Scarlet Pimpernel

Since the COVID thread is locked (ironically on lockdown?), I'll re-visit some controversy here. Never forget, never repeat!

Fios finally came to where I'm living (suburban DC), at least finally in my apartment complex, about 2 years ago. What a huge difference that has made! I was using DSL right before that...seriously (yeah, I know!). Thank goodness we've got Fios now, with 3 people using the wireless with laptops (plus phones). It would have been really slooow if we still had to deal with DSL.

Wow...I don't know how they plan to do something for those who don't have internet, or really slow internet. MoCo did a similar thing with chromebooks, if you didn't have access to a computer they'd loan one of those to you. For awhile, they supplied pickup for paper assignments or lessons as needed, not sure if they're still doing that. I know a few schools here also have the meal pickup.

Well, glad to hear he can at least stay in touch with the one friend!!

My daughter is a junior in HS this year, and she's pretty well motivated too. Agree that it's definitely less than 100% of what they'd normally get in regular classes. She's even said that herself. I might go more with your 75%, from what I can tell in what she's doing, but that's just a guesstimate on my part. While there's a decent amount they can do "virtually", you certainly cannot get everything. Including a lot of 1-on-1 if needed, or collaborative type projects. I imagine tests and grading are more lax too, just due to the nature of being remote. I'm still waiting on if or how the AP exams will be given this year (that's a nationwide thing though).

Any way your son might possibly be able to see any of them perhaps sometime during the summer, if things are OK to do that by then? Or if he'll see any of them next year?

Thanks for the update @mappy. I am not surprised that the rest of this school year will remain virtual. At this point, the previous date of May 15 would only be ~4 weeks before the end of the year anyhow and I guess they've been doing OK with the distance stuff for the most part. Not perfect, but it seems to work at least for older students (just going by my own experience). Also, I'm sure trying to pack every school in the state with a ton of students would be a bridge too far in terms of "gradually" opening things back up. Hopefully by fall, maybe students will be able to return. I know my daughter in a lot of ways just misses having others around, socializing, etc. with them.

Ever stop by the main discussion threads during the winter? Snow becomes a proxy for politics! Just kidding! Seriously though, you're right...some of the stuff in the COVID thread has gotten even worse than the ugly commentary when winter events fail!

Man, I should camp out on your steps, so the next time someone drops booze off to you, I can grab-and-go!! Curb side service!! Joking, of course...well, maybe! But that looks quite tasty, now I want a margarita! And it is cool that someone dropped those other beers off to you before, too!

At your place, isn't that kind of like bringing coals to Newcastle??

Well...just make sure that you're not passed out ON the curb awaiting curbside pickup, wondering where the hell you're at or what you're doing there!

The most fun project of all!

Fixed your post for ya! Now get to work (on all that beer)!!

Yesterday was gorgeous out. Went for a walk at the Audubon nature center (not far from me) and took several photos. Here's a hawk that was circling for long enough to get a good shot: And an ever-elusive cardinal:

Not looking too bad in a modest heel, there!

After looking at this run a few times, I noticed the high-heel shoes!!

Couple of photos from the America Strong flyover by the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds. This was right near Walter Reed Medical Center. Taken at 300mm focal length, then cropped.

And hard to believe that many years ago the Panic Room was but a gleam in the eye-socket of the Reaper's skull!

I know, right??? I remember long ago in college, one would know what day of the week it was by the particular specials they had at this place across from the graduate housing I lived in at the time (called "The Pub"...so imaginative!). Usually had those Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun, and usually it was for crap beer. But hey, you're in college, so who cares right?! Not that I went every night, mind you. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!

Very cute!!

Oh...... . . . ......my!

Gotta say, that...thing...you posted earlier had a @ravensrule joke written all over it!

Ahhh, thank you for taking our minds off that abomination posted earlier! And thankfully, no Vienna sausages or Spaghetti-os involved!!