what are you doing right now?

[finnime]

Good morning, perspicacious peeps of Y Ma'am, invisibly making your presence known in the ethernet. I hope your Friday fills you with joy and peace, or at least affords a half hour of serenity.

Today the only appointment is mine, to get a haircut. I made this appointment 2 months ago. My world has changed so much since then.

Yesterday after DH's appointment we went to the best bagel place in the area, up near where lurkyloo lives, and picked up a half dozen. Then I walked Franklin the Dog in the woods near our old house for a couple of miles to get his ya ya's out before his grooming appointment in the afternoon. He has long spaniel fur in his double coat which tends to mat. Now he's exhausted but silky soft.

The seller of the house we're buying has not returned yet the updated PSA with the new date, June 2. His agent is not very good. I think he may be very new to the field, maybe a friend or something. The agent has 2 other properties listed. One is a tear-down worth half of what we're buying and the other is an empty lot. He has no history of other properties listed or sold. I'm very very glad our agent is so on the ball. She has really commanded the process and gotten us connected with an attorney, also very able, an inspector, who did an excellent job, and the lender we ended up choosing. She also has a coordinator who manages the schedule and keeps the paperwork flowing.

B is astonished at how fast we are moving along. But I've been looking at properties for sale in this particular location for 2 years now, and knew that we needed to act when this one came up. We have very specific requirements for the location and for style--a ranch house in easy walking distance of the incredible library, the town center, and the water.

One thing I've got to remember to do is have a termite inspection and preventative treatment before we move in. This is sandy soil and has cedar shake very close to the ground.

[finnime]

I'm glad you got Gus's feet attended to, minnesotapaintlady, and that you have such wonderful neighbors.

Thank you, The Walk of the Penguin Mich , for allowing us to follow you on this and other trips. It's a real pleasure! We've gotten Viking material in the mail for years. Maybe some day while DH still is mobile enough.

[buystoys]

Good morning!

I have more laundry on today's schedule.  That's about it other than putzing around.  The boy woke us up at 3:00 this morning.  That is getting to be a really bad habit, but he had to go pretty badly.  I'd rather get up for him than find a mess in the house, but it's making for long days when I get up so early.

Hoping you all have a fabulous Friday! 

[ners]

Morning all.   

Still getting my days mixed up.  I woke up a half an hour before my alarm was set to go off.  Was in the process of resetting my alarms to get up for Saturday. (I take a pill when I first get up.  So, on weekends if I wake up naturally within an hour of normal waking time, I reset alarms if I need to be up at a certain time take my pill and go back to sleep.) Realized it was only Friday, so I started my day early.  

Time to do my morning exercises. 

[giramomma]

May 5, 2022 15:59:00 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Omg, today can just go away.  Carrot's camping tent-mate tested positive for covid, oldest son probably failed linear and won't be able to take any of the classes he's registered for this Fall (and they don't offer linear in the summer), the 40 hanging plants that I sold to people for scouts that were to be delivered before Mother's Day aren't going to arrive until next week and my sister was only going to be within 2 hours of me on Sunday so that should be fun, and lastly (so far) the farrier I've been desperately trying to get out for a month because Gus's feet are horrible, finally called a half hour ago to let me know he could be at my house tonight at 7...but Carrot has a band concert and we have to be there at 6:30 (assuming he passes his covid test). 

I think I'm going to go home and have a drink.

When will you know for sure if your DS failed linear? I failed a class, but the teacher took pity and I got a D.  I showed up to my discussion sections and was otherwise hovering around a C or BC.  The only thing I got right on the final was my name

Has your DS talked to the prof? I think context is important. Was your DS not doing well the whole semester or just the end?

If your son had been doing reasonably well, and just bombed the final..and showed up and contributed and all that, then I would honestly talk to the instructor and see if he could take an incomplete and figure something out to raise he grade.

When does your son have to do a coop/internship?

[minnesotapaintlady]

May 6, 2022 6:56:34 GMT -5 giramomma said:

May 5, 2022 15:59:00 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

Omg, today can just go away.  Carrot's camping tent-mate tested positive for covid, oldest son probably failed linear and won't be able to take any of the classes he's registered for this Fall (and they don't offer linear in the summer), the 40 hanging plants that I sold to people for scouts that were to be delivered before Mother's Day aren't going to arrive until next week and my sister was only going to be within 2 hours of me on Sunday so that should be fun, and lastly (so far) the farrier I've been desperately trying to get out for a month because Gus's feet are horrible, finally called a half hour ago to let me know he could be at my house tonight at 7...but Carrot has a band concert and we have to be there at 6:30 (assuming he passes his covid test). 

