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grumpygy
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I was talking to an old friend the other day and he asked me if I was getting any on the side. I told him that it had been so long that I didn't even know that they had moved it!!!
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According to The Oregonian, ODOE is suggesting all transgender students in the state should be able to use whatever names, bathrooms and pronouns they want.
The decision comes after the Dallas School District in Texas asked the governor for help in February. The district's been embroiled in controversy since last fall when a principal agreed to let a transgender boy use the boys' locker room.
The document also addresses changing all documents if a new legal first name is requested, "Transgender students often choose to change the name assigned to them at birth to a name that affirms their gender identity. As with most other issues involved with creating a safe and supportive environment for transgender students, the best course is to engage the student, and possibly the parents, with respect to name and pronoun use. The school district should decide with the student and parents the best plan to reflect the individual student's needs."
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An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great... I would recommend it very highly.'
The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?'
The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love?
You know... The one that's red and has thorns.'
'Do you mean a rose?'
'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?'
I love this one!
Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.
After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator.
On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
'I don't know,' he said. 'She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.'
Couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember.
Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. 'Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?' he asks.
'Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?'
'Sure..'
'Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?' she asks.
'No, I can remember it.'
'Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as not to forget it?'
He says, 'I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream
with strawberries.'
'I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, write it down?' she asks.
Irritated, he says, 'I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!'
Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, The old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs.. She stares at the plate for a moment.
'Where's my toast ?'
A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy:
'So I hear you're getting married?'
'Yep!'
'Do I know her?'
'Nope!'
'This woman, is she good looking?'
'Not really.'
'Is she a good cook?'
'Naw, she can't cook too well.'
'Does she have lots of money?'
'Nope! Poor as a church mouse.'
'Well, then, is she good in bed?'
'I don't know.'
'Why in the world do you want to marry her then?'
'Because she can still drive!'
Three old guys are out walking.
First one says, 'Windy, isn't it?'
Second one says, 'No, it's Thursday!'
Third one says, 'So am I. Let's go get a beer..'
A man was telling his neighbor, 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art.. It's perfect.'
'Really,' answered the neighbor . 'What kind is it?'
'Twelve thirty..'
Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical.
A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm.
A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?'
Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.''
The doctor said, 'I didn't say that.. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.'
And One more. . .!
A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlor and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool. After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split.
The waitress asked kindly, 'Crushed nuts?'
'No,' he replied, 'Arthritis.'
Now , before you 'forget', send them on to some other folks you know who could use a good laugh
But it has deteriorated over the years due to weather and insects.
Now, it's being demolished.
In an arboretum with seven miles of trails connected by 23 bridges, the Atkinson Bridge stands out most to staff.
"A key connector in our water garden," said Brad Van Appel, Mount Pisgah Executive Director.
And the gateway to exploration for 3,000 students every year.
"Kids are really blown away by being out here in the wilderness," said Jonathan Stafford, Mount Pisgah Arboretum Board President.
"They come by and see western pond turtles and other wildlife," Van Appel said.
But after 26 years, the bridge's age started to show, and Site Manager Tom LoCastio took a closer look after the minneapolis bridge collapse.
"I looked up and noticed what looked like a new crack in the bridge," LoCastio said.
So a year after a county inspection, crews brought in the bulldozer.
"Massive at 22,000 pounds each, that they actually started to fall from their own weight," LoCastio said.
Now, the sides of the bridge have been lifted and dropped next to the pond ready for crews to start digging the 94-foot boards apart.
It's the first of four large bridges in the area in need of repairs or replacement, not to mention inspecting the smaller bridges.
But first up, crews are swapping the old wood with a bowstring style bridge, one the community will once again, help build.
"It meant a lot to a lot of people over the years, the volunteers. I've enjoyed this bridge. I'm exicted to see the next one," Van Appel.
The new bridge will be paid for completely by donations of an estimated at $5,000 and built by volunteers.
Crews hope to finish it by this fall, but they say it could be pushed back to next summer.
The 1st project I did when I arrived in Eugene Oregon to work With the Marine Reserves was the Bridge they just tore out. Can't believe they allowed Bulldozers anywhere near. We could not cut any branches from trees to get a better lift with our crain.