS] Somerlot · 02-03-2010, 04:57 PM

Just got a raise at work. Extra 900 a year.

pvt.-headknocker · 02-03-2010, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Firefly

Same here, i just got a promotion so now i really can't tell you what i'm working on lol

Military job?

5witch · 02-03-2010, 07:24 PM

No raises in 2 years and none this year either

Firefly · 02-04-2010, 03:33 AM

Yea it's a military job headknocker.

pvt.-headknocker · 02-04-2010, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5witch

No raises in 2 years and none this year either

Bummer man, but at least you have a job.
Leave an apple on your boss's desk every day

01-03-2010, 01:43 PM	#1
ButterPants Older than dirt Join Date: May 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 4,096 Add to xFire Friends List	Happy New Year! “If you are going to go through hell, keep going” - Winston Churchill Hell would be a good way to describe what many people went through in 2009. From record unemployment to the financial market meltdown, no one person or country was immune to the crippling effects of the economic collapse. Including myself. As I wrote last years message to all of you, I was still reeling with the sudden and unexpected loss of my job after serving proudly with a company for 13 years. My dismissal however was not due to some reduction in force or trimming of payrolls like many companies do during these times, but because of a man who held a vendetta against me for knowing too much. Too much of the business operations and too much of his personal failures. I was a threat to a man whose ego was more important than the 120 or so employees that served underneath him. I spent the next eight months searching for a job. Like the nearly 6 million other Americans, I struggled with the thought of how to make ends meet and what would happen to my family if employment didn’t come soon. Living in Michigan only added to the stress as 1 out of every 5 people is unemployed. My losses however, pale in comparison to the losses felt by members of our community. This past year pain was even harder for people like Pope who lost his father; Jester who lost his niece and the agony felt by DaBone and Buckshot on the loss of Buckshot’s son. Yes, 2009 my friends was hell to many. Yet, we are reminded that if we just keep going, we will make it out of hell and onto better days. The painful memories of 2009 will slowly be erased by those special events that touch our lives such as the announcement of Dominic’s engagement; the birth of a child to 007, RChicken getting married and Purg & Elektra purchase of their first home together. These people all have reason to celebrate events of the past year and are looking forward to the future. It is these events and so many more that will wash away the pains of the past and help guide us towards a better tomorrow. With each day, we are seeing our economy getting stronger and unemployment easing. We just need to keep going. I closed out last years wish to you with a quote from FDR. This holds as true today as it did last year and so many years before. “We must set sail – sail, not lie at anchor, sail, not drift.” I propose we set a course out of hell at full speed and not look back. Though we cannot forget the past, we need to always look towards the future. As John Lancaster Spalding wrote, "Each forward step we take we leave some phantom of ourselves behind." Wishing all of you a happy and prosperous New Year! Butters __________________ "The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things." - Plato

01-03-2010, 02:50 PM	#3
Elektra 1337 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 195	Great way to open up to the community Butters! It's funny how the world works and we don't even stop to think about it __________________ One of the few ladies in the house :

01-03-2010, 06:34 PM	#5
Cntrlfrek! I Make My Employees Cry!! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 723	Nicely stated Butters and Happy New Year Dexworld!! May the new year bring peace and prosperity to all of us. __________________ Tolerance of incompetence through sensitivity is a good thing! Tolerance of incompetence through sensitivity is a good thing! If only I could believe it.....

01-03-2010, 08:37 PM	#6
RChicken Virtual Pimp Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mayville, Wisconsin Posts: 350 Add to xFire Friends List	Well done. __________________

01-04-2010, 10:34 AM	#8
Stu Pidazole Grumpy old fart Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Wyoming Posts: 338	Damn, I feel guilty for having a great 2009 now. __________________ Loose women tightened here!

01-03-2010, 01:48 PM	#2
PHANTOM Bringer of Death to All Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,638 Add to xFire Friends List	Good stuff, and hope everyone has a wonderful new year.

01-05-2010, 10:24 PM	#10
[AOS] Somerlot 1337 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: TEXAS Posts: 228	Good luck and God bless you all this year! Stay the course! __________________ "Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things." - Einstein letter to a farmers child.

01-12-2010, 05:17 PM	#11
Carl Abusive Admin Join Date: May 2003 Location: My computer Posts: 2,313	Butterpants: Perhaps you should consider a job in the journalism or something similar. You write very well. Eloquent, to say the least. __________________

01-12-2010, 06:27 PM	#12
ButterPants Older than dirt Join Date: May 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 4,096 Add to xFire Friends List	It's one of my favorite things to do. I never realized how much I enjoy it. Thanks! __________________ "The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he grasps the essential nature of things." - Plato

01-31-2010, 09:51 AM	#13
pvt.-headknocker 1337 Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 453	I just now read your encouraging words to bring in the new year Butterpants and am glad I have. Well spoken and uplifting! Carl is right, look into anything that has to do with writing, for you have a gift. I will not hesitate to read next years. __________________ "Now stop this stupid banter before I BAN your asses..." Yours truly, buhbuhray

02-03-2010, 04:57 PM	#16
[AOS] Somerlot 1337 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: TEXAS Posts: 228	Just got a raise at work. Extra 900 a year. __________________ "Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men and towards objective things." - Einstein letter to a farmers child.

02-03-2010, 07:24 PM	#18
5witch 1337 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 584 Add to xFire Friends List	No raises in 2 years and none this year either

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