Random Thoughts XI (Eleven Pipers Piping)

[CycloneErik]

We have only had class 8 times too. I want to report him but idk what that will do. My friend had him last semester and said this is nothing new...

MWF class or TR class?
I've lost track of the semester, but that would be a factor.

Especially if it's a MWF class, send something to his department chair. The chair will keep your name confidential (unless they're dirty), and just mention to the prof that there are concerns with class cancellation.

Maybe nothing happens, maybe something does, but a nicely worded e-mail wouldn't hurt.
A dumbly worded one won't. Some people fall into the trap of venting instead of sounding professional. Stay professional.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

Anyway.....things progressed, and here we are, both so very thankful that we found that special someone. I never thought it would happen, in fact I was quite sure after my divorce that I would not remarry. That didn't last long!!!!

Ditto. The ex was married 3 weeks after it became final (he met her a week after I moved him out, she moved in with him a week later, four months later they married).

Me? Didn't want a "step-dad" situation with two teen-aged boys, but DID want to be able to dance, go to movies, shoot pool with single friends (all my friends were married). Not easy to come across those when you're pushing 40!

Net result: friend got tired of me whining about that, and made me respond to an ad in the Des Moines Register Datemaker (Tinder before cell phones for you youngun's). Guy was looking for dancing partners. Met him in a neutral place, had a disastrous first "date" there (we didn't see each other at first, and when we finally connected I was in a really crappy mood after sitting alone at a bar for a half hour). Went home, he called next day to ask me out again & I told him no thanks because I wanted to spend the evening with my sons as they were leaving on vacation with their dad the next day. Hung up the phone & told my boys "well, I'll never hear from him again". Saw my girlfriend the next day after church & dropping the boys off at their dad's, & told her "nice guy, no sparks", and told her about the two connections. Got home and there were a bunch of messages on my machine, all from him.

Apparently, choosing my sons over him was a big plus in his eyes (he's VERY family-oriented). We went out again, and the rest is history. 17 months later we blended our families.

 

[coolerifyoudid]

My econ professor is the biggest **** ever. He's canceled class 2 times without sending a email or anything. How ******* hard is it to send an email saying no class today?

That's pretty bush league. Communication is way too easy anymore.

 

[Playboi Carti]

This is DMAAC? Probably won’t help a lot. Do you know if he is an adjunct prof (basically has another job and does this on the side)? I think they have a lot of those. If nothing else, rip him in the course evaluation. Tests better be easy if he never teaches.

Yes, he’s the only micro/macro professor on the Ames/Boone campus so he’s not going anywhere.
This has been a weird semester, my eng professor broke her foot and is unable to teach the class so they have to find a new teacher 4 weeks in.

 

[carvers4math]

Hopefully you were more considerate of your husband with the other kids.

He suffered so. By the time he found someone to park the car on the last one, he barely made it into the elevator for the birth.

 

[Cybirdy]

The person that we used to trade cat-sitting chores with here in town has moved out of range. We would go over to feed Mei-Mei, take care of the litter box, and play with her to keep her from being too lonely when our friend was traveling, and she did the same for us. We always thought we got the better end of the deal, but she disagreed. She doesn't have cable, and was a pastor in town. She would bring her lunch over every day, and have lunch with the cats & watch HGTV and similar channels. She loved it. The cats loved her too.

PapaLew's sister will be staying up here when we leave town later this week. But if she's not available we WILL need someone in the future. Only problem is, that person needs to be able to drive out here. No walking duties, but oh, the litter boxes...

We used to need cat sitting, but that was 8yrs ago now. The girls still cat sit for the gal who would help us. This summer she had to dog sit for a week, and they also had a cat. I think they figured the cat would fend for herself the whole week so didn't leave any instructions for her but daughter would go over, walk the dog, then let the cat up out of the basement and just sit and watch tv for an hour or so. Unfortunately the cat got out a few months ago and the owners never found her. (not while daughter was there). Last month she had to dog sit there again for a week. The doggie is old and doesn't handle being boarded well, so she would go over there about 3x a day. It was only a block away, but most times I drove her because it was during our last deep freeze.

 

[Cybirdy]

My daughter is working at Hennepin -- second shift emergency room, while she gets her nursing degree. Weekends can get pretty exciting.

I did a practicum at HCMC in grad school, but it was far away from the emergency department. It was still a bit scary going there even in broad daylight sometimes.

 

[BCClone]

He suffered so. By the time he found someone to park the car on the last one, he barely made it into the elevator for the birth.

My luck, I'd be riding the elevator to see a friend when they would have pushed you in and had to watch that go down. I had a goal on the ambulance and I suceeded. No births. Had no desire to witness the miracle of life unless it was mine. Closest was one that was breach and a few toes were popping out when hitting the ER.

 

[BoxsterCy]

The story of how the vixen and I came to be together would make a great Hollywood movie.... except they'd reject it out of hand, because it's too crazy. I'd tell it, but it's kind of longish. But great as background history.

Start writing dude.....

 

[BoxsterCy]

Meanwhile, in Erik's world....

 

[cyhiphopp]

The story of SC and the vixen....

It was 1981, I had just been dumped by the GF of two years (she married another guy a few months later). I was at the Runway in Fort Dodge - a dance club - and saw a table full of girls having a great time. There was a VERY cute blond, laughing, vivacious, full of life. I decided I had to meet her.

So I went over and asked her to dance. (She later confessed that she had seen me there many times, and always secretly hoped that I would ask her to dance....back in the days of disco I was sort of the king of the dance floor.) We danced and talked all night. At closing time I wanted to spend some more time with her, so I asked her if she would come to my apartment. (I promised to be a complete gentleman, which I was.) She informed me that she had ridden together with these other girls, and I said, well, they can come too.

