http://mssparky.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:45:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://mssparky.com/2010/08/ms-sparky-gets-duped-by-a-contractor/ http://mssparky.com/2010/08/ms-sparky-gets-duped-by-a-contractor/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:38:36 +0000 Ms Sparky http://mssparky.com/?p=14840 Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky"

Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" As most of you know I try to refrain from posting personal stuff on MsSparky.com. Occasionally my grandson does something that has me beaming with pride and I just can’t resist sharing it. Today I make another exception. My husband and I have been planning and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. The Oregonian: Ms. Sparky aims at war contractor KBR
2. Did We Get Duped?
3. Even Ms Sparky needs a vacation!

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Behind every psycho serial blogger who is committed to exposing corporate corruption in the Defense industry is a wonderfully patient husband who doesn’t give her too much grief for blogging and investigating 10-14 hours a day for free. With that in mind, as my husband and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Happy Birthday To Me!!!
2. Happy Halloween
3. Happy 24th Birthday Tiffany

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" After working on MsSparky.com 10-12 hours a day virtually 7 days a week for months on end….while at the same time maintaining my parental and domestic duties, even Ms Sparky needs to take an occasional break! Working those hours is reminiscent of my time with KBR in Iraq, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Ms Sparky gets duped by a contractor
2. The Oregonian: Ms. Sparky aims at war contractor KBR
3. Ms Sparky’s Request For Information

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I just love Maxine! Very scary…Both of them! I’m voting for Maxine! DRIVE SAFE AND HAVE FUN!!! MS SPARKY Other related posts from Ms Sparky: Happy 4th of July!! Happy Thanksgiving 2009 Happy 24th Birthday Tiffany Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Happy 4th of July!!
2. Happy Thanksgiving 2009
3. Happy 24th Birthday Tiffany

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Here are some pics of my two grandsons at the Pumpkin Patch. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! I had a lot more fun than I thought I would. Lucky me! Ms Sparky Other related posts from Ms Sparky: If Dyncorp wins [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. If Dyncorp wins contract it’s “dancing boys” for everyone!
2. What I Learned From My Husband After 13 Years
3. Nothing is Too Good For Our Boys So That’s What We’ll Give Them…..Nothing!

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Do you need a break from the daily KBR crap?? Here is a conversation I had with my 5 year old grandson last night after his bath. I had to share it. It is just too adorable. Let me set the stage. Keelen has just finished [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. My Mommy’s In Prison
2. This Aint No Democracy
3. Pretty “Cheesey”

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" This post was moved to Blue Behind Bars on Nov 21, 2008 and can be found by clicking HERE Other related posts from Ms Sparky: If You Have That Kind Of Extra Money….Send It To Me!!! I Got Mugged In Istanbul-Part 1 I Got Mugged In [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. If You Have That Kind Of Extra Money….Send It To Me!!!
2. I Got Mugged In Istanbul-Part 1
3. I Got Mugged In Istanbul-Part 2

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For those of you new to my blog….I am not just some “crazy old woman” trying to improve working conditions for US workers working overseas and poking KBR with a stick every chance I get. This “crazy old woman” is also a wife, a mom and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Women team up to stop alleged contractor abuses in Iraq
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3. Parenting Class Graduation

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For those of who have been reading, you know I have been having some problems with my back. I’ve never had any chronic back problems. Just occasional crap from working construction. Nothing major. I woke up last week with some lower back tightness and have been [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. DoD says KBR failed to perform at a level deserving an award fee
2. Shock-O-Meter
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" For my regular readers and close friends and family you all know that my lower back has been really giving me some grief. I have learned that the whole “misery loves company” thing really isn’t true. If you persist in trying to make your friends and [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. A 10 On The Bitch-O-Meter
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3. Shock and Eeewww!

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Some managers just never get the fact that a genuine “Thank You” for a job well done goes a long way to boost employee moral and loyalty. Now I know what an amazingly smart, honest, loyal and committed employee my husband Cal is. It would appear [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Corrupt Contractor KBR Under Fire in Palm Beach County; Anyone Surprised?
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It has been two months and I am still struggling with not smoking!!! My back is killing me and I would trade a kidney for some relief or a cigarette. I am self medicating. THANK GOD FOR CANADA AND CROWN ROYAL AND 7-UP. I just love [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. A 10 On The Bitch-O-Meter
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" My lower back is out and I have been to the chiropractor twice. It just keeps popping back out. So I can’t stand, walk, lie down or sit very long. It’s like I am hyperactive. I am always on the move. Therefore my posts have not [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" On this day 24 years ago I experienced a level of joy and happiness, that I had only read about. After 36 hours of labor and six hours of pushing, I met a most amazing person, my daughter Tiffany. (I can hear Tiffany now…”No not the [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Happy Birthday To Me!!!
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Karin, Debbie & Laurie After Graduation Ceremony 1978 Ki-Be HS, Benton City Laurie, Debbie & Karin Before 30th Class Reunion 2008 Where does the time go?? It wasn’t all that long ago and we were at our 20-year class reunion. Alright…so it’s been 10 years ago, [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. The Woman I Strive To Be
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" My mother died three years ago this November. A “sense of humor” is not what we would use to describe her. My mother was literal to a fault. As you might imagine, Mom rarely appreciated my sarcastic sense of humor and we were at odds more [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Slip-N-Slide
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" I can’t believe it’s my birthday again……are the years getting shorter or is it just me? I’m not sure how much longer I can pull off this whole “I’m 29……again” thing!! I’m starting to get “those” looks. It has been such a “frog in a blender” [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Happy 24th Birthday Tiffany
2. Happy Halloween
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Since I’ve been back from Washington DC poor Keelen has ended up on the short end of the “Grandma” stick. I figured after I testified, that would pretty much be the end of it and life would go back to normal. I couldn’t have been more [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. From The Mouths Of Babes
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3. This Aint No Democracy

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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" It’s day seven on my quitting smoking and I’ve done fairly well. I cheated a couple of times. My God they tasted nasty and I felt dizzy and nauseated. I guess that was actually a good thing. I’m still a bit “edgy” so I have been [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. I Can’t Take Any More!!
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Ms Sparky - is a post from: "Ms Sparky" Another long weekend!! Everyone is heading to the hills or getting ready to BBQ and set off fireworks! Oh…and don’t forget the cold brewskies!! It all brings back fond memories of being a child and running around the yard drawing in the air with my sparkler. [...] Other related posts from Ms Sparky:

1. Some firework do’s and don’ts!
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3. Happy 4th of July!

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