Comments on: Rants! & Raves! 4.18 http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:06:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: adios http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294217 adios Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:19:31 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294217 How's that for a rant:) How’s that for a rant:)

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]]> By: adios http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294216 adios Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:19:09 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294216 Kayvee, Not sure about the Kerfuffle;) Love that word! And also not sure why anyone would listen to Roger Hedgecock's show. You do know his history as San Diego's mayor, eh? One of the reasons public school is so broken is that it is run by lawmakers hundreds of miles away. If they earmark $$$ for textbooks it has to be spent on textbooks even though what a school may need is desks or computers. Our district had a bond passed recently so we can build a new high school to aliviate the over-crowded one, but now we have to lay off teachers, but can't touch the $$$ voters voted on for new construction. So we can build the new school, but they will still squeeze too many kids in one room now that there is not enought to pay teachers. If we recieved the same amount from the state as last year we'd be fine, but every district is losing millions. Our district will lose 4.5 million after losing 2.1 million, so it is hard to see how anyone watched more and more being thrown at a failed system the last few years. But the real problem is the suspension of Prop 98. It may all be kerfuffle, but the voters passed that proposition so this kind of thing could not happen. The voters of the Golden State need to make their voices heard. Poor Ahnold. He's lost any political cachet he had over this one. Kayvee,

Not sure about the Kerfuffle;) Love that word! And also not sure why anyone would listen to Roger Hedgecock’s show. You do know his history as San Diego’s mayor, eh?

One of the reasons public school is so broken is that it is run by lawmakers hundreds of miles away. If they earmark $$$ for textbooks it has to be spent on textbooks even though what a school may need is desks or computers. Our district had a bond passed recently so we can build a new high school to aliviate the over-crowded one, but now we have to lay off teachers, but can’t touch the $$$ voters voted on for new construction. So we can build the new school, but they will still squeeze too many kids in one room now that there is not enought to pay teachers. If we recieved the same amount from the state as last year we’d be fine, but every district is losing millions. Our district will lose 4.5 million after losing 2.1 million, so it is hard to see how anyone watched more and more being thrown at a failed system the last few years.

But the real problem is the suspension of Prop 98. It may all be kerfuffle, but the voters passed that proposition so this kind of thing could not happen. The voters of the Golden State need to make their voices heard. Poor Ahnold. He’s lost any political cachet he had over this one.

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]]> By: TJ http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294155 TJ Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:38:51 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294155 Congrats, JBH. I used to coach a high school Academic Team/Quiz Bowl Team (and Cameron assisted). We did win a few local competitions and finished second in our region a couple of times, but no way did we even sniff 4th in state! Congrats, JBH. I used to coach a high school Academic Team/Quiz Bowl Team (and Cameron assisted). We did win a few local competitions and finished second in our region a couple of times, but no way did we even sniff 4th in state!

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]]> By: JBH http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294146 JBH Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:25:39 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294146 Rant: It's raining. Rave: It's the weekend! Rave: I'm done with a massive group presentation I had in one of my classes! Rave: My high school's knowledge bowl team got 4th place in the state meet. (Being a recent KB alum, I find this very cool.) Rant: It’s raining.
Rave: It’s the weekend!
Rave: I’m done with a massive group presentation I had in one of my classes!
Rave: My high school’s knowledge bowl team got 4th place in the state meet. (Being a recent KB alum, I find this very cool.)

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]]> By: klasko http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294136 klasko Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:03:16 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294136 Congrats Chas! Congrats Chas!

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]]> By: TL http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294133 TL Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:59:35 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294133 Rave: Attended a wonderful event today called Maximum Impact - a leadership conference sumulcast via satellite from Atlanta. Wonderful speakers and great information! Rave: My company paid for it! Rave: Long weekend for me, since my hours at work were cut! Rant: Waiting to find out what will happen with my job - I'm not the most patient person in the world. I still have a job, but the direction of the company is in question. Rave: I think spring is finally here! Rant: The weekend seems to be coming in cooler and wetter than they first predicted. Oh, well! Better than snow! Rave: Attended a wonderful event today called Maximum Impact – a leadership conference sumulcast via satellite from Atlanta. Wonderful speakers and great information!

