Texsox

Geek alert. I love my students. We are doing a sonnet project and one of my better students who also loves to play an angle was working with As a kind of easy throw away portion of the project they were asked to find a companion song or poem that deals with the same theme. She came up with She's presenting the project to me and I see that and start laughing. Come on, you listen to Aerosmith?? Or did you figure the old white guy must be an Aerosmith fan? She had a great analysis and just nailed the project. Way cool when that happens. I'm trying to picture Tyler high on some drug and ripping off Shakespeare

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Jan 12, 2017 -> 01:20 PM) So confession time. Today is day 52 of my sobriety. Some random combination of an always-brewing controlled alcoholism plus lots of nights where wife and kid were in bed nice and early had me drinking like a mad man. I came to a point where it just had to stop yay those days ago, and needless to say life is pretty good. Anyone else out there ever struggle with booze? I just always wanted 10 after I had one and kept finding reasons to have that one which led to the 10 and so on. While I was a high-performing gentleman prior to quitting drinking, I think I'm only now starting to realize the very real benefits of not drinking the massive amount of booze I was consuming on a most-of-the-time nightly basis. I'm pretty stoked. Anyway, likely TMI for an internet message board, but y'all's my peeps! Congrats. It's a tough path. My family suffered for years with my wife's alcoholism until we left. My son still talks to her occasionally, but for the most part she lost almost everything. I get nervous now when I have a few drinks every day for a few days. It kind of killed my social drinking enjoyment.

Clinton Obama Bush 41 Bush 43 Carter Reagan Ford Nixon Looking over the list, makes me feel better about Trump. I could even name a few things about Nixon's terms that were beneficial. Reagan help restore credibility and confidence to the office of President, which was so important when he took office. His low taxes and high spending set a dangerous trend that I would argue is the most long lasting damage any one of these presidents has done.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Jan 7, 2017 -> 10:40 AM) Trump really heaping on the Russia love this morning. It's the one thing he's actually been consistent on, I guess. I find his loyalty to the people that got him elected refreshing. Communist wives? Check Extensive business dealings in communist countries? Check Unwilling to see anything wrong with Russia injecting themselves into our elections? Check He's got more communist ties than Oswald.

When will we start to address the mental health crisis we have in America?

Because it is HS Sports related I must say I am shocked by how much more work it is to coach a hs team that is winning versus one that sucks. Helping athletes with recruiting videos, more travel, balancing the top 3 or 4 player's needs versus the 25 - 30th best players. Picking tournaments that will help my top 2 without crushing my 4th and 5th players. Practicing over breaks. Gathering resources. It's really fun to watch these players reach goals and set new ones. My #1 and #2 both won their flights in the District Match Play Championships. My #1 and his opponent in the first round played one of the best matches I have ever witnessed including a final hole that had more drama, and great sportsmanship, than I can ever remember. But we have five more months and already I am exhausted.

I just want to be caught up sometime in 2017.

Blacks have to stop protesting so violently. You are ruining your neighborhoods. Find a non violent means to protest. Black man doesn't stand for the anthem Not that way! White guy tells us America sucks and we have to make it great again -- wins his party's nomination for President. Black guys tells us America sucks and is flooded with pictures of dead soldiers and told to show respect. These men and women died for your rights! -- Don't use those rights! NO race problem in America. And when did the Anthem only represent veterans? I guess it doesn't represent all of our society? Seems like it only represents veterans and their sacrifice.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 10, 2016 -> 11:56 PM) OMG, many of you have screamed at me and told me to stop mentioning Chelsea for the Presidency. Hmmm ... Greg isn't as fricking dumb as you think. Now it's on CNN!! She will not discount her political aspirations and already has Bill's support. Great. ... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/...r-the-long-run/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/...nancy-president 16 straight years of Clinton rule, folks. Let's hope the Clintons know what they are doing.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 11, 2016 -> 11:16 AM) Is there any way to "schedule" a light to turn on and off at certain times? It'd be nice to have the upstairs hallway light kick on in the morning because the switch is on the other side of the hallway from the bedroom and we trip over cats every day. I do mine through the HUE Pro app and not the echo. I also use a IFTTT to turn on the lights when I drive into my neighborhood. The only problem is sometimes I drive by between school and golf practice and it triggers.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 8, 2016 -> 06:38 PM) My wife got me an Amazon Echo for my birthday. What cool things can I do with it? Mine is paired with my Philips Hue lights. IT is more of a novelty than anything else but it is nice to turn off the lights without getting out of bed. I also removed my alarm clock from the nightstand and just use the Echo.

