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QUOTE (Jose Abreu @ May 23, 2016 -> 03:12 PM) What is the exact course? AP Language and Composition, AP Literature, etc.? Literature. Seniors. I do not have dual credit this year so I am not so worried about final prep. We are using different materials to discuss what their future holds. So we're looking at a number of different themes.

Three weddings in one year. Engagement parties, bachelor parties, tux rentals, gifts for the couple, etc etc. I remember not getting invited to be in one. The groom was super apologetic, I kept trying to find a nice way to say, thank for saving me $500, I really didn't want to be in the wedding.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 23, 2016 -> 03:02 PM) I had to put it out there before I could effectively argue my point: I want youth in the White House. new blood. Well a few people circled the bait, but it seems they all swam away without getting hooked. New blood versus an experienced leader. It's a classic debate.

One year I shelled out over $500 for tux rental and close to $2,000 in total for other people's weddings. It gets f***ing expense. And none of my friends did anything extreme.

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 23, 2016 -> 10:45 AM) Ok, you didn't really answer the question, but sure. Most of the preseason projections had the Sox finishing around 81-84 wins, right behind Cleveland. Now that they're 26-18 and several games up in the division, if they play the rest of the season out to preseason expectations, they'll be right there for a playoff spot. The Sox were basically like every other AL team, expected to be around .500, which means if you catch a couple breaks you can end up in the playoffs. That's far from a "smoke and mirrors" scenario you're claiming. That'd be more like if the Phillies made the playoffs this year. I guess smoke and mirrors is too vague, it seem to mean more of a stretch to you than it does me. So insert your phrase for this team is winning more than expected and without continued luck and everything going right, it probably will not continue. They are winning in spite of and not because of the talent level of the team.

I was thinking first about all the possibilities during an intentional walk, wild pitches, ducking back and throwing a strike, stealing home, etc. Then I realize I couldn't remember when I had seen any of those. Pass them on. As far as the strike zone, isn't calling more strikes speeding up the game?

QUOTE (OmarComing25 @ May 23, 2016 -> 10:37 AM) Who is smoke and mirrors? Sure there's a few guys overperforming expectations, but there's also a few guys underperforming expectations, regression to the mean goes both ways. And you're acting like we have a bunch of juggernauts in our division. Every other team in the ALC is pretty flawed themselves. I disagree that we'd have to "sneak in". Looking at soxtalk preseason predictions, most posters did not project a division win. Most of the paid prognosticators left the Sox off the list of division winners.

QUOTE (bmags @ May 23, 2016 -> 10:36 AM) Well, hence the article that economic growth is being increasingly centralized in major metro hubs. The question is who should solve the housing issues, government or private business?

I believe for a moral argument to work it would have to be tied to the economy and security. These are two key obligations we should expect from our government.

Projecting future success is the hardest in baseball, the easiest in basketball.

QUOTE (Special K @ May 23, 2016 -> 08:08 AM) We're not going to win this division with a series of sub playoff team talent. I fixed this for you. As we have alluded to in a lot of threads, there is a whole lot of smoke and mirror success happening. As long as everyone doesn't regress to the mean at the same time, and for an extended time, we may sneak in. But we could upgrade almost everywhere. The only strategy question is what is the biggest need and what will we have to dig a hole to get?

Today's lesson for my AP English students, analysis of Bob Dylan's All Along the Watchtower. I'll be playing the Hendrix cover mostly. Final four days of class.

QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ May 21, 2016 -> 10:20 AM) Wow, that is really cool. (except for the baby bird, that kind of sucked)

QUOTE (CrimsonWeltall @ May 20, 2016 -> 10:33 AM) Fours months late? How much change in the grade is there going to be 0% to 1%? Edit: change the grade in 4 months, Tex Moved the kid from a 31 for the marking period to a 70. It was the major grade for the marking period. I do not take off points for being late, my focus is on the lesson and the student learning the material.

