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10/16/2011 22:53 #55324

WNY Hospital Administration Salaries 2009
Category: hospitals
I came across this gem while trolling the interwebs for xls files. Sadly, that's what I do for entertainment. Not sure what if it was originally part an article but it was found on the Buffalo News server here

The highest one made about 2.3M. Can you imagine making that much in Buffalo. Its interesting just how much money they make, how much is bonuses, how much is tax deferred or even tax free.

::READ PDF::
tinypliny - 10/18/11 19:34
Hmm... I think everyone's salary and earnings should be crystal clear laid out in the open regardless of whether they are being paid by the state or not. It makes it tougher to evade taxes and brings more transparency to where the finances are really going.
metalpeter - 10/18/11 18:04
I personally don't think employees of the states wages should be on any web site.... It is really no ones business what they make a year and all it does is cause more problems.... Now granted these aren't doctors but still.... If surgeon A makes more then B that doesn't mean they are better and if say someone else at a hospital can look up what someone else is making it just causes problems. You do more and they get paid more it will cause drama.... Could you imagine with you could look up cops and then figure out whom you could corrupt same with doctors.... I wonder if there was some time back where these guys would tell people oh tell the doctor you feel like this and they will give you these meds... Then they sold them on the street... Well at one point they thought some of the doctors where in on it.... If you can look up what they make that could be a factor.....
tinypliny - 10/17/11 19:22
The director of finance in one of those hospitals makes exactly as much I do. I bet she is thinking she could have gone to grad school now.
paul - 10/17/11 19:16
I am surprised no one had anything to say about this.

10/16/2011 11:13 #55315

Almost 24 hours of use
Category: mobile
I have four batteries now. So for around a $20 investment I get four days of non stop cell phone power. Suck that iPhone and your stupid unreplaceable battery.

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10/15/2011 17:37 #55312

Matt and I In Photobooth
Category: photos
I found these cute pics of (e:matthew), the sugar glider and I from July of 2007. It was so tiny then. Maybe it was one of the babies.

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And then we went for the lenses
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lilho - 10/18/11 01:16
the first one is so scary. i like the way the last one captures our unique features.
metalpeter - 10/16/11 09:12
They where pretty cool but a bit freaky as well.... Hope they have a lot of space to glide through....
paul - 10/15/11 17:46
Matt found a woman to take them on craigslist.
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:42
Who took the sugar gliders in the end? Did you donate them to the pet store?
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:41
Whoa, the last one reminds me of that scene in the Incredible Hulk where Banner's blood drips on the Mr. Blue's split skull and he is grinning in a sort of maniacal glee. It's one of my favourite movies, but mainly because it has such a swell soundtrack. In fact each and every minute of the movie is covered in absolutely awesome music.

10/15/2011 17:04 #55311

Me With Blond Hair
Category: history
I can't belive I ever thought that was a good idea. The crazy part is that if I had stayed in Arizona, the expiration date of the license was 01/22/2037 which is when I turn 60. Can you imagine carrying around that picture until age 60. Thank god they have expirations here.

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lilho - 10/18/11 01:15
wow, your natural look is really way better.
metalpeter - 10/16/11 09:09
(e:tinypliny) should do the punk hair thing maybe shave the sides and dye them blonde then do something crazy like straighten the top and dye that some other color ......
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:31
I kind of prefer electric blue though. blond is somewhat boring.
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:30
80% of hair has gone grey in the past couple months. I might as well gather some tips in advance. m
paul - 10/15/11 17:15
I did it myself. It didn't take that long because it was so short. Why are you going to go blond?
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:07
LOL How long did it take to bleach it out? Do you remember? Did you do it yourself?

10/15/2011 16:56 #55310

Language Learning Lab Continued
Category: history
Its also the place I met (e:terry). He would come in all the time and I thought he was so hot. I specifically remember admiring him in his sporty ,shimmer, basketball shorts. Then one day he came in and asked me out. "Hi, I am Terry Mickelson, would you like to go out with me" and shook my hand. I think he moved in with me shortly thereafter.

Here I am on the laptop that saved all of these docs. This pic is from the same week.
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And these too. He was so freakin cute.
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I miss arizona so much. It was so fun to climb on everything but I missed the green. This was a couple weeks earlier. I wish I had a blog then. Or maybe not because it would have probably gotten me in so much trouble.
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This picture was taken two years later but it was on the same disk.
We were so apple cute, lol. Its so funny how not mac I am now.
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metalpeter - 10/16/11 09:04
The Saying the entire name thing seems odd but it worked so.......... Also How on earth did you get a drum that color to match the laptop that is pretty cool.... If you would have had a blog back then If you include (e:strip) you might need two websites just to hold it all... That is like How I am with some stuff like Video tapes and art on my wall I might need to get another place just to hold it all.....
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:32
The content matches the title so much better now.
paul - 10/15/11 17:11
I added some more pics of (e:terry) from that week.
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:05
hmmm that furrowed forehead once again. Either you are a perennial worrier or you always had some residual eye/lens issues.
tinypliny - 10/15/11 17:04
Why did you fall out with the Apple brand?


All this is so entertaining. You should clean out every closet in that big house of yours.