Recent content by Goldminer1

1) Most parents don't engage with their kid's education nearly enough at the high school level. 2) The vast majority of parents that do engage with it, are concerned about 1 thing: Their kid's grades. Got Straight A's? Here's a reward. Got a "bad grade" that for some reason you didn't...

The Parks have been -very quiet- for the past few weeks. In this post-covid era, we haven't really had true "low-crowd seasons" anymore. The typical early September lull, is still there, but in the recent past, it hasn't been as lull-ish. But, this late April-Earlyish May of 2024 has been the...

I've recently discovered meditation. It is -awesome-. A lot of people think that it is a religious thing or that you have to be sitting on some TIbetan mountain top and have your mind go completely blank, and that if you don't do that, that you're "doing it wrong." A lot of people also think...

I saw on average about 2 movies per month, in the theater over the last year. I saw every one that was up for Best Picture at the Oscars (some were streaming only). I walked out of Challengers. I saw about 45-60 minutes of it. Absolutely terrible movie. I'm seeing Fall Guy tomorrow. Looking...

I spend 10-14 days in Europe every Summer. Even if you haven't been there, or haven't been there very much - my number 1 suggestion would be to spend more time in smaller towns or "second cities." Don't go to the super popular beach town. Go to the one 10 miles down the road. At this point the...

Part of the issue is that we protect kids from the world -far - too much. The world, despite what you read on the news, is actually a MUCH safer place than it used to be. All those memes you see on Facebook like "In my day, this is how we knew where everyone was" and it's a picture of bikes on...

That was a bit contradictory, I could have worded it better. I agree with your idea that people make choices. And I agree that not helping others is selfish, as is just expecting things to be handed to you. But, I see & feel that poor people are being thrown under the bus, like they're simply...

The lack of consequences in all aspects of society is a legitimate problem. There are consequences for everything in life - good and bad. If you go to the gym? A consquence of that is getting in better shape. If you go 15mph over the speed limit, all the time? A potential consquence of that, is...

Living in the Orlando area, and close to WDW, I encounter a ton of drivers that simply do not know where they are going. No turn signals, abrupt slamming of brakes etc. I'd say in the last 6-12 months, I have simply decided to 1) Slow Down and 2) Leave 5 minutes earlier for stuff than I used...

Huddle Homies

I'm in Florida, it is literally against the law for them to have their phones at school. Unless it is approved by a teacher and being used for "educational purposes." Which, obviously doesn't include Tik Tok or Instagram. I could absolutely choose to just ignore the law/rule. But I don't. Maybe...

They do the tests on their computers. The kid that got an 86% (one fewer correct responses), sits directly behind the kid that got a 90%. The 86% kid, finished his test literally 2 seconds after the kid that got a 90% (the submissions are time stamped). Out of ~80 students across three...

Something cool just happened. After that worse than usual day that I described above... I got home, only to see that my street was blocked off, and a notice was put in my door that my entire block is now under a precautionary "Boil Water Notice" due to a broken water main pipe. So, I drove to...

I voted 13-20. I figured about 3 times per week + throw in an extra day for maybe grading or something on a Sunday. I'm an experienced HS teacher. I've talked about the increasing difficulties with this job, on the board before. I've never been a guy that was overly concerned about pay. In...

I'm 38. 5'10. I live in Florida. July 2022: Weighed in at 268 with a plan to lose weight. I don't think I stuck with it for more than a week. ------------------------ July 15th, 2023: 261.4 August 24th: 237.6 September 29th: 218.6 October 18th: 213.2 November 18th: 199.8 - Oh Yeah! December...