Younger Folks

nas · July 10, 2010, 09:42:12 PM

So a couple of my boys wanted to go fishing in one of our ponds. I didn't think they would catch anything, but they proved me wrong 8)

It's a little pumpkinseed sunfish, and they caught a few more for good measure. Now they've got the old man convinced he should get a hoe in and clean out the pond, and maybe slip a few bass in there ;D.

Nick

fishpharmer · July 10, 2010, 10:01:48 PM

Great picture! Nas,get that pond fixed up for them boys. Every boy needs some body of water to catch fish, swim and be an adventerous boy. Next thing you know you'll be sawing out a boat pattern.

Buck · July 10, 2010, 10:34:58 PM

Tune on the radio was playing today.....think it was George Strait.....singin bout life not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. A lot of you guys are blessed and so am I.

Roxie · July 11, 2010, 08:54:21 AM

Nas, that's a fine looking fella sporting that big smile. I'm grinning with him, so thanks for sharing such an uplifting photo.

Roxie · July 18, 2010, 04:40:44 PM

Our soon to be four year old grandaughter, Sarah, fell and broke her collar bone. After the x-ray, the doctor said that kids bones heal so fast that she wouldn't require anything more than a simple arm sling and that was just to remind her not to use the arm too much.

The following weekend, the whole family was here for a picnic, and here is the conversation between Sarah and her Uncle Rob:

Uncle Rob: "What happened to your arm?" (bending down touching her tenderly)
Sarah: "My bone broke off." (matter-of-fact, and not going for any sympathy)
Uncle Rob: "Oh! Sarah! I'm so sorry that you were hurt."
Sarah: "I know, but it doesn't hurt now. They took me to the hospital."
Uncle Rob: "Was the doctor nice?"
Sarah: "He was nice and they took a picture, but it's not very good."

You gotta love a little princess that expects an x-ray to be flattering. :D

Patty · July 18, 2010, 05:26:17 PM

That is so cute! Don't they just melt your heart. smiley_heart

WDH · July 18, 2010, 08:11:32 PM

Quote from: Roxie on July 18, 2010, 04:40:44 PM

You gotta love a little princess that expects an x-ray to be flattering. :D

Wait until she gets her driver's license photo taken

. Sorry to hear about the injury to the Princess.

Bibbyman · January 04, 2011, 07:07:16 PM

A couple of times I've got to watch Bill Cosby doing a live stage performance titled Bill Cosby Himself. He makes big mileage out of kids being brain damaged and site many examples of stupid stuff kids do.

Now our granddaughters are plenty smart but, like kids are, they can do the strangest things.

Last evening about bed time, both girls had taken showers. The only complaint I have is that they use way too much shampoo and conditioner that tends to stink up the house. The stink affects me. Makes me sick. So I throw a fit every time. But... I've got no life so I just complain and go on.

But last evening the bedroom end of the house latterly reeked with perfume stink. I threw an even bigger fit with the same results of being ignored.

Alex came to the bedroom door a bit latter to explain that she had opened some perfume and the top broke so she tossed it in the trash basket in the bathroom.

About 10 minutes later Alex came to the door again to say she had an awful headache and didn't feel good. She said the perfume was bothering her. I told her to go lay on the futon in the living room where it wasn't stinky yet and see if that helped.

The reek just got worse. I asked Brooke to take the trash basket out of their bathroom and set it outside. I heard the doors open and close and figured she'd did it. The smell still lingered through the night and this morning.

This morning I check the trash basket on the porch and it's empty. That's odd. This evening I asked Brooke about the empty trash basket. She said she took the trash out of it and put it in a bag and put the bag with trash (and stinky broke thing) in the main trash basket in the kitchen. She did what I said – put the trash basket on the front porch.

I questioned her as to why she didn't just set the basket and stinky stuff outside. Didn't it occur to her that it was the stinky stuff that needed to go outside? She didn't really know. All she knows is that I wanted her to set the basket outside and she did.

