Vaughn Tolle said:
(Coming up for air after a three day weekend)...
Hope all had a good Memorial Day weekend. The problem I face today is one which accompanies all three-day weekends; there remains five days of work to be done.
Did a bit with the grill, set up as a quasi-smoker; big, thick pork chops (hickory for smoke) together with corn on the cob. Very good, and I timed it such that I didn't have to dodge rain. The wind made it tricky, needing a bit more charcoal, etc., to keep the heat where it should be. A bit more work than normal, but the results were worth it.
Hope all had a good Memorial Day weekend. The problem I face today is one which accompanies all three-day weekends; there remains five days of work to be done.
Did a bit with the grill, set up as a quasi-smoker; big, thick pork chops (hickory for smoke) together with corn on the cob. Very good, and I timed it such that I didn't have to dodge rain. The wind made it tricky, needing a bit more charcoal, etc., to keep the heat where it should be. A bit more work than normal, but the results were worth it.
Gster said:
Between down pours this weekend I made a major discovery-- moss grows on the green side of the tree.
No getting lost anymore, huh?
Blaze on.
No getting lost anymore, huh?
Blaze on.
lindainks55 said:
We cleaned in the garage. It does seem worth it now that it's done but the doing wasn't fun. We moved everything around, dug into corners that hadn't been disturbed in too long, threw away LOTS and kept an incredible amount. Experienced some more of those, "Yes, we need to keep this" moments that we will wonder about and regret later. We now need a three day weekend.
"...moss grows on the green side of the tree."
the green side? boy, you are helpful!
Gary, I'll forget what side you said. One time I drove from Wichita to Shell Knob, Missouri (down in the southwest corner of the state) BY WAY of Kansas City. I kid you not! I'll still get lost.
"...moss grows on the green side of the tree."
the green side? boy, you are helpful!
Gary, I'll forget what side you said. One time I drove from Wichita to Shell Knob, Missouri (down in the southwest corner of the state) BY WAY of Kansas City. I kid you not! I'll still get lost.
Gster said:
Linda- That's the touch all right.
I had a Nat Guard Capt. (lawyer) that would stand in the Commanders hatch on an personnel carrier ( known as a big ass iron source), holding his MAGNETIC Compass and wonder why he was always getting lost and being late to designated locations and required meetings. He was always getting chewed out for tardiness. We wandered all over the area, and it got even better at night.
We enjoyed the fun, fame and notoriety to ever tell Navigator Boy!
I had a Nat Guard Capt. (lawyer) that would stand in the Commanders hatch on an personnel carrier ( known as a big ass iron source), holding his MAGNETIC Compass and wonder why he was always getting lost and being late to designated locations and required meetings. He was always getting chewed out for tardiness. We wandered all over the area, and it got even better at night.
We enjoyed the fun, fame and notoriety to ever tell Navigator Boy!
lindainks55 said:
So, I hear you saying it's my magnetic personality!? (giggle)
Yeah, many members of my family and friends talk about my abilities to get EVERYTHING messed up. No one I know asks me for directions. Wonder why?
Yeah, many members of my family and friends talk about my abilities to get EVERYTHING messed up. No one I know asks me for directions. Wonder why?
Gster said:
Looks like all this "magnetic talk" has repulsed everybody.
Poles reversed??
Too much Gauss this early in the week??
Caveat emptor?
Poles reversed??
Too much Gauss this early in the week??
Caveat emptor?
lindainks55 said:
For those of you who know Mary Caruso, her Mother died this past weekend.
No one wants to let me down about NOT havign that magnetic personality, instead I'm just lost. Makes me a L O S E R if you're with me.
;-)
No one wants to let me down about NOT havign that magnetic personality, instead I'm just lost. Makes me a L O S E R if you're with me.
;-)
Vaughn Tolle said:
I'm sorry to hear of Mary's loss. It's always tough to lose a family member, and even harder when it's over a "holiday weekend".
Linda, I am also one who can get lost easily, depending upon my environs. For whatever reason, I do OK with street addresses and map coordinates, but one of those "go X miles this way, then Y miles that way" seems to foul me up every time. And yes, I do stop and ask for directions when hopelessly turned around. However, once I've been to a place more than twice, I can find it again with no particular problems; the issue is getting there twice.
