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120 4,900
121 4,887
122 4,818
123 4,806
124 4,801
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126 4,723
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129 4,610
130 4,553
131 4,551
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139 4,327
140 4,302
141 4,170
142 4,133
143 4,132
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156 3,774
157 3,760
158 3,732
159 3,708
160 3,678
161 3,606
162 3,599
163 3,596
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165 3,586
166 3,557
167 3,550
168 3,533
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170 3,483
171 3,476
172 3,467
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176 3,400
177 3,386
178 3,368
179 3,356
180 3,356
181 3,338
182 3,334
183 3,330
184 3,325
185 3,302
186 3,300
187 3,294
188 3,280
189 3,279
190 3,251
191 3,238
192 3,230
193 3,226
194 3,214
195 3,212
196 3,198
197 3,172
198 3,170
199 3,167
200 3,162
201 3,145
202 3,131
203 3,129
204 3,118
205 3,083
206 3,042
207 3,036
208 3,021
209 3,010
210 2,969
211 2,961
212 2,950
213 2,941
214 2,939
215 2,933
216 2,898
217 2,891
218 2,869
219 2,863
220 2,861
221 2,852
222 2,851
223 2,845
224 2,837
225 2,830
226 2,811
227 2,809
228 2,795
229 2,795
230 2,781
231 2,779
232 2,779
233 2,773
234 2,772
235 2,772
236 2,770
237 2,764
238 2,762
239 2,760
240 2,754
241 2,736
242 2,732
243 2,709
244 2,697
245 2,692
246 2,688
247 2,679
248 2,671
249 2,638
250 2,638
251 2,630
252 2,627
253 2,623
254 2,603
255 2,602
256 2,599
257 2,589
258 2,586
259 2,565
260 2,562
261 2,533
262 2,527
263 2,524
264 2,519
265 2,504
266 2,495
267 2,491
268 2,483
269 2,458
270 2,458
271 2,456
272 2,456
273 2,454
274 2,449
275 2,426
276 2,412
277 2,411
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279 2,403
280 2,394
281 2,387
282 2,363
283 2,357
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285 2,349
286 2,336
287 2,324
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294 2,273
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299 2,226
300 2,209
301 2,185
302 2,175
303 2,168
304 2,140
305 2,139
306 2,132
307 2,129
308 2,125
309 2,110
310 2,106
311 2,099
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313 2,091
314 2,087
315 2,081
316 2,072
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318 2,062
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320 2,055
321 2,055
322 2,053
323 2,040
324 2,039
325 2,039
326 2,032
327 2,024
328 2,024
329 2,022
330 2,021
331 2,015
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333 1,954
334 1,938
335 1,932
336 1,931
337 1,930
338 1,924
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340 1,902
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342 1,895
343 1,882
344 1,879
345 1,862
346 1,852
347 1,840
348 1,834
349 1,832
350 1,826
351 1,824
352 1,808
353 1,807
354 1,807
355 1,802
356 1,795
357 1,787
358 1,786
359 1,777
360 1,763
361 1,748
362 1,736
363 1,724
364 1,714
365 1,707
366 1,699
367 1,697
368 1,692
369 1,666
370 1,660
371 1,654
372 1,650
373 1,627
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376 1,616
377 1,614
378 1,606
379 1,600
380 1,591
381 1,589
382 1,585
383 1,584
384 1,583
385 1,580
386 1,554
387 1,551
388 1,529
389 1,528
390 1,526
391 1,509
392 1,493
393 1,481
394 1,477
395 1,474
396 1,474
397 1,472
398 1,465
399 1,465
400 1,454
401 1,446
402 1,439
403 1,436
404 1,394
405 1,382
406 1,380
407 1,375
408 1,371
409 1,369
410 1,366
411 1,366
412 1,356
413 1,342
414 1,341
415 1,335
416 1,332
417 1,330
418 1,330
419 1,329
420 1,314
421 1,304
422 1,294
423 1,282
424 1,275
425 1,273
426 1,272
427 1,271
428 1,254
429 1,253
430 1,253
431 1,251
432 1,239
433 1,209
434 1,187
435 1,165
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437 1,142
438 1,141
439 1,131
440 1,130
441 1,127
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446 1,103
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448 1,097
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450 1,082
451 1,073
452 1,068
453 1,043
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456 1,022
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549 359
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553 324
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555 276
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558 210
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560 194
561 180
562 180
563 167
564 159
565 156
566 148
567 138
568 130
569 122
570 91
571 78
572 67
573 39
574 33

372 total words

12:04 am

the opposite of yesterday!

12:04 am

for sure

12:07 am

sea eagle

12:08 am

re 8, se 7, tr 7

12:09 am

tr 7 x 2

12:09 am

In8

12:10 am

20 done and must be off to bed, be back in the morning, good night all

12:11 am

tr 7 x 3

12:11 am

op7-8-8

12:13 am

da 7

12:13 am

re 87

12:13 am

re8

12:14 am

re 8 x 2

12:18 am

da 7 x2

12:20 am

in 9

Clues are up

12:22 am

in 11

12:24 am

nbt,nbs

12:25 am

whoa

12:26 am

i only have nbt.

12:26 am

Hi all - well, this is from the sublime to the ridiculous!

12:29 am

right liz. and night all.

12:32 am

finally found the ll

12:32 am

*11

12:32 am

good find, pug

12:33 am

tyvm

12:45 am

calling it a night -- still lots for tomorrow :)

12:45 am

rest well nan

12:46 am

seems like a lovely grid so far

1:00 am

more sea birds

1:07 am

wow, found all the 8s and longer no probs at all

1:08 am

o's obliterated

1:15 am

i hate doing k's, feeling like i'm just trying random combos of letters...

1:23 am

90%

1:29 am

good morning all

1:30 am

glad to see a big grid, but really... 17????

