Random Ramblings

At least you're watching it. I make absolutely no effort to go see or even watch Christmas parades. Humbug indeed.

You have to love Tennessee weather!  It is going to be 17 degrees when I get up in the morning.  Last week, it was literally 85!  That is a huge swing in just two weeks!

Of course, we have had a blessed and unusually warm fall.  This will be our first really cold snap.  Luckily, it is only going to last for a couple of days.

I have 3 exams in 3 days - diff calc today, kinematics/dynamics tomorrow, general chem Saturday. Then geo next Friday. Here goes…

Wow that's quite the load!  I had an awesome professor for Differential Equations.  I really enjoyed that class.  How do you like it?

Ugg I coudn't stand Diff-EQ.  Dynamics and Statics were fun though, same with Mechanics of Materials.

Just reading those class names and I am rejoicing that I went to Bible college!

Good luck with your exams Driven.
Let us know how it went.

alldatndensum wrote:

Just reading those class names and I am rejoicing that I went to Bible college!

Me too except B-School...

I really liked Mechanics of Materials . . . that where we got to break stuff

Through The Dark Radio wrote:

I really liked Mechanics of Materials . . . that where we got to break stuff

Oh yeah! 

Everything went well (I think). Calculus is algebra, physics is algebra with some theory, and chemistry is math you have to think about.

Our chem prof had put a copy of the 2012 final exam on Moodle (an online platform for schools), so that we had practice questions. The actual final was basically the 2012 final with a couple of questions changed. The prof didn't even bother to change the date. That made life easier.

Good news!

I remember not being excited about taking Chemistry and my first college chemistry class did nothing to make me feel any better about it.  I took the second (required) chem class at night and had a different instructor who was a chemical engineer.  She was great because she centered the course-work around practical chemistry and left out a bunch of theory.

I am missing seeing G/F posting here!

alldatndensum wrote:

I am missing seeing G/F posting here!

I was just thinking this the other day. I know he has a lot going on so let's keep praying for him and maybe God will remind him to come visit us.

alldatndensum wrote:

I am missing seeing G/F posting here!

Great guy, he really tends to brighten the place up when he's here.

We will have to drag him away from Call Of Duty.

alldatndensum wrote:

We will have to drag him away from Call Of Duty.

I think he spends way more time playing this game....

Hey kids... I am still alive. Sorry I haven't been blessing you with my presence 

I could go into the sordid reasons for my recent reclusiveness, but I don't want to bore you with my lack of health, kids that are turning me gray, and non-stop holiday parties everywhere.

Oh and yes, in between it all, I have been playing Project Diva... er, I mean Fallout 4 
I'm a bit addicted to it. Amazingly detailed game. My wife continues to encourage my addiction by buying me wireless headphones from Sharper Image.... amazing !!

Thanks to all who've been praying, it's been a rough road the last couple months. I'm looking forward to better days ahead !

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Hey kids... I am still alive. Sorry I haven't been blessing you with my presence  

I could go into the sordid reasons for my recent reclusiveness, but I don't want to bore you with my lack of health, kids that are turning me gray, and non-stop holiday parties everywhere.

We've never minded you talking about your problems here.  Just be sure not to cut yourself off from your best supporters--us!!!  We will pray, but we will also correct you when we see you going in a bad direction.  You'd do the same for us, I hope!

Guilty/Forgiven wrote:

Hey kids... I am still alive. Sorry I haven't been blessing you with my presence 

I could go into the sordid reasons for my recent reclusiveness, but I don't want to bore you with my lack of health, kids that are turning me gray, and non-stop holiday parties everywhere.

Oh and yes, in between it all, I have been playing Project Diva... er, I mean Fallout 4 
I'm a bit addicted to it. Amazingly detailed game. My wife continues to encourage my addiction by buying me wireless headphones from Sharper Image.... amazing !!

Thanks to all who've been praying, it's been a rough road the last couple months. I'm looking forward to better days ahead !

First of all, you don't bore us. I have friends and folks that hold me accountable, both IRL and here. We're here to be supportive and helpful for you if need be.

Second of all, I understand the holiday parties. Our work one was Wednesday and we have two family parties on Saturday (the first I'm dreading, the second should be okay...).

I agree that the holiday parties can be a bit stressful.  We had our work party this Wednesday (it went relatively well...always a little worried about them because my wife and I pick the venue).  Saturday night I have to attend one of best clients party...then get up at 3am to take my wife to the airport.

I'm leaving for my parents' anytime between now and Sunday, depending on the weather. I don't mind weather, but everyone else (parents, girlfriend) minds more than I do.

Also, between my last post and now, the other front suspension collapsed on my car; my friend replaced it with me, breaking a worn link kit (small arm with pivots) in the process; I and my friend replaced the link kit. I now have even less money in my bank account. Oh well. And I had to cold start my diesel car (without block heater) at -16°F or -26.5°C… to put it mildly, it was rough. Such is the price we pay for superior fuel economy.

Glad to see G/F return among us. It felt like something was missing, but I couldn't quite figure out what (as I'm not here much myself).

We miss you, too, Andre.

Good to see you back G/F!  What Ish said--you don't bore us, we're here to support each other.

alldatndensum wrote:

We miss you, too, Andre.

Very true, when you first started here (as a young sprout) we almost couldn't get you to stop talking.  Now that you are in college and have a girlfriend it seems like we don't see you much as we would like.  Makes me feel a little like a parent just hoping my young adult son will at least give me a call or send a text once a week to let me know he still needs me...even if just a little.