Where in the World is Bob Saget?

[trr1]

I was just checking up on the condo. You know, scoping things out. Turns out this sign is on the patio door...

You can't stop us, Nemo!!

they didn't say anything about sheep

 

[Zweiland]

I lied with my school size. It's actually 8,000 students (7,648 to be exact). 9,000 is what they want to hit next year, although the campus is already crowded enough, and they barely have enough classrooms for all the classes, and they better build parking lots because the lots are crazy. Anywho...

Some stats according to colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com:

66% male, 34% female

94% of undergraduate men are part of a frat
92% of women are part of a sorority

37% of students have cars on campus

4-year graduating rate: 19%

They forgot that .0125% of the students are trash cans.

 

[acishere]

And that is why 90% of students are in a fraternity or sorority there that are not locals living at home. They find out where they can have fun without falling victim to the local revenue stream. Or many of these 'strict' law enforcement laws schools wind up being, Revolving doors. Look at what your local university 4 year graduating rate is. When my DS bolted from his Private College in Kenosha he was bored out of his wits. They'd often hit up Parkside down the road. Academically it was a fine match but socially Oh My Goodness, I would have wanted to jump from the roof. What the school officials considered fun activities, him not so much. He went and did the college program at Disney came back and went off to an IL state university. Much happier. My DD only really considered Big Ten Schools or Solid Private Universities. Her final choices were between U of I and Tulane and it was almost a flip of the coin. Tulane gave a larger percentage in scholarship, she was offered 90% of $55,000 a year. Now that is a fun school and the President of the school flat out told us it was part of the culture. Yet they are ranked very high in the Best Schools in the United States.

I believe if you want students to excel you got to back off somewhat, let them be college students, let them mature instead of trying to stomp the adult out of them. It isn't high school. And I was bright enough to send them off to college without their cars, they stayed in my driveway collecting snow.

I know how your son felt. The weekends at the small place I started off at I compare to being in the Shining. It was just me and bunch of ghosts left on that campus. Everyone you meet is more concerned with their high school lives and you were secondary to that. And by noon on Friday they were home.

So I switched to Rutgers and was a lot happier and the college actually has a pretty great academic reputation to boot.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

I was watching a news clip on tv that was talking about some upper scale restaurants in California that were pre-charging people starting at $230 each for their meal, no including drinks and tip. If you didn't keep your reservation, you still were charged. What a ripoff. Makes Disney's $10 a person look like nothing.

 

[donaldtoo]

That actually sounds delicious. We're having dinner at a whiskey distillery for dinner in a little bit. For the food, I promise. Although we are going to order a tasting of their products for dessert.

Just got back a bit ago.
It was AWESOME!!!!! Loves me some catfish, but tonight I also had spicy fried shrimp and oysters to go along with it...WOOF!!! Off-the-chain good!!!
Sadly no whiskey tasting for us Did have a coupla' frosty mugs of Shiner Bock though, and went to dinner in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops.
Hope your meal was as good as ours!!!

 

[PUSH]

I know how your son felt. The weekends at the small place I started off at I compare to being in the Shining. It was just me and bunch of ghosts left on that campus. Everyone you meet is more concerned with their high school lives and you were secondary to that. And by noon on Friday they were home.

So I switched to Rutgers and was a lot happier and the college actually has a pretty great academic reputation to boot.

Here, everyone says how boring it is. I don't see what the "big city" students see, because I grew up here. They say there's nothing to do (which is pretty accurate), but I guess I have some of my good friends from high school that go here, too, so I find fun things to do. And all alcohol-free, too!

 

[donaldtoo]

You can take the boy out of the 60's, but, you cannot take the 60's out of the boy!

I get that. Crazy times. I missed it by >< that much...!

 

[donaldtoo]

Groovy.

Far out!

 

[donaldtoo]

George Clooney is like a good bottle of Jim Beam (other than they are both from Kentucky) it's the aging that makes it better.

I don't always drink bourbon, but, when I do, I prefer Jim Beam.

Stay Clooney, my friends.

 

[donaldtoo]

they didn't say anything about sheep

Or monkeys or dancing chickens riding sheep, for that matter. Our WITWIBS MT division is prepared for ANY contingency.

 

[JenniferS]

Just got back a bit ago.
It was AWESOME!!!!! Loves me some catfish, but tonight I also had spicy fried shrimp and oysters to go along with it...WOOF!!! Off-the-chain good!!!
Sadly no whiskey tasting for us Did have a coupla' frosty mugs of Shiner Bock though, and went to dinner in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops.
Hope your meal was as good as ours!!!

Oh, indeed it was. 3 1/2 oz. of chicken breast and a salad - for the 22nd straight day.

 

[donaldtoo]

Oh, indeed it was. 3 1/2 oz. of chicken breast and a salad - for the 22nd straight day.

Was it spicy fried chicken breast, at least...?!

 

[JenniferS]

Was it spicy fried chicken breast, at least...?!

Sadly, no.
It was lightly seasoned, grilled on the bbq, days ago. Hubby cooks up 4 at a time. I eat one half while it's hot and juicy; refrigerate three halves to be eaten cold; and freeze four halves, also to be eaten cold.

And this ladies and gentleman is the price you pay for using 8 weeks of post-surgery confinement as an excuse
to eat everything under the sun. One and a half years of being refined-carb free ... pfffft, out the window.

Headed back to work in 2 weeks, and none of my size 4, 6, or 8 slacks fit. And the 10's only fit, if I don't need to breathe too deeply.

 

[PUSH]

135 posts to go!! 23,010 will be the record breaker. Keep your eyes peeled, and remember not to steal the post!

 

[donaldtoo]

135 posts to go!! 23,010 will be the record breaker. Keep your eyes peeled, and remember not to steal the post!

Have been keepin' an eye on it, and will do! ...or, is that will not do...? You know what I mean...!

 

[PUSH]

Have been keepin' an eye on it, and will do! ...or, is that will not do...? You know what I mean...!

I'm just always afraid someone will not be paying attention while I'm not on, forcing me to forever hang in the Sageteer Hall of Shame for not being a good Sageteer. It's a lot of pressure handling these speeches! No wonder people always tell me to do them!

 

[Zweiland]

I'm just always afraid someone will not be paying attention while I'm not on, forcing me to forever hang in the Sageteer Hall of Shame for not being a good Sageteer. It's a lot of pressure handling these speeches! No wonder people always tell me to do them!

If that happens we will ask The Mom to delete all the posts after #23010.

 

[donaldtoo]

I'm just always afraid someone will not be paying attention while I'm not on, forcing me to forever hang in the Sageteer Hall of Shame for not being a good Sageteer. It's a lot of pressure handling these speeches! No wonder people always tell me to do them!

It's all yours, brother! I promise to keep a sharp eye...'cause I don't want a sharp stick, or trash can lid, in my eye...!

 

[PUSH]

If that happens we will ask The Mom to delete all the posts after #23010.

Or we could pretend like there was another thraed that was randomly deleted as soon as I posted the speech, making it Meg's fault (which it would be anyway).

 

[acishere]

Just got back a bit ago.
It was AWESOME!!!!! Loves me some catfish, but tonight I also had spicy fried shrimp and oysters to go along with it...WOOF!!! Off-the-chain good!!!
Sadly no whiskey tasting for us Did have a coupla' frosty mugs of Shiner Bock though, and went to dinner in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops.
Hope your meal was as good as ours!!!

The whiskey braised short ribs were delicious. We got 2 bottles of their whiskeys so maybe I'll bring one to Nemo's condo.