Yipes, Matt. May tonight NOT have that sort of dream!
Hey, speaking of cars like was being done many posts ago! Anyone have any recommendations for a used, reliable, inexpensive car that would hold two large dogs and a kid? We will probably have to sell my Mini (sob), but depending on how much is left after throwing that at bills, etc., we may consider getting a cheaper, more practical vehicle. Right now, we can only carry the dogs in a 1988 Volvo 240 that we don't trust for long distances. (It's on a rebuilt title, has well over 300k on the engine, and while it has served us well in the years we have had it and the $800 cash was well-spent, we kind of need to plan for it dying.)
Lucky Charms: I'm hoping for under 6k. So, you know, I'm probably asking if you can recommend a unicorn.
A unicorn won't have NEARLY enough room for two dogs and a child. You'll definitely need to get a catbus.
But I really wanted to know when you'll hear anything about the MRI. Because a good process is one thing, but we want results! I mean, right?
Tomorrow.
If I ever reach tomorrow, because right now I'm on hold with the county appraisal district, and it seems like it actually may never end.
My late midlife crisis has us moving to Michigan and me taking up stand-up comedy and not working in HR anymore. What I'll be doing once we get there is anyone's guess. A 60-year-old switching careers should have it easy, right?
Smooth sailing from here on out, Scrappy. That's what I've heard. What with the wisdom and experience and whatnot.
Or was that "it's all downhill from here"? And is that good or bad?
Curious on the perspective here. One of my younger friends is complaining bitterly on FB about the irrelevant bullshit electives outside of her major required to get her degree and the money grabbing university system that only requires this to bring in bucks. Old fart that I am I was the only one to defend a well rounded education. Am I just buying into the system? Honestly, I loved the change of pace of the electives I had to take. Physics had nothing to do with Accounting, but it was fascinating. All knowledge is valuable! Am I the only one that feels this way? (among her friends apparently, yes)
My college required that you take courses in a variety of areas - can't remember what they were called at the moment. It meant that the science people had to take history and literature, the English majors had to take a science or math, everyone had to take the equivalent of four years of languages (or test out of them) and there was a freshman-year mandatory English/writing course. Most of us hated that, but I was grateful for it - it taught me how to write straightforward prose.
The one thing everyone hated that was required by the state was P.E.
Timelies all!
I don't remember what my college required(though I'm sure there were some requirements), but PE was not one. Good thing that...
OTOH, I am in favor of required courses/fields outside one's major. on the other, I have seen cases where the requirements are so narrowly defined that one is forced to take an extra semester to get credit for that Freshman writing course that you took as a freshman but has changed since then and now the course you took doesn't count. For example.
ETA: we were required to take a "Physical Fitness for Life" class and either a swimming class or pass the swim test. There was also a weird deal where we had to take so many PE classes but the credits didn't count towards the credits we needed to graduate. I took several semesters of ballroom dance for that requirement, though, which I enjoyed very much.