QUOTE (greg775 @ May 23, 2016 -> 01:29 AM) Hillary is going to be president at the age of 69-73 the first term; 73-77 the second term. Trump turns 70 on June 14. We know Bernie is very old. My question is why the hell as a country haven't we picked one of the young candidates to lead this country? To get behind fresh young ideas? Visionary ideas like a 40 year old Kennedy?? Hillary fricking Clinton and Trump if they were in many families would be considered the old grandma and grandpa that nobody listens to, just the ramblings of old folk. In this day and age of electronics and even the Millenial generation coming of age we can do no better than octogenarians. I mean in the working world (you know it's true) if they applied for a real job anywhere they'd be laughed off company property. Their resumes at their age would be tossed in the trash bin. Only way they'd have a job is if they owned the company. I mean they are OLD. Nobody over 50 can get considered for a job nowadays much less 70. Why couldn't we embrace a Rubio or Cruz or one of the young Democrats out there emerge? The Democrats decided it was Hillary's time? Why? She's gonna be our president at the age of 77 for goshsakes. This is a young country; young ideas have to take over and save us before we kill the environment completely and kill the economy completely, before China takes us over or North Korea drops some nukes or before air travel is rendered IMPOSSIBLE because of terrorism (see last week's incident). But we turn to octogenarians when no octogenarian would EVER get his/her resume looked at twice by a company president for a real job. Explain people. What is with America?? I mean we treat our old veterans like s*** (month long waits to get to the hospital exposed!), we treat our old people like s*** (atrocities at old folks homes) and we're about to elect an octo. It should be interesting to see if age is mentioned during her second term at all. Hope she has thick skin cause people are gonna be roasting her for her age. I hope business owners realize how silly they are denying 52 year olds jobs when our president is gonna be close to 80 during Hillary's second term. Nice try. Hits a few hot buttons. You may be able to incite a person or two. I think you're stretching just a little bit here. Troll level 4 on a 10 point scale. Not your best effort Greg. Maybe it seems forced and not your true belief.

I gave money clips to all my groomsmen. I like the flashlight idea. I liked getting some thing useful of better quality than I ordinarily would have bought for myself.

Anything in South Congress if you are just looking for an area. But for a specific destination go to Mean Eyed Cat A Johnny Cash theme place. Lots of locals. Craft cocktails and beer. Good food. Usually solid bands. You will want to order the brisket.

QUOTE (Ezio Auditore @ May 20, 2016 -> 11:44 AM) When I was growing up watching Frank Thomas I didn't actually even realize he was as good as he was. I just kind of figured every other team had a guy like that. That's kind of what I was thinking when I started the thread. If I could go back to Thomas's rookie season what would I do differently? With Frank I remember vividly how bars would become quite when he came to back. Everything stopped and watched. It could be the bottom of the 5th with no one on base and you stopped to watch. Sale is different. I guess I'm thinking I want to really pay attention to what he is doing. I want to really remember each start.

QUOTE (The Gooch @ May 20, 2016 -> 12:00 PM) So I am going to Austin for work next week and looking to find a restaurant with some good food and live music. Anyone have any suggestions here? Will be me, my boss, and a coworker. All in one or do you want to eat in one place and then head out? Quirky fun, high end class? Are you trying to impress?

If I add one more book to my summer reading list I may tilt the earth. But this sounds great.

Slow day conversation. Quite possibly by the end of this decade Sox fans in their 30s or older can say they watched in person the greatest Sox pitcher and hitter of all time. Anyone doing anything special knowing that in thirty or forty years your grand-kids may be asking did you really see Sale pitch? Hell to expand it, Chicago fans, we've grown up with some of the greatest all time players on all of the major Chicago sports teams.

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What a student just basically told me "I turned in an assignment that was four months late THREE HOURS ago and my grade STILL HASN'T CHANGED!!" "I'll get right on that" If only they understood the green in my voice.