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FINAL SCORES

1381 NonoNanette
1381 Bonasa
1381 wvteach
1381 ladycece920
1381 mael
1381 Funkylady
1381 montreal13
1381 Bethjt
1381 cybernan
1381 pat56
1381 ChrissieDee
1381 Sandieangel
1381 jzw
1381 doseffing
1381 Kamanjah
1381 Lizlin
1381 grannyrose
1381 A*n*i*t*a
1381 msr
1381 galliwags
1381 sprong
1381 angelinaxox
1381 idicyidikat
1381 shorty
1381 nurse1000
1381 phaeton
1381 java2
1381 mkg
1381 Habes
1381 gramma
1381 westford
1381 Dachef
1381 paintguy
1381 Verve
1381 kim m
1381 dart001
1381 72 Temple Owl
1381 Grandma Barb
1381 susanj2
1381 lazykoala99
1381 rururocks
1381 Hillsnow
1381 graciecat
1381 VDW
1381 Dorens
1381 jimmel
1381 navcad
1381 reneeo
1381 saanichcat
1381 Tulipp
1381 bichon
1381 bala
1381 Bogwoggle
1381 Kateq
1381 nanrde
1381 nrkii
1381 juniperberet
1381 mixi6
1381 pabtrek
1381 Bremen
1381 CiociaJudy
1381 grannyg
1381 Mercy
1381 SamanthaJoy
1381 davurs
1381 anike
1381 dan2bit
1381 Smdnjv
1381 dfmchfhf
1381 kangabrat
1381 mymuseisme
1381 ItalianGreyhound
1381 maccafixx
1381 ABJ
1381 cdnldy
1381 anmw85
1381 VolleymomDee
1381 Solitare
1381 lynxxx
1381 kellyk
1381 ursh
1381 earth
1381 Vioxx
1381 LoriP
1381 Gillie
1381 bmb444
1381 bookwomen
1381 helenkeller
1381 stu mcc
1381 wordly wise
1381 rosalie4
1381 Aloyisius
1381 Mubner
1381 Sam
1381 pcal2
1381 GailMkp
1381 zoozzoom
1381 welki
1381 Dianne
1381 jessmom
1381 aslindy
1381 MelJewell
1381 jaydee
1381 ARB
1381 mrloser
1381 aebmusica
1381 dianedecoder
1381 hokie carla
1381 cosdem
1381 Uneaixoise
1381 Bugsaw
1381 svingy
1381 SeaSpray
1381 bojazz
1381 cherlyq
1381 dalia
1381 claws
1381 poodletoes
1381 Sexysback
1381 bigbirdboss
1381 marigold
1381 Wendrie
1381 dromano66
1381 marksdolly
1381 LuluP
1381 DTins
1381 dofith
1381 sprite
1381 Andee
1381 SummerBreeze44
1381 Alicia
1381 roncook
1381 PMS
1381 hydra
1381 broll
1381 lbdawger
1381 BzznBea
1381 Haz1558
1381 clg47
1381 penquis
1381 swmbo
1381 Vicuna
1381 chrisk
1381 maggiej
1381 helenary
1381 uleman
1381 isles7
1381 pamrepton
1381 JBV
1381 parisla
1381 daylily
1381 Catie
1381 LuvWordGames
1381 sammysmom
1381 Chris P
1381 mo
1381 SunnFlower
1381 Tabbycat2
1381 ivesy3
1381 ZsaZsa
1381 NANCY
1381 skooj
1381 sandy211
1381 movieman
1381 smartemis
1381 vashongin
1381 Dippnall
1381 dizgrannie
1381 joansiebone
1351 SueMagee
1231 PherceNunly
1225 bubba218
1176 ChampFit
1162 Lindrickway
1128 Riverdance
1127 RoseAnn
1120 Tnarg
1114 Gitel
1113 georgiaj
1105 speedfreak
1093 Zadit
1086 nelleon
1084 broony
1074 rastapopolous
1071 MollyL
1065 gumpunk
1043 lexophile
1029 gingentle
1028 IndiaJan
1022 Turt
1011 BettyAnne
1008 rolin
1008 BerniceQ
1003 mattygroves
1002 BillEBudd
988 zas
985 corkee
985 Hebe
966 rbud
956 gapeach
955 katmayo
953 smithchick
951 Jeff7
950 Edmond Dantes
947 thesnark
946 bonkler
944 wildcat17
941 eliotl
938 auntnope
935 hurshy
930 wordplayer
929 jaxx7
904 Filomena
902 sally
898 suzysuz
891 Deeha
889 rubyfoo
885 MLFAN17
884 sajarn
874 therealblah
873 lil*monkey
868 torgone
866 uusue2
861 The_Mad_Egyptian
860 mightyquin
860 Cennon
855 magzel
848 sukee
848 MaryW
848 JW4975
843 jwr
839 uconn
836 redletter
831 Kallia
830 Buttonman
826 leen
823 tessagram
809 MRSWHISKI2
809 Robespierre
804 silversarah
804 sciencegeek
796 trentsnana
796 angels04
796 Jayk
792 jeanne314
788 hyacinthe
788 markytom