So we all head over to my place. My roommate at the time was the morning DJ on K92 and he was just getting up to go to work. So he entertained her friends, and we started getting to know each other. It occurred to me that I had met someone who really liked me - for who I am - and that was pretty cool.

Finally about 6:00AM she informs me that she has to leave, as she is moving to Colorado THAT VERY DAY. She had a little girl - had gotten pregnant her senior year of high school - and there was a guy from her hometown living in Colorado, he had asked her to come live with him. I knew the guy, wasn't sure he was exactly a great father figure (or husband), but kept my mouth shut.

So we parted. I went to work, with a very heavy heart. About 10AM a girl calls Rick on the request line and asks him to play a song for me, call "When Will I See You Again" by the THree Degrees. Well, needless too say, my heart broke a little bit.

Now, fast forward to 2011. Thirty years later. We had both been married, had kids, lived our lives, etc. My divorce was final on May 24, and on June 4, I got a message on Facebook from the vixen (of course I didn't call her that then!). It was just like opening the front door during a storm arriving - all those memories, of that one night, came rushing back to me in a flurry. Of course I answered her post. It turned out she was divorcing her husband, as he had basically been a total disaster. Too much detail to go into, but she had lived a very difficult life for 30 years.

Anyway.....things progressed, and here we are, both so very thankful that we found that special someone. I never thought it would happen, in fact I was quite sure after my divorce that I would not remarry. That didn't last long!!!!

Aww. It's like real life The Notebook!

Not that I've ever watched that movie... ever.

My second marriage story isn't nearly as dramatic.

 

[BCClone]

Aww. It's like real life The Notebook!

Not that I've ever watched that movie... ever.

My second marriage story isn't nearly as dramatic.

1. Honestly never seen the notebook. When was it out and who was in it? Yes I could google but I don't want to.

2. I can't tell you the story of my second marriage.

 

[CycloneErik]

Yes, he’s the only micro/macro professor on the Ames/Boone campus so he’s not going anywhere.
This has been a weird semester, my eng professor broke her foot and is unable to teach the class so they have to find a new teacher 4 weeks in.

Don't be so sure. Those are classes they can probably get a grad student for.
DMACC rarely, if ever anymore, hires full time. He may be the only one right now, but instructors for those courses are a dime a dozen.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Yep.

And neighbor dude does not have a blow torch to brown/crisp it up? Works for creme brulee.

 

[carvers4math]

Yes, he’s the only micro/macro professor on the Ames/Boone campus so he’s not going anywhere.
This has been a weird semester, my eng professor broke her foot and is unable to teach the class so they have to find a new teacher 4 weeks in.

That just sucks.

They have plenty of sections of micro and macro in big lecture halls at ISU.

Next time he cancels, you could probably look one up on the schedule of courses, show up without anyone noticing, and see how far behind you are.

One of sons took micro in high school on a dual enrollment with Indian Hills CC and had an idiot teacher. He learned his micro by looking up Khan Academy videos online.

 

[cyhiphopp]

This is DMAAC? Probably won’t help a lot. Do you know if he is an adjunct prof (basically has another job and does this on the side)? I think they have a lot of those. If nothing else, rip him in the course evaluation. Tests better be easy if he never teaches.

Here's my DMACC story.

First things first, I ******* hate them.
I went to DMACC for a year before going to ISU. Nothing too dramatic there. Pretty easy classes. Felt like another year of high school. Well I had a few friends that I went to high school with that were at DMACC at the same time. We'd chat often and go eat lunch together.

Well that winter we had a storm a lot like last night, except it started later and was still really bad in the evening.

At that time, if DMACC could clear their parking lot, they didn't cancel classes. One of my friends had a night class and she drove from Des Moines to Ankeny. The route was a lot less developed in 1997 than it is today. My friend lost control, crossed the center line and hit a snow plow. She died and it still makes me sad. I wish she had decided to skip class that night instead of driving. And I still blame DMACC for not cancelling classes in that kind of storm.

 

[cyhiphopp]

1. Honestly never seen the notebook. When was it out and who was in it? Yes I could google but I don't want to.

2. I can't tell you the story of my second marriage.

The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man (portrayed by James Garner) telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident (played by Gena Rowlands, who is Cassavetes's mother).

 

[carvers4math]

SC’s story teaches us that Boxster should be looking up previous CWW’s online.

 

[cyhiphopp]

Here's my DMACC story.

First things first, I ******* hate them.
I went to DMACC for a year before going to ISU. Nothing too dramatic there. Pretty easy classes. Felt like another year of high school. Well I had a few friends that I went to high school with that were at DMACC at the same time. We'd chat often and go eat lunch together.

Well that winter we had a storm a lot like last night, except it started later and was still really bad in the evening.

At that time, if DMACC could clear their parking lot, they didn't cancel classes. One of my friends had a night class and she drove from Des Moines to Ankeny. The route was a lot less developed in 1997 than it is today. My friend lost control, crossed the center line and hit a snow plow. She died and it still makes me sad. I wish she had decided to skip class that night instead of driving. And I still blame DMACC for not cancelling classes in that kind of storm.

OH, and I thought about her during my 2 hour drive home last night. I had to go from downtown to Beaverdale to pick up the baby and then to Ankeny. Usually takes about 25 minutes.

 

[BCClone]

The Notebook is a 2004 American romantic drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes and based on the 1996 novel The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story is narrated from the present day by an elderly man (portrayed by James Garner) telling the tale to a fellow nursing home resident (played by Gena Rowlands, who is Cassavetes's mother).

Well copying and pasting didnt work so I will just say it.

Sounds like watching paint dry.