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@abulsme tweets from 2015-11-01 (UTC)

@abulsme tweets from 2015-10-31 (UTC)

  • 05:21:20 Alex: “Being scared is not fun, being scared is terrifying.”
  • 15:15:00 It was clear this was "why", but it is still wrong & stupid. -> Why 5 x 3 = 5 + 5 + 5 Was Marked Wrong (Brett Berry) https://t.co/ia6aFcEwsp
  • 15:20:51 A) The commutative property is a key element of integer multiplication & any definition that imposes order is silly and should be rejected.
  • 15:22:01 B) No child should be penalized for having a deeper understanding of a subject than the class is supposed to have. EVER.
  • 15:24:53 If the child tries tries to use the commutative property somewhere it doesn’t apply, fine, mark that wrong. That is of course fine.
  • 15:27:04 My son is in Kindergarten & I am pretty sure he has intuitively understood the commutative property for over a year. He has talked about it.
  • 15:28:03 If he starts getting things marked wrong for that sort of thing, there will almost certainly be a teacher conference at the least. Sigh!
  • 17:07:32 Retweeted @ScottNY71 16:00:53 @abulsme Smart kid in reply to abulsme

@abulsme tweets from 2015-10-30 (UTC)

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@abulsme tweets from 2015-10-24 (UTC)

  • 01:50:32 Tried to do an obstacle course Alex set up for me. I fell. Hurt my foot. While Brandy was helping me up, he RAN and got the first aid kit!
  • 01:53:33 He spent the next 10 minutes helping me with bandaids and other things from the first aid kit. Which was really nice.
  • 01:58:28 But even after ace bandage, ice and Advil, it hurts quite a bit and I can’t walk on it. Hope I didn’t mess it up too bad. :-(
  • 03:18:47 Retweeted @jaketapper 03:07:59 Trump: "We have a breaking story, Donald Trump has fallen to second place behind Ben Carson. We informed Ben, but he was sleeping."
  • 03:34:37 Reading – Did the Kepler space telescope discover alien megastructures? The mystery of Tabby’s star solved (Galasyn) https://t.co/J3WUecVU0y
  • 10:46:33 Just spent 10 minutes slowly crawling up the stairs on hands on knees because it was a little less painful than trying to do it upright.
  • 10:47:48 At top of stairs I just lay down, exhausted from the effort, unwilling to try to contemplate dragging myself 20 more feet to the bedroom.
  • 10:48:49 Maybe Brandy is right and I should go see a Doctor in the morning rather than just wait for my foot to feel better on its own. Sigh. :-(
  • 10:53:14 It would suck if I broke my foot. But, I guess lying in hallway cause can’t make it from couch where fell asleep to the bedroom sucks too.
  • 12:29:23 Made it to bedroom and bathroom. Took stronger pain killers. Going to try to sleep a little. Still haven’t put out podcast. Damn foot! :-(
  • 16:19:19 Retweeted @bonncaruso 13:02:21 @abulsme Gute Besserung!! I hope you get better. in reply to abulsme
  • 16:19:33 .@bonncaruso Thank you! in reply to bonncaruso
  • 16:19:39 Retweeted @imbou 13:11:13 @abulsme I vote Doctor! in reply to abulsme
  • 16:21:19 .@imbou I just gave this sneaky feeling… Based on quite clearly needing them… That I am at least going to end up on crutches for a bit. in reply to imbou
  • 16:22:20 .@imbou He says as he wakes up and still can’t put any weight on his left foot at all without wanting to scream. in reply to imbou
  • 17:14:25 .@imbou Appointment set for later today. Damn it! :-( in reply to imbou
  • 18:13:50 Luckily the women in my family have suffered many leg injuries, so we had crutches in garage. So I was able to get to car without crawling.
  • 18:15:10 On way to doctor now. Woo? If I broke my foot, guess it is about time. 44 years without a broken bone. Luck couldn’t last forever…
  • 19:17:05 Yes. Foot broken. Upper metatarsal. In a boot now. Chance it may need surgery. Goody. First broken bone of my life. :-(
  • 19:19:56 Boot or cast for 4 – 6 weeks probably. They gave me the temporary boot and are referring me to an orthopedic specialist to decide what else.
  • 20:43:02 Retweeted @alcxxk 15:11:50 oh, microsoft https://t.co/FWxXgkeMhz
  • 22:57:44 Managed to finally get back to my office. Going up stairs sucks. This really hurts. Will try to finish up on podcast now. :-(
  • 23:59:25 Sorry. Will still be longer for the podcast. Think it has only ever been this late once or twice. Next two hours probably. But hey. Foot.

@abulsme tweets from 2015-10-23 (UTC)

  • 00:05:08 “I’m not talking about the account, I’m talking about the server.” And Clinton no better. My god, the tech illiteracy, it burns! It burns!
  • 04:04:19 Retweeted @BenedictEvans 02:40:50 Forecast: artisanal, hand-driven car services will be all the rage in 30 years.
  • 05:18:01 Retweeted @RyanLizza 00:23:19 Politically speaking, over the last week Clinton has broken the back of Sanders, Webb, Biden, and the Benghazi committee.
  • 12:17:37 Reading – Hurricane Patricia, strongest hurricane ever recorded, will hit Mexico (Andrew Freedman) https://t.co/LeChIazUbQ
  • 17:20:51 Life got in the way again. Won’t get a chance to release Curmudgeon’s Corner until tonight. Also a few polls not yet entered. Tonight. :-)
  • 18:00:04 Retweeted @MichaelRLowry 17:47:48 First pass from Hurricane Hunters. 878 mb extrapolated pressure. Flight level winds 220 mph. #Patricia hasn't weakened.
  • 20:29:51 Retweeted @AmyNotAmy 20:29:18 Dad guessing who Alex's teacher met recently – he asked if it was the President. Alex said "No silly, a human! The president isn't a human!"