784 crayola
779 Aaronitor
776 BarbaraA
775 Ouwachita
771 Mary
767 sugar
767 Rainiqui
765 gemini_J13
764 MaddyMadd
763 MumTT
760 little mim
758 wjb
755 Inge2
752 Wogoe
751 skheiny
749 fit1
747 dpomfr
743 MomStar
741 machelle
740 bs18
731 poor richard
730 rsiegel24
726 Sam Snead
726 Zombee
718 jka
713 hmgames
712 daisy88
711 charliesmomuk
710 Angelsong
706 LadyFeline
706 lyv4ever
704 circqueen
703 MVA
703 Winnah
702 Thulsa
700 pors
697 Cube
690 scorpio
689 AnnetteL
688 Madyh
687 Kermiteer
686 Fit2knit
684 eieios
681 bookgrrl
679 mamabook3
677 REG
676 piggys_rule123
675 Snowman31888
674 momof4&pe
674 BLouie
671 Hightower2232
670 cavalier25
668 Naches girl
666 Brie11
666 Plebian
666 magdagger
665 tickymong
663 ypsigirl
660 jbp
657 jpc1966
657 freddie
657 Elle n
657 godthaab
657 KenTropic
654 RoundBarn
654 PastorJ
653 Cosmo Kramer
650 Quiltergirl
648 inkydinks
645 pigeonman
643 Tomago
643 woodchick
641 craftylady
641 Gabby65
640 howardj
639 fla
634 Pearl5
629 LisaC
627 Dog Fan
622 LonnieC
622 dcseain
620 ziba
616 jennyc
615 GrandmaS
615 ginnie
611 deanoz
610 matanov
605 witchy
603 pugmama763
602 irishlady
601 sami1986
599 car.eeyore
598 redshoes
595 annevans
592 mayneman
591 jrr
589 MikeyP
578 Jodeen
578 pam
571 kueenbee
570 loredana
568 8201girl
568 scatterbrain
568 marilyn992
567 lawyer-1
562 mummy
562 LAT70
561 Judi
556 chj
553 Frances
553 ann
550 dc43
550 annotherone
547 Talia
546 MsCorvid
542 PeggyK
542 kathy sue
538 Neliamne
538 funhs
537 Scrabbler
534 Sunrise
534 gladius
530 cameron51us
527 pianoman
523 JeeWhiz
523 sooooo
523 SuzeQ
519 lbelle
517 scarydeb
515 cg530
514 merlypoop
513 smooze
512 sarah6girls
508 Teulu
508 Motek
500 Rangerbill
500 Moemonster
498 avril
495 EveP
493 DRWED
493 stidmama
493 duvaldfm
486 mimizodiac
486 JIMMORRIS
485 nursegladys
482 bookworm100
481 DS927
479 bheron
478 mike19
478 CMcG
478 Alisonofwi
478 Kitensplay
471 Marjetta
468 Trifioso
468 melody17
467 annie0128
467 #1
464 tmtm
459 Snitkina
458 Jadee
457 Kukana
456 10s Gu
451 Soodle
444 potterylady
443 puglet
443 yikeym32
443 JaxH66
434 flosey
433 nikofamouser
429 Tfrere
428 EnigmaNeko
425 caps
416 mehdc
415 Leaf
410 JessLynn
410 mery9419
409 nilole
405 Alycia
398 cdd
398 cookiebaker
393 danceparty
393 akazev
391 freakinandpeakin
391 nellebean
388 wenren
386 beckyj
386 m9f9l
379 cks
371 wesnurse
370 Chessbobble225
369 Glens
367 mabaker8
367 origami
355 nadav
355 JJ
348 katiemac
348 raane
346 bellydancer
343 amgreet8
341 mtnmam
340 TQ
338 helmet
337 tceicher
334 aWolf
330 wills
330 Jerrybh81
329 worzel
327 contrary1
322 circe
318 MPittore
310 Sidra
301 Babbleybrook
294 Doll414
290 bogster
290 Monnie
290 tinkerbelle
290 emd99
287 shooshoo
283 marthas
283 rowlie45
278 mom23
278 skatt
273 emusing
272 Virginia Strout
269 tsatch
264 janeybird
261 Strudtastic
256 corpsvalue
254 moule
246 Lib
235 Jindigo
234 Rearden
233 clonemeobiwan
233 meeker
226 gswope
218 TXZinnia
217 Gramjane
216 roundabout
200 Judyj
197 crystalle
195 iluvtigs
190 pbc
187 msg
184 Christa
182 Nef
181 DarleenMB
177 Lady_Campari
173 ALC
168 Rel
167 Hockeyfan
164 Prinise
162 Kotah
160 VAjeweler
158 milly24
156 Skug
154 GeekMan
152 gdine
150 hoyamd
148 sedmac
130 fifi
125 Karina
125 lizmac
113 libarebel
112 Buggie
88 felicitas
80 marie
75 Setters
64 benji5550122
48 Biltong
47 Notheroldquilter
38 SandraM
31 !!!

