tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post7532606538066381863..comments2024-03-15T01:11:32.832-07:00Comments on Bardiac: A Rant in the Key of Eff U - Grad School Recommendations EditionBardiachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-18840703878506869552011-11-28T05:29:11.275-08:002011-11-28T05:29:11.275-08:00True story: excellent student asks me to write a l...True story: excellent student asks me to write a letter of recommendation for grad school; I say sure; she send details about the EIGHT grad schools to which she's applying. I can submit the same letter for all eight, but that means eight different online forms with their own passwords and processes and different questions. No more! Eight is enough!Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412883073330413390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-87328835635385868932011-11-27T13:04:10.270-08:002011-11-27T13:04:10.270-08:00I don't trust effbee. It is constantly tellin...I don't trust effbee. It is constantly telling me that friends of great sensibility Like one lousy business/band/cultural practice or another, expressions that I have reason to doubt. I wouldn't be surprised if effbee has tricked them into it.<br /><br />BTW, if you ever see me Liking any business etc (over in the sidebar, vs. Liking an individual's comment), please let me know. I have a strict policy of never Liking anything, so you'll know it's bogus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-35587507830600194312011-11-27T09:18:39.464-08:002011-11-27T09:18:39.464-08:00I'm having the same problems regarding letters...I'm having the same problems regarding letters of recommendation. Grrrrr....Spanish profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248530328973177920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17974015.post-37841883564157678742011-11-27T06:17:43.353-08:002011-11-27T06:17:43.353-08:00Oh, I dunno. Big box stores aren't all bad. ...Oh, I dunno. Big box stores aren't all bad. I know there's a lot of talk about Walmart destroying small town American, but before Walmart came to the small rural land from whence my DH hails, you had to drive literally two hours to buy non-religious books. Sure, there were more small stores, but they employed fewer people and the goods were limited and much more expensive. Walmart, and then Amazon, opened up whole new worlds for folks. All of a sudden they could have and afford the stuff that they associated with a middle-class lifestyle.<br /><br />You can argue that they don't need stuff and that's not in their best interest to allow them easy access to so much cheap stuff ... but that's kind of a paternalistic argument as they're much happier with Walmart than they were without. Who is better to say what is in their best interest than they are?<br /><br />Yes, there are problems with Walmart and labor laws, standards, etc. but when you live in the middle of nowhere (where, incidentally, the small stores flagrantly violate labor laws all the time), and don't make much money, Walmart is mostly upside.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com