Texsox

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Apr 4, 2017 -> 03:30 PM) Seriously though, the stupidity of the admin just blows my mind. It's not asking much to check your history to make sure you haven't said something that contradicts what you're about to say. You don't have to look back at every VHS tape from your interviews in 1983. But for f***'s sake, it's Twitter. It's a God damn search engine. It's not difficult or time consuming! Seriously, and I do not mean most of his supporters here. There are enough supporters that will ignore that and just believe what he just wrote. We have short attention spans. It really is majestic how well he is working to our least common denominator.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 4, 2017 -> 11:50 AM) Pretty sure that would be a capitol offense in Texas. Toyota is building trucks here. So we're pretty open minded lol

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 07:50 PM) What... exactly... do you mean by "enjoying"? Like actually enjoying, or enjoying in the sarcastic/entertaining sense? In the fascinated by the generally unseen forces that shape our government. And yes, also in the sarcastic, "How do you like your outsider nooooow? kind of way.

You have to first love baseball. Even as "bad" as these guys appear to be, they are among the 300 or so best baseball players in the world. Plus, the other teams have some really good players. If you love baseball at a high level MLB is the way to go.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 07:34 PM) they're incredibly influential without you realizing it. That's the point. Exactly. But they are one trickle in the flood. And let's not forget about foreign influences.

QUOTE (Nokona @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 03:13 PM) All losing streaks are hereby referred to as a "Beer Run"

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 07:25 PM) That is exactly what I was thinking. I swear both of them use the same playbook. Just the names change. And about as influential on a cellular lever to the average voter here. Soros to the left of me, Koch bros to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with you.

My wife just bought a Subaru Forester a few months back. I am very impressed. From the car buying experience, the after purchase follow ups, and driving the vehicle it has been all first rate. She has all the safety features imaginable. I love the intelligent cruise control. If they made a 3/4 ton pickup it would be my next truck.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 07:20 PM) Did you know Republicans are literally the only people who talk about George Soros? I literally don't know a thing about his political involvements. Nothing. Koch Brothers of the left.

QUOTE (bmags @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 05:33 PM) People say canceled because in real life people use delayed and postponed more interchangeably, so they say canceled to let them know the game ain't happening that day. To the people communicating it isn't confusing at all so I'm gonna side with them. Languages are fluid and always changing. I'm with you. Most people understood what happened.

QUOTE (Lip Man 1 @ Apr 2, 2017 -> 11:23 AM) Wish all Sox fans a safe and productive 2017 season. It won't be productive in the win column but if the veterans can be healthy and put up some numbers, it will be productive in the sense that they can then get traded for various degrees of younger talent. So let's hope that's the case. At least baseball is back and that's a good thing. Mark

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4459...cal-republicans If this comes to pass it will be one of the worst tragedies imaginable. All pain, no gain. I have spend literally hundreds of days in that park and the national park on the other side of the river in Mexico. The remoteness protects everyone. http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-border...2017-story.html http://www.salon.com/2017/02/24/west-texas...is-a-nightmare/

I am enjoying an outsider trying to play a game they have no idea how it is played, or what the rules are. He will eventually have a few wins.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2017 -> 09:10 AM) And on the continuing list of positions that have been completely flip-flopped, now the Democrats are talking about shutting down the government if they don't get their way. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/13/us/polit...crats.html?_r=0 I already wrote my representative and viewed my displeasure at resorting to those tactics. Of course y'all don't mind and believe it is a fine strategy.

Nice.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 28, 2017 -> 03:00 PM) TV is the perfect retirement venue for AJ. 2nd best. I'd like to see him uncensored.

QUOTE (StrykerSox @ Mar 18, 2017 -> 01:08 AM) Not sure what I want to hear in response to this, but I hate my job. I teach high school. I like my subject, I like my bosses, I like my students (mostly). On top of it, I am almost finished with a graduate program that will allow me to go into educational leadership. So it's weird that I now find myself scoffing at this entire field, and I'm not sure why. All the time I hear it from those above me that this is the most important and noble work that there is. Seems narcissistic and simply wrong, and also unnecessary. While I think my background makes me well-suited for the logistics of school leadership, I always find myself hoping that I won't be required to pump up people's egos so they can successfully do their jobs. I really wish I could better explain my point. I think I just want to do something else with my life. Go back to the military, sell real estate, go into law enforcement, private business, something. It's not a money thing, either. I don't think teacher pay is s***, and admin pay certainly isn't. I can't quite put my finger on it. So take this post for whatever it's worth. Helping people be successful is a key component of leadership. Pumping up egos may be part of it. We both now how f***ing tiring teaching is this time of year. A good word from an admin can make a difference in a day, which may help someone get through this week. I left corporate life for education and it is unreal at times. I'm sure you are enjoying T-Tess. Putting a new scale on teachers has everyone's complaining as if suddenly they suck at their jobs. I'll stay in the classroom and coaching. It feels like the busiest semi-retired job you can have. I could not have done this my entire career. I've already experienced the stuff that folks who have been teaching right out of college wonder about.

