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uh, it's like low impact aerobics but at, it ... Oh, instead of hopping and jumping you just step Uh-huh. Yeah, you, you have a step and you literally step up on the step and move your arms, it's, it's, it's, it's new, Huh. it's fun. I probably couldn't do that because of my knee Uh-huh, bad knee Yeah. Um, and, uh, I d...
I've, I've kind of gotten out of the habit myself, I mean, it's I guess what I do now is I play softball, right now, Uh-huh. that's about, well, right now I'm on two teams so it's four nights a week. Gosh But, uh, uh, so I enjoy it but, as far as, you know, uh, Uh-huh. instead of having to join a health club and make m...
so I haven't really gone, and I've really faithful these past two months of going to the health club and working out but ... What school you going to? I'm at East Carolina. Oh But, um, no, I, uh, my step classes and toning is about the only thing well, I mean ... Now what's, what's toning? Is that lifting weights? It's...
you're like, oh, no, what did I do to myself and your whole body aches, you know. Yeah. Um, I know I'm looking forward to getting back into getting into shape, uh, I feel like I'm out of shape but I feel guilty for not going, because I really I'm, I'm so used to going for, you know, three or four years now. Uh-huh. Yea...
Because I work some weird hours and do some traveling. Uh-huh. No, some, um, I walk a lot because, uh, you know, being in, in school we, Yeah. I don't know if your campus was anything like ours, but our parking lot's in one end of the, of the campus and the school, the buildings are all at the other end, so. No, I didn...
Yeah. But I usually get in at least a couple of miles at work just walking around the plant. Uh-huh. So, Yeah, it's, uh, I live, I live on the second story apartments so I walk up and down stairs all day long, so. Uh, Uh, we've got a one story house now that's, that's enough. I guess I push the lawn mower around that's...
I want to run but I don't, I don't know if I'll be able to, to do it. What just, because you don't like to or because, because you won't be able to. I'm, I'm afraid I won't be able to. Oh, if you do, if you do aerobics you shouldn't have any problem running. I Yeah. I hope not. Um, We've, we ride our bike occasionally ...
I guess that's about the only form, I'm trying to think of, of other things that I do that will be considered exercise, Yeah. there are things I should do. I know Now, when I was going to, I, I went to a junior college for a couple of years and played baseball and then transferred, well, when we were at this junior col...
Yeah, and she'd, uh, you know, most of the guys were all in one class so she'd kind of lay it on occasionally, you know, Uh-huh. First at eight, I think we had eight o'clock in the morning, was our class. Uh-huh. Wake up. Well, now they have those, uh, those exercise bands now that are better that you can use for like ...
well, no, they're elastic so I guess it wouldn't be sand. Uh-huh. And there's some that, like the different colors denotes how much they, how much the tension I guess they are and how easy they are to move. Huh. Uh, there's like, I know there's purple, gray, and, uh, green. And some of them are real short and they're t...
Oh. No, no, no, no, oh, I could never do that I don't think, I'd rather just be the student, And, uh, Occasionally I do the weights at the health club but low weights just ... Yeah. Yeah, the, uh, the, some of the Nautilus equipment that I started seeing at the one that we used to go to was really interesting, I mean, ...
and it, and it makes you do it. And it tells you like if you're going too slow it will say, my grandmother could do this faster than you. And stuff like, a turtle goes faster and, um, it tells it and the whole place can hear what this machine is telling you. A little negative reinforcement there while you're going. Yea...
I haven't really started to put on a lot of weight I'm, I guess I probably put on about ten, nine or ten pounds, since I stopped playing, which was about four years ago. Uh-huh. But I've, just myself I just notice myself just really, real soft and I'm sure I don't have near the endurance that I did, Yeah. But I, I inte...
