oh man, E is having a banner day. He did not manage to ever get the make-up classwork done in match class that we started a sag on over a week ago. He once again had no work brought home. I made him come with me to check to parent online grade access AND HE IS FAILING 3 CLASSES. Just at passing (75/76) in 2 others. 1 class he was caught cheating in!!!!
Holy Mother of GOD.
ANd of course I also get an email today that his school cafeteria balance is low which seems a bit early and I find that he has been buying $2.50 drinks and breakfast (while refusing food from home) AND breakfast for OTHERS!! oh hells no, we are not made of money. DAMN.
He has already blasted out of the house and returned, yelled at me, cried, threatened(promised) to leave - and I have not even doled out a punishment except to say "This is not ok, cannot continue, and computer time is cutting back."
The shutdown in 1995(6?) went for 28 days. Better buckle down, just in case.
Evidently WIC programs are running out of money, which hurts rather more than national parks being shut down.
Cthulhu
I have a My Little Cthulhu t-shirt, gifted to me by a D&D friend when I left Philly. I usually wear it as part of my evening ensemble. Ryan thinks he's quite adorable and calls him "Flooyoo".
Yeah, coincidentally I am teaching grantwriting to a bunch of food pantry staff tomorrow. I, at least, am on the side of the goddamn angels.
I think this differs from the 95/96 showdown, though, because it's a minority of the Republican minority who's taking such a hard line. I don't see how the more vulnerable Republicans will be able to stick with it.
I, at least, am on the side of the goddamn angels.
Yes you are!
Oh jeez, mac. But also, why hasn't the school reached out to you directly?
Oh, man. I agree with Jesse, though -- how come nobody at school is in touch? That's absurd.
I think this differs from the 95/96 showdown, though, because it's a minority of the Republican minority who's taking such a hard line. I don't see how the more vulnerable Republicans will be able to stick with it.
Yeah, last go-round the Repubs were united, they had an actual blueprint for governing (that "Contract with America" thing), they'd just won a genuine rather than gerrymandered majority; they were in a position of some strength. And the general consensus is still that they got roundly blamed by the electorate for the shutdown and it helped ensure Clintons's re-election in '96. I have no idea what the curent disunited, shambolic mob of crybabies with their irrational, unachievable demands think they're going to get out of this. (Actually, I'm pretty sure Boehner doesn't expect to get anything good out of this, he's just pandering to extremists to keep his job. Though why he wants it when this is what it entails is beyond me.)
I expect some politician spanking going on over the weekend, when the main focus of the media will be elsewhere.
For Mike Lee of Utah, this weekend is the big fall conference of the Mormon Church, so he may be in Salt Lake having meetings with the church bigwigs. It's an open secret around here that the LDS Church does have tight "advisory" links to Utah politicians.
Yeah, if US people can afford to donate to their local food banks, around now would be a good time. I believe most donations are tax deductible.
