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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 14:18:40 GMT -5
Yes, yes they are...and I'd like them to stay that way! You might need someone to start an initiative for ambulances running quiet - no sirens. I haven't heard the logic but I bet somewhere it has something to do with making the city seem safer by not having screaming sirens all damn day. It's funny you mention this because our building almost sits on top of a fire station. I hear fire-trucks and ambulance sirens all the time. Don't really even notice them anymore...
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 13:39:45 GMT -5
a Slurpee? Seriously it's been about a year since I've had one.
It's not even that hot here today. Normally if I want something in the afternoon it's a salty or savory craving.
Distract me peeps, anyone else craving something different than normal?
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 13:37:18 GMT -5
YESSSS!! We LOVE the opportunity to stalk, er, play with our favorite posters! How ya doing?
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 13:36:28 GMT -5
Dear Asshole, You're in the middle of Downtown Chicago. Do you really think laying on your horn over and over again for several minutes is going to get anyone's attention? Geeze, I'm up from street level over 20 floors as well. Signed, not impressed - The Captain. Hey now....it got your attention, right? OK, for the wrong reasons, but still... And FWIW, the streets of your town are still quieter than NYC. Lawd, the city that never sleeps always sounds like a thousand F-15 fighter jets taking off from the same broom closet at the same time. Yes, yes they are...and I'd like them to stay that way!
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 13:25:05 GMT -5
Geeze Wisconsin Beth, it's not even October yet... (Adds voice to the chorus, please, please, please, please!!!)
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 13:19:18 GMT -5
Yes. And ... ? Are you suggesting there have never been troops on the ground before? Are you suggesting jets haven't been overflying anywhere before? Why is it different now? Wow. It's amazing to me how many otherwise intelligent people are ignorant of history. The West has traditionally, and for very good reason, kept Russia OUT of the middle east- bottled up at the Black Sea. This goes back to Britain's support of the Ottomans. Are you completely unfamiliar with the term "The Great Game"? History is not currently part of the NCLB/Core testing. It's not even on DD's schedule for this year. It's all about Math and Language arts with some science and PE thrown in. Music and foreign language have been removed as well. She's been through Columbus discovering America to the slaughter of the native population through diseases about three times now. DH and I have started her on events that lead to WWI and she's picked up on certain WWII topics herself (service dogs and how they helped save lives). We watch a lot of the history channel together (The World Wars mini series was brilliant). Those who lack a knowledge of history, are doomed to repeat it.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 13:09:28 GMT -5
Dear Asshole,
You're in the middle of Downtown Chicago. Do you really think laying on your horn over and over again for several minutes is going to get anyone's attention?
Geeze, I'm up from street level over 20 floors as well.
Signed, not impressed - The Captain.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 13:05:23 GMT -5
He did, on Monday. Sent his boss a rather detailed e-mail after class ended.
DH checked with one of his staff that went to the class two weeks ago and apparently the material that took DH's class a whole day to cover, was covered by the other class well before lunch the first day. DH is wondering how much of the assigned reading and homework is really just stuff to keep them caught up. DH spent three hours each night (Monday and Tuesday) doing what was assigned. Focused and uninterrupted.
His boss called the training company and the sales rep stopped in during lunch yesterday to check in on things. Both DH's boss and the training company are very aware there is an issue.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 12:44:46 GMT -5
I just think it's really sad and pathetic that two out of the three people that are having this opportunity handed to them on a silver platter, free of charge, are not taking full advantage of it. DH texted me during his lunch. The instructor has repeatedly told private tutor guy that he'll answer his questions after class or during break. DH spoke to the instructor and apparently this class covers a lot of the same material as the MCSE (sp?) certification class and they get people trying to switch careers popping in every now and then. I texted DH and told him to inform the instructor in no uncertain terms that if he doesn't get the class situation under control, they will expect a full refund for all three students as well as some form of compensation for their lost time. If DH and his two co-workers have to re-take this class, just time wise - that will cause a huge cluster f@ck in departmental scheduling for the next 2-3 months. The can't take certain types of customer support calls until they get this certification.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 11:16:52 GMT -5
The Barney song. You know which one I'm talking about. If married/in a relationship - name one thing your SO does on purpose to push your buttons.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 11:09:17 GMT -5
There are some places science shouldn't go. IMHO this is one of them.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 11:05:55 GMT -5
DH just texted me. Private tutor guy showed up around 10 and is once again slowing down the whole class (it started at 8am btw). DH is all raging CAPS on me and I'm telling him to tell the instructor to throw the guy out.