Yeah, one week, Then I plan to get right back into it. You know, it's, it does a lot for you I think. Yeah, Makes you feel a lot better. oh, no, yeah, there, there's no, no question the, the end result is great and I, I mean, I enjoyed, you know, we, when I was playing ball we could like run all day and not be tired, y...
yeah. Well, good luck on your graduation and your ... All righty, well, thank you. It was nice talking to you. Yeah, you too. Okay, bye-bye. Bye. seems to be a, a topic that's going to probably take about a generation to, uh, catch on, it seems, or maybe a generation to two And we may have to do it out of necessity as ...
it took us, almost a year to get a garbage sack full. We just don't drink that many. So as far as at home use, uh, we'll pick up a six pack every once in a while or for whatever occasion of Doctor Pepper or something and, and by the time we gathered up enough crushed cans to take it in, uh, at the time it was still, oh...
No, I read in the paper this week where maybe, I don't know if it was, I guess maybe this week someone may start getting them if the truck that picks them up is outfitted in time. Um. But, it, it should be starting, I would stay probably in the next month if, if everything goes that I'm not sure all what we're going to...
at the time anyway, it, the thinking was that there was too much not getting sorted properly and that at, at the collection sites where everything's clearly labeled and people that happen to go to that kind of trouble to do it, happen to do it pretty well, uh, those are okay to have the general public doing the sorting...
If they could just eliminate the cans and use glass, but, I guess this day and age they don't. Yeah. They don't do that. We live next to a set of railroad tracks and it seemed to be a very popular thing for people driving by that highway there, by our tracks to throw the bottles at the tracks and try to crash, you know...
They're, the nickels, the dimes or what, I suppose it might be quarters, fifty cent pieces in these days, that they would get, they, the kids just don't seem to, to care that, that much about a small amount of money. Right. Well, I wonder, But, we, we did buy a can crusher and we are crushing cans and when we buy the s...
Do you have any pets? Yes, I have a dog and cat now. Oh, what are their names? Tibby and Liberty. Which is the dog and which is the cat? Tibby is the dog and Liberty is the cat. Uh, wife and I, we have, we have two cats. Oh. Uh, one's real nice, but the other one is a, well, she's pretty wild. Oh Ours are pretty calm. ...
Our cat we got from the pound the day the night she was going to be put to sleep. So that's why we call her Liberty. Oh, really. Oh, well, that's a nice, nice story. Um. Do you want to hear about my other animals I've had? Sure, sure. I've had a skunk Yeah. I've had a Burmese python, I've had rats, I've had mice Wow. u...
Yes Yeah. it was litter trained Yeah. and we had it perfumed Uh-huh. and, uh, it was very aggressive. Right. But all the, all three of them, dog, cat and skunk, used to chase each other all through the house. Uh-huh, and the skunk. And the only thing we have with the skunk, he was very, very protective of his territory...
Yeah, they um, ours would still back up to the dog or cat when he got mad and try to perfume them, but the glands had been removed Uh-huh. so, Right, but I suppose it was still in the instinct of them to to back up and get ready. Right. Yeah, why, I don't know, I, I think they're kind of nice to have, they're kind of, ...
Yeah. That'd be the best way to be. Yeah. Um, do you like big dogs or or little dogs? Well we had a German Shepherd and he had dysplasia Uh-huh. and he had it for about three or four years where we just about had to lift him and carry him every place he went. Really. So, when he died, we got a little one. Yeah. But our...
Wow, yeah. So we said the next time around we'd get something little that if something happened, it would be easier to carry. Sure. Yeah. And then we've had three cats in our married life, and we've got a calico now. Yeah, we've got a calico cat too. Do you? Yeah, yeah, she's the, she's the nice one. We, uh, we used to...
Yeah, well, don't even talk to me, I, when I was single I had gone away for the weekend, Yeah. and my husband, then fianc3e, was to keep my cat, and he let her out, and my house was loaded with fleas, I mean, you walked in and your legs were just black. Really. And we had such a time, and never got the cat back. Really...
Okay. Well, now, so if you were going to have a dinner party, what would you make? Um, let's see, uh, I like seafood. Uh, let's see, uh, shrimp, steamed uh, shellfish with maybe herbs. Uh, spicy lobster with linguini. That sounds good. Yeah. Now what is, uh, what is, uh, the steamed shellfish you said? Uh-huh. And what...
