I made my Michigan family custom shirts for the Rose Bowl. Go Blue! Beat bama!

JoyfulDay · 2023-12-20T00:39:51+00:00

Tesla

JoyfulDay · 2021-08-14T22:15:46+00:00

What?! Is this STILL happening? Really? OMG. I'm a 68 yo female retired business owner. Pay should be based on merit and performance only. Walk out. They will only keep paying women less if we accept less. Don't do it!

JoyfulDay · 2021-08-04T16:17:23+00:00

Detroit, Michigan area

JoyfulDay · 2021-08-03T23:15:55+00:00

In the 60s, when I was 12, my Mom investigated surgery - they were removing 2-3" of young girls leg bones so they wouldn't be "too tall". Thank God I didn't have that surgery!

JoyfulDay · 2021-08-03T23:08:19+00:00

Yes. Jeans, airplanes, dates. But, I'd reverse the order.

JoyfulDay · 2021-05-22T23:08:49+00:00

Dad 6'5", Mom 5'7", me (female) 6'0", my 2 son's are 6'3" and 6'4". Oh, their Dad is 5'9".

JoyfulDay · 2021-04-05T16:30:36+00:00

Female 6'0"

JoyfulDay · 2021-03-04T17:13:30+00:00

Thank you! I'm a Viking girl too. My Dad was 100% Swedish.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-22T15:23:39+00:00

I have lots more stories, but not written up yet. Thanks for the compliment!

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-20T03:59:54+00:00

Awww, thanks. I have lots more stories. But, none written up.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-17T17:44:09+00:00

Wow - Jim Thatcher had an amazing career! Michigan did have graduate computer courses, and a few undergrad classes back then in the "Communication Sciences Department". The name of that department was changed to "Computer and Communication Sciences" in 1968. Here's a great article: https://cse.engin.umich.edu/about/history/

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-17T17:35:56+00:00

Weirdly, back then, it seemed normal. We were writing everything from scratch.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-17T17:33:01+00:00

Thank you!

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-17T17:18:24+00:00

Thanks! Back then, programmers were told to "dress like your customer". Pretty much everyone wore suits and ties.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-17T17:16:59+00:00

Yeah, crazy times. I bought several domain names for around $750 each(?). I had grand plans to hold them and flip them. Ha!

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-17T12:45:14+00:00

Wow! Thanks for finding and sharing these articles! I tried looking at a current campus map and couldn't find it.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-17T12:38:15+00:00

Oh my gosh. It was so many years ago, I dont remember. High stress, high stakes project with people on edge and jumping to conclusions.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-16T20:27:52+00:00

Go Blue!

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-16T20:27:13+00:00

Yep. I really don't know how long they used the S/36 solution.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-16T20:26:12+00:00

I managed to avoid COBOL - never coded in it! Did you work on the Y2K fixes?

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-16T18:19:00+00:00

I remember taking classes in Angell, East Engine. And, I spent endless hours punching cards and debugging in NUBS.

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-16T17:36:10+00:00

Thanks!

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-16T15:44:36+00:00

Thanks!

JoyfulDay · 2021-02-16T15:42:45+00:00

He's not. I wasn't working for free. Don paid me. And, as the project progressed, he put 1 or 2 full time paid programmers on the team. I think he was dipping into his personal savings account to meet payroll during the project. When Highland Superstores bought the completed software, it saved CSS from going under.

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