tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post7420068298598258595..comments2023-11-02T01:28:14.306-07:00Comments on Sioux's Page: I'm an Old Dog...Sioux Roslawskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-48693740891915069832015-01-01T18:42:39.256-08:002015-01-01T18:42:39.256-08:00Marcia--It WAS a distinctive odor. Back in our sch...Marcia--It WAS a distinctive odor. Back in our schooldays, your teacher might well have been a wino. Things were faster and looser then (in some ways).Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-80826277076047142482014-12-28T14:25:35.902-08:002014-12-28T14:25:35.902-08:00Haha - That mimeograph ink! Back in my schooldays ...Haha - That mimeograph ink! Back in my schooldays I thought my teacher was a closet wino because he had that smell on him everyday after lunch! Marcia G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05401846609955732958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-18592998231354639882014-12-22T10:07:11.067-08:002014-12-22T10:07:11.067-08:00And it was great seeing you and meeting your husba...And it was great seeing you and meeting your husband. It's about the donations, for sure, but it's mostly about the wonderful conversations we have with the bookstore customers. Merry Christmas to YOU!Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-30058000710685922982014-12-22T07:21:57.261-08:002014-12-22T07:21:57.261-08:00Oh Sioux, I guess I would have to say I'm an o...Oh Sioux, I guess I would have to say I'm an old dog always trying to learn new tricks! And speaking of dogs, it was so great meeting yours the other night -- and seeing you and meeting Cindy. Hope you guys raised lots of money. Merry Christmas to you and your family!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308569005061192110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-87987254141855392014-12-21T08:47:58.720-08:002014-12-21T08:47:58.720-08:00Tammy--Those copies had a particular smell right a...Tammy--Those copies had a particular smell right after they came off the mimeograph machine. Hmmmm.<br /><br />I agree. I sometimes think about investing in a high-powered magnifying glass for those instruction manuals--along with the pages you get with each prescription and a myriad of other things. (The phone book is even a challenge sometimes.) Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-12509710074648243782014-12-21T08:10:53.582-08:002014-12-21T08:10:53.582-08:00I remember...mimeograph machines. Those I haven...I remember...mimeograph machines. Those I haven't missed for a second. I recently subbed for a teacher (young of course) who claimed to be allergic to chalk. Really? Or did she just think the dust was icky? This old dog wouldn't mind new tricks so much if the instruction manuals didn't have such infinitesimal print!Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-74990069589711361802014-12-20T07:37:55.660-08:002014-12-20T07:37:55.660-08:00Val--Yeah, flashers are not welcome in school...Un...Val--Yeah, flashers are not welcome in school...Unless you want to retire even earlier than planned...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-59390221930165159782014-12-19T17:11:24.348-08:002014-12-19T17:11:24.348-08:00Old dog here. Not planning on learning any new tri...Old dog here. Not planning on learning any new tricks in the next year and half before I retire. It's bad enough they took away our Firefox on October 1st. Now all my websites run slower. I blame Google Chrome. This summer we're switching our email from what we've had for ten years to GMail. No problem for me, I hope, since I already use it.<br /><br />Smartboards are products from Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-90572324681961100102014-12-19T10:45:12.697-08:002014-12-19T10:45:12.697-08:00Mama Zen--I quickly learned what took off permanen...Mama Zen--I quickly learned what took off permanent marker marks.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-52823847883984785152014-12-19T10:44:46.454-08:002014-12-19T10:44:46.454-08:00Cathy--Just don't keep looking at the thumbnai...Cathy--Just don't keep looking at the thumbnail photo/view of yourself as you're talking, or you'll look… not very bright.<br /><br />(If I can Skype, anyone can.)Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-25681148211265559762014-12-19T10:11:59.403-08:002014-12-19T10:11:59.403-08:00They gave me one of those dry erase boards, and I ...They gave me one of those dry erase boards, and I hated it! Administration was clearly unaware how easy it is to pick up a sharpie instead of a dry erase marker!Maude Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669688074743095866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-84442245710845798532014-12-19T06:00:01.161-08:002014-12-19T06:00:01.161-08:00Getting ready to try the Skype thing with son in N...Getting ready to try the Skype thing with son in New Zealand (for Christmas)...I expect hilarity will ensue. (I also expect the kids will be laughing AT me, not WITH me.) :-)Cathy C. Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16491874468936336577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-87871505282598907302014-12-19T04:09:21.869-08:002014-12-19T04:09:21.869-08:00Pat--I keep trying and trying, too. However, this ...Pat--I keep trying and trying, too. However, this often happens: I'll call our tech person with a problem and they'll say, "I've never seen that kind of problem before." Should I feel proud I'm taking them where no teacher has taken them before? Probably not...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-77474639118856276812014-12-19T04:05:46.159-08:002014-12-19T04:05:46.159-08:00Joeh--Can I speak for all of the "female dogs...Joeh--Can I speak for all of the "female dogs"? We're grateful when you guys DO manage to learn a new trick.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-1721454744267349332014-12-19T04:04:10.943-08:002014-12-19T04:04:10.943-08:00Claudia--You hit the nail on the head--or at least...Claudia--You hit the nail on the head--or at least one of the many nails. Sometimes things are just fancy versions of the old things.Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-45332696530635834092014-12-19T04:02:06.225-08:002014-12-19T04:02:06.225-08:00Kathy--You are so right. There is definitely an in...Kathy--You are so right. There is definitely an intimacy with pen and paper that doesn't exist with typed words on paper--at least in personal letters...Sioux Roslawskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924021828536277618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-37550096924562186782014-12-18T15:37:09.907-08:002014-12-18T15:37:09.907-08:00I'm an old-schooler learning to be open minded...I'm an old-schooler learning to be open minded about technology. My boss is on a mission to go paperless. I'm really nervous about giving up the comfort of paper in my hand. But I'm trying...and trying.<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-42350387808274466402014-12-18T10:56:10.117-08:002014-12-18T10:56:10.117-08:00Old Dog. I can learn new tricks, but only when th...Old Dog. I can learn new tricks, but only when there is no other alternative.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-64727903172992840962014-12-18T07:10:44.630-08:002014-12-18T07:10:44.630-08:00I am certainly old dog and it started long ago.The...I am certainly old dog and it started long ago.They were going to smart board when I left. No one of certain age liked them. The failed. You had to spend teaching time making them work. Kids were easy to run amok while techs and teach tried to make the things work. I think we had poor IT person so that ratched issues up. I tried to stay up with things as much as possible...but you know...a lot ofBookiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043111213031211794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1173456260059938165.post-19666037808395432152014-12-18T06:35:43.928-08:002014-12-18T06:35:43.928-08:00I am definitely an old dog. I still like the intim...I am definitely an old dog. I still like the intimacy of pen and paper. My arthritis doesn't, though!Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.com