1:33 am

Hey Sprite! How are you?!

1:34 am

*hugs Kam* Hello dear one. I am okay, again a little bit better than yesterday. How about you? Did you see your doctor yet or is that tomorrow?

1:35 am

It's Thurs - day after tomorrow here. I got a new salve that is really helping painful spots.

1:37 am

oh that is wonderful, I am glad you got some relief. And ugh, of course... sometimes I think you are in Oz instead of US.

1:37 am

ks killed

1:37 am

Lately, I would rather be anywhere else, lol!

1:38 am

:D you should rob a bank and buy airplane tickets to me and rose. We'd make you welcome!

1:39 am

Good for you killing those Ks. I'm too tired to get much further on this grid tonight. It will keep

1:39 am

oh yes. 24 hours each grid, I love that aspect of babble.

1:40 am

Hahaha! I would love to come see you two! But we all have lives that happen to be scattered through both hemispheres...

1:41 am

ain't that the truth. I am ever so grateful I get to see rose and don again. Wasn't sure it would happen again in this lifetime.

I will be in France over christmas - don't suppose you folks are anywhere close to Tarbes

1:41 am

almost halfway

1:41 am

hiya rasta! No, so sorry, I am close to Amsterdam in the netherlands.

1:41 am

hiya jane, good job

1:43 am

found one of your seabirds, jane

1:46 am

I just found the word that describes me perfectly - ti7/32. And with that, I'm going to get ready to go to bed! Have a great day, Sprite, and to all, a good night from me.

1:47 am

sleep well, Kam, and dream of pretty things and sexy men. *hugs*

1:51 am

woot,, got me a 9

1:52 am

brb, gonna make coffee and turn on the heat

2:03 am

back with warmth, coffee and breakfast

2:07 am

cooee and g'day darling sprite. xoxox

2:07 am

*hugs rose* Hello my dearest friend. How was your day and how are you doing? How are you painwise and how is Don?

2:09 am

don is okay. behaving himself very nicely... loll me ?? still achy. booked into hospital December 10th for procedure on knee.... mwah, but no bed available for me to be in to have my infusion. won't be available until the New Year.

2:10 am

omg rose... honey that is awful. Are you on the waiting list? Many people cancel around the holidays.

2:10 am

oh and yay for the knee.

2:12 am

but.... i have been outside gardening 3 days in a row. we now have two beds of daisies in, a weeping wattle, a protea, two daphnes, and another small bush which becomes covered in small yellow flowers every spring.

2:12 am

that sounds so very pretty. Good job :)

2:12 am

yes, on waiting list. if anyone cancels i am first to be called.

2:13 am

*fingers crossed*

2:14 am

also have cut away dead and dying growth on ginger plants.i still have to work out where i want 3 prostrate plants to go.

2:15 am

some day, I will come over and admire your garden.

2:15 am

my neighbour came in and helped me pluck off the seed pods on the stinky iris. it has very pretty pale lemon flowers, but one clump is more than enough.

2:16 am

good neighbours are worth their weight in gold!

2:16 am

it's called stinky because the crushed leaves stink..

2:19 am

i have decided that endone and i are going to become very well acquainted...;loll. GP is going to have to suck it up. i simply cannot bear the pain .the thought reduces me to te4s.

2:19 am

had a thing with my beloved yesterday... he's been withdrawing, shutting me out, going on the downward spiral into depression again ever since the rotten talk with his boss. And then he went and said yesterday that he felt abandoned by me, and very alone... I said I have been there for him the whole time, and he said it doesn't feel that way to him. Sigh. Have offered to help him write emails and all, but it seems he wants me to check in with him every hour or so and ask if he wants to do it now... or now... or now... Have held him and hugged him, but also told him that I am not responsible for how he is feeling. That I am there for him, but it is up to him to make use of that.

2:20 am

sweetie, that is what the endone is for. You take as many as you need and if your gp makes waves, refer her to the specialist who clearly said you need it.

2:23 am

poor Rob and poor you. so hard when you yourself are not on top of the world, and then are expected to hold up your beloved. it is so hard not to be resentful. i know. when don isn't a hundred per cent, my heart sinks.

2:25 am

you, me and kam... what a trio, eh?? my heart goes out to her and you.

2:25 am

I do not mind having to hold him up. But when he withdraws from me and then blames me for his feeling alone, things get a little messy. Had to clear it up for the both of us. My heart bleeds for him, and yet I cannot be responsible for how he feels. I can tell him I am here, and offer to help him tackle the emails and all, but if he does not take me up on that, he cannot blame me for that.

2:26 am

exactly, sprite. at least don handles his emails etc. in fact, i think his phone is grafted to his hand.

2:27 am

lol ikr? Boys and their toys.

2:28 am

although you are superwoman is disguise, i don't think mind-re4ing is in you job description.

2:29 am

absolutely not. One of the many things I have learned over the years in relationships... we do NOT have to mindread. The other person has to voice his or her needs.

2:30 am

yup... and..."i don't know" is not an acceptable answer to the question 'what is the matter?"

2:30 am

found a bug

2:31 am

amen, sister. That was the answer I got yesterday. Took some doing to get through to him. Which I understand... it is hard to think rationally when you are in a blue funk.

2:31 am

oh sprite. i was so surprised. i finished my first run through the grid, going tile by tile as i do. when i looked up i saw that i had only 27 to go. i nearly fell off my chair.

2:32 am

wow rose! I did the ks, then went all over the place as usual. Even found a 9 early on.

2:33 am

double wow for you.

2:36 am

brb, nature calls

2:38 am

dinner on the way. will check in afterwards to see if you are still here. xoxox

2:51 am

okay sweetie, enjoy

2:58 am

aTer

2:59 am

found the 11 too

3:08 am

found another bug

3:12 am

fireflies. Lovely grid. Almost makes up for yesterday's blooper. To you all, a blessed day and a peaceful night. *leaves extra hug in chog for rose to find*

4:08 am

Okay first run through and I got it to 99 words left to find. Will come back later to see if I can find any more words. No 9s or 11 yet.

