Little stretched presently. Trying to help a cousin whose Parkinson’s problems intensified in just the last couple weeks. Now he’s in the hospital after a fall at home. Checking in here where I can, but might not comment too much for now.
I’m sort of on a similar path as your French learning, with guitar. I started late (55) and have made progress but I have reached a bunch of plateaus where frustration has tempted me to quit. But I’m finally trying to learn music theory and how to read music with the help of a couple of online teachers, hoping a solid understanding of those will help me progress better and faster. We’ll see how this approach goes. If the Stones can tour at 80, maybe there’s still hope for me.
The weather in Chicago has been wonderful, cool and sunny, no rain. It has made walking between conference hotels very pleasant. Chicago i is large enough all are walking distance (last year Boston had two which required a subway ride). The Hyatt Regency and SwissOtel are connect via tunnel, so walking between them has been easy. Our division social (the management history division) was on the 42nd floor of the Swissotel, so we had a lovely view of the Navy Pier and Lake Michigan.
Our conference is wrapping up. I'm gonna go attend a few sessions this morning, then meet with some co-authors for lunch, then probably head out to the airport. I decided to be nice and save UD about $60, by taking the CTA in from the airport, so I'll do the same going back. $5 each way. Depending on traffic and protesters, the time is roughly the same as a taxi/uber, but apparently a helicopter is quicker. Until someday when every has a jetson's air vehicle, then the skies will be congested too.
My presentation was very well received yesterday. I had to cut the time down from 18 minutes to 12 minutes, due to a crazy moderator. I had to laugh, one presenter ignored his time cues and went five minutes long, so he simply cut off Q & A for her, which upset her.
I spent some time at the ipad mini re-writing the intro to the submission, as we ready it for a journal. Two journal editors were in the audience, and one asked me to submit it. I shared how I wanted to reframe it, he expressed support.
Yesterday was a light conference day, I did about 6 meetings and 3 sessions. Today will be much lighter, as people are leaving the conference.
Normally the day The conference end I like to go back to my hotel room and write for a few hours, because I have plenty of ideas. But UD is trying to save money on travel so I am leaving today.
I signed up for pre-check, which cost about $80 for five years, But I got through security at O’Hare under two minutes! The last time I went through security at O’Hare it took over 45 minutes or regular security. I may go sign up for global pre-check or whatever they call it if my 2025 study abroad occurs.
Morning All, it is 65 right now, but it is supposed to get up to 80 and low humidity, works for me.
I think your way of learning is pretty effective...there are still things I would like to learn, but, with my new handicap I think I would be more frustrated than happy.
Bad and good news on the eyes
When I was diagnosed , the left eye had a little bit of the MD...the right had none
What apparently has happened is the right eye went Wet , unlike the left,,,I didn't know it could do that, and it is in the last stage, the "shadow " is three times the size of the left one
So, I have to see an opthamologist /retina specialist in a week or two...and get the shots
This is hereditary and my grandmother had it, though much later in life, I think around her 80's and she lived to 94...my mom who is going to be 86 in Nov also has it, but it is relatively recent. So my eye dr tells me it will ok, with what they can do...and there are people working on better treatments and possible cures as I type. ( Around 11 million people in the US have it...) I feel much better.
Besides the wavy lines, when reading or writing text or numbers, double and triple letters or numbers often appear that aren't really there... sometimes if I take my glasses off I can see what it really looks like, sometimes not...trying to correct them is not easy , so if for at least the time being I have a lot of typos I apologize...
You’re ambitious. Fours hours at the ER vet and $1,650 later, my sweet pup’s neck mass is gone. Would like to know what happened to cause it but that will remain a mystery. It’s been an expensive month for dog health care. Dotty the red lab will be getting her new titanium canine tooth soon. Ka-Ching.
Good morning. It's Tuesday here. There's a lot of yuck on the outside of the sliding door in the kitchen from the storm last week. I need to clean it, so the outdoors doesn't look gloomy all the time.
It's Tuesday here, too. I've noticed that I get to Tuesday within an hour of you every week. Things are just slower in Tennessee than there, I think.
The local election commission has a backlog of about 5,000 new registrations to get put on dating to about Independence Day. I'm helping. By the time we get those caught up, the onslaught before the November election will be upon us, with several hundred new registrations coming in per day. I may be working six days a week then. Then I'm working early voting. (Recommendations for armored vests are greatly appreciated.)
Ahhh. But maybe not for long, according to one C. Jarrett Dieterle, author of "Give Me Liberty and Give Me a Drink" and a "senior fellow" at the R Street Institute, a Washington DC drunk tan... 'scuse me, think tank. If this fellow's of *senior* status, what are the rest of the heavy drink... uh, thinkers there, middle schoolers?
Before my dad got into the relatively respectable business of being a slot machine mechanic, he briefly had a still up some holler in the foothills of the Ozarks. (Decent spring, well hidden, all the necessary stuff.)
His chief distiller -- "one of them Johnson boys" -- made a mistake with regard to pressure, though, and it blew sky high. "We were lucky we weren't killed," he said.
Anyway, we have better resources than they did in those days, what with the internet and all. It seems like Hooch for Fun and Profit would suit me just fine.
Little stretched presently. Trying to help a cousin whose Parkinson’s problems intensified in just the last couple weeks. Now he’s in the hospital after a fall at home. Checking in here where I can, but might not comment too much for now.
Best wishes to your cousin and you!
Thank you!
I’m sort of on a similar path as your French learning, with guitar. I started late (55) and have made progress but I have reached a bunch of plateaus where frustration has tempted me to quit. But I’m finally trying to learn music theory and how to read music with the help of a couple of online teachers, hoping a solid understanding of those will help me progress better and faster. We’ll see how this approach goes. If the Stones can tour at 80, maybe there’s still hope for me.
