News:

Welcome to the new (and now only) Fora!

Main Menu

The Post For Stuff You Wanna Tell People

Started by Parasaurolophus, May 17, 2019, 10:11:39 AM

Previous topic - Next topic
Print
Go Down Pages 1 ... 18 19 20 21 22 ... 60
User actions

mamselle

#285
November 06, 2020, 08:50:51 AM
Actually, I was speaking literally, of the theatre....

M.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Reprove not a scorner, lest they hate thee: rebuke the wise, and they will love thee.

Give instruction to the wise, and they will be yet wiser: teach the just, and they will increase in learning.

Parasaurolophus

#286
November 10, 2020, 05:47:10 PM
I've rejected something like 70 spambots today. Normally, it's more like 10-20ish a day. Wonder what's up?
I know it's a genus.

mamselle

#287
November 10, 2020, 06:48:14 PM
Trolling for votes?

Or maybe, now that the election's finished (except for the shouting) they're seeking new venues to visit?

In any case, thanks for all you (and all the mods) do. This place is so much better for your vigilance.

(Meant seriously)

M.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Reprove not a scorner, lest they hate thee: rebuke the wise, and they will love thee.

Give instruction to the wise, and they will be yet wiser: teach the just, and they will increase in learning.

apl68

#288
November 13, 2020, 07:43:26 AM
This is the time of year where we make the coming year's library budget.  Local plant closures mean that our property tax revenues will be taking a serious hit in coming years.  Though our cash reserves--and the fact that it takes time to tear down those idle plant facilities and stop paying taxes on them--mean that we're in no urgent trouble, the Board of Trustees has decided that we can't have staff raises this year.  Glad we were able to get some in recent years, so that we no longer have the lowest-paid library staff in the state.

Fortunately the Board felt that it needed to recognize the staff's loyalty in staying on the job and doing what needed to be done during a very challenging year.  So we were able to talk them into using almost $5,000 in year-end money for staff bonuses.  In the past I've lobbied for raises rather than bonuses.  This year I'm just glad for the bonuses.

The Board authorized the bonuses last night.  It was so good to have some good news to announce this morning!
And you will cry out on that day because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you on that day.

mamselle

#289
November 13, 2020, 09:29:21 AM
Good for you for being an advocate for your staff.

M.
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

Reprove not a scorner, lest they hate thee: rebuke the wise, and they will love thee.

Give instruction to the wise, and they will be yet wiser: teach the just, and they will increase in learning.

Parasaurolophus

#290
November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.
I know it's a genus.

smallcleanrat

#291
November 15, 2020, 08:14:41 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.

Thank you for sharing this, Parasaurolophus.

It's glorious!

Cheerful

#292
November 16, 2020, 06:52:47 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.

What a day brightener, thanks!  Had never heard of.  Amazing and adorable.

ab_grp

#293
November 16, 2020, 08:49:25 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.

Oh my gosh! They are so cute!

EdnaMode

#294
November 16, 2020, 09:57:56 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.

Awwwwwwww!!!! How freakin adorable are they?
I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now.

evil_physics_witchcraft

#295
November 16, 2020, 10:21:20 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.

They are very cute. I wonder if water bears hunt the leaf sheep?

Parasaurolophus

#296
November 16, 2020, 01:20:27 PM
Quote from: evil_physics_witchcraft on November 16, 2020, 10:21:20 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.

They are very cute. I wonder if water bears hunt the leaf sheep?

=D
I know it's a genus.

evil_physics_witchcraft

#297
November 16, 2020, 01:21:15 PM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 16, 2020, 01:20:27 PM
Quote from: evil_physics_witchcraft on November 16, 2020, 10:21:20 AM
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on November 15, 2020, 08:08:45 PM
Today I found out about leaf sheep, which are pretty amazing.

They are very cute. I wonder if water bears hunt the leaf sheep?

=D
I mean, it's possible- right?

apl68

#298
November 18, 2020, 01:47:08 PM
We went ahead and paid out the staff bonuses today.  Lots of happy people at work today!  Some of them weren't expecting the bonuses to be as good as they were.  Most staff members netted more than a usual weekly paycheck.  A couple of senior staffers did quite a bit better than that.  Mind you, we're not talking about really high base-pay rates to start with.
And you will cry out on that day because of the king you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you on that day.

Langue_doc

#299
November 18, 2020, 06:28:50 PM Last Edit: November 18, 2020, 06:31:30 PM by Langue_doc
A saw-whet owl turned up in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. The person who found it thought it was a baby owl because of its size. Must be the 2020 variation of the partridge in a pear tree.

Here are the details and pictures from the NY Times and NBC News:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/18/nyregion/christmas-tree-rockefeller.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tiny-owl-rescued-rockefeller-center-christmas-tree-travelled-170-miles-n1248166
Print
Go Up Pages 1 ... 18 19 20 21 22 ... 60
User actions