4:08 am

hello ((zooz)). l was lurking, waiting for the coast to be clear

4:09 am

acted

4:09 am

ates

4:09 am

sorry

4:11 am

bad nel! l'll disappear (but still play and lurk)

4:20 am

evening all, not usually on this late - 9:19 Aussie time, but back for my last 175.

4:43 am

Case

4:43 am

Cade

4:44 am

Cadet

4:44 am

Cate

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E

4:44 am

Cat

4:44 am

Cate

4:44 am

Caters

4:44 am

Cater

4:45 am

Dens

4:45 am

Ace

4:45 am

Daces

4:45 am

Wrong box

4:45 am

Daters

4:45 am

Dater

4:45 am

Dates

4:46 am

Datepdent

4:46 am

Dear

4:47 am

WRONG BOX AND GOOD MORNING ANGEL

4:48 am

ETERN

4:53 am

*Detecting a theme : D

4:57 am

LET''S GIVE us a thee and nicknames and avatars, like silly kids

4:58 am

Hello Molly

4:58 am

theme*

5:08 am

Hi Ruby. Everyone is all fat and happy after their "Babble Diet" yesterday.

5:10 am

lt's very cold here but l'm happily ensconced in my blanket nest

5:10 am

in front of the fire

5:10 am

Nothing better than warm blankets and a fire when it's cold out.

5:11 am

U fortunately, there will be 3 1/2 moremonths of this!

5:11 am

s

7:16 am

wow, I should have bet the over

7:17 am

Fun grid today.

7:40 am

Big improvement from yesterday's

7:49 am

hello friends

7:49 am

hi Trif

7:54 am

could not agree more about the warm blankets - I have purloined an old electric twin blanket from one of the kid's beds (unused) -- now i am in toasty heaven at night!

7:54 am

it shuts off after an hour, too - WIN

7:54 am

ohh I got the 11 all by myself, that never happens

7:55 am

wahoo mael! great feeling, isn't it?

7:55 am

it'll be my accomplishment for the morning haha

8:05 am

not choking the living sh*t out of the little punk in my B block class will be mine

8:05 am

I wish you good luck!

8:17 am

Good morning, all. Ahk! Polar opposite of yesterday's grid I see.

8:21 am

Feast or famine, Judi

8:34 am

My body is trying to fight off winter. I'm always cold now. Had to put an extra blanket on the bed. My husband looked at me like I was crazy, 'cause I'm usually too hot.

8:35 am

any cluesa for the 11 please? ty

pt of when two things cross, like two troads

8:36 am

what are the first two letter?

in

8:37 am

Got it. Ty, Luv.

8:37 am

ty. got it.

8:37 am

ty Luv, got it. Wasn't that difficult with your clue

8:37 am

got the 9 too.......ty.

8:38 am

why isnt taser in dict??????

brand name-like xerox or kleenex

8:41 am

And it's an acronym.

8:41 am

TX for the 11, luv!

oh, I didn't know that Judi-what's it stand for?

8:41 am

Useless trivia...TASER is an acronym for Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle.

8:41 am

Thomas A Swifts Electronic Rifle. :)

8:42 am

i also didnt know.

thanks everyone, learned something new today

8:42 am

Ummm... should know this. Work at a police station. ** going to look it up ***.

8:47 am

I lied. Not an acronym. Carry on with your lives as usual.

read crossy & Molly's posts below Judi

8:48 am

Oh. Ha. Never heard that. Just thought it was somebody's nod to sci-fi.

8:48 am

Off to do some real work. 177 left. BBL.

just finished, any clues needed?

ok HAGD everyone

9:03 am

hello

9:06 am

last column single o?

9:06 am

or4/4

9:06 am

hi dose

9:07 am

in case anyone was wondering - it was a BIG NO - sent his scrawny, rude ass to the office. I am a PATIENT woman, but he's all over my last nerve. He shouldn't be here at all. He needs a structured program

9:07 am

ty got it

9:07 am

nbt/nbs

9:08 am

... hello ... just hanging in until I work u[p the energy to do some real work

9:08 am

no idea what you are talking about trif

9:08 am

souds like fun dose lol

9:09 am

I was in here earlier saying my goal for the day was to work with a certain student - it tanked shortly after

9:09 am

... not really ... I was supposed to stop at one third done ... then at one half ... still monkeying at about 60%

9:09 am

trif uggh

9:10 am

congrats dose

9:11 am

is he special needs or is he just a kid who hates school?

9:11 am

hes a behavioral nightmare

9:11 am

not special needs. just especially heinous

9:12 am

trif by age being a male or something mental/emotional?

9:13 am

en 7/28, first one, pls

9:14 am

hi bichon

9:14 am

hi mlf

9:14 am

I have one ending in not off?

9:15 am

that's the second one

9:15 am

... just being nosey ... ... have you or your school tried any of Carol Dwiek's "MINDSET" stuff on him and his family? ... just wondering if that stuff really works or if it's just works in special cases

9:15 am

it's a plural, i think....en + uses one of those Tom Terrific guns...

9:16 am

i gtg will think about that pen ty

9:16 am

bichon....did you see my clue?

9:16 am

ty pen

9:16 am

yw...

9:28 am

Hahaha. We go from 26 to 372.

9:34 am

hi Scrabs

9:37 am

hi again, sorry had to help a kiddo. his family has washed their hands of him - they are basically ruled by him and his behavior They do not require him to do ANYTHING at home, including homework, and have very much let us know that from 7:30-2:30 he is our problem

9:38 am

and I dont know if we are doing Mindset directly, dos, but we are trying walks when he gets overwhelmed, social work support, and disciplinary actions when appropriate - which is pretty much every day. NO ONE here has had a kid like him in school, ever.