Yeah, fresh vegetables would be good or, uh, just, Probably not nachos and dip, huh? No. And would you, uh, would it be appropriate to, uh, drink with the, uh, prior, when you have the hors d'oeuvres? Yeah, yeah. Okay. And then when you serve the meal, what type of wine would you have with, uh, with the, with seafood? ...
Uh You must like chocolate. Yes. Well, let's see. Usually when we have a dinner party, I always, I like to grill. Oh, you do? So, we might have some cocktails ahead of time and maybe some, uh, some dip, uh, some cheese. One of our favorites is, uh, to take some, let's see Philadelphia cream cheese I think, is that what...
Traditional right? Traditional, yeah. Yeah. I wouldn't be the big, uh, snotty kind. I just started, I just really started, uh, uh, learning about that and I bought a Martha Stewart, I don't know if you've heard of her. Huh-uh. Her cookbook and she talks about catering and, uh, you know, goes into, goes into all that an...
all right. So you graduated from which high school? Trinity. Trinity, okay. And that's a public school or private? That's public. Huh, okay, I have to get to know this area a little better, I guess. Uh, well, is your father's cafe, uh, one that you could cater out of? No, uh-huh, *listen; mistranscription of 'uh-uh'? i...
Could have, uh, uh, fruits and, and pineapple, uh, let's see, uh, And you could actually go with, uh, a chicken if you wanted to. I think, I think decorating your food is, you know, really, Uh, we have a Sheltie Collie, a miniature Sheltie. Do you? Yeah. It's about, oh, about six months old, and we're we live in an apa...
I've had dogs through the years. Right now I've got two, and three cats, but, uh, and my son and daughter-in-law have kind of a Sheltie mix, and we watched it this summer for two to three months, and it wasn't trained quite fully either Uh-huh. and, uh, but it was a sweet and an intelligent dog. Yeah, so how'd you all,...
so it's kind of difficult, Yeah. and, you know, you don't want to, you don't want to spank it or scare it, or anything like that, so. No, no, you don't want to do that, but, uh. Yeah, we, we try to take it, you know, it gets, it gets frustrating when you take it outside and, you know and then it runs right inside Does...
Uh, yeah, we've tried that, and, uh, you know, there's certain spots in the house where he likes to go, Yeah. so, and he chews on plants and all that, but, you know, that's natural for a little puppy. Huh? That's nothing, huh. Well, it, it, it'll, it'll catch on pretty soon, I'll, I'll bet you. I, I have a sixteen yea...
Man that's sad. And yeah, but we can't bear to do anything because she's been our friend for all these years, Oh, of course not. so we're putting up with all her accidents, I couldn't. and the two nights ago, she had diarrhea, and so that was a bad one. But, uh, I think we're buying a carpet shampooer this weekend That...
Does it, oh. Uh-huh. You know, maybe you you can get it signed up this spring or summer for some of the dog obedience classes. Uh-huh. Well, we've heard bad, we've heard some bad things about some of those, you know, they sometimes misuse their license or whatever you know, Oh. they treat them bad. Well, you know, we w...
but it, I think it calmed her down a little bit, and she's used to being around other dogs now. How long did it take? I think it was like a six week program. Every, what? Uh, I think it was one night a week for like six weeks, Oh, really? and, uh, you know, it was a group class, outside. It was fairly reasonable, too. ...
Okay, um, I guess we're going to talk, describe, uh, job benefits, and so what do you think, next to salary do you rank, is the most important job benefits? Uh, I would say the medical, uh, group insurance area as far as, uh, covering medical costs for yourself or family members. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Well, um, does your com...
How about yourself? Uh, well I'm, my medical coverage is with an H M O Uh-huh. um, so, that's, in my opinion, that's that's bordering on a health clinic, but it seems to be a good way to maintain costs and still provide a good amount of coverage. Right, yeah. Um. Our district did that for the ninety-one and the ninety ...
Uh, if you've been going to a doctor for, you know, ten years or something and he elects not to join, it can be very stressful for you know, those people. Yes. That's right, yeah, I'm, I'm fairly young myself, I've only been, when I first started working which, three years ago is when I first got into full time employm...
