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Let me tell you this.... Unless they look you right in the eye and say, "Back home they call me Big Al and I hit dingers" they are all posers. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Kind of curious, what songs do 5 year olds pick?
Enjoy it while it lasts, seems like my sons first day of tball was yesterday. I can still remember the smelll of the fresh cut grrass. He graduates college next year.
I kind of thought it was fun. It wasn't over the top or anything, just somebody's blue tooth speaker playing like ten seconds of something. Someone had George Strait's The Fireman, another had the beginning of Still Dre, several country songs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog Tom
I think my kid would walk up to Immigrant Song (but I don't think he understands the idea, I doubt he noticed the other team doing it today).
Probably had his first and last stint at catcher today. As a lefthander I don't think any coach past this level will put him there. Fun day, but it was good it was tball rules. The other team seemed a lot older than ours overall.
Five high school graduations with classes of over 500 each. Six LaTech graduations (#1 got two degrees). We are blessed and proud.
So glad I don't have to sit among the idiots who refuse to treat graduation as a ceremony for several more years.
Captive audience of over 20K at each quarter's graduation and we can't cultivate a small % of them into fans. That's mind blowing. Sadly that includes the graduates.
any of them do this?Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AscY3G3P6GA
Congrats.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
And Tech doesn't even try. Or at least, they stopped. I remember Reneau tried in the 90's while my dad and aunt were going. Once I arrived in 2003, there were attempts for a while but didn't seem as strong. Haven't seen anything during Guice's reign.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Is there any product or service that rewards long time clients by charging less the longer they remain committed?
IMO, only that the service should get better the longer you remain committed. To me, that's worth remaining committed, but I'll leave in a heartbeat if the service turns bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
So, for example, our mobile phone coverage getting worse, while getting more expensive, even though I have been a customer for 17 years would be one situation you and I would both leave if any other service was actually better. However, everyone I know has the same issues no matter which provider. That is sad sad sad.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
I'm ready to make that move away from AT&T after 15 years and probably ready to go to the minimum wifi package from XFinity.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
We have a couple of favorite local eating spots and retail stores, but other than that it would be one of very few local banks and certain credit cards that offer some rewards.
My lefty son played third base til he was 9, mostly because no one else could make the throw to first unless it was 30 feet in the air. So don't give up hope that he'll get to have fun in the "righty spots" for awhile.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
I should also add he made the freshman team at Haughton last week! Super proud dad moment for sure!
we got a new mascot for baseball games?
https://twitter.com/nocontextcws/sta...153537/photo/1
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Before leading ULL national rankings and signing his $51.8 million contract Billy Napier had some very bad days, including this one....................
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn5V3wwDGDs
In a small sense, the loyalty programs that give you a free product after every so many purchases do that. They don't keep getting cheaper, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
The one that kills me is cable service -- where they always start with a discounted price, then raise it dramatically on you a year or two later, basically almost guaranteeing that you go to the competitor for their introductory price. Then you come back to them 2 years later when the competitor jacks up the price. The model depends entirely on people not being willing to change, but they are usually betting $60-80 a month on that. And I won't throw away $500 a year for a minor convenience.
Same with streaming services now. It is so easy to turn those off and switch it makes no sense not to change.
Interesting...Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
I'm too lazy to make changes when Netflix or Prime go up $1 per month, but think about how many millions of subscribers are lazy like me and give them the extra buck or two per month.
Most of the ones we used go up $5 at a time it seems. Easy to switch when using 2-3 different ones that have competition that matches them channel for channel.Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
Tech campus is looking great.
I'm one of those too lazy to constantly switch them on and off. But I also watch many shows across the various services I have, so it doesn't really make sense for me to do it, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
It's gonna look better now with the 2022 CUSA Baseball Tournament Championship banner hanging at the Love Shack.Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
Have seen a disproportionate amount of bad drivers in Tesla’s lately.
Mercedes drivers are the absolute worst, followed by beat up Corollas and squatted diesels.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
i used to think san antonio and new orleans were the two worst places in the world to drive, but nashville drivers made a strong push for the title last weekend.
Anti-gun and pro-abortion people are the same person who is too lazy to put the cart in the corral at the grocery store even though it’s only 15 feet away. It’s always someone else’s fault, someone else’s job, or too inconvenient.
