The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[donaldtoo]

Call the number on the flyer. I don't think you have to be a NM resident.

Oh my. I didn't read further down 'cause I thought it was just a thing at her school.
Tempted, I am now...

 

[seahawk7]

Oh my. I didn't read further down 'cause I thought it was just a thing at her school.
Tempted, I am now...

 

[donaldtoo]

Just a thought...
If it's a phone call, how would they know whether or not it's authentic from the actual caller or a recording of Chewbacca from the film, or something...?!

 

[Wrangler-Rick]

Costco?

YEP!

 

[seahawk7]

Just a thought...
If it's a phone call, how would they know whether or not it's authentic from the actual caller or a recording or something...?!

Good point. I don't know. Maybe they call the people who are in contention to come in for a voice off.

 

[donaldtoo]

Good point. I don't know. Maybe they call the people who are in contention to come in for a voice off.

They better have their Chewy on, then, 'cause I know I do...!

Oh yea, and they spelled Wookiee wrong...

 

[MinnieM123]

Being a board member for many years I hate tenure and support tenure. If there was not tenure the best of the teachers likely would not be teachers, sadly it also protects the worst. We have one administrator that only hires teachers without experience, many of which who leave to start families keeping that buildings salaries very low. It is also our building that has the lowest test scores, experience of good teachers and mentors to new teachers matter. We have another administrator that tries to push his long term teachers out the door into early retirement as they are expensive by that point. Administrators can really make life difficult for those they want gone even if they are doing a great job with students. We have yet another that hires a mix of teachers and tends to hire the best of the best and that school is beyond professional, staff all respecting each other and each grade team working well together. It is why I support tenure even though I hate the whole process that can support indifferent teachers to the learning process. I don't have a suitable replacement for tenure that would protect the good teachers and let districts weed out the bad and still encourage the young to become teachers.

Thank you for presenting a different side of tenure; that was interesting. Apparently, there's both good and bad points, no matter how you slice it.

 

[MinnieM123]

A lot of people have complained the film is too long (172 minutes) but I say that's nonsense. The movie is absolutely perfect. Here's a link to a trailer for it (video wouldn't embed). http://www.sky.com/tv/movie/the-happiest-millionaire-1967/video/the-happiest-millionaire-trailer



It has been on TCM before and on BYUtv several times. BYUtv plays a lot of old Disney movies.

That looks like a really cute movie from the trailer clip. Although I do get TCM, I don't have BYUtv on my satellite system. I'm sure I'll eventually see the movie though.

 

[MinnieM123]

Went to @JenniferS favorite store yesterday. While I didn't get lunch there, I did get the Dunkin' Donuts coffee and now they have big bags of McCafe coffee too!

I'm not familiar with McCafe coffee--is that a regional brand out where you live?

 

[MinnieM123]

I'm so lazy today. I really do need to start doing something. I need to get more oolong tea and I might as well get some banh mi for brunch.

It's Sunday. You're supposed to kick back and flop on the couch, with the remote in your hand, and cup of coffee (or oolong tea) in the other. You work hard all week; you can do nothing today!

 

[MinnieM123]

I baked some chocolate chip cookies today! I only ate about 2 cookies worth of dough.
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Warm, out of the oven, homemade chocolate chip cookies . . . your picture is TORTURE!!! Can I please stop by your house for a few? I'll bring the milk!!

 

[donaldtoo]

I baked some chocolate chip cookies today! I only ate about 2 cookies worth of dough.
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Oh my! Those look AWESOME...!!!!!

 

[seahawk7]

Can I just say how much I love Trader Joe's coffee? Every kind I get is this

 

[JenniferS]

YEP!

Hey, that's my favourite store!

 

[JenniferS]

Warm, out of the oven, homemade chocolate chip cookies . . . your picture is TORTURE!!! Can I please stop by your house for a few? I'll bring the milk!!

Bring the milk - that's my job! Unless, y'all are scared to drink from bags.

 

[JenniferS]

I'm not familiar with McCafe coffee--is that a regional brand out where you live?

It's the McDonald's brand. Some people love it.

 

[MinnieM123]

Bring the milk - that's my job! Unless, y'all are scared to drink from bags.

I'm up for bag milk; I'll try anything once! (Anyway, the milk was just a ploy for me to convince her to share her chocolate chip cookies with me!)

 

[JenniferS]

I'm up for bag milk; I'll try anything once! (Anyway, the milk was just a ploy for me to convince her to share her chocolate chip cookies with me!)

Don't tell anyone, but I actually prefer milk over cookies. Shocking!

 

[MinnieM123]

It's the McDonald's brand. Some people love it.

McDonald's??? Really??? Never heard of it, but I tend not to go to McDonald's. If I'm craving a fast food burger (which isn't often at all), I'll head over to Wendy's; I like their food a lot better.

 

[MinnieM123]

Don't tell anyone, but I actually prefer milk over cookies. Shocking!

Milk over cookies???!!! No Way!! COOKIES RULE, COOKIES ALWAYS RULE!!!