1/21/24 - Meals & News
By LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222623)
United States
January 22, 2024 5:34am CST
13-year and 17-year cicadas will emerge at the same time this year. The last time this happened was 1803. Cicadas spend most of their lives below ground, feeding on tree roots. In the spring, when the soil temperature reaches approximately 64 degrees Fahrenheit (18 degrees Celsius), the cicadas will emerge. Brood XIII will emerge in Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio and Iowa. Brood XIX will emerge in Missouri, Illinois, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland. The mating process lasts approximately 6 weeks; and the cicadas will be gone by late June.
Ohio wants to pay students for attending school. A pilot program is being proposed in which $1.5 million of taxpayer's money will be paid to K-9th grade students to go to school. $500 will be paid for K-9, $250 will be paid if they graduate high school with a higher amount if they obtain a 3.0 grade point average or higher. This program is to fight growing absenteeism. What is this world coming to when we have to pay kids to attend school?
58 days until spring.
Breakfast - Protein bar
Lunch - Lentil soup
Dessert/Snack - Blueberry muffin and decaf coffee
Dinner - Protein bar
What did you eat yesterday?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jan 24
It's going to be a bit noisy outside when those cicadas emerge.
It's definitely an incentive for kids to go to school, but I doubt it will work. If kids don't want to go, nothing will make them go.
Your food looks good.
Yesterday was Raisin Bran and a banana for breakfast and salmon and rice for lunch. Snacks - banana, Oreo cookie, and DC Dove Promise chocolate. The scale was good. I didn't gain or lose.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
22 Jan 24
I agree. They won't see the money anyway. The parents will.
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@Juliaacv (56354)
• Canada
22 Jan 24
I cannot think that such an incentive would be successful, and how long will they allow it to be 'tried' before scraping it? The taxpayers will not be happy about footing that bill.
We had chicken and dumplings for supper last night with organic baby carrots.
We went out for a beautiful brunch, I had poached eggs, bacon and part of a pancake.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
22 Jan 24
The money goes to the parents anyway; so what incentive is that to the kids?
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
22 Jan 24
I know. I was shocked to read about that.
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@RasmaSandra (98072)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
22 Jan 24
And then with my luck they will visit me in Florida 
I had one pork patty and one chicken patty with tater tots. I put a mix of peach preserve and soy sauce mixed together on top of each patty,
I had one pork patty and one chicken patty with tater tots. I put a mix of peach preserve and soy sauce mixed together on top of each patty,1 person likes this
@TheHorse (238349)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Jan 24
@LindaOHio OK, I'm feeling more lenient this morning. Teach them to change tires and stuff.
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@MommyOfEli2013 (89867)
• Rupert, Idaho
22 Jan 24
I heard that will be an issue - but never dealt with them here thankfully. I can't imagine how noisy that would be.
Well kids don't want to go to school anymore....my son would probably want to go more if he could get money for it. But it's a fight every morning to get him up and ready.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
23 Jan 24
The money is controlled by the parents; so the kids really don't benefit.
@MommyOfEli2013 (89867)
• Rupert, Idaho
23 Jan 24
@LindaOHio Well if the parents are not greedy it could benefit the kids. I'd put it into an account at least for my son if they did that here.
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@GardenGerty (169530)
• United States
23 Jan 24
I doubt that it will work. If the kids have access to it immediately, they will blow it on junk and electronics. If it is something they have deferred access to, it will not be a concrete enough reward to make a difference.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
23 Jan 24
I believe that the parents will have control of the funds. No incentive to the kids.
@FourWalls (86812)
• United States
22 Jan 24
I just mentioned to someone else in a discussion that schools get funding based on the attendance, so if they’re going to spend $1.5 million you can bet they’re going to be rewarded with at least ten times that amount in federal funding.
Chicken taco salad for lunch, chicken veggie & rice soup and a tomato sandwich for dinner…and peaches!
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
23 Jan 24
I don't think their plan will work since the students don't actually get the funds. The parents have control.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
23 Jan 24
They will be doubly noisy this year! And all underfoot!
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
23 Jan 24
And crunching underfoot. I remember the last time...there were thousands of them.
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@porwest (112864)
• United States
23 Jan 24
@LindaOHio Yeesh. I mean, I was in pest control for about 4 years and found myself in rather interesting predicaments...but...
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
23 Jan 24
I totally agree with everything you said!
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@LadyDuck (502672)
• Italy
23 Jan 24
@LindaOHio Many will only go to school to get the money and they will learn nothing.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
24 Jan 24
@LadyDuck Yup. I don't think the payment plan is a good idea.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54720)
• United States
22 Jan 24
We had lentil soup the other day. It’s been soup weather.
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@wolfgirl569 (135910)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Jan 24
We just had a lot of noise I think last year around here from the locusts. Now I have to hear that again.
That might help kids who want to go but for some reason can't get there. But I don't think it will do anything for the rest.
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