So Dante has been waiting for 11 years to take me to an AC/DC concert ... we scored tickets to the Jan. 26 Tulsa concert way back in November .... they weren't cheap, and we both had to agree to withstand extreme grogginess at work and school the next morning, Jan. 27, because neither of us could get out of our adult obligations after one night of rockin' and rollin' and listening to that money talk ...
It's a sacrifice we were more than willing to make. Tulsa (for those of you who may not be familiar with Oklahoma geography) is roughly 1 hour and 20 minutes Northeast of Oklahoma City.
During the day on Monday, Jan. 26, we got hit with an ice storm that has shut down the state.
I am not kidding.
We couldn't drive to Tulsa if we wanted to.
Now, we're drinking and listening to AC/DC tunes on our IPOD stereo ... Listen to that money walk ...
Monday, January 26, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Me and Math: The Semester Starts
The first time I sat for the practice GMAT, I did so horrible on math that the woman didn't want to give me my grade.
So she started with the "sandwich" approach, "Well, you did really well in the algebraic section."
Of course I did well in algebra. In involves letters. I GET letters. Letters make sense to me.
So I worked with a tutor, who I call Little Ananya. Ananya was about 19 years old and from Bangledesh. She was a genius at teaching math. It confounded her that I would get all the math correct when it came to business.
I view it this way: If I get it wrong, I lose money. And I don't want to lose money.
When I would get very basic things wrong, I would get scolded in Little Ananya fashion. (Insert Indian accent here): "Oh, Angie. You did not do well. You should not be getting that wrong. Rules are rules. They never change."
Apparently, I wanted to be creative with my letters and that doesn't work in math.
So here I sit, like Adam Sandler in "Billy Madison," among babes in order to make sure my calculus foundation is sound.
If it involves letters, I'll be fine ...
So she started with the "sandwich" approach, "Well, you did really well in the algebraic section."
Of course I did well in algebra. In involves letters. I GET letters. Letters make sense to me.
So I worked with a tutor, who I call Little Ananya. Ananya was about 19 years old and from Bangledesh. She was a genius at teaching math. It confounded her that I would get all the math correct when it came to business.
I view it this way: If I get it wrong, I lose money. And I don't want to lose money.
When I would get very basic things wrong, I would get scolded in Little Ananya fashion. (Insert Indian accent here): "Oh, Angie. You did not do well. You should not be getting that wrong. Rules are rules. They never change."
Apparently, I wanted to be creative with my letters and that doesn't work in math.
So here I sit, like Adam Sandler in "Billy Madison," among babes in order to make sure my calculus foundation is sound.
If it involves letters, I'll be fine ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Happy Inauguration Day!
Is there much more to say?
Not really ... this is a purely wonderful moment in our history.
Not really ... this is a purely wonderful moment in our history.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
A Church Fondling Scandal
Every time I see a scandal involving a church, I am going to keep track of it in Blogland for the 2009 year.
At the end of the year, I can go back and count up how many scandals I track.
This is the official first one.
http://www.newsok.com/weleetka-pastor-arrested-charged-with-committing-lewd-acts-against-girls/article/3338141?custom_click=headlines_widget
At the end of the year, I can go back and count up how many scandals I track.
This is the official first one.
http://www.newsok.com/weleetka-pastor-arrested-charged-with-committing-lewd-acts-against-girls/article/3338141?custom_click=headlines_widget
It's Not Us
I thought I'd get out in front of this.
An Oklahoma City couple won the Powerball. It's true.
http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-city-couple-claims-powerball-prize/article/3338140?custom_click=headlines_widget
But it wasn't me and Dante, so I just thought I'd get out in front of any rumors. :-)
An Oklahoma City couple won the Powerball. It's true.
http://www.newsok.com/oklahoma-city-couple-claims-powerball-prize/article/3338140?custom_click=headlines_widget
But it wasn't me and Dante, so I just thought I'd get out in front of any rumors. :-)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Disease and Economics
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123185705470077275.html
If you've been following the crumbling situation in Zimbabwe, this is the most recent story about the government issuing a $50 billion note, which is essentially equivalent to $1 U.S.
If you haven't been following the situation in Zimbabwe, it has been in a horrible state of disarray especially over the last few months.
Its cholera epidemic now has killed nearly 2,000 people since October.
The cholera epidemic is a manifestation of its crumbling economic system.
If you've been following the crumbling situation in Zimbabwe, this is the most recent story about the government issuing a $50 billion note, which is essentially equivalent to $1 U.S.
If you haven't been following the situation in Zimbabwe, it has been in a horrible state of disarray especially over the last few months.
Its cholera epidemic now has killed nearly 2,000 people since October.
The cholera epidemic is a manifestation of its crumbling economic system.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Gizmo is Home
After one surgery, four days in the Kitty Hospital, and 12 nights at the veterinarian's, Gizmo the Cat is home.
I have received plenty of advice from well-meaning friends about how to avoid hairballs in the future. This wasn't a normal hairball, by any veterinarian's measure (including my brother in law). This was the size of a woman's fist and it was well-lodged in her intestines, and I need to be very clear that Gizmo has a different kitty system which doesn't handle hair the way "normal" kitty systems should. Other long-haired cats typically throw up hairballs; Gizmo does not. For whatever reason, the hair stays in her system. Also, Gizmo has developed allergic skin disease, which causes her to pull out her hair and she swallows that hair, too, and she is unable to rid her system of that extra hair.
Needless to say, we have a lot of pet bills ahead of us. Thanks for your thoughts and love.
I have received plenty of advice from well-meaning friends about how to avoid hairballs in the future. This wasn't a normal hairball, by any veterinarian's measure (including my brother in law). This was the size of a woman's fist and it was well-lodged in her intestines, and I need to be very clear that Gizmo has a different kitty system which doesn't handle hair the way "normal" kitty systems should. Other long-haired cats typically throw up hairballs; Gizmo does not. For whatever reason, the hair stays in her system. Also, Gizmo has developed allergic skin disease, which causes her to pull out her hair and she swallows that hair, too, and she is unable to rid her system of that extra hair.
Needless to say, we have a lot of pet bills ahead of us. Thanks for your thoughts and love.
Happy New Year!
I never make New Year's resolutions. I just don't believe that they're practical, as human psychology goes. But as you start your New Year, if there is some way that you want to improve yourself, go for it. Let me know how it goes!
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