Everything posted by Texsox
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A Petition to the Mods
Nice.
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Thesis -- No Thesis
QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ Mar 30, 2013 -> 10:40 AM) Your college don't provide access to an online database of journals? Yes, however I need to do original research and to do that I need access to the original letters and that is where some of them are stored. No one has bothered to scan and make available.
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First Rotation Decision
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 30, 2013 -> 10:36 AM) Why only 200? He threw 192 last year. Even if you buy the Verducci rule, the Sox can push him 220 without setting off alarms. I was using a benchmark that seemed reasonable. 220 sounds just as good.
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Thesis -- No Thesis
I am approaching that moment in grad school where I have a choice to go thesis or no thesis route in my studies. I have been talking with the professor who would chair my committee, I have been in several of his classes and he believes I will have no problem with the actual writing of the thesis, but the research may be a struggle while also working days as a teacher. Much of the material I will need is housed at the UT library in Austin about 6 hours away from me. I may also need some papers that are in Lawrence Kansas. My PhD plans are still up in the air, who wants to hire a recently graduated 60+ year old PhD? But intellectually the challenge would be exactly what I need as I end my working career.
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North Korea
Nuclear Cleanup in Aisle 38, Nuclear Cleanup in Aisle 38. Just like wars in the middle east help American businesses like Boots & Coots, Halliburton, etc. I wonder if there is a publicly traded company that would benefit from a couple nuclear weapons being detonated.
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Annual SOXTALK Bracket Pool!
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 30, 2013 -> 08:40 AM) ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo 8h 19 brackets out of 8.15 million in Tournament Challenge correctly predicted all of the Elite Eight teams. Wow. I am surprised there are that many. I was in a gambling mood and decided to pick the team in the top 10 that nobody was really talking about and put them in the championship game. Go G-Town! f*** me.
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First Rotation Decision
QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Mar 11, 2013 -> 11:01 AM) Start Q and absolutely give Sale the extra day, I hope it's not even a discussion in the Sox dugout. I don't care who the other team has on the mound. I have to agree. With Sale you have 200 innings to spend. When do you want to use them?
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I love my job . . .
QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Mar 26, 2013 -> 08:58 PM) Every day at work is awesome. I work for REI which is a dream job for me. I love my job because it allows me about three months of time to use all my REI products. It reminds me of a conversation I once had with the pro at the country club where I was a member. He kept urging me to take the PAT (playing ability test) to become a club pro. All I could think was so I can be here on a Saturday morning working the counter instead of playing? Sure.
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I love my job . . .
Friday I taught Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower". We compared the styles of Dylan and Hendrix, analysed the lyrics, debated sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Not bad for a Friday.
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Catch-All Anything Thread
It sounds like you each had an agreement with the lease company, not each other. Unless you two had some agreement, I do not see anyway to sue him.
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Steubenville Rape Case
There are a few shattered lives in the story.
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MLB Finally Adding Worldwide Draft??
Nice to see so many fans of foreigners coming in a taking jobs. Seriously this should have happened ten years ago.
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Steubenville Rape Case
I applaud the verdict. I understand and agree that victims can be too drunk to consent, therefor are not responsible for their actions. Should we also have some compassion for people who are too drunk to understand the implications of their actions?
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D*** drawn on my screen door...
Do you have a picture?
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D*** drawn on my screen door...
If it had been a Packer fan it would have been drawn much smaller.
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The Wussification of America
QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ Mar 5, 2013 -> 10:38 PM) 6 of 1... I believe greed and religion are two very distinct things. The thesis "more wars have been started for religion" is very different than "more wars have been started for greed". The old exploration saying of doing it for "gold, God, or glory" holds true with wars as well.
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2013 Win-Loss Prediction Thread - Annual and Official
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 15, 2013 -> 01:07 PM) I am going with 88-74. I really like the pitching staff this year, which of course means Sale and Peavy will have surgery by Memorial Day... Exactly what I was thinking.
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Smelt Fishing
QUOTE (Reddy @ Mar 3, 2013 -> 10:59 AM) what the hell is a smelt? Fresh water sardines kind of. You catch them in gill nets that are run out on long lines which are thrown or launched from shore. They are deep fried while drinking large amounts of beer.
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Sox trade RP Jeff Soptic for 3B Conor Gillaspie
With the money that JR and Co. saved by not bringing back AJ, I can take a longer vacation, perhaps go out to dinner more often, and maybe buy first editions of On The Road and Dharma Bums. What are y'all going to do with the money? /ducking guys
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What I should be doing . . .
What I should be doing . . . Is writing a short research paper on Lady Mark Wroth an English Renaissance poet. What I am doing . . . Reading a couple forums and dreaming about spring break next week.
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Smelt Fishing
QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 26, 2013 -> 11:06 PM) This is solid information. I went out smelt fishing with friends in high school and college a few of times out on the seawall at Burnham Harbor and had a great time. I didn't have any gear but my friends did, and as long as we had beer to share there were other fishermen out there that were happy to share fresh smelt they were grilling or frying. Don't know if it's the same sort of vibe it was back then but it is something I fondly remember. X2 I found it a lot like ice fishing, very social.
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Sox projecting increase in attendance
QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Feb 24, 2013 -> 05:51 PM) Plus the Sox lost a lot of a generation when the Cubs were on free TV (and national TV) and the Sox weren't. Another great point. I haven't looked, and this is only through my biased eyes, but it does seem like the Sox won the battle of the internet. Maybe that will turn everything around.
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Sox projecting increase in attendance
QUOTE (IlliniKrush @ Feb 24, 2013 -> 02:35 PM) Location and ballpark, that's it. It's really easy. It's not about welcoming casual fans by either organization. So there are more avid baseball fans around Wrigley? I think you are actually agreeing with me. The casual fan is drawn to factors other than the team. Location and ballpark. The ballpark is more than sight-lines and parking. It's the entire experience. I think welcoming people to the ball park is very important. If people do not feel welcome are they really going to go?
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Marlins trade Buehrle, Josh Johnson, Reyes plus others to Blue Jays
Makes me think we had been lucky with Dollar Bill Wirt$.
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Kitchen Renovation
QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Feb 26, 2013 -> 09:12 AM) Actually he quoted me $300 plus parts, I paid him $400 plus parts for a job well done. What card does that get me? Hmm, a good guy?