By Andrea Menzies
Happy May The 4th Be With You Day.
Category: Podcast
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Baby Chickens
By Andrea Menzies
Today was a baby chicken day at Motoaca High. I am a teacher there many times a year, and some of the science projects had the life cycle of chickens on display. The cuteness was making my eyes burst.
Baby Chickens Video
The incubator. 
Baby chickens yellow and black. 
Model chicken coop for science display. 
Chicken display posters. 
Chicken incubator. 
Chicken book marks at the library.
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School Friends
By Andrea Menzies
My friend from school Eugene finally went home after having a good visit. It is really strange seeing friends you made in your school years later in life.
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2025 Magdalena Bay Show
By Andrea Menzies
One of my favorite friends Eugene who is Zorak303 on Instagram visited from out of town this weekend. We went to see Magdalena Bay at the National, and lines were wrapped around the block. Then we went to the famous taco restaurant Gwar Bar nearby, and talked about New Orleans in modern day. Eugene and I hung out after a Gwar show at House of Blues when I lived in New Orleans so history came full circle at that moment. I was really stressed out about going back to get a Master’s degree at night school, and so I was really happy to have a friend visit cheer me up. Here are some highlights from the show. My review is the band is great!
*Note I never go out in Richmond anymore because of the many non-stop horrible experiences I have had there and exclusively go out in Maryland. For Eugene I made the very rare exception.
Outside the National Eugene and Andrea. 
Huge lines at the National. 
Logo at the National. 
Bathrooms at the National. 
Amazing light show. 
More amazing show at the National. 
Even more lights at the show. 
What happened to make them put this sign up? 
The National looks great from outside, but like all Richmond it has horrible problems underneath the surface. What is up with the nightmare toilet? 
Fancy show walls. 
End of show super costumes. 
The crowd goes wild at the show end. 
The crowd goes even more wild for a David Bowie cover song. 
Gwar Bar has tacos and nachos that are amazing. In addition the band Gwar put funny costumes all over the walls from their music tours. Eugene and I hung out after a Gwar show when I lived in New Orleans. 
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2025 Eugene at Poe Museum
By Andrea Menzies
One of my favorite friends Eugene or Zorak303 on Instagram that I went to school with in New Orleans visited Richmond this weekend. We went to the Poe Museum, Panera Bread, Magdalena Bay at The National, and Gwar Bar taco restaurant. Here are some Poe Museum and Panera Bread highlights.
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Tax Day Blues
By Andrea Menzies
Just a couple days from the April 15 tax due day in the US, and tempers are still flaring about money all around. The worst part about paying into taxes for some is knowing many don’t feel the burden as much anymore.
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No Key
By Andrea Menzies
In the below cartoon “Matt” is every school office concerning the worst permanent teacher towards substitute teachers. I have the degrees to work full substitute work, but I worked one IA job years ago when an IA begged me to work it. Now the school district tries to give me ALL jobs as an IA for disabled students which I fully HATE. IA substitute work is far lower in pay in daily wages for harder work. The office gives IA subs no lesson plans folder, no map, no keys, and no door opening badge thinking the main teacher will “help them” all day. What if the sub uses the restroom, or goes to her car to get a bag lunch, and the teacher locks everything separating the sub from her purse? The blonde with shoulder length hair at Bird High was horrible, and locked me out of the class room 3 times. “You should have gone to the SPED desk!” She yells at me when I banged on every door to do my job. I did go to SPED no one was there! Gym locked, classroom locked, and I can’t get to my purse as I need asthma medication having attacks in PE class. Main teachers don’t “take care of everything” at all, and IA subs do need maps, keys, and badges for bathroom breaks. This is reason one million why I am trying to get a permanent placement job to stop being a substitute as many permanent teachers suck crap and don’t “take care” of anything at all.
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2025 All A Grades
By Andrea Menzies
Andrea Menzies finished more online classes getting all A grades with a 4.0 GPA maintained. I completed even more classes by month 3, and still have a 4.0 GPA. It is my desperate dream to use good grades to leave the horrible pit called Richmond, VA where there is no other type of man to date but ugly, abusive, raping, and beating men.
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