Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

tomterm8

Ah, that's a pity. Funny about JoJo though

When we had chickens we got them as point of lay, so didn't go through the cute phase.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

Hmmm

Shall I take a photo of something

Your socks.... and doggies.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Your socks.... and doggies.

Not wearing socks ATM...but for some reason have a photo of a shoe in my photobucket. (Look at the wrinkle in my bed sheets )



Here's dog dog smiling in her sleep

michaels

PasturesNew wrote: »

My idea, which is fab, is super easy ..... super-wanted ...... and easily monetized.

SRSLY .... pseudo code on the side of a matchbox....

Edit: And has "big boy" buy-up-ability future.....

I was thinking rather than text thread chat we should all have a virtual pub to hang out in and even better perhaps we could virtualise ourselves and our houses - a bit of time filming everything with a webcam and some nifty software to stich it all together into a 3d world that we could all inhabit then we could all have gone round to 'Vivas' and lounged on her settees whilst watching Eurovion etc.

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

I was thinking rather than text thread chat we should all have a virtual pub to hang out in and even better perhaps we could virtualise ourselves and our houses - a bit of time filming everything with a webcam and some nifty software to stich it all together into a 3d world that we could all inhabit then we could all have gone round to 'Vivas' and lounged on her settees whilst watching Eurovion etc.

It probably doesn't help you much from when you saw it if I say I am sitting in my kitchen now, huh?

PasturesNew

michaels wrote: »

I was thinking rather than text thread chat we should all have a virtual pub to hang out in and even better perhaps we could virtualise ourselves and our houses - a bit of time filming everything with a webcam and some nifty software to stich it all together into a 3d world that we could all inhabit then we could all have gone round to 'Vivas' and lounged on her settees whilst watching Eurovion etc.

I have no webcam

LydiaJ

lostinrates wrote: »

I don't know Isaac, but I do know dsJ and he is a remarkably astute and 'sharp' kid. Bright, smart. And, as we see from his words, he is helpful, thoughtful and to the point! I imagine not much goes past him without him thinking about it.

I think a really important thing that often got overlooked with my peers and I think friends of children is to remind them that most people have difficulties which impact on an area of life.

Dyslexic or otherwise, some people are just not linguists/mathematicians/wordsmiths etc etc. if you have dyslexia but are bright it must be very frustrating, but at least they have intelligence! Others might be good academically but have other issues...home, health, mental health. Very few get a freely clear start in life, but positive mental attitude (along with the right help) can help everyone hugely. Top clarify, I don't mean it's ok to sit back and do nothing 'so long as one is happy' but that with an understanding that they might need support with a and b but that x and y might be better areas for them, life tends to even out in the end. I think the PMA (all other support in place) is a better place to work from than the 'victim' ( that's not quite the right word but cannot think of the right one ATM) one.

E.g. Lydia's ds, I have no doubt, could achieve pretty much anything he wanted to set his mind at. (Unless he wanted to be a butterfly or something:rotfl:).

Thank you. I do indeed try to help him to remember that other people have other problems.

Spirit wrote: »

Every sympathy for the distress..and wanting them to do well enough to access resources/communicate...I wonder at the value of the foreign languages though..does that not just emphasise a problem when a child can be talented and shine in other things such as maths/science/arts etc.

I think it is about diversity and to some extent peers knowing that child A is very good at x

Thank you. He agrees with you about the languages. The senco says it's understandable that he finds French so incomprehensible, but it's worth giving Spanish a try as it's so much more consistently spelt. We'll see how it goes. He can give them up after a while.

And now I'm going to join in with the change of subject...

lostinrates wrote: »

Here's a picture.

A happy memory from earlier this month!

I thought of you this evening, lir. DD and I were walking through town and went past a bathroom shop, and we looked at the baths and commented how some of them looked much less comfortable to sit in than others. I thought I should show her that pic of that amethyst bath. Must remember to do that this evening...

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

Here's one I took of my shoes last year:
http://s4.hubimg.com/u/8005955_f260.jpg

Look at the difference in settings! My shoes wouldn't cope with that beautiful sand and sea water.

I am not much of a beach person, but a swim in warm sea would be just the ticket now....

Itismehonest

tomterm8 wrote: »

Itismehonest,

I don't get what you are trying to say. People who have Dyslexia have a normal range of intelligence: with treatment, they have precisely the same chance of getting a high flying degree as anyone else.

Yes, with dylsexia they absolutely do, but parents of children will always worry (quite naturally) when their child has any problem that they feel might hold them back in any way.
I was addressing ndg's feelings not advising on a course of action for her son.

As a parent of a child initially expected to die before the age of 4, sent from pillar to post for diagnosis, advised on various special requirements, tested for suitability for 'normal' school etc. I know how experts & people with good intentions can make parents feel & the often unnecessary worry that they can put them through.
Mine couldn't be bothered to stay on after taking GCSE's (8 - all but one A-C) & is now happily working, married & with a family. All things which the experts thought practically impossible.

So, as I said, while ndg is bound to worry, sometimes children are just slower learners at certain things & sometimes 'experts' are, IMO, too quick to use 'labels'.

tomterm8

michaels wrote: »

I was thinking rather than text thread chat we should all have a virtual pub to hang out in and even better perhaps we could virtualise ourselves and our houses - a bit of time filming everything with a webcam and some nifty software to stich it all together into a 3d world that we could all inhabit then we could all have gone round to 'Vivas' and lounged on her settees whilst watching Eurovion etc.

Sort of like second life but cooler? Beyond my skill level, to be honest

PN,always interested in ideas but IMHO, you'd be better off with a work for hire than a partnership... they tend to go wrong (and programmers are relatively easy to hire, it is a unique and good idea that is hard to find)