Spent the morning day-trading. Could have a $3,000 day before it's over.
It's amazing how smart you look when the market is up 122 points.
I also spent the morning trying to get spybot to work on my main machine. I upgraded to the current version, but it still hangs up. When I try to use the taskmanager, it shows that taskmanager is using 100% of the cpu processing power. Wierd. Then everything hangs up.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Monday, November 29, 2004
Grades Are Out
My son, a high school sophmore, has run up against one of those teachers.
The school has a system that sends out very detailed grade reports at the push of a button.
His Spanish teacher sent out a mid-term grade report that showed a score of 103%, including extra credit items.
She sent out no reports until the final grade.
He got a B+! His average was 87%. His final exam score was 85% and counted as 10% of the grade. The report stated that he had no missing assignments. Ergo, he must have had an average score of about 60% for the second half of the semester. For him, this is very, very unlikely.
He wants to handle the negotiations himself. This kind of thing has happened with this teacher before and he was able to get things turned around.
Part of the problem is that the teacher is barely computer literate. She also has about 400 students, so she is always way behind in grading papers. She does not know how to handle grading on the curve on the computer, which takes come skill.
This will be interesting.
The school has a system that sends out very detailed grade reports at the push of a button.
His Spanish teacher sent out a mid-term grade report that showed a score of 103%, including extra credit items.
She sent out no reports until the final grade.
He got a B+! His average was 87%. His final exam score was 85% and counted as 10% of the grade. The report stated that he had no missing assignments. Ergo, he must have had an average score of about 60% for the second half of the semester. For him, this is very, very unlikely.
He wants to handle the negotiations himself. This kind of thing has happened with this teacher before and he was able to get things turned around.
Part of the problem is that the teacher is barely computer literate. She also has about 400 students, so she is always way behind in grading papers. She does not know how to handle grading on the curve on the computer, which takes come skill.
This will be interesting.
Changes?
I wonder where the titles went.
They now only appear on the index.
I rechecked my settings.
It must be part of the template.
They now only appear on the index.
I rechecked my settings.
It must be part of the template.
First Snow of the Year
We finally got the first snow of the year. It was only 1"-2" inches overnight and was gone by 1 p.m.
We actually got some flurries on Saturday. The first grader across the street was sitting on the front steps in full snow gear (including goggles) holding his sled. He wanted to use it sooo much, but the snow was not sticking.
He actually did get to use it this morning.
The snow was, of course, beautiful. Large flakes and no wind. It hung on the trees and left an eerie feeling.
We actually got some flurries on Saturday. The first grader across the street was sitting on the front steps in full snow gear (including goggles) holding his sled. He wanted to use it sooo much, but the snow was not sticking.
He actually did get to use it this morning.
The snow was, of course, beautiful. Large flakes and no wind. It hung on the trees and left an eerie feeling.
Neat Weather Site
Here is the National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Rapids, IA.
This is the way forecasts ought to be presented.
This is the way forecasts ought to be presented.
Sunday, November 21, 2004
Interesting Questions
If you throw a cat out of the car window, does it become kitty litter?
If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?
Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?
What do chickens think we taste like?
What do people in China call their good plates?
What do you call a male ladybug?
What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man?
When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there Interstates in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices in the seats of planes instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited?
Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work?
If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why does it have locks on the door?
Why is a bra singular and panties plural?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight?
If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?
If a cow laughs, does milk come out of her nose?
If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive up ATM?
Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn?
Is it OK to use the AM radio after noon?
What do chickens think we taste like?
What do people in China call their good plates?
What do you call a male ladybug?
What hair color do they put on the driver's license of a bald man?
When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it?
Why didn't Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
Why do they sterilize the needle for lethal injections?
Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Why is it called tourist season if we can't shoot at them?
Why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?
Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?
Why are there Interstates in Hawaii?
Why are there flotation devices in the seats of planes instead of parachutes?
Why are cigarettes sold at gas stations where smoking is prohibited?
Have you ever imagined a world without hypothetical situations?
How does the guy who drives the snowplow get to work?
If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why does it have locks on the door?
Why is a bra singular and panties plural?
You know that indestructible black box that is used on airplanes?
Why don't they make the whole plane out of that stuff?
If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight?
If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?
If a cow laughs, does milk come out of her nose?
If you are driving at the speed of light and you turn your headlights on, what happens?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of a drive up ATM?
Why is it that when you transport something by car it is called shipment, but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains?
What would Geronimo say if he jumped out of an airplane?
Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
If con is the opposite of pro, is Congress the opposite of progress?
If flying is so safe, why do they call the airport the terminal?
Thursday, June 10, 2004
Monday, May 03, 2004
I have Retired!
Yeah! I officially retired on Saturday, but with terminal leave and just leaving, I haven't worked since the end of February.
See my retirement journal for details.
See my retirement journal for details.
Thursday, January 08, 2004
Allow Me to Rant
A couple of days into very month ,finance gives a "flash report" on sales. They then have a process that takes a couple of days to make changes and to provide a variance analysis.
The Pointy-Haired Boss, however, demands to see a detailed variance analysis based on the preliminary data...and see it instantly...and asks me instead of finance. This kills a whole day of my time AND a whole day of finance time AND creates a new set of numbers to variance from.
The Pointy-Haired Boss, however, demands to see a detailed variance analysis based on the preliminary data...and see it instantly...and asks me instead of finance. This kills a whole day of my time AND a whole day of finance time AND creates a new set of numbers to variance from.
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