It was beyond amazing...

I'm NOT crying....

I'm so thankful for the DU community!

I've been here since the beginning but due to computer crashes this is my third username. I started off as lindsey and then was nirvanna555.

I've come to this site almost every day since it began.

Thank you!

I'm also posting an episode of the wonderful podcast, Smartless (with Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes) from October 13, 2022 (before the midterms) with our wonderful President Joe Biden.

have won or lost based on Twitter (unless the info. is being tweeted from reputable sources)!

It's frustrating to me and then gets my hopes up only to see it's not an "Official" projection. My sense is that it's frustrating to others' as well.....

Some friends and I are unsure about the following State Judicial Justices:

John L. Segal - Yes or No?
John Shepard Wiley Jr. - Yes or No?
Elizabeth Annette Grimes - Yes or No?

Do you know about them? Or, if you have a link to a progressive site that would help too (I'm having some trouble figuring out some of the props too).

Thanks for any help you can give

It's based on a true story. It's on Peacock (which I got a free trial for but I don't know how long my free trial will last).

Damn, Colin Hank's is SUCH a good actor! He's impressed me in all I've seen him in especially the T.V. show Fargo.

And, he sounds so much like his famous father, Tom.

(I realize this is a long and sometimes rambling post but it's ended up being therapeutic for me). Here goes:

I'm a full-time permanent substitute teacher. What that means to me is I'm out of the career college arena I've been in for the majority of my career. For the most part, I've very much enjoyed my work because most of the schools where I've been were ethical and truly helped change young adults' lives by enabling them to have careers without the four-year college route.

I've been with career colleges where most of the programs were in I.T. and Health Care. I held upper-level management positions (within the schools). I've formed life-long friendships with my peers and boss (I've had an absolutely wonderful woman as my boss at several different schools for a majority of my career).

In 2018, I accepted a position as the Director of Graduate Services at a school where a former co-worker was. Working at that particular school was a very unpleasant experience (due, in part, to the owner being a two-faced a**hole and, of course, a big Trumpster).

The final straw was him asking me (in a round-about way) to falsify documents. I very graciously turned in my notice and said it was because I wanted to get back into the classroom with students.

I LOVE substitute teaching and have decided this will be my career until I'll be able to retire with my full Social Security benefits on 3/1/24.

I substitute for grades K-5th and 9th-12th (which is elementary school and high school). I WON'T substitute for middle-schoolers. I simply can NOT connect with this age-group and have had horrible experiences. I've taken all middle-schools off of my preference listings.

I normally teach at one high school that I love, and I'm their preferred sub. That's where I spend most of my time. Today was a professional development day for the teachers and there were no students so I didn't have an assignment.

Anyway, on to today.....I got an alert at around 5:30 a.m. this morning (which is "normal" for most subs) for an assignment at a school where I've been before. The alerts list the school, the teacher and the grade. It was clearly marked as a 5th grade class (and since I've taught there before I knew it to be an elementary school).

Well, due to COVID, they ended up adding a middle-school to their campus. When I arrived and showed the Assistant Principal my assignment, she said something like, "oh, that's not a 5th grade class those are 6th and 8th graders." My heart sank. and I explained to her that I don't sub for middle-schoolers. She pretty much blew me off, and I ended up taking the classes. IT WAS THE NIGHTMARE THAT I REMEBER MIDDLE-SCHOOLERS TO BE (I realize that some teachers are fine with these grades but no matter what I try to do it ends up just being a horrible experience).

I made it through the day but I got ready for bed as soon as I got home because my Fibromyalgia is through the roof right now (and I know it's due to the stress- I'm physically and psychologically effed up).

I realize this is a long post but it really helps me to get it down. Having said that, I have a question for my wise fellow DU'ers:

When I got to the site this morning and found out that the class was middle-schoolers, should I have left?
Should I have called the agency in which I work and tell them what was going on? The chances are very high that my representative would have told me I had to stay or it would be a mark against me.

The agency where I'm employed (and how I receive my assignments) has really been great and certainly none of this was any fault of theirs. In fact, I think the school may have intentionally marked the class as 5th grade because almost every sub I know WON'T take middle-school assignments!

I realize today was "just one day" but I'm actually laid up now (although my Fibromyalgia pain has diminished because I've taken my supplements and OTC pain meds). I'd just appreciate anyone who's interested in giving me their feed-back.

Thank you....

My sister has told me about The Palmer Report and his spot on analysis. I don't know anything about him but she says he's excellent and is very accurate regarding which races are close and which races we have a chance to win.

I'm going to be sending an email to my friends regarding which candidates have a chance of winning. They will then either donate financially, phone bank, send cards, etc. (they help in ways in which they can).

I'd be very appreciative to receive feedback from those of you who have been keeping a close eye on the races. I have my list but I haven't been able to keep it updated because I'm working six days a week.

What I'd love is a link with the races: Senate, House, Governors and the current polling.

I don't mean to seem snarky but I'm not looking for wish lists. Obviously I'd love for Beto to beat Abbott but I don't know if it's competitive. If it's not, then IMHO, the energy could best be spent elsewhere.


Special Note to NKPolitic - No offense but your information for the 2020 election was not only inaccurate but was also presented by you in ways proclaiming that various races (for Dems) were practically definite wins. I posted to you responding to some of your claims. You never responded back to me. PLEASE DON'T RESPOND TO THIS POST. Unfortunately, you have no credibility with me. I may be off base but it's how I feel and I'd appreciate you honoring my wishes.

Thank you to my fellow DU'ers...

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Man I'm so irritated (I know, it's a "first-world problem) that I can't access Apple T.V.


https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2022/08/apple-tv-debuts-trailer-for-gutsy-the-eight-part-docuseries-event-from-hillary-and-chelsea-clinton-premiering-september-9/