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Apr 15, 2010 12:42PM
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Kevin "El Liso Grande" wrote: "i am in meridian, MS. actually i am getting ready to board a plane from the smallest airport gate i have ever seen. it is 11 folding chairs and a paper sign. like an AA meeting going on a field tri..."Heh. "I'm Kevin, and I'm going on this flight with you."
"HI KEVIN!"
Right now I need to buckle down and grade papers. Buckle. Down.
i asked at the airport if i could change my flight and they said "yeah, to tomorrow"one flight in the morning and one in the afternoon. total airport activity. one flies in from ATL then leaves for ATL in the A.M. and then the same thing happens again in the afternoon. and they fly regional jets into this podunk. it is as if mayberry had a runway
Well you know it is hell on them to put up the road blocks twice a day on the highway so that they can get the planes in and out.
yeah an barney is a sunnabuck in the security line"here are the rock..."
Right now I'm trying to figure out why Facebook is not notifying me that it's my turn in Scrabble games? And it may be that you have a turn and it's not notifying you either. What's with FB these days? Do they not like Scrabble?
I spent a week in Meridian at a manufacturing plant reviewing documents - this was some years ago. We ate at the same Dennys-like place each night. But I didn't get to visit the airport - we drove up there. Boorriinngg.
not a bad town really youndyc. they have a GREAT HD dealer there. i was working at a Certainteed ceiling tile plant
"AA Meeting on a Field Trip"! Wow, Kevin that is right up there with "Tupperware Party for Assholes." Excellent travelogue. I would have been tempted to start humming some songs from "Deliverance" in that elevator.
Meridian's all right. Just not very exciting. And not much to offer by way of dining. That's just my recollection. As I said, it's been some years.
man o man o man o man. i have a real doozy of a story about me putting my foot in my mouth in meridian, MS
Well, did you find a python in your toilet on this trip, Kevin? Did you did you did you?http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/0...
What did you say, sir?
this is where i would normally insert an off color joke but this was too easy. a softball lobbed right in the wheelhouse
Right now I'm checking work email and I got spam with this as a subject line:"Cheesburger essen macht dick"
I'm tempted to run it through babelfish.
I can't stop laughing. A friend sent me a list of real interactions with college students and answers to college tests that are cracking me up!I had my students write a free-writing journal entry on what they look forward to the most once the graduate from college. One of my students wrote about being behind on his college credits and doing poorly in his classes. Here is one sentence that he wrote: "I don't think I'll be buying my captain gown anytime soon."
Q: What is Sir Walter Raleigh famous for?
A: He is a noted figure in history because he invented cigarettes and started a bicycle craze.
Q: What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common?
A: Unusual names
Q: Name one of the earliest Romans' greatest achievements.
A: Learning to speak Latin.
Q: Name one measure which can be put into place to avoid river flooding in times of extensive rainfall (e.g. in Mississippi).
A: Flooding in areas such as the Mississippi may be avoided by by placing a number of big dames into the river.
Q: Name 6 animals which live specifically in the Arctic.
A: Two Polar Bears
Q: Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A: At the bottom.
Q: What happens during puberty for a boy?
A: He says goodbye to his childhood
enters adultery.
Q: State three drawbacks of hedgerow removal.
A: 1. All the cows will escape.
2. The cars drive into the fields.
3. There is nowhere to hide.
Q: What is the meaning of the word 'varicose'?
A: near by
Q: What is the highest frequency noise that a human can register?
A: Mariah Carey ♥ ♥ ♥ <- the hearts are really there
Q: Where was Hadrian's Wall built?
A: Around Hadrian's Garden
Q: The race of people known as the Malays come from which country?
A: Malaria
My favorite response was to the Arctic animals question... I especially love that "three" was crossed out and "four" was used instead. :)
Reminds me of high school when my English teacher asked on the Medieval lit test: "What is the definition of chivalry" and got the answer: "the art of knightly hoodship." Or was that "nightly?"
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The "captain gown" answer was actually from a friend who teaches here at one of the colleges in Little Rock. I laughed for a good five minutes when I read it because... right?!!
yeah, I'm sure the kid spelled it "knightly" but it's funnier if you think of it as "nightly!"
Hey kids... just an update for those interested.We're currently up in Seattle waiting on 2 job possibilities (as well as one that may come from Puerto Rico), and we're really excited!
So, cross your fingers & toes & whatever else you're flexible enough to cross for us. It's been a long haul waiting for this and I'm really hoping we're finally moving. :)
Cosmic Sher wrote: "Hey kids... just an update for those interested.We're currently up in Seattle waiting on 2 job possibilities (as well as one that may come from Puerto Rico), and we're really excited!
So, cros..."
All crossed.
Cosmic Sher wrote: "Hey kids... just an update for those interested.We're currently up in Seattle waiting on 2 job possibilities (as well as one that may come from Puerto Rico), and we're really excited!
So, cros..."
