Texsox

This guy. Electronics day at school. We have an x-box hooked up to the projector, iPods and cells phones everywhere. There is an awards ceremony at 11:00 and hopefully kids will be picked up early. Good day for 8th grade ditch day but they are too well behaved for that

This summer it looks like I'll be following the Natchez Trace Parkway for much of my trip up to Chicago. Anyone visit any of the spots along the way? We're planning on traveling the entire length from Natchez to Nashville with at least one side trip to Vicksburg.

It is the most incredible romantic day that you can only experience two or three times in a lifetime . . . Congrats!

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 28, 2010 -> 01:14 PM) Then the people breaking the laws need to stop...otherwise it's going to happen one way or another. Nobody wants this, but it appears to be inevitable since we can't seem to figure out a way to keep illegals out of our country and then supporting them in many ways when they do come here. They not only harm Americans, but they harm those who do things the right way in trying to get here, as would be expected of a common criminal. Then, if/when they do something real bad, they just leave and whoever had said bad thing done to them gets nothing but loss. One way - Everyone carries papers/proof of citizenship. I figure this is coming anyway, so we may as well just get a head start on the technologies that'll be used for this. Another - Illegals continue to pour into the nation and bankrupt the country in which they have no stake in, move on like insects leaving the scraps behind to those of us who DO have a stake here, who pay taxes here, etc. No matter what is done about this situation, big brother state is coming, hell, it doesn't even matter if you completely remove all illegals from the equation -- the barcode/personal identification (retinal, hand print, dna scan, etc.) is coming here either way. I'm hoping to not see this in my lifetime, but I wouldn't bet on that...we are closer and closer to a completely cashless society than ever before. The lowest two tax brackets actually received a refund of all plus more, it doesn't matter who is working those jobs. So someone working "off the books" helps the budget, not hurts it.

I received five emails about Obama being the first president to not attend ceremonies at Arlington on Memorial Day. He's the first Dem in a while to miss. Bush the Lesser missed one, Bush the Senior never attended at Arlington, and Reagan missed four of eight. Clinton attended all eight years. Thank you snopes.com

I would feel 100% instead of 90% for this if it went to the home team with the best record.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 28, 2010 -> 12:58 PM) They need to repeal those immigration laws in the south! I think we need to be very careful before reaching the point where we all have to carry ID papers with us at all times. That is the logical sequence of events and the slippery slope we are venturing out on. I tolerate the interior checkpoint when I head north from my house, but that is one location. I don't think the rest of America wants roadblocks and citizen checks.

QUOTE (Brian @ May 28, 2010 -> 12:43 PM) I would figure alot of psychology grads start their own offices. Just a guess. You need a Master's in most states. The degree opens a few business doors in sales and marketing, sometimes in HR. Not a lot of direct school to jobhs links.

I'll check the results after the Hawks game . . .

Can we all agree that cycling was about the dirtiest sport out there for PEDs and other medical maneuvers?

QUOTE (whitesoxfan101 @ May 28, 2010 -> 10:49 AM) I am being hyperbolic in thinking out loud here, but I sometimes wonder if you even like our country. It's hard to find examples of you saying positive things about it, even when referring to the left. Love > dislike > apathy

From above.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/27/immigrati...x.html?hpt=Sbin

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 28, 2010 -> 09:23 AM) Embedded video from WGN, works for me. Must be blocked

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 28, 2010 -> 09:55 AM) the day nurse just puts me on the monorail in the morning and then comes to take me off 11 hours later. I knew I should have saved more for my old age, my nurse just tosses me out the window . . .

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 28, 2010 -> 09:05 AM) ??

QUOTE (Y2HH @ May 28, 2010 -> 09:10 AM) Turning this into an American political argument for government regulation or for power to business is ridiculous. When you dig through all the reasons (and I will cite some below), what it comes to is human rights in China...and they have none. This has everything to do with the way the Chinese do things, the way their governments do things, and the lack of rights of their people and what they have to do to survive in such conditions. There is give and take in everything, and that includes the fact that they're willing to take these jobs. As Americans we want our computers, iPhones, Androids, TV's, etc...and we want them as cheap yet as high quality as possible. And it's unfair of me to say "Americans" in regard to this because any non 3rd world nation benefits from these cheaper prices, including the Eurozone, Canada, etc...so it's not just an American thing helping cause this. Take that 2,000$ plasma television and make it here instead...whoops, now it's a 5,000$ television. No thank you, Sony is selling that same technology for 60% less! While this sucks, and is bad, as someone said above, it's like pissing into the wind. Why? Because if it weren't for such sweat shop jobs, these people would have no jobs, and would simply starve to death (such as many are), or turn to child prostitution (which is big there) because their government wouldn't jump to help them. Next up in this -- India. But hey, it's ok...they own 850Billion of American debt and their economy is growing at a pace never before seen!@$#@! Well stated.

Wow. As long as coaches and players are not implicated, it probably will not hurt their program.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ May 28, 2010 -> 07:21 AM) Of Business, Tex, of Business. Businesses should have every right to work employees to the point that they commit suicide. Business Saves!

One of my kids tried the "homosexuality doesn't happen in nature", when I replied (falsely those damn dolphins) that sex for pleasure doesn't happen in nature so that must be "unnatural" he deflated.

I am planning a summer trip to Chicago and wanting to toss in a couple 5-7 mile hikes. Any ideas? We'll be visiting Field Museum, Adler, Science and Industry, possibly Grant Park, Millenium Park, etc. This will be my girlfriends first trip to Chicago since the late 70s. The thought of an urban hike is intriguing. Possibly option that would replace hills would be interesting also.

After requesting to cancel the rest of my bundle, magically now AT&T can supply DSL to my house.

Yet we complain about too much government regulation . . .

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 28, 2010 -> 02:46 AM) Thanks all for the warm birthday wishes. Alas, I spent the day in Anaheim at Disneyland with the wife so it was a very fun but booze-free day. Heading out to Catalina tomorrow where I'm sure the drinks will be much easier to come by. It is so nice that someone of your age can still have fun at Disneyland.

QUOTE (DukeNukeEm @ May 27, 2010 -> 07:50 PM) Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Congo... we aren't everywhere. Cost/benefit analysis for China here is pretty straightforward. They're risking hostilities with a country that (1) has a tremendous habit of buying their s*** and (2) would absolutely decimate them in any combat situation. What real reason is there for China to piss off the USA? They probably wouldn't like to see NK go down but they are surely unwilling to mess with a few American carrier task forces moping around the area. I assume the CIA is all over those places.