They are also the same ones who leave dirty diapers in the parking lot or in said grocery cart when a trash can is usually less than 50 ft awayQuote:
Originally Posted by techman05
I LOL every time I go in a restroom and see a changing table. Thinking of all the hell you raised back in the day when one wasn’t available. Can’t believe that’s been 18 yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
Yep almost 20 years ago..Quote:
Originally Posted by PawDawg
On one hand, I appreciate the housing bubble that probably really has raised my house's value quite a bit over the last several years. The DFW housing market is nuts right now. I could certainly sell for more than I paid for it (if I wanted to, which I don't).
On the other hand, I resent having to take off of work to go protest the insane amounts that the county appraisal board (or their computer program) slaps on there every year.
Well, to make you feel better, aren’t you happy about your state income tax? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Yes. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDBLUE
The moronic mayor of DC put out flags today (June 14th is Flag Day) with 51 stars.
Actually, no, for me, another Texas resident. Rising property values are making property taxes outrageous. A state income tax along the line of Louisiana's would cost me a lot less than the property taxes do. Of course, I know that if Texas ever went to aan income tax they'd keep the property taxes too--so I'm not really arguing for a change. Just annoyed that the "no income tax" stand created a crappy tax system.Quote:
Originally Posted by OLDBLUE
I was less successful in my appeal than the last time.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechDawgMc
But everyone I know does have stories of crazy amounts for as-is, inspection waived, cash in hand sales.
The market is just crazy.
Yep, I didn't even try to argue with my assessment because even though it was a lot more than I paid for the house, it was still a lot less than the offers I get in the mail almost every week. Not to mention the house down the street that needed a new roof and significant inside work and was 500 sq. feet smaller than my house -- that just went for more than my assessment. For now, I'm just trying to keep a low profile.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
In Tarrant County they overshoot so much (in normal times) that you can always get a couple of percentages down just through the online instant appeal.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechDawgMc
And a little more with the informal in person.
I may give up on the formal appeals for a while but it's always worth taking a shot on the others.
Arch Manning picks Texas.
He picked a school he wouldn't mind portaling away from!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bulldog Tom
David Cutcliffe - the Manning QB whisperer is on staff
As long as he is with Sark - Arch will be there
It's all about getting him prepared for the League, not NIL or anything else
I thought Cutcliffe was the football zhar for the SEC, at least that's what I heard Greg Sankey say on Sirius XM a ouple of weeks ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dwayne From Minden
I do agree that obviously the Mannings only concern is getting Arch NFL ready. If he lives up to the hype and stays healthy he will make more in the NFL than Eli and Peyton combined.
Is there anything more fun than embarrassing your kids (via non-embarrassing stuff that they just think is embarrassing - I'm not talking about truly bringing shame upon the family name by wearing an lsu shirt or something actually awful like that).
12 year old (daughter) is hosting a sleepover tonight. The boys abandoned me to stay with Grandparents (good to know the survival instincts are strong there). But if I don't get a half dozen good eye rolls, I'll have failed as a parent, right? Time to flex those "dad joke" muscles that I've been exercising for years now.
Why do banks ask an appraiser to use listings in their comparative analysis in addition to sales? Do they not know that the market is based on what people are willing to pay instead of what a seller is asking? Are they trying to inflate the market?
Sometimes it’s possible that listing(s) may set the upper limit if similar/comparable properties are available for a lower price.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
So yesterday I decided to try selling some books to Half Price Books. I know they don't offer much, but I had some solid books in a group that was pretty large (over 50 books). I had one set of about six paperbacks that each had $10 price tags. Meaning a normal book exchange used book store would give $2.50 per book--about $15--in store credit. HPB does have the advantage of paying cash. And my wife is wanting to get rid of books, so I decided to try.
They offered me $5 for the whole set. That's 10 cents a book (for any humanities majors in the crowd). I don't know why anyone sells to them. I'd put them all out on the street and say take what you want before I'd do that. Just ludicrously out of whack.
The National Museum of the U.S. Army is a nice little museum to visit if looking for things to do around DC. It’s an excursion though since by Fort Belvoir and could take a few hours to see/read everything.
speaking of dad jokes, my youngest is the only member of the family who still appreciates mine. i was in the popeye's drive-thru with her today, and we had to pull around and park to wait for the fries. we joked about how "louisiana fast" must be kinda like the opposite of a "new york minute" (not really very fast). then she made a joke that made my heart swell with pride. she said you know new york is fast because they're always an hour ahead of us.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
her mom will not be happy to learn that she has inherited the genes for that kind of humor...