9:38 am

Trif, are there any good times being a teacher

9:39 am

yes bichon, of course! have many happy moments every day

9:39 am

good to hear. I just never hear about them

9:39 am

but it is, by definition, super challenging when a student like this comes down the pike. He shouldnt be here, but here he is.

9:40 am

... in other words ... he has no parents . .. ...

9:40 am

Can't he go to a technical school?

9:40 am

lots of good things happen in this school. I will have to be more stringent about mentioning the good and bad

9:41 am

that'd be nice

9:41 am

bichon, I shudder to picture him in a room where there is ANYTHING with a point. Given markers in 9th grade bio yesterday, he drew all over his hands.

9:43 am

pen can you reclue that en7 pls I am not getting it?

9:44 am

Isn't there a school to deal with students like him?

9:45 am

... en + the type of electrical weapon that is often used to subdue a perpetrator without using bullets ... often seen in airports ... oh yeah it's plural

9:45 am

yup.will his parents send him? no. it is a very affluent town, and they are not about to lose face in front of their la la chi chi foo friends. so we all (including the student) suffer

9:47 am

Back. Oh, Trif, I am so sad about that child. We see kids like him in our office every day. We call them feral kids because they have not been socialized or civilized by their parents.

9:47 am

... as it seems to be a high school what do the other teachers say? ....

9:48 am

Another term we use is perpetual toddlerhood syndrome--egocentric, emotionally labile, aggressive kids that have never advanced beyond age 3.

9:48 am

four of the paras have gone to administration to say flat out that they will not work with him. he has been moved out of one english class already, as he is so disruptive (reminder - it's november)

9:48 am

Can't the school place him in a different school?

9:49 am

we have to have a loooong backlog of evidence before we can suggest outplacement, or there has to be a major infraction. keep in mind - if we outplace him, we have to pay for the education

9:50 am

the taxpayers

9:50 am

It is so sad that he is not being prepared for adulthood. I bet at home he just engages with electronics in some form.

9:50 am

wouldn't that be worth it trif?

9:51 am

... it's probably illegal but ... is there any male teacher who is large enough to handle him and can be spared for a whole day maybe two ... put them in a small room and tell him to sit and then ignore him ... while the teacher goes on with some work and basically ignores the student letting him do what he wants as long as it's in this empty room ... ... after time ... then talk to him to find out what he thinks the problem is ....

9:51 am

How you teachers deal with these kids is beyond me.

9:53 am

the idea of discipline has gone out the window.

9:53 am

perhaps this kid has learning issues and disabilities....

9:53 am

Yes, too many parents have relinquished their roles.

9:53 am

... discipline is taught by the parents ... if they don't there's nothing we can do

9:53 am

whatever he has, he needs to be outsourced

9:54 am

sounds more like aspergers

9:54 am

not that i want to return to hitting, but when i was a teacher there were times.......................

9:55 am

hitting is a no no in the APA

10:04 am

what's the apa?

10:06 am

AAP = American Academy of Pediatrics. Spanking is not recommended.

10:13 am

ty for the en7

10:16 am

trif why would you have to pay? He would be their problem not yours?

10:17 am

The school district would have to pay to continue the child's education.

10:18 am

so the other place is for living?

10:20 am

... do you do "in-school" suspensions? ... has he committed a suspension offense? ... that gives him one on one counciling in the school for the week outside of a classroom

10:20 am

No, I think Trif meant an alternative school or home instruction.

10:21 am

scrab that's why I asked the previous question

10:22 am

Here we have alternative schools for kids in danger of failing or dropping out BUT the academic expectations are low which is what these kids want.

10:23 am

... we have that too ... but I'm looking for a "guidance councillor" in school for a week

10:24 am

I suspect the kids with behavior problems have frequent appointments with a counselor, like a social worker or psychologist.

10:25 am

he got suspended last year (8th grade) for selling pot in school. so far this year, nothing so major as that

10:26 am

These kids need love, discipline, expectations, and consequences, but I am sure he gets little to none at home. It is so sad that his parents have given up on him.

10:27 am

What do they do all summer?

10:27 am

video games

10:27 am

... I doubt they've given up ... I'd bet they never participated in the first place

10:28 am

Videogames. I see so many boys that are addicted to videogames.

10:28 am

True, doseffing.

10:28 am

I wonder when he does something so egregious and goes to juvie

10:29 am

i did ask the lead teacher the other day what his future will hold, and she looked at me, rolled her eyes and said "duh! JAIL!" which rather bummed me out

10:30 am

oh dear that is so sad. don't know how you all deal with him.

10:30 am

hi all

10:30 am

hi peri

10:30 am

i bring him to the office. just about every day

10:30 am

hi peri

10:30 am

Sad, but true. You can't keep acting like a toddler. It becomes conduct disorder and big trouble.

10:30 am

... you go home and drink something alcoholic until you forget

10:31 am

Yes, substance abuse.

10:31 am

to 6/7?

10:32 am

... I often stop by a local tavern late on a Friday afternoon ... there's a group of eight to 10 teachers there every Friday afternoon

10:33 am

hi folks - would he benefit from something like the big brother program?

10:33 am

hi welk

10:33 am

The career of a teacher, those that even stay more than a few years, is far shorter. I hear stories from teacher-parents that bring their kids to me.

10:34 am

Hi welki

10:34 am

... there's an idea but the parents might be of an economic group that would object

10:34 am

yeah, i thought of that, dos - might be 'below' them to get their kid help :(

10:35 am

i'd bet that young man would be surprised to see so many strangers trying to figure out a way to get him on track

10:35 am

... for the past twenty years Ontario loses 5% of teacher graduates in the first year ... it has now reached 5% in each of the first three years after graduation

10:35 am

... he'd laugh

10:35 am

I think the help he needs should come to him not the other way around?

