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re: USC cancels commencement ceremony

Posted by vistajay on 4/25/24 at 3:37 pm
This is misleading. USC has a bunch of individual graduation ceremonies for each college, such as School of Cinematic Arts or the Business School. USC also gathers together all of the students for a main commencement in its central quad. All this happens on the same day, all over campus. The school ...

re: Chapelle vs Mt. Carmel

Posted by vistajay on 4/25/24 at 9:51 am
There will be a lot more competition at Mt. Carmel, both academically and athletically. If your daughter thrives off competition and needs to be driven by her peers, I'd send her to Mt. Carmel over Chapelle. If that would stress her out too much or she'd do better at a smaller school, then maybe Ch...
It's only about a month but whatever. More egregious to me is that the students who were arrested and have been out of class for over a week and missing assignments, tests, papers etc... are still going to get high grades from their professors out of sympathy. ...

re: I still prefer instant grits

Posted by vistajay on 4/23/24 at 12:49 pm
Instant grits suck, but the 5 minute grits work well. ...

re: What heathen cuts butter this way?

Posted by vistajay on 4/19/24 at 3:25 pm
Maybe she's working on a model for your son's pinewood derby car?...
I can set that up for you in a bayou in Mississippi with no fuss, and for a reasonable fee....
I am 56 and have cried from grief 3 times in my life. All due to deceased family. I am an experienced public speaker but while giving my Dad's eulogy I just could not keep it together. My brother and the priest kept coming up to yank me from the podium but I waived them off and powered through. Onl...

re: Pool Chiller Purchase

Posted by vistajay on 4/17/24 at 11:39 am
Plant a shade tree. I'm not just being obnoxious. We have a large tree that usually covers half the pool in shade and there are no days when it is too hot to swim. ...

re: Caught Argyle this afternoon

Posted by vistajay on 4/15/24 at 11:25 am
We streamed it for free over the weekend. I agree it was a hot mess but I still had fun and laughed. It knew it was ridiculous....
Bill Clinton came to our very small college for our mock convention when he was 4 years away from running for president to give a speech. He came to the party afterwards at an old barn venue, and I met him. He was very cool. The classic politician who made you feel like saying hello to you was the ...

re: Why the O-T hate over tattoos?

Posted by vistajay on 4/12/24 at 5:24 pm
I have 3 kids in their 20s, not one tattoo amongst them. It is perhaps my finest achievement....

re: Jogging Stroller Recommendations

Posted by vistajay on 4/12/24 at 4:58 pm
Surprised no one has mentioned the Baby Jogger. Ran many miles with one back in the day. So smooth, it was tempting to run without holding it. Just give it a slight push and it cruised ahead of you....
There are a bunch of great breweries downtown. Just pace yourself for the wedding!...

re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed

Posted by vistajay on 4/1/24 at 4:57 pm
NOLA ins defense rates currently are more like $175-$225. ...

Woodinville, WA wineries

Posted by vistajay on 4/1/24 at 11:46 am
We'll be in Woodinville, WA for a day this summer. There are about 100 wineries with tasting rooms downtown, so looking for recs of a few that are can't miss. So far I have Chateau St. Michelle, DeLille and Brian Carter on my list. ...
Egg salad sandwiches. Something about the texture and smell just turns me off. Still cannot abide them, and I eat almost everything else....
I did not end up running CCC. Went to sign up earlier in the week and my predicted time corral was the only one sold out. Looks like it was more popular this year, which is good for the race and NOLA running in general. I did get a ten miler in last weekend and a fairly fast 7 miler Friday. Aiming f...
26 yr old is self sufficient and paid for her own grad school. 24 year old is mostly self sufficient but we make him small loans from time to time and have forgiven some loans because he took a full ride scholarship to college. We pay college expenses for 20 yr old and give him $600 a month for food...
I have a current NO SWB bill dispute of $1500. My plan is to delay it until I can throw myself on the mercy of our state overlords....