We just sold our home in Frisco. After 32 years here we are moving back to Lincoln Parish on family land. We will save 800.00 + monthly in property taxes alone. Tired of traffic. Looking forward to getting season tickets for football and attending more MBB and baseball games in the future.
Good for you! The rat race has become toxic.Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDog
Certainly seems like a good time to be selling in DFW. I hope you made out like a bandit.Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDog
Market is definitely cooling down. Probably should have sold about 2 months ago. Still we did better than I thought. I will still commute in a few days a month but mostly work remotely. Very happy to be back near family.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
Did the same thing about 5 years ago. Moved the family from Keller to Ruston. For the first few months back in Ruston, we would arrive no less than 30 minutes early to any destination! Took us a while to get used to no traffic. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FriscoDog
Drove through the edge of Fresno this morning. Not particularly exciting. I think the image is pretty accurate.
Riding to South Louisiana, in an absolute deluge. Pass a girl with no lights and she is busy texting away while driving. The epitome of stupidity.
In St Louis for Cubs- Cards. Cubs roster decimated. Scrapped the whole thing and started over. Same as our Dawgs and probably same as the Saints in another year. I am a fan of the toughest teams to love!
Nov 1st should be a national holiday for Halloween's sake. Having work and school the next day hinders what could be an even better night for the community. Religious people that hate Halloween have All Saints Day while those that enjoy Halloween festivities get the whole night for fun. It's a win-win.
Gotta love Lane Kiffin. Just like Mike Leach, ask him what's on his mind, he tells you. Heck with Kiffin you probably don't even have to ask.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2pBJkgHJMwI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHgbzy-KjZo
Some of us do Halloween and All Saints Day (and Reformation Day to boot)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dawgonit
I know our players are guilty too, but every time a ball handler extends his arm to create separation from the defender, that should be a foul. If we expect defenders to defend without contact, then a ball handler should have to get around a guy without significant contact.
the houston texans should make a new year's resolution to stop being bad at football.
Why do some people insist on carrying their gym bag all around the weight room with them?
This thread doesn’t warrant a thread.
Make it stop.
I find this thread to be charming and entertaining.
I wish some of the formerly active posters who have contributed were still doing so.
These guys fixed the numbers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP2Y6lQZehY
Food / Attraction signs on the side of highways should only include local eateries, never fast food. How are these decided? I guess the fast food places pay money to be put on those signs?
On the interstate, the individual signs on those "attraction" signs that show gas stations, lodging, and food eateries are paid for by the local provider. I use to work with a guy who owned a winery and I noticed that his winery had a sign on one of those "attraction" signs you are talking about and he said that it wasn't cheap to put his logo on that "attraction" sign.
I notice these more than the huge bill boards
I just search Waze when i need food or gas
Columbia was 20 years ago this week. I don't remember it very much (probably because I was living abroad at the time). I remember it happening, but probably didn't experience the same level of coverage as y'all would have had here (and it's not quite as traumatic as the Challenger was for my generation where we all watched it live in school).
But I found this story pretty touching (doing what I do and where I do it). https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2023...alpana-chawla/
We looked for her mission patch when we went to NASA last summer. It's tragic, but touching to see that those astronauts are still inspiring people today.
Fishing is a stupid sport. If my kid didn’t love it, I wouldn’t waste my time to come out here and freeze during a tournament to watch him not even catch anything
Doing your taxes and finding you owe $1 causes a nice little chuckle.
this is a significant accomplishment. congratulations!Quote:
Originally Posted by JuBru
I will always love my kids. However, there are times you want to take your teenager to a beef ranch and send him into the pasture to milk a steer.
no, google, i'm not going to click on the "ad" link at the top of my search results if it is the exact thing i was searching for. home depot doesn't need to pay you to show me their ad when i literally type "home depot" into the search bar.
One of these days I’m going to get a speeding ticket leaving Monroe headed east. Thought it was about to be today. Always end up going 70 while still in a 60. And a trooper came across the median right in front of me. Wasn’t for me though
Right there in front of Sam's? There's so much stuff there in the median that its hard to seem them, especially when they're in those sneakyshit white cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechDawgMc
They allow 70+ from West Monroe to Sam’s now. Been that way for quite a while.