You can continue to go to your own doctor Uh-huh. but your benefits are not as, you know, good, so, uh. Uh-huh. Yeah, um, like you, you mentioned you work for a school system. I work for, uh, Georgia Tech in the research branch, Oh, all right. and I guess another one that, that I rank up there high is the, uh, kind of...
now I'm not a teacher, I am a secretarial executive assistant, but I don't think the teachers could stand the stress all, all year long frankly. Uh-huh. It is just, Texas has really, um, you know, they want everybody educated, no matter what it costs, uh, and it, it would be just, we all look forward to, like in two we...
Yeah, I would think that that type of employment, you're, you're, one day you might be really tuned in and the next day, oh, a little luke warm or something Right. and, um, it's good that they allow you that. Right. It, um, as I say, the schools, now we do have to work, you know, the day, but we do get many days off, a...
Yeah. Uh. So, have you ever served on a jury? I served, I was in the Air Force, and served on a court martial, uh, board a couple of times, which is very similar to a jury. A lot of the same rules apply. Have you ever served on one? Yeah, I finally served on one last year. I've, um, been voting for years, and I couldn'...
and I was in the pool for a couple of weeks I see. so it was a combination of criminal and civil, and they had, uh, well most of the time we, we spent sitting around in the jury room and getting to know the other potential jurors Uh-huh. and then, it was always exciting when we got called to, to, to go, because then we...
No. they want to get the best, uh, mix for their case, so they ask all kinds of wild questions. That that's a science in itself. Yeah, well I kept getting called up for drunk driving questions, and I think part of it was they didn't, uh, they didn't like the fact that I don't drink any more. So. Uh-huh, I see. Because ...
Well, I was never there, never there for any sentencing. Uh, I finally got empaneled on one case, uh, on my next to the last day, and, uh, we got into the, uh, jury room to, uh, decide the case, and there was one guy on the jury who announced to everybody that he didn't need to deliberate, because he'd already decided ...
I, uh, I, I wanted to vote guilty for the guy, and the other people were kind of mixed Uh-huh. so, uh, the guy had to go through the whole thing all over again. Cost him a lot of money, I'm sure. Yeah. Oh, how many members were on the jury? Was it a six or twelve member jury? Uh, it must have been six. Uh-huh. Yeah. Th...
It's a simple majority, you know, rules. Yeah. Well, let's see, is it on, uh, capital crimes that they have to be unanimous and, Probably on capital, I don't know, we weren't, we, we, the two that I were on had to do with drugs Uh-huh. and, uh, we were, uh, unanimous is acquitting the person, even though we in our, in...
Do you ever think that there's a crime that's just so heinous and so bad that the person who commits this crime just doesn't deserve to live anymore? That's a good question. Uh, there would be a point, there was a point where I would have said, no, that no one would deserve to die for, for a crime that he committed. Bu...
Uh-huh. And I think that the people who are strongly in favor of the death penalty are really working from that gut level. Uh, you know, whether it be a biblical force, uh, you know, the eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a knife, life type logic or just, uh, uh, some sort of anger at putting putting, uh, ...
but, oh, if they catch me they're going to kill me so I better not do it. I, I just, don't think that, uh, that it works that way. Yeah. I don't think it's done. I don't think we run it as a deterrent. I mean people say that, but, I mean, if it was really a deterrent, I mean I think like horse thieves in the old west,...
I am. I'm working in the computer science department here uh, at C M U. Uh, What kind of, what kind of work do you do? Uh, I'm doing basically system, system design work and, uh, implementation work for the speech, for the speech group uh, here. Uh-huh. Oh. is that how you heard about this thing? Yeah, Uh, actually thr...
they just kind of forget us on that end. We don't really have any vacation or, you know, sick days or health care or anything really so. Right. So it's pretty fair they've got you slaving away, at, at this point Exactly. Exactly. Yeah. What about you? Well, um, I'm research stuff here now so what they, they have, uh, ...
Uh-huh. but I know they let you, they'll let you decrease how many hours you work by kind of percentage. You know, they'll let you work halftime if you want to, if you want to finish, If you want to, do it quickly. you want to, Yeah. They'll let you work, decrease your number of hours by any percentage just, just abou...
