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I learned today if you write "cursed" on your tools instead of your name no will touch them.
I also learned if you do that then the new guy will call HR and complain that "he's going around cursing everything, I'm pretty sure that's not allowed!".
Then we learned (the head of HR and I) that curses aren't covered by OSHA.
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I just realized that I missed a golden opportunity with my last comment and couldn't help but amend the mistake.
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Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
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I learned today if you write "cursed" on your tools instead of your name no will touch them.
I also learned if you do that then the new guy will call HR and complain that "he's going around cursing everything, I'm pretty sure that's not allowed!".
Then we learned (the head of HR and I) that curses aren't covered by OSHA.
The head of HR gave me a call and asked "I heard you're going around cursing everything, what's that about?" "Oh, I'm just writing "cursed" on my tools so no one takes them" "That's a great idea, I'm going to use that at home!".
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Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
Oh, I could practically write the Sermon for you. In the U.S. not only are the stalls not floor-to-ceiling (most of the stalls we encountered in Europe were), but the gaps between the door and the walls are typically between 0.5 cm and 1 cm wide, so whatever you're doing in a stall is pretty much visible to anyone who cares to try to look.
After some traumatic childhood experiences brought on by said stalls, I'm in the Maiden's camp whenever a stall is required.
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Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
Oh, I could practically write the Sermon for you. In the U.S. not only are the stalls not floor-to-ceiling (most of the stalls we encountered in Europe were), but the gaps between the door and the walls are typically between 0.5 cm and 1 cm wide, so whatever you're doing in a stall is pretty much visible to anyone who cares to try to look.
After some traumatic childhood experiences brought on by said stalls, I'm in the Maiden's camp whenever a stall is required.
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Pitch meeting guy covers public bathrooms too!Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
Oh, I could practically write the Sermon for you. In the U.S. not only are the stalls not floor-to-ceiling (most of the stalls we encountered in Europe were), but the gaps between the door and the walls are typically between 0.5 cm and 1 cm wide, so whatever you're doing in a stall is pretty much visible to anyone who cares to try to look.
After some traumatic childhood experiences brought on by said stalls, I'm in the Maiden's camp whenever a stall is required.
That is truly terrifying.
Speaking of communication being good: The aforementioned 17-year-old showed up unannounced at the house today. I was convinced that the parents dropped him off without our permission, and I was livid.
Instead of saying anything, I waited until I could subtly take each family member aside and find out whether anyone had invited him.
Turns out Impus Major invited him to spend a couple of hours here tonight, so everything's on the up-and-up, and no kicking out is required.
I was kind of passive-aggressively hoping my kids would totally ignore him, but I fulfilled my promise to tell the kids that he was around, and Impus Major decided to be sociable with him, so it's all good.
Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
Oh, I could practically write the Sermon for you. In the U.S. not only are the stalls not floor-to-ceiling (most of the stalls we encountered in Europe were), but the gaps between the door and the walls are typically between 0.5 cm and 1 cm wide, so whatever you're doing in a stall is pretty much visible to anyone who cares to try to look.
After some traumatic childhood experiences brought on by said stalls, I'm in the Maiden's camp whenever a stall is required.
I'm 99% sure this is probably a "let's slash privacy to increase security so people can't hide in bathroom stalls from cops" thing. To Google to check!
I'm 99% sure this is probably a "let's slash privacy to increase security so people can't hide in bathroom stalls from cops" thing. To Google to check!Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
Oh, I could practically write the Sermon for you. In the U.S. not only are the stalls not floor-to-ceiling (most of the stalls we encountered in Europe were), but the gaps between the door and the walls are typically between 0.5 cm and 1 cm wide, so whatever you're doing in a stall is pretty much visible to anyone who cares to try to look.
After some traumatic childhood experiences brought on by said stalls, I'm in the Maiden's camp whenever a stall is required.
Alright. According to a Google search, the reasons come down to some combination of the following:
1. Ease of installation and standardized purchasing to save on cost. If the doors don't have to be flush to walls/ceiling/floor, you can use the same smaller design anywhere regardless of room dimensions.
2. Increased air flow to disperse odors.
3. Deliberate lack of privacy to discourage loitering (doing drugs, having sex, hiding from cops, etc).
4. To make someone injured/in distress in a stall more noticeable.
5. Ease of cleaning. Maintenence can just hose down the floor without having to open each individual stall.
6. Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act. Apparently the larger gaps help prevent things like wheelchairs, walkers, etc getting stuck.
7. Convenience in case of problems in the stall. You can climb out under the door if the latch gets stuck, or pass TP from one stall to another if someone is out.
