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awesome btw, shall we start a comments thread and hold one thread for just the results without replies? That way no one is scribbling over your Picasso . . .

Newspapers will eventually outsource to foreign workers as well to stay afloat. Bits and bytes travel well.

Parrty pooper, go back to star gazing at the Numb3rs cast

North of me, and with a rich history.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Nov 14, 2009 -> 11:39 AM) I've said it before, and I will say it again. Brooks Boyer is an all around great guy. He is a huge find for the Sox. When my son earned his Eagle Scout rank, we solicited congratulation letters from a wide range of people, from Presidents to sports teams. By far the coolest letters came from the White Sox (who also tossed in a cap), the Cowboys, Nintendo (wrote a great letter, talked about Eagle Scouts at their company), and EA Games who sent him a soon to be released racing game. 80% of the letters where very generic, congrats on your special day, type thing. They could use it for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. About half a dozen wrote letters that were actually personalized enough to stand out, the White Sox were one of those.

Anyone that played for the Cubs should try to change their identity.

lol where this friend has been, is now, and may go next . . .

awesome if it was an accident, even better if it was on purpose.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 14, 2009 -> 04:11 AM) Well right, but they charged him with arson...I thought you were saying they charged him with something accidental and still fried him. No. I see what you meant. Another bit of tragedy is some of this was brought to light before he was executed by Gov. Perry seemingly did not review the new material.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 14, 2009 -> 03:58 AM) Wait a second....when you say accidental, do you mean that was part of the mistake they made, or that is what he was actually supposed to have done? The fire was accidental, but outdated forensic and fire science testimony was used to convict him. The "experts" in the area testified that the fire must have been arson, turns out that was not the case. Witnesses changed their testimony once they heard the guy may have set the fire. And of course, the guy was poor and didn't have Scheck, Cochran, Bailey, Shapiro, Kardashian, and Dershowitz defending him. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/09...07fa_fact_grann

QUOTE (CanOfCorn @ Nov 11, 2009 -> 09:22 PM) *thumbs up* Considering where you live, are you going to teach it in Spanglish? According to the demographics, there are a few white kids and a black kid somewhere. The other 1000+ students are Hispanic, and almost everyone is bilingual. I remember being amazed in high school when we had a bilingual foreign exchange student, I thought it was so cool to speak two languages. For these kids it is a way of life. I do have two recent immigrants who do not speak English, the other kids translate and we're doing fine.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Nov 14, 2009 -> 03:53 AM) Ahh, very good, Tex, very good. Although no one would ever get the chair for an accidental killing... Thanks, but actually he got the chair for an accidental fire that killed his children.

We executed an innocent man in Texas. Who should go to the chair for his murder? Shouldn't his parents have the same revenge the state took on their son?

From what I've seen in Texas, getting into the alternative cert program basically requires a Bachelors and a pulse. It was getting hired that is tough. If there is a teacher shortage, it ain't around here.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 12, 2009 -> 03:14 PM) Oh, the suspense is almost unbearable. How high does it look like Barry Manilow is going to score? I might have him in my top 20 lyricist list, let me check.

You would not believe how exhausting it is teaching 8th Grade US HIstory

Unless you want to get caught, revenge, like ice cream, is best served cold.

Still had to be nice, I will be working there this summer, I can't give up the beach . . .

Quitting a job I liked was very tough.

QUOTE (Tex @ Nov 10, 2009 -> 10:03 AM) Private investigator (like the Hardy Boys), secret service agent, teacher, journalist (war corespondent) Got it. I start tomorrow. 8th Grade US History

QUOTE (Rex Kicka** @ Nov 9, 2009 -> 12:17 PM) Given the $550,000 that the Catholic church donated to take away my equal protection under the law in the state of Maine this fall, they should damn well lose their tax exemption. Every charity has the same opportunity under the law.

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 10, 2009 -> 10:22 AM) Tex, this is Bob over at the video rental store, calling to let you know that the copy of "Weapons of A$ Destruction" you checked out is three weeks overdue. You mean that call? you made a comedic error, I said good news, so better would have been, your copy is in . . .

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 10, 2009 -> 10:19 AM) Yeah, I'm backing off on my unequivocal stance that school classrooms are not public per se and therefore it's not a public performance. http://www.movlic.com/copyrightcompliance.html I do still think that many administrations crack down more to keep teachers from getting lazy than because they fear a knock on the door from the MPAA. This first came to light for me when a local teacher wanted to show Flags of our Fathers which has a strong local connection. Harlon Block, one of the soldiers, who was not correctly identified initially, is from Weslaco, about 20 miles from me.

Sure can't wait for a phone call with good news

QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Nov 9, 2009 -> 07:05 AM) Camping out on the Dry Tortugas If you tell me you sailed there, I will be so envious . . . I wonder why we can have so much well placed empathy for people in those living conditions and then feel so much disdain for those who flee those conditions and come here to work whatever menial job they can find. We'd love to help, just don't get too close.