Where in the World is Bob Saget?

[PUSH]

*tries a few combinations - how hard can it be?*

Careful, you might get Saget.

 

[Nemo14]

Careful, you might get Saget.

That sounds like a disease!

 

[englanddg]

Well, a phone number is 10 digits long, so 10^10...

I'll let you try...I'm moving on to other things.

 

[PUSH]

Do you remember dial-up internet?

Not ours, but I remember my grandma's whenever I'd go to her house. It was awful.

 

[PUSH]

That sounds like a disease!

You never know...

 

[Nemo14]

Not ours, but I remember my grandma's whenever I'd go to her house. It was awful.

My sister-in-law still has it. Don't ask. really.

 

[Nemo14]

Well, a phone number is 10 digits long, so 10^10...

I'll let you try...I'm moving on to other things.

I'll just try a few more...

 

[PUSH]

My sister-in-law still has it. Don't ask. really.

 

[Nemo14]

and she has 2 master's degrees in computer-related stuff, courtesy of the the US Navy.

 

[PUSH]

and she has 2 master's degrees in computer-related stuff, courtesy of the the US Navy.

Computers is one thing I know nothing about. It all seems so complicated. My family (outside of my brother) doesn't know much about the technical parts to them.

 

[Nemo14]

Well, Mom's been in bed for 20 minutes now and hasn't come out to ask me what day it is or anything, so maybe she'll sleep well tonight. In any case, I'm heading out while I can.
PUSH, have a safe trip and a great vacation! We'll miss you around here.

 

[Gabe1]

It's amusing how the world works. Note, I didn't say something silly, like basketweaving, I spoke of a very active major, Restaurant and Hospitality management. Which IS a VERY popular degree.

Though, now I am in IT, and yes, I am that tough interview (after being burned many times) who will ask them to actually produce something in the interview, rather than telling me all about all the things they learned.

But, with a sheepskin (though it's not printed on sheepskin anymore) they do have the eternal right to 10 years from now say they are experts at something, even if the state of the science has changed. And if they were not majoring in some science, they can play it out even more. My grandfather has had 4 heart attacks, but because he has 3 doctorates, colleges still employ him to work less than 10 hours a week...why? They need his degrees for accreditation.

Not because he's wise, or because he's a great teacher. Nope...they need his certificates.

So, don't think I discount the value of them.

The Government will hire them, left and right, as will educational institutions, for inflated wages...

So, as I said from the get go, I don't object to anyone, EVER, getting a college education. And kudos to them for graduating! I just don't think it is a guarantee of fiscal or even personal success.

I agree, the degree doesn't come with a guarantee. Yet I wouldn't want to send a kid out into the world without one, too many job markets will not even grant the young an interview without a degree. My DS likely wouldn't have gotten farther that loading the Small World Attraction without his degree. A high school diploma isn't the achievement it was in my parents generation. Both my kids will go on for their Masters after establishing themselves for a bit and with the Grace of God with Employers tuition reimbursement.

My DD's University has doubled in price in the last decade. You're right, it is nutty. Unfortunately I can only acknowledge that, I can't change it.

 

[PUSH]

Thanks! I'll try to post some! However, no threads for me, okay?

 

[englanddg]

Do you remember dial-up internet?

Many moons ago I worked for AOL Games as a moderator. Actually, it was Engage Games Online...who had the AOL contract. I got my dial up internetz FWEE! But, once I moved to cable, I couldn't go back...

 

[StarWarsGirl]

See, your first mistake was going over Super Bowl weekend. That would be a no-no in my house.

Both times the Ravens won I was in Disney. I watched the first time. Didn't the second. Next year I'll be home during Super Bowl, but probably won't watch unless the Ravens or 49ers are in it.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I remember Cingular. That seems like forever ago!

I recently threw out my old SIM card because it went bad. It still said Cingular.

 

[Gabe1]

Ugh. So glad my tuition with scholarships is much less and that my brother is 7 grades behind me...

Yeah, they both also had scholarships and my kids are 5 grades apart so they shouldn't have overlapped, but #1 did this thing called the Disney College Program in the middle and then transfered out of a private college to a State University which didn't transfer everything, one being Wisc. and other IL. Now IL is one messed up state and they give you about 10 days notice before tuition is due to say they cut scholarships due to the State defaulting on budget money. Yeah, parenthood is fun stuff.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Do you remember dial-up internet?

Had it until I was in eighth grade and needed something faster for high school

 

[PUSH]

Both times the Ravens won I was in Disney. I watched the first time. Didn't the second. Next year I'll be home during Super Bowl, but probably won't watch unless the Ravens or 49ers are in it.

I watch every year no matter who the teams are. That's the NFL fan in me! Of course it's so much better when the Packers are playing.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I watch every year no matter who the teams are. That's the NFL fan in me! Of course it's so much better when the Packers are playing.

I'm usually on my way home during the Superbowl from Disney. So I get to hear the pilot announcing the score. This year maybe I'll watch since I'll be home. Going the first week of January because of school scheduling.