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:06 am
dizgrannie

ac 7
12:16 am
sammysmom

hi grannie.... looks like it s just the 2 of us.. good luck.
12:17 am
dizgrannie

same to you Sammy.
12:17 am
Lizlin

Hi all
12:17 am
jessmom

hi
12:17 am
sammysmom

hi liz
12:17 am
sammysmom

hi mom
12:18 am
cybernan

hello everyone :)
12:18 am
rururocks

down to 12 but none of the biggies
12:18 am
sammysmom

hi nan
12:20 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:20 am
Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety
12:22 am
jessmom

ca9
12:25 am
rururocks

st8
12:25 am
sammysmom

pff to bed with my new miss read book... nite all
12:25 am
Lizlin

Sleep well
12:29 am
rururocks

finished
12:29 am
Lizlin

Congrats, Ru
12:30 am
cybernan

wd ru - just half way and too tired to do any more
12:30 am
rururocks

that ca9 is a doozy
12:32 am
hurshy

uh oh, that's not something i like to hear when i've just arrived
12:32 am
cybernan

haven't found it yet
12:33 am
Lizlin

Nor me
12:33 am
cybernan

stuck on the french pig, which isn't going anywhere
12:33 am
Lizlin

I tried the French pig too. Also hostage and cashew - my phantoms
12:34 am
hurshy

well, at first glance, caco- i was hoping for cacophony
12:44 am
Lizlin

Stuck on my last 7, including the 2 biggies. Back later.
1:09 am
sprite

good morning all
1:25 am
thesnark

ca9: ca + spanish yes + **z show + catacly** (government by local political bosses) (sorry if this has already been clued)
1:35 am
sprite

st5/12 remain emotionally untouched by whatever happens.
st8: builds on the 5, belief ending
ca9 has the same ending. Start with first 3 of prickly desert plant. Stats should help you find what's in between: ca9/90
1:38 am
sprite

fireflies. Have a blessed day, all, and a peaceful night.
*leaves special hug in chog for rose to find*
2:48 am
Lizlin

Thanks Sprite. I’d missed that ending 😟
6:11 am
nikofamouser

hey there Tnana
6:12 am
trentsnana

Hello Niko!!
6:12 am
nikofamouser

sage
6:12 am
trentsnana

You are awake early!
6:13 am
nikofamouser

its a sign
6:13 am
trentsnana

Hahaha....wrong box, Niko
6:18 am
MollyL

Welcome Niko. You must be a friend of TNana.
6:18 am
trentsnana

She's my FC
6:18 am
trentsnana

(Favorite cousin)
6:19 am
MollyL

Thanks, I was about to look up FC
: D
6:19 am
trentsnana

LOL
6:19 am
trentsnana

Phantom: hostage
6:20 am
nikofamouser

sometimes the "F" isn't for favorite...
6:20 am
trentsnana

Hahahahaha
6:20 am
MollyL

I actually had someone us FU for follow up in a business email last week. And well, you know where everyone's mind went. Terrible abbreviation.
6:20 am
MollyL

*use
6:20 am
trentsnana

Of course
6:20 am
nikofamouser

haha
6:21 am
nikofamouser

show
6:21 am
nikofamouser

oops. new here.
6:21 am
trentsnana

Wrong box, niko. You have to get used to switching back and forth. LOL
6:22 am
nikofamouser

not to mention, its awful early for my tiny brain.
6:22 am
trentsnana

But thanks, I didn't have that yet
6:22 am
trentsnana

Insomnia in California?
6:22 am
trentsnana

Sleepless in Redondo Beach. New movie.
6:23 am
MLFAN17

hello
6:24 am
trentsnana

Hi MLF
6:24 am
MLFAN17

hi trent
6:27 am
nikofamouser

hwy Tnana, did you tell guns that his girl is in your puzzle?
6:28 am
trentsnana

No, but I will
6:28 am
trentsnana

So is the plural. Did you get that?
6:29 am
MLFAN17

I didn't want to be awake before 7am but my husband woke me up talking about the ceiling
6:30 am
trentsnana

Needs painting?
6:30 am
trentsnana

LOL
6:30 am
MLFAN17

roof leaking again making spots on the ceiling in bedroom
6:30 am
trentsnana

Oh boy
6:31 am
MLFAN17

he had patched it himself before
6:32 am
MLFAN17

he is always up early anyway
6:33 am
MLFAN17

middle I?
6:33 am
MollyL

That is an easy one. Look up
6:33 am
MLFAN17

got it ty
6:34 am
MLFAN17

nbt
6:38 am
MollyL

*Sigh* another obscure bird. Playing this game teaches you words that most people don't use.
6:39 am
MLFAN17

I see the ca clue but the part about catacly I don't understand?
6:42 am
MLFAN17

ca9 clue that is
6:45 am
MLFAN17

never mind I got the ca9
6:47 am
trentsnana

I had to use Morewords for it
6:47 am
trentsnana

Stats for the 8?
6:47 am
MollyL

If you do a Google search on catacly it comes right up
6:47 am
MollyL

st 8/50
6:47 am
trentsnana

And stats for the first e in the last column
6:47 am
nikofamouser

Tnana, shouldn't you be fishing?
6:48 am
trentsnana

Thanks!
6:48 am
MollyL

Ooo, fishing. What's biting?
6:49 am
trentsnana

Bluegill, crappie. I know I should be, but have work to do. Dang it.
6:49 am
nikofamouser

besides mosquitos...
6:50 am
MollyL

Yeah but there is work, and then there is fresh fish for dinner.
6:50 am
trentsnana

