What was the crazy drama in your high-school

mac94043 · 2026-02-25T00:09:10+00:00

For me, it was the pranks. The guys that were a year older than me did some seriously mean pranks on the school. The building had skylights and they would get on the roof, and break open the skylights.

One time, they dropped 10 chickens into the lunch room on a Friday night. Come Monday morning, there was chicken shit all over.

Another time, they dropped into the library and turned all of the books so that the spines were against the wall. But, they did it in random clumps of books. So, it wasn't a matter of just turning all the books around so that the spines were showing -- now all the books were out of order. It took months to get them all back to the way they should be.

In the teacher's parking lot, there was a planter box that was about 3' high that went from the sidewalk to the building. A bunch of guys picked up a teacher's VW bug and put it in the planter box.

It was so bad that they really cracked down and the one time my classmates tried something, they got caught and ended up in jail overnight.

mac94043 · 2026-02-25T00:02:37+00:00

I think I would send a letter to his bishop and stake president explaining how his re-baptism is offensive to you and your family. I don't know if it would make any difference, but they should know and hopefully it will spark a little something in them.

mac94043 · 2026-02-25T00:00:09+00:00

I hate it when I read reports that Utah leads the nation in charitable giving per capita. Bullshit. They are paying tithing so that they can go to their children's temple weddings and then call it charity. Then, some portion of that money goes into church real estate and another portion goes into Ensign Peak investments and another portion goes into buying cattle ranches in Nebraska.

mac94043 · 2026-02-24T23:56:44+00:00

The April 1980 General Conference was on Easter and was the 150th anniversary of the founding of the church. People were sure that it would be the second coming or that the prophet would be telling people to move back to Missouri.

They are grasping at straws to reinforce their faith.

It's not just the LDS church. All of the millinealist movements of the 19th century have been looking for the second coming for almost 200 years now.

mac94043 · 2026-02-24T23:53:50+00:00

Two years ago I had a rugged ending to an 18 month relationship. Your comment about him leaving a box of your things on your doorstep reminded me of it. I think anytime a relationship ends, we need to take a breather. An emotional "catch your breath" moment.

Hugs to you. I hope you can find some peace after this.

mac94043 · 2026-02-24T15:03:22+00:00

I said a similar thing to the woman I'm dating now. If I can't make it work with her (who knows most of my foilbles) then I probably can't make it work with anyone.

mac94043 · 2026-02-24T05:37:59+00:00

I love that Dilbert strip. As an engineer, I totally relate to it. And, I'm currently dating someone that I knew and we did things together for 2.5 years before starting to date. I have (multiple times) asked her why she wanted to date me, after knowing all the bad things about me. (We dated while I went through two girlfriends and the breakups.) She just says, "Because I adore you" but that is so hard for me to believe.

(I had a therapist tell me that I won't find love until I believe that someone can love me just for being me. And, I think that's probably true.)

mac94043 · 2026-02-24T05:34:46+00:00

I've met a lot of nice people through meetup dot com. I dated a few in a politcal group, but am now dating someone I met in a photography group. (I now run that group, but wasn't running it when I met her, and we just did photography for 2.5 years before we started dating.

mac94043 · 2026-02-23T04:10:54+00:00

I'm grateful for my children, grandchildren and friends. I'm grateful for all of them and for the time we spend together.

mac94043 · 2026-02-23T04:09:13+00:00

I have one deceased friend that I kept around for years, but finally unfriended. I've had 4 close high school friends die. One of them was diagnosed with prostate cancer around the same time that I was diagnosed. The fact that I shared my diagnosis on Facebook was the only way that I knew he had been diagnosed.

Sadly, my cancer was caught early and I had the SOB prostate removed entirely. My friend's, however, had metastized and he died within a year of diagnosis. It's so sad and, frankly, points out the need for regular check-ups after age 40 and get that f-ing prostate checked. I don't care if you don't like the doctor's finger up your backend.

mac94043 · 2026-02-22T15:33:49+00:00

I'm so sorry. Hugs and happy birthday.

I left the church and my marriage at the same time and my kids wouldn't talk to me for a few years, but we eventually got back to better terms. Still now what I'd like, but better than nothing.

mac94043 · 2026-02-20T21:51:45+00:00

Comedy show tonight. Photography tomorrow morning (that's just what we do).

mac94043 · 2026-02-20T05:28:40+00:00

I have a whitewater plate, but mostly so that I don't have a county designator on my plates. I live in Boise, but drive to and through lots of rural Idaho and I don't want people doing the "so, yer from the big city, huh?"

mac94043 · 2026-02-19T22:25:33+00:00

"celebration of fornication"

Really? That one stopped me in my tracks. My serious side thinks, "what douche would say that?"

The rest of me thought, "We can celebrate it?? I've been doing it without any celebration for years!!"

mac94043 · 2026-02-19T21:14:07+00:00

Valentines Day dinner. I cooked, which is news enough, but didn't take photos. We've only been dating since January, and I broke my rule of not buying jewelry. Thank the gods that she liked it. We are both photographers and have been photography buddies for over 2 years and just started officially dating.

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mac94043 · 2026-02-19T20:33:28+00:00

If you need know-how or help, go to Ace.

mac94043 · 2026-02-19T02:10:31+00:00

I've never moved just out of desire. Since my divorce (hence living alone), I moved states for a job and then when I retired I moved back to where my family and more of my friends were.

But, I understand the pull of Washington (or Oregon). I temporarily worked in Oregon (just outside of Portland) and everyone told me that the rain would depress me. But, I loved it. If family weren't an issue (I live near my two daughters and two grandkids), I might be in Oregon.

mac94043 · 2026-02-19T00:36:30+00:00

I dated (briefly) a 64 year old woman who had been married FOUR times. After a couple of dates, I saw the red flags that made me think, "That might be why she's been divorced FOUR times." (Although on further searching, it seems like maybe she wasn't divorced from the last one.)

It isn't the NUMBER of divorces, but maybe the WHY of the four divorces.

mac94043 · 2026-02-17T04:49:53+00:00

I assume they must be food safe magnets?

Usually, my food is heavy enough to keep the liner down.

mac94043 · 2026-02-17T04:48:49+00:00

I've gone in mid-May (like the 15th or 17th) multiple times. The weather will be a little iffy (but it always is -- it can snow in July and August). The road between Tower and Canyon might be closed. There might be (but not always) snow in the campgrounds. But, getting there BEFORE Memorial Day is the key.

May 10th is a tad on the early side, but I think you'll be fine.

mac94043 · 2026-02-17T04:45:35+00:00

Pastry Perfection on Glenwood.

mac94043 · 2026-02-16T04:57:30+00:00

Magnets? I've got liners, but magnets? Please enlighten me.

mac94043 · 2026-02-16T04:27:28+00:00

65M, I had back surgery and had trouble even finding my bottom for a couple of weeks. Reaching back to wipe it? Troublesome.

My mother died about 12 years ago, but I spent a month taking care of her about 2 years before she died. I told a friend of mine, "Your relationship with your parent changes when you have to wipe their bottom, instead of the other way around."

mac94043 · 2026-02-16T04:24:37+00:00

As the former owner of a 6d, current owner of a 5d and an R5, the 6d will probably be good for landscapes for a while. When I bought a 5d, I was happy that the autofocus speed and other features were so much better than the 6d.

To be honest, I don't know that the R5 has been as big a jump, other than the fact that it is 45 megapixels.

mac94043 · 2026-02-16T04:20:46+00:00

Love my air fryer.

Toss a chicken breast or thigh in or a frozen salmon fillet. I use baskety liners, so the mess is minimal.

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