What's making you happy today? - Page 557

Aliantha · 07-16-2012, 10:44 PM

My afternoon snack.

It was strawberries and cream. I realised that even though my diet is somewhat limited at the moment, it definitely doesn't preclude strawberries, and cream is ok as long as it's unsweetened, and considering I've lost another couple of kg's in the last couple of weeks, I thought it'd be ok to be decadent just this once.

Max enjoyed sharing with me too.

Nirvana · 07-19-2012, 10:05 AM

So for the last 2 weeks or more the weather here in the Midwest the temps are miserable. I am so proud of the 4-H kids and their families that bought cattle from us this year despite the heat they worked hard and so far we/they have had these results...

2012 Grand Champion Steer Marshall Co. Fair
2012 Grand Champion Heifer Starke Co. Fair [the one in the photo I sent in show us your pets

]
2012 Grand Champion County Bred Steer LaPorte Co. Fair
2012 Res. Grand Champion Heifer Starke Co. Fair

glatt · 07-19-2012, 10:25 AM

That's great. Congratulations!

limey · 07-19-2012, 10:59 AM

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Prizewinning beeves!

classicman · 07-19-2012, 01:09 PM

Congrats! Good for you and your cows/bulls...

I don't know anything about this so I'll just ask.
Does this mean they taste better or are better for breeding or is this simply like a dog or horse show type of thing?

I guess what I'm asking is - Is there a benefit to the owner or animal after the win? Whats it all mean? What happens afterward?(seriously asking)

Nirvana · 07-19-2012, 01:27 PM

4-H teaches kids about the beef industry. Raising a calf and showing it involves the whole family making it a family project. I don't know of any kids that are involved in livestock projects that are in gangs , addicted to drugs or are school drop outs. We are on our second generation of exhibitors. Most of the parents of the kids we help bought cattle from us 20 or so years ago.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-19-2012, 02:54 PM

So you're the "pusher man" for those 4-H gangs, eh.

I spent a lot of years in 4-H, dairy and horse. It was a real good experience.

Nirvana · 07-19-2012, 05:22 PM

Show beef ... the drug of choice!

orthodoc · 07-19-2012, 09:10 PM

4-H, or most kinds of livestock/horse showing, is great for kids. Lots of life lessons, lots of character development. I showed horses in my teens - same types of good experiences. Hooray for 4-H!

orthodoc · 07-19-2012, 09:14 PM

I'm happy tonight because a) I survived four days of 95-105 degree weather dressed in hazmat-type garb while doing industrial hygiene at a huge facility in the midwest; b) tomorrow I DON'T have to wear hazmat garb! I get to go to a conference on fracking! c) this weekend I get to see a dear friend who's also training me for a vacation where I'll get to ride cutting horses; d) I also get to see other friends and take in an outdoor music festival this weekend!

Big difference from the beginning of July! I am stoked!!

xoxoxoBruce · 07-19-2012, 11:22 PM

Training you for a vacation? Has it been so long you have to be retrained?

orthodoc · 07-19-2012, 11:30 PM

The embarrassing answer is: yes!!!

Apart from needing vacation training

- he's training me so I can survive a weekend of riding cutting horses

xoxoxoBruce · 07-20-2012, 01:43 AM

Just take away their knives before you get on, and you're good to go.

DanaC · 07-20-2012, 05:37 AM

Sounds like life is gooooood Ortho

Sundae · 07-20-2012, 12:30 PM

Last day of school today. Well, last half day, I was home by 13.00.
Lots of prizes from the childer - I am always so flattered. Not because of material gain, just that they must mention my name at home in order to justify a parent buying a gift/ card. As it was I mostly received chocolates, all promptly donated to my Mum, who accused me of wanting her to get fat

Tiger & family got me a cute cat plaque..

I got banana flavoured treats from my class teacher.
And no, not as a knowing joke, she just doesn't know me. Well it's only been 11 months. And yes, I sound like an ungrateful bitch, but the bottom line is I just don't like her. I smiled and thanked her of course - I do have manners.

But, phew - I'm glad that school year is over. I have been asked subtly by other TAs how it was working with her. And responded with equal subtlety. And then we've looked at eachother's wary faces and realised we both felt the same, and laughed and shook our heads. Not a great environment, especially for lower ability children. Tiger Mum was especially just riding out the year.

My bet? Tiger will really flourish next year and a lot of the anxiety he now releases as soon as he gets home will disappear. From that teacher I got a cupcake decoarting kit

And from the Specialist teacher I work with - cheese and wine. I work with some wonderful people.