10:37 am

Most of my fellow students [female] became teachers because "you can go back to it after you have your children" I didn't major in early education

10:37 am

welk with the type of behavior he seems to have I don't think he would really "see it" never mind the fact that he probably wouldn't even care

10:37 am

oh - trif? aside from the big brother idea, is there an in-school program, something along the lines of what dos suggested, but under the guise of mentoring?

10:37 am

... but if you don't know the help he needs you've got a problem ... if he won't admit that he has a problem or problems ... then he won't accept any help

10:38 am

and most of them rebel against it

10:39 am

I would help him - i TRY, good god how I try - but he is too cool for school, and would rather fool around than admit he is desperately behind in all subjects and in real danger of flunking. He will tell anyone who will listen that the day he turns 16 he is dropping out, and finishing via night school. Spin earth, spin! I want the best for this kid, but he doesnt care - at all - his parents have tons of money, and he is so entitled and bossy that the real world will teach him more than I ever could

10:41 am

sad, but true. Every now and then one slips through, despite all efforts.

10:41 am

But do his parents have ANY expectations of him? Chores? GED? A job?

10:42 am

no. no. no.

10:42 am

I suspect they can't wait to kick him out.

10:42 am

I am not surprised. So he will live with them forever, playing videogames.

10:43 am

how very sad

10:43 am

... if he doesn't care then there's nothing you can do ... you let him go ... let him do the stupid thing that gets him suspended or expelled ... and give him back to his parents ....

10:43 am

the mother is high powered lawyer in the city. She blames us for "not implementing his plan correctly" whenever there is an incident. I fail to see how him drawing all over himself, making racist jokes, anti-semitic comments, and swearing every other word is US not implementing the plan....

10:45 am

... you hire a better lawyer than her to defend yourself and then you attack ... her

10:45 am

the lead teacher is MUCH more experienced than I am, and she is as tough as nails. She is all about "natural consequences" with heavy documentation. We can show that we provided or offered every indicated support, and he accepted NONE of them. The natural consequence becomes that he fails.

10:46 am

Good work, Trif.

10:46 am

... that's what you do

10:46 am

I have to say, the administration here is LOVELY - the student has accused me of all kinds of things, and they have backed me, every time, without hesitation. It's great

10:47 am

He may be a sociopath at this point.

10:47 am

... you document everything ... every word every day ... and wait for the law suit ... and nail 'em

10:47 am

oh trust me, I do. in fact, I was asked to write less, lol

10:49 am

I saw a 10 year old in my office yesterday, failing 5th grade because, per his mother, "All he does is play Fortnite."

10:49 am

gosh mom, ever hear of taking away fortnite? shaking my head

10:50 am

... down below 100 words ... must be off ... I see these kids every day and I've got no good ideas ... let me know if anything ever works ...

10:50 am

There are many, many wimpy parents that just want to keep their kids happy.

10:51 am

glad i don't have kids....

10:51 am

Unhealthy foods, videogames, no bedtime, etc. I see it every day in my office.

10:51 am

Bye doseffing

10:52 am

im not expert on kids, god knows, unless it's raising other people's kids. THAT I seem an expert on

10:52 am

one of my own kids wont speak to me, so.....

10:52 am

At leat my grandkids are good

10:52 am

Parents have to choose to act like parents.

10:53 am

Oh, no, Trif. I am sad to hear that.

10:54 am

sometimes things they say reveal SO MUCH that provides important insight - example - a ninth grader asked his para today "I think my parents might be younger than they are supposed to be. How old are parents supposed to be?" Turns out, the student's parents are 30 and 32. He's 15.

10:55 am

My brother alienated himself from our family ages ago. Now he goes by the name Mildred

10:55 am

that sounds healthy trif

10:55 am

Oh, boy, Trif. Kids do figure things out.

10:55 am

Is she happy, bichon?

10:55 am

nothing like teenagers having kids

10:56 am

my brother has a very short gestation period too

10:56 am

Children having children...everyone loses. '-( Been there.

10:58 am

reara

10:58 am

scrabs is speaking italian

10:59 am

I meant re5

10:59 am

itsa how they reara their children

10:59 am

Non parlo italiano adesso.

10:59 am

Haha.

11:01 am

to 6/7?

11:02 am

I have cakes

11:02 am

Different ending is all

11:03 am

<---has all the i's now .. very smug

11:06 am

180 left and that is all for now. May I will return tonight.

11:07 am

has only 1/2 the i's. jealous of ruru

11:07 am

that truly is something to be smug about today, ru!

11:08 am

not getting th cakes clue?

11:08 am

I have been working on them a while.. all normal words.. very twisty most of them

11:11 am

it wasn't a clue, mkg

11:18 am

to5/10 = singular cake. Add 2 different consonants for to6's. I don't have to7.

11:19 am

*of course I need to find a few more words*

11:21 am

huh. i thought it was a legal thing.

11:21 am

to7 has same beginning and ends in macar*** and cheese.

11:21 am

I think that is to4/4, Trif. Add an e for the cake.

11:22 am

now you ARE speaking italian! lol

11:22 am

OK, I must make good use of my day off. Vacuuming is next.

11:25 am

ooooh I got all the I's. Now I'm feeling smug too :D I only had to use lickety's to find the last word - also the shortest. I'm not sure why a lacquer box worn on the sash of a traditional Japanese costume is part of the English language...

11:27 am

It is not a part of the English language. This game makes no claim that it only uses English language words. That tripped me up for a long time.

11:28 am

It's in the online dictionaries, so that means it's part of the language

11:28 am

Don't for get to make the cakes plural, folks.

11:30 am

jaxx I just found one that ends in I

11:31 am

i thought it was the one ending in n

11:32 am

good point buggie

11:32 am

I've just been demoted but eh church choir director.

