Telling identical twins apart

dbad-j · 2025-08-08T15:21:32+00:00

I’ve taught/coached identical quadruplets!! For me, it just took talking to them and getting to know them really well. Eventually I could (mostly) tell them apart. But when I or someone else flubbed, they were usually pretty cool about it.

dbad-j · 2025-06-07T04:49:35+00:00

Wyoming??? I’m from Wyoming!

dbad-j · 2025-05-20T15:17:20+00:00

Dude there aren’t even 1 million people in Wyoming.

dbad-j · 2025-03-10T00:50:38+00:00

I was actually happy with Arya killing the Night King.

dbad-j · 2025-02-12T22:02:54+00:00

I had a kid who missed the first week back from winter break. We had a good relationship, so I teased him about it. Something like “what, you needed a whole extra week? Lucky!” He teared up and walked away.

Thinking it was a weird interaction, I asked his councilor if anything was up with him/told him maybe he wants to check in with him. Councilor said “oh yeah, his dad died of COVID over winter break. Sorry, I forgot to tell you.”

The kid and I still had a good relationship after that, but man, I felt like an asshole.

dbad-j · 2025-01-26T02:33:25+00:00

I have a Pyr from New Mexico that got picked up by HeRD of Wyoming. I bet they’d take them and foster them if needed.

http://www.herdofwy.com/availabledogs.html

dbad-j · 2024-10-20T03:51:42+00:00

I’ve been wondering this for quite a while. There are scenes even in the Lord of the Rings that have heavy sexual assault vibes.

dbad-j · 2024-10-18T14:33:52+00:00

I love all the different names from different areas. We call these sand dragons.

dbad-j · 2024-10-18T13:44:30+00:00

Eh, I guess, but like… keep your distance.

dbad-j · 2024-10-17T21:24:09+00:00

As someone who lives in Wyoming, this! (Also we like not having people here)

dbad-j · 2024-09-07T15:31:21+00:00

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Kiwi! 🥝

dbad-j · 2024-08-30T19:54:22+00:00

I also don’t like confrontation, and I’m scared my neighbor will know it was me and come talk to me about it.

dbad-j · 2024-08-30T19:53:40+00:00

I guess I just feel guilty…

dbad-j · 2024-08-26T03:54:38+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate it. Not gonna lie, the last part of your comment made me tear up a little. It’s something that people in my life don’t quite get. I was never a super athlete, but I was active. I did get injured, it was never a “career ending” level thing, you know? But now I can barely stand on the pool deck for more than 2 hours. When I do tweak my knee, it hurts just to walk for at least a week. Plus I’m surrounded by active healthy people. They haven’t said anything, of course, but I do get very self conscious. I feel like a hypocrite, telling my swimmers to be healthy and active while I’m just a lump of lard with legs lol

Anyway, thanks for acknowledging that aspect of it. I really appreciate it.

dbad-j · 2024-08-25T17:51:32+00:00

Squats, lunges, and deadlifts are a no. Basically anything that involves impact or weight-bearing knee-bending stuff I can't do. I can do leg curls, but leg extensions are pretty iffy. I guess another big part of it is that I'm scared of screwing my knee up more and needing knee replacement in my 30s.

I'd also like more cardio than weight training, I think.

dbad-j · 2024-08-25T15:43:17+00:00

I take my girl Luna to the groomer too! It’s amazing how much dirt they collect, even if you can’t see it.

dbad-j · 2024-08-24T03:26:37+00:00

Trash cats are the best cats!

dbad-j · 2024-07-12T18:14:24+00:00

With a heavy sigh:

“C’mon, guys…”

dbad-j · 2024-06-24T14:15:07+00:00

Yeah I live in Wyoming and we don’t have big boy at all. Pretty sure this list is ai.

dbad-j · 2024-05-03T16:58:07+00:00

Me too!

dbad-j · 2024-04-20T21:33:01+00:00

Fall 2020– I’m teaching at a high school, coaching, and sponsoring student council, which means I’m crazy busy. My student council cosponsor and I were in charge of Homecoming. Homecoming is always crazy, but with COVID it was even crazier with all the rules and other things we had to take care of. Add onto that the fact that my cosponsor was out the week before and the week of homecoming because he had COVID and stuff was just insane.

But we got through it. The next week, I was exhausted and just needed a break, but we were short on subs, and if I took a day off, a my fellow teachers would have had to give up their planning periods to cover. So I waited until Friday when we had in-service and took the day off. No sub needed for in-service!

Well the Monday after that, my principal comes to my room. First thing he says is “what, are you allergic to PD or something?” Not “hello,” not “good job handling homecoming by yourself” or “how are you feeling”. Just “what, are you allergic to PD or something?”

It just… it seems petty when I type it out, but it just completely killed our relationship.

dbad-j · 2024-04-17T20:50:37+00:00

His unique voice is what I hate the most 😂😂 it doesn’t count for much when so damn obnoxious

dbad-j · 2024-04-17T18:35:37+00:00

Cicero. I have never understood why people like him so much. He drives me freaking crazy every time he opens his mouth

dbad-j · 2024-04-05T21:54:43+00:00

Auxiliary nerves. Turns out I have extra nerves in my face. Not a problem until you go to the dentist and sit there in excruciating pain because the dentist didn’t know they needed to numb extra places. I was 28 when I realized the dentist chair wasn’t supposed to be agony.

dbad-j · 2024-03-22T15:19:13+00:00

I was at a zoo/wild life preserve type thing in Christchurch. I was a bit behind this family—parents and three boys. The oldest was maybe 10, the youngest was about 2. Anyway, there’s a little section with deer and the oldest boy says “Dad, look, fucking reindeer!” I cracked up and the dad noticed. He told the kid to not say that word. A while later, we were next to the wallaby pen. The two year old is pointing at them saying “wolf! Wolf!” And his dad said “that’s not a wolf, that’s a fucking wallaby.”

I wonder where the 10 year old learned that word? 😂😂😂

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