chaosscorpion Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 (edited) 5 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Thursday, Nov. 10: If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach? I teach somethings on a regular basis. Mostly life skills and outdoors skills. Not in a formal setting but as a Scout Leader and an Parent! Hobby related complex fig assembly. Edited November 10, 2022 by chaosscorpion 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejala Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 I could probably manage to teach some simple mailling patterns, like E4:1, J12:2, byzantine, or full Persian. Different hobby, but a hobby. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhat Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 9 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Thursday, Nov. 10: If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach? If I have to teach a class, the students (and possibly the world) are in deep, deep trouble. My skill set means that I would probably be better off teaching something like "intermediate spreadsheets" or "basic critical thinking." Perhaps "Advanced Procrastination" if the mood struck me. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted November 10, 2022 Share Posted November 10, 2022 10 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Thursday, Nov. 10: If you had to teach a class on one thing, what would you teach? *cracks knuckles* Alright class, today we're going to learn about 5834 different colours not on the visible spectrum, and how to tell the difference between them. 4 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator TaleSpinner Posted November 11, 2022 Author Moderator Share Posted November 11, 2022 Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranky Dog Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 13 minutes ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? Just a few of my relatives. The oldest of my mother's brothers served in post-WW2 Europe with the Royal Canadian Air Force. Her fifth eldest brother (13 kids, so a lot of them) served in the reserves during the 60s and trained as a doctor. And a few of my cousins were cadets. Despite having lived near many Canadian Forces bases or travelled through military airports, we don't have much of a military culture around here. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGP Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 20 minutes ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? Yup. Grandfather Paternal Uncle and Father. All US army. Dad was in during the Korean War. Uncle was with the 5th army in Italy, WW2. My grandfather was on a grungy, dilapidated French railway car moving inland from Brest or Cherbourg (WW1) when the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month happened. When he was packed onto that train we were in a shooting war, when he stepped off the train, the guns had fallen silent. He was there for the original Armistice Day. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosscorpion Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 33 minutes ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? My wife served with 5th Group. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhat Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? Neither I, nor my immediate family have served. But, my in-laws, my brother-in-law, Eldest and Youngest's bio-dad all served in the USMC, Youngest's Ex served in USAF, both of my mother's brothers (USAF, Army), cousins on my father's side (Army, Navy), and virtually all of my great-uncles on my mother's side served during WW2 or Korea. I'm not sure about most of my father's side of the family (other than his brother-in-law and the aforementioned cousins) as we don't seem to communicate a lot with that side of the family. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? I have not, but both my Dad and Father in Law were in Korea during the war there [my Dad was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Chinese Invasion]. One of my Uncles was at Pearl Harbor, on the Oklahoma during that attack, and his son served in Vietnam. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? Not that I'm aware of, though we knew several WWII veterans while I was growing up. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttuckerman Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 3 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? My Father was with the Army in WW II, An Uncle died in Korea, An Uncle served in Korea and Vietnam (died from Agent Orange because he was a Forward Observer for the Air Force). Another Uncle was in the Army a long time. Retired as the highest ranking Non Com in the army. My Brother and his wife were in the Navy. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWulfe Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 3 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? I grew up on two military bases, so that probably answers that... Dad (and most of his side of the family) were in the military, with most serving in the Air Force. Dad wanted to put a stop to that "family tradition", and found it rather handy just how rebellious I was. I had contemplated the idea when really young (and then had hopes of being a fighter pilot dashed with glasses at age six), but by the time I was sixteen I definitely didn't want to enlist. At the time you would make more working in a warehouse, get to sleep in your own bed, and also not take on all the extra mental issues serving even in peaceful theaters brings about. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zink Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 2 hours ago, TaleSpinner said: Friday, Nov. 11: Have you or any of your family have served in your country's military (TGP)? Despite my interest in military history I've never served. Closest relatives that served were one of my mom's uncles and one of my dad's cousins served in the Canadian army during WW2. Another of dad's cousins was a Vietnam War US marine. A great grandpa served in Cuba during the Spanish American War and a great, great grandpa was a US Civil War vet. A lot of men from here served during WW2 so Remembrance day is close to my heart. There was a family that lived on what's now my ranch that had 3 sons overseas. One was a tank commander, another a sailor on a corvette and the other bomber crew. My grandpa's best friend was at Dieppe and served through the NWE campaign as a radio/wire man for artillery forward observers. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttuckerman Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 Back farther, many times Great Grandfathers Served in the Revolution. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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