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23183. arkymalarky - 12/16/2007 9:39:42 PM I don't know, No, but we want the same deal state employees get because it's the same program. 23184. arkymalarky - 12/16/2007 9:40:44 PM Thanks Wabbit!
Freezing rain is the absolute worst. 23185. Ms. No - 12/16/2007 10:24:33 PM Makes perfect sense to me, Arky.
Sometimes the sheer size of the administrative and bureaucratic sea I'm approaching is a bit intimidating. I've got to go over to the official offices of something or other and make sure I'm getting all my ducks in a row. I know I have to get a TB test and get fingerprinted in order to substitute and eventually teach, but there may be another test I have to take to prove that I'm capable of teaching the subject I actually got my degree in.
Lots of hoops to jump through that I don't know enough about. That'll be the way I spend the first six weeks of the new year.
Also, I'm taking that time to try and put together my notes and such and take a stab at creating some lesson plans. I've got to set up visitation/observation days with some of the local schools.
I'm looking forward to all of it but it is rather a large undertaking. ;-> 23186. arkymalarky - 12/16/2007 11:43:57 PM It's really ridiculous. And they wonder why there's a teacher shortage. In some of my research I came across an extensive study of at-risk schools and the main finding was that teachers tried to apply there but the bureaucracy was so extreme that most got jobs and were afraid to wait on the at-risk schools because they had no assurance they would get the job there, so they'd take the rich suburban school because it hired them, not because it paid more. It's a system set up for failure, especially of districts most in need. That way they can look like they're doing a lot when actually the activity is mostly obstruction.
(getting back down off my soapbox and shoving it back under the sofa) 23187. arkymalarky - 12/16/2007 11:47:07 PM Hey, will they count our school? You can come down and sit in with me and my classes!
There's lots of good stuff on line for teachers and your textbooks should have some helpful supplemental stuff as well. 23188. Ms. No - 12/17/2007 12:23:22 AM Heck, I'd love to come be your teachers' aide! It wouldn't count toward my credential but it would count on my resume.
The most recent ridiculousness I learned was that California has a $300 cap on tax deductible teacher expenditures for their classes. I just can't believe that's true. I mean, businessmen and actors can write off entire wardrobes for their jobs not to mention training and business-related entertainment. I'm sure they have caps but I seriously doubt it's $300. 23189. judithathome - 12/17/2007 12:30:21 AM These last two posts are what make me so dispairing about the future of this country...it all sounds like an insidious plot! 23190. jexster - 12/17/2007 2:51:23 AM Had some bas-armangnac for the first time at a dinner party last night
Nummy 23191. arkymalarky - 12/17/2007 2:52:19 AM What is it? 23192. jexster - 12/17/2007 3:14:57 AM I don't much care for cognac but it, like cognac, is a brandy from the Gascony region
AC will have to give us a primer...it was GOOOOOD 23193. jexster - 12/17/2007 4:38:27 AM Arky will be pleased to learn that the party of Marin County liberals was HORRIFIED when I said that in Hill v. Huck, I'd be voting for the Man from Hope 23194. arkymalarky - 12/17/2007 4:56:55 AM I'm only horrified because I know more about him than any politician, bar none. I swear if you'd chosen any other Republican candidate I wouldn't think anything about it. I still don't, because I think you're yanking my chain. I meant what I said: he's Bush with Rove's brain and Cheney's heart. 23195. arkymalarky - 12/17/2007 5:02:21 AM And I never get mad at who anybody supports in politics. I may think they're morons, but I try to keep it to myself. It's the best way to get along in the South. 23196. wonkers2 - 12/17/2007 5:15:28 AM I hesitate to point this out, but Jex is sounding more and more mysogynistic every day. I'm sure Huckabee can refer you to an appropriate Christian program that'll change your outlook to the point where you'll kiss the ground Hillary walks on. 23197. alistairconnor - 12/17/2007 1:27:44 PM There is some controversy as to whether it has snowed or not at my place. Neophyte visitors insist that it has, because there's a thin covering of frozen white stuff on the ground. I explain patiently that it's fog that freezes onto the trees, then falls to the ground towards the middle of the day when the temperature briefly rises above freezing.
On the other hand, all the ponds and small lakes are frozen, hard but not yet thick (small rocks bounce harmoniously off the surface) and it looks like staying cold all week, so presumably there will be skating next weekend.
The other good news is that my new heating works!
I spent most of Saturday in the basement fiddling with it. My girlfriend was jealous of my Swedish mistress (ok she weighs 250 kilos, but she's hot!) 23198. thoughtful - 12/17/2007 3:33:14 PM Arky, that's good news on your cardiac issues.
Be careful about watching just total cholesterol as thyroid hormones can wreak havoc with them. Advice from the good calories, bad calories book is the 2 indicators to watch are HDL and triglycerides. There are many types of LDL cholesterol and some are good and some are bad but the blood work doesn't distinguish between them so watching LDL isn't helpful. However, keeping the HDL high seems to be a useful indicator and keeping triglycerides low (a measure of fat output by the liver generated by sugars such as fructose) also is a good indicator of the dense, sticky fats floating in the blood stream. Evidence presented in the book also suggest that fats in the diet are not the issue, but carbohydrates, which the body turns into fats, are. I'm reading more and more nutrition advice about cutting refined carbs and starches and eating whole grains, complex carbs, lowering carb intake and raising fat and protein intake, so I think the nutrition community is starting to catch on. As usual, however, it will take years for the medical community to pick up on it.
I was out shoveling yesterday when a neighbor stopped by to chat. Turns out her husband dropped dead suddenly of a heart attack while he was exercising. He was only 51 and in good shape. He had no signs or symptoms of any heart disease. He was in a hotel gym by himself and because no one found him in time (you have about 5 min for someone to restart your heart) he died. Left 3 daughters. So sad. Never too early to keep an eye on heart disease. 23199. judithathome - 12/17/2007 4:49:02 PM Ask if he'd had a recent nasty sinus infection..... 23200. judithathome - 12/17/2007 4:50:48 PM when I said that in Hill v. Huck, I'd be voting for the Man from Hope
Just make sure you're prepared to see another man from Hope congratulate his wife for winning on election night. 23201. jexster - 12/17/2007 7:59:46 PM With a clear conscience!
Put that Woman back in Hope 23202. jexster - 12/17/2007 10:05:05 PM Put the HO back in HOpe
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