Linda, I am also one who can get lost easily, depending upon my environs. For whatever reason, I do OK with street addresses and map coordinates, but one of those "go X miles this way, then Y miles that way" seems to foul me up every time. And yes, I do stop and ask for directions when hopelessly turned around. However, once I've been to a place more than twice, I can find it again with no particular problems; the issue is getting there twice.
lindainks55 said:
Vaughn, It isn't that I want to "one up you" on ineptness but there is little I do well, most anything I'm notorious for is what many would think of as a negative. Like this getting lost easily and often. I also can't easily identify my right from my left. If someone says raise your right hand I MUST think about it. It isn't instinctive.
Do you share that trait of ineptness?
When I first registered to vote a citizen had to be 21 years old in order to have that privilege (the 26th amendment gave that privilege to people 18 in 1971). I was 21 in late 1968 so the first presidential race I got to cast a vote in was Nixon/McGovern. I registered at the courthouse -- this was a BIG deal, at least to me. The lady asked me to raise my right hand, I thought I did... On the way out my hubby (kid's Dad) told me I had taken the oath with my left hand raised.
Boy, I could screw up most anything without trying!
Do you share that trait of ineptness?
When I first registered to vote a citizen had to be 21 years old in order to have that privilege (the 26th amendment gave that privilege to people 18 in 1971). I was 21 in late 1968 so the first presidential race I got to cast a vote in was Nixon/McGovern. I registered at the courthouse -- this was a BIG deal, at least to me. The lady asked me to raise my right hand, I thought I did... On the way out my hubby (kid's Dad) told me I had taken the oath with my left hand raised.
Boy, I could screw up most anything without trying!
Danny said:
Gster!
You said Gauss! Has fond memories of Physics and magnetic theories and laws. :D
Linda,
I offer my condolences to Mary and her family.
VT,
Memorial day weekend was spent with my in-laws. I took two extra days off work though, because one it will be last time until August/September(self imposed travel restriction until our newest addition arrives) before we go back out to see them, and second tomorrow is my 3 year anniversary!
Lucky me though, I missed all the fun storms. I'm not sure if that was to the dismay of my mom or not though.
You said Gauss! Has fond memories of Physics and magnetic theories and laws. :D
Linda,
I offer my condolences to Mary and her family.
VT,
Memorial day weekend was spent with my in-laws. I took two extra days off work though, because one it will be last time until August/September(self imposed travel restriction until our newest addition arrives) before we go back out to see them, and second tomorrow is my 3 year anniversary!
Lucky me though, I missed all the fun storms. I'm not sure if that was to the dismay of my mom or not though.
Rox said:
I, too, am sorry to hear about Mary's mother.
Shell Knob via KC???? That's a good one, Linda! Best I've heard yet. My aunt and uncle lived near Shell Knob for about 10 years. We visited several summers and falls. There was a time I thought I could drive it blindfolded...except for those curves.
Was it 1971 when they changed the voting age? I'll be darned. I thought it change the very year I turned 21 (which would've been 1972, if my math is correct), so I'm glad to know I was wrong. Another "wrong" for the record...probably World Record.
Shell Knob via KC???? That's a good one, Linda! Best I've heard yet. My aunt and uncle lived near Shell Knob for about 10 years. We visited several summers and falls. There was a time I thought I could drive it blindfolded...except for those curves.
Was it 1971 when they changed the voting age? I'll be darned. I thought it change the very year I turned 21 (which would've been 1972, if my math is correct), so I'm glad to know I was wrong. Another "wrong" for the record...probably World Record.
Rox said:
It sounds as if you all had a lovely holiday weekend. We did ribs at my #2 daughter & her hubby's house. Good eating! Then I watched them play Texas Hold 'em. I'm not a card player, but I'll know how to play if I'm ever forced to do so.
Other than that, I worked, did a little cleaning, and took it easy. Not much more one can do when the skies are dripping. Maybe July 4th will be sunnier, but let's hope not extremely dry. I wouldn't lay odds on that, though.
My friend in Texas is right in the midst of the flooding. She said 7 people have died because of the high water and several others are still missing. That's in the Waco and Killeen areas. They're expecting more rain on Thursday.
Stay safe! Stay dry! And keep smiling.
Other than that, I worked, did a little cleaning, and took it easy. Not much more one can do when the skies are dripping. Maybe July 4th will be sunnier, but let's hope not extremely dry. I wouldn't lay odds on that, though.
My friend in Texas is right in the midst of the flooding. She said 7 people have died because of the high water and several others are still missing. That's in the Waco and Killeen areas. They're expecting more rain on Thursday.
