tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post3465657071210885520..comments2023-11-02T03:10:39.674-07:00Comments on GeeeeeZ!: DecompressionZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-11449941193279062612014-03-17T08:06:39.917-07:002014-03-17T08:06:39.917-07:00The recipe used by our Tuscan hostess was a large ...The recipe used by our Tuscan hostess was a large onion, two carrots, a couple stalks of celery minced and cooked in a bit of olive oil for about five minutes. A couple of pounds of ground chuck thrown in (don't drain). After browning, about 24oz of tomato sauce, simmered for a few hours. Salt thrown in with the veggies to extract the liquid. <br /><br />Nothing else. No garlic (I think that's southern Italy) and no peppers. I wouldn't touch it with peppers. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121530659338322937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-7057669627873997322014-03-16T21:20:46.096-07:002014-03-16T21:20:46.096-07:00@Kid:
"IMP, Well, lease I'm good for sum...@Kid:<br /><br /><i>"IMP, Well, lease I'm good for sumptin"..</i><br /><br /><br />Yes...you've redeemed yourself again.Impertinenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949905441786404348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-62213307234040257202014-03-16T21:19:59.544-07:002014-03-16T21:19:59.544-07:00@Rita:
Take my word for it...I made Kids recipe ...@Rita:<br /><br /><br />Take my word for it...I made Kids recipe tonight for 8...killer meal...I mean...good LOL.Impertinenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949905441786404348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-65684517496198167722014-03-16T21:04:50.962-07:002014-03-16T21:04:50.962-07:00Rita, Donna forget the Parmigianna Reggianno to to...Rita, Donna forget the Parmigianna Reggianno to top your favorite pasta, grated with one of the hand crank drum style graters. Aw yea.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-6353795610585386312014-03-16T21:00:10.321-07:002014-03-16T21:00:10.321-07:00Rita, here's one that's -you know- really ...Rita, here's one that's -you know- really good.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pasta-bolognese-recipe.html" rel="nofollow">Bolognese</a><br /><br />Turn down the salt. Add crushed red pepper flakes, oregano, basil, and if it's too salty, you can add basalmic vinegar while it's cooking.<br /><br /><br /><br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-91278472315844617732014-03-16T20:56:43.220-07:002014-03-16T20:56:43.220-07:00IMP, Well, lease I'm good for sumptinIMP, Well, lease I'm good for sumptinKidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-60052753144068207322014-03-16T19:49:58.967-07:002014-03-16T19:49:58.967-07:00Did someone say Bolognese? Did someone say Bolognese? Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121530659338322937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-72475284737756441162014-03-16T19:31:04.188-07:002014-03-16T19:31:04.188-07:00@Kid:
That's not true you lying low info IQ ...@Kid:<br /><br /><br />That's not true you lying low info IQ sack of Bolognese sauce!<br /><br />You make me LMAO....dats the true...word up nosain'?Impertinenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949905441786404348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-52904537374037192502014-03-16T16:11:36.833-07:002014-03-16T16:11:36.833-07:00Bob, Thank you. I have to have a little fun on th...Bob, Thank you. I have to have a little fun on the blogs time to time.<br /><br />Oh, I couldn't agree more on the dysfunction of the school system.<br /><br />My bosses wife is a teacher, and my lunch buddies are teachers who removed themselves from teaching 30 years ago for these very problems, and got a couple Masters degrees each and headed off into private industry.<br /><br />Mostly what I hear these days is that No Child Left Behind, leaves the smart kids behind from the sheer torture of moving at the slowest pace possible.<br />Beyond that, it's a target rich environment of problems. It would take a thesis to address it properly but there is little going on that is a positive in public school. Hit and miss on the privates. Common Core is a cancer.<br />The teachers unions are a cancer.<br /><br />You have teachers removed from the classroom because of sex abuse and other problems sitting in that are called Romper Rooms, still on the payroll, but running businesses and such out of these places. I read about a guy in California that had been removed from the classroom because of sexual problems with student(s) and has been sitting at home pulling in 68k a year for the last 20 years.<br /><br />Like the government, I don't see how it could be 'fixed'. It needs a reboot.<br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-59566464260142115292014-03-16T15:55:01.315-07:002014-03-16T15:55:01.315-07:00Z, Take it from Imp, We talk sometimes. He gets v...Z, Take it from Imp, We talk sometimes. He gets very frustrated.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-31181043421276130852014-03-16T10:35:15.876-07:002014-03-16T10:35:15.876-07:00@Z:
