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Am I crazy to have students pick me up lunch and bring it back? Other teachers think I am crazy but I have a couple student I give them money as they leave 4th period (open campus for seniors) and they return at the end of 5th for my 6th period lunch. Today was tots and a hot dog from Sonic.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 29, 2015 -> 11:07 AM) but there are other people who make similar and who are not as necessary. You may be more comfortable asking what do I need to do to earn $X? This moves the issue around to the other side of the table and you don't look demanding. "I would like to earn $125,000 next year, what would I need to do to earn that?" Then they have to provide a scenario and flushes out their high number.

QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Apr 28, 2015 -> 05:17 PM) So I kind of need to present my bosses with what I want for them to keep me (forever, to use their words). I can negotiate a lot of things, but Ive never asked for a raise in my life. I dont want to insult them but I definitely want to ask for enough that their first answer is a counter. Any suggestions? You can't insult them at this point. You already work there *and* they want to keep you long term. I would also look beyond current salary. Think about the benefits, your upcoming life events. I was able to negotiate a very favorable loan with one company based on my staying for a set number of years. In reality it functioned more like and advance. But it allowed me to use their money for three years and only paid a tiny amount for interest. The same company later paid my country club initiation fees and monthly dues as long as I used it for business entertaining (a win win). You would want to establish a review schedule, certain performance standards that will lead to increases and or bonuses. This is why Scott Boras earns so much money.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ May 5, 2015 -> 06:29 AM) Under Coach Q, the Hawks are 1-9 in game 3s on the road. That's almost as ridiculous as their nearly perfect game 6 record under him. Weird anomaly. My payoff philosophy 1. No worries until you lose at home 2. Odd number games are key

I've been using the games as part of my diet plan. I puke partway through each game.

You win a third, you lose a third, worry about the middle third. I assume they are working on that losing third. I'd rather be hot late than early.

That is one of the reasons I am trying this combination of contacts. If after a year I am comfortable with this adjustment, I will have the surgery.

I had to switch contact lenses because what I had been wearing is no longer being manufactured. I really think it is hurting my golf game. My right (dominate) eye is adjusted for distance, my left for reading. In theory my brain will eventually learn to adjust and life will be wonderful. Meanwhile I can't seem to read greens

Ugh. They stopped making multifocal torix contact lenses. My only option is having one eye adjusted for reading and the other for distance. It works great most of the time, but worse at the computer. I also think it is affecting my golf game and not for the good. The other alternatives are adjusting for distance and wearing reading glasses, which is a pain. Or skipping contacts and sticking to glasses. If I have surgery it's the same thing. They will either adjust one eye for reading and the other for distance or I will need reading glasses. Now I know what Daltrey was singing about . . . talking about my generation

If the front office is to blame then we knew from the beginning that there wasn't the talent on the field to compete. Obviously Robin wasn't given the talent he needs to be a playoff contending team. Only fools and people who drink the koolaid thought this team would be better than .500. So we keep Robin, because this can't be his fault without the talent, and replace the front office with guys that can actually put a talented team on the field.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 4, 2015 -> 09:13 AM) They aren't too comfy. They are way too uptight. This team could generate diamonds from coal right now. Comfy teams don't make as many over-aggressive mistakes as the Sox do. Agreed. And I would argue people perform their best when they are comfy and confident. Uptight, stressed, and confident just doesn't compute.

QUOTE (chitownsportsfan @ May 3, 2015 -> 09:15 PM) A manager has many priorities and being loved isnt one of them. Guys are too comfy. You have to put guys in positions to be successful.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 4, 2015 -> 08:30 AM) If there are franchises that are able to regularly build and sustain competitive teams, and your franchise is unable to do that, you are both failing from the perspective of "winning baseball" *AND* you're also costing your franchise money compared to what they could earn if they were regularly building a competitive roster. Please see my edited post.

Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Phillies New York Yankees St. Louis Cardinals Boston Red Sox San Francisco Giants These are the last ten world series winners. These are the six franchises that if using ten years as a yard stick deserve their front office jobs. All of the other franchises should fire their front offices and start over. Unless one playoff win = a world series win. Then it would be a different list. Are we upset because there is no talent on the field or the talent on the field isn't performing? With all the fan excitement before the season and the high expectations we had for this team, the problem seems less with the front office than with the guys wearing uniforms on the field. (coaches and players, hell toss in the batboy).

While it is easy, and probably appropriate to explore the racial angles, you also have the frustration of all cops over the assembly line of crimes, arrests, back on the street, crimes, arrests, . . . So who do they vent their frustrations on? Poor people without access to lawyers that could really build cases.

QUOTE (LDF @ May 3, 2015 -> 10:04 PM) i always thought there was no bail on murder. Depends on the situation. Remember the guide is still innocent until proven guilty. SO if the person doesn't have any prior issues with the law, not a flight risk, etc.

One of my students just shared with me that after agreeing to a prom date the guy texted her and told her he wanted to lose his innocence with her on prom night because that is what happens. She told him to beat off with sand paper. She's not going.

QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ May 1, 2015 -> 03:18 PM) Some terrible stuff here: I'd argue if there was any killing it's the driver that caused it. I wonder if there is any case law that covers this. I can't believe this kind of killing happens very often. I'm trying to imagine a case where this has happened. Perhaps driving off the road and having an accident.

I know I can survive some pretty low stretches of Sox baseball. My expectations was a playoff appearance once a decade or so. When Kap called me in 2005 I think some of the first words we said was "I never expected that in my lifetime". I think I find the run by the Hawks post Bill Wirtz easier to accept. Same with most of you. I enjoyed independent league play. Two evenly matched teams makes for a good game. I'll watch any game from college on up. I'll even watch a high school game if I have a dog in the fight.

Interesting. I wonder about the nature and causes of the "injury" group.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 1, 2015 -> 11:58 AM) Which is entirely past the point of where we are in reality with Peter Angelos screwing over his own team, plus another team, over a decade old grudge. As I said, I was speaking beyond the one game and trying to build a case that profits are something that teams will, and should, fight over. The point that wasn't brought up, and would fit with your position is the commissioner is the guy that the team owners hired to work this out. I'm guessing the owners want a laissez faire position by the commissioner and the freedom to handle their own matters as it pertains to their team. In other words, all of the other owners accept the other owner's decision and expect the same freedom when it is their turn. The commissioner doesn't have (usually) $750,000 invested in a team.

Balta, who did the research and did you find any conclusions that were drawn?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 1, 2015 -> 11:21 AM) I also can't imagine JR trying to sabatogue another, completely unrelated team for a decade afterwards, just because he was still pissy about it. I couldn't either. But I could see him not wanting fans going to the Schaumburg statdium.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 1, 2015 -> 11:23 AM) Amazingly, there is not an epidemic of broken spines for unbuckled passengers in major cities across the world, even in cities with much worse traffic and driving conditions. Tex, you do have a point that it might be hard to prove the driver's mindset to make something like a murder charge stick. Which could also be used by the police to say he must have been trying to hurt himself. The key differences are the environment and the passenger's position. Passengers are not normally handcuffed in an unpadded, large enclosure, where they could slide a significant distance without the means to brace before they made contact. They just would not move that far in an automobile and would be able to brace themselves before hitting the padded door or seat.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ May 1, 2015 -> 11:05 AM) This isn't a high-speed drive through a war zone and rough terrain. It's driving a van on major city streets. Any pot holes to swerve around? Any taxis cutting you off requiring you to stop suddenly? Pedestrians stepping out? Cars pulling into traffic? Trucks backing out of an alley? My main point is not following procedure in securing a passenger is objective. The driving maneuvers are more subjective.