I'm going to miss staff and children over the summer!

07-16-2012, 10:44 PM	#8341
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	My afternoon snack. It was strawberries and cream. I realised that even though my diet is somewhat limited at the moment, it definitely doesn't preclude strawberries, and cream is ok as long as it's unsweetened, and considering I've lost another couple of kg's in the last couple of weeks, I thought it'd be ok to be decadent just this once. Max enjoyed sharing with me too. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

07-19-2012, 10:05 AM	#8342
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	So for the last 2 weeks or more the weather here in the Midwest the temps are miserable. I am so proud of the 4-H kids and their families that bought cattle from us this year despite the heat they worked hard and so far we/they have had these results... 2012 Grand Champion Steer Marshall Co. Fair 2012 Grand Champion Heifer Starke Co. Fair [the one in the photo I sent in show us your pets ] 2012 Grand Champion County Bred Steer LaPorte Co. Fair 2012 Res. Grand Champion Heifer Starke Co. Fair __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

07-19-2012, 10:59 AM	#8344
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Prizewinning beeves! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

07-19-2012, 01:09 PM	#8345
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Congrats! Good for you and your cows/bulls... I don't know anything about this so I'll just ask. Does this mean they taste better or are better for breeding or is this simply like a dog or horse show type of thing? I guess what I'm asking is - Is there a benefit to the owner or animal after the win? Whats it all mean? What happens afterward?(seriously asking) __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

07-19-2012, 01:27 PM	#8346
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	4-H teaches kids about the beef industry. Raising a calf and showing it involves the whole family making it a family project. I don't know of any kids that are involved in livestock projects that are in gangs , addicted to drugs or are school drop outs. We are on our second generation of exhibitors. Most of the parents of the kids we help bought cattle from us 20 or so years ago. __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

07-19-2012, 10:25 AM	#8343
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	That's great. Congratulations!

07-19-2012, 02:54 PM	#8347
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So you're the "pusher man" for those 4-H gangs, eh. I spent a lot of years in 4-H, dairy and horse. It was a real good experience. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-19-2012, 05:22 PM	#8348
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	Show beef ... the drug of choice! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

07-19-2012, 09:10 PM	#8349
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	4-H, or most kinds of livestock/horse showing, is great for kids. Lots of life lessons, lots of character development. I showed horses in my teens - same types of good experiences. Hooray for 4-H! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-19-2012, 09:14 PM	#8350
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I'm happy tonight because a) I survived four days of 95-105 degree weather dressed in hazmat-type garb while doing industrial hygiene at a huge facility in the midwest; b) tomorrow I DON'T have to wear hazmat garb! I get to go to a conference on fracking! c) this weekend I get to see a dear friend who's also training me for a vacation where I'll get to ride cutting horses; d) I also get to see other friends and take in an outdoor music festival this weekend! Big difference from the beginning of July! I am stoked!! __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

07-19-2012, 11:22 PM	#8351
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Training you for a vacation? Has it been so long you have to be retrained? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-19-2012, 11:30 PM	#8352
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	The embarrassing answer is: yes!!! Apart from needing vacation training - he's training me so I can survive a weekend of riding cutting horses __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi Last edited by orthodoc; 07-20-2012 at 01:02 AM.

07-20-2012, 01:43 AM	#8353
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Just take away their knives before you get on, and you're good to go. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-20-2012, 12:30 PM	#8355
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Last day of school today. Well, last half day, I was home by 13.00. Lots of prizes from the childer - I am always so flattered. Not because of material gain, just that they must mention my name at home in order to justify a parent buying a gift/ card. As it was I mostly received chocolates, all promptly donated to my Mum, who accused me of wanting her to get fat Tiger & family got me a cute cat plaque.. I got banana flavoured treats from my class teacher. And no, not as a knowing joke, she just doesn't know me. Well it's only been 11 months. And yes, I sound like an ungrateful bitch, but the bottom line is I just don't like her. I smiled and thanked her of course - I do have manners. But, phew - I'm glad that school year is over. I have been asked subtly by other TAs how it was working with her. And responded with equal subtlety. And then we've looked at eachother's wary faces and realised we both felt the same, and laughed and shook our heads. Not a great environment, especially for lower ability children. Tiger Mum was especially just riding out the year. My bet? Tiger will really flourish next year and a lot of the anxiety he now releases as soon as he gets home will disappear. From that teacher I got a cupcake decoarting kit And from the Specialist teacher I work with - cheese and wine. I work with some wonderful people. I'm going to miss staff and children over the summer! __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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