Rave: My company paid for it!

Rave: Long weekend for me, since my hours at work were cut!

Rant: Waiting to find out what will happen with my job – I’m not the most patient person in the world. I still have a job, but the direction of the company is in question.

Rave: I think spring is finally here!

Rant: The weekend seems to be coming in cooler and wetter than they first predicted. Oh, well! Better than snow!

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]]> By: Cheryl D. http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294129 Cheryl D. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:52:04 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294129 Congrats, Great-Granddad! Congrats, Great-Granddad!

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]]> By: Chas http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294127 Chas Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:42:40 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294127 :cool: I just discovered that I'm going to have a great-granddaughter. Becky is going to name her "Addison". I told Elvera that if she was going to name her for a Metro stop, she could have chosen one in Virginia. Ballston would be just as good. But all of her children will have fad names. Becky is the one who declared me a "dork". She would know. Addison (Addie?) will, doubtless, be the prettiest and smartest girl in all of North Carolina. Uhhhh Make that all of the US of A. :cool:
I just discovered that I’m going to have a great-granddaughter. Becky is going to name her “Addison”. I told Elvera that if she was going to name her for a Metro stop, she could have chosen one in Virginia. Ballston would be just as good. But all of her children will have fad names.
Becky is the one who declared me a “dork”. She would know.
Addison (Addie?) will, doubtless, be the prettiest and smartest girl in all of North Carolina. Uhhhh Make that all of the US of A.

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]]> By: Cheryl D. http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294116 Cheryl D. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:20:46 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294116 P.S. I take that back. Mom was sentimental--after she died we found out that she'd kept every card and letter everyone had ever sent her, and we found poetry and other stuff she'd written that said the same thing. She just never let anyone SEE her being sentimental. P.S. I take that back. Mom was sentimental–after she died we found out that she’d kept every card and letter everyone had ever sent her, and we found poetry and other stuff she’d written that said the same thing. She just never let anyone SEE her being sentimental.

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]]> By: Cheryl D. http://online.worldmag.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/comment-page-1/#comment-294114 Cheryl D. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:18:38 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/04/18/rants-raves-418/#comment-294114 Ajisuun, When Mom was alive, one of my brothers went to visit her once, taking his laptop. I got an e-mail from my brother and read it. Then I got another e-mail with his return address, and started reading it. It started, "I bet you never thought you'd get an e-mail from me," so I looked at the bottom, and it was signed, "Mom." I talked to her by phone a day or two later and heard the rest of the story. It seems my brother said, "Let's send Cheryl an e-mail from you" and started typing stuff up--HE was writing the note. She approved most of what he said, but when he wrote, "[My brother's name] leaves tomorrow, and I'll sit around and cry for days," she made him take it out. :) It would have been a sure give-away that the note wasn't from her, as she wasn't sentimental. But that e-mail they sent "together" is my only one from Mom, and it was fun--especially once I knew the real story. Ajisuun,

When Mom was alive, one of my brothers went to visit her once, taking his laptop. I got an e-mail from my brother and read it. Then I got another e-mail with his return address, and started reading it. It started, “I bet you never thought you’d get an e-mail from me,” so I looked at the bottom, and it was signed, “Mom.”

I talked to her by phone a day or two later and heard the rest of the story. It seems my brother said, “Let’s send Cheryl an e-mail from you” and started typing stuff up–HE was writing the note. She approved most of what he said, but when he wrote, “[My brother's name] leaves tomorrow, and I’ll sit around and cry for days,” she made him take it out. :) It would have been a sure give-away that the note wasn’t from her, as she wasn’t sentimental. But that e-mail they sent “together” is my only one from Mom, and it was fun–especially once I knew the real story.

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