Tom · January 04, 2011, 07:11:17 PM

Don't argue, Bibby. She's being trained. Women train women and women train men. You're on losing ground. :D

Cedarman · January 05, 2011, 07:38:05 AM

And when they get older and you ask one of them to cut an 8' 2x4 in half, they will come back and ask what do you us to do with these 2 2x2s or 1x4s.

Bibbyman · January 05, 2011, 09:00:58 AM

Brooke still comes up with those difficult questions...

"Grandapa. How old is Mickey Mouse?"

I later looked it up and it was 1928 MM was first draw. (if I remember right).

sawguy21 · February 07, 2011, 09:55:12 PM

Our neighbor was relating the biblical story of Joseph selling his brothers into slavery for twenty pieces of silver to their six year old. To help clarify the concept he said it would be like selling her sister for twenty dollars to which she replied "Well, I could use the money." :D

Faron · February 08, 2011, 07:13:25 AM

I believe he might have the story a bit confused. :D

sawguy21 · February 08, 2011, 09:53:38 AM

I probably got it confused. :D

DanG · February 08, 2011, 10:55:06 AM

It doesn't matter, it was still funny! :D

beenthere · February 09, 2011, 08:07:07 PM

Speaking of....

My grand daughter thought Grandpa should know the answer to her special math problem in HS math. I worked on it late last night, and again in the middle of the night and couldn't get it (felt I was close but no cigar). Thought she would tell me the answer tonight, but instead said no one in her class figured it out. Apparently they are in Geometry and working on proofs and theorems, but they want the length of the EF line in feet.

Here is the info given. The foid in line BD is my drawing. The are all right triangles shown.
Any one with a solution?

DanG · February 09, 2011, 08:23:18 PM

I think I could figure that out, BT, but I'm glad I don't have to. ;D 8) :D

SwampDonkey · February 09, 2011, 11:31:16 PM

Only way I come up with an answer is to make some assumptions. Assumptions on my part as I can't recall all them trig identities from 25 + years ago. :D

My assumptions are these:
Segment AD = Segment DE, therefore Isosceles triangle
Segment BC = Segment BE, therefore Isosceles triangle

Therefore side BD is 70 feet

By Pythagoras theorem:
Segment CD = Square root(70² - 30²)
=63.24 feet

Tan(B) = 63.24/30
= 2.108
Inv Tan(B) = 64.621 degrees
Angle CBE= Angle DEF congruent
Cosine(DEF)=Segment EF/40
0.4286 x 40 = Segment EF
= 17.144 feet

I'd be interested in seeing the solution. ;D

DouginUtah · February 10, 2011, 12:10:55 AM

I came up with 17'-1 11/16". :D :D

Reminds me of the old story about the guy who was given an barometer and told to find out the height of a building--that's the way I solved it.

AutoCAD

beenthere · February 10, 2011, 12:19:55 AM

SD
I like the approach (and agree with those assumptions), and the length of the line EF that you calculate is very close to the measured line when I drew it out. And the measured line is the same regardless of the length of CD.

Thanks for getting that assumed length of CD. That was the unknown in my head, and I was forgetting that one can make some assumptions here. My geometry and trig was over 50 years ago.

Will learn tomorrow (maybe) what the class solution is.

I like yours.

sandhills · February 10, 2011, 12:54:27 AM

Quote from: SwampDonkey on February 09, 2011, 11:31:16 PM
Only way I come up with is to make some assumptions. Assumptions on my part as I can't recall all them trig identities from 25 + years ago. :D

My assumptions are these:
Segment AD = Segment DE, therefore Isosolese triangle
Segment BC = Segment BE, therefore Isosolese triangle

Therefore side BD is 70 feet

By Pythagoras theorum:
Segment CD = Square root(70² - 30²)
=63.24 feet

Tan(B) = 63.24/30
= 2.108
Inv Tan(B) = 64.621 degrees
Angle CBE= Angle DEF congruent
Cosine(DEF)=Segment EF/40
0.4286 x 40 = Segment EF
= 17.144 feet

I'd be interested in seeing the solution. ;D