Yeah. Yeah, I think, I mean that's pretty, that's a pretty important, uh, part of it there because that, that can be really expensive if you ever have any health problems. My dad, I think my, I'm still covered on, with my dad's, uh, health plan at his, where he works, but it would definitely be something to look into o...
But there's, there's some where, uh, uh, student employees working for the government don't have to pay Social Security tax. that's about, five percent right there Right. Uh-huh Oh Now that's a big win. so. Yeah, yeah. That's, That's about the only real bonus Yeah. I have, so I have to take that into consideration when...
Oh, yeah? Um, so that's, that kind of helps out in terms of, you know, keeping up-to-date with contacts in industry. Uh-huh. Yeah. You know, in case, you know, in case you ever need to bail out help a lot. Yeah. See around, around here it's like, uh, we pretty much work from project to project on, well, you know, wit...
Folk music. Yeah, I find myself, uh, listening to a lot of, uh, uh, either old timer or New England, uh, dance bands as well as, uh, just more popular folk music and new artists coming up. Uh-huh. Well, we're on totally different wavelengths. Okay. I'm more, uh, old rock and roll, uh, some new, newer, I guess you would...
and I don't like listening at high volumes. Yeah. Yeah. But, uh, some of their older stuff was, uh, you know, quite enjoyable to me. Yeah, well they, You know, Hotel California and that era. Yeah, yeah that does, that's something you don't, doesn't even sound good loud really. You know. Yeah. You know, definitely. Uh, ...
Way, way more than I can stand down here. I, I don't care for it at all, that Texas twang or whatever you want to call it. I, Well, there, there's a Conway Twitty twang, then there's the, uh, Dolly Parton, uh, Hollywood sound. Yeah, yeah, that's more, even more commercialized for of country music. Yeah. But, uh, it's g...
Hey, I, I, I think most artists are in to make a few bucks. Yeah, and that's all it, But they're not in it to say anything or give a message which is what they were Yeah. late, late sixties, early seventies, they were they were definitely pushing a message. That's what it, Yeah, that's what, what you say, and, and then...
it's just who does it, you know. Uh-huh. You hear a, you hear a Paula Abdul song and you, and I think, if somebody else were to play that, you know, they wouldn't, they, nobody, everybody would think, that's lousy, but because she did it, it's supposed to be good, you know, it comes to the point where it's your name, n...
So, I don't know, I, I don't know that that's, I don't think that's a good thing at all, but that's that's what the, point we've reached, so I don't know how how much farther we can digress before we have to turn it around and go the other way, at least. Yeah. Well, I don't know, I know for myself that, uh, for the mos...
yeah, I just mostly buy along the same lines all the time. I don't really switch around to new things very often. Yeah. It's just, it's, you know, it's way to hectic and too confusing. Yeah, so you keep buying the same artists until you don't like an album, then you stop? Uh, yeah, generally, or, about the only new mus...
And, it's very nice, you go into the coffee house and, you know, an artist is there and very often the artist will have a an album and, so if you like the artist, you buy the album. Yeah. So you definitely get to try before you buy. Yeah, yeah, that's definitely I, You know, it, you, you, you don't always quite get it ...
and, uh, I'm happy with it. Uh-huh. I'm happy with the school, it's great, good teachers good curriculum, uh, they learn a lot, they have no problems, uh, but I do live in the better, well, in the best part of the city, though, I live in, you know, the real richy part, I guess. I'm not, but, everybody around me is and,...
Well, yeah, it, it's, it's pretty much what I was going to say is there's a lot of disparity between different neighborhoods and what sort of schools go in. Uh-huh. Uh, I grew up in New York and uh, the place, Wow. or not New York City, upstate New York Uh-huh. and I went to, uh, the City of Rochester School District U...