I think I'm going to go home and have a drink.

When will you know for sure if your DS failed linear? I failed a class, but the teacher took pity and I got a D.  I showed up to my discussion sections and was otherwise hovering around a C or BC.  The only thing I got right on the final was my name

Has your DS talked to the prof? I think context is important. Was your DS not doing well the whole semester or just the end?

If your son had been doing reasonably well, and just bombed the final..and showed up and contributed and all that, then I would honestly talk to the instructor and see if he could take an incomplete and figure something out to raise he grade.

When does your son have to do a coop/internship?

I don't know.  Maybe a week or two before the grades post?  He just took the final yesterday.  He claims he has no insight into the grading ruberic for this class and has no idea what he needs to get on the final to pass, but from the sounds of it, it's been going bad all semester, and he was hoping to save himself with the final but despite feeling very confident going in, he said it went horrible.  Of course, my go to answer is always "wait for the curve", but he says none of his classes curve.

He's not required to do an internship.  He applied for one here where I work for the summer, but may have been too late on that as he just applied last week.

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I just fired off an e-mail to my local State Farm agent. Farmers just posted the last of my 3 renewal bills- Homeowners went from $2,000 to $2,800. This is getting ridiculous. Market price of my house is likely $400K and replacement cost is set at $522K- not unreasonable. I'm guessing their catastrophe models came up with high tornado potential. I know I could find an independent agent but want to check with an agent with a "mainstream company first. Some of the smaller companies write their own forms and chisel away coverage that you don't know about till you file a claim.

Only other plan today will be going to the composting place and dropping off yard waste. At $1/bag it's a bargain.

[giramomma]

May 6, 2022 7:31:57 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

May 6, 2022 6:56:34 GMT -5 giramomma said:

I don't know.  Maybe a week or two before the grades post?  He just took the final yesterday.  He claims he has no insight into the grading ruberic for this class and has no idea what he needs to get on the final to pass, but from the sounds of it, it's been going bad all semester, and he was hoping to save himself with the final but despite feeling very confident going in, he said it went horrible.  Of course, my go to answer is always "wait for the curve", but he says none of his classes curve.

Yeah, that's a harder one.It sounds like he hasn't been up the prof's butt. Sometimes that's the difference. Fingers crossed it works out it your favor.

[azucena]

MPL - FWIW, linear is one of those classes that frustrates even some of the math majors.  The best way I can explain it is that it's like a different type of thinking/math.  I'd roughly compare it to hs geometry - some people just more naturally understand it and some people really struggle.  I've lost track of what he's studying (engineering?) but if differential equations is part of the sequence, that's another tough one.  I practically lived in the prof's office that semester to earn the only C I've ever gotten.  My brain just doesn't follow that type of math - the sciencey and engineering types seemed to love it.

[minnesotapaintlady]

May 6, 2022 7:43:46 GMT -5 giramomma said:

May 6, 2022 7:31:57 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

I don't know.  Maybe a week or two before the grades post?  He just took the final yesterday.  He claims he has no insight into the grading ruberic for this class and has no idea what he needs to get on the final to pass, but from the sounds of it, it's been going bad all semester, and he was hoping to save himself with the final but despite feeling very confident going in, he said it went horrible.  Of course, my go to answer is always "wait for the curve", but he says none of his classes curve.

Yeah, that's a harder one.It sounds like he hasn't been up the prof's butt. Sometimes that's the difference. Fingers crossed it works out it your favor.

I'm 100% certain he has not been going to the prof.  I don't know why he's so stubborn about going to the source but it drives me nuts. I told him the same thing last year when he was struggling in a different class.

I think he got pretty scared when he realized he couldn't take any of his Fall classes without passing it though.  Too bad he didn't make that realization a few months ago.

[minnesotapaintlady]

May 6, 2022 8:00:09 GMT -5 azucena said:

MPL - FWIW, linear is one of those classes that frustrates even some of the math majors.  The best way I can explain it is that it's like a different type of thinking/math.  I'd roughly compare it to hs geometry - some people just more naturally understand it and some people really struggle.  I've lost track of what he's studying (engineering?) but if differential equations is part of the sequence, that's another tough one.  I practically lived in the prof's office that semester to earn the only C I've ever gotten.  My brain just doesn't follow that type of math - the sciencey and engineering types seemed to love it.

This is the class. He's hated it since day one. (the CSE means it's the harder version for those in the colleges of science and engineering...he COULD have taken the easier version and it would have counted towards everything, now I wonder if too late and has to retake this one?)