11:32 am

*by the

11:32 am

jaxx what does the word end with that needs to be pl?

11:33 am

mixi demoted to what?

11:33 am

from Soprano to tenor.

11:33 am

a female tenor?

11:34 am

yup. hopefully there will be another (male) tenor.

11:35 am

re 8/45, pls

11:35 am

mixi are you familiar with the trans Siberian orchestra>

11:36 am

went to see them once.

11:36 am

omg i am so jealous mixi!

11:37 am

their is a song on one of the albums called this is who you are . its bass/tenor i wish i could sing it..i catn sing and i am an alto

11:38 am

bichon trying to find it too

11:38 am

bich - took a chair again

11:38 am

Hi folks

11:39 am

hi origami thank you!

11:39 am

ty origami

11:39 am

you're welcome :D

11:40 am

I have a 3 1/2 octave range, so I can sing baritone to soprano.

11:41 am

mixi that is so awesome!

11:41 am

92 left. time to list.

11:42 am

congrats mixi

11:42 am

I can't carry a tune in a bucket

11:42 am

me either origami

11:42 am

mixi do you have the to 6/7?

11:43 am

Are they the last to's, mlf?

11:44 am

Impressive Mixi. Did you know Mariah Carey has a 7 octave range?

11:44 am

no idea bzz

11:45 am

to 7 is the last to. I don't have it.

11:45 am

bzz the only to 7 i have ends in i

11:45 am

did not know that bojazz.

11:45 am

there are two to6's One is plural. and one ends in the number after nine.

11:46 am

The to7 sounds like a pasta

11:46 am

ty bea

11:46 am

bzz is that the one ending in i?

11:47 am

Yes, mlf.

11:47 am

the 6 doesn't end in n that goes with it?

11:47 am

e, MLF

11:48 am

that is a 5 right?

11:48 am

torti

11:48 am

There isn't a word that goes with the 7

11:49 am

i thought it was a to 6/7 my mistake sorry

11:51 am

Off to do some online shopping...76 left.

11:51 am

bye bzz have fun shopping!

11:57 am

oa 5/12?

11:57 am

rowed a boat

11:58 am

never mind

12:02 pm

tr 5/10, third one, pls

12:04 pm

tr iod***

12:04 pm

ty mlf

12:05 pm

yw bichon

12:06 pm

ea7?

12:06 pm

people who make money

12:07 pm

ty dose

12:11 pm

so many squares....so few grey

12:12 pm

... sorry ... I gave up and listed really early

12:25 pm

So many hairs, so many grey

12:29 pm

so many hairs, so many white or gray

12:29 pm

lololol

12:29 pm

biting my tongue to avoid making inappropriate comment....

12:30 pm

Trif, you can type with your tongue? (Stifles next comment)

12:32 pm

another biting comment.

12:36 pm

bit the dust.

12:36 pm

Just bits and pieces now

12:38 pm

stahhhhhp!

12:42 pm

We will, in a little bit

12:51 pm

trif so few greyed tiles here too

1:44 pm

hello everyone :)

1:50 pm

hi Nan and all, just back for a few more words

1:50 pm

she said hopefully

1:51 pm

listing early -- don't have a lot of time to spend on this today

2:02 pm

first de 7 please?

2:10 pm

... to have damaged the side of your car ... and then consumed food

2:28 pm

...good luck to all who can continue the struggle

2:46 pm

ty dos - stopped for lunch

3:06 pm

on

3:11 pm

ni 7-8 combo please?

3:11 pm

nm - found

3:12 pm

clue pls nan

3:12 pm

hi all

3:13 pm

112 left to find

3:13 pm

end in consumed, pt, plural

3:13 pm

ty got them

3:13 pm

trying to get to 100 and then may list

3:13 pm

tought grid for me

3:16 pm

listed with 130 to go -- too much time otherwise

3:17 pm

174 left and here for a break, then I must go shovel snow.

3:17 pm

hi all, clue for the single o in the bottom right corner please, for nbt. a hint for the 11 would be swell too :)

3:18 pm

yuck -- don't even mention it -- still above freezing here and hope it stays that way for another month - although it is creeping down the mountains

3:18 pm

or4/4

3:18 pm

We have gotten well over a foot since Monday night. Schools were closed today.

3:19 pm

or 4/4

3:19 pm

yes -- saw on the news that the east coast was being hit hard

3:19 pm

thanks scrabs and nan!

3:20 pm

nan there are two ni8

3:20 pm

*so glad we don't live in Montreal or Toronto anymore.

3:20 pm

scrabbs you can keep the snow

3:20 pm

We received 13 inches as of this morning but it continues to snow. A community southwest of here got 28 inches as of this morning.

3:20 pm

yes -- one plural and one pt

3:20 pm

yikes

3:21 pm

ok that is what I have

3:21 pm

missing 2 of the 8s

3:21 pm

are the fires still burning in California?

3:21 pm

Clue for the 9's and the 11?

3:21 pm

Contained as of a few days ago, lynxxx.

3:22 pm

in9/60 and in11/104

3:22 pm

I think so, Lynxxx, but they must be getting close to being contained by now

3:22 pm

ah - ty for the update, scrabs

3:22 pm

I found one in9, ty

3:23 pm

holy smokes. just finished my first run through, 118 left and i have all but one of the 8s and i needed a clue for a 4/4 yikes!

3:23 pm

you will get the in11 too

3:23 pm

Wow, bonkler.

3:24 pm

Is in11 related to in9?

3:25 pm

yes

3:25 pm

ta 5/10, the 5th one, pls

3:25 pm

yes Scrabs

3:26 pm

I must have the other in9

3:27 pm

in9 that meets in the middle

3:27 pm

to cut or divide by passing through like highways

3:28 pm

Got it, ty

3:28 pm

yvw scrabbs did you get the 11 too

3:28 pm

nm

3:28 pm

my eyes are boggled (hah!) time for a break and a bite cheers all, thanks for cues!