DH and his two coworkers (and I'm assuming grant guy who actually showed up on time and prepared) really need this class. You shouldn't let one sabotage it for four.
I'd be going absolutely ballistic and not sitting there fuming.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 10:28:35 GMT -5
Yep.
Ren Faire. Crossplay at conventions, and was into SCA before DD came around.
Name one TV series that you've gotten into recently, that is "new" to you.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 10:16:39 GMT -5
Agree with all of the above, but let's not forget about BEANS people!!! Well seasoned beans are a nutrition powerhouse, cheap, tasty and filling!!! (Now I think I'm gonna have to whip up a batch of these this weekend!!!) I never liked beans until I had some at a road side stand in Puerto Rico. Now I really wish I could figure out how to make those. Describe what they tasted like and their color. I have, like, four bean cookbooks. Should be able to find something close... or maybe just something new you'll like!
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 10:14:42 GMT -5
Now if we're all about the most flavor for the calories, I vote Cabot Extra sharp white cheddar blocks.
Dubliner Irish Cheddar Cheese is also good if you can get it.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 10:02:45 GMT -5
Ditch the rice. How about sneaking in some sliced peppers or zucchini? There's no veggies in there at all. A few suggestions to make it a little healthier which your son probably won't notice or care about:
- Omit the rice.
- Cut the sausage amount down to 1/2 the current amount.
- Before you assemble the wrap, finely dice a whole onion and a package of mushrooms. In 2 tsp olive oil, sautee onion and mushroom until soft- about 10 min. Add sausage and sautee another minute or two so the onion and mushrooms combine with the sausage and take on its flavor. - Over the next few weeks, each time you make them, cut down the amount of cheese by 1 ounce until you're only adding 1/2 the cheese. If you use the extra sharp cheddar, that still gives good flavor even in smaller quantities.
- Switch to corn tortillas or at least use whole wheat flour tortillas.
Agree with all of the above, but let's not forget about BEANS people!!! Well seasoned beans are a nutrition powerhouse, cheap, tasty and filling!!! (Now I think I'm gonna have to whip up a batch of these this weekend!!!)
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 9:35:10 GMT -5
So DH is in training all this week. His company is highly regulated and team members that provide support to outside contacts have to achieve several certifications (as in take a test and pass it).
One of the newly required certifications is in some type of IT system (Installing and configuring Windows Server 2012 - hey don't ask - I'm a tax person dammit, not an IT person). The company is sending everyone in his department to some VERY expensive training ($2400 for one week and course materials) to give them the tools they need to pass the certification.
DH is in class with two other people from his team (they can't all be out at the same time so they're going in groups). They get the course materials in advance (mailed to the home) and they have to do so many pages of review (DH spent half a Sunday and two weeknights on it).
There are three other people in DH's class besides his co-workers. According to DH all admitted to being unemployed and attending the class on a work training grant.
The first day one of the grant guys slowed the entire class down by asking questions which made it apparent he didn't do any of the advanced prep. DH complained about him monopolizing the class to the instructor who promised he'd take control the second day.
Oh, and DH has 60 pages of reading and 10 pages of problems he has to do after class.
Second day same guy doesn't even show up until noon, forgets his book, and tries once again to make the class his personal tutoring session. Instructor puts the brakes on him but still slows the class down. DH says it's obvious he didn't do the assigned homework.
Today same guy isn't there now (DH isn't sure if he'll show up) and another one didn't show either. So two of the three grant guys not really getting their money's (or rather - the taxpayer's money's ) worth out of the class.
Pretty sad, actually.
I just don't get it.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 16, 2015 8:28:28 GMT -5
I'm actually more interested in why we think wishing ill on others is a good thing and words to be praised?
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 16:47:26 GMT -5
Electronics are a huge issue. I took everything away on Sunday because he pissed me off. I was asking him to do his homework and I kept getting the "in a minute" while he played on his iphone. Then when he did it the job was lousy and he tried pulling the quality of words is better than quantity thing even though the quality was crap too. He basically slapped a few sentences down for what was supposed to be a 100 word answer and called it good. I told him to redo it, and he said he had stuff he had to do that Caleb asked him to do (on a game), so goodbye phone, goodbye Chromebook and his Dad locked him out of the computer at his house too. I told him it was until today, but he gave me lip yesterday and now it's until at least tomorrow. He has an addiction problem with electronics. He just called me from school and said he had all his work done and was going to do some extra and could he PLEASE get his phone back today because he needed it to find Mars. OMG your DS is a clone of my DD!!! She just got her phone back on Sunday after a week hiatus and is already on the way to having it taken away again. Same.exact.issue with focus and the homework.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 15:38:10 GMT -5
Vanilla.
