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QUOTE (Bighurt500Hrs @ Sep 24, 2010 -> 08:04 PM) Not being critical, but genuinely curious....how does it benefit an 8th grader to know who their senator or representative is? I know this is something we teach but why do we feel this is important knowledge at this age? If I was in 8th grade I would see no benefit to knowing this information outside of being able to pass a test. Good point. But can't we say that about every subject? Do they need algebra or to know where the planets are? In middle school, kids are beginning to understand there is a bigger world than just what they can see. They also are trying to figure out where they fit now and where they will be fitting as adults. Understanding the society in which they live is a big part of that. Knowing that there are people representing them, and who should be thinking of them, helps in that. I also want them to understand how to work within the system for their rights. It's about helping them discover the world.

The government puts policies in place to protect consumers from the insurance companies. What should the insurance companies do? hmmm Maybe jack up rates, cancel product offering, and blame it on the government so the regulations are dropped?!

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Sep 24, 2010 -> 12:02 PM) So the media spent time on that, instead of the testimony from Coates about how the Justice Dept was told to not go after minority defendents, specificly the New Black Panther Party. I guess you have to have priorities in the news coverage, eh? What's going to get the ratings? $ucks, but that is America

Michael Jackson 5

Is sex a hobby?

Interesting, I never really minded the connections. Getting off the plane for an hour or three wasn't that bad. I'd rather do a 5 and a 2 than an 7. I always was able to allow for a full day, so why not use it?

QUOTE (Whitewashed in '05 @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 08:57 PM) Flying is such a pain in the ass and I can't sleep for more than 2 hours, if I'm lucky. A 4 hour flight has me aching everywhere and I'm not even a big guy. There was a few year span where I was on a plane every Tuesday and back on Friday. I lost the ability to fall asleep in the plane. I would have the sensation of *falling*. Not cool. I woke up a couple times thinking I screamed. Alcohol would make it worse.

Drugs. Get something from the doc to knock you out for most of the flight.

QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 22, 2010 -> 11:50 AM) Wow, don't let someone derail a thread calling 2005 a fluke. I thought Mike North was the only idiot to believe that. Now there are two. Teams change rosters so much that repeats are getting non existent. Please refrain from calling people idiots. Depending on how someone defines fluke, them yes, a once in 100 years could easily be called a fluke.

I'm not going to debate word meanings, so fluke or not, he did prove that for one season, it could be good. Will a change make a difference? Probably. But I really doubt it will make a huge difference. Averages aren't suddenly going to shoot up. You need the horses on the field. Having said that, I'd like to see a shakeup. I think Ozzie needs to make a couple moves to solidify his employment for next season. It's almost a cliche. A shakeup of the coaching staff before the skipper walks the plank.

I am watching a History Channel show and a couple NY mayors were on and I realized that mayor of NY would be an awesome job when things are going well. But there are so many other choices.

Not only we they know them by the end of class, but the elected officials will know them when we start mailing letters and emails.

So I was speaking with my 8th graders and asked who their Mayor is. 2 in 105 actually knew his name. A small handful incorrectly guessed the previous mayor. They walked/rode past literally dozens of signs on their way to school last year. County Judge (head of county gov't) zero Governor? about 5 or 6 Senators? Zero Congressman? 1 President? about half. BTW when they say the Pledge of Allegiance they are looking at the flag and a picture of the President. Kids, kids, kids

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Sep 20, 2010 -> 10:36 AM) I'd have to say my main hobby is doing crossword puzzles. Collecting music (and listening to it, obviously) is another big one. I download just about any song I've ever heard, even if I don't like it. I listen to music all the time...not sure how I could even live without music. I also enjoy doing smaller maintenance work around my house and my parents' house. Would not have seen that one coming.

Travel, volunteer work, all things beach related, Boy Scouts, reading, and reading soxtalk.

I was just thinking spokescharacter, if y'all are talking basic entry fast food burger, then Whataburger is tops

I know Jack has a big head, but I love the sarcasm.

To reject all players from non playoff rosters would mean that none of those players have any value. Once you accept that players have value for a team, then you have to accept that someone on that team could have the most value. It takes more than one guy to make the baseball playoffs. To suggest that a player who (to use an extreme example) bats .400 + 30-30 can't win the award because he team doesn't make the playoffs is silly.

I thought the piece was very well written, well thought out. The reactions around here priceless comedy.

Lots of food and mariachi music around my school today. Viva La Mexico

I thought it was an individual, not a team award. When you have a stout lineup, one capable to making the playoffs, it makes it harder for teams to pitch around you, you have guys arounbd you making you look good. If you are having the kind of season that gets noticed for an individual award like MVP, and your team is having a missing the playoff season, you really did blossum in all that fertilizer.

I went with the Samsung Galaxy (Vibrant on T-Mo). So far I am liking the phone. I've been with T-Mo for about six years and have never really had a problem. They took care of my crappy Dash several times.

I'll start thinking like that in December, Maybe January QUOTE (bobryansson @ Sep 14, 2010 -> 09:37 PM) The players performance, though not right now what we want, is not because they are lazy or don't care. Baseball's hard and they're playing better than most everybody. They are going to win around 90 games. They've even played well recently. Twins have just played lights out. We do have young talent. Some perspective. Hindsight is always easy. They're still my team, and I get frustrated, sure, but I love 'em.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Sep 12, 2010 -> 11:20 PM) Can I live vicariously through you? Only if you're willing to shoot yourself in the ass if necessary