Got my grade back on the paper I had the wrong due date for. He took 20% off for lateness and I had a stylistics error that I don't exactly understand. Woo! More points than I would have had if I didn't get the paper turned in!
This is a man with his priorities in order.First paycheck is in. Add the one day the old place owed me, and I'm even with what I would have gotten for a full two weeks there. Next one will be the first full one.
But that's not the victory. Victory is getting all fresh underwear now that payday has hit.
...in his pants.This is a man with his priorities in order.
...in his pants.
--Patrick
Several teachers have told me that it's moments like this that make all the frustrations worth it.A kid who I thought hated me gave me a hug last week. He's got some problems focusing--nothing so problematic that it needs a diagnosis. He just isn't a big fan of reading or writing. I introduced him to Sideways Stories from Wayside School, and now he can't wait to open a book every day. He was having a lot of frustrating moments during this first quarter, but I've been seeing more smiles. He's a great kid, and I'm glad he's having happier days now. Now I just need to find a few more age-appropriate athlete biographies for him. And some fun math books. He's a numbers guy.
I've heard this from so many teacher friends. When the parents are on board it makes it so much easier to help the student in an appropriate, effective way.Part of what made it easy is his mom. She's such a kind and easy-going person. We've talked a lot about how to help him, and she's just so supportive. It feels wonderful to be listened to and trusted, and I guess parents feel the same way in these situations. Teamwork, baby.
He's just a sports guy--primarily soccer and hockey, but basically everything. That is a really good idea.Several teachers have told me that it's moments like this that make all the frustrations worth it.
EDIT: Out of curiosity, is he a baseball fan? Seems like some math nuts love baseball for its numbers, stats, and such. Might be a good gateway.
Hockey.He's just a sports guy--primarily soccer and hockey, but basically everything. That is a really good idea.
Piggybacking on this - you'll find a lot of statistical analysis about hockey if you're willing to go looking for it, and a lot of the introductory articles are probably reasonably age-appropriate, but it's a lot newer than baseball's advanced stats approach, so it'll be basically impossible to find any books or other print sources. Depending on what kind of technology you have available in the class, and how much work you're willing/able to do, it might be a LOT easier to work with baseball to start with.
I need to show this to my wife*.THIS TIME IT SAVED US TIME, MONEY AND PRODUCTIVITY, BIZNITCHES. HOORAY FOR TECH HOARDING!
Yeah, but if you stick a hard drive with an XP install into a machine without the exact same HDD controller, you're usually gonna have to do a repair install because it won't recognize the hard drive as a valid boot device, and then you have to reapply a bajillion updates and reinstall drivers... it's just a pain in the ass from hell.I need to show this to my wife*.
Also, even XP will let you replace a MLB...so long has enough time has elapsed since any previous major hardware change.
--Patrick
*she'd still give me "the look."
Ah, I thought you were just talking about WGA activation.Yeah, but if you stick a hard drive with an XP install into a machine without the exact same HDD controller, you're usually gonna have to do a repair install because it won't recognize the hard drive as a valid boot device, and then you have to reapply a bajillion updates and reinstall drivers... it's just a pain in the ass from hell.
He probably saw your Facebook.So, I was tentatively invited to fill an appointed IT advisory committee citizen at large position in my town. Meeting with the Mayor in a couple of days to seal the deal.
I've been talking with him for a couple of months now about mobile development stuff for the town. He looked me up on LinkedIn the other day, and my work history probably did the trick.He probably saw your Facebook.
Or maybe it's your Kerbal thread, and he just likes the cut of your Jeb.
--Patrick
Still doing yoga too?I'm down to 219 lbs. I've been hovering around 225 or 230 for the longest time. But I was eating better in the hospital (smaller portions compared to what I'd normally eat) and I've been eating smaller portions during meals. For example, I usually have two bagels and a shake for breakfast. I've cut that down to one bagel and a shake. For supper, I'm using a small plate in order to control my portion size.
And I'm walking every day. Right now, since I don't have anything to do with my time, I've been dwelling a lot on the breakup and being unemployed. So I've been fighting depression. But rather than just sit there, I've been going for about an hour-long walk almost every day. It's helped clear my head every time.
So yeah, down to the lowest weight I've been in awhile; at least about two years. Hopefully I can keep up with this.
Gonna start back up on that probably tomorrow.Still doing yoga too?
Met with the Mayor and the Town Manager for a half-hour today. Told them a bit about my background and stuff. He's appointing me at the town planning meeting tonight, and I gotta go to a confirmation meeting with the town council tomorrow, but it sounds more like a formality than a serious barrier to the position.So, I was tentatively invited to fill an appointed IT advisory committee citizen at large position in my town. Meeting with the Mayor in a couple of days to seal the deal.
Met with the Mayor and the Town Manager for a half-hour today. Told them a bit about my background and stuff. He's appointing me at the town planning meeting tonight, and I gotta go to a confirmation meeting with the town council tomorrow, but it sounds more like a formality than a serious barrier to the position.
Thank god I wasn't the only one thinking that.TomTin Goes To The Mayor?
I hope the new appointment requires you to wear the tiara regularly.Unanimous vote in favor of confirming my appointment. My wife says I've been strutting around like a little pretty princess.
I hope the new appointment doesn't require him to wear the tiara regularly, but he chooses to anyway.I hope the new appointment requires you to wear the tiara regularly.
I used to have to empty the pay phone at an old job. One day there were two of these in there (back when pay phones only cost $0.20). All I can figure is that someone must have REALLY needed to make a phone call.First time I've ever seen one of these in the wild. Yoink!
Better than the DIY alternative.Tuesday will be partly spent at the hospital, at which doctors will root around my nose with metallic implements. That's bad.