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Post by texasless91 on Oct 29, 2021 11:12:38 GMT
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Post by nybuckeye on Oct 29, 2021 18:12:03 GMT
What a depressing state of affairs, Karen. I witnessed the dumbing down of training materials because participants’ vocabulary was basic one or two syllable words, so this does not surprise me.
MIL still in hospital. No concussion bit skull fracture and a couple of broken ribs.
Linda, Iggy’s DM, DS, uncles, aunts, cousins, niece and nephews live in Lebanon. His DB and first cousins twice removed live here in Ohio.
It’s been raining all day, so cooking, cleaning, laundry, workout. Blech.
I hope everyone is well. Have a good afternoon and evening.
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Post by retiredinaz on Oct 29, 2021 21:59:55 GMT
Hope dmil is ok.
Hope everyone's plans go well.
DH wanted his Christmas goodies before it became unavailable. So we went to World Market for German gingerbread cookies, marzipan balls and his favorite Ritter sport bars and Italian fruit bread. The nearby to upscale grocery store for green beans that were sold out at TJ's, bread, shrimp, and veggies.
on the way home, stopped at bank ATM and sat there stuck waiting for car to go out to exit drive…finally beeped once and got the finger. He drove slowly but we did not pass because of all the road rage here and they say do not be in front. He turned gate into a gated community entrance, but came out again following us. He got stuck at a light and we took off, turned down a street not ours, then another and finally home into the garage with nobody behind us. Our red suv is easy to look for. But we wonder if he wanted our license plate from the back and has access to info. Creeped out.
It occurs to me that maybe he thought we were following him! But DH is still worried.
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Post by kaycee on Oct 29, 2021 23:29:58 GMT
Karen, thanks for the start. That article is depressing. I remember those segments Jay Leno used to do where he'd interview people on the street about current events or how the government works. It was pretty horrifying to see how uneducated so many people were. I saw where the Doctor Who premiere will be a global simulcast, so not just in the UK and US. What's on your football schedule for the weekend? I'm guessing we'll both be watching Clemson/FSU.
Chele, hope your MIL has a good recovery. We had rain all day yesterday, but just had a quick shower today. Hopefully, our weekends will be nicer. I spoke too soon and it's pouring again!
Linda, sorry you had such a scary time with the drive home. I wouldn't be too worried since he didn't manage to follow you home. We can't look up info here with just the tag number, so hope it's that way in AZ too. The rudeness out on the road is just awful anymore. Nice evasive maneuvers though!
Liz, Friday at last! Hope the weather there didn't affect your commute too much.
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Post by texasless91 on Oct 29, 2021 23:36:15 GMT
Linda, I saw the Cardinals are no longer undefeated. Sorry.... I saw the support group cartoon on FB yesterday and it's hysterical. Thanks for posting it for all to enjoy. How tired were you today after yesterday's trip to a bit of your old life in the museum? Probably a good plan not to travel back to Europe after the medical problems. It may have been GERD before but may not be next time. Good finds at World Market and good idea to get things early. That should slow the weight loss for him. What's the favorite Ritter Sport bar at your house? When I could eat chocolate, mine was the dark chocolate hazelnut. Road rage isn't just happening there. Good plan not to be in front. That was a bit scary, but maybe you're right and he thought you were the road ragers😁. If he was the rager, he'll be onto some other target before you have to be back on the highway. So I wouldn't worry.
Checking the college football schedule, I noticed that UCF and FSU games don't overlap tomorrow, Kathy. You should be able to see the Noles on ESPN, but will you be able to watch the Knights? Texas and Michigan play at the same time, so I'll have to switch back and forth there. The Vols have a bye week. Are you watching Doctor Who on BBCA? I'm watching Matt Smith with Rory and Melody right now. Has your rain cleared out?
Chele, yes the article is quite sobering but, watching the local and national news, it makes a lot of sense. The same guy wrote another good article about Trump and appearance vs. reality that was listed on the same page as the one I linked to. I know what you mean about dumbing down training materials. You may remember that a few years ago I was freelancing to develop an online training project and the main reason I got kicked off the project was that I couldn't be elementary enough for the level they were trying to reach. These were adults being trained for basic level interactive job skills, but they seemed to be gearing it for junior high level. I remember trying to teach critical thinking skills to community college students and they just wanted me to tell them what to think. So this all makes perfect sense. We love Idiocracy (if you've never seen it, you need to) and saw the similarities to Trump as soon as he announced his candidacy. Sounds like you made the most of your rainy day to get some things done. We had a lot of rain today as well. Dale left for his race this morning and didn't have much to drive in, fortunately. But he may have some to run in tomorrow and that won't be real comfortable. He took extra everything so he can change clothes frequently. I'm going to have a ton of workout clothes to clean this week. I just hope he doesn't get pneumonia. DMIL may be in the hospital a while with a skull fracture.
I am happy to report that we FINALLY have things set for the awards dinner in December. I heard back from the venue I met DB/DSIL when they were here and all the board members I've heard from approve going there. When I talk to the sales director, I need to confirm that people don't have to select their entree in advance. Otherwise, I think we're set. I've only been working on this since July 🙄. GI system seems to be improving and the fever has not returned. It's chilly and damp, so I hope I don't regret not putting the electric mattress pad on the bed last weekend. Getting set to watch game 3 of the Braves and Astros, and much of that might be viewed from bed. Arya and I have one more trip out and then we're in for the night. Hope it will be a quiet one with no smoke alarms or other disturbances.
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Post by retiredinaz on Oct 30, 2021 0:07:27 GMT
DH was disappointed that he cannot use his mattress warming pad on sleep number bed that comes up at top because it can pinch wires. He is no fan of the blankets. The one I got last year drives me nuts because it slides all over.
He likes the Ritter bar with crunchy stuff in it , not the one with cookie in it though. I like the hazelnut!
people do not read newspapers in print or on line. They just get little stuff from like minded sites of FB or Twitter. No critical thinking with no knowledge to use!
I had to teach high school juniors a whole unit on propaganda, logic and critical thinking. I would give them an egregious editorial and have them see what was wrong,..but they know so little and have no interest that it did not work unless they had an article on the topic with it, but they could not be bothered to compare. People just want to be told and not think…then some &$#&4 criticizes schools for not teaching. I love the meme on FB that says “ Do not say they did not teach that. You were talking!”
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