Now I want those, too. I wonder what I'll have for lunch...
A vague disclaimer is nobody's friend.
Willow ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Jan 06, 2010 6:58:24 am PST #29543 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Theodosia - Jan 06, 2010 6:59:23 am PST #29544 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Damn! If only I could get a job as a fake Medieval falconer....
Connie Neil - Jan 06, 2010 7:03:58 am PST #29545 of 30001
brillig
What's with this "will not be allowed to fly" business?
Probably to keep the falcons from taking out corgis when there aren't any gulls around to attack. Plus, some people freak out when they see the natural result of predator/prey interactions.
msbelle - Jan 06, 2010 7:04:09 am PST #29546 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am getting an avocado salad from the Ethiopian place for lunch and also 2 chicken dishes (something I have no idea how to make yet) for our dinner.
My boss is being so shady I do not even know.
re: nursing
it has been a growth industry for over 15 years. My first job out of college was tracking a region's use of government money for re-training laid-off workers and nursing programs were always one of the things they could train for.
Kat - Jan 06, 2010 7:04:48 am PST #29547 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Okay, theoretical question...
At what age do you stop throwing a game to let a kid win against you?
When I taught middle school and we had game day, I'd kick their butts at Boggle or Scrabble and they'd say, "You're supposed to let us win." I'd always respond with "You're supposed to get better than I am at this!"
But they were 13.
(And, NO I'm not saying this because Noah got Chutes and Ladders for Christmas).
P.M. Marc - Jan 06, 2010 7:06:05 am PST #29548 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Kat, we only throw games on occasion, when it is clear that she's tired and fragile and needs the win.
The rest of the time, we play it straight.
Kat - Jan 06, 2010 7:08:17 am PST #29549 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I'm asking because a couple of years ago a friend was playing Risk with his family and everyone was going easy on Parker who was 8, I think. But when Parker went after his mom, she fought back and decimated him.
msbelle - Jan 06, 2010 7:08:57 am PST #29550 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I used to beat mac at things on a regular basis, but I have learned that how I play depends on what we are playing. In games like connect 4 and sorry and uno, I play regular, but not pushing to win - in anything new I have to let him get his feet for a while and let him win until he feels comfortable with the game (also in learning a new game we have to have him learn with someone else or play with 304 people, he will never transition to being ok with losing in just a me vs. him situation so far)- in imagination play, like we are battling, he has to win every. single. time. or he breaks down.
Kat - Jan 06, 2010 7:09:18 am PST #29551 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Maybe it depends on the game. Games of chance with little strategy (like Chutes and Ladders) it probably doesn't matter. But with Risk, Chess, Go or word games, it might be trickier.
tommyrot - Jan 06, 2010 7:10:13 am PST #29552 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Plus, some people freak out when they see the natural result of predator/prey interactions.
Yeah. But they should just learn to cope.
"Mommy, what is that bird doing to that seagull?"
"Well, sometimes when a falcon loves a seagull very much, the falcon will grab the seagull with its claws and use its beak to rip the seagull's neck apart. That way the seagull will hold still while the falcon eats it. Because they love each other."
Maybe it's a good thing I don't have kids of my own.