What Made you Smile/What Ticked you off Today?

[Limewater]

Congrats, stickem! Big achievement for you and the family!

Thanks. This is extra special because 1, best mothers day gift ever. 2, we have two rainbow babys, and to be able to raise 2 girls trying again, stressed about "oh no not again" it's just indescribable folks..

Yes, congratulations.

Ticked Off: My kids' school is having another scheduled "E-learning day" for students. My second-grader was given about thirty minutes of homework to count as six instructional hours. My fifth-grader was literally given NO assignments or instruction for the day, again to count as six instructional hours.

[stickem]

Congrats, stickem! Big achievement for you and the family!

Thanks. This is extra special because 1, best mothers day gift ever. 2, we have two rainbow babys, and to be able to raise 2 girls trying again, stressed about "oh no not again" it's just indescribable folks..

Yes, congratulations.

Ticked Off: My kids' school is having another scheduled "E-learning day" for students. My second-grader was given about thirty minutes of homework to count as six instructional hours. My fifth-grader was literally given NO assignments or instruction for the day, again to count as six instructional hours.

Man schools these days. I barely no what's going on. I remember the days when we got 3 weeks in on a progress report card, and now we no nothing but grades on an email. No books, everything online, and apparently no homework. Its hard nowadays to keep track on your childs circumstance.

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Thanks. This is extra special because 1, best mothers day gift ever. 2, we have two rainbow babys, and to be able to raise 2 girls trying again, stressed about "oh no not again" it's just indescribable folks..

That's amazing man. Best of luck to your daughter in whatever she ventures into next!

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Ticked Off: My kids' school is having another scheduled "E-learning day" for students. My second-grader was given about thirty minutes of homework to count as six instructional hours. My fifth-grader was literally given NO assignments or instruction for the day, again to count as six instructional hours.

That's terrible. Smh. How often do they schedule the "e-learning" days?

Looking back on it, I'm glad I was able to attend school in different circumstances, mostly without the distractions of modern technology and attending in person.

[Limewater]

That's terrible. Smh. How often do they schedule the "e-learning" days?

Looking back on it, I'm glad I was able to attend school in different circumstances, mostly without the distractions of modern technology and attending in person.

It was only three "scheduled" days this year, plus they do ad-hoc "e-learning" days instead of just closing for weather so that they don't ever have to do a make-up weather day. They're always really half-assed and almost worthless. This was just the first time it's been indisputably not delievered and completely worthless.

It is particularly frustrating because the kids are all still really behind due to the months of learning loss from all of the disruption, closures. and remote schooling with Covid.
My daughter is in fifth grade advanced math. They spent about the first half of the year covering fourth-grade material that had never been covered with her cohort. In this context, and knowing how worthless the e-learning days are, scheduling them is a real slap in the face for kids and parents.

Currently, there are none scheduled for next year, thankfully, but this year they didn't add them until two weeks into the school year, so they can always add them back.

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Currently, there are none scheduled for next year, thankfully, but this year they didn't add them until two weeks into the school year, so they can always add them back.

Hope it stays that way and those days aren't added back at the last minute. It really stinks that kids are behind in school because of the pandemic.

[PretentiousHipster]

Two weeks ago the full-time dishwasher quit. Last week one of the four cooks quit. This week? The head chef quit. Work is going to be interesting lmao. If any huge drama comes from this ie an imbecile for a new boss, or a strict bastard, I'm fucking off too.

[REPO Man]

Hope you have plenty of savings and/or another job lined off if/when you "fuck off".

I got my copy of H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" from Bitmap Books today, literally only a few days after ordering it. I previously bought their book of classic FPS games and even at first glance I knew I'd keep my eye on their other books, especially if they're on sale like this one was.

NYC is apparently sinking. Granted it's only 1-2mm, which is apparently 8/100th of an inch, per year. But still!

[SamuraiMegas]

Life kind of blew up last week but things have settled down for the better. Sometimes it's best not to have people in your life.

[Markies]

Sometimes it's best not to have people in your life.

QFT.

Did a little bit of yard work over the weekend. Caught Poison Ivy.

It doesn't itch too terribly, so it is very mild. But, I do have red spots over me and a large one underneath my eye.
I joked that it looks like I got into a fight over a girl.