Trust me Z...Kids IQ is even lower than that....@Z:<br /><br />Trust me Z...Kids IQ is even lower than that...he's just showing off again.<br /><br />And all us below that Mson - Dixon line? Well according to one poster the stereotypical redneck / cracker type dominates? Good God.Impertinenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949905441786404348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-22232476100700273062014-03-16T09:11:44.362-07:002014-03-16T09:11:44.362-07:00Kid. You're one of the smartest people I know...Kid. You're one of the smartest people I know. 63?<br /><br />BALONEY.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-30889627829905235112014-03-15T23:47:36.553-07:002014-03-15T23:47:36.553-07:00Kid: Thanks for your comment. I can tell from your...Kid: Thanks for your comment. I can tell from your comments that you are intelligent, and articulate. Language is a very good indicator of intelligence, and you do well.<br /><br />Your situation is a case in point. Our school systems tend to ignore kids with test scores that are not up to a certain threshold where those above are considered "gifted". In many cases these kids are gifted, but there are others just as gifted who didn't score well on the tests. Of course, this is my opinion buttressed by my teacher wife's opinion. <br /><br />Some kids test well, and I am one of those. Some people I know did not test well, but I consider them as being pretty smart. Our academic world is off on a tangent, with only a partial solution to education.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665311979954859271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-42516165431845970522014-03-15T23:40:43.339-07:002014-03-15T23:40:43.339-07:00Baysider: Interesting comment. Yes, my data comes ...Baysider: Interesting comment. Yes, my data comes from my memory of reading "The Bell Curve", a controversial book on the results of IQ tests from early in the 20th century through about 1970. They included tests from schools, military tests, and tests from all sorts of sources. There was only one chapter on race, but it got the most attention. The point of the book was about how American society was changing, and the top echelon was composed of those with the higher IQ's who lived in enclaves in large cities. The point of the book had nothing to do with race.<br /><br />I have intended to research the subject more fully, but for some reason have not taken the time. Your information is revealing, but is probably not complete. How about all the white kids south of the Mason/Dixon line, raised in poor families in poor neighborhoods? <br /><br />I don't begrudge black people anything, but also realize that I and millions of southern kids like me were educated in schools that were substandard compared to schools in other states. This was a direct result of policies resulting from the age of reconstruction. In the process of punishing the people in the southern states, black people were punished, also.<br /><br />Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665311979954859271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-59767966253997907142014-03-15T21:04:20.446-07:002014-03-15T21:04:20.446-07:00Here's a short one if you're still up.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ObnEpRccHM" rel="nofollow">Here's a short one if you're still up.</a>Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-26497939793302503672014-03-15T21:00:31.359-07:002014-03-15T21:00:31.359-07:00Anyway, Here's some decompression
It's lo...Anyway, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dPVrD7w8HI" rel="nofollow">Here's some decompression</a><br /><br />It's long, maybe tomorrow, petting a cat and having some coffee and chocolate covered strawberries.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-77819935462220276742014-03-15T20:40:41.409-07:002014-03-15T20:40:41.409-07:00Bob, great point and that's right.
