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vistajay
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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: The Return of the Cleese, John Cleese
Posted by vistajay on 4/25/24 at 11:21 am
meh...
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...
re: Columbia going virtual for the rest of the year
Posted by vistajay on 4/23/24 at 12:55 pm
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?...
re: How much red tape you think one would have to go through to have a Floating Pyre funeral?
Posted by vistajay on 4/18/24 at 10:13 pm
I can set that up for you in a bayou in Mississippi with no fuss, and for a reasonable fee....
re: Men of the OT, when’s the last time you weeped
Posted by vistajay on 4/18/24 at 6:43 pm
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....
re: Has anyone here ever met a celebrity?
Posted by vistajay on 4/12/24 at 10:58 pm
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....
re: Stuff to do in Raleigh on an April Saturday morning/afteroon
Posted by vistajay on 4/2/24 at 12:09 pm
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. ...
re: When I was a kid, you couldn’t get me to eat…
Posted by vistajay on 4/1/24 at 11:20 am
Egg salad sandwiches. Something about the texture and smell just turns me off. Still cannot abide them, and I eat almost everything else....
re: Official Running Log/Marathon Training Thread
Posted by vistajay on 3/31/24 at 4:25 pm
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...
re: Question for OT Parents with older kids
Posted by vistajay on 3/27/24 at 3:53 pm
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...
re: Proposed LA state takeover of New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board
Posted by vistajay on 3/27/24 at 3:41 pm
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....
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