Numbers 1, 3, and 6 are probably the biggest reasons, with the rest as more minor contributors.
I'm 99% sure this is probably a "let's slash privacy to increase security so people can't hide in bathroom stalls from cops" thing. To Google to check!Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
Oh, I could practically write the Sermon for you. In the U.S. not only are the stalls not floor-to-ceiling (most of the stalls we encountered in Europe were), but the gaps between the door and the walls are typically between 0.5 cm and 1 cm wide, so whatever you're doing in a stall is pretty much visible to anyone who cares to try to look.
After some traumatic childhood experiences brought on by said stalls, I'm in the Maiden's camp whenever a stall is required.
The doors on the loos are flush (no pun intended) with the frame, so that isn't an issue. Providing you're not groaning in agony (or relief), or having a really, really bad time, no-one will know what you're up to.
It's time once again for "gran rey b%*&@es about his coworker". Tonight's complaints:
1) He didn't do any laundry. Again. Both dryers were full, with the good one's display showing that it had finished drying about 30 minutes before his shift even started. Given the amount in each dryer, it was one washer load split between the two, so no he didn't put the towels in the second dryer. The washer was empty, but there was unsorted laundry in the back, which contained a load's worth of towels. So he didn't even do that.
2) Before leaving, he said "I wrote a bunch of stuff in the log, so make sure you read it." That annoyed me because I was thinking "Wow, he doesn't even want to go over it with me to make sure that everything is clear." Then I opened the log and saw that it was empty, apart from a sticky note that said "room xxx wake up call at zz:zz". Which he didn't need to write down, he should have put it into the phone system. And I know he has been shown how, because I have personally shown him at least 12 times, and every time he taps his head and says "Ah, ok. I got it now. I won't forget again." But he never puts them in the system, just leaves me notes.
3) The lobby was such a mess when I came in. The trash can was overflowing, there was trash piled on the counter next to the can, and several of the tables had little bits of food on them from people being messy while eating. And I know he knew about it, because he went to throw away a water bottle, saw all of it, and just added his bottle to the pile on the counter. Yet he didn't take it out like he should, or even mention it to me and give me a b~~&!$~# excuse about it. He just ignored it and left.
And yet he acts like he's the best employee we have.
What an a@##+~!!
While Vender is something of an outdated word as "vendor" has essentially become the norm it is not, technically speaking, incorrect and it is interchangeable with it.
'or has taken over in the last century or so almost exclusively due to language drift caused mainly be regional east coast US accents and pronunciation.
It also may indicate that the applicant may not have English as their first language given that 'er is the most common set of words that is appended to denote someone who does a thing such as "gardener" or "programmer," but strictly speaking, it's not a typo but instead just a synonym and would not be caught by most any spellcheck library as it is valid and properly spelled.
a very few of my people still use the term when writing. A very few, mostly quite old.
I'm 99% sure this is probably a "let's slash privacy to increase security so people can't hide in bathroom stalls from cops" thing. To Google to check!Whilst conducting my Pastoral Duties at ye House of Inquiry belonging to Mr H____ this day, I was greatly Surpriz'd to become Involved in a Converfation on the Subject of Performing ye Necessary Evacuations, or e_______ ye b_______ in one's Place of Employ.
Ye Gentlemen, and Matrons, were entirely of the Opinion that it mattered not one Whit, whether fuch Eliminations were Perform'd in ye Workplace, or at Home, or in a Pond, whilst ye Maidens were Stricken with Dread at ye profpect of venturing to ye difease-ridden Privies in ye Building for fuch a Purpose, one going so far as to say that, at one Time of Great Need, she had Taken her Carriage all the way back to her Domicile (no fmall Journey) rather than Refort to fuch a Defperate Act.
All this Peturbed me Greatly, and may furnifh Material for a Future Sermon.
Oh, I could practically write the Sermon for you. In the U.S. not only are the stalls not floor-to-ceiling (most of the stalls we encountered in Europe were), but the gaps between the door and the walls are typically between 0.5 cm and 1 cm wide, so whatever you're doing in a stall is pretty much visible to anyone who cares to try to look.
After some traumatic childhood experiences brought on by said stalls, I'm in the Maiden's camp whenever a stall is required.
Alright. According to a Google search, the reasons come down to some combination of the following:
1. Ease of installation and standardized purchasing to save on cost. If the doors don't have to be flush to walls/ceiling/floor, you can use the same smaller design anywhere regardless of room dimensions.
