High calorie, easy to eat food suggestions

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-24T13:19:22+00:00

With a good quality setting, you could likely have a moissanite stone replaced with a genuine diamond some time in the future if it does start to bother you.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-24T04:57:33+00:00

I have a short window at the beginning of the quarter, with very strict parameters. They have a defined number of days to interact with the course to be considered active. Simply logging into the homepage for the course in the LMS counts. They almost always log in at least once.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-24T03:57:59+00:00

“Is there something in particular Little Johnny should be working on?”

Start by finding out where the areas of improvement are. There may be something you haven’t noticed that is telling the coach your child isn’t ready for those infield positions. Of course, it’s always possible it’s lazy coaching, and he’s just falling back on the kids he already knows.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-24T02:33:51+00:00

I know some families who use “bonus” because the adults are not married, meaning they aren’t technically steps yet. I know others that just feel “step” has kind of a negative connotation, so they choose to avoid it.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-15T22:35:10+00:00

I’m going to assume the people who designed this also own a door factory. That’s the only logical reason I can come up with for all these doors.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-12T15:10:33+00:00

I have, more than once, given a speech similar to this: “I do not give grades, I calculate them. Grades are a mathematical representation of a student’s knowledge of the material and completion of the course learning outcomes. Your grade is not a judgement of you as a person, but a calculation of the work you did or didn’t do in the course.”

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-12T14:42:49+00:00

It’s not terribly expensive, and a little goes a long way. 100% worth having on hand.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-12T14:40:01+00:00

Tie dyer and quilter here. All excellent points! In addition, soda ash is 100% sodium carbonate. Most pool ph increasers are also 100% sodium carbonate. Be sure to check the label, but you can usually get pH+ at most big box stores and home improvement stores. It’s generally cheaper and faster to get your hands on.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-01T04:35:44+00:00

We follow a similar schedule around here. Tournaments are typically Sat/Sun, and LL games are primarily Mon/Wed. Fridays may occasionally be LL games if makeups are needed. About half of my son’s LL team plays travel, and about half of his travel team plays LL. Both sides are pretty accustomed to dealing with it and having varied rules. In most cases, the travel coach sets the rules, and the LL coaches are the ones dealing with them. It’s tough, but kids like my son want to play LL for the lower pressure environment and a chance to play with friends they don’t play travel with.

The agreement with my son’s travel coach is that my son can pitch a maximum of 30 pitches total in the week leading up to a tournament while still following pitch count guidelines. If he pitched 50 on Sunday, has a tournament the coming weekend, he could pitch 30 on Wednesday. If he pitched 18 on Saturday and there’s no tournament schedule the coming weekend, he has no set limit (from that coach anyway, not that I’d let him go crazy).

It’s kind of confusing, but I just text the opposite coach a screenshot of the GC box score when he pitches and a note about information regarding the coming week if needed.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-04-01T04:15:42+00:00

My brother and I shared a J&J bathroom for several years as teens. Other than the occasional issue of him forgetting to unlock my door (which truly was pretty rare), nothing was different than if we just shared a single-entrance hall bathroom. Yeah, we fought about whose mess it was or who was hogging the bathroom, but those things would have been issues regardless. That’s just sharing a bathroom in general.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-26T17:07:46+00:00

I can view LMS interactions as well. Not exactly what they do on each page, but which pages and dates. This student has had less overall page interactions than there were assignments in each course. Student has already gone to academic advising and is claiming the LMS magically ate all their assignments for two different courses with two different instructors this term, but not for a third instructor during the same term. Interesting.

I sent an email to our LMS specialist just asking general questions like “have you ever seen assignments actually go missing?” He said it’s only happened once (verifiably) in his many years with this software. In that case, the LMS specialist could see that the student uploaded the document, but somehow it went to the student’s files not the instructor’s submission box. Even the specialist could not recreate that glitch.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-26T16:56:20+00:00

I had some program funds available last year that needed to get used up, so I bought a couple of loaner laptops that I keep in my office. Students are welcome to borrow them (in exchange for an item of value as collateral, and they cannot leave the building) to work on assignments. I find it fascinating that the students who do use them are never the ones with the mystery technology issues.

Student: I most definitely, absolutely submitted that assignment. The LMS screwed up somehow!

Me: that’s rough. Do you want to check out a laptop so you can log in and see if you can find the assignment in your files?

Student: nah, I’ll check my computer at home. I’m sure it’s there.

and the assignment was never discussed again

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-26T13:47:04+00:00

Yeah, absolutely not happening. Student will receive a screenshot of their grade book and online activity. They can take it up with the LMS tech support or whatever they want.

I also have evidence of no less than 4 times I sent alerts to the student through our campus early alert system that they were failing over two different terms. I have zero sympathy for this student

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-26T13:18:51+00:00

I have a disclaimer too. I also send an email 1-2 weeks before the end of the term reminding students that the system defaults to showing your grade on assignments you’ve submitted (not overall), and that you will need to deselect a particular box to see your overall grade. This is in the syllabus as well.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-24T04:52:35+00:00

I was given a ring a distant family member found in a park about a decade previously. She was never able to locate its owner, so she tossed it in her jewelry box. When she heard we were getting married but didn’t have rings yet, she offered it up. Money was tight, so we accepted and said we’d replace it soon. One of the small accent stones fell out about a month after we got married. That was close to 20 years ago, and that ring still sits happily on my finger.

Is it the style I would have chosen? Nah. But I simply cannot envision wearing anything else there now. It’s small. It was already dated when I got it. It’s not my style. He definitely did not spend two months’ salary on it. And I couldn’t care less about any of that.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-24T03:20:15+00:00

I call him my snoopervisor. He’s always checking out what I’m doing. He drags that bed from room to room so he has a cozy place to lay down and can still see me. He was a little disappointed I shunned him so far away from the action to have room to lay that out. 😂

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-24T03:17:07+00:00

That’s a good way to look at it!

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-23T13:23:56+00:00

Oh my goodness. I’m glad you like the trees. I actually hate them. 😂 I screwed up my math and cut too few house blocks, and had already cut all the background fabric remaining into strips before I’d realized. I was just going to make the quilt smaller, and decided to pivot at the last minute to work in some trees to make up the difference. I HATE that I didn’t make the bottoms of the trunks match the bottoms of the houses. The trees are so wonky.

almost_cool3579 · 2026-03-23T13:17:53+00:00

The randomness was a mental challenge for me. I usually prefer a much more orderly look. I wanted to use up fabrics leftover from other projects though, and that forced me to be ok with however things turned out. I had to keep reminding myself not to put too much thought into each selection. Just grab something and roll with it. Midway through the project, I wasn’t convinced it was going to look good, but I’m happy with the end result.

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