John from Cincinnati?

The owners of the company I worked for were flying in to shut down my office after our new owners shifted geographical responsibilities. Their plane was grounded and they had to fire everyone over the phone. I am choosing to think about the folks on Flight 93 which crashed in Pennsylvania. They always seem to be overlooked as we focus on the slow motion horror of the Twin Towers.

QUOTE (Elgin Slim @ Sep 8, 2016 -> 12:11 AM) Group homes aren't an answer IMO, because those basically trade labor for food and shelter. We all trade our labor for food and shelter. That's why we work. It really doesn't matter if the company that pays you also provides the shelter or you take an additional step and cash a check from company A and write a check to company B. You are still trading labor for food and shelter. In the broader view there are two major issues here, work and shelter. Each should be maxed for the individual. For some who need help caring for themselves and need help paying for the care the most appropriate facility may be a group home. And that regardless of the circumstances that led to a person needing assistance with their day to day living. The people who can afford better accommodations of course are free to buy whatever services they like. But as you know that also ties in with Work. We can't escape an economic system that requires business owners to seek out the greatest labor for the least cost. There just isn't an incentive in our system for business owners to sacrifice profits for people. The better the skill set you have the better leverage you have with employers. There does need to be better awareness of the abilities of Autistic individuals so that employers are more willing to employ people with Autism.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 9, 2016 -> 12:39 PM) It's a horrible way to protest. Some talk show last night discussed this and a couple military guys called in and are furious. They've had buddies die in war. Why would you imagine it doesn't offend military people when so much of their daily routine involves the flag? There's so much respect toward the anthem and flag. My opinion is Colin is a punk for doing this. That's my personal take and as far as sports it's about the most selfish thing he could do to a team, thrust all the attention on himself. Disgraceful. Attack Mexican-Americans and attract attention to yourself -- gain votes in primary. Attack Muslims and attract attention to yourself -- gain votes in primary Attack Blacks and attract attention to yourself -- gain votes in primary. Attack people with disabilities and attract attention to yourself -- gain votes in primary. Attack white people and attract attention to yourself -- "it's about the most selfish thing he could do to a team, thrust all the attention on himself. Disgraceful."

My wife just bought a Subaru Forester. What a pleasant car buying experience. I really like the car.

A white person claims America is horrible and we need to make it great again, wins his party's nomination for President. A black athlete claims America is horrible and gets slammed. Black people are told to stop the violent protests and protest peacefully. Black man sits silently during anthem, Oops that's wrong. No racial problems in America

There are long lists of reasons why both candidates are unfit. Because we are not talking legally unfit, those reasons are truly in the opinion of the person expressing them. I am as big a liberal as some on this board and I'm not dancing a jig heading to the ballot box. I'll toss out one reason why both candidates are wrong for America this decade. The President as a cheer leader for America. We are going to have four more years of a President that many people in America can not stand. Four more years of bitter partisan division. I'm not going to touch morals and ethics.

Thank you. I should have proofread better. I meant that he may be losing the extablishment candidates and elected officials, but the voters still seem to line up behind him.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 06:43 PM) Funny you say that as GOP people are defecting right and left, and I have yet to see a single significant democrat do that. But not voters. But that is a great point. This may be the GOPs return of the favor. Or This is exactly what Trump, as the outsider, the antiestablishment candidate needs. It's a great GOP plan to get him elected. Have him look like an outsider. Y'all are brilliant.

