Texsox

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:10 AM) I have no idea if he even reads here anymore, but he was one of the funniest guys of the old group that hung out on the ESPN boards. Whereever you are Arne, here's to you I wasn't certain if you meant THE Arne Harris or the poster Happy Birthday!

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 08:09 AM) So how about we play along and compliment the person above us? I'll even start. Mreye an absolutely devoted family man, and a cool guy to have a beer with. In flag football, I am certain Southsider ran a great post pattern I admire SS2k5's world view and ability to look at issues in a variety of ways.

QUOTE(valponick @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:30 AM) I went ahead and took it out since it bothers you so much. If you knew anything about the site you would know that it is not spam, it is really cool site that has thousands of members who play online poker. I read quite a few threads on this board about poker so I just threw it in the sig rather than start a fresh topic about it (which would constitute spam) so quit being such a f***ing baby. It's a link, if you don't want to click on it then don't, but either way you can probably find more important things you can cry about. As FlaSoxxJim mentioned, this was the first commercial banner/sig used, and we needed some time to see what makes sense for soxtalk and the members. At least from a moderator standpoint, it wasn't personal or motivated by anything else but a desire to review commercial sigs and ward off any potential issues before they happen.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:34 AM) Well if that is a viable option I take back my harsh words about the administration. I know a lot of schools only let you apply CC/JC course hours in your first two years though, so if this is a degree requirement with several prerequisites and they had that rule it would still be hard to make it work. It's a sophomore level stats class. I went ahead and took the Senior level Research Methods class anyways and did fine, thanks to a helpful friend on the Internet who helped me with my stats computation. The Professor knew I was struggling with just that part and asked me how I managed to finish. I showed him my manual computations and my very nice looking stats package generated backup and he smiled and mentioned how he loved older students who network and do things like grownups instead of sitting paralyzed and whining

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Jan 26, 2005 -> 07:22 AM) Making the people who run the dapartment a bunch of asswipes. If they agree to take on part-time students with day jobs, families, etc., that is a heck of a place to drop the ball. They did mention the local Community College offered the same course, using the same textbook, with a Dr. as professor. I think if they had their choice, they would sub all the prerequisite stuff to the Community College.

He's probably thinking hero time. Limp out, catch a pass, emotional lift, and sit out the rest of the 2nd and 3rd.

QUOTE(Man Of Steel @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:43 PM) haha didnt even expect you to use it, i made it at school in the library.. MOS, I like that one. It stands out in the crowd and funny as hell.

These plates are a state sponsored fund raiser for some groups. I reject the linking of the causes in determining which groups have the opportunity to participate in this program. Set the standards fairly and without bias, and whichever groups meet the criteria are allowed to participate. If the pro wants to participate and the anti doesn't, so be it. The pro shouldn't be held out because of the anti's decision. If the Anti group conforms to all the requirements, and the pro group cannot, again one shouldn't be linked to the other.

that's craptacular

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 08:16 PM) Um, let's just say it involved my female best friend, a gumball, a bowling alley and a few long islands...We've yet to live it down... Underage? Drinking, driving, and talking on a CB, telling the cop exactly where I was, so he could come arrest me. Well the last part probably wasn't *my* idea. Stupid as in crazy fun? My buddy's parents owned a bar that would be taken over by this nice motorcycle club every once in a while. They had an agreement, the owner would close the bar to the public, and the bikers wouldn't kill anyone. The second part became important when I decided to spend some quality time with one of the female members. Seems they didn't like non members enjoying members only benefits. Fortunately they offered me a one-night only membership. It only cost me a round at the bar. Damn, and I think she really loved me

QUOTE(Flash Tizzle @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 11:20 PM) Touchy subject for me. Scheduling problems are nothing out of the ordinary at University of Illinois-Chicago. Here, opposed to wherever you've graduated, strict fire codes have been enforced following a highly publicized downtown fire last fall. Classes which once held 25 students were cut to 20. While several professors are forgiving, most abide by the rules and offer no sympathy. UIC has unintentionally left a sizable percentage of the student population disgruntled and seeking transfers. What compounds these troubles is record enrollment. Too many students, too few classes. My frustration boiled several months ago when I was denied enrollment in every Criminal Justice class required for graduation. Unless I was willing to take a class which began at 7PM; which I'm wasn't. Luckily, a spot opened a week before the Spring semester. If I were in your position, I'd probably feel similarily towards students who can't create a simple schedule. My lineancy would be with people, such as myself, denied enrollment in subjects in which they're majoring. There is a required course in the Psychology department that is only offered in the morning. The departments position is, if you want this degree, you will find a way to quit your full time job for a semester and take it because no one wants to teach this at all, especially at night.

