The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

I'll make it easy. I HATE WINTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cold, snow, ice, wind, and barren trees. I hate all of it!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sending my share to @MinnieM123 for Christmas

 

[donaldtoo]

that menu, is .. current? I mean, it says 2004!

Interesting.
At the bottom of all 4 of my pages it shows 2016...

 

[Gabe1]

that menu, is .. current? I mean, it says 2004!

Ha! I had to go back and look, it does come up on the tab as 2004. Wonder if they just go in and edit the PDF for menu prices and item changes? At the bottom of the PDF it does say 2016, but the header does say 2004.

 

[donaldtoo]

And who said there are even surveys of customers? For all we know 'the bus driver said' guests say it is too much food.

All I wanna' know is, what kinda' sicko would sabatage portions...?!?!?!!!!!

 

[Gabe1]

Wow. Like we don't already hear enough about the Holocaust...I've had to read Night twice and just read another book about the Holocaust, plus we watched a movie in World History (after the AP exam) and went on a field trip in middle school to see the diary of Anne Frank. Not to be insensitive because it was one of the most horrific tragedies in human history, but they definitely teach it. And teach it and teach it and teach it...

They started giving my DD via the Gifted Program Anne Frank in 4th grade. By 7th grade I was telling them No, pick a different topic. At 8-9 years old it is a heavy topic to keep assigning to the same kid over and over again.

 

[Cesar R M]

 

[betty rose]

I agree. Still every once in awhile they force a film and the soundtrack is just a fail. That is always disappointing 'cause the vocalists are beyond the best. I actually liked the soundtrack for Frozen a great deal. Then it was so overdone that there was no recovery for me, same with the product marketing for Frozen. I wasn't overly impressed with the movie, it was basically the same hard boiled, canned Disney princess movie but it was perfectly fine. The soundtrack grabbed me, it was excellent, just the overkill thereafter that got to me.

I understand, but for me the movie was out for over 2 years, before I was aware of it. I have a long way to go before I'm tired. I've only watched the movie 2 times. Yes, I'm often way behind the times!

 

[betty rose]

greetings from Playa del Carmen (near cancun)

I hope you are enjoying yourself...and your Mom too!

 

[betty rose]

Caught up on the alerts, PMs etc. Now unfortunately I forgot where I left off on the posts.

Thanks @Gabe1, you are the best!

 

[donaldtoo]

Thank you. Looking forward to my lovely present!! At 7:18 p.m., it's 61 outside. I can't take this heat much longer. Where the heck is my fall and winter??!!

Not here.
It's a sweltering 63 degrees right now...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Hee hee . . . I think all families do their own version of quaint, or sometimes silly vacation traditions. When we'd go on summer vacation car trips up to Maine, my father would always honk the horn three times, whenever we passed state lines of New Hampshire, and Maine. He'd yell out lame things like, "We're in New Hampshire, kids. Watch out for the cows." EVERY time . . . YEAR after YEAR . . . SAME comment, Same number of blasts on the car horn . . . (He thought it was hysterical . . . )

Somewhere at my folks house, in a bigger-than-a-bread-basket wooden box, is quite a few pictures of us next to state welcome signs.
I always thought it was fun...!

 

[betty rose]

They started giving my DD via the Gifted Program Anne Frank in 4th grade. By 7th grade I was telling them No, pick a different topic. At 8-9 years old it is a heavy topic to keep assigning to the same kid over and over again.

Anne Frank was my first experience in the world at war, and man's inhumanity to man. I was shocked, it left an impact on me for many years. I read it in the 7th grade, school assignment.

 

[betty rose]

that sucks

Yes, it does.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

They started giving my DD via the Gifted Program Anne Frank in 4th grade. By 7th grade I was telling them No, pick a different topic. At 8-9 years old it is a heavy topic to keep assigning to the same kid over and over again.

Anne Frank was one book I never had to read. I was placed in regular English in sixth grade (or should I say misplaced; I was bored out of my mind). The Gifted classes read Anne Frank in sixth grade. I moved to the Gifted class in seventh grade. In eighth grade, the regular classes read Anne Frank. Never had to read it.

 

[betty rose]

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So beautiful, I remember how pretty the water is in your country. I want to visit Mexico one more time....

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I find it quite ironic that US education puts a lot of attention on the holocaust.

True that, although I went to schools that didn't sugarcoat American history, so I guess they were a bit more entitled to teach the Holocaust since they also taught where we went wrong in US history. Very thoroughly.

 

[donaldtoo]

Woof.
Must. Control.

 

[betty rose]

Just a general fyi only -- not everyone gets Alzheimer's. There are many things that change as people get older, but it's not always something as serious as Alzheimer's. Thought processes may slow down, etc., but that's not abnormal. A geriatric doctor explained that to our family years ago.

Maybe I should consult a geriatric doctor. I'm not sure our new Dr. has studied geriatric disorders.

 

[betty rose]

So . . . I recently was informed that there will be some possible changes ahead in my (work) division. A high level executive is leaving in a few months and some (or all) of us, may or may not have jobs in the next half year or so. It just depends upon who comes in, and what that person's vision is for the department. Why does this carp always have to go down before the holidays when people are supposed to be happy?

So I'm just hanging in there for now, with the full support of all my supervisors who will advocate to find me something else, if the worst goes down, in the future. I may be doing this in due course:

Updating my resume:

And I'll note that I'm a "team player" --

And that I;m very reliable, and show up for work on time, because I have transportation --

I'm so sorry to hear this, you are the most positive person on here. I will pray that you will land on your feet, no matter what happens. Life can be a trial at times......

 

[betty rose]

I blame the moon!

I'm blaming the moon, my hours are all mixed up! I should have been in bed hours ago!