2. Increased air flow to disperse odors.
3. Deliberate lack of privacy to discourage loitering (doing drugs, having sex, hiding from cops, etc).
4. To make someone...
After visiting a place that insisted on full doors, let me tell you number 2..yeah. You'll be smelling a lot of that if everyone switched to full doors. My current employer insists on non gendered bathrooms stalls with full doors and the only reason that works is because there is a VERY dedicated cleaning crew that checks every hour on the hour.
It's time once again for "gran rey b~+~#es about his coworker". Tonight's complaints:
1) He didn't do any laundry. Again. Both dryers were full, with the good one's display showing that it had finished drying about 30 minutes before his shift even started. Given the amount in each dryer, it was one washer load split between the two, so no he didn't put the towels in the second dryer. The washer was empty, but there was unsorted laundry in the back, which contained a load's worth of towels. So he didn't even do that.
2) Before leaving, he said "I wrote a bunch of stuff in the log, so make sure you read it." That annoyed me because I was thinking "Wow, he doesn't even want to go over it with me to make sure that everything is clear." Then I opened the log and saw that it was empty, apart from a sticky note that said "room xxx wake up call at zz:zz". Which he didn't need to write down, he should have put it into the phone system. And I know he has been shown how, because I have personally shown him at least 12 times, and every time he taps his head and says "Ah, ok. I got it now. I won't forget again." But he never puts them in the system, just leaves me notes.
3) The lobby was such a mess when I came in. The trash can was overflowing, there was trash piled on the counter next to the can, and several of the tables had little bits of food on them from people being messy while eating. And I know he knew about it, because he went to throw away a water bottle, saw all of it, and just added his bottle to the pile on the counter. Yet he didn't take it out like he should, or even mention it to me and give me a b*%@$#@~ excuse about it. He just ignored it and left.
And yet he acts like he's the best employee we have.
I'll take him out in exchange for one room party. Everybody wins!
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While they are useful in short run, I wouldn't rely on Paizo, Google Drive, or Chrome spellchecks 100%. I noticed they occasionally don't recognize less often used words and terms.
Also doesn't catch if you typo into the wrong word. Case in point, the "Gatsby was a boat" incident.
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Alright. According to a Google search, the reasons come down to some combination of the following:
1. Ease of installation and standardized purchasing to save on cost. If the doors don't have to be flush to walls/ceiling/floor, you can use the same smaller design anywhere regardless of room dimensions.
2. Increased air flow to disperse odors.
3. Deliberate lack of privacy to discourage loitering (doing drugs, having sex, hiding from cops, etc).
4. To make someone injured/in distress in a stall more noticeable.
5. Ease of cleaning. Maintenence can just hose down the floor without having to open each individual stall.
6. Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act. Apparently the larger gaps help prevent things like wheelchairs, walkers, etc getting stuck.
7. Convenience in case of problems in the stall. You can climb out under the door if the latch gets stuck, or pass TP from one stall to another if someone is out.
Numbers 1, 3, and 6 are probably the biggest reasons, with the rest as more minor contributors.
To me, this is modifying history to justify your decisions:
6: The ADA was passed in 1990. The stalls have had gaps since the 1950s (as seen in old movies or TV series), and probably before that.Similarly, I don't believe that 3, 4, 5, or 7 were involved in the decision making because the original designs came before people concerned themselves about such things.
I think it was originally reason #1: Cheap, reusable installations. Once the decision was made and people complained about the lack of privacy, the other reasons were added as an afterthought.
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The Final Fantasy XIV Fender Stratocaster
It exists, and I hope them as buys it enjoys it.
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Speaking of communication... again...
Social niceties are hard.
While walking to the corner store yesterday afternoon, I noticed a sign posted on my neighbor's front door. It read (in part), "Thank you for all the love and support. We are a grieving family, but with your help we will recover."
Which immediately makes me want to help.
Except... they haven't reached out to us, we haven't heard anything, and it seems unbelievably rude to knock on someone's door and say, "Hi! I notice that you're grieving! Do you want some help with that?"
Clippy I am not.
Random trivia moment: At our all-hands one of the presenters just told us that NetFlix had 100 million people sharing accounts. I hadn't heard that number before. That goes from, "Wow! NetFlix is being kind of a jerk!" to, "Wow! Netflix is losing over $1 billion a year in revenue from shared accounts. That's pretty terrible!"
That's a LOT of sharing!
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Why I work where I do.
My instructions for the day: Do your thing.
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Random trivia moment: At our all-hands one of the presenters just told us that NetFlix had 100 million people sharing accounts. I hadn't heard that number before. That goes from, "Wow! NetFlix is being kind of a jerk!" to, "Wow! Netflix is losing over $1 billion a year in revenue from shared accounts. That's pretty terrible!"