Uh-huh. As a result, the schools were rundown, there wasn't as many, you know, of the nice supplies in science class that we would have liked. There wasn't as many advanced placement courses, uh, when I was a senior that some other schools had. Uh-huh. And, uh, it, it, so I, you know, I think that one of the things, on...
and the parents might not could even tell you what their kid's teacher's name is. You know, Uh-huh. uh, that has a, a whole lot to do with it, you know, as far as their learning, I mean, if the parents aren't, uh, you know, willing to go with the kids and find out what they're learning and if they're learning you know,...
and the kids are not motivated. Right. Right. They have no motivation from home, so they just go to school and, you know, you know, I'll get through the day, and, uh, bring homework home and, there's nobody to, to sit them down and say, you're going to do this. Right. Uh, just, you know, they, they take a notion to do ...
Uh-huh. ended up getting some scholarships to go to college and which has been, you know, which is really nice, Uh-huh. and I think the difference for me was that my parents were, you know, they were definitely, they were always there, Yeah. was, like, well, yeah, of course you're going to study and do well and that's ...
and I, I had an occasion to change, to have to change the battery once, but, the brakes, I was really surprised that the brakes I wanted, I do have the background. I know what needs to be done and I know that the oil needs, should be changed very regularly and all of the bearings and the lube, lubrication system needs ...
And then I can decide whether I want them to do it or whether I can do it, see. Right. And they told me that my, my brake pads were gosh, you know, seventy percent still good, you know, but still it was cheaper in the long run and uh, so I just got the the brakes done and I thought that was a good deal. And plus Right....
and what I was surprised at is that on my little Nissan I bought the truck with about sixty thousand, I have almost one hundred and ten, so I drove on those brake pads for, uh, you know, forty-five thousand miles and there was hardly any wear to them. So those small little trucks and cars like that, they just the longe...
and, uh and in fact I have an eighty-seven Mustang with a three O two in it that I've, uh, beefed up a little bit Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Okay. and one of the things that I did was to change the pulley system on it to use under drive pulleys so that the engine doesn't have to turn the accessories and can use more of the power...
Uh, oh. Huh. So, I was on my way to work one day and, uh, the water pump pulley split laterally in half. So there was half a water pump pulley still attached to the water pump and the other half was kind of dangling off the end of the crank Uh-huh. and uh, I, So, the, the topic is hobbies In your spare time. Yeah. Who ...
Yeah. Yeah. I understood that. I'm, you know, I work full time and I have two kids so my spare time usually involves something with the kids. Yeah. You know, hobbies, we, I, I can't really say that we have hobbies. It's more like maybe projects or something on the weekend. You know, we like to go out go out, Yeah, fam...
Uh-huh. And the things I've tried to do just don't look very good and, I, I guess mostly as far as, as crafts go, I've done, um, some needlepoint. I've done mostly cross stitching. I used to, uh, do like, um, one that I did for both kids are like, oh, they're plaques with, you know, different kind of animals and then y...
I don't even know how to knit and my mother used to knit, you know, all the time Uh-huh. and, and I don't even know how to knit I'm like, that's a lost art from this family Yeah. So, um, but, it's not a very good topic it feels like, if, you know, No. not when you're neither one of us are really, I, I have seen thing...
it's like there, but here a lot of the country stuff is in, you know, a lot of the woodwork, a lot of, uh, stenciling. Yeah. And, you know, you can go to any, like a flea market and stuff and there's just tons of stuff everywhere and, you know, people just do it in their garage Yeah. and then on weekends they go out a...
But, it just was so time, time, involved, you know, so much time involved and the different steps and things. Yeah. Uh-huh. So, and, Okay Well, I think, I think we're okay. I think we did five minutes, so we don't have to keep talking about nothing anymore Yeah. So, Okay. Well, thank you. Okay. I hope you have a good ...
Um, I'm from Maryland and, um, I have one son who's almost sixteen months old. Are, are you married, or ... Yeah, uh-huh. You are. I have, I have two children, I have a seven year old and a three year old. Oh. And, uh, so I try to spend as much time as possible with them. That's good. Uh, what kind of things do you do?...
it's really nice, uh, my husband, uh, is working you know, most of the time. He's working long hours, but, uh, I'm staying home. Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Uh, I'm just working a couple days a month, and, um ... Oh, uh-huh. What do you do during those, those days? Um, we spend a lot of time at the playground and we go to the zoo,...