I know, Molly, but hubby just had hernia surgery, so it's my turn to take care of him.
6:51 am
trentsnana

I will get my fishing in again soon!
6:51 am
MollyL

Well then, he gets first dibs on your attention.
6:51 am
trentsnana

Yep
6:52 am
nikofamouser

my cuz is an expert fish finder. and her husband is a prince.
6:53 am
trentsnana

Awwwww
6:53 am
nikofamouser

gotta go. this grid is hurting my head.
6:53 am
trentsnana

Talk soon
6:54 am
trentsnana

Gotta go get my day started. I'll try again later to finish this up!
7:15 am
MLFAN17

yes I looked it up in morewords for a second time but I got it:)
7:16 am
bichon

ca 5/22, pls
7:16 am
MLFAN17

its a pl of the word above it bichon
7:17 am
bichon

the word above it is a 9
7:18 am
MLFAN17

ohh sorry bichon I don't have it
7:19 am
bichon

that's ok
7:19 am
BzznBea

ca + question word
7:19 am
MLFAN17

hi bzz ty
7:20 am
bichon

ty Bea
7:21 am
bichon

hosn
7:21 am
bichon

sorry
7:22 am
MLFAN17

change the vowel in the word you typed in chat bichon
7:22 am
MLFAN17

but don't type it in chat lol
7:22 am
bichon

have that fan
7:23 am
MLFAN17

that's good:)
7:23 am
MLFAN17

ag 5 both clues pls?
7:24 am
bichon

to discriminate against the elderly
7:26 am
MLFAN17

ty bichon
7:26 am
bichon

yvw
7:34 am
LuluP

Could I have a clue for wi5/20 please?
7:35 am
BzznBea

Add a vowel, lulu
7:37 am
MLFAN17

to what bzz?
7:37 am
BzznBea

The wi 4
7:42 am
MLFAN17

oh yes the 4 I don't have yet I think lol
7:42 am
MollyL

Ooo, I feel sorry for the Enable Word Nerds. Wicca is not a word. Some spells will be cast in their direction.
7:43 am
ChrissieDee

Make a wi4 when you blow out the candles
7:43 am
MLFAN17

i just tried that word a few minutes ago
7:44 am
MLFAN17

to the end?
7:45 am
MollyL

Usually when someone says "add a vowel" they mean at the end. Otherwise they would say insert a vowel.
7:45 am
BzznBea

I've been thinking of casting my own spells...
7:45 am
MollyL

I just cast one Bea
: D
7:45 am
BzznBea

Thank you!
7:46 am
MLFAN17

nothing is working so i wanted to verify but yes that is true
7:46 am
MLFAN17

okay got it
7:47 am
LuluP

I just finally got it too. ty
7:50 am
MLFAN17

ch6?
7:50 am
BzznBea

Add a vowel
7:52 am
aslindy

clue for st8? and don't say "add a vowel" because the previous word is only 5 letters! :)
7:53 am
MLFAN17

lol asl ad a vowel and some other letters perhaps?lol
7:53 am
BzznBea

add a suffix. =)
7:53 am
cherlyq

add an ending
7:54 am
cherlyq

the practice of not caring lol
7:55 am
aslindy

finally got it thanks. ish and ise did not work!
8:00 am
MLFAN17

i looked up the practice of not caring nothing i found would work in this grid?
8:03 am
mkg

i am not understanding any clues today.
8:04 am
MLFAN17

mkg not doing too well today either
8:09 am
cherlyq

its a philosophy st5 and then add an ending
8:10 am
BzznBea

I'm off to the garden...
8:13 am
mkg

just cant get the st 5 or 8!!!!!!!!!
8:13 am
mkg

i have 3 st 5s but no add ons are working
8:14 am
bichon

ca 9/90, pls
8:15 am
cherlyq

if you have the ca9 both have the same ending
8:16 am
cherlyq

this is the clue given earlier ca9: ca + spanish yes + **z show + catacly** (government by local political bosses)
8:16 am
mkg

DONT HAVE CA 9
8:18 am
cherlyq

the ca uses a high letter tile
8:18 am
bichon

tyvm chrly
8:18 am
LuvWordGames

thanks cherly
8:18 am
cherlyq

yw
8:22 am
mkg

well i dont see ca 9 nor st 8. so frustrating. sorry
8:23 am
cherlyq

sorry not sure how else to clue
8:24 am
mkg

that clue is strange. si is spanish for yes but the s is not attached to the a.......so very confused.
8:24 am
bichon

the ca has the high point letter and ends ith liberal***
8:25 am
mkg

ok. so here is my clue now that i got it finally: ca + spanish for yes but with different cons., and then high point tile and liberal***. ty for clues and i did get it.
8:26 am
cherlyq

change the first letter
8:26 am
mkg

got it.
8:26 am
mkg

ty
8:26 am
cherlyq

ok the st has the same ending
8:26 am
mkg

still need that st 8. it is an st 5 word but i dont have it.
8:26 am
mkg

ending not an issue it is the first part that is not coming
8:27 am
LuvWordGames

st + vowel + 2/3 of frozen water + belief
8:27 am
mkg

i finally got it! ty to all cluers.
8:27 am
bichon

put the high point letter before the ending
8:28 am
mkg

i would say first part means to be strong and not bend to harsh punishment.
8:28 am
mkg