3:28 pm

I have it now

3:29 pm

ok

3:29 pm

I need to go shovel my porch and steps.

3:31 pm

I am stuck bbl

3:31 pm

bye scrabs

3:31 pm

50 to go, so will keep plugging for a while

3:33 pm

te 6/18, 4th one, pls

3:35 pm

I'm looking, bihon...

3:36 pm

ty Bea

3:38 pm

4th one I have is fear

3:39 pm

I think that is it, nan.

3:40 pm

ty nan

3:41 pm

yw

3:43 pm

I keep thinking I'm done with the T's...

3:46 pm

they are endless

3:47 pm

no, there are 74 t's.

3:48 pm

this grid really calls for some creative thinking!

3:49 pm

o

3:49 pm

Greyed the last T!! 51 left...<sigh>

3:49 pm

grats bea

3:50 pm

wtg bea

3:51 pm

I have all the c words

3:52 pm

I', working on those now...

3:53 pm

to 7 please?

3:53 pm

sounds similar to pasta.

3:53 pm

most of ripped + Italian male name

3:55 pm

thanks

3:55 pm

TX Bea!

3:55 pm

ty bea

3:55 pm

i'm listening to classic Punk. Really takes me back. :)

3:55 pm

3 k

3:55 pm

*!*~*!* Thanks for the help :)

3:56 pm

3 k's left.

3:56 pm

yay nan!

3:56 pm

Hard to believe we use to complete grids like this before lickety!

3:56 pm

Congrats Nan!!

3:57 pm

fw

3:57 pm

ty seain & une

3:57 pm

any clues wanted before I leave?

3:57 pm

yay mixi!

3:59 pm

grats, mixi

3:59 pm

hagd everyone :)

4:00 pm

be well, nan

4:01 pm

I have all the d words

4:01 pm

nice, peri

4:01 pm

ty

4:02 pm

d's and c's so far but still 86 left

4:02 pm

most of them T words

4:05 pm

ooh, found the in9

4:07 pm

You should find the 11 then.

4:09 pm

ah, a different in9 to there. ta, zooz!

4:09 pm

Ah okay. sorry about that.

4:10 pm

all good. Got me to look :)

4:10 pm

very blah orange sunset here tonight.

4:10 pm

so tired of the cold windiness.

4:11 pm

Love a nice sunset. Yeah I too hate the cold weather. We have months of it to go too :-(

4:14 pm

We're 15F below average. Within range, but unhappily cold for this early.

4:14 pm

i had forgotten how much i like Iggy Pop

4:15 pm

oooh, greyed a second letter.

4:15 pm

Yes that is cold. We are around 54F here and it is 10:15pm but supposed to be cooling down in the next few days.

4:17 pm

Iggy pop was here in 2016 for the Isle of Wight festival.

4:17 pm

it's 5:15pm here and 31F with a real feel of 21F. Upside, it's not supposed to get much colder overnight.

4:18 pm

oh, nice! I last saw him live at a no-longer-extant club called Nation in SW Washington, DC in 1998.

4:18 pm

First singer i ever saw sing while crowd-surfing.

4:18 pm

He can still draw in a massive crowd that is for sure.

4:18 pm

<3 seain <3

4:19 pm

hello trifioso! :D

4:20 pm

you made my whole week, brother!

4:20 pm

LOL Glad to have been of service. :)

4:21 pm

I have all of the T words, whew!! still 26 left

4:21 pm

great progress, peri :)

4:21 pm

Good going, Peri!

4:22 pm

tyty need a break bbs to finish. I hate the cold but ok as long as there is no snow and ice

4:23 pm

I'm okay when it is over 70F :-)

4:23 pm

agreed! We sadly got some snow last week! We normally don't get any til January here.

4:24 pm

i so want those Ses together.

4:25 pm

Put a number after nine in front and you can.

4:25 pm

The Big Sn4 is still one of my favourite cartoons. :)

4:26 pm

not the same ;) ta!

4:26 pm

lol

4:29 pm

ooh, more ae words :)

4:30 pm

Yeah not keen on those type of words. I struggle to find them.

4:30 pm

hmmm. pizza party this evening. I wonder whether it's worth going out.

4:31 pm

ooh pizza. yum yum!

4:31 pm

Ooh, i'm going to a pakora party a night of Chaunakah! Looking forward to that. Must bring some eggs to pakora.

4:32 pm

Hope you have a great time, DC.

4:33 pm

8 days of fried food, who's to complain :)

4:33 pm

Haha!

4:35 pm

bbs, gonna go do my language studies for a bit.

4:35 pm

Have a great eveing, DC. Good to see you.

4:36 pm

it's been hard learning proper French having learnt to speak in Québec.

4:46 pm

Well time for me to retire for the evening. Going to start on my new book by Arthur Conan Doyle. The Complete Sherlock Holmes. Happy babbling everyone!

5:08 pm

i greyed a square! wahoo!

5:08 pm

besides the lone o, that is

5:10 pm

i greyd the Top E as well as that O thus far.

5:11 pm

g'night zooz

5:11 pm

that's the one I did too! lol

5:13 pm

the bottom n is driving me nuts....have 4, cannot find 5th

5:13 pm

ah, the top A is that one for me :) i've only 3 of that N.

5:15 pm

greyed that A :)

5:15 pm

wahhooo!

6:00 pm

all the ne's come off of the two ne4

6:06 pm

I'm having a hard time believing there are 17 k words. I don't see one yet.

6:09 pm

I agreee robwhy

6:12 pm

kr 5 a unit on money\

6:12 pm

i have five 4 letter K words so far....and a couple have plurals...

