27 April 2010
Week 15!?
It saddens my heart that this is the final week of my favorite class. Nevermind that this is also the last week of my less than favorite classes. Draft horse class is by far the most enjoyable, most practically applicable and most experiential learning-based class I was fortunate to take this semester. I love this class!
I am currently cramming for tomorrow's exam. I'm not going to lie; tomorrow's exam frightens me moderately due to its unknown level of competency expectations and the fact that I have not been able to attend all of the classes in the last exam period. I was most disappointed by not being able to attend the hoof trimming lecture as I was interested in how I could apply this to my own horses at home. Regardless, I have really enjoyed this class and will miss it when I go home this summer.
I am currently cramming for tomorrow's exam. I'm not going to lie; tomorrow's exam frightens me moderately due to its unknown level of competency expectations and the fact that I have not been able to attend all of the classes in the last exam period. I was most disappointed by not being able to attend the hoof trimming lecture as I was interested in how I could apply this to my own horses at home. Regardless, I have really enjoyed this class and will miss it when I go home this summer.
26 April 2010
Flash/Bang Method
For those of you who thought so, the flash/bang method here is not talking about a weapon. I'm in first aid class and they're lecturing about the importance of avoiding lightning injuries. After seeing lightning, then count until you hear corresponding thunder. Each 5ish seconds is a mile. Once the count has reached a frequency of 30, you should already be inside. Thinking back over my past, I have to say I've been in some crazy unsafe situations (like 2 summers ago when the lightning hit while the thunder blasted my ears - probably a little close... since I lost my vision and fell over.). However, 30 seconds seems like some severe overkill. I've felt perfectly safe down to 5-6 seconds.
Anyhow. Of related interest is the fact that this year Westerville put in lightning alarms at their parks. I think that's a pretty cool idea, and will be interested to see sometime how that works firsthand. But apparently it alerts parkgoers when the risk of lightning strike is high. Pretty cool.
Anyhow. Of related interest is the fact that this year Westerville put in lightning alarms at their parks. I think that's a pretty cool idea, and will be interested to see sometime how that works firsthand. But apparently it alerts parkgoers when the risk of lightning strike is high. Pretty cool.
Toxic Couches (Graduation: T-12 days)
Toxic couches.... who knew? Definitely sounds worse than a rug burn. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8644156.stm
I still can't figure out how to make a link work. I did it just once, and had to remove it because it linked double in a row and was really awkward looking. Anyhow, until I figure it out or learn how to write my own, please continue to copy and paste into your browser. If I use the google blogger method the entire link disappears (even though they say it's linked) so that was definitely not a viable option.
I'm sitting in 401 class today and really questioning what this was supposed to accomplish. Some of these students have been here 4 years and still can't talk in public without notecards, yet this class is about debating animal issues. If you can't debate or even discuss, I'm a strong proponent of you not passing this class. Sure, I may sound cruel, but the opposite viewpoint states that I don't want you out in the world toting a BS in Animal Science without you being able to even discuss what you've learned in the past 2 years.
Also. I'm pretty good about blowing through questions and forcing believable answers without people knowing I have no idea what's going on. I have seen some very sad cases of people trying to lie in front today without any clue of what they're talking about.
I still can't figure out how to make a link work. I did it just once, and had to remove it because it linked double in a row and was really awkward looking. Anyhow, until I figure it out or learn how to write my own, please continue to copy and paste into your browser. If I use the google blogger method the entire link disappears (even though they say it's linked) so that was definitely not a viable option.
I'm sitting in 401 class today and really questioning what this was supposed to accomplish. Some of these students have been here 4 years and still can't talk in public without notecards, yet this class is about debating animal issues. If you can't debate or even discuss, I'm a strong proponent of you not passing this class. Sure, I may sound cruel, but the opposite viewpoint states that I don't want you out in the world toting a BS in Animal Science without you being able to even discuss what you've learned in the past 2 years.
Also. I'm pretty good about blowing through questions and forcing believable answers without people knowing I have no idea what's going on. I have seen some very sad cases of people trying to lie in front today without any clue of what they're talking about.
22 April 2010
Cowlumbus, take 2.
http://www2.nbc4i.com/cmh/news/local/article/2_cows_run_loose_on_osu_campus/35462/
Amanda's said all that needs said about this. But really, if 2 bulls are loose on campus, why would a responsible journalist or broadcaster then refer to them as cows? I've seen the journalist cheat sheet for terms during ag interviews and stories and it definitely outlines the difference.
Amanda's said all that needs said about this. But really, if 2 bulls are loose on campus, why would a responsible journalist or broadcaster then refer to them as cows? I've seen the journalist cheat sheet for terms during ag interviews and stories and it definitely outlines the difference.
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