I regula...Bob, great point and that's right. <br /><br />I regularly test to an IQ of about 63. I don't watch the news. I can't understand Anything those scholarly geniuses toss out. My head just spins. As a result of this, I poke around and oddly enough, am pretty sure I actually know the reality of the various situations here on this crazy crazy world of ours.<br /><br />People think I'm smart. Little do they know.<br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-1101560273802713922014-03-15T20:18:36.652-07:002014-03-15T20:18:36.652-07:00Bob, you needn't apologize, but I appreciate ...Bob, you needn't apologize, but I appreciate that and I think your last comment is one of the very best I've EVER had at GeeeeZ and I thank you for it.<br /><br />I have learned from being with high school kids these last 3 years or so that if you BELIEVE IN THEM, they can do astonishing things and they will never, EVER forget your support. They will remember an encouraging remark you made 2 years earlier, that you had completely forgotten, and they'll give it to you verbatim. <br />If we BELIEVE in ALL colors of kids/faiths, etc., they WILL learn, they will be good people, they will be so proud and want to prove you RIGHT for believing in them. <br />They need good parents, and many don't have even two parents let alone one GOOD one, but ANY ADULT IN THEIR LIFE who believes in them WILL (not can) make a difference; I totally believe this now.<br /><br />BAYSIDER: Your information about WHERE Black kids live and how they score is utterly fascinating. It got me almost weepy because I believe in them SO MUCH.<br />Where I am, we have a lot of Black students who are tops in their classes....right up there with Whites, Asians, etc. Actually, for some reason, many of our Asian kids are not extraordinary students, sadly. Some are.<br />We had two Hispanic boys who graduated last year and one has a full scholarship to Case-Western and the other to Carnegie Melon! FULL Scholarships and I KNOW none of their four parents graduated high school...just poor, hard working, wonderful parents...who sacrifice everything for their children. Those kids were smart, they worked hard and look what they achieved! Of course, our school took approximately 30% of the tuition the full payers pay...and I am SO PROUD of us for having given these kids that leg-up~!!<br /><br />KIDS NEED US TO BELIEVE IN THEM!<br /><br />Rita...good point about soft and very TRUE BIGOTRY. Bless you for that and bless that female who wanted OUT of her situation. BRAVO!!<br /><br />I wish I could share every wonderful story at the school I am associated with...you guys would be crying with happiness .<br />By way, our minority parents ROCK. They're marvelous people who volunteer a LOT at the school, etc...fabulous<br /><br />BELIEVE IN KIDS, folks..that's ALL THEY WANT. They do NOT want Jesse and Al's victim certificate, they want a graduation certificate THEY EARNED.<br /><br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-58839406950727001012014-03-15T18:27:38.657-07:002014-03-15T18:27:38.657-07:00I will agree that IQ tests mean nothing. Scoring o...I will agree that IQ tests mean nothing. Scoring on tests mean nothing. <br /><br />You want a better indicator of success? Try responsibility. Going into work everyday, not spending more than you save, saving toward the future. Some people learn that from their parents, some are born with it and some learn it through hard knocks. <br /><br />Those that spend they entire lives being immature and irresponsible will end up losers. <br /><br />Sure, culture plays some part of it, but there are many success stories from irresponsible culture because of the drive. <br /><br />I know of a very successful military female who was raised in a generational tornado of welfare. She decided very young she wanted better. <br /><br />That is why I will never understand those people who believe we should dumb down standards because of race, gender, etc. Those who do are the real racist. It's no longer "soft bigotry", it's very definitely true bigotry. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121530659338322937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-59182724376683445422014-03-15T18:09:16.290-07:002014-03-15T18:09:16.290-07:00“though historical IQ tests show differences in th...“though historical IQ tests show differences in the races, it probably means bupkus.”<br /><br />Well, it’s going to be long to wade through this one, but PLEASE STICK WITH ME. I promise you it’s worth it! If these are the early 20th century IQ tests oft cited by racists for years to claim ‘blacks are dumber’ they were accurate and, from what I can discern, not racist. <br /><br />It’s the story they tell that’s so fascinating. I don’t remember exact numbers on the details, so don’t pick nits or cite them elsewhere, please. General figures will amply make the point. We’re talking in groups here. <br /><br />These tests showed that something like 90% of blacks were ‘below average’ with only 10% above. Whites’ numbers were more evenly arrayed along the bell curve. So if you break them down by race blacks don’t fare well. <br /><br />BUT … if you <b>break them down by geography</b> you get a completely different story! If only I could draw a map for you. <br /><br />The 90% low scoring blacks have more in common with the roughly 40% low scoring whites than they do with the 10% high scoring blacks. The LOW scorers all tended to live south of the Mason-Dixon line. The 10% high scoring blacks lived in the north, and they not only scored better than southern blacks, they scored better than most southern whites. Ditto for northern whites. <br /><br />BUT -- and this is fascinating— there were tiny pockets of high scoring blacks in the south. These did not go the typical poor (and especially for blacks) southern school. They were educated in schools that had been established by white northern education ‘missionaries’ who came south during reconstruction to set up good schools specifically to help blacks get in the game. These IQ tests were barely 2 generations later – but their schools showed the worth of their founders’ Intent.