6:13 pm

a kr6 is also about a foreign money

6:14 pm

I think....lol

6:14 pm

Some of the ks are misspelled c words, if it helps

6:15 pm

yeah I'm just monkeying them to see if any of them stick

i am waiting for the stop script message so i can work this grid. my machine has slowed to a crawl.

in11, please? Does it come of the in9?

6:16 pm

Pretty much how the last 100 words have been for me. 372 is just too many words. 33 left, not sure I’ll make it

6:16 pm

yes...

6:16 pm

that i yes to you, marc...

thanks I found it.

6:34 pm

Just found the first in6,12. That one had been bugging me for a while.

6:35 pm

i think i am still missing that one....

6:35 pm

That was a clue, penq

6:35 pm

ah yes...ty....

6:44 pm

whee found the 11! evening all

6:44 pm

the k's were tough

6:44 pm

yes, but i found them all.....yet still missing some other words....

6:48 pm

starting to close out some tiles now.. I'm encouraged

6:53 pm

hard to believe that i can't find a seven letter word when i know the first four letters...

6:54 pm

I can believe it with this grid, penq.

6:54 pm

i am down to 3....

6:57 pm

Go Penq.

6:57 pm

I am down to all of yesterday's grid. :^)

7:00 pm

it bugs me that words I put in this morning have to be reentered

7:01 pm

same here....

7:06 pm

ok...i give up....ti 7/32?

7:06 pm

we need jaiannah to come In and clue all the rest :D.

7:06 pm

Even more exhausted, penq.

7:06 pm

ha!...

7:07 pm

dumb word....ty wht.....i am done...

7:07 pm

It is more of what you are with this grid. :^)

7:09 pm

amen to that...

7:09 pm

I need a clue for the last to7,28

7:10 pm

same start....ends in a vowel....

7:10 pm

first four letters are same....

7:11 pm

This is the lastest I have been here in ages...

7:13 pm

Bea is doing shots, staying up late and dancing while she plays Babble.

7:13 pm

hi bea...

7:13 pm

Oh, Molly...If only...!

7:13 pm

bet the shots are jello shots

7:14 pm

I have never understood the appeal of Jell-o Shots

7:14 pm

Jello shots are for wimps...

7:17 pm

I won't argue that

7:18 pm

However, tequila shots are nor fo rme...

7:20 pm

me neither.. tequila is way to heavy a drink for me

7:23 pm

It's just nasty!

7:24 pm

It took me months to be able to eat anything with salt with out wretching...

7:24 pm

Fireworks

7:25 pm

yay wht!

7:25 pm

i don't like tequila.

7:25 pm

congrats...

7:25 pm

sounds like a story behind this one bzz ;D

7:25 pm

i am heading out....goodnight all....

7:26 pm

Yea! wht!

7:26 pm

good night penq

7:26 pm

g'night penquis

7:26 pm

Unfortunately, you win the prize, dorens. =)

7:28 pm

we retar our roofs here.

7:33 pm

good night all.

7:33 pm

g'night wht

7:34 pm

24 left and they are all D's...

7:41 pm

The first de7/32, please?

7:42 pm

related to teeth

7:43 pm

Ty, mixi.

er6, please?

7:47 pm

a list of mistakes and their corrections.

7:49 pm

And my last one...de6/21...the one after devalues?

I'm stuck because the er5/10 is the word for mistake and I don't see how to put something of the same in front of it.

7:50 pm

got it!

7:51 pm

Marc, shorten the er5.

7:52 pm

Add a different vowel and add opp of short is **ll

7:53 pm

To er* is human...

thanks now I need the last er5/10, please?

The 'e's' are driving me crazy

7:55 pm

probably the last er5 is the one that's like, that song has three v----- and you sing the chorus between each one. but without the v.

thanks got it

en7, the first one please?

8:16 pm

en + not guns but ****r*.

sorry if the last 5 letters is a work could you please give me the stats for it, thanks,

I meant is a word sorry

8:22 pm

it is not.

any other clue you could give me, please?

8:23 pm

the word for these ( ) take out the par and the h

8:24 pm

****r* give electric shocks.

finally got it thanks

Really tough to clue

8:31 pm

night all.

8:31 pm

I really dislike the letter K.

8:33 pm

76 - listing this lovely grid!

me too I am on the 'k's' now and feeling like I am never going to get through them. I have only found two.

8:43 pm

working backwards, so still on P

8:44 pm

I found 8 of the Ks without the list...a miracle

8:46 pm

now I'm up to K.

8:51 pm

found them (with the help of morewords..)

8:59 pm

done!

8:59 pm

need clues?

9:00 pm

Yes, please need ta5-10 the 5th one. Thanks

9:01 pm

add the stuff you put on your roof

9:02 pm

Thanks so much, Harry.

9:02 pm

yw

finally finished. Thanks for all the help and have a great nite

9:03 pm

Congrats, Harry and Marc.

9:03 pm

ty. hagn all

9:13 pm

FW here

10:04 pm

checking my profile pic

10:05 pm

yep all good. see ya at the flip

10:25 pm

hello 169 to go

10:51 pm

in11 ??? holy cow!

10:53 pm

bingo - got it!!!

10:53 pm

woot woot...think I'm done for the day now! :)

10:57 pm

still have 123 here

11:16 pm

ae6-7?

11:22 pm

to force air into, and PT

11:36 pm

thanks

11:36 pm

73 to go

11:47 pm

the last to7?

11:50 pm

to7. rocky outcrop + film award, swap last letter for a vowel

11:51 pm

or decay backwards + heavy weight + vowel

11:51 pm

thanks

11:55 pm

hello everyone :)

11:57 pm

...and back - 257 to go...don't think I'm going to make it

11:57 pm

hi pini

11:58 pm

hi nan :)

11:58 pm

lol pini I have 35 me neither

11:59 pm

we're on a roll, eh, jane?

11:59 pm

333

11:59 pm

222

12:00 am

we're all rockin' it!

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