Backroads

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  1. We're on season 2 and I had forgotten some of the stuff that goes down.
  2. I think I might try this one. As much as I think Schindler is the man for all he did, I can't watch stuff like his titular movie.
  3. This is a rewatch for me, but it cycled back around into another viewing: tv series The Booth at the End. Consists entirely, and I mean entirely, of watching people chat in a diner booth. Guy hangs out there, and people that want something come to him, and he tells them to do things, and they report back. Kind of twisted at times, but really a fun watch if you like character-driven stuff.
  4. I already hear this has been a good career boost for her, and I'm happy for her.
  5. One concerning incident I was involved with as a teacher was a family trying to get their kid declared disabled in order to get SSI. No one in the family worked (Mom, Dad, and Grandma) and relied on an assortment of programs to survive. Kid had ADHD, which, if extreme enough, can qualify for a disability, sure. The parents' strategy was to enroll him in online school to manipulate his school work and use that to try for an IEP (which apparently can help with SSI cases). Kid didn't qualify for IEP because our only evidence of any learning issue was the parents not sending him to class and then obviously manipulating his school work. Mom threw a tantrum, then complained in a mutual Facebook group how concerned she now was about finances since they couldn't rely on a 6-year-old's SSI.
  6. Part of me chocks it up to a random timing of events: why not collapse after opening a call as opposed to any other event? But it somehow feels meaningful. My prayers with the loved ones.
  7. I need to get this darn kid I grew up with to stop fighting the town chicken request. I can't rely on the illegal chicken owners forever.
  8. I haven't the foggiest idea what we're doing, and I'm sure my two-income household is a fraction of your income. No shade, just know a few doctors. Um, we still have a bunch of meat from the last cow we bought. Bulk eggs are cheap. Taking the time to drive half-way across town to the cheap grocery store is totally worth it. My daughter's medication order the first week of January took out the deductible for the entire family with the medication company footing the entire bill, so most health care for the rest of the year ought to be free/cheap.
  9. ... yes. (I actually love dandelions).
  10. I have become the sort who, post-Christmas, is already thinking springtime. I'd like to see even the most fluffy column on seeds or something.
  11. My husband, who is not yet forty, literally does the cow threat. Or attempts to. We don't know anyone nearby with cows. But the kids hear a lot of "way back in the 90s I had to get up at 4 am to milk the cows and it builds character!"
  12. So Hildebrandt also pled guilty today. I'm still flummoxed by the circles of logic these women had and the sudden alleged recognition of the damage they had done.
  13. I believe it was the film version of "What Dreams May Come" where it was commended that work and jobs existed in heaven. And one of my favorite quotes from "Bruce Almighty":
  14. I was sick when I read said details. I'm quite sure Hildebrandt made things worse, but she was only working with what Jodi was already doing.
  15. I like to think that if I were to give up all my, ahem, wealth, I still have a handful of people who would look out for me and help me and my family out. I agree that it's hard to not trust in riches. We are often told to attempt to be self-sufficient, are we not? As has been said elsewhere here, it's easy to completely miss the message.
  16. The other day I had to end a class early because a 5-year-old girl was mourning her pet tarantula who had passed. I hate spiders. Years ago, when I was running a nature lodge at camp, staff would bring some of their pets. One kid brought his tarantula. I told him he was completely in charge of caring for it. Within two weeks that little guy rode around the nature area on my shoulder. We were good friends.
  17. A couple of kids were getting mad at the people weren't coming. A few were insisting on weird interpretations they got from family members. One person wouldn't let someone ride in his car to go to church on Sunday. Some bullying started up.
  18. One time, at Scout camp, where we happened to have a large number of church members teens/young adults, there up started a little scripture study group. It was amazing how fast it got out of hand. People start up stuff with the best of intentions, I'm sure. I don't know if I blame the adversary or just the chaotic nature of humanity and maybe that road to hell they talk about, but I think there is wisdom in not letting your followers of a creed go complete nuts in name of creed.
  19. These are both private schools, though ones that provide distance education. Good options if a family is willing to move away from a more pure homeschool idea.
  20. The one that immediately comes to mind is The Good and the Beautiful.
  21. I'm quite sure it's just a rumor. I believe the Church has yet to release its official church-sponsored homeschool curriculum. Honestly, I think it might be tricky to do, as different states have different education and homeschool standards. That said, there are a few curriculums that are certainly LDS-friendly.
  22. The best they can figure at the point is that some configuration is resetting the password and they want to look at the computer (Which is actually fine with me, I think I'm due for an upgrade). I just want to get into my Google drive is all... (it's not as simple as getting into Google, it's getting into the company program that happens to use Google)
  23. I did place another call today. We may actually be at the point where I may have to send my computer in and possibly get my employee account duplicated.
  24. Today I spent three hours over two different calls on the phone with tech support for my work. The gentleman spoke with great kindness, patience, and intelligence towards my troubles. Passwords were reset over and over. Caches cleared. Notes jotted down. I eventually gave up in weariness with the hope of a new day. There is still an account I cannot get into. My heart is weary, my soul tired. I have finagled a few backdoor tricks to enable me to do my job that should give me a day or more. Perhaps I will even see if I can make it to Thanksgiving break this way, for I dare not call back the kind tech support guy who cannot solve my problem. My pride is too great. You know what would solve my problem? Somehow remembering the answers to my security questions. Yes, this is the issue three hours can't get us past. So, my question: is there some sort of program that could just run through every possible answer, perhaps based on a deep knowledge of me gleaned from the Internet, until the correct answers are generated? I swear I'm only slightly off-kilter here.
  25. I tend to agree with this for the most part. Generally I think people are more alike than not.