That's a LOT of sharing!
I personally think they can not just survive a billion dollar hit, but thrive despite it. This is Netflix we are talking about, not a kid selling lemonade on a street corner. If people don't stop sharing passwords they will raise prices, I'm sure. But they were going to do that anyway.
I personally think they can not just survive a billion dollar hit, but thrive despite it. This is Netflix we are talking about, not a kid selling lemonade on a street corner. If people don't stop sharing passwords they will raise prices, I'm sure. But they were going to do that anyway.Random trivia moment: At our all-hands one of the presenters just told us that NetFlix had 100 million people sharing accounts. I hadn't heard that number before. That goes from, "Wow! NetFlix is being kind of a jerk!" to, "Wow! Netflix is losing over $1 billion a year in revenue from shared accounts. That's pretty terrible!"
That's a LOT of sharing!
For a privately-traded company, sure. But for a publicly-traded company, this is serious trouble:
(1) Shareholders don't place a lot of value on customer goodwill, especially not $1 billion worth of value. So the board of directors is going to demand that NetFlix do something to STOP the sharing.
(2) There's no good reasonable way to stop sharing without causing technical issues to legitimate customers. You're going to generate a lot of false positives that generate even more bad will. Which will lead to even fewer subscribers. Which will lead to more board interference.
(3) In short, this is really, really bad for NetFlix because there's no way the board will write off $1 billion a year, even if, as you say, they can.
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Alright. According to a Google search, the reasons come down to some combination of the following:
1. Ease of installation and standardized purchasing to save on cost. If the doors don't have to be flush to walls/ceiling/floor, you can use the same smaller design anywhere regardless of room dimensions.
2. Increased air flow to disperse odors.
3. Deliberate lack of privacy to discourage loitering (doing drugs, having sex, hiding from cops, etc).
4. To make someone injured/in distress in a stall more noticeable.
5. Ease of cleaning. Maintenence can just hose down the floor without having to open each individual stall.
6. Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act. Apparently the larger gaps help prevent things like wheelchairs, walkers, etc getting stuck.
7. Convenience in case of problems in the stall. You can climb out under the door if the latch gets stuck, or pass TP from one stall to another if someone is out.
Numbers 1, 3, and 6 are probably the biggest reasons, with the rest as more minor contributors.
To me, this is modifying history to justify your decisions:
6: The ADA was passed in 1990. The stalls have had gaps since the 1950s (as seen in old movies or TV series), and probably before that.Similarly, I don't believe that 3, 4, 5, or 7 were involved in the decision making because the original designs came before people concerned themselves about such things.
I think it was originally reason #1: Cheap, reusable installations. Once the decision was made and people complained about the lack of privacy, the other reasons were added as an afterthought.
Oh I wouldn't be surprised at all, though I would put #3 as right up there with #1, just because of my personal feelings on American law enforcement.
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D&D are bringing Spelljammer back
And Dragonlance, apparently, which should please Freehold.
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D&D are bringing Spelljammer back
And Dragonlance, apparently, which should please Freehold.
Both please me...to a point. I remain suspicious of Wizards/Hasbro and their business practices in general.
I personally think they can not just survive a billion dollar hit, but thrive despite it. This is Netflix we are talking about, not a kid selling lemonade on a street corner. If people don't stop sharing passwords they will raise prices, I'm sure. But they were going to do that anyway.Random trivia moment: At our all-hands one of the presenters just told us that NetFlix had 100 million people sharing accounts. I hadn't heard that number before. That goes from, "Wow! NetFlix is being kind of a jerk!" to, "Wow! Netflix is losing over $1 billion a year in revenue from shared accounts. That's pretty terrible!"
That's a LOT of sharing!
For a privately-traded company, sure. But for a publicly-traded company, this is serious trouble:
(1) Shareholders don't place a lot of value on customer goodwill, especially not $1 billion worth of value. So the board of directors is going to demand that NetFlix do something to STOP the sharing.
(2) There's no good reasonable way to stop sharing without causing technical issues to legitimate customers. You're going to generate a lot of false positives that generate even more bad will. Which will lead to even fewer subscribers. Which will lead to more board interference.
(3) In short, this is really, really bad for NetFlix because there's no way the board will write off $1 billion a year, even if, as you say, they can.
I get what you are saying, but they are going to slit their own throat if they move to stop password sharing.
