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A lot of people believe Wilson was basically President in name only for the last couple years or so of his 2nd term.

Phhhtt, get out of here with that talk, it's not like your Phd is in the Wilson Administration:rolleyes:;). JK I actually have no idea about how that ran. I'll take your word for it.
 
A lot of people believe Wilson was basically President in name only for the last couple years or so of his 2nd term.

Phhhtt, get out of here with that talk, it's not like your Phd is in the Wilson Administration:rolleyes:;). JK I actually have no idea about how that ran. I'll take your word for it.

I thought it was Eleanor Roosevelt also. Guess not?
 
Phhhtt, get out of here with that talk, it's not like your Phd is in the Wilson Administration:rolleyes:;). JK I actually have no idea about how that ran. I'll take your word for it.

I took it from some reading 20 years ago. I don't do anything with Wilson now.
He had a stroke and his wife apparently performed a lot of the functions behind the scenes and inside the White House. I don't remember exactly how they managed his public appearances, but I think they kept them pretty limited.

But by then, he wasn't very popular, so it might not be that hard to limit appearances.
 
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Nah 90% of twitter is just people talking about things which don't matter. And maybe initially it was that, but by the time I started using twitter people were linking tweets so that they could use complete words and complete sentences. Grassley doesn't do that. So a recent example is:



You can tell that what he's trying to say is "I had a question and answer session with 40 people at FAVA (not sure what this is, maybe a coffee shop?) in Forest City. We had a great discussion and discussed [list of issues that are not abbreviated and separated by commas]." Most people would link the tweets so they could tweet that and get around the character limit. Grassley just abbreviates everything so it makes it more difficult to read.

FAVA is the veterans administration office.
 
It was Wilson, but Eleanor did handle some stuff. That stuff irritates me, like MCCain, and Byrd, they are unable to perform 90% of their duties but won’t step down.
 
I know someone that went kayaking in the Yukon Territory. She is posting some gorgeous pictures from the trip.
We kayaked from the top of College Fjord (in Prince William Sound) back down to Whittier in 2005. We were within a couple of miles of a calving glacier the first day, paddling past the mini-bergs. Eagles EVERYwhere, lots of sea otters, and a few members of the group saw a bear up close & personal while fetching fresh water. There was one day when we went through a whole mess of salmon, and they were leaping out of the water and over the boats; we joked about beaning them with our paddles and having a salmon bake for supper, but that is apparently a no-no.
The area we were in was only accessible via boat or sea plane, so it was completely unspoiled. Amazing trip, amazing scenery; I would recommend it to anyone, even older folk. We were 50 when we made the trip.
 
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Saw some Highland stuff on Rick Steves last night and realized I haven't played any Scottish music for babe yet. So I get out my videos from the UK last year and play them. I told DH the baby found the music soothing and he goes "said no one ever about the bagpipes" but he's wrong.

Then last night I had a dream that included opera music as the background and I woke up super scared to DH wondering WTF I was doing. Turns out I was making the opera sounds.
 
I see that another Adviser position I applied for has reposted the job today. Fantastic.

If they didn't send you a flush letter do you reapply to it or let it go by? I'm asking a sincere question because i don't know how it works in the academic world.
 
Don't know. I assume they've made their call but I'm thinking about sending it again.

I would maybe reword your cover letter a little and see if the key words (whatever they are) get noticed by whoever/whatever makes the initial sort.
 
We kayaked from the top of College Fjord (in Prince William Sound) back down to Whittier in 2005. We were within a couple of miles of a calving glacier the first day, paddling past the mini-bergs. Eagles EVERYwhere, lots of sea otters, and a few members of the group saw a bear up close & personal while fetching fresh water. There was one day when we went through a whole mess of salmon, and they were leaping out of the water and over the boats; we joked about beaning them with our paddles and having a salmon bake for supper, but that is apparently a no-no.
The area we were in was only accessible via boat or sea plane, so it was completely unspoiled. Amazing trip, amazing scenery; I would recommend it to anyone, even older folk. We were 50 when we made the trip.
Some of the places she has mentioned are Dawson City and Five Finger Rapids
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Some of the places she has mentioned are Dawson City and Five Finger Rapids
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We were to the SW of her. That large body of water to the east of Anchorage (on the top of the Gulf of Alaska) is Prince William Sound. We flew into Anchorage, then took "the Magic Bus" to Whittier (through this ridiculously LONG tunnel), and then a boat loaded us & our gear and our kayaks up near the top of College Fjord. It was an ISU rec department trip - they did all the planning & putting stuff together for us...
 
We kayaked from the top of College Fjord (in Prince William Sound) back down to Whittier in 2005. We were within a couple of miles of a calving glacier the first day, paddling past the mini-bergs. Eagles EVERYwhere, lots of sea otters, and a few members of the group saw a bear up close & personal while fetching fresh water. There was one day when we went through a whole mess of salmon, and they were leaping out of the water and over the boats; we joked about beaning them with our paddles and having a salmon bake for supper, but that is apparently a no-no.
The area we were in was only accessible via boat or sea plane, so it was completely unspoiled. Amazing trip, amazing scenery; I would recommend it to anyone, even older folk. We were 50 when we made the trip.


Did those “Eagles” kinda fly in a circular motion above you?
 
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