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[Very Duke Blue]

Just be nice in your response! Not everyone knows how to spell every word correctly! And why use spell check, anyway. I am sure the MOTHER of the child, would be highly upset knowing someone they liked and trusted, was mocking them and being snarky. May even bring her to tears.

Be NICE! Take the high road. Be a kind and loving friend.
Love,
DWP

Cathy is always nice. Enough said.

[Very Duke Blue]

Proud Aunt, Part Deux:

Nephew Alex will be at MIT this weekend participating in the iGem World Jamboree. He is a member of the iGem team from Penn State. Here is a link to what they did this summer: http://2011.igem.org/Team:Penn_State

Congrats to both your niece and nephew!! They sound like really great kids.

[DukieInKansas]

Fun Friday Story, Part Deux

Around 1:30, PPI and Minion showed up for their regular meeting with PHB. (He was out of town and failed to mention it to them.) PPI started chatting with my French colleague, asking what she was working on. She then told him all that we had accomplished in the last couple of years and what we had done this past week. He asked if she did any of her mass spec work in France; her response was, "No; I only work with the best." You should've seen the looks on PPI and Minion's faces! (No, my French colleague was not aware of the manuscript drama; that's what made it classic.)

Your French colleague is obviously very smart!

[DevilWearsPrada2.0]

The weekly Coach Cutcliff show will air at Noon on ABC WTVD.

[CathyCA]

Just be nice in your response! Not everyone knows how to spell every word correctly! And why use spell check, anyway. I am sure the MOTHER of the child, would be highly upset knowing someone they liked and trusted, was mocking them and being snarky. May even bring her to tears.

Be NICE! Take the high road. Be a kind and loving friend.
Love,
DWP

Cathy is always nice. Enough said.

Thank you, VDB!

[Very Duke Blue]

I bought Bud a new PC today. He's using it now and so far, likes it. We're both hooked up with our Droid 3 and our PC's with PDS.net so we can tether with our cell phones for the internet. I'm happy.

[ArkieDukie]

I bought Bud a new PC today. He's using it now and so far, likes it. We're both hooked up with our Droid 3 and our PC's with PDS.net so we can tether with our cell phones for the internet. I'm happy.

That's so cool! You and Bud are far more technologically advanced than I am.

[ArkieDukie]

CathyCA, I thought about you today. I'm in the midst of a campaign to upgrade my work wardrobe and could've used a personal shopper today. Your fashion sense is better than mine. Finding the right blouses is always a problem for me.

[Very Duke Blue]

I bought Bud a new PC today. He's using it now and so far, likes it. We're both hooked up with our Droid 3 and our PC's with PDS.net so we can tether with our cell phones for the internet. I'm happy.

That's so cool! You and Bud are far more technologically advanced than I am.

Well, that's very debatable. I got Bud's phone voice mail done. The PC is up and running. Bud has not even tried to use the phone. He will be working in Rocky Mt., beginning Tuesday. I have to make him sit down tomorrow and teach him how to answer and get his voice mail before he leaves. Never mind the internet or email. Gads, you can not imagine. I think he needs a double dose of meds for his hdad. I need vibes.

By the way, pda.net is free. This sure beats paying Verizon to tether.

[CathyCA]

CathyCA, I thought about you today. I'm in the midst of a campaign to upgrade my work wardrobe and could've used a personal shopper today. Your fashion sense is better than mine. Finding the right blouses is always a problem for me.

I love to shop! Call me next time. Better yet, send me pictures of stuff you're considering. I love to shop online! I would love to help!

[DukieInKansas]

Niece Amy completed the NYC Marathon today and raised over $7,500 while she was at it. Her time was 4:51:09. I'm a very proud aunt.

[Turk]

Although I would love to hear more seasons parents give pointers on this, how does one tactfully discuss how one's child is doing? My husband and I are 1%-ers when it comes to test scores and I'm sensitive about this stuff. Although, currently it's not a big deal because my oldest is 2.5 and I have deliberately not read about what constitutes normal development. As long as her pediatrician says she's fine, I don't worry about her. But between nature and nurture there's a good chance our kids will be outliers in some regard, if only in exposure to very nerdy things. So clearly, it's deplorable to tell people "my kid is the awesomest and your's doesn't deserve to hold his/her toilet paper", but then what do you say? My impression is that my mom just spent a lot of time smiling and nodding when she was with other moms.

I think this stuff sorts itself out. I have a young Turk (well, not so young - senior year of HS) who qualifies as an "outlier". The kids and the teachers know who the aces are soon enough. Smiling and nodding is a very good strategy. It's also good to mention the idiosyncracies along with the skills, e.g. "he really likes the Percy Jackson books, and also likes making armpit farts for fun..." No need to quote numbers...

[bjornolf]

Just be nice in your response! Not everyone knows how to spell every word correctly! And why use spell check, anyway. I am sure the MOTHER of the child, would be highly upset knowing someone they liked and trusted, was mocking them and being snarky. May even bring her to tears.

Be NICE! Take the high road. Be a kind and loving friend.
Love,
DWP

Don't you think the content of the note is why people are picking on the form (spelling errors, etc.)?

Although I would love to hear more seasons parents give pointers on this, how does one tactfully discuss how one's child is doing? My husband and I are 1%-ers when it comes to test scores and I'm sensitive about this stuff. Although, currently it's not a big deal because my oldest is 2.5 and I have deliberately not read about what constitutes normal development. As long as her pediatrician says she's fine, I don't worry about her. But between nature and nurture there's a good chance our kids will be outliers in some regard, if only in exposure to very nerdy things. So clearly, it's deplorable to tell people "my kid is the awesomest and your's doesn't deserve to hold his/her toilet paper", but then what do you say? My impression is that my mom just spent a lot of time smiling and nodding when she was with other moms.

One other factoid that I left out: the mother who wrote this note is a high school English teacher.

As I wrote in my first post, my response will be "That is so nice."

You could always go the Steel Magnolias route. "What a lovely story, and you tell it so well!"

[devildeac]

Server/loading issues this AM for anyone else?

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

Fun Friday Story, Part Deux

Around 1:30, PPI and Minion showed up for their regular meeting with PHB. (He was out of town and failed to mention it to them.) PPI started chatting with my French colleague, asking what she was working on. She then told him all that we had accomplished in the last couple of years and what we had done this past week. He asked if she did any of her mass spec work in France; her response was, "No; I only work with the best." You should've seen the looks on PPI and Minion's faces! (No, my French colleague was not aware of the manuscript drama; that's what made it classic.)

Oh! Arkie! How EVER did you keep a straight face,yourSELF!? I'd surely have snorted my Diet Coke through my nose!!!!!!
Love, Ima

[Miles]

Server/loading issues this AM for anyone else?

None for me.

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

Just be nice in your response! Not everyone knows how to spell every word correctly! And why use spell check, anyway. I am sure the MOTHER of the child, would be highly upset knowing someone they liked and trusted, was mocking them and being snarky. May even bring her to tears.

Be NICE! Take the high road. Be a kind and loving friend.
Love,
DWP

Cathy is always nice. Enough said.

You got that right, VDB. Took the words right out of my mouth!
Love, Ima

[Ima Facultiwyfe]

Server/loading issues this AM for anyone else?

Frequently. Not always.
Love, Ima

[ArkieDukie]

Server/loading issues this AM for anyone else?

Yes. Big time. Got an error message; the page wouldn't load at all.

[devildeac]

Server/loading issues this AM for anyone else?

Yes. Big time. Got an error message; the page wouldn't load at all.

You must have borrowed my slow, old tablet from my office.