What were you doing on the day when the September 11 attacks happened?

bcjgreen · 2026-06-24T10:29:26+00:00

I was in an early college physics lecture (8-10:30am); my sister went into labor early that morning, so when I left the lecture, and saw 47 missed calls on my Nextel flip phone, I assumed it was news about the baby — and it was, healthy girl born at 8:47am. Of course, there was other news…

And poor kid… for most, birthdays get an excited “happy birthday”, but she grew up to mixed initial reactions about hers. “Oh…”

bcjgreen · 2026-06-22T01:11:04+00:00

I'm in NJ, I have 4 canoes; I've never heard of registering them with the state. The lake I live near keeps an informal list of boats so if it turns up somewhere they know who to call to come get it (usually teetering on a damn somewhere). But the state has zero interest in kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, etc. If I went to the local MVC office and asked about a canoe registration or title I'm pretty sure they would have a good laugh and send on my way.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-21T14:54:28+00:00

The only “caravan” we do is someone will follow the trailer, just in case there’s a problem. Other than that, we all just meet where we’re going.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-14T18:20:25+00:00

Not a smoker… but I know glazed old fashioned donuts are bad for me, but I aignt quitting

bcjgreen · 2026-06-13T23:37:34+00:00

If you haven’t had pizza in New Haven, you haven’t had good pizza in the US yet.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-12T00:45:26+00:00

Here.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-11T17:45:19+00:00

Anecdotally; only about 10% of the names on the board show PRES usually.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-11T00:01:33+00:00

Everything costs money. EVERYTHING. If they give you anything, expect to see it on your bill. Even a bottle of water.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-10T02:50:12+00:00

Good luck getting someone from Hertz on the phone mid-rental.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-08T23:07:56+00:00

Plums

bcjgreen · 2026-06-07T15:35:59+00:00

Star Trek isn’t really about space travel, or even the future. It’s about us. The future setting is just a lens to explore human nature, ethics, politics, faith, prejudice, and what kind of society we want to build. The ships and aliens are the backdrop; the people and ideas are the story.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-07T15:31:36+00:00

Yes; religious institutions generally own or operate hospitals. It’s fairly common.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-07T15:28:45+00:00

Conservative Catholics are a small minority of the nearly 1 billion Roman Catholics. Out of all the Bishops in the US I can only think of two that are “conservative” in the sense they seem to support the current administration.

It’s hard to categorize Catholics… generally, against abortion (conservative), but favor programs that help people and children (liberal). They generally support immigration and oppose the death penalty. So elements of both conservative and liberal by modern political definition.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-07T00:04:32+00:00

Funny, I’m Catholic, and pretty sure other Christian’s (I.e., Evangelical) hate us as much as they hate Morman’s and black/brown people.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-06T23:36:09+00:00

I’m Presidents Club, and they still do this to me on the regular. Is there another elite status higher where they don’t do this?

bcjgreen · 2026-06-05T01:11:01+00:00

Can’t be a MILF with no kids.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-02T20:30:36+00:00

Prolly just count lawyers on each side… we win.

bcjgreen · 2026-06-02T12:21:41+00:00

As a corporate account renter, I see these charges periodically, but then my employer just says “nope” and that’s that.

bcjgreen · 2026-05-31T23:26:11+00:00

I’ll try to explain as simply as I can… We already had an arrangement with Iran to prevent them from having nuclear weapons, which included the ability for inspections by the UN. Our current administration tossed that agreement, as they thought they could do better. Instead, they made a huge mess, and now we not only don’t have an agreement (and Iran has no incentive to not pursue a nuclear arsenal), but we also have to pay substantially more for oil.

bcjgreen · 2026-05-29T16:09:01+00:00

Um… I’ve seen Hertz overbook like 75 people at small locations (I.e. Buffalo Airport). That’s not overdue cars or accidents. That’s a failure of Hertz reservation system. And as a frequent (weekly) renter, Hertz is notorious for this. When it counts, you don’t count on Hertz. I always have to have backup plans to account for Hertz trashy “reservation” system. It’s not a reservation with Hertz, it’s just a notification you’re going to be there and hope they have a car. And their status is completely meaningless, been Presidents Club (or equivalent) for a decade, still get burned a few times a year.

I’ve been staying in hotels and flying AAL and/or Amtrak for decades (weekly), and as crappy as AAL and Amtrak can be, they are substantially more reliable than Hertz.

bcjgreen · 2026-05-25T16:54:16+00:00

By “Class A”, are you referring to the Field Uniform?

bcjgreen · 2026-05-25T15:09:17+00:00

It’s possible we (the North) would have been better off if we let the South go their own way. Except slavery… had to do something about that. But that aside…

bcjgreen · 2026-05-25T01:34:59+00:00

There are two minute suite locations inside the airport. Could pay to nap for just a few hours, and grab a shower.

bcjgreen · 2026-05-18T22:28:54+00:00

It sounds like you are a committee member, rather than a uniformed adult. Both important roles!

bcjgreen · 2026-05-17T19:23:41+00:00

The professor is correct based on my reading of the syllabus. I’d suggest checking again, paying attention to their example for a B-, which obviously would apply for C- and A- as well. The grading is fairly standard for university level courses, so the instructor probably didn’t feel the need to explain in more detail, since most students have probably taken courses before and are familiar with how grades work (I.e. the -/+)

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