...looks like I made it through another weekend, relatively unscathed. And somewhat rested. AND THROUGH WITH TYPING PAPERS FOR MY WIFE! It was actually a pretty quiet weekend high atop Talladega Hill, overlooking the broad tranquil waters of Pinchgut Creek, and you'll get to hear all about it in a little while. I have to compose my thoughts, after all. And that takes a lot of doing.
UNTIL THEN, I would like to say something to friendly commentor "Lenny," who took the time this weekend to visit Possumblog and found our highly scientific post about giraffe beetles, and who left this comment: "OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This was really stupid...im doning a research on a real giraffe weevil and u give me this....how stupid is this...wat a waste of time [redacted series of approximately 50 exclamation points because they were messing up the formatting. Ed.]
Lenny, you are quite correct. It is beyond belief that anyone with more than a teaspoon of gray matter would think that something called "Possumblog" would be an appropriate place to find out information about giraffe weevils. No one but a complete ignoramus could read the silliness I wrote--in its entirety--and then stop to complain that it was a waste of time by wasting more time to write a barely literate comment about the post. I realize you probably thought that while you were doning a research that u could just click anywhere on the Internet and find something someone would give u and u could just cut and paste it into yur research paper, but you really would have been much better off going to a library and looking at a book. That's wat smart people do.
Anyway, off now to grouch about other things.
Now that Ms. Reba is about finished with her undergraduate degree. Let me remind you that we offer a fully accredited and high quality online MBA.
Posted by: jim at September 26, 2005 09:11 AMProfessor,
Are you suggesting an online MBA for Miss Reba, or for Terry, or for both? Just curious.
Posted by: Stan at September 26, 2005 09:27 AMFor Ms Reba as Terry likes to remain in the background and type. But really either one. To make the deal cost efficient I’ll let them stay at my hose for graduation.
Posted by: jim at September 26, 2005 09:32 AMOr for you too Stan. We really are a little ahead of the curve with online education at the graduate level. It’s sort of exciting even for an old guy like me.
Posted by: jim at September 26, 2005 09:34 AMWell, thank you, Jim--despite the alluring offer of spending some time in your hose--I have decided to go into the on-line degree business, and will be offering 2 year associate, 4 year baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees, which will all come with genuine diplomas and a receipt.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 09:38 AMSign me up for a Master of Weevil Entomology and a PhD in Advanced Underwater Attack Vehicles.
Posted by: skillzy at September 26, 2005 09:41 AMThank you, Mr. Skillzy. Your classes will start upon receipt of your tuition payment, and you will be awarded your degree as soon as the payment clears. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery of your diploma, and don't forget to order your season ticket book.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 09:46 AMI thought u were the fount of all knowledge. U mean this is all a waste of time? Darn.
And books? What are these things you call books?
Posted by: Jordana at September 26, 2005 09:50 AMI am a fount of some sort, Jordana, but some people just don't realize it. But yes, this IS a waste of time.
Books are those things they have at libraries.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 09:57 AMPersonally, I do not look to Possumblog for my information on anything except child rearing, Volvo repair, possum lore and?? Sorry can't think of anything else and the truth is (again, sorry) I don't have a lot of need for those.
By the way, what is the best way to remove a dead possum from the street next to my house?
Posted by: Larry Anderson at September 26, 2005 09:59 AMI would recommend using a Volvo driven by a child.
It's probably not even really dead. You KNOW how they are.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 10:07 AMAwww, come on Terry. Leave the 14-year-old looking for last minute info alone. That's just not fair.
Especially given the authoritative voice you project. Chet told me so.
Might I suggest a post, in catalog form if you please, of the post-graduate degrees that will be offered while studying as a new Weevil? Methinks I should augment my master's.
Posted by: Kenny at September 26, 2005 10:37 AMYes, I realize it's unfair. That's why I did it--I am an unfair person. Just ask my kids.
ANYWay, the Possumblog On-line Degree Program Catalog will be posted shortly, but I must point out that it is completely different from the courses offered by Weevil State University. Weevil State is a traditional four-year institution, and the Possumblog On-line Degree Program will have a much more diverse, and much less expensive, offering of courses.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 10:43 AMNo WSU online MBAs? I just posted about my own undergrad remaining schedule and the conflict that is beginning with the BSU when I discuss further education towards a Masters. She is not interested in me striving towards higher education so if a Pblog or WSU online program is available, I would be ready to sign up!
Posted by: Nate at September 26, 2005 11:12 AMYa know, you coulda saved suggestions for the "Possumblog On-line Degree Program Catalog" for a Thursday Three. Guess I can make this a Monday Mania:
Trebuchet Design and Implementation - Build your own "rock chunker" (based on ancient designs). Grade determined by how much devastation you can wreak upon a scale model of Tuscaloosa and a particular stadium.
Photoshop 303 - Find interesting pictures on the Internet, copy into Photoshop and then cut and paste Terry's head in appropriate places.
Interstate Barbeque - Visit various regions of the country sampling the local offerings of barbeque, write up critiques. Grade based on how well your "best of show" matches Dean Oglesby's choice.
Giraffe Weevil Anatomy - Either find your own giraffe weevil or order one for a small fee, and learn the various innards "pieces parts" by carefully dissecting the weevil and comparing to poorly scanned images reproduced on Possumblog.
Stealth Volvo - Learn how to trick-out an 80's Volvo to make it look like a Chevy Nova, Ford Fiesta, or Plymouth Volare.
Posted by: MarcV at September 26, 2005 11:24 AMNate, I'm sure Weevil State DOES have a Distance Learning Department, it's just that Possumblog and WSU are separate entities. If I allow the voices in my head to overlap, it creates a great deal of confusion.
Marc, I like your idea, although I will say that making people do actual work seems a bit like overkill.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 11:33 AMDo you have a program in Advanced Photoshopping?
Posted by: Jordana at September 26, 2005 01:27 PMFor a price...
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 26, 2005 01:48 PM