The Swamp

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2024 3:53 pm**

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:17 pm The only astronauts I can name come from the Apollo missions/lunar landing era.

An astronaut handed me my diploma and gave my HS commencement speech, and I can't remember his name. He was a graduate of our HS. I did remember Ronald McNair because he was a University at Buffalo alum, and they named a bunch of stuff after him. And their is McNair Academy, a prestigious science HS in Jersey City named after him.

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:23 pm**

What's the last thing Sally Ride said?

"What's this button do?"

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:30 pm**

Pruitt IV wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:23 pm What's the last thing Sally Ride said?

"What's this button do?"

Does this undermine mister d's take?

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:57 pm**

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:17 pm The only astronauts I can name come from the Apollo missions/lunar landing era.

So, my 88 and 83-year-old parents have pre-written their own obituaries. I was helping my mom with hers. She asked me, “Should I mention that I was on the Senatorial campaign staff for [former astronaut who died just before his pending election]?” I replied gently, “No, Mom. Nobody remembers that guy.”

[+] spoiler: Former astronaut Jack Swigert ran for Senator in Colorado back in the 1980s, but as I said above, he died before the election.

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2024 5:03 pm**

That's one degree of Kevin Bacon! (okay, maybe 2)

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2024 9:08 pm**

sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 4:57 pm
Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2024 2:17 pm The only astronauts I can name come from the Apollo missions/lunar landing era.
So, my 88 and 83-year-old parents have pre-written their own obituaries. I was helping my mom with hers. She asked me, “Should I mention that I was on the Senatorial campaign staff for [former astronaut who died just before his pending election]?” I replied gently, “No, Mom. Nobody remembers that guy.”
[+] spoiler
Former astronaut Jack Swigert ran for Senator in Colorado back in the 1980s, but as I said above, he died before the election.

If she has cooler stuff than “worked with an astronaut ejected to the Senate and was played by Kevin Bacon,” you have a lot more to add to the Brushes thread.

Posted: **Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:07 pm**

Dudes just walk the earth in hospital wristbands. Red flag there.

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:42 pm**

Even looking at this tweet, the only other name I recall from the Challenger astronauts is Judith Resnik.

Posted: **Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:25 pm**

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:42 pm Even looking at this tweet, the only other name I recall from the Challenger astronauts is Judith Resnik.

What's amazing about that is 25 miles from shore and the compartment was only 100 feet deep on the ocean floor. 25 miles out from WPB to Miami you're in the Florida Valley which is something like 6000 to 9000 feet deep.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:21 am**

As y'all know I left CU last Fall because of politics, and decided to get back into teaching, well a teacher librarian. The Colorado DoE is not very helpful and has a convoluted website. They told me that I'd need to go back to school and get 24 credits (within two years) on top of the Masters and almost 20 years of experience when I asked upping my certification to work in the library (I'm still certified to teach HS Social Studies.) I took a tech/library job at a K-8 school to get back in the gig, and I like it but I am waaaay over-qualified. Today I was registering for the classes and asked the program director if they could review my transcripts and resume and see if I can qualify out of any classes. Well, looks like there's a licensing procedure that gives certs to folks with advanced degrees and experience so I don't need to take any classes! May still take a youth lit class or 2 to get that part of my knowledge up to par.

But phew.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:59 am**

Good for you, bud!

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:37 am**

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:59 am Good for you, bud!

Thanks my guy. Enjoy the current gig, sort of mentor to my boss. She's going through the cert process now (used to teach 2nd grade until this year) and she's helping to get into the swing of non-academic librarianship. Plus, she's got intel on jobs coming up so I can get a leg up.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2024 7:34 am**

Nice!

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:56 pm**

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 12:21 am As y'all know I left CU last Fall because of politics, and decided to get back into teaching, well a teacher librarian. The Colorado DoE is not very helpful and has a convoluted website. They told me that I'd need to go back to school and get 24 credits (within two years) on top of the Masters and almost 20 years of experience when I asked upping my certification to work in the library (I'm still certified to teach HS Social Studies.) I took a tech/library job at a K-8 school to get back in the gig, and I like it but I am waaaay over-qualified. Today I was registering for the classes and asked the program director if they could review my transcripts and resume and see if I can qualify out of any classes. Well, looks like there's a licensing procedure that gives certs to folks with advanced degrees and experience so I don't need to take any classes! May still take a youth lit class or 2 to get that part of my knowledge up to par.

But phew.

Actually surprised they hired you with a Masters and your experience in education settings. Indiana will only take those that are switching from being a nurse or business person because their experience means nothing to them in regards to teaching.

Good for you. Glad you don't have to do all the extra bullshit they said you were going to do.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:24 pm**

duff wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 1:56 pm Actually surprised they hired you with a Masters and your experience in education settings.

I taught for 5 years before I went to library school, and I think they wanted library help. As I said the librarian was a 2nd-grade teacher before September and the person there before was useless. The library is in shit shape, I've been pulling books from the 80s out of the collection.

And thanks, they are terribly short of librarians across the district, so let's make it difficult for people for the jobs!