MATH 2373: CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

Linear algebra: basis, dimension, eigenvalues/eigenvectors. Differential equations: linear equations/systems, phase space, forcing/resonance, qualitative/numerical analysis of nonlinear systems, Laplace transforms. Use of computer technology.

[azucena]

oh, both at once.  That's rough.  Doesn't completely let him off the hook, and hopefully it's a life lesson.  But, hoping my comments and others give you some context.  Hang in there mama!

[wvugurl26]

I'm trying to find my motivation but it's missing. The fact that it's day one of three solid days of rain is not helping. I'm guessing all of our weekend plans are ruined. They won't cancel baseball until later so we have to wait.

[jerseygirl]

Raining and dentist appointment later - ugh to both
Thinking I’ll go to nursery snd buy flowering plants for the deck. And some tomato plants for the small second story deck. Only places that critters will mostly leave alone

[taz157]

Just feed DD2 her bottle and will be going downstairs soon so that I can eat and get to work. After I dropped off DD1 at school earlier today, I had to go to her middle school and hand in documents to complete the registration for the fall. 😱😱😱 They did tell me there’s a half day in the August that the 6th graders can come in and get a tour of the school and meet other kids. She’s doing pretty good, but I know she’ll get more nervous as it gets closer.

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May 6, 2022 8:09:22 GMT -5 minnesotapaintlady said:

May 6, 2022 8:00:09 GMT -5 azucena said:

MPL - FWIW, linear is one of those classes that frustrates even some of the math majors.  The best way I can explain it is that it's like a different type of thinking/math.  <snip>  My brain just doesn't follow that type of math - the sciencey and engineering types seemed to love it.

This is the class. <snip>

MATH 2373: CSE Linear Algebra and Differential Equations

Linear algebra: basis, dimension, eigenvalues/eigenvectors. Differential equations: linear equations/systems, phase space, forcing/resonance, qualitative/numerical analysis of nonlinear systems, Laplace transforms. Use of computer technology.

Bad combination!  I really struggled with Differential Equations but passed it.  I actually loved Linear Algebra but got Bs.  It was funny- the Math Education majors had to take either Baby Calculus, Linear Algebra or another sequence which I forget.  Many of them saw "Algebra" in the name and figured it wasn't as scary as Calculus.  They were wrong.   We didn't see a matrix the entire first quarter- it was all theorems and proofs.  The Ed majors all disappeared.  I remember one test where you started with A, had to prove B, and I got to some point  in the middle where I could get from A to X and from Y to B but couldn't figure out how  to get from X to Y.  I just left it alone as if it were obvious.  I got full credit!
One actuary I know is so fond of matrix math that you can tell he was the author of a paper just by looking at all the linear algebra in it.

[ken a.k.a OMK]

I'm an EE and we needed linear/diff E for one of our EE courses to solve equations. The school screwed our schedule and we hadn't taken it yet. So our EE instructor had to also teach us enough to solve the problems. Then when we did take it for credit most of us did well. We needed it as a tool. EE is heavy into math. I took many math courses with math majors.

Business majors were required to take an easy Calc course. Then they would brag to us engineering students that they "knew" calc. We just laughed at them. All they could do is calculate the area under a curve. Ok for finance I guess.

[minnesotapaintlady]

ken a.k.a OMK my son is an Aero major but is supposed to be taking fundamentals of EE in the Fall and this class is a pre-req.  Actually it's a pre-req for every single one of his Fall classes.

AEM 4201 Fluid Mechanics (UD, 2012, Math 2373, Math 2374) [4cr]
AEM 3031 Deformable Body Mechanics (2011, Math 2374, &Math 2373) [3cr]
AEM 3101 Simulation (UD, Math 2373) [2cr]
EE 3005 Fundamentals of EE (Phys 1302W, Math 2373) [4cr]
EE 3006 Fundamentals of EE Lab (&3005) [1cr]

[giramomma]

I just bought a $700+ loom at a garage sale for $40.

Do I need a loom? No.

But, at 700-1K, I couldn't justify the cost.

$40 is worth buying it and having it sit in my basement for a while.

Maybe I will retire in 8 years after all.

[raeoflyte]

May 6, 2022 9:08:04 GMT -5 giramomma said:

I just bought a $700+ loom at a garage sale for $40.

Do I need a loom? No.

But, at 700-1K, I couldn't justify the cost.

$40 is worth buying it and having it sit in my basement for a while.

Maybe I will retire in 8 years after all.

