So this is nice. Come out to walk the dog and the gas company is digging in my lawn to test for a leak.
This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.
Snyder ,'Chosen'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
brenda m - Sep 17, 2013 5:44:59 pm PDT #5583 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
SuziQ - Sep 17, 2013 5:52:04 pm PDT #5584 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I have to brag on my dad for a minute. Y'all know that ours is a rocky relationship. He has been in Colorado since Friday, staying with us the first couple of nights. The visit, while stressful before he arrived, has been wonderful. No backhanded compliments. He played with the cats, we had comfortable evenings and enjoyable meals.
He is out here for a three day Water Reuse conference, speaking at each day of the event. The first night he was named as an honorary lifetime member. This honor has only been given to five other people to date, so it is a BIG DEAL. Way to go, Dad!!!
Kat - Sep 17, 2013 6:21:04 pm PDT #5585 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Congrats Dad of Suzi!
I have washed the dishes, made Grace food, and thought about dinner for tomorrow (roast in a crockpot) and renewed my subscription to Time. Now I should put all the things away and go read, yes. No grading, right?
Kat - Sep 17, 2013 6:29:47 pm PDT #5586 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Oooh. I have a teaching dilemma. I have a student with autism, severe enough that he has a one-on-one aide, in my writer's seminar class. This class, with 50 students, is filled with AP students. Right now we are writing personal essays, with an eye towards prepping for college applications.
S doesn't understand emotions though he is kick ass at info retrieval. Explaining to him that I want him to write about a time where he was perceived differently than he intended (it's one way to get kids to write about a shift and personal trait, both of which are needed for the personal essay) is nigh impossible. I don't even know how to begin.
Suggestions?
-t - Sep 17, 2013 6:48:43 pm PDT #5587 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
brenda, when PG&E came and dug in my yard for a leak, they were very quick and tidy about it, if that's any consolation.
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2013 6:50:53 pm PDT #5588 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Who wants a wedding spoiler?
Program, page 2. It folds into a tri-fold dealie (which is why "So You're Attending A Wedding" is on the far right of the first page). We are smartasses.
-t - Sep 17, 2013 6:56:13 pm PDT #5589 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Ooh, excellent program!
If there are beekeeper dance-offs for prime centerpiece swag, I hope someone posts the video.
Amy - Sep 17, 2013 6:59:42 pm PDT #5590 of 30000
Because books.
Teppy is THE BEST. ("That wasn't a question, but we will.")
le nubian - Sep 17, 2013 7:27:42 pm PDT #5591 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
kat,
do you have to use that prompt? He won't understand it, I don't think. Can you ask him to write an essay about a situation he misunderstood? that might be easier.
Steph L. - Sep 17, 2013 7:32:33 pm PDT #5592 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Teppy is THE BEST. ("That wasn't a question, but we will.")
I wrote 90% of it, since I am the wordsmith in the house (and Smartass-in-Chief). When Tim read through it for the first time, he got to that non-question, didn't even read the answer, and said, "That isn't a question, you know."
I just raised my eyebrows and pointed to the answer. Don't mess with the Smartass-in-Chief, son. It won't end well.