NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (109908)

United States

Joined myLot 6 years ago

"I'm growing older but not up" --Jimmy Buffett

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NJ Chicaa's Discussions

I thought Charlie was dead

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 1h

I walked into the bedroom and this is what I saw. I have NEVER seen a cat in such a position. I was sure he was dead. Nope. The little creep just decided that somehow this was a comfortable position in which to nap. He...

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The science end of our wing decorated for Christmas

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 2h

I'm in the middle of the wing and across from a stairwell so I'm kind of in No Man's Land even though I am part of the science deparrtment. I have a Spanish class and a math class between me and the other science teachers in this...

Trump loses in court again

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 2h

After the DOJ executed a search warrant at Mar-a-Lago and found all sorts of presidential records that should have been in the custody of the National Archives--including classified ones--he, of course sued to keep them because...

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Watching the Phantom of the Opera movie

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 3h

I've seen the musical on Broadway 3 times, most recently last month. We wanted to go see it one last time before it closes in early 2023. As always it was amazing. It is sad to think that I won't see it again. Anyway I knew...

phantom of the opera

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What's for dinner? December 1

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 4h

What's going on the dinner table tonight? I want to know! I'm making homemade shrimp burgers. I've used a couple of recipes over the years but decided to just wing it this time. We shall see how they turn out. To go with I'm...

whats for dinner

home cooking

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I am cold today

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 5h

I was cold all day at work and now I'm cold here in the apartment. I just put on a second pair of socks and turned the heat up to 72. I also am wrapped up in a blanket that my sister knit for me a few years ago. The bedroom and...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 7h

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 42 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. That is way too cold for me. Work was quiet today which is always a good thing. One of my problem students cut herself out...

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Good morning myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 10h

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 40 degrees F and sunny here at the Jersey Shore. At least it is sunny. Work has been quiet today which is a good thing. My neighbor called me at 6 am all upset asking me to...

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Madison Cawthorn delivered a strange final speech on the House floor today

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

He is a representative from a semi-rural area of western North Carolina (though it does include Asheville) who lost in his primary in the spring despite Trump's endorsement. Some group (suspected to be Republican-based) released...

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The US House Ways and Means Committee (Congress) has obtained Trump's tax returns

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

Well, at least 6 years of them anyway. It has been a tradition since like Nixon for presidents and presidential candidates to release their federal tax returns to the public for review. Trump was no ordinary or traditional...

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The cleaning lady is coming tomorrow

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

She usually comes every other Monday but I didn't hear from her until last night. She wanted to know if she could come either this afternoon or tomorrow around noon. I didn't have any cash on hand and didn't feel like going out...

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What's for dinner? November 30

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

What's going on the dinner table tonight? Share with us! I'm making homemade pizza--specifically the Angry Grandma pizza from the newest Smitten Kitchen cookbook. I had planned to make it last night and *did* make the dough but...

whats for dinner

home cooking

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Cupcake attempt take 2

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

I wanted to try a new recipe over the weekend but somehow I measured the liquid ingredients incorrectly and the whole thing was an unsalvagable mess. I dumped it out and figured I'd try again this week. So that is what I am...

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Good afternoon myLot

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

Hello everyone. I hope your day is going well. It is 55 degrees F and raining here at the Jersey Shore. Meh. I'm done with work for the day. I got back here to the apartment and saw that someone had taken the garbage out to...

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I jinxed myself

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

Pretty much right after I posted that the suspension duty hadn’t been bad we had a lockdown. As per usual the students didn’t take it seriously. The door was unlocked and I don’t have a key. I freaked out. The principal didn’t...

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Took the Breakfast Club to the bathroom

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

I’ve had this duty for a couple of weeks and haven’t taken them to the bathroom. I know they go 4th period before they get lunch. They were swearing up and down that get to go 6th too. I didn’t believe them so I called the office....

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I guess it is a good problem to have

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

I just read that New Jersey was sending $500 stimulus checks to “middle income” households. Of course I immediately checked to see if I was in that category. I am not. The cutoff is $75,000 in income. I’m about $10,000 over that....

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What the hell?

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 30 Nov

So I was just in the faculty bathroom up here and *this* is the new addition to the decor. I have absolutely no idea why one of my coworkers would hang this on the wall. One teacher brought in a can of paint and painted it back...

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Nice parent feedback

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 29 Nov

I find myself sending several parent emails that are negative because their students refuse to do work and may potentially not graduate. I send them out early and often to the seniors I have who are failing. In one class alone I...

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Students continue to amaze me every day

NJ Chicaa @NJChicaa (109908) • United States 29 Nov

and not in a good way. We are currently working on the chapter on fingerprints and fingerprint evidence in forensic science. I don't do a whole lot of lecturing in the class because 1) the students don't listen and 2) the...

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