Off-topic randomness - a place to ramble?

[peoplemover913]

Thanks!

 

[JeanJoe]

Good morning, everyone.

Should I be worried that my daughter really, really likes shoes?



That is, she is 14 months old, and she likes to eat them.

 

[marypops!]

i would probably think so

how many has she eaten so far?

 

[HollyJoy]

LOL, my 8 year old LOVES shoes.. always has. Even now, whenever we go into a store that sells shoes, I get, "Mom, can we please go look at the shoes!" She is a true girl!

You, my friend, are doomed!

 

[Tinkerbelle739]

Good morning, everyone.

Should I be worried that my daughter really, really likes shoes?



That is, she is 14 months old, and she likes to eat them.

You had better start a shoe fund!! My poor DH does not even ask anymore about how much my shoes cost, he just knows it is the price he must pay to be married to me!!

 

[peoplemover913]

Just make sure they are low cal shoes, we don't want her picking up any bad eating habits!

 

[JeanJoe]

She tends to snack and nibble. She doesn't have access to expensive shoes in this household; I wonder if she will have expensive tastes? Could bring her to my sister's, where she could try some Pradas, but I think my sister would be annoyed at the tooth marks.

Oh besides shoes, she likes coconut-scented Doh-Doh island Play-Doh, especially hot pink.

What a connoisseur I am raising!

i would probably think so

how many has she eaten so far?

 

[lajones81]

She tends to snack and nibble. She doesn't have access to expensive shoes in this household; I wonder if she will have expensive tastes? Could bring her to my sister's, where she could try some Pradas, but I think my sister would be annoyed at the tooth marks.

Oh besides shoes, she likes coconut-scented Doh-Doh island Play-Doh, especially hot pink.

What a connoisseur I am raising!

Prada is nice, but, personally, I like a nice Steve Madden.

 

[marypops!]

for some real randomness here is the math on the great pyramids:

The Great Pyramid of Khufu from the Fourth Dynasty was a mathematical wonder:

It was laid out with geometric precision - a near-perfect square base, with sides of 230 meters that differ from each other by less than twenty centimeters, and faces that sloped upwards at an angle of 51º to reach an apex nearly 150 meters above the desert floor.
There are about 2,300,000 giant, heavy stone blocks in the pyramid, which are placed so close together that a knife blade can not be inserted between them! The sides of the square base have an error of less than 1/14,000, while the right angles have an error of less than 1/27,000.
Some people have made certain discoveries about the Great Pyramid, using maths:

When using the Egyptian cubit the perimeter is 365.24 - the amount of days in the year
When doubling the perimeter, the answer is equal to one minute of one degree at the equator
The apex to base slant is equal to 600th of a degree of latitude
The height x 10 to the power of 9 gives approximately the distance from the earth to the sun
The perimeter divided by 2 x the height of the pyramid is equal to pi - 3.1416
The weight of the pyramid x 10 to the power of 15 is equal to the approximate weight of the earth
When the cross diagonals of the base are added together, the answer is equal to the amount of time (in years) that it takes for the earth's polar axis to go back to its original starting point - 25,286.6 years
The measurements of the King's Chamber gives 2-5-3 and 3-4-5 which are basic Pythagorean triangles

for more info on this amzing -yawns- topic visit http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/numbers.htm

 

[lajones81]

for some real randomness here is the math on the great pyramids:

The Great Pyramid of Khufu from the Fourth Dynasty was a mathematical wonder:

It was laid out with geometric precision - a near-perfect square base, with sides of 230 meters that differ from each other by less than twenty centimeters, and faces that sloped upwards at an angle of 51º to reach an apex nearly 150 meters above the desert floor.
There are about 2,300,000 giant, heavy stone blocks in the pyramid, which are placed so close together that a knife blade can not be inserted between them! The sides of the square base have an error of less than 1/14,000, while the right angles have an error of less than 1/27,000.
Some people have made certain discoveries about the Great Pyramid, using maths:

When using the Egyptian cubit the perimeter is 365.24 - the amount of days in the year
When doubling the perimeter, the answer is equal to one minute of one degree at the equator
The apex to base slant is equal to 600th of a degree of latitude
The height x 10 to the power of 9 gives approximately the distance from the earth to the sun
The perimeter divided by 2 x the height of the pyramid is equal to pi - 3.1416
The weight of the pyramid x 10 to the power of 15 is equal to the approximate weight of the earth
When the cross diagonals of the base are added together, the answer is equal to the amount of time (in years) that it takes for the earth's polar axis to go back to its original starting point - 25,286.6 years
The measurements of the King's Chamber gives 2-5-3 and 3-4-5 which are basic Pythagorean triangles

for more info on this amzing -yawns- topic visit http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/numbers.htm

uh.............

 

[lajones81]

OK, I just booked the hotel for our first annual "Back to Skool" trip to return to college for Homecoming.

I know skool is spelled wrong, but my friends think it's funny since we are all educators.

I should get some zazzle t-shirts or something!

