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whats hard about it.
On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:56:26 +0100, "dolores"
wrote: "Cele" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:52:01 +0100, "dolores" wrote: "Cele" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:18:22 +0100, "dolores" wrote: "Betsy" wrote in message news In , Steve typed: "Dennis Here" happy to be a single parent, just count the CS money that all you yanks get and smile Steve......... CS?? Someone want to tell me what that is? I was going to ask the same question...but then it hit me......its Con the Sucker (into signing his life over to me, aka getting married, have a batch of kids, so I can then chuck him out, using mental violence...he said I looked fat in the red dress"....and lack of communication, he grunts at the tv...I on the other hands only get blank stares...as reason for divorce..take him to court and rip him off for the rest of his or my life, whichever life ends first, his I hope, and have an easy ride, while he works his ass off to keep me in Versace shoes and Yves St. Laurant lipstick. And oh yeah!!..he only gets the kids once a year cos he's overweight and I like my children to look at only *nice* people...Not only that, I'm booked up for fittings at Harrods for the next year too.....which *he's* paying for). Just think it's too painful for him to even type the word sucker though........and couldnt get past it...hence CS Wow. My ex pays child support because he believes in helping support his kids. He adores them, is active in their lives, and just like I do, he wants the very best for them. We collaborate on their upbringing constantly, and when his youngest was badly hurt, he was in the hospital right alongside me, working to help her heal. I think he might take real exception to being called a sucker. I know his daughters would have an issue with the term. Cele Cele.....I wasnt being serious........and there are many absent fathers/mothers that really do believe that the maintanance payments are being used to keep the mother in luxury...... Ah, Okay. Thing is, I've seen such views expressed with an absolutely straight face enough times that I'll believe almost anything these days...... .Jesus!!...Cant believe I had to explain this......... Oh well. There goes my NASA employment application for another month. Now I think *you* are being serious.......LOL......I'd luuuuuv to work at NASA, but never thought I was geeky enough...........then discovered I was, albiet too late!! shrug Jeez...would *I* be jealous of ya!!...grin Even if I was the janitor? LOL When I was a kid, I absolutely *adored* the space program, science fiction, moon walks, you name it. Had astronomy books and stuff about space everywhere. Wanted to be an astronaut more than anything. Then I found out I suck at math.... LOL Cele |
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whats hard about it.
"Cele" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:56:26 +0100, "dolores" wrote: When I was a kid, I absolutely *adored* the space program, science fiction, moon walks, you name it. Had astronomy books and stuff about space everywhere. Wanted to be an astronaut more than anything. Then I found out I suck at math.... LOL Cele Heck, I grew up being able to see the launch sites from the beach across the street. I grew up 10-15 miles south of Cape Canaveral. Saw Columbia's first launch from the roof of my Grandparents house. I wanted to be an astronaut from the time I was born... then I found out my vision was too bad. Sigh.....shattered dreams at 9 when I got glasses..... I love math! *bri |
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New Glasses
"turtledove" wrote in message om... "Cele" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:56:26 +0100, "dolores" wrote: When I was a kid, I absolutely *adored* the space program, science fiction, moon walks, you name it. Had astronomy books and stuff about space everywhere. Wanted to be an astronaut more than anything. Then I found out I suck at math.... LOL Cele Heck, I grew up being able to see the launch sites from the beach across the street. I grew up 10-15 miles south of Cape Canaveral. Saw Columbia's first launch from the roof of my Grandparents house. I wanted to be an astronaut from the time I was born... then I found out my vision was too bad. Sigh.....shattered dreams at 9 when I got glasses..... I love math! *bri Damn, I know what that feels like... I went to the Eye Doctor today, and was told I needed glasses. Waaaaaaaaaaaaa. I used to see like a hawk. Ah well, my son says they make me look smart, and thankfully I don't have to wear them all the time... because they're still making me ill. Christine |
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whats hard about it.