Hi all
The weather in Chicago has been wonderful, cool and sunny, no rain. It has made walking between conference hotels very pleasant. Chicago i is large enough all are walking distance (last year Boston had two which required a subway ride). The Hyatt Regency and SwissOtel are connect via tunnel, so walking between them has been easy. Our division social (the management history division) was on the 42nd floor of the Swissotel, so we had a lovely view of the Navy Pier and Lake Michigan.
Our conference is wrapping up. I'm gonna go attend a few sessions this morning, then meet with some co-authors for lunch, then probably head out to the airport. I decided to be nice and save UD about $60, by taking the CTA in from the airport, so I'll do the same going back. $5 each way. Depending on traffic and protesters, the time is roughly the same as a taxi/uber, but apparently a helicopter is quicker. Until someday when every has a jetson's air vehicle, then the skies will be congested too.
My presentation was very well received yesterday. I had to cut the time down from 18 minutes to 12 minutes, due to a crazy moderator. I had to laugh, one presenter ignored his time cues and went five minutes long, so he simply cut off Q & A for her, which upset her.
I spent some time at the ipad mini re-writing the intro to the submission, as we ready it for a journal. Two journal editors were in the audience, and one asked me to submit it. I shared how I wanted to reframe it, he expressed support.
Yesterday was a light conference day, I did about 6 meetings and 3 sessions. Today will be much lighter, as people are leaving the conference.
That all sounds very productive.
Normally the day The conference end I like to go back to my hotel room and write for a few hours, because I have plenty of ideas. But UD is trying to save money on travel so I am leaving today.
I signed up for pre-check, which cost about $80 for five years, But I got through security at O’Hare under two minutes! The last time I went through security at O’Hare it took over 45 minutes or regular security. I may go sign up for global pre-check or whatever they call it if my 2025 study abroad occurs.
Morning All, it is 65 right now, but it is supposed to get up to 80 and low humidity, works for me.
I think your way of learning is pretty effective...there are still things I would like to learn, but, with my new handicap I think I would be more frustrated than happy.
Bad and good news on the eyes
When I was diagnosed , the left eye had a little bit of the MD...the right had none
What apparently has happened is the right eye went Wet , unlike the left,,,I didn't know it could do that, and it is in the last stage, the "shadow " is three times the size of the left one
So, I have to see an opthamologist /retina specialist in a week or two...and get the shots
This is hereditary and my grandmother had it, though much later in life, I think around her 80's and she lived to 94...my mom who is going to be 86 in Nov also has it, but it is relatively recent. So my eye dr tells me it will ok, with what they can do...and there are people working on better treatments and possible cures as I type. ( Around 11 million people in the US have it...) I feel much better.
Besides the wavy lines, when reading or writing text or numbers, double and triple letters or numbers often appear that aren't really there... sometimes if I take my glasses off I can see what it really looks like, sometimes not...trying to correct them is not easy , so if for at least the time being I have a lot of typos I apologize...
Hope everyone has a nice day
You’re ambitious. Fours hours at the ER vet and $1,650 later, my sweet pup’s neck mass is gone. Would like to know what happened to cause it but that will remain a mystery. It’s been an expensive month for dog health care. Dotty the red lab will be getting her new titanium canine tooth soon. Ka-Ching.
Good morning. Another unseasonably cool morning with highs later in the 80s. But my calendar still says August, not September.
The mothership is covering unrest in Bangladesh.
Good morning. It's Tuesday here. There's a lot of yuck on the outside of the sliding door in the kitchen from the storm last week. I need to clean it, so the outdoors doesn't look gloomy all the time.
It's Tuesday here, too. I've noticed that I get to Tuesday within an hour of you every week. Things are just slower in Tennessee than there, I think.
The local election commission has a backlog of about 5,000 new registrations to get put on dating to about Independence Day. I'm helping. By the time we get those caught up, the onslaught before the November election will be upon us, with several hundred new registrations coming in per day. I may be working six days a week then. Then I'm working early voting. (Recommendations for armored vests are greatly appreciated.)
Retired? Pffft.
What you are doing is incredibly important. I appreciate your efforts.
Thank you. But mostly, I'm using the money to offset the cost of a Mardi Gras trip. I will probably need a few drinks after Jan. 20.
Good call. The only place you buy THAT much alcohol is Louisiana.
You can always stock up. . .
I see your survivalist instincts are kicking in
Ahhh. But maybe not for long, according to one C. Jarrett Dieterle, author of "Give Me Liberty and Give Me a Drink" and a "senior fellow" at the R Street Institute, a Washington DC drunk tan... 'scuse me, think tank. If this fellow's of *senior* status, what are the rest of the heavy drink... uh, thinkers there, middle schoolers?
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/c-jarrett-dieterle/
Anyway, according to C., there's what turns out to be an international conspiracy afoot to rob us of our American spirit(s)...
https://reason.com/2024/08/10/the-secret-committee-behind-americas-prohibition-comeback/
So, say it with me now... loud and proud... WE'RE NOT GOING BACK!!!!!
Before my dad got into the relatively respectable business of being a slot machine mechanic, he briefly had a still up some holler in the foothills of the Ozarks. (Decent spring, well hidden, all the necessary stuff.)
His chief distiller -- "one of them Johnson boys" -- made a mistake with regard to pressure, though, and it blew sky high. "We were lucky we weren't killed," he said.
Anyway, we have better resources than they did in those days, what with the internet and all. It seems like Hooch for Fun and Profit would suit me just fine.
Wash, rinse, repeat
The "Deep State" at work.
Thank you for your efforts.
You are ambitious! I hated Duolingo---the little animated guy caused me to think of cartoonicide for the first time..........and I'm not ashamed.