Stay safe! Stay dry! And keep smiling.
lindainks55 said:
I guess many highways in this great nation go BOTH north and south (probably east and west also) and you not only need watch for the number of the road BUT also the direction you want to go. Imagine that! They make everything soooo difficult.
"That" trip to Shell Knob via KC I remember tooling down/up/out/back (obviously I don't know which) the highway and seeing a sign that said "Peculiar City Limits." I said to myself, "Self, isn't it peculiar that you never noticed a town named Peculiar before?" Soon I started asking myself how I had missed all these restaurant stops and choices. There were lots of places to stop! It was within a couple miles of these thoughts that I saw the KC City Limit sign. I stopped and used a pay phone to ask my Mom two questions: 1. WHERE the hell am I? 2. How do I get from here to your house? Seems simple, huh? Well, it wasn't! I had to go find someone in the store and without sounding too scary ask them to tell me where I was. People back off and don't want to stand too near you when you're asking that kind of question.
Did I mention that BEFORE I got to my folks house Mom had called ALL my siblings, hubby at home and any other assorted and sundry relatives she could think of to tell them the story!? I am a great source of amusement for my family.
"That" trip to Shell Knob via KC I remember tooling down/up/out/back (obviously I don't know which) the highway and seeing a sign that said "Peculiar City Limits." I said to myself, "Self, isn't it peculiar that you never noticed a town named Peculiar before?" Soon I started asking myself how I had missed all these restaurant stops and choices. There were lots of places to stop! It was within a couple miles of these thoughts that I saw the KC City Limit sign. I stopped and used a pay phone to ask my Mom two questions: 1. WHERE the hell am I? 2. How do I get from here to your house? Seems simple, huh? Well, it wasn't! I had to go find someone in the store and without sounding too scary ask them to tell me where I was. People back off and don't want to stand too near you when you're asking that kind of question.
Did I mention that BEFORE I got to my folks house Mom had called ALL my siblings, hubby at home and any other assorted and sundry relatives she could think of to tell them the story!? I am a great source of amusement for my family.
Vaughn Tolle said:
Rox, IIRC, the 26th Amendment was ratified in 1971. I recall registering to vote that year, once the same was ratified, in time for the 1972 election. I also recall the debate that raged over the 26th Amendment, that it only applied to Presidential elections, and that Kansas could retain 21 as the voting age for State elections which, of course, was nonsense. Of course, I was a student at KU at that time, and the locals were fearful of unleashing the great unwashed "on the Hill" to vote in their local elections.
Vaughn Tolle said:
Linda, I've not had the difficulty you describe concerning the "right" vs. the "left" hand. Also, a gentle hint on federal highway numbering. Even numbered highways, in general, are East-West in direction; odd numbered highways, in general, are North-South. This rule also applies in Kansas for state highway numbers. There are states where the rule described does not apply; Vermont comes to mind.
lindainks55 said:
Then there's that 435 in Kansas City which goes round and round! You better know which direction you want to go and pay attention to those letters after the number -- like E, W...
I am good at reading maps and being navigator. Like a person who loses one sense seems to have a more acute development of another to help compensate. Over the years Wayne and I have developed a good working relationship in getting from A to B. I know he wants to know not only that he needs to turn right but whether he needs to get into another lane quickly for another turn. I'm a good planner so I map ahead of the driving.
I remember a class I took as part of a management training course that included an exercise in giving directions. Two class members paired up, stood back to back while one gave the other directions for unfolding a piece of paper in a prescribed way. Now this involved very precise directions so that once unfolded the arrows drawn on the paper would point exactly the way intended. The piece of paper had been folded in half twice.
Hold the paper so the open ends are on the top and right side.
Turn the paper to the left 90 degrees.
...
It was a challenge to get every move communicated and remember that the person was back to back so everything was opposite your perspective. And, of course, it was to teach managers they could expect as good as the directions given.
It was easy for me! I was so used to thinking about right vs left, while others left out steps they thought didn't need explanation, or rather they just didn't THINK about it.
So Vaughn and Rox, although there are a very few years difference in our ages, did we all vote for the first time in the same election?
I am good at reading maps and being navigator. Like a person who loses one sense seems to have a more acute development of another to help compensate. Over the years Wayne and I have developed a good working relationship in getting from A to B. I know he wants to know not only that he needs to turn right but whether he needs to get into another lane quickly for another turn. I'm a good planner so I map ahead of the driving.