So, yeah, so it's, it's, it's real easy to work out my schedule, you know, to, uh, get in, to, to still stay in with that, an, and to have enough time to spend with Matthew. Uh-huh. Yeah. Yeah. He, he's, uh, just now really starting to, to get interested in a lot of things, so, um, Yeah, I understand that, yeah. They r...
so. That's right, and I think a lot of people are, um, are turning to, well, I think, I think a lot of people are realizing that but still there are so many people that are, you know, have their careers first and, it's, uh, I think it's really hurting, uh, the kids, you know, Yeah, yeah. but. Yeah, I agree with you, I,...
'cause she worked either two to three days a week and that got her out of the house and yet she'd get to spend, you know, three or four days with ... Most of the time at home, yeah. Yeah, yeah, and so. Uh, we had started out like that and, um, I think that was really ideal, uh. Yeah, I do to, I agree, but then when you...
Are, are you from the Maryland area? Uh-huh, I'm, I've, I've lived here forever, so. Really. Yeah, I I live in Germantown, and, uh. Are you, where are you from? Um, uh, I'm in Dallas, Texas. In Dallas, oh. Yeah, so, uh, I'm, I've lived here like eight years or so, my wife's from Fort Worth. Oh, yea-,. But, yeah, I work...
oh, so that explains. Yeah, that explains it doesn't it. Well, um, I don't know, I, uh, we, we do a lot of things on the weekends together, the family, Yeah, yeah. but, uh, as far as during the week, it's, it's usually, uh, you know, just my son and I, and we're ... Yeah, what's your husband do? Uh, he, he works for Co...
we take walks, and go to the library, and try to fill our day with things like that, Uh-huh. Yeah. but, um. Yeah, what, uh, my wife did some teaching at like, uh, like a private tutoring place. A Sylvan Learning Center this year Oh. and so that, that got me to to be able to spend more time with the kids at night and st...
that's good. I know my husband was real, uh, in the beginning when he, uh, he was transferred to a, a larger plant and he, uh, he works about an hour and a half away from here, from our home, Uh-huh. and, uh, so it takes him a little bit of time. Oh, yeah. And I'm not able to work during the week, uh, because of that. ...
it really does because I think you know, you grow closer. Was your, uh, was your husband, I mean naturally a child, I mean had he been around children, or ... Uh, oh yeah, he has, uh, he has seven other brothers and sisters, Oh. and they have, we have thirteen grand, well his parents have thirteen grandchildren. Uh-huh...
yeah. Um, it's difficult, uh, to do it any other way. Yeah, I understand. Yeah. I'm, I, you know it's, it's hard because, you know, then you're not getting to spend as much time with, at home, I mean your husband is not getting to spend as much time at home as he'd want to. That's right. So, yeah, that that's a tough s...
Uh-huh, well like I said my wife normally feels that way, there are days when, uh, I come home and she says here take these kids, I'm getting out. I know So she's, she's had about enough during those days, but. But, for the most part, I, you know, I've really feel like that's led, I know. the way that, you know, like w...
they need to really focus on the children in the in this country. Yeah. Would, would you have said that a couple of years ago, do you think? No, I didn't, I didn't even really think about it that much, I mean, you know, Uh-huh. I, I was aware, vaguely aware of it, but, um, I didn't it wasn't really that important to me...
Yeah. You know, that's how they're developing their patterns. And I think a lot of people either, don't care, or don't realize it, you know. That's, Or, or they just put it in the back of their mind and let it slide. Yeah. I, I've seen a lot of people just say well, you know, he'll learn everything when he gets into, u...
I mean it's not just for him, but it's also for you, because you're both kind of bonding together there too, I think, so. Yeah, that's true. Well it's been nice talking to you. Well it's nice talking to you, too. Okay good luck. Okay. Okay, good-bye. Lynn, do you, do you want to start? Certainly. Okay. Um, Do you want ...
Which is your favorite? Oh, well, I couldn't live without the family vacations, but, uh, my favorite is the, the indulgent ones, where we go off and, and, uh, see places that have interested me since I was a kid, for the most part. Uh-huh. And, uh, Your family doesn't live close, then? Uh, not anymore. They, uh, they'v...