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Or they believe that by paying someone a salary they will follow workplace rules.

So the company that is paying your salary doesn't want you to access those sites using their equipment and resources. So you're looking for ways around their restriction. Is it really worth risking your job over?

QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Feb 17, 2016 -> 07:11 AM) As a parent I'm not sure I'd want my kid to have a teacher that misses 40+ days per year. I share that concern which is why having a quality, fully certified, and capable substitute teacher is necessary. Basically it is the only way to have a golf program. I have over thirty players ranging from boys and girls varsity to novice. Each is allowed by state rules to miss seven days for tournaments. Then we have district and regional competitions which are two days each. That is also why most of the golf coaches in this district have master's and teach upper division AP and honors courses. Unlike every other sport golf has to go out into the public marketplace for facilities. Courses will not shut down for Coaching is a great way to better your teaching skills. Coaching is basically a series of formative assignments leading to a summative exam. Teaching is the same.

We had multiple paths with different materials. A white quartz path that started and ended randomly. Two curving brick paths with different style bricks laid in random directions. It's been a pain to relocate and change but it's coming together. We decided to try to repurpose as much as possible. I was researching buying mulch in bulk when I ran across the city program. They take the brush that people pay to dump, grind it, then sell it back at about .03 per pound (pickup load for $25). While I was there they mentioned the free Christmas tree mulch that you have to load yourself. One sniff and I was hooked. We have an outside corner lot in the subdivision so it is one of the largest lots in the area. But, since it is kind of piece shaped, very irregular. If you have OCD this house and lot will drive you further into madness.

Italian, polish, or brats when I'm not in a box

Employees who are worried about their jobs start coming in early and staying late . . . happens in all businesses.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 12:29 PM) I am sure plenty of teams were willing to bring him in. Good luck to Mark no matter what he does. He is one of my all time favorite players. This

I can't believe I am actually getting into gardening. When my wife and I moved to San Antonio the house we bought had a lot of mature trees and plants. We've spent the past year or so taming the yard. The previous owners were octogenarians and things just got out of hand. This past month I've moved literally four full pickup beds full of mulch made from christmas trees (free from my city), put in over 200' of landscape timbers, pruned roses, and dozens of other plants, trimmed a few trees, and started thinking about replanting a lawn. It's pretty cool sitting in the back yard watching the birds, listening to crickets, seeing a few deer in a greenway behind us, an occasional snake, squirrel, opossum, etc. while living in the seventh largest city in America. Another sign of how old I am getting. You kids better stay off my ^%$& lawn!

QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 11:45 AM) I'm not trying to be picky. I know I can't be picky because the student loans will be coming in shortly after and other bills. Can someone still be a sub without a degree in education? I never put much thought into it. I just figured I wouldn't be able to sub because of what my college degree is in. QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 16, 2016 -> 01:33 PM) Depends on the particular school system, but typically having a degree is enough. In some districts a HS diploma and some college is enough. I know of a few local college students that are subbing while attending college. There are shortages of subs everywhere. Last Friday, while I was at a conference and my sub was in the classroom, there were 10 classrooms short of subs. Basically at my school if you wake up unable to go to school the chances of getting a sub are about 50-50. I am out of my classroom 40-50 days with golf tournaments. Having a reliable, qualified sub was my first priority. She can teach the class almost as well as I can at this point.

QUOTE (AustinIllini @ Feb 11, 2016 -> 09:24 AM) No way. There's a reason he had one managing opportunity after his time in Chicago and none since. This. Actually I'm guessing there are more than one reason.