 

[JeanJoe]

The Dangers of Dr. Seuss

I was introducing DD3yo to the wonders of Dr. Seuss and rhyming, and was very proud when she started rhyming her own (mostly nonsense) words.

DD: "Daddy, I can rhyme! Rocket, locket, pocket, mocket, docket..."

Me: "Very good! That's great!!!"

DD: "Daddy, I can rhyme more! Luck, duck, muck, puck, buck..."

Me: "OK, let's play a different game now."

 

[PurpleDuck]

The Dangers of Dr. Seuss

I was introducing DD3yo to the wonders of Dr. Seuss and rhyming, and was very proud when she started rhyming her own (mostly nonsense) words.

DD: "Daddy, I can rhyme! Rocket, locket, pocket, mocket, docket..."

Me: "Very good! That's great!!!"

DD: "Daddy, I can rhyme more! Luck, duck, muck, puck, buck..."

Me: "OK, let's play a different game now."

LOL too priceless! Out of the mouths of babes... Thanks for sharing it!

 

[BuddyGenie]

for some real randomness here is the math on the great pyramids:

The Great Pyramid of Khufu from the Fourth Dynasty was a mathematical wonder:

It was laid out with geometric precision - a near-perfect square base, with sides of 230 meters that differ from each other by less than twenty centimeters, and faces that sloped upwards at an angle of 51º to reach an apex nearly 150 meters above the desert floor.
There are about 2,300,000 giant, heavy stone blocks in the pyramid, which are placed so close together that a knife blade can not be inserted between them! The sides of the square base have an error of less than 1/14,000, while the right angles have an error of less than 1/27,000.
Some people have made certain discoveries about the Great Pyramid, using maths:

When using the Egyptian cubit the perimeter is 365.24 - the amount of days in the year
When doubling the perimeter, the answer is equal to one minute of one degree at the equator
The apex to base slant is equal to 600th of a degree of latitude
The height x 10 to the power of 9 gives approximately the distance from the earth to the sun
The perimeter divided by 2 x the height of the pyramid is equal to pi - 3.1416
The weight of the pyramid x 10 to the power of 15 is equal to the approximate weight of the earth
When the cross diagonals of the base are added together, the answer is equal to the amount of time (in years) that it takes for the earth's polar axis to go back to its original starting point - 25,286.6 years
The measurements of the King's Chamber gives 2-5-3 and 3-4-5 which are basic Pythagorean triangles

for more info on this amzing -yawns- topic visit http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/numbers.htm

Thank you, MaryPops! I have Information now. Information is power! I shall demonstrate this by squashing a cockroach with a dictionary: **squishcrunchery**

 

[Tishke]

Random Lesson Learned: Mom's are not ALWAYS right....it's true

So, your mom is always the person that has the right answer....the person with the experience and know how to get you through something right?! Well tonight, my mom calls me and tells me she fell and hurt her foot and thinks it might be hurt pretty good. I go over there, and her toes are all swollen and it looks like she probably broke it. (No, not a medical doctor, I've just had four broken legs....I know broken LOL) Now, what does she want to do? Wrap it with an ace bandage with ice on it! She doesn't have health insurance started yet (she owns her own business) so she won't go to the hospital! GRRR...So, after some dinner I left her with some pain medication, elevated her foot and iced her up (and told her: 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off). I feel like the mother here. That, coupled with an email home from DS6 teacher (he sometimes doesn't re-tuck in shirt, what nonsense!) and DH being on an overnight trip for computer installation and I am at my whits end....anyone want chocolate ice cream???

 

[lajones81]

The Dangers of Dr. Seuss

I was introducing DD3yo to the wonders of Dr. Seuss and rhyming, and was very proud when she started rhyming her own (mostly nonsense) words.

DD: "Daddy, I can rhyme! Rocket, locket, pocket, mocket, docket..."

Me: "Very good! That's great!!!"

DD: "Daddy, I can rhyme more! Luck, duck, muck, puck, buck..."

Me: "OK, let's play a different game now."

As I teacher I find this absolutely hilarious!

 

[FlyThenFall]

I'm like totally stoked right now. I just got word from the Technical Theater director that I may have a new part-time job lined up...being a Student Conductor/Assistant to the Conductor for our local professional symphony! It's not set in stone yet (I still have to meet with the guy I'm working with), but the job may include conducting the symphony for rehearsal.

Oh my gosh...I think right now would be a good time for the "hand fluttering" and the "leik omgs!" It's the best way to express how I'm feeling.

LEIK OMG!! OMG!! OMG!!

 

[Tishke]

As I teacher I find this absolutely hilarious!

Er....miss teacher???? Not to nitpick or anything, but your red bird counter needs a little subject-verb agreement fix

 

[lajones81]

Er....miss teacher???? Not to nitpick or anything, but your red bird counter needs a little subject-verb agreement fix

Well, I wanted a red counter since red and white were my school colors in college. The words were set in stone when I made the ticker.

 

[Disneyfreak92]

Sorry to hear about your evening Tishke. I wish I had been around to give you minute cake or have chocolate ice scream with you.

And good luck to you Fly! That sounds very exciting!