Lie.

since even after many months of taking class, I can. not. do. it. I am getting better, but I still can't do it,

Are you getting stuck at a certain point, Scrappy? You might find another exercise to work on the particular section of abdominal muscles that are slowing your progress.

It took me a long time to get to the point where I could do one post abdominal surgery.

It took me a long time to get to the point where I could do one post abdominal surgery

OOh, good point. I have never had abdominal surgery, unlike Scrappy, or Sparky. I should not change my name to to something starting wtih with S, and ending in y.

When I was taking Pilates I'd grab my pants and pull on them to give myself the little extra I needed to get up.

Got a few more rejections today. I emailed a few to ask about the status of the search, and I heard back from one, where I am not one of the top 48 out of the 250 or so applications they received. (That was the one where the interviewer seemed very displeased when I said that, for many students, learning to follow an argument through and learning how numbers work is more important than the specific content of the math class.)

However, based on the numbers I've been seeing, there was a huge drop in the number of applications for jobs posted after the middle of January -- jobs posted before that got over 200 applications, and jobs posted after that got around 100. I've been applying to everything I've seen since then, so that's upping the odds a bit.

Also, spent today on crutches. Worked pretty well, actually. I think that I usually end up limping on days when my ankle hurts a lot, and that ends up twisting my opposite hip somewhat. With the crutches, I can keep my legs straight because I don't have to put as much weight on my ankle, and so my hip feels better, too.

Note to self: brown rice does not enhance sushi. Still, it's what's for lunch.

I like brown rice sushi.

Just got another rejection. Well, actually, I emailed to ask what the status of the search was, and they responded that the position has been filled.

Question for the hivemind:

I live in one of the few apartment buildings that allows pets. There are rules limiting the number (1) and size (no more than 40 pounds) of pets. These rules are ignored which is, in itself, a minor concern. HOWEVER ... a number - an increasing number - of pet owners refuse to clean up after their dogs (I'm assuming dogs, since cats rarely go outside, but I have to admit some of the problem may be children). Ignoring the pooper-scooper law is bad enough (although the building has set up a station close to the front door with plastic bags and a place to leave them), but people are not cleaning up after pets inside.

Yes, gross. And it's getting worse. A number of people don't even pretend they're going to clean up after their pets.

I'm thinking of writing a note to the tenants' association president. She's newly elected and a responsible dog owner.

Advice? Comments?

Definitely. That's ridiculously unacceptable conduct.

You absolutely should write.