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B.S.D. is an acronym for Big Spanish Dog. It is a name given to me in college and stuck. I played on a college basketball team. I would play the four spot. I gave up height but made up for it with agressiveness and good shut down defense. In the middle of a game, there was a loose ball and...

Rick, I feel for you, both as a parent and a prof. I usually have a couple of sections of Freshman heavy classes and witness the attrition. I try to set up my classes - especially for Freshmen - to encourage retention through that first year. If you can get them through the first year...

LMAO while drinking my hot cup of Hofee.

no, you are all wrong. It is in Dundee, KS. looking south from the grain elevator towards the Arkansas river.

Nice. Witty yet reflective political commentary. However, don't think it would ever make School House Rock

23-36-24-5-56 As gimme I am also throwing in a political predicitons. Wait a minute... It's coming to me..... I see the Democrats making significant gains in the mid-term elections a month from now. Now, it is not a sign of the apocalypse.

O.K., so in late spring I took odds on how often the phrase "running hot" or "overheating" would be used to describe a problem in the OEM forum. I had guesses for 1,100 to 432. I guessed 31. Guess what I was dead on! Dude, it is a gift of God! If you believe in Her...

"So I see you're right handed."

Dude, your vagina is leaking all over the place!

So Cal, TN who cares, your really in a state of ignorance. BSD

Ditto for what Beej said. Best thinkg you can make use of is a psychometrist to help ID potential problems as well as learning styles. We homeschool our three children (oldest heads off to college next year) and it really vareis from child to child. Our oldest had fabulous reading...

Well it all depends...did you like it? BSD

Too bad for his wife and kids. However, why are the people in the "How stupid can people be" post considered idiots but someone who grabs on to a stingray, crocodile, deadly snake....et al, not stupid but instead is lauded? BSD

Nice fish! I bet it put up a good fight on teh fly rod. How long did it take you to land him. BSD

I might mention one thing not thought of yet. While I think, all things being equal, you would be better served having one, you might find increasing resistance to using it in class. In the last two years there has been an increase in professors who will not allow students to use their laptops...