I get what you are saying, but they are going to slit their own throat if they move to stop password sharing.I personally think they can not just survive a billion dollar hit, but thrive despite it. This is Netflix we are talking about, not a kid selling lemonade on a street corner. If people don't stop sharing passwords they will raise prices, I'm sure. But they were going to do that anyway.Random trivia moment: At our all-hands one of the presenters just told us that NetFlix had 100 million people sharing accounts. I hadn't heard that number before. That goes from, "Wow! NetFlix is being kind of a jerk!" to, "Wow! Netflix is losing over $1 billion a year in revenue from shared accounts. That's pretty terrible!"
That's a LOT of sharing!
For a privately-traded company, sure. But for a publicly-traded company, this is serious trouble:
(1) Shareholders don't place a lot of value on customer goodwill, especially not $1 billion worth of value. So the board of directors is going to demand that NetFlix do something to STOP the sharing.
(2) There's no good reasonable way to stop sharing without causing technical issues to legitimate customers. You're going to generate a lot of false positives that generate even more bad will. Which will lead to even fewer subscribers. Which will lead to more board interference.
(3) In short, this is really, really bad for NetFlix because there's no way the board will write off $1 billion a year, even if, as you say, they can.
Yep. I agree with the analysts: They're in BIG trouble.
And I miscalculated. 100 million subscribers at $10 per MONTH is $12 billion/year. There aren't any companies I know of that will politely accept that kind of loss.
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I've said it before, but sometimes the herring just smacks you in the face: It is depressing to learn just how rude the general public has become.
I've been in email communication with the person at the library who accepts donations. Last week I dropped off a bag and indicated that I had more but didn't want to overwhelm them. She offered to have me drop off a second bag today.
I showed up on the ground floor, politely waited for a librarian to be free, and told them I was there to drop off a donation, and I knew I'd have to wait for <contact name>. They said they hadn't seen her, but they'd call. I thanked them and waited politely. Once they'd confirmed that I could go downstairs, one of the librarians offered to guide me. I responded that no, I'd been downstairs the week before, but I wasn't going to walk past their "No Trespassing" signs without their consent. He told me I was in the vast minority.
I jokingly commented to my contact that apparently being polite was a surprise to the upstairs staff, and her response was, "You have no idea."
Being a decent person has become the exception.
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Yeah that sounds about right.
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Tiny T-Rex will be 11 this summer, which means in another year he'll be able to get a work permit! Technically, he could have when he was ten but only in a restaurant setting.
RE: Netflix.
I don't share my streaming services, besides everyone in the house being able to access them on their own devices.
As far as work goes, we've really hit the ground running. Already almost a week ahead of schedule despite getting rain or snow every other day.
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Sometimes, I have some trouble making posts.Hello, everyone.Hello there John, and hello to your little dot too.
No need to apologize, we're just happy to have you around!
I've said it before, but sometimes the herring just smacks you in the face: It is depressing to learn just how rude the general public has become.
I've been in email communication with the person at the library who accepts donations. Last week I dropped off a bag and indicated that I had more but didn't want to overwhelm them. She offered to have me drop off a second bag today.
I showed up on the ground floor, politely waited for a librarian to be free, and told them I was there to drop off a donation, and I knew I'd have to wait for <contact name>. They said they hadn't seen her, but they'd call. I thanked them and waited politely. Once they'd confirmed that I could go downstairs, one of the librarians offered to guide me. I responded that no, I'd been downstairs the week before, but I wasn't going to walk past their "No Trespassing" signs without their consent. He told me I was in the vast minority.
I jokingly commented to my contact that apparently being polite was a surprise to the upstairs staff, and her response was, "You have no idea."
Being a decent person has become the exception.
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So they released 4 "problematic" excerpts and it was pretty interesting: All of them involved students talking about how they feel about math. For example: "Do you agree with this person's way of doing things? Why or why not? And keep in mind that it's OK to disagree," or, "Write a biography of your history with math. What do you like? What don't you like? How can your teacher help you?"
Not the kind of stuff I taught, but in my mind perfectly innocuous, and apparently research verifies that such questions improve test scores by building students' confidence with what they're doing. All good in my book
Then there were quotes from one of the people fighting against this. And it was straight out of <insert old-school repressive regime here>. "Talking about your feelings makes you weak." "Opening your mind to differing opinions makes you vulnerable to being corrupted by Critical Race Theory or gender deconstruction."
A whole lot of, "Teaching kids to be open-minded makes them weak-willed and open to corruption."
Really? What century are we living in again?
The quotes in response to the questions was far more telling to me than the questions themselves.
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Great, another thing I dislike about Florida, alas, the wife has planned our vacation for July there...
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Yep, sounds about right. ANY deviation from the norm is a potential threat.
No, that's not right. Let me rephrase.
ANY potential for deviation from the norm is a threat.
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Whut.