Posted: **Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:38 am**

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:24 pm The library is in shit shape, I've been pulling books from the 80s out of the collection.

?

Posted: **Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:42 am**

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:38 am
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:24 pm The library is in shit shape, I've been pulling books from the 80s out of the collection.
?

Same thought. Are they falling apart? What's wrong with old books?

Posted: **Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:45 am**

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:42 am
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:38 am
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:24 pm The library is in shit shape, I've been pulling books from the 80s out of the collection.
?
Same thought. Are they falling apart? What's wrong with old books?

50 copies of The Art of the Deal.

Posted: **Sun Mar 10, 2024 12:31 pm**

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:45 am
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:42 am
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:38 am
Rush2112 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:24 pm The library is in shit shape, I've been pulling books from the 80s out of the collection.
?
Same thought. Are they falling apart? What's wrong with old books?
50 copies of The Art of the Deal.

Elementary school kids love Trump.

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:31 am**

I have four clocks in my kitchen (analog wall clock, oven, microwave, coffee maker), and not only do none of them tell the same time, none of them tell the correct time to the minute either.

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:06 am**

Why are there clocks on appliances at all?

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:48 am**

L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:31 am I have four clocks in my kitchen (analog wall clock, oven, microwave, coffee maker), and not only do none of them tell the same time, none of them tell the correct time to the minute either.

I have three of the same four. (No coffee maker because I pour over.) Whenever the time changes, like this weekend, I play a little game with myself and see how fast I can change them all to the correct time so they all flip to each new minute pretty much in concert.

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:56 am**

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 11:06 am Why are there clocks on appliances at all?

Probably from a time when we didn't have smart phones to know the time no matter when. Or maybe to do with timing of baking/cooking without an actual timer? I don't know, why are you asking me?

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:03 pm**

My understanding is that when digital push button displays and timers became part of the deal for ovens and microwaves, might as well just make them active clocks for time telling.

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:13 pm**

Well, you have a timer on an oven and a microwave for cooking time, anyway. Might as well just make it a clock, as well.

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:20 pm**

Exactly, making it a 'convenience' that requires routine maintenance to function properly, even though its function is redundant (unless you don't have a cell phone, watch, or clock).

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:41 pm**

Maybe we can DISRUPT the industry by selling a subscription based service to change clocks for people. $9.99 per month, each additional clock after the 1st one is just $4.99, will come out after power outages and guarantee an update within 24 hours of a time change or that month is free.

Posted: **Mon Mar 11, 2024 1:33 pm**

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Mar 11, 2024 12:41 pm Maybe we can DISRUPT the industry by selling a subscription based service to change clocks for people. $9.99 per month, each additional clock after the 1st one is just $4.99, will come out after power outages and guarantee an update within 24 hours of a time change or that month is free.

We all laugh, but there's a non-zero chance someone has already made that pitch.

Posted: **Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:57 am**

After going 12 years strong with my current laptop it came time to get a new one. And man, night and day upgrade. Plus it's a gaming one, so it has all of these pretty colors and large HD screen. And, best of all, it was on sale for $600 from the BX website. So....no tax and free shipping. Just a steal.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:23 am**

I got a guy here since 8:15 am installing SimpliSafe and I really need to take my #2 #2, the big one for after the morning coffee kicks in.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:20 am**

oof

My #1#2 has moved from a convenient early morning slot to like 8pm and it's f'd everything up. I want my old schedule back

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:25 am**

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:20 am oof

My #1#2 has moved from a convenient early morning slot to like 8pm and it's f'd everything up. I want my old schedule back

The Swamp is just a couple years away from a thread "share your surgery scars." We are getting old. We are probably ready for a thread on our secrets to staying regular.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:26 am**

I'm a first thing every morning type guy since I typically wake up between 6-7 every day. I hate it when my wife has to wake up before me because all it takes is someone's alarm going off to tell my bowels to start preparing. Got to work 30 minutes earlier than usual today though!

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:40 am**

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:20 amMy #1#2 has moved from a convenient early morning slot to like 8pm and it's f'd everything up. I want my old schedule back

Ha. I got all screwed up yesterday because of the dentist and had the same and texted a friend #PMBM. Feel free to use that if you don't get things straight.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:50 am**

I'm like a canine. I have to go #2 pretty soon after each meal. Or coffee in the morning. I have to be careful to not slug my coffee too early because my 30 minute commute would be problematic otherwise.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:54 am**

When I’m uh ‘irregular’ I just mix in some Miralax into a 6oz glass of water. Belt it, and then make sure I’m within walking distance to a bathroom over the next hour or so.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:57 am**

I spend a lot more time thinking about and planning BMs in this new job.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:03 pm**

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:54 am When I’m uh ‘irregular’ I just mix in some Miralax into a 6oz glass of water. Belt it, and then make sure I’m within walking distance to a bathroom over the next hour or so.

Never tried a laxative, but Metamucil is pretty fantastic. No need to worry about staying near a bathroom, but when you have to go, it's glorious.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:15 pm**

I just go with cabbage soup.

Posted: **Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:18 pm**

Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:15 pm I just go with cabbage soup.

Before Memorial Day?!?!?

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