HarryWeezer

Very versatile word, that.

The example above attributed to Common Core is a fiction, as are all other such examples of screwy math and English that you find on Facebook and elsewhere. There IS NO Common Core curriculum. There is NO Common Core textbook. There are NO Common Core rules on how to teach. Common Core defines what students show know in English and math at the end of each grade. That's it. That's all it is. It is a nationwide set of standards that we've long needed. So why are people against it? Well, teachers are against it because it tests the product of their work. And for the most part, their work is failing. We are handing high school displomas to kids who can't read and write, or balance a checkbook. Some states are against it because it will reveal the horrible job they're doing with education. And, it will reveal that states have been lying to parents about their childrens' progress. Don't buy the bullshit being peddled about Common Core. Learn for youself: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_Initiative - http://www.corestandards.org/about-the-standards/

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Thanks for the laugh. I needed it!!!

Student; he had a 9 mm. Crazy.

Deepest sympathies Spin. Just so sorry to hear.

Says :"Sorry, we couldn't find that" and something about needing permission.

A salute to a true hero, Kevin Vicars, sergeant-at-arms in the Canadian Parliament. Well done sir!!!

SALUTE Kevin Vicars, sergeant-at-arms in the Canadian Parliament. A HERO!!!

Have a great one Dean!!!!

So sorry to hear Spin. All my best...

And what's wrong with a bit of drama every now and then to spice things up? We're overdue for some serious drama. And so... I'm had my fill of all you Idiots who hack, cheat on your wives, masturbate in the kitchen, beat your kids and chain your dogs in the back yard with no food or water. You know who you are!!!

I've never looked at them but you got me curious. My number one opponent: BigPapaDean with 2,104 confrontations where I killed you 1,331 times and you killed me 772 times. djMot is my next top opponent with 1,947 confrontations - I've killed him 1,125 kills as opposed to 822 deaths at his hands; and Beers is no. 3, with 1,943 confrontations, 1,206 vs. 737. My victory streaks all change with my fourth top opponent, SgtBarnes, where I've killed him 739 times but he's killed me 1,149 times. I'll be looking for him!

Thanks all. A wonderful birthday. Family took me out for a nice steak and drinks. Best gift was from my granddaughter who made me a card and wrote this poem: There is an old mountain as tall as the sky. A guardian of the valley and the lives within. A watcher of time and growth. Flowing with the ages, the mountain stands steadfast amongst the flashing storms. A teacher of patience and kindness, a source of wisdom and truth. There is a young tree that grows in the valley, a part of the forest but unsteady in the wind. A lost youth amongst a sea of trials. Though wobbly in the downpour, the tree could not stand without the mountain, a structure of stability and strength; a hero to the young tree. Grandfather Mountain.

You bottom-feeding, scum-sucking algae eater!!

Groan...

Thank you! But I'm so old that: - Dirt was named after me. - The candles on my birthday cake raised earth's temperature 3 degrees. - When I was a kid rainbows were black and white. - I fart dust. - I sat behind Jesus in school. - I walked into an antique shop and they sold me. - My birth-certificate has expired. It was in Roman numerals. - Jurassic Park brought back memories. - My cat was on Noah's Ark. - My Social Security number is 1. - I co-wrote the Ten Commandments. - I have an autographed Bible. - I knew Burger King while he was still a prince. - I knew Captain Crunch when he was a private. - I remember when the Grand Canyon was a ditch. - I took my driver's test on a dinosaur. - I was a waiter at the last supper. - I DJ'd at the Boston Tea Party. - When I was in school, there was no history class. - When Moses parted the Red Sea, he interrupted my fishing. And finally, I'm so old that when God said let there be light, I hit the switch.

How can a dog that small hold so much piss?

Welcome to XI. Sorry you're obsolete.

Welcome to XI. Where you from?

I understand Dean's frustration. At times I share it. We try to enjoy the game but that's sometimes difficult with assholes spawn camping and setting Betties near spawn or in a location where you can't avoid them in getting out of spawn. There was a time that wasn't allowed. There also was a time in XI when the focus was ALWAYS on the players, supporting them and being immediately responsive to their concerns. And now they're labled whiners if they raise those concerns? Seems to me that the message Dean's been given here, basically, is to fuck off. Whether he was right or wrong, that's no way to treat any long-time member. There just seems to be a touch of arrogance settling in when members are given the message to STFU and just play the game, and even ridiculed.

Hi Redrum. It's been TOO LONG. Hope this means we'll see more of you!

I occasionally plan with my Titan, after which it falls.

Have a GREAT birthday Cat!!!