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 10:33 PM) I'm pretty much a bleeding heart on most issues, but not this. You commit a sex crime people have a right to know who you are and what you look like. Heck, that should go for any violent crime. Post it on the web, on a jumbo-tron, whatever. A survivor has to live with it for the rest of his/her life--and that's about a million times worse than having your picture posted on a website 95% of the general pop won't look at. If it keeps one person away from the perp it's worth it. What it does the best is prevent the person from keeping a decent job. A former neighbor of my parents was fired from a job he held for 8 years when someone saw his face on a web site. He went from a nice career and a house in Barrington, to not being able to keep a job, if he can get one, for more than 6 months. He also hasn't been able to continue the restitution payments the court ordered paid to his victim. I am not defending what he did, perhaps wrecking these people's lives permanently is a deterrent. What we are also doing is tossing in the towel and saying we are releasing someone who is still a threat to society. My question is, why not increase the sentences for these types of crimes? If they are still a problem, why are they on the street? If they are no longer a threat, why post their names? Hands up, who looked for the women on the lists and wondered WTF is their story?

QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 09:27 PM) Sure, kids of Republicians never make the news when the committ a crime :rolly or kids of actors, of business leaders, or anyone famous. If the kids are famous as well. it's a media feast. Why is this story getting any attention at all? Because of the parents. Do you want to read about Jane and John Doe's boy? There were literally hundreds of these types of stories. If Fox ran all of these their ratings would tumble.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 09:45 PM) That's exactly what it is. I'm of the belief that Democrats are inherently good people, albeit misgiuded, who want the best for America. About the same I think when I'm voting for a GOP candidate. 100% of either party scares the hell out of me. I like conservative DEMs and Liberal GOPers.

I cannot believe Dog, the Bounty Hunter hasn't brought Osama in yet Money isn't going to matter. I doubt someone is waiting until the reward is "worth it" to turn him in.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 09:13 PM) How do you know that they didn't? I thought you didn't listen to them? I have on occasion, but don't make a habit out of it, so I can't say that they did or didn't. Why are we hearing it now? Could it be the media you loath so much reported it and the GOP media empire ignored it because maybe 75 people didn't have a chance to vote?

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 09:10 PM) [paranoid]You are right, they are not being charged with trying to disrupt an election. But tell me, what do you think they were doing? Just working off some youthful energy that was merely misdirected? Bulls***. Since they obviously targeted Republicans, why can't that be a hate crime? Yeah, that is a stretch, but so was windodj trying to tie this into Iraq. These guys vandalized vans, being used by Republicans, to help people get to the polls. They knew that, and targeted those vans with the idea of disrupting the plans of the Republicans. They got caught. Tell me this: if the situation was Republicans (or the kids of Republicans) slashing the tires of vans used by ANY Democratic get-out-the-vote group, say in Ohio, would it have taken this long to get printed in a paper, or would the headline the next day read something like 'Neocons try to influence the vote'? Now I am not claiming a conspiracy here, just pointing out that Democrats f***ED UP HERE. Just accept that and move on.[/paranoid] So why didn't Rush, Hannity, Fox News, the WSJ, and the rest of the conservative press not report it??

QUOTE(PoohIss @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 08:59 PM) Only the Dems get that sort of media attention. They both get it. The kids of rich, powerful, celebrities, and the ilk are always tabloid and front page fodder. I hope the intent of the thread was just to embarrass the DEMs on the board, perhaps piss them off a bit and not to indict the entire Democratic Party and everyone who votes Democratic. Look at those kids! I'm voting Republican in the next election or my kids could wind up like that

OK, we've improved in these areas. Is it a better mix than offense? You cannot defense against a 450 foot shot. I've been drinking the koolaide, but starting to wonder if it really is this easy, why doesn't every team do it?

If Kenny can get more than a couple good to top prospects for Harris at this point I would be surprised. But then again, Kenny has been surprising me all winter.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 08:25 PM) Yeah, but you're plenty quick to bring the hammer down when some Democrat gets accused of doing something like this. Give it a rest already. Nah, Republican kids are perfect, only the children of DEMs get in trouble.

QUOTE(EvilMonkey @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 04:56 PM) If it was November 3rd, there would have been no election for them to try and disrupt. In your post was what they are being charged with They are not being charged with disrupting the election.

QUOTE(winodj @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 08:16 AM) Blame tex. Thank you.

QUOTE(TheDybber @ Jan 25, 2005 -> 04:02 PM) I like the idea, not 3500, but an expansion. Part of the reason there is such a huge cost for 50 staffers is to represent 667,000 people. One person can't know all the needs. Especially here in Texas. If you can see a congressional map, check out Austin. It's been split three ways with two of the districts stretching to Mexico...that's at least a 4 hour drive. One person can't know the needs of mostly liberal Austin AND mostly Mexican Brownsville. this would also cut down the cost of running for the House. Less travel, fewer people running (which could also have it's downsides). I'm for it!!! If just to get Tom DeLay out of any possible office. Actually the Brownsville district runs up to Corpus. The McAllen District runs up to Victoria, the Austin one runs towards Laredo. It all sucks. All of the South Texas districts look like a fajita plate. These long thin strips each taking a small bite of Dems from the Rio Grande Valley, snaring a bunch of GOPers before getting to Austin and more DEMs. One of the not so little secrets of congress are the staffers that stay regardless of who wins the election. If you ever get a chance to visit the congressional offices in Washington and meet some of the people you will find they are more Washington than any state they represent.