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OT: My youngest - Les Cargill - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in biology.
Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's more or
less sponsoring her.
In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper if
she makes it.
She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten -
so she can write) and there's an anectode.
I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that" and
made it so.
She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
machine. Tough ole hide, she.
She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
*her* boss.
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Les Cargill
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Re: My youngest - Tony Done - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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"Les Cargill" <lcargill99@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:hkigkk$45i$1@news.eternal-september.org...
> My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in biology.
> Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's more or less
> sponsoring her.
>
> In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
> of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper if
> she makes it.
>
> She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten - so
> she can write) and there's an anectode.
>
> I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
> smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that" and
> made it so.
>
> She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
> machine. Tough ole hide, she.
>
> She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
> *her* boss.
>
> --
> Les Cargill
Congrats to her, good not to have to go through Masters. What does she plan
on researching?
Tony D
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Re: My youngest - Les Cargill - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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Tony Done wrote:
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> "Les Cargill" <lcargill99@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:hkigkk$45i$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in biology.
>> Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's more or
>> less sponsoring her.
>>
>> In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
>> of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper
>> if she makes it.
>>
>> She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten
>> - so she can write) and there's an anectode.
>>
>> I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
>> smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that"
>> and made it so.
>>
>> She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
>> machine. Tough ole hide, she.
>>
>> She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
>> *her* boss.
>>
>> --
>> Les Cargill
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> Congrats to her, good not to have to go through Masters.
I think it's just an evolved standard.
> What does she
> plan on researching?
>
> Tony D
>
Birds.
"She's the sort of woman who keeps parrots" - Mark Twain.
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Les Cargill
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Re: OT: My youngest - dvaoa - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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On Feb 5, 8:28=A0pm, Les Cargill <lcargil...@comcast.net> wrote:
> My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in biology.
> Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's more or
> less sponsoring her.
>
> In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
> of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper if
> she makes it.
>
> She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten -
> so she can write) =A0and there's an anectode.
>
> I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
> smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that" and
> made it so.
>
> She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
> machine. Tough ole hide, she.
>
> She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
> *her* boss.
>
> --
> Les Cargill
You sound like you're proud.
It sounds like you have ample reason to be.
It also sounds like you & the ma'am did a fine job.
Congrats all around Les.
-d
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Re: OT: My youngest - Les Cargill - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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dvaoa wrote:
> On Feb 5, 8:28 pm, Les Cargill <lcargil...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in biology.
>> Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's more or
>> less sponsoring her.
>>
>> In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
>> of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper if
>> she makes it.
>>
>> She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten -
>> so she can write) and there's an anectode.
>>
>> I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
>> smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that" and
>> made it so.
>>
>> She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
>> machine. Tough ole hide, she.
>>
>> She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
>> *her* boss.
>>
>> --
>> Les Cargill
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> You sound like you're proud.
>
Not for me, though.
Many professors I had tried to steer me towards
graduate school, but I never could swing it. I
had to work. Work in ways that did not allow for graduate
school. I cleaned up after people who did graduate school.
I am proud in a Spencer's Mountain kind of way.
Quietly. I posted this to show people that we
*are* progressing, naturally and without planning
too much. It's just slow.
What is coming is better than what has been, without
any of us winning the Nobel Prize. I am pretty sure of
that.
> It sounds like you have ample reason to be.
>
> It also sounds like you & the ma'am did a fine job.
>
You'd have to meet the child. It wasn't all us. She
did it, not me.
> Congrats all around Les.
>
Thanks much.
> -d
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Les Cargill
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Re: OT: My youngest - James Pablos - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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Re: My youngest - RichL - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.net> wrote:
> My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in
> biology. Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's
> more or less sponsoring her.
>
> In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
> of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper
> if she makes it.
>
> She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten
> - so she can write) and there's an anectode.
>
> I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
> smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that"
> and made it so.
>
> She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
> machine. Tough ole hide, she.
>
> She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
> *her* boss.
Very nice! And it's actually in a field where the degree means
something. She doesn't have to become an academic to take advantage of
the degree, although she can if she wants to.
*Choice* is a good thing when it comes to career options!
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Re: My youngest - Les Cargill - 2-:05 -0-10-20
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RichL wrote:
> Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.net> wrote:
>> My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in
>> biology. Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's
>> more or less sponsoring her.
>>
>> In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
>> of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper
>> if she makes it.
>>
>> She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten
>> - so she can write) and there's an anectode.
>>
>> I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
>> smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that"
>> and made it so.
>>
>> She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
>> machine. Tough ole hide, she.
>>
>> She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
>> *her* boss.
>
> Very nice! And it's actually in a field where the degree means
> something.
Yes yes! With field work.
> She doesn't have to become an academic to take advantage of
> the degree, although she can if she wants to.
>
> *Choice* is a good thing when it comes to career options!
>
>
Her principal skill *is as a writer*. A writer that knows how
to wring the necks of chickens when she has to.
Odd that it comes to that?
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Les Cargill
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Re: OT: My youngest - dvaoa - 2-:06 -0-10-20
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On Feb 5, 10:04=A0pm, Les Cargill <lcargil...@comcast.net> wrote:
> > It also sounds like you & the ma'am did a fine job.
>
> You'd have to meet the child. It wasn't all us. She
> did it, not me.
>
Probably more than you think ;-)
Can you say she would've turned out the same if she grew up in a home
with parents who didn't give two craps? One of our many jobs as
parents is to help "bloom" talents & qualities that they've been
blessed with. And to crack the whip when we see potential going to
waste...
-d
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Re: OT: My youngest - mercutio - 2-:06 -0-10-20
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On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:28:50 -0500, Les Cargill
<lcargill99@comcast.net> wrote:
>My youngest daughter got accepted to a direct-to-PhD program in biology.
>Small university, but she gets along with the main guy who's more or
>less sponsoring her.
>
>In both my wife's or mine's family trees, there are a smattering
>of masters' degrees, but she'll be the first Piled Higher and Deeper if
>she makes it.
>
>She will. She's published fiction ( > 1 novel, first when she was ten -
>so she can write) and there's an anectode.
>
>I found a dead possum in the flowerbed. Tried to move it, but the
>smell...almost tossed my cookies. She took the shovel - "gimme that" and
>made it so.
>
>She also worked at a bird sanctuary - had to operate the euthanasia
>machine. Tough ole hide, she.
>
>She's also a dead shot with a bow. If it all goes mad Max, I'm making
>*her* boss.
Sounds like she is focused , intelligent and , driven, and wirh those
attributes the PHD is there for the taking. There is nothing more
satisfying for a dad than a daughter that will always b e self
sufficientAs a dad no matter how old mine gets (23 married with 2
kids) she will always be dad's little girl
Congrats to you . Sounds like you have done a fine job
Jim
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