I have had this DeWalt drill for a few years now. This feature has always bugged me.
Allan
Trump mathematics
Oh my goodness. I had to comment on this.
Trump’s ‘growing inability to form thoughts’ on full display during presser: journalist
“Now, drug prices are gonna be going down a 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases, but for one eighth of a cent,” Trump said Friday during the announcement at the White House. “I was so proud because for 28 years nobody had done it.” (from MSN.com)
Sir, you cannot drop the price of something – anything – by more than 100%. If you drop something by 1000%, that means that you must pay the customer 9 times the previous value of the product.
Mr. Trump, I’m available for math tutoring. Please fill out my application.
If you cannot afford me, you can self study. Percents are covered in Complete Canadian Curriculum Grade 8 page 038-041 1 Mathematics 9 Application of Percent e1 Trump.pdf. (Grade 8 material)
more than 14 years later
More than 14 years later, and I still have nightmares about it. September of 2011 was long ago. Last night I was there again, wondering when I would leave. The previous similar dream was about 5 days ago.
Sometimes the effects of these dreams linger on through the morning or all throughout the day. I am a morose, depressed, grumpy person, trying to break free from its grip.
I’m thinking this is one of those days. Once again, I’ll try my best.
tomatoes from BJ
Thank you, Barb, for the tomatoes!
I miss my buddy Ernie.
NTRD
Happy National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Yes, I’m wearing my orange shirt today.
I had frank discussions with various students today. Everyone has different ideas, opinions, concerns, etc. as everyone’s experiences are different. As Phyllis Webstad says in Decolonization and Me, our understanding of a history is only so deep. The truth is much deeper than we know. We fill in the blanks from our own beliefs for that which we don’t know. This is where racism starts. It continues by not reconciling.
another end
I just finished watching the last Barney Miller episode. Feeling … melancholy.
Million Dollar Hospital (with William Shatner)
https://youtu.be/kHPsMFxXGes?feature=shared
Great film. A must-see. Great director, script, cast, & story line.
random thoughts
It is now 37°C outside. It should be extremely warm inside, but it’s a very pleasant 27°C.
I guess we should be eating more yoghurt.
… or less of it. (Yuck.)
Old pipe, new pipe.
The former was dug out of 20 St. S. here in town. The latter will be the final fitting to complete the plumbing at 1403 up.
More random thoughts as they come.
jeez whiz
So I went shopping at Real Canadian Superstore here in town. On my list was Cheez Whiz because I can’t live in a house without it. Yes, I already have a just-opened jar in the fridge, but one must be prepared. So I went up and down the isles looking for it. I saw “CONDIMENTS” on the signs above the isles. Great! I went up and down that isle a couple of times. I found mayonnaise, so that’s good. But no Cheez Whiz. I saw a couple of isles down, “SPREADS”. “Well alright! I bet I’ll find it there,” I thought. No go. I found some almond spread, which was nice. But you’ll never guess where the Cheez Whiz was – with the cheese! In the refrigerators! Who the heck put it there, and why?
What’s more, why wasn’t the mayonnaise refrigerated?