Spring - Break My Back-Yard So this has been a busy week of manly stuff, building decks, using power tools, and getting stuff done. Today was the pinnacle moment. Yesterday we started sodding our back yard. This would ultimately require two pallets of sod. I have a common Texas vehicle, a Ford F-150. Stock in almost everyway. I was a bit worried about putting so much weight in the bed of the truck and did some research. My research led to a forum and FordFan4Ever said no problem! It’s a Ford! How was I to argue with a guy who had over 10,000 posts on a Ford forum? As the fork lift driver lowered the pallet into my truck the truck slouched 12 inches. It dropped like a rock, I half expected the tires to pop. But they held just fine. Driving home I was passed by a Prius driver and we were eye level to eye level. My truck was a close to a Cheech and Chong low rider as I ever want to get. Eventually I arrived at home relieved. We laid that 450 square feet and thought about tomorrow. This time I was confident. I took my place in the lineup, we were door to door, probably six trucks total. . I was second to last pulling in next to a large enclosed landscapers trailer. When I walked back outside a Chevy 1500 was parked next to me. A few minutes later the owner of the truck came out, lowered his tailgate like mine and we both waited. We were striking the macho guy pose. Foot up on the bumper, gloves in hand, you could smell the testosterone in the air. This was guy stuff. Guys with trucks that were being used for real work. Not the usual commute to work stuff. As we watched the forklift guy I thought what is more manly than having your truck loaded by a forklift? This isn’t lifting a couple bags of cat litter in the bed, this is major weight with a forklift. The guy with the Chevy starts to look a little a nervous. He asks me if I think his truck can handle a pallet. I reply, “I dunno, but my Ford handles it just fine”. Yeah, I went there. That’s manly trash talking. He nods knowing he was upstaged. We discussed the manly projects we were doing. We agreed how great it is that we have trucks and don’t have to pay to have stuff delivered like guys without trucks. We continue our manly poses, clutching our work gloves as if we would be needed to instantly spring into action. Because that’s what manly men do. Then forklift guy grabs a pallet of sod and heads our way. I move to the other side of the truck and look back just as he turned to load the truck two spaces away. The landscaper's truck pulls away and we’re staring at the biggest, black, F350 diesel dually being loaded with a second pallet of sod. His truck doesn’t budge. It just stands there and takes 3,500 pounds on it.s back like it was nothing. That diesel engine was sucking up all the testosterone in the air and spitting it out. Suddenly I was back to being an English Teacher with baby soft hands :”So what did you think of Laurie Hernandez winning last season’s Dancing with the Stars?”

QUOTE (Wanne @ Mar 12, 2017 -> 11:03 PM) lol...geezus...beer snobs at a baseball game....mkay. Honestly...I couldn't give two craps what a venue has for the beers when I get there as long as it's COLD! Bud Light...Lite...Coors Light...bfd...you're there to watch baseball...not lift your little pinky fingers while you watch as you sip beer out of your Solo plastic cup and swoosh it around your palette to right a review! I don't pick a venue based on the food or beverages, but I enjoy an event if they have the beverages and food I like. And that is the trend in stadiums.

QUOTE (ypres @ Mar 12, 2017 -> 12:15 PM) Needs Busch light. Which is like making love in a canoe -- f***ing close to water.

QUOTE (WBWSF @ Mar 11, 2017 -> 12:01 PM) Losing somewhere between $7-$10 million dollars a year from Miller Beer advertising can't be a good thing or a smart move. Unless the replacements offer something close to that.

After too busy of an offseason to pay much attention I return and after scanning the thread headlines decided this was the most interesting news. Because if the product on the field is bad, at least the products off the field better be good. I'm a Negra Modelo fan, so I am happy with this plan. But it doesn't make sense to me to get rid of the lowest common denominator.

So he was involved in illegal activities, just not a violent crime.

Sleep is so overrated. I've been busting my ass to complete a book project, teach, coach, and take care of some family health issues. Book? finished. https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url...ton+mack+thomas Coaching? District Tourny next month. I have the top female and a top three male player. The plan is working so far. Teaching? Seniors voted me the third most popular male teacher. Not bad when I'm out 60 times a year with the golf teams. Family? It's just going to keep going and going. We cancelled our Spring Break plans to stay close to home. At least we're getting some projects done around the house. I can't believe how much I missed this place.

Grandbabies are the best. In the southern tradition I was asked to select a "name". Grandpa isn't an option. So I selected G-Pa. My little grandson in his infinite wisdom has taken to calling his one Yankee grandpa "Bubba".