so now we all should have the 8 and 9 right?
8:29 am
cherlyq

yep
8:34 am
mkg

any clues for the a top row? ty
8:34 am
LuvWordGames

uses high point tile
8:34 am
mkg

ty got them.
8:35 am
LuvWordGames

no 6/30 please?
8:36 am
LuvWordGames

nm found it for fireworks
8:36 am
Uneaixoise

Clue please? :-)
8:37 am
LuvWordGames

no + another word for smart
8:38 am
Uneaixoise

Hmmmmm
8:38 am
cherlyq

ty loe
8:38 am
LuvWordGames

people say owls are thiss
8:38 am
cherlyq

luv sorry
8:38 am
Uneaixoise

Thanks!!!
8:39 am
LuvWordGames

yw everyone, any other clues needed?
8:44 am
cherlyq

congrats
8:50 am
hokie carla

name that harry potter spell in the grid
8:53 am
MollyL

Accio (great, now I look like a Harry Potter geek)
8:54 am
hokie carla

nothing wrong with that
8:54 am
ChampFit


Totally tried it!
8:59 am
hokie carla

bbl to finish. have a good day, y'all!
9:41 am
cherlyq

fire works
9:59 am
bichon

st 5/14, second one, pls
10:00 am
bichon

shew
10:00 am
bichon

sorry, again ((((((
10:09 am
phaeton

hello...ca9 clue pls
10:14 am
bichon

st 5/14, second one, pls
10:15 am
doseffing

vst + fish disease
10:20 am
phaeton

st...looks like sewing st**** but leave out middle cons
10:20 am
phaeton

then pl
10:30 am
bichon

ty phae
10:37 am
Trifioso

hello friends!
10:39 am
rururocks

morning Trif is school out yet for you?
10:39 am
Trifioso

YAAAAAAAAS!
10:40 am
rururocks

coongrats
10:40 am
Trifioso

ended on a bit of a down note, that I still have not addressed, and hope I wont ever have to - actively seeking a new job, with my own classroom.
10:40 am
rururocks

i don't follow
10:41 am
Trifioso

A teacher tore me a new one the last day of school, in a way I REALLY did not merit or appreciate. I haven't said anything to her about it, and hope to have a new job in the fall, so I don't have to address it ever.
10:42 am
rururocks

wow.. how rude
10:42 am
Trifioso

with my luck, if I stay at my current job, I will be with this b*tch 5 classes a damn day. Nope.
10:42 am
Trifioso

with
10:42 am
Trifioso

with no chance of promotion, EVER. That was what I was upset about, and she tore me to shreds over it.
10:42 am
rururocks

then sayonara to her then
10:43 am
Trifioso

yep.
10:44 am
Trifioso

I don't do well with rude, mean people. I just cant figure out what motivates someone to spread that much negativity everywhere
10:44 am
Trifioso

plus, she's wrong. dead wrong. but will NEVER see it that way. In my head I have written all sorts of Norma Rae worthy speeches to put her in her place.
10:45 am
rururocks

would the new job be with a new school?
10:46 am
Trifioso

yes. It was made perfectly clear to ALL of us paraeducators that we will NEVER even be granted interviews for open positions at the school.
10:46 am
Trifioso

ever.
10:47 am
rururocks

oh.. time to move on and advance then
10:47 am
MollyL

Paraeducator = teacher's aide, is that correct?
10:48 am
rururocks

I'm so lucky i don't have to work with Difficult people other than a few of my customers
10:48 am
Trifioso

that is my hope, but the job market here in massachusetts is ridiculous. WAY more teachers than slots. We had a one year LTS position open in the ELA department, and received over 160 resumes, 28 candidates EXACTLY matching the criteria
10:48 am
rururocks

wow that is competitive
10:48 am
Trifioso

that's a super outdated term, molly, as we do MUCH more than in the old days, (like teach small group and full classes) but yes
10:49 am
MollyL

Okay, I was just trying to follow the conversation. I have not had kids in school for a while.
10:50 am
Trifioso

the way it used to work was: take a para job, or a sub job, get to know the staff, the curriculum, and the students. When a job opens up, you have a foot in the door. I was THRILLED to get hired as a paraeducator at my current school, as it is one of the best in the state. Finding out none of us will EVER be considered as candidates was gutting for all of us
10:53 am
rururocks

wow... that's really weird that they wouldn't even consider hiring within
10:53 am
Trifioso

is the center i fishy?
10:54 am
rururocks

yes
10:54 am
MollyL

What jobs would be available as promotions for you and your peers? And if you are not eligible, who is? Promoting from within is industry standard. I'm sorry it's not in this case.
10:55 am
Trifioso

oh sweet jesus. no wonder no one will hire me. I am an idiot who can't find an ic4
10:55 am
MollyL