I remember a class I took as part of a management training course that included an exercise in giving directions. Two class members paired up, stood back to back while one gave the other directions for unfolding a piece of paper in a prescribed way. Now this involved very precise directions so that once unfolded the arrows drawn on the paper would point exactly the way intended. The piece of paper had been folded in half twice.
Hold the paper so the open ends are on the top and right side.
Turn the paper to the left 90 degrees.
...
It was a challenge to get every move communicated and remember that the person was back to back so everything was opposite your perspective. And, of course, it was to teach managers they could expect as good as the directions given.
It was easy for me! I was so used to thinking about right vs left, while others left out steps they thought didn't need explanation, or rather they just didn't THINK about it.
So Vaughn and Rox, although there are a very few years difference in our ages, did we all vote for the first time in the same election?
Vaughn Tolle said:
Can't speak for Rox, but Linda, you and I voted for the first time in the same election, from what I can tell (1972).
Vaughn Tolle said:
You would lose your bet. I reluctantly voted for Nixon, believing he was a crook at heart, but couldn't believe he'd be so stupid as to be involved in the Watergate mess. Senator McGovern was a fine man, but there was something that bothered me about him back then. With hindsight being what it is, I'd vote differently now (if it was 1972).
I had been impressed with the foreign policy moves of the Nixon administration, believing that opening diplomatic relations with China was critical in finally solving the mess in Viet Nam, among other things. I was concerned at the time with the Chinese aggressively pursuing nuclear weaponry, and thought that talking with, rather than shouting at, them was the way to go. The economy was showing the strains of the "guns and butter" policies of the prior years, which finally came home to roost in the Carter years, and I felt that while the Nixonian approach wouldn't work, Mr. McGovern had no real plan to try to deal with it. Needless to say, the subsequent year and one-half of events which unfolded in the Senate caused me to rue the day I cast my vote as I did.
I had been impressed with the foreign policy moves of the Nixon administration, believing that opening diplomatic relations with China was critical in finally solving the mess in Viet Nam, among other things. I was concerned at the time with the Chinese aggressively pursuing nuclear weaponry, and thought that talking with, rather than shouting at, them was the way to go. The economy was showing the strains of the "guns and butter" policies of the prior years, which finally came home to roost in the Carter years, and I felt that while the Nixonian approach wouldn't work, Mr. McGovern had no real plan to try to deal with it. Needless to say, the subsequent year and one-half of events which unfolded in the Senate caused me to rue the day I cast my vote as I did.
Julie said:
Good Morning All!
I am back after some leave. My Dad is doing much better and should be going home in a couple weeks. I went ahead and went on vacation the following week and it was a much needed and deserved rest.
However by the end of the vacation our van could no longer haul our boat and we needed assistance which was provided by the kindness of strangers and they got us to the main road where we could then haul. Those Ozark Mountains can get a bit hilly and it was just too much for ol' Bessy.
Now I need a vacation from my vacation. :)
My sincerest condolences to Mary and her family.
I am back after some leave. My Dad is doing much better and should be going home in a couple weeks. I went ahead and went on vacation the following week and it was a much needed and deserved rest.
However by the end of the vacation our van could no longer haul our boat and we needed assistance which was provided by the kindness of strangers and they got us to the main road where we could then haul. Those Ozark Mountains can get a bit hilly and it was just too much for ol' Bessy.
Now I need a vacation from my vacation. :)
My sincerest condolences to Mary and her family.
lindainks55 said:
I'm missing my time here at the blog. MindScapes opens tomorrow! It's a busy time. Looks like everyone is busy OR is it that big-mouth Linda isn't hogging the space therefore it seems quiet? I think I need to look into how much I've been blogging.
Those locals who may be "into" gaming or interested in checking out really fun learning activities for your kids check out MindScapes Open House tomorrow -- 13th and Maize Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
http://mindscapeswichita.com/
Those locals who may be "into" gaming or interested in checking out really fun learning activities for your kids check out MindScapes Open House tomorrow -- 13th and Maize Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
http://mindscapeswichita.com/
Danny said:
Linda,
That is pretty cool. My experience in education comes from where I worked during college(one of my jobs), and my current full time job.
http://www.axiolearning.org
Primarily what we do is distance education and online course management and learning software.
That is pretty cool. My experience in education comes from where I worked during college(one of my jobs), and my current full time job.
http://www.axiolearning.org
Primarily what we do is distance education and online course management and learning software.
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