Yep, it’s right after I pass Sam’s that I often see them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blue Dawg
Not sure what they are looking for, but I don't think it is speeders unless they are going well over 80. I've noticed some strange looking (black and unmarked white) police cars east of Bossier as well. I've always assumed they are looking for drug runners. The number of cars I see now without license plates is incredible. I rarely see regular LSP units on I-49, but I often see the unmarked units.Quote:
Originally Posted by TechDawgMc
This probably belongs in the peeve thread, but I knew I had already commented on it here.Quote:
Originally Posted by inudesu
As I said above, I get the idea of change aversion. I don't think every UX or UI change is probably necessary bad (or as bad as it always seems). I can theoretically understand changes that are better for the company than for users. Or better for a majority or plurality of users than for me personally. Or that is really better and eventually I'll get it or get used to it. Conceded.
Having said that - I often wonder if the Spotify developers ever use the product. It almost feels like trolling when almost every "update" makes things a worse experience rather than a better one. I think the root is financially motivated but at some point if you drive away all your subscribers, that's gotta backfire, right?
It is very disturbing and sad that groups will openly bash crisis pregnancy centers by calling them fake clinics. Accuse them of delaying the “healthcare” a woman really needs. Vandalizing and protesting their locations. How angry do you have to be at your own parents for not aborting you to demand the abortion if so many others?
i think there are a lot of people who have themselves had an abortion or encouraged/pressured someone else to get one, and they are desperately trying to cope with their own guilt. they have to convince themselves that they are the good guys, which leads to nonsense like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
this week i learned that phil collins is an avid alamo enthusiast. yes, that phil collins. yes, the alamo of the texas revolution.
Really, in what capacity? As a historian with an interest in the history? Perhaps as a preservationist?Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
The CUSA media days should all be done by Zoom call. It’s embarrassing to see pictures of our coach talking to 4 people on the field of an MLB baseball stadium.
They must not know we are the only D1 conference with a female commissioner. Is female okay to say now?Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
It’s not woke to be a Texan. They stole all the land from Mexico and Indian savagesQuote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
The mallpark has conference rooms available, maybe they should just use those.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
They're not excited for Division II football?Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
they built a museum behind the alamo to house and display his collection of alamo and texas revolution related artifacts along with some of the artifacts that were formerly displayed inside the alamo chapel. they have a big alamo diorama in there with a recording telling about the battle narrated by phil collins himself.Quote:
Originally Posted by dawg80
the collection includes two of davie crocket's guns, santa ana's sword, and the knife that is supposedly the one that james bowie used in the knife fight that made him famous (along with a lot of other cool stuff that my daughter and i nerded out on).
Kool! haven't visited the Alamo in years...like 15 years or so. Gives me another reason to go back.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
It's interesting that (I think I'm 100% correct) those who favor abortions . . . were not aborted themselvers.
It’s a shame that our university and the Regal Blues failed to advertise their 3 day camp this week. My daughter is one of the 9 or 10 who signed up. Great opportunity missed because I know of more than a handful of parents who wish their little darlin could attend, but they didn’t know.
Not woke to advertise for just girls.Quote:
Originally Posted by techman05
the best parts
birthday cake: the middle piece
brownies: the corner piece
watermelon: the bit closest to the rind that's still red
brisket: the lean end of the fat end
chicken: thigh
football season: opening kickoff
i can't even get anyone to argue with me about the best part of a brisket?
Depends on what stage of the meal I'm atQuote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
Honestly I like the crispy edges, the fat is great but you only need a bit.
Agree on birthday cake because I don’t like a ton of icing. Agree on brownie. A little bit crispy so the ice cream softens it up. I like the whole watermelon down to the rind. Agree on the brisket. Too much of the point is too fatty. If it’s cooked properly, I prefer the lean flat and a little toward the point. I cook a mean boneless chicken breast that is very moist, but I do like the thighs better. Hope springs eternal until the opening kick and sometimes a play or 2 later.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
The best part is definitely the burnt ends. If we're only talking about where the best slices come from, my favorite is on the edges of the point next to those burnt ends. This is assuming it's been cooked well enough for the fat to render properly so it just melts in your mouth. Otherwise, give me something near the middle.Quote:
Originally Posted by arkansasbob
The best part of a brisket is the part that someone else cooked for you.
Most food tastes better when it's made for you (preferably with love).
it goes without saying
Might have said this before, but……
There is something seriously wrong when my wife can pay $40 every 2 years for her continuing ed to save lives as a nurse. I pay $500-600 to get hours for residential appraising.