That makes me want to go to the garage sale down the street...

[NoNamePerson]

May 6, 2022 9:08:04 GMT -5 giramomma said:

I just bought a $700+ loom at a garage sale for $40.

Do I need a loom? No.

But, at 700-1K, I couldn't justify the cost.

$40 is worth buying it and having it sit in my basement for a while.

Maybe I will retire in 8 years after all.

I misread that as LOON! I was sitting here thinking I wasn't for sale.   Congrats on your great find    

[minnesotapaintlady]

The 100 mile garage sale is going on starting today, it's like this huge thing here every year running along the river road and should be a really nice weekend for it.  I don't go to those anymore though.  These days I'm trying to get rid of stuff, not bring in more.    It sure was nice for getting kid stuff back in the day though, I'd get a years worth of clothes for $30 in one weekend.

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Breakfast done, floors dry mopped, load of cleaning rags in washer. Now I'm sitting down to reconcile the brokerage statements which will be a LONG project this month. We changed the investment strategy on our joint account which meant setting up a new account and transferring the holdings into it from the old one. I'll be entering a lot of transactions in Quicken which might justify another cup of coffee.

We got a good 1/2 inch of rain last night and the sun is shining so it's super humid or, as the local weather guy says, "it's air you can wear!"

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May 6, 2022 9:08:04 GMT -5 giramomma said:

I just bought a $700+ loom at a garage sale for $40.

Do I need a loom? No.

But, at 700-1K, I couldn't justify the cost.

$40 is worth buying it and having it sit in my basement for a while.

DH's second wife (I was his third) bought a loom made in Sweden.  It had to be assembled and the directions were in Swedish, but he put it together.  I think she used it once- setting it up with all the threads was just too cumbersome for her.

A friend from HS has an Etsy site where she sells her hand-loomed items and they're beautiful.  I have a scarf and a couple of towels.

I am feeling SO lazy this morning.  I just started a second pot of coffee.  Yet another day of cloudy weather, temps in the 50s and a lousy stock market don't help.

[stillmovingforward]

Not ready to work but am on-site today. I need to find my motivation.

[daisylu]

Day 1 of an expected 3 day rain fest here today too. It is not helping my mood. I am determined to be out of here by 3 today - maybe earlier.

[susana1954]

I went to Aldi's for the first time today, and I wasn't impressed.  I guess I did save money because I didn't buy most of the things I would have bought at Publix!  I ended up only buying a small bag of vidalia onions to chop and put in the freezer and a bag of navel onions.

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

Thinking about not packing up.  We don’t leave Budapest until Wed, when we catch a train to Prague.  Tomorrow, we move into a hotel for a few days while we ‘do’ Budapest more thoroughly. 

One couple in our party leaves at the buttcrack of dawn tomorrow, 3:30 am!  The other is spending a few days in Budapest with a Viking extension.  She’s going to be at the Intercontinental Hotel, we are going to be here.

www.anantara.com/en/new-york-palace-budapest?campid=8435708&utm_campaign=paid-search_brand&utm_source=google&utm_term=english-all&utm_medium=paid-search&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzZ2Fy6XL9wIVvo1oCR3lYwGYEAAYAiAAEgJVQfD_BwE

[Opti]

Just got a scary scam call. "Hello customer" ... "Best Buy" ... debit your account $399 ...
Hung up hard. Anyone else get something like this?

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May 6, 2022 11:30:37 GMT -5 The Walk of the Penguin Mich said:

Thinking about not packing up.  We don’t leave Budapest until Wed, when we catch a train to Prague.  Tomorrow, we move into a hotel for a few days while we ‘do’ Budapest more thoroughly. 

You might like the Ignatz Semmelweis Museum.  Semmelweis realized that wealthy women, whose babies were delivered by doctors who would rush from treating someone dying of TB to a woman in labor without washing their hands, had higher rates of "childbed fever" than those whose babies were delivered by midwives.   He was ridiculed when he told doctors they needed to wash their hands often and change out of their bloodstained aprons.  The museum is the house where he was born and lived most of his life and it contains a loot of interesting old instruments and vials of stuff.  I have since found that the one labeled "Dragon's Blood" in Latin contained cinnabar.

Enjoy Budapest!  DH and I made a side trip there from Vienna for 2 days on our first trip to Europe in 2000 and came back for a longer trip because we liked it so much.

And: update on my insurance- just got a quote for Auto + Homeowners + Umbrella from State Farm that's $1,000/year lower.  Wow.  I've got some detailed questions on the coverages but it looks encouraging.