"Cele" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:56:26 +0100, "dolores" wrote: "Cele" wrote in message .. . On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:52:01 +0100, "dolores" wrote: "Cele" wrote in message .. . On Sun, 13 Jul 2003 02:18:22 +0100, "dolores" wrote: "Betsy" wrote in message news In , Steve typed: "Dennis Here" happy to be a single parent, just count the CS money that all you yanks get and smile Steve......... CS?? Someone want to tell me what that is? I was going to ask the same question...but then it hit me......its Con the Sucker (into signing his life over to me, aka getting married, have a batch of kids, so I can then chuck him out, using mental violence...he said I looked fat in the red dress"....and lack of communication, he grunts at the tv...I on the other hands only get blank stares...as reason for divorce..take him to court and rip him off for the rest of his or my life, whichever life ends first, his I hope, and have an easy ride, while he works his ass off to keep me in Versace shoes and Yves St. Laurant lipstick. And oh yeah!!..he only gets the kids once a year cos he's overweight and I like my children to look at only *nice* people...Not only that, I'm booked up for fittings at Harrods for the next year too.....which *he's* paying for). Just think it's too painful for him to even type the word sucker though........and couldnt get past it...hence CS Wow. My ex pays child support because he believes in helping support his kids. He adores them, is active in their lives, and just like I do, he wants the very best for them. We collaborate on their upbringing constantly, and when his youngest was badly hurt, he was in the hospital right alongside me, working to help her heal. I think he might take real exception to being called a sucker. I know his daughters would have an issue with the term. Cele Cele.....I wasnt being serious........and there are many absent fathers/mothers that really do believe that the maintanance payments are being used to keep the mother in luxury...... Ah, Okay. Thing is, I've seen such views expressed with an absolutely straight face enough times that I'll believe almost anything these days...... .Jesus!!...Cant believe I had to explain this......... Oh well. There goes my NASA employment application for another month. Now I think *you* are being serious.......LOL......I'd luuuuuv to work at NASA, but never thought I was geeky enough...........then discovered I was, albiet too late!! shrug Jeez...would *I* be jealous of ya!!...grin Even if I was the janitor? LOL When I was a kid, I absolutely *adored* the space program, science fiction, moon walks, you name it. Had astronomy books and stuff about space everywhere. You were lucky to be even aware of this kinda stuff...I used wonder about the oddest of things and thought I was odd.....I found the library boring too, but didnt know why.....Twasnt until I was older that I realised how limited it was and how out of date. It isnt much better these days and my ordering a stream of interlibrary books has resulted in my being asked to draw up a list of books that would interested younger people in the sciences......Doubt they'll read them either....LOL....just means I get to order books of *my* choice.... Wanted to be an astronaut more than anything. I wanna be a particle physicist....and ended up an engineer.....Dont think I'll be one at this late stage in my life either Then I found out I suck at math.... Thats probably becuase you had a bad teacher and not simply because you couldnt understand. Maths are the easiest subject if yer taught properly and the easiest exam to take...cos there are no gray areas...well not at any basic level anyway.... Dolores |
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whats hard about it.
"turtledove" wrote in message om... "Cele" wrote in message ... On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:56:26 +0100, "dolores" wrote: When I was a kid, I absolutely *adored* the space program, science fiction, moon walks, you name it. Had astronomy books and stuff about space everywhere. Wanted to be an astronaut more than anything. Then I found out I suck at math.... LOL Cele Heck, I grew up being able to see the launch sites from the beach across the street. I grew up 10-15 miles south of Cape Canaveral. Saw Columbia's first launch from the roof of my Grandparents house. I wanted to be an astronaut from the time I was born... then I found out my vision was too bad. Sigh.....shattered dreams at 9 when I got glasses..... I love math! *bri Did living so close encourage any of the kids in your area to actually go and work there? Dolores |
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whats hard about it.
