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Another cat anecdote: I had a red point moggy as a kid that favored the pecans because it could be batted at full power and more or less travel down the whole length of the hall in a straight line. Cat pelted after it at top speed. We had a bowl of mixed nuts on the table so the cat pretty much purloined whatever it wanted. Didn't care for the brazil nuts as much, those did not roll.

Looked the place up. Supposedly a scam store that "sells" tactical gear. Google probably just figured you were into guns and threw that at you. Run an adblocker.

It's great that you two are supporting content and all but is it really worth subjecting yourself and your gadgets to more malware vectors and scams.

Does anyone want a barbed wire baseball bat? I used a tool to put the barbs into cutting position. Then I looked at the thing and came to the conclusion that it is really hideous. I don't want to display such an ugly weapon or in fact any weapons. I don't know what to do with the bat. I was thinking about putting it on a hook out of sight in case someone breaks in. Then that person can use the bat to beat me up. Should I buy a gun?

So you trust me with children but not a gun? Wow, priorities.

I know I really don't need a gun. And the whole process for applying for one is a pain. But I really want to be able to look cool in military gear like the MAGA people do. That's all I want. I want to play dress up.

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:

No need. Someone talked some sense into the CFO and I was told that it was all a big misunderstanding.

I think they were worried because I threatened to quit, which after this I probably will.

I should be happy I got my way but this whole ordeal has made me very bitter about the way we are being treated.

I almost put my resignation letter in on Monday, but my better judgment stopped me. In this type of economic environment, I need to make sure I have at least one more offer before I quit. So I reached out to some former colleagues, and a guy that used to work for me sent me a great opportunity at his company. Said he is friends with the guy who would either be my direct report or the guy above him. I already passed the first round, so now it's on to the second and background checks etc. I'm trying not to get too excited about it before I nail the job down, but it would be a director position and almost double my current salary based on what my friend makes in a lower position. Plus based on the feedback from my former colleague (who knows me and my personality very well), I'd be a perfect fit for their work culture.

I should know more by early next week, but hopefully it works out.

I am going to be rooting for Ken like a farmer roots for baby horse to stand up.

I want to up my investments so I can retire by 50

That's a way more productive and responsible use of the increased pay than I'd be able to manage. I'm the guy looking to buy material things I'll barely ever use as a form of retail therapy.

More whining: I am friends with a special education director who attended the same program I am in for his MA in SpEd. We spoke about the program way before I ever became interested. He agreed that it is a boring waste of time. None of the things he deals with day to day are covered in classes.

A lot of the stuff is about different models of education and understanding disabilities that doesn't actually provide classroom skills. And a lot of this also comes down to "we don't know why people are fucked up so here are 5 different models people thought up as to why".

I don't think the people who write this have much experience in the classroom. Or they at least don't have a lifetime worth of it that makes them worthy of writing a textbook about it. I feel kind of like Jay looking this all over and thinking "social science isn't real".

One of my projects requires me to do a survey or something of my student's parent's cultural backgrounds and how dealing with them is affected by it or something. The class is about dealing with diverse background families. I expect a lot of SJW stuff from that one. This is all SJW stuff actually.