Good luck!! Fingers crossed for you - Seattle is great!
sher, i hope for the best place and the best situation for your family. the one that brings the most success and the least stress. the opp that is the most fun, cultural and enjoyable while still meeting financial needs. that, is my hope for you all
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Q: Name 6 animals which live specifically in the Arctic.Am I the only person who thinks the question should be, "list" 6 animlas? Otherwise I have a terrible compulsion to answer, "Bob, Henry (polar bears),Sven, Alice, Melissa, and Gerhardt (seals)."
I am doing online traffic school because I got a !@&%!@*# ticket for running a stop sign.I haven't read one word of the materials, yet somehow am able to answer all the questions. It's ridiculously easy. But the computer times you - I have 35:47, no, :42, no, :38... to go.
i did that last year after i got my 3rd ticket in one year. two speeding in OH and one "dangerous lane change" shriner move in NJ.it sucks and yes you have to at least sit there because they have built in deals where you have to answer other personal questions to make sure you are still there and it is you. i had a friend take part of it for me. it took like 4 points off my license
Well, happy to say I passed my "final exam" in traffic school. At least that's done! All but hte dropping off the certificate at the courthouse.
Online traffic school? That rules. Way back when I was in Chicago, about twenty years ago, I had to go to "real" traffic school. Twice.That sucked.
I cannot even imagine the utter misery of "real" traffic school. UGH. It makes me shudder to think about it. At least this way I could do all sorts of stuff while the clock ran on another window open on my computer. I did all sorts of work (and non-work)!
Mary wrote: "Q: Name 6 animals which live specifically in the Arctic.Am I the only person who thinks the question should be, "list" 6 animlas? Otherwise I have a terrible compulsion to answer, "Bob, Henry (..."
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!! Mary, that's FUNNY! :D
Wow. I just spent the day doing this and that in preparation for my friend's grad school graduation celebration/party tonight. I even took a nap in the late afternoon and slept right through my alarm. I was soooo irked with myself for running late - I still needed to pick out an outfit and take a shower and primp. When I was finally done getting ready for her party, I called to find out if the celebration was still going on (by this point, I was an hour and a half late... stupid alarms didn't wake me) - she asked if I'd gotten the invitation. The party's scheduled for next weekend... NOT tonight. I feel like the biggest dork.AND I was supposed to babysit last night for The Munchkin (that's the nickname I've given the little girl I've babysat for the past 6 years), so I showed up at her school to pick her up after work only to find she wasn't there. She hadn't been there all day. I called her mother to find out what was going on and she forgot to call me to tell me they didn't need me - her daughter was out sick from school that day. She did offer to pay me an hour's rate for my time in going to the school.
So, I've had two fully planned nights totally bomb on me this past weekend - no babysitting, no graduation party. I'm kind of bummed about it. Now what???
BunWat wrote: "Name six animlas Heidi."Robby, Chewy, Dutch, Stella, Daisy, and Starla (all puppy dogs I know)
No, she said to name them Heidi.Heidi, Heidi, Heidi, Heidi, Heidi, and Heidi.
And them call them a taxi.
BunWat wrote: "Name six animlas Heidi."What is an animla?
Frodo Heidi - the water dragon
Bulldog Heidi - our cat
Marcus Patrick Heidi - the goldfish
Kookaburra Heidi - our friendly wake up alarm
I need two more......thinking hard.........Does Heidi mind being named after the local brush turkeys? What about some rascally possums?
Bulldog Heidi - our cat
Marcus Patrick Heidi - the goldfish
Kookaburra Heidi - our friendly wake up alarm
I need two more......thinking hard.........Does Heidi mind being named after the local brush turkeys? What about some rascally possums?
Rascally possums would qualify. She has those in Arkansas, too.
Bulldog is an excellent cat name, by the way.
I have Angel Heidi and Sunny Heidi Taxi. Two ragdolls from College Station, Texas.
AHHH!!!! :DDAAAHHHHHHH!!!! OMGOMGOMGOMG!
These past 8 posts just made my day! I love them BIG, BIG like the world!!! ♥♥♥
You are well loved Heidi. :)BTW, thanks for all the well-wishing for us. As an update, Jared didn't get picked for one of the jobs in Seattle but is still in the top 5 (out of 80 applicants) for the one at ClearWire. It's right up his alley jobwise and it would be really fun to go back to Seattle (despite the rain). We should hopefully know by this week sometime if he's in. Puerto Rico is still hanging out there somewhere, so they could call next week or in 6 months. Just going with the flow and trusting that where we end up is the right place for us. :)
Holy moley, Sher! I feel big things coming your way... good things. Either Seattle OR Puerto Rico would be awesome.SEND GOOD JUJU, peeps! Stat!!! That's an order!!!!!
I'll take the good jujus! Thanks guys. I can feel it coming too! :)
in the library, trying to read some articles and have intelligent thoughts and write them down. it's not really working.
janine wrote: "in the library, trying to read some articles and have intelligent thoughts and write them down. it's not really working."TRY HARDER! You can do it, Janine! I believe in you. :)
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