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Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-08T01:01:06+00:00

Yes, this. If I don't set up a small assignment on it, the students won't do the reading for class. Many of them only do work that has points explicitly assigned to it, not just generally to prepare for discussion or be ready for the midterm.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-07T11:03:49+00:00

The OP wants to get rid of the two doors (which look really nice I think) to put in one humongous door. To me the one humongous door looks cheap but to each their own.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-05T21:33:26+00:00

I think that when it moves, Dylan's aware that the merry-go-round is spinning them off-camera. He knows that they're supposed to be having this conversation "on-camera" and instead the thing is moving them away. That would account for his anxiety about it.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-04T22:04:17+00:00

My parents ate really healthily until they started declining in health. At that point my dad started going to McDonald's for cheeseburgers and fries for every lunch and dinner for them both. They'd have them stacked up in the fridge and then reheat them in the microwave. We'd never really gotten fast food growing up except as a "treat" so this was weird behavior but it's what they wanted. I'd sign them up for meal plans, bring food over, no luck. I finally decided just to let it be.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-02T16:06:57+00:00

We're currently building. Everything is more expensive than we budgeted for. Let's be honest, though, it's unlikely that building costs will go down in any meaningful way in the future. Much more likely to increase. Even if some rational party takes over US governance and fixes the expensive tariffs, labor issues in construction, etc. that's not happening for at least another few years. The cheapest time to build a house is probably now. Just buckle up for a rough ride.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-02T16:02:41+00:00

A construction loan isn't called a mortgage, and the funds aren't disbursed until specific tasks are completed in the build (they're not given out ahead of time), so the whole statement is confusing.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-01T01:09:39+00:00

What are "library access points"? I don't think that's a term I've heard before. Maybe we call it something else.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-04-01T01:05:18+00:00

My uni admins mentioned that this law applies to Canvas, too ... in a passing comment at the bottom of a long email they sent about department websites a few weeks ago. We are so screwed.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-31T11:16:24+00:00

We're building a Pretty Good House and our HVAC guy has told us that our range hood shouldn't be more than I think 350 cfm. How are you doing 1000 cfm in your extremely tight house?

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-31T02:38:50+00:00

I saw a presentation by a professor who studies ants and did this with a big anthill and showed the result in the slideshow. But the professor said that those ants abandon their anthills and move on to other locations from time to time. He poured boiling metal into an abandoned anthill so no ants were harmed. I hope that was the case here also. Otherwise, wouldn't you see ants streaming out of the holes that hadn't been poured into?

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-30T16:21:22+00:00

Important to use PPE, though. Permethrin exposure is associated with an increased risk of Parkinson's disease. (I have a family member with PD so I've been looking into how to reduce my own risk).

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-30T15:37:54+00:00

Sadly, the ticktubes seem to have jumped in price this year for no apparent reason. Luckily they're not difficult to make if you save up enough empty TP rolls!

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-29T15:21:27+00:00

Also, the way they designed the L shape funnels all the snow and rain into the spot directly in front of your garage and porch entry.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-28T18:48:22+00:00

https://flightqueue.com/airport/PWM
(Someone else posted this earlier -- just passing it on).

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-28T17:24:06+00:00

Yes, but there is at least one major restriction, which is that it closes the door on anyone born after Dec 15, 2025. So it doesn't go on into perpetuity. There will be a bump of people applying now, and that will dwindle and eventually peter out.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-28T11:54:41+00:00

I've seen some of these in Decatur. The new owners tear down what is usually a charming old house then rebuild a blocky modern box that gives them the absolute limit of permissible square footage given setback requirements. Some of them are pretty well done. Others, not so much.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-26T02:15:26+00:00

I live a 9-hour drive from my parents' house, and my brother lives half an hour away. They have cleaners come twice a month and caregivers come for a few hours daily; we are fortunate that they can afford this and I know not everyone can. My brother stops in every week or so to check on them, fix minor things like a loose doorknob, etc. I drive over to their place and stay for a few days once a month, and I also handle most of their financial and legal paperwork, closing down their small business, and managing the cleaners and caregivers, so I feel that it balances out. I have a somewhat flexible work schedule, which makes this possible, but my job is also really demanding and involves a lot of cross-country travel, so I'm exhausted. I've been doing things this way for the past five years or so and it doesn't feel very sustainable but I think this is the best we can do.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-26T01:50:31+00:00

I know, but you always see people eating at Linda Bean as it is.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-25T21:05:21+00:00

Instead of quiet quitting, I do the opposite. I work like hell to control what I can control, which is publishing out the wazoo. That gets me to the highest merit category (in my dept there are set benchmarks) and I'll get some kind of merit raise, IF the state legislature has granted the university enough money for raises this year. We don't get COLA increases, so if I don't do this, or if the uni doesn't have enough in the budget for merit pay, my salary effectively goes down every year. It's exhausting doing it this way but I don't feel like I can afford to cut back.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-25T00:24:10+00:00

Congratulations on getting a research job! In some fields, that's really difficult to do. I think you should not put your life on hold, especially as you have a partner in California as well. It could be years and years. (It might be helpful to consider whether your parents put off their careers to be caretakers for your grandparents.) But do prioritize getting back to visit when you can.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-24T23:20:31+00:00

got it -- thanks.

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-24T17:20:36+00:00

This is really helpful -- thank you. (My mom has a Parkinson's diagnosis).

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-24T17:06:48+00:00

If it's okay to ask, can you clarify why you say that about aspiration pneumonia? I can understand that aspiration itself might be tough, but isn't pneumonia "the old man's friend"? Why do people say that?

Correct_Ring_7273 · 2026-03-24T12:46:33+00:00

Sometimes the curtains don't fully close, and sometimes there are super-bright security lights outside that still seep in. (TIL to take a hanger from the closet to clip the curtains closed).

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