Or an io4
: D
10:56 am
rururocks

*waves to Saanich*
10:56 am
Trifioso

thanks molly. I helped in several english classes this year. i have a MASTERS in secondary english teaching. I know the students, the curriculum, the staff, and the administration. A REALLY nice gentleman I work with got his masters in Math, is a wonderful para, and is patient and understanding with all students. Neither one of us was even granted a courtesy interview when spots as full time teachers opened up in English and Math this year.
10:58 am
Trifioso

nbt, tra la la
10:59 am
cosdem

ty for the io4 duh me
10:59 am
MollyL

Well if you already have the credentials to teach, I hope you can find a teaching position in a school with a "friendlier" staff.
11:00 am
saanichcat

'waves to ru' (if you are still there)
11:01 am
rururocks

still here.. glad you're up and running again
11:01 am
MollyL

I know a few people who have left jobs when it was made clear to them that "they had gotten as far as they were going to get" when they were hoping for promotions.
11:01 am
Trifioso

thanks molly. i have something like 15 resumes out for open positions. let's see if i even get one interview
11:02 am
cosdem

i have hit the ceiling at work too sadly.. it is frustrating. they always prefer outside hires too... so i understand trif. i am looking as well.
11:02 am
rururocks

good luck with your search trif
11:02 am
Trifioso

my sympathies and encouragement are yours, cosdem, and thanks ruru
11:03 am
rururocks

you can use us all as references...
11:03 am
rururocks

however names like hatrick patrick, and backwards man etc won't help much ,... much less rururocks :D
11:05 am
72 Temple Owl

unfortunate situation. went through it as well. branch head figures if they get higher grade level work from someone in place, why bother to promote them when it's more cost effective to bring in a competitive hire.
11:06 am
72 Temple Owl

then when the other's attitude changes, they point and say see? sh/e is not that good.
11:06 am
72 Temple Owl

life in corporate america.
11:11 am
MollyL

As a business owner or manager, your staff is your most valuable resource. If you keep them happy and feeling valued, whatever service you are providing will stay top shelf. If not, it will deteriorate.
11:16 am
72 Temple Owl

alas, the kudos come from ROI. WHy hire two people @ $80,000 if I have some poor slob who workd at that leve hoping for promotion. it's a two-fer.
11:19 am
72 Temple Owl

adn we won't even talk about the agism. hire young, pay them less.
11:24 am
MollyL

The ageism thing is starting to change. I have talked to several people who are hiring who have told me they are going for the "mature" candidates. They are tired of the youngsters who don't seem to care and spend the day on their cell phones.
11:25 am
Trifioso

but that's the rub here, TO, that makes it particularly painful, for myself and the genteleman I spoke of before - we are both over 50. We will both get paid the same as a 22 year old first year teacher, because none of us has been a teacher of record before. The school is being SO stupid. A lifetime of experience and they can pay us dirt? They should be snapping us up!
11:25 am
Trifioso

wish that were true in teaching, molly. it makes me SO MAD> I am not going on maternity leave anytime soon....
11:25 am
Trifioso

getting ready to head to the beach soon - will forget my troubles in the sun and waves.
11:26 am
rururocks

I would never hire a millennial again. Not ever
11:27 am
rururocks

Have fun trif. I am cleaning windows today
11:27 am
MollyL

I have watched companies hire 20 something after 20 something, only to end up firing them. The cost of that triples hiring someone who will be dependable and dedicated.
11:27 am
cosdem

weeding today wish me luck
11:27 am
cosdem

in every definition of the word.
11:28 am
MollyL

Cos, when you live in Colorado, weeding can be misinterpreted.
: P
11:28 am
cosdem

like i said.. every definition you're thinking of is accurate. :-P
11:29 am
Trifioso

lolol cosdem, it's 4:20 somewhere!
11:30 am
cosdem

thats right! im on summer break dang it.
11:31 am
MollyL

*Fondly remembers the days long ago when there was "summer break". Or any break, for that matter.
11:31 am
MollyL

And that v word. I think it ends in acation.
11:32 am
cosdem

i dont even know how to operate a weed whacker.. i guess im gonna see how good of a teacher i am to myself :P
11:33 am
cosdem

dogs are staying inside though
11:35 am
cosdem

ugh i have to assemble it first? fml
11:39 am
MollyL

When I lived in a townhouse, I used to cut my grass with a weed whacker. How white trash is that?
: D
11:40 am
cosdem

i suppose/ thats what im doing :P
11:40 am
dan2bit

more so if you were on wacky weed whacking your weeds
11:41 am
MollyL

It was a stack up townhouse with only a front yard. I had no place to store a lawnmower.
11:41 am
cosdem

these instructions make no sense..
locate the edge guide and spread it apart and attach it to the housing unit
11:42 am
MollyL

The words "assembly required" make me run screaming from the home improvement store.
11:46 am
cosdem

ok i think i figured the first part out.. now i think ineed a screwdriver
11:47 am
cosdem

ok 2nd part done i think.. and what is this leftover piece for hmmm
11:48 am
MollyL

*Sends mechanical blessings to assembly Cos
11:50 am
cosdem

wtf why doesnt it have an cord.. it has a place to attach electric cord plug to but no cord...
11:51 am
cosdem

oh ok i need an outdoor ext. cord.. ihave one in the yard...
11:53 am
cosdem

ok well if you dont hear from me . ill have ended up killig myself accidentally.. wish me luck
11:59 am
MollyL