QUOTE (Iwritecode @ Feb 12, 2016 -> 03:28 PM) So my wife has been working as a retail cashier at a gas station for about 10 years now. For most of it she has been on 3rd shift with her core hours being 10P - 6A. We've made it work over the years and she's put up with it but recently she's become increasingly unhappy with her shift. She'd much rather work days like a "normal" person but they've always refused to move her. The only thing she likes is the fact that she gets 40 hours every week and weekends off. The problem is that since Obamacare came into affect, the store no longer hires full-time employees. She and one other girl are grandfathered in as full-time. The only other full-time positions are management. So if she switched to days, they would have to get 2 people to cover her current hours. The manager insists that she would have to go to part-time, lose her weekends off and all her vacation time. That not only seems wrong but something that shouldn't even be legal. You'd think having more seniority than every other person in the store besides the manager would mean something. I probably make enough to cover 99% of our bills. Her paycheck mostly covers our "fun" stuff like bowling and camping in the summer. Her plan is to be out in some way shape or form in the next 5 years, which is when our youngest will graduate HS. I'm not sure what options we have though. AFAIK, most retail places aren't hiring for full-time hours anymore. Obviously they believe two part time employees is cheaper than one full time so don't worry about their decision on the night shift. It does seem legal. She would be moving to a new position, one with different benefits. On the other hand a company that would treat a ten year employee that way sucks.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 9, 2016 -> 11:38 AM) Not directly at least. I agree with this. I just think most people have been influenced by societal norms In a way that's not event noticed. It's engrained in people. Monogamy is a part of every "major" religion unless it's a polygamist deal. Not really any gray area there. I am not a cheater but I think it's disengenuous to immediately write off every one who "cheats" as a selfish person. If I was married for 10 years and my wife just stopped wanting to have sex with me am I just supposed to never have sex again? Any ideas on Valentine's Day? I don't know what to do. I've got her basically everything. Not killing innocent people is part of every religion.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Feb 8, 2016 -> 06:52 PM) I get you, I just think the conceptions of relationships, even if so far removed from the inception of religion, are all based on religious stuff that is engrained in humans by now. If it was socially acceptable and it wouldn't hurt her I would be cheating on my girlfriend all time. I don't for her sake and the reflection it would have on me as a person. Religion makes that reflection negative. Interesting take. I view the same thing as being an efficient biological process which aided evolution. Having a male around to help protect the children seems efficient and allows the human species to increase numbers over other life forms at the time. These human groups predate religion as we know it.

Our current system is designed to make some people very wealthy. The idea is they will employee people. Developing a system that is designed at its core to be the best for the worker is a challenge that so far no one has successfully produced on a large scale over a long time.

Reynosa, Mexico to St. Germain, Wisconsin.

QUOTE (BlackSox13 @ Jan 19, 2016 -> 05:27 PM) In the end though, Cooper has just as much right to rip the fans as the fans do to rip the FO. As a fan, I am not in the least bit offended by Cooper's words. I see nothing wrong with people speaking their minds. Would you pay an employee to insult your customers?

That looks like a well worn cap.

We're here at home with three of our four kids and their +1s and the grandbaby. My brother and sister in law arrived earlier this morning. My mother-in-law will be here shortly. Small gathering. My father-in-law is in rehab from a broken hip. Stressful Christmas. I'll leave you with my Texas Christmas Carol Oh the weather up north is frightful, but hereeeeee it's so delightful, as long as I'm way down here let it snow, let it snow, let it snow . . .

One of my past jobs (circa 2000) was to be on the employer side and "negotiate" and pick a plan. The President / Owner of the company was so fed up with the process that he sent it to me. Ugh, the worst. We wanted to supply a really solid plan but the prices were just crazy. Basically when you calculate the insurance cost that we were paying (again circa 2000) over a 2080 hour work year, we were paying about $4 per hour per employee in health care benefits that employees never really considered. That guy in the warehouse earning $10 per hour was costing us 40% more in health coverage. Then when they needed the insurance they didn't have the $$$$ for the deductible and co-pays so they still wouldn't go to the doctor. Instead of the insurance they could have better used the $500 a month for preventative care and doctor visits. Instead it went to Aetna or whomever we were using.

Hope y'all have a great holiday season, no matter what holiday you celebrate. I'm not saying that because I am afraid of offending someone, I am saying that because a heartfelt wish must be individualized to be sincere.

December is the harshest month for sports

QUOTE (Jerksticks @ Dec 14, 2015 -> 09:07 PM) And all the selfless amazing work they do with orphans and homeless people. All the free counseling to battered women, the bereved, and the terminally ill. Countless people around the world, with their own version of God, devote their entire lives to the service of others, asking nothing in return. It's incredible but it doesn't make you sound smart at a party. So ironic that a person claiming to be smart could scoff at the message of God, which is to selflessly help as many people as you possibly can. "But religion starts wars!!" So smart. The human race thanks you for your opinion ? What I try to do is separate the works from the theology. I certainly can understand people questioning or rejecting the theology, but the works that are done are concrete. If fairness all the actions, good and bad need to be accounted for before declaring something good or evil. I believe religion has been a useful concept in our society. Plus religion doesn't kill people, people kill people.

Really not as bad as the Sox and Bears seasons

Percentage dropped to 20

And one more thing. Despite what y'all get here, I am a damn good teacher. I have won several awards for methods in my classroom, my students generally do well based on whatever independent metric we are using. I emphasize thinking skills over everything else. Afterall, in the end that is what they need most when they leave school. I would not be a better teacher if I accepted a position at an expensive private school. Private schools generally pay less than public schools, have lower standards for their teachers, and higher turnover. My wife is a great teacher also. She loves the private school atmosphere based on small class sizes and involved parents. Her students, like mine, receive a quality education.