COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

Work Erugh ... No rest for the wicked x

Good afternoon, mamma.
Hope the day goes quickly and smoothly.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

everyone at CDR (the name has NOT yet changed till I get the OK from the BIG BOSS @Tidgy's Dad ) ​

Good morning, Gillian!
Good morning, Oli!
How about the Room Full of Dogs with Big Teeth That Hate Bayern Munich ?

 

[Moozillion]

Took the 'kids' for a dip

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Everything's better with cheese.

OMG!!! Did you really eat that??!?!

 

[Moozillion]

That might be improved by jelly babies

Oh, Lord: I'm going to be ill!!!

 

[Gillian M]

Good morning, Gillian!
Good morning, Oli!
How about the Room Full of Dogs with Big Teeth That Hate Bayern Munich ?

Hi Adam, Wifey and Tidgy.

Planning for war Adam? If so I am more than ready!

 

[Gillian M]

good morning miss gillian

Hi John am still waiting for a pic of a LOVELY.........CAMEL!

 

[JoesMum]

Hi Adam

I hope the rewrite is going OK.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Afternoon all from my studio! Using the internet browser on this forum instead of my phone today so hard to work to it all out.

Hope everyone is having a good one. Best get cracking and make a wage!

Good afternoon, Steve.
All fine here, so far.
Been up all night typing, so i'm bloated with coffee, but that's okay.
Just having a quick break.
Golly, I'm tired.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

i will be looking at all my neighbors now wondering... 'was it yours'


has to be one of the strangest starts to a day ever lol

And they will all be looking at you and wondering, '"was it his ?"

 

[Gillian M]

Good afternoon, John.
Long day.

You still have not answered as far as the name of CDR being changed.

 

[JoesMum]

You still have not answered as far as the name of CDR being changed.

I'm pretty sure it's a resounding no. He said it wasn't a democracy

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Took the 'kids' for a dip

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Everything's better with cheese.

Jelly babies with custard, possibly.
This, no.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Can't go into too much detail about today as it was 'staff-related'.

In general, I am part of a team of governors of a school. Together we have responsibility for ensuring that public money is effectively spent and that the school is providing the best possible outcomes for its students.

A lot of it is data driven: Understanding pupil and finance data, checking evidence substantiates what we're told and challenging where necessary.

We get to do the nice things at school events, but sometimes we also have to be part of an independent panel deciding whether a headteacher has recommended the right action with regards to staff or students.

It's a voluntary role that I have done for around 9 years now. I have been Chair, but have stepped back to Vice Chair last September to grow new talent among the governors.

It all sounds terribly serious, and I suppose it is, but I really enjoy it.

Quite, understand you can't give details, wouldn't be proper.
This overview was exactly what i wanted; thanks.
I think it's important to have an 'independent' body at work here, though sometimes there will be a personal involvement, children or friends children at the school ?
So would you say, in general, that school governors are popular with headmasters and teaching staff ?
When i was at school, I never knew what they did, one guys dad frequently wandered around the school in an old suit and we thought he was a governor. Turned out he just had nothing better to do with his time and was nothing to do with the school.
Hmmmm.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

also,

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Mmmmm science

Monterrey Jack isn't particularly great on its own.
This may improve it, but one wonders if one decays after death if you eat much of this.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

nooooooo this is wrong in so many ways!

Correct.
Points.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

That might be improved by jelly babies

Snap!
Or half snap.
Still don't trust this cheese.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good afternoon Gillian. We're both doing OK at the moment.

Now I must go and buy some eggs...

Watch out for stampeding bus queues.
Or chickens.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

OMG!!! Did you really eat that??!?!

Good morning, Bea!

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hi Adam

I hope the rewrite is going OK.

Actually, it's probably worded better than the last 'final' draft.
My problem is that i'm never satisfied with what I write so can spend years improving it rather than submitting a not perfect (never could be of course) version. And palaeontology at the moment is such a fast moving science that most of what's published is out of date before it's submitted.
Some of the other stuff I do has a deadline, which is much better really, you get to the point where you run out of time and have to hand it over. (though one is traditionally always slightly late and can sometimes get an extension. )
Might finish it tonight if I can stay awake long enough.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

You still have not answered as far as the name of CDR being changed.

Yes, I have.