: O
12:01 pm
cosdem

its one of these.. "FU ryan" days i guess
12:20 pm
cosdem

i think i got it to work
12:23 pm
cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone :)
12:23 pm
aebmusica

ho7.....clue please
12:23 pm
rururocks

Not cold at all
12:23 pm
rururocks

hiya nan
12:26 pm
aebmusica

ty ruru
12:27 pm
cybernan

good morning, ru
12:27 pm
cosdem

ah yes thanks that was my missing 7... stats for 8 please?
12:29 pm
cybernan

st 8
12:30 pm
Soodle

St 8/50 Cos. The condition of being St 5/12
12:34 pm
cosdem

ah thanks got em
12:34 pm
cosdem

i kept trying to end it with an H
12:51 pm
cybernan

last one - ca 9 please?
12:53 pm
MollyL

It's 90 points. Keep that in mind. Starts with the first three of desert plant, ends with suffix that means a practice, system or philosophy.
12:54 pm
aebmusica

think of Socrates
12:57 pm
cybernan

don't know what socrates has to do with it, but ty molly -- don't know how ru found that at the first last night.
12:57 pm
cybernan

even from the def, I would never have found it -- new term for me
12:58 pm
cybernan

hagd everyone :)
1:05 pm
MollyL

Don't get the Socrates thing either. No clue how anyone just casually finds that.
1:08 pm
rubyfoo

I found the ho7 even harder
1:10 pm
rubyfoo

good clue, ru, and hello
1:15 pm
rubyfoo

Tony Parker is on a dopy talk show and he looks like the plastic surgeon on Grey's Anatomy with green eyes
1:20 pm
MollyL

Jackson Avery?
1:48 pm
Soodle

Hi Ruby. (()))
1:51 pm
Soodle

Typical. Too late.
1:52 pm
cosdem

shh i think its quiet time in here
1:54 pm
MollyL

*Gets the nap cots out
1:56 pm
Soodle

Oops. Reverses out of Chog, silently switching off lights as I stealthily make my exit.
2:17 pm
MollyL

*Puts out some of the Ranch Oyster Crackers I made for snack when the nappers awake
2:22 pm
cosdem

yard all done
2:25 pm
cosdem

neighbor saw me struggling.. he knows my story.. he just took over for me. whew.
2:26 pm
cosdem

but good news is i assembled it correctly so theres that
2:27 pm
MollyL

You have to love neighbors like that. Bless him.
2:28 pm
hokie carla

was going to say you should try to keep him!
2:28 pm
lil*monkey

omg I love ranch Oyster crackers
2:31 pm
MollyL

I had to put them away. They are like crack, you can't stop eating them.
2:31 pm
lil*monkey

Yes indeed! They should be called Oyster CRACK, not crackers.
2:31 pm
hokie carla

have only found 2 more words since I came back. guess I will try the list.
2:35 pm
cosdem

its not so much a neighbor but a homeless teen who sleeps by the creek behind me...hes harmless. i gave him a few cigs.
2:35 pm
cosdem

he and i spent many a night last summer drinking by the creek. this was when i had lost my mind for a few weeks :P
2:36 pm
MollyL

Oh bless him again. How sad that he has no home.
2:37 pm
cosdem

i did offer a room he said he didnt wanna take advantage and hed be fine by the creek and the mission if needed
2:37 pm
cosdem

so i give him food and cigs every now and then
2:37 pm
MollyL

Nice that you look after him.
2:38 pm
Bugsaw

and bless you too cosdem
2:38 pm
cosdem

never money.
2:39 pm
hokie carla

sounds like you all are kinda looking out for each other. :)
2:39 pm
cosdem

we're all white trash we look out for each other kinda.. lol
2:39 pm
MollyL

Why not money Cos, do you think he's an addict that would spend it that way?
2:40 pm
cosdem

oh i know he does drugs.
2:40 pm
cosdem

no worries my streak is still good..but ive seen stuff with him.
2:40 pm
Bugsaw

I won't give them mnoney either, but they love jars of peanut butter
2:42 pm
cosdem

oh good idea.. and saltines
2:42 pm
Bugsaw

yes. peanut butter is a protein, doesn't need a fridge and everybody likes it
2:43 pm
cosdem

people who store PB in fridges irk me.. its harder to spread that way lol
2:43 pm
hokie carla

except for people who are allergic ;-)
2:43 pm
Soodle

Hello (((Bugs))) How lovely to see you 🤗
2:44 pm
Bugsaw

haven't found a homeless person who was yet hokie, but I do ask.
2:44 pm
hokie carla

I do love PB, never put it in the fridge (that is weird). It's a great hiccup cure too.
2:44 pm
cosdem

were not allowed PB at work. only soy or almond or sunflower butter
2:44 pm
hokie carla

my youngest son is not allergic but claims to not like PB. I don't understand that.
2:45 pm
Bugsaw

Hi Soodle. Are you getting lots of snuggles with that beautiful grandbaby? I am envious. My newest grandchild came into the family at 6
2:45 pm
MollyL

I don't get storing peanut butter in the fridge.
2:45 pm
Bugsaw

hokie, in my family we would just say, "All the more for us!"
2:45 pm
hokie carla