<br /><br />Yes, racism is silly, especially if you base it on IQ tests. It’s much worse when you frame your facts to elicit a pre-determined answer, and an answer that wouldn’t fit the facts otherwise. (Hmmm ... a little global warming anyone?)Baysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562129788572031587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-23241712950653495922014-03-15T17:05:34.033-07:002014-03-15T17:05:34.033-07:00I think I owe folks on this blog an apology not be...I think I owe folks on this blog an apology not because I called Moonbat a racist, but because of my rambling, no point comment. <br /><br /><br />The point is that even though historical IQ tests show differences in the races, it probably means bupkus. Racism is silly, especially if you base it on IQ scores. <br /><br />I am sure that Z, Ducky, AOW and other teachers can talk about cases when a kid tested low in the IQ scale, yet achieved much more that was expected with that score. The problem is that we don't know how the brain works, or what intelligence really is. Since I have worked, and recently been in classrooms with black and Hispanic kids, I can tell you that they do well when they wish. This includes upper level math.<br /><br />I don't feel guilt about the enslavement of black people. I was not around then, and cannot be held responsible, legally or morally, for that repulsive institution. <br /><br />However, what we see is the descendants of those slaves in many cases aren't doing as well as other racial groups. This is due to many things, and racism is a diminishing reason. <br /><br />I believe the biggest reason is that most black children are born into one parent families. All the successful black people I know had stable childhoods with both parents present. <br /><br />Being a racist must be a disappointing thing, especially when you see so many black and Hispanic people being successful, perhaps more than the Moonbat. Think of all the stomach acid that must bubble-up when he figures out that pretty much everybody else is smarter than he.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665311979954859271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-57088790319497617722014-03-15T15:17:31.231-07:002014-03-15T15:17:31.231-07:00I'm "decompressing" today too. No ne...I'm "decompressing" today too. No news, no way. Hope you enjoy your "day off". ~:)Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531515666554867421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-9381710011747917022014-03-15T14:24:34.788-07:002014-03-15T14:24:34.788-07:00Ducky!
Thanks for clearing that up! So you don...Ducky!<br />Thanks for clearing that up! So you don't understand Affirmative Action, either....Now I'm seeing why you think like you do.<br /><br />Affirmative Action was to make sure that minorities got the same chance to the same job. It distinctly means that they ARE smart enough but moron racists couldn't/wouldn't hire them.<br />I hope that helps.<br /><br /><br />affirmative action<br /><br />Houghton Mifflin<br /><br />n.noun<br /><br />1.A policy or a program that seeks to redress past discrimination through active measures to ensure equal opportunity, as in education and employment.<br /><br />See!? There ya go!<br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-45885278050559173392014-03-15T14:21:49.483-07:002014-03-15T14:21:49.483-07:00@Baysider -- Ducky - that's a pathetic commen...@Baysider -- Ducky - that's a pathetic comment. <br /><br />----<br />I think not. But your analysis is shallow.<br /><br />To imply that the purpose of affirmative action is because minorities "aren't smart enough" has nothing to do with the origins of the law but it does give insight into a certain perception of minorities.<br /><br />Like I say, the guard hand came down for a moment.<br />Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-79599353736606183212014-03-15T14:21:49.178-07:002014-03-15T14:21:49.178-07:00Baysider; just saw your comment to Ducky. I think...Baysider; just saw your comment to Ducky. I think he simply didn't understand the sentence.<br />He knows very, very well how I stand on race, it was just a good jab for him again. <br />Ya, if ONLY liberals would regard people of color as equals, that would help us all SO MUCH. That "Soft bigotry of low expectations.." Was that Bush who said that? Yes, in a speech by his speech writer Michael Gerson.<br />Here's a leftwing blog's reading of that quote... "the preconception that disadvantaged folks won't ever succeed,"<br /><br />Nowhere in "soft bigotry of low expectations" does it even imply that; thinkers know that what was meant that it's bigotry to consider that some folks can't succeed" but the left just gloms on to whatever makes them feel self righteous... so SAD!!<br /><br />You see? Many people simply don't understand it. Ducky, included. DARN.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.com