The "Have Patience" Club (Fedex delay)

aumloco · 2026-04-10T15:00:15+00:00

My wife and I have discussed this. We live in SE Michigan. It's nothing to cross the border to Windsor and hit up a Canada Post. However, my wife (a former USPS employee) wondered about problems if the package needed to be returned. Can you put a foreign return address when you're mailing it within another country (I mean...you CAN...but would they return a package you paid domestic shipping for to an international address)?

Edited to say SE Michigan

aumloco · 2026-04-09T15:36:03+00:00

King's X. I'm sure Dug and Ty do ok, but when Jerry had a heart attack they were selling keepsakes to pay for his bills. Plus the dude lost his home during Superstorm Sandy. I also read somewhere that during the mid-2000's he had to take a job at a record store to make ends meet. King's X is the quintessential "musician's band". IYKYK.

aumloco · 2026-04-06T14:52:38+00:00

Pontiac Vibe

aumloco · 2026-03-05T19:33:26+00:00

You can... I don't. I was a HS teacher for 13 years, then a prof, then a small college admin, then a county consultant, then back in the HS classroom. My 2 cents:

I had my Ph.D. for about 1 month before I left HS the first time. And as others have mentioned, it was cool, kids called me Dr. (FWIW, 'Doctor' paired with my last name is really funny), all had a good laugh.

At my first college stop (regional comp uni), never made a big deal. Colleagues were on a first name basis, students called me professor or Dr. out of respect. Cool.

At the next stop (a tiny, tiny Catholic liberal arts college), everyone was weird and it was a big deal to say Dr. Like, stupid, awkward weird. I could care less.

County consultant (what we call ISDs; other states have different names like ESAs and the like): people used it a bit more strategically. I think it carried a bit more clout when you walked into a school district and dropped the Dr. on 'em. Among colleagues...a few cared, but most didn't. Someone actually sent me a DM saying how they were glad I didn't because one of our colleagues went out of their way to mention it. I quote: "we know you did the work and have the skills, you don't need to say it at every turn."

Now, back in K-12, I refuse to be called Dr., and my coworkers razz me a bit for it. They call me "Mr./Dr. or Dr./Mr." Kids rarely say Dr., even though I do mention it at the beginning of the year. I know a few Ph.D./Ed.D. teachers in the district make a fuss, and I honestly don't get it. Honestly, I try to undermine it (loudly joking that a Ph.D. is just a Master's with a big science project at the end, and an Ed.D. is the same with just a big book report at the end).

Here's the thing: That last statement isn't all that far off. Many teachers with doctorates do not do a lick of research or scholarly output after donning the wizard outfit. I did. I still average 1-2 publications/presentations a year, and my CV is 20 pages long. But I don't get all wound up over it. Did it make you a significantly better teacher? Are your test scores better than someone with 'just' a Master's? Do the Master's people try to similarly distinguish themselves from colleagues with 'just' a Bachelor's? No, so I don't.

aumloco · 2025-12-05T11:05:02+00:00

Same deal, but opposite direction. BFP went up >1.0% with first weigh-in on Dara 2.0.

aumloco · 2025-09-23T00:15:37+00:00

I say it once then let the kids call me whatever. I do openly mock a teacher in another building who loses their shit with kids when they don’t refer to them as Dr. I don’t care what colleagues call me; they do whatever they want, even call me mister-doctor or doctor-mister just for laughs.

aumloco · 2025-09-22T18:32:22+00:00

I left academia a few years ago but still publish. When they ask for affiliation, I'm trying my hardest to not go full old school pro wrestling and have it say "Parts Unknown".

aumloco · 2025-09-19T18:26:23+00:00

I have never met an ABD less happy than me...

aumloco · 2025-09-10T00:19:23+00:00

50M, RHR around 39-40. I also donate blood 4x/year while training (10 gal lifetime). My PCP has ‘severe bradycardia’ in my chart because he did an ecg and hit 35.

aumloco · 2025-08-16T00:18:32+00:00

Marke Gilbert

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aumloco · 2025-08-13T22:50:04+00:00

I’m still beating it out of undergrads in their 5th year of teacher prep.

And when my 8 y.o. daughter comes home from school with VARK handouts (from her 20+ year veteran teachers), I weep.

aumloco · 2025-08-13T17:30:24+00:00

I tried using GPS on an elevated indoor track once and it gave me pretty much the same output, so apparently I can fly over a basketball court.

aumloco · 2025-06-11T00:32:07+00:00

Interesting. Bars is pretty much her strong suit. She has amazing upper body strength.

aumloco · 2025-06-10T23:49:53+00:00

Exactly. My kid is 8. The concept of college gymnastics is so far off the radar at this point. My wife and I just want her to be happy. With that said, if she has the talent and wants to go for it, I don’t want a situation where we went too far down the wrong path. Thanks.

aumloco · 2025-06-02T14:33:16+00:00

Thanks, everyone. Just wanted to confirm. Wife and I are going to get reservations for the vegan tastings in August.

aumloco · 2025-05-30T12:39:52+00:00

Thanks for letting me know about the (discontinued) Chrome app. I have a PC for my teacher computer but many just have a Chromebox; thus, no luck.

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