You work at a school, right, cosdem? I'm not surprised. My kids schools still allow it.
2:46 pm
Bugsaw

I guess you might have to put it in the fridge if you didn't eat it fast enough but nobody I know has that problem.
2:46 pm
hokie carla

I think it's those all-natural ones or whatever that say to put in the fridge. Peter Pan does fine in my pantry.
2:47 pm
MollyL

Oh God, you can't bring any "nut" things into the schools around here. Bake sales with homemade goods are gone. It's all wrapped up, crap from the grocery store.
2:48 pm
hokie carla

yes, for birthdays and stuff it had to be store-bought, but you could still take PB sandwiches in your lunch.
2:48 pm
Soodle

Bittersweet times, Bugs. My Mam died on Tuesday. But she met Baby Paul 3 days earlier. It’s been a bit of an emotional roller coaster.
2:49 pm
hokie carla

oh, my favorite appalachian english word is in the grid today.
2:51 pm
Bugsaw

I am so sorry to hear about your Mam, Soodle. I am glad that she got to meet him in person though and now you know who his guardian angel is. You don't think she would let anyone else have that job do you?
2:52 pm
Bugsaw

wonders what hokie's appalachian word is
2:53 pm
MollyL

I'm hip to Carla. She always says things like that so people will ask. : D
2:54 pm
hokie carla

Well, I don't want to give away words in the grid
2:55 pm
Bugsaw

I started looking for things like wheehaw and pogey but decided I was racial profiling and stopped.
2:55 pm
hokie carla

and it's not actually my fave word, it just reminds me of home and I forget until I see it in the grid that enable has it. hi4
2:55 pm
Bugsaw

got it! thanks
2:56 pm
hokie carla

lol, I don't even know those words you listed and it's more cultural profiling than racial. :D
2:58 pm
Bugsaw

true but I have learned that the poor people of the appalachians could be some of my ancestors. Apparently many of them came from Ireland with nothing and found it hard to find their feet.
2:59 pm
Bugsaw

Then when they got drafted in WW2 they were given skills and moved in waves to the midwest to car factories etc.
3:00 pm
rururocks

wheehaw?
3:00 pm
Bugsaw

it's cowboy thing I guess
3:01 pm
hokie carla

yep, very common
3:01 pm
rururocks

really..
3:01 pm
hokie carla

maybe you are thinking yeehaw or heehaw
3:01 pm
rururocks

maybe yeehaw is for the horse and wheehaw is for the bedroom
3:02 pm
Bugsaw

your picking nits, ru
3:03 pm
rururocks

i mighta said wheehaw at one time.. ya never know
3:03 pm
MollyL

Ru, once you get into Appalachian territory, all bets are off in terms of words that make sense.
3:03 pm
Bugsaw

correction - you're picking nits just to show that I can pick them too
3:04 pm
hokie carla

I didn't even know app eng was a thing until I went to college and no one knew what I was saying
3:04 pm
rururocks

i probably had chaps on :D
3:05 pm
hokie carla

I'm a little disappointed st5/12-ish isn't a word
3:07 pm
Bugsaw

I didn't know app eng was a thing either but it makes sense. You can go to places in Newfoundland where the people still speak with Irish terms passed down from the 1600s
3:09 pm
hokie carla

yep, people came over in the 1600s and never left. isolated communities with few outsiders. language, music, will have some of that left in.
3:10 pm
cosdem

damn now i want nachos
3:11 pm
hokie carla

5 words to go here. I broke down and looked up the ca9.
3:13 pm
hokie carla

I wasn't sure why we were dreaming of nachos now, but I see it
3:13 pm
cosdem

i need to decide. tortilla chips or fries nachos...then i shall order it.
3:14 pm
hokie carla

both sound amazing
3:16 pm
hokie carla

well I found the st8 in spite of myself
3:20 pm
hokie carla

last word was no6 - had to look that up, but accio fireworks!
3:23 pm
MollyL

Barbecue pork tenderloin, roasted vegetables and au gratin potatoes working here.
3:23 pm
cosdem

ill have the leftover taters
3:23 pm
hokie carla

well that sounds delish too
7:01 pm
cosdem

man nap time sure takes a long time in here
7:21 pm
cosdem

fun fact I just learned. wilford brimley is still alive.
8:45 pm
dcseain

huh. he's 85.
8:48 pm
cosdem

younger than i thought
8:49 pm
dcseain

double-checked. he'll be 85 in Septimber.
8:49 pm
rururocks

Cocoon factor
8:50 pm
dcseain

LOL ru
8:50 pm
cosdem

younger than queen betty too..
8:51 pm
dcseain

indeed!
8:51 pm
cosdem

i guess oatmeal really is good for you
8:52 pm
rururocks

Lowers chloresterol
8:53 pm
dcseain

it does, documentedly, even in the form of cheeros
8:53 pm
dcseain

cheerios
8:55 pm
cosdem

i like raisin and spice yum
8:56 pm
rururocks

Cholesterol.
8:57 pm
rururocks

Hard word to spell
8:57 pm
cosdem

spoonful of sugar
10:11 pm
LisaC

icho
10:17 pm
rururocks

Icho to you too lisa