"turtledove" wrote in message om... "dolores" wrote in message ... "turtledove" wrote in message om... Heck, I grew up being able to see the launch sites from the beach across the street. I grew up 10-15 miles south of Cape Canaveral. Saw Columbia's first launch from the roof of my Grandparents house. I wanted to be an astronaut from the time I was born... then I found out my vision was too bad. Sigh.....shattered dreams at 9 when I got glasses..... I love math! *bri Did living so close encourage any of the kids in your area to actually go and work there? Dolores Yes. There is a ton of work out at the Cape. Plus you have all the big engineering companies in the area that either work directly or indirectly with the Space Program. Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) is a private university that was started by Morton-Thikole (I know I misspelled that) to train engineers. My son's Granddad (my ex's dad) was one of the chief safety inspectors that replaced the crew that was fired when the Challenger exploded in 1986. My Granddad worked for GE and did missle alignment calculations for NASA and the military. It's a dream of many many kids to be involved with the Space Program. I can't even begin to imagine how many times I went to Cape Kennedy or exactly how many Shuttle launches I've seen in my life. THAT is what I'm going to miss about moving....being so close to the Space Program. *bri Tis a pity nothing like that is ever likely to come to the west of Ireland, it's such a huge incentive for kids to look to their own futures. Unfortunately too many good brains go to waste here. Dolores |
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whats hard about it.
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 01:55:39 GMT, "turtledove"
wrote: "Cele" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 22:56:26 +0100, "dolores" wrote: When I was a kid, I absolutely *adored* the space program, science fiction, moon walks, you name it. Had astronomy books and stuff about space everywhere. Wanted to be an astronaut more than anything. Then I found out I suck at math.... LOL Cele Heck, I grew up being able to see the launch sites from the beach across the street. I grew up 10-15 miles south of Cape Canaveral. Saw Columbia's first launch from the roof of my Grandparents house. I wanted to be an astronaut from the time I was born... then I found out my vision was too bad. Sigh.....shattered dreams at 9 when I got glasses..... I love math! *bri Hah. I never thought about that. I've worn glasses since I was 13. I wouldn't have got in anyway! Good thing I never beat myself up about being rotten at math. Look at all the misery I would've wasted! LOL Cele |
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whats hard about it.
On Thu, 24 Jul 2003 22:06:45 +0100, "dolores"
wrote: When I was a kid, I absolutely *adored* the space program, science fiction, moon walks, you name it. Had astronomy books and stuff about space everywhere. You were lucky to be even aware of this kinda stuff...I used wonder about the oddest of things and thought I was odd.....I found the library boring too, but didnt know why.....Twasnt until I was older that I realised how limited it was and how out of date. It isnt much better these days and my ordering a stream of interlibrary books has resulted in my being asked to draw up a list of books that would interested younger people in the sciences......Doubt they'll read them either....LOL....just means I get to order books of *my* choice.... You're right, I was lucky. My father actually tried out for the space program. He was a 'top gun' as it were; a fighter pilot on the NATO gunnery team. He might've had a shot, too, except he was way too big. They needed wiry little guys then to fit them into the capsules. I think my dad mighta bombed the psych workup anyway, if he'd got that far. I saved up my money and joined a book club when I was a kid. It was specifically for space related books. Astronomy, that kind of thing. That's how I got star charts and the like. These days, I guess kids just go to the net. Libraries here suck too. I always joke that I'd go there, but every time I do, both books are out. LOL They're better than nothing, but I haven't had good luck with them. The vast majority of recreational money I spend (which isn't much, actually), is on books. Wanted to be an astronaut more than anything. I wanna be a particle physicist....and ended up an engineer.....Dont think I'll be one at this late stage in my life either Ooooh. Particle physics is fascinating, too. These days it must be a particularly exciting field. I can't get enough lay science on the subject. I generally understand it just fine while I'm reading it, but often have difficulty explaining it afterwards. I guess I'm just on some barely-get-it threshhold. But I know more than I did! :-) Then I found out I suck at math.... Thats probably becuase you had a bad teacher and not simply because you couldnt understand. Maths are the easiest subject if yer taught properly and the easiest exam to take...cos there are no gray areas...well not at any basic level anyway.... You may be right. Also, I skipped a grade and changed schools and provinces all at once, and was never formally taught fractions. This caused no end of drama later on. I got all the way through high school math without ever memorizing formulas, because I have the short term memory of a gnat. Instead, I would look at an example and figure out how to do the problem all over again, right from scratch. This probably means I had some basic ability, but boy, was it time consuming. I dropped math at the first chance, which turned out to be a shame, because I'm not as bad at it now as I was then. Oh well. I'm sure we'll find out when I do my PhD and get into the heavy duty stats courses. LOL Cele |
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