Off-Topic but important to me

[mick]

• cum laude, "with honor" (direct translation: "with praise")
• magna cum laude, "with great honor" (direct translation: "with great praise")
• summa cum laude, "with highest honor" (direct translation: "with highest praise")

summa honor is reserved only for students with a perfect academic record (4.0 GPA)

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by UmpJM (nee CoachJM)

Steve,

A heartfelt and sincere CONGRATULATIONS!

Simply outstanding.

John

Thanks John!

Originally Posted by mick

Attaboy, Steve !!!

Thanks Mick!

Originally Posted by bossman72

Nice work steve!

I always thought you were an honor student.... as in "Yes, your honor... No, your honor"

Now that's funny and I don't care who ya are.

Originally Posted by piaa_ump

Outstanding!!,...........who says you cant teach old dogs new tricks....

Woof! Thanks Stan.

Originally Posted by mick

• cum laude, "with honor" (direct translation: "with praise")
• magna cum laude, "with great honor" (direct translation: "with great praise")
• summa cum laude, "with highest honor" (direct translation: "with highest praise")

summa honor is reserved only for students with a perfect academic record (4.0 GPA)

Well, summa da time I was, and summa da time I wasn't!


Thanks for all the congratulations guys!!!

[tjones1]

Congrats, Steve!!

[bob jenkins]

Originally Posted by mick

• cum laude, "with honor" (direct translation: "with praise")
• magna cum laude, "with great honor" (direct translation: "with great praise")
• summa cum laude, "with highest honor" (direct translation: "with highest praise")

summa honor is reserved only for students with a perfect academic record (4.0 GPA)

Cum Non Sub Ubi, 'With no under wear" (sic)

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by bob jenkins

Cum Non Sub Ubi, 'With no under wear" (sic)

Aw, cum on now, Bob!

[Rich]

Tough system.

At my undergraduate university, summa cum laude required a 3.90 GPA. Magna cum laude required a 3.75 GPA. Cum laude required a 3.60 GPA.

I would've graduated with honors, but I drank too much my freshman and sophomore years.

It's never too late to get that degree, but it sure is harder once real life gets in the way!

[mick]

Originally Posted by RichMSN

Tough system.

At my undergraduate university, summa cum laude required a 3.90 GPA. Magna cum laude required a 3.75 GPA. Cum laude required a 3.60 GPA.

I would've graduated with honors, but I drank too much my freshman and sophomore years.

It's never too late to get that degree, but it sure is harder once real life gets in the way!

Cum finally.
And I never allowed classes to interfere with my education.

[JJ]

So tell us, which is really harder, the degree or that weight loss program? You're a worker, a fighter, and most importantly, an umpire. Nice work on and off the plate (pun intended)

JJ

[SanDiegoSteve]

Originally Posted by JJ

So tell us, which is really harder, the degree or that weight loss program? You're a worker, a fighter, and most importantly, an umpire. Nice work on and off the plate (pun intended)

JJ

The degree was very hard, not just to get the degree, but to keep up the grades each Mod. These were accelerated classes, so there was no time for screwing off. I had tons of homework in three classes at a time, and it didn't let up for nearly 2-1/2 years.

But the weight loss has been even tougher. Not being able to eat like a pig anymore has been hard, but I have the same determination that I put into everything I do, so I've been pretty successful so far. I have managed to quit all the other vices that were killing me or bad for me, so this one is next to go! I've lost many waist sizes, but I have many more to go. Now, I can run around the bases without getting winded. Before, I couldn't go up a flight of stairs without huffing and puffing.

[Ump153]

Originally Posted by SanDiegoSteve

Aw, cum on now, Bob!

Ewwwwwwwww.

[Steven Tyler]

Originally Posted by Ump153

Ewwwwwwwww.

You noticed that, too.


Ewwwwwwwwwww.