Saw a recipe on Pioneer Woman for cinnamon toast where she mixed the cinnamon and sugar into the butter before putting it on the bread, but she also added vanilla. Tried it a few months ago. That stuff is like crack. I confess to eating the spread with a spoon. It's great on cinnamon toast, but a lot of it doesn't make it that far. The vanilla cinnamon butter is good on waffles and pancakes, too.
So, it occurred to me to wonder what other things vanilla would transform. So far, I've tried it in chocolate milk, hot cocoa, yogurt of various flavors (also creating vanilla yogurt from scratch by adding vanilla and some agave nectar to plain Greek yogurt), and all have been enhanced by the addition of vanilla. Last night I tried it in a sweet potato concoction. I usually bake the sweet potatoes, then mush them up with butter, agave nectar, and cinnamon, then put toasted pecans on top. This time I added vanilla. Yum.
What ingredients do you add to things to transform them into something special?
Vanilla in my Diet Coke as a treat. There is a seasoning sauce called Maggi (The Chinese version) that has an amazing amount of umami. I put just a touch in anything that would benefit for a touch of meaty depth. And...of course no mashed potato is complete without roasted garlic and butter. In fact, butter makes just about everything better.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 14:30:04 GMT -5
How about boxing/kickboxing.
Just need a jump-rope and a little brother dummy to beat. Maybe gloves if you start using some force.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 14:26:09 GMT -5
Ummm, guys - remember - this kid can't do a somersault. You throw American Ninja Warriors at him and he's gonna say no way in hell can I do that.
(says the woman, who says there's no way in hell I can do that stuff).
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 13:12:56 GMT -5
Nope. We have enough Halloween stuff already. Except for candy. Yea - need to get more of that!
If you're dressing up for Halloween, who are you going as this year?
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 11:00:39 GMT -5
I would say most of those instances were more caste style systems without the ability to move and down; not necessarily in systems such as what we have now. Actually, studies show we don't do a lot of moving. Not nearly as much as you think. And the only way it IS possible is because of the social supports you dislike. Without them it gets worse fast. But the studies don't explain why there isn't a lot of moving. When there is a support system that actually encourages people to achieve less than their highest potential, by subsidizing their choices, then the only ones who will move up from lower classes are those that are much more motivated than most. Point is, you can move up in our society, the tools and the freedom are there. It is up to you to go for it.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 10:39:43 GMT -5
Cold turkey milk? He would just die. He has been making an effort to cut back. He'll ask me to rinse his glass out and fill it with water after his first glass at dinner. Have him drink a full glass of water first before dinner (and with dinner if milk is part of dessert). In fact, is he drinking enough plain water? We often confuse thirst with hunger.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 10:37:21 GMT -5
Peeps, remember she has a younger beanpole to think about as well. As much as we like to think fat is the enemy, it is an essential part of our diet - especially when we're younger and still growing.
DD's doctor had us take her from 2% to whole milk until she got to be about 10 or so. She was (until then) underweight for her height.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 10:17:34 GMT -5
Dear psoriasis flare up,
I'm back to slathering special body lotion on my scalp, again.
And thanks for the spots in areas I've never had before...
You suck.
Signed - The Captain.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 10:15:38 GMT -5
(Pulls out her calendar and looks at all the time slots that are filled with meetings, project plan scheduling, etc) Sorry NancysSummerSip, can't cancel the rest of this week. You're just gonna have to suck it up sista!
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 9:37:45 GMT -5
He likes fried egg and cheese sandwiches. I don't think one egg is enough though. I'm going to see if he'll eat scrambled because lord knows we have enough eggs around this place. He likes nuts and trail mix too, but can't have that in class. He can show up with a tote full of fresh fruits and veggies, but that's all they'll let through the door. The rest has to be eaten at lunch only. Last year he was always making chicken wraps for lunch with fajita chicken, cheese, and mayo, but this year he's just been taking a Hot Pocket and a few side items like a yogurt and a trail mix. Ohhh, I forgot about this! You can make easy heat, or take and go muffin tin egg cups. allrecipes.com/search/results/?wt=muffin%20tin%20egg&sort=reWhip up a few different combinations of these during the weekend and you're set for the week.
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Post by The Captain on Sept 15, 2015 9:03:34 GMT -5
Sounds like he's getting too many carbs, which for me at least tends to make me more hungry.
Also, on the stomach ache thing - he may have a degree of lactose intolerance.
Also sounds like he needs more fiber, which also makes you feel full and takes longer to digest.
Apples, watermelon, cantelope?
Celery sticks with PB and raisens (ants on a log)?
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