QUOTE (Coach @ Aug 3, 2016 -> 07:11 AM) Tex, As I said above, I love baseball. I even sometimes watch other teams on tv who I don't even care who wins or loses. What pains me the most though is the lack of heart that seems to be present on the WS. I don't see good fundamental baseball from not backing up, poor base running and lack of hustle on even routine grounders. I can live with the loses if I see them playing to win but just fall short in the runs column. I also said I am a coach. One thing I always tell my players is if you can go home and look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself you played with 100% effort today, you had a good day. I tell them to play hard for all 42 outs (7 innings in high school) and the wins will come. Not all the time but they will come more times if the effort is there. I just don't see 100% effort from all the players who get paid a lot of money to play a kid's game. 39 if the home team is winning. Do you notice as a coach you become more sensitive to different things. Effort is one of those.

In my 40 years or so of following the Sox, by some posters arguments, I should have paid attention maybe 6 or 7 of those seasons. I love baseball. I have watched every level from T-ball to World Series. On the pro side from independent ball all through the MiLB. On a bad year, the level of play at a MLB game is the best in the world. It doesn't matter who is playing. Two MLB teams will produce the best baseball anywhere. Currently more than a third of the teams have a worst record than the Sox. Should fans in those cities stop attending games? How about all the teams that will not make the playoffs? What kind of a league would be have if fans stopped attending games or watching on TV? I guess the question becomes, can you support MLB and not support a specific team somehow?

On the sad note: A lower profile Dem nominee without all the publicity and lifetime in the spotlight of Hillary would have the easiest time getting elected since Carter - Reagan for the GOP. On the plus side. A normal middle of the road Republican could have crushed Hillary. It's to the point where I read something and start believing it automatically because there is nothing Trump can do or say that doesn't already sound like it came from the Onion.

QUOTE (JenksIsMyHero @ Aug 1, 2016 -> 10:41 AM) How is he getting a pass? On a daily basis he's being talked about in a negative way for the dumb things he says/does. That's all you can do at this point. He's not an elected official. Someone already posted what I meant. A sizable population identify with one party or the other and will flip that switch. I would argue that the Republican voters are the most loyal. There were a whole lot of Reagan Democrats but I can't think of many Carter, Clinton, Obama Republicans.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Aug 2, 2016 -> 12:28 AM) Say what you want about Trump ... I just watched him on Hannity and if you listen to the man in a non GOTCHA environment, the man says a lot of interesting things. I loved the last question of a long interview. Hannity asked Trump if he was worried about the election being "rigged." He said of course he was worried about that. He said it was rigged against Bernie as proven by the DNC emails. He said many precincts were rigged against Romney. He said he's very worried that our country is fixing the vote for Hillary. Folks, say what you want. The possibility of rigged elections in the USA is SCARY. I can't believe there's not more outrage over the DNC rigging it for Hillary. Folks, I have no interest in this either way (I won't vote for Trump or Hillary) but I think it's very scary that amid allegations of things being "rigged," we don't seem to care. We should have all necessary precautions taken to avoid this election being rigged. Cmon ... if Trump is able to win, he should be allowed to win. If Bernie had enough support to garner the nomination he shoulda garnerned the nomination. I WANT A FAIR ELECTION. check out the hannity interview if it's on youtube or fox news channel. Trump does not sound like a madman or a dangerous man. He sounds electable, folks. Of course it is rigged. Democrats have control of the courts and the media so there won't be anywhere to turn. Now the Dems have their plant, Trump, as the nominee. Not only is the plan for Hillary to be elected, then Chelsea, but to have Trump split the GOP in thirds so that the GOP is so crushed they won't be able to rebound for decades. It will be so easy to steal millions and millions of votes in all the right places. One reason Trump can't raise that much money is the wealthy people in the world understand this and aren't going to waste money on a candidate that was put in place to lose. Remember Trump was a Dem before he was a Rep.