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BabaYaga

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  1. I don't mean hazing in the general sense, but acting with oversight as a high rank, they are supposedly in your shit 24/7....as was done to them. Strict adherence to discipline, scheduling, and standards. Which I can appreciate. Standards are there for a reason. Meet them, or move on. "Hazing" that I went through was a little different. I will say, I do look quite striking being duct-taped to a wall......no pics.....
  2. We have a girl on a prior soccer club that committed to WP. Her dad is a federal agent for the postal service so there's a history of service there. She's a good player. VERY quiet, but I assume they'll pull that out of her. It's hard to argue that a military academy degree isn't among the best in the country. The curriculum is second to none, all STEM based, and taught in an environment of discipline and purpose. It's hard enough to be a student athlete, but the upperclassman hazing and oversight adds another dimension. We had a friend of my son's commit to play football at Navy, and he didn't last a year. It's just not for everyone.
  3. We had a neighbor a few summers back. Family moved from CA. Dad was outside doing dad shit in the yard. Passed out. Wife and mine are friends along with a bunch of others, she obviously freaked out, called an ambulance. My wife called me, I rushed over there. He's fine. They cooled him down, stuck an IV in his arm. I'm sure he loved the subsequent bill, but he's ok. If you're not used to this time of the year, it can be a kick in the dick.
  4. "Back in my day time"....but my folks would shop my happy ass off to west Texas for a few weeks each summer to hang with the grandparents. I was up early, riding shotgun in the truck, opening gates, opening feed sacks in the back of a truck. A broom handle was all at once a sword, magical staff, and gun. We had less than ten GD channels on the TV and no central air. Pops had it even more. Raising and showing livestock, helping with carpentry stuff, etc. Kids need shit to do. They need to feel important and part of something. We see that with young males across the world. Without guidance and direction, they join gangs, cults, religious and terrorist organizations. They need a purpose. Not "go do this or that"....but, hey man, get off that damn game, I need your help with something. A pointless trip to Home Depot can be a cathartic few hours if you make up some BS project that involves at least two people. I have also passed down the timeless "go get me the left handed hammer" trick or ask the HD guy where the "board stretcher" is. Good times....
  5. Zero point zero chance I could get into Texas now. Full stop. At some point, these big state schools are here to serve local kids, and are making it more and more difficult for them to actually get in. But that's another thread...
  6. 100% this. Your major matters. If you want to "find yourself" do that shit on your own dime. To his credit, that is why the oldest boy is doing ROTC and the Guard. He found it, did the vetting, and joined up. He's also in the biz school and knows what it's going to take. He's money-motivated and the transformation from HS to now is amazing Daughter going to a much more expensive, private school. Her grades are phenomenal, so the aid package is strong but she's also going to have to juggle school, athletics, and will probably be an RA for at least two years to cut the housing cost down. We talk often and openly about finances with the kids. Not to guilt them into anything, but explain the reality of every decision.
  7. Our boy told me when we were setting up his dorm....just the two of us walking to the car, that he's not going to have mom around to help with all the little details and logistics. They appreciate you more than we sometimes know. Then when we picked him back up Sunday for breakfast before heading back, he was outside of the dorm puking in the bushes after tearing it up.....so there's that. Me, I went full "Chet". It was kind of hilarious
  8. Tell him the story of the kid that F'd around all day, didn't study, and wound up in a VAN.....down by the RIVER!
  9. Do they have people skills? Are they good at dealing with people? Do they talk to the customers so the god damn engineers don't have to?
  10. meh, I'm kind of a dick.....
  11. We went through it. It sucks. They're procrastinating little room goblins. Each is different. The idea that they all prepare at the same time, apply at the same time, and jump through the same wickets is kind of wild when you think about it. They're all operating on different frequencies and different speeds. Think back. Had you waited a year to apply, or gone to other schools, would the sky have fallen? We finally wrapped up the athletic recruiting cycle on one and getting that little turd to write an email, or call a coach was like pulling teeth, until it wasn't. Their peers definitely help. FOMO is real. For this one, actually stepping foot on the campuses and meeting the coaches is what turned the corner. Then we took more steps back with the whole "do I even want to play" saga, then we came through that. They're under so much pressure that more from us isn't always the best medicine. Exposure worked for us, but that's hardly the plan for everyone. BTW. the boy is a socks and slides kid. Carry-over from his soccer days. It's a thing....
  12. This came up on my social feed that we, as parents, need to address immediately: 9 out of 10 managers say Gen Z need to be taught fundamental workplace behaviors Being on time Responding to communication requests Appropriate attire Eye contact and verbal communication The good news kids, is that this is your competition. Don't slack off, show up on time, do your shit, and the path is there.
  13. Not one band camp joke? This site is getting soft
  14. My son tried that with the rib once.....
  15. I'll never forget our cheesy tour guide: Chichen Itza, like "Chicken Pizza", which we still call it to this day. So they drop you off, there's the little tour station where they have videos, bathrooms, and most importantly....AC! We're walking in the grass towards the structures, a couple if front of us, guy just faceplants. Just drops. Thankfully on soft grass and not concrete. Heat exhaustion. They were European. Ambulance comes out, take him to the station, stick an IV in his arm and he's fine, but that oppressive heat and triple-canopy jungle is no joke.
  16. I wasn't clear - agreed. The scans are Mayan in the pic, but there are finds all over the continent.
  17. The South American LIDAR scans they are doing now is wild! Entire civilizations. Cities with supposedly millions of people. Across much of the Amazon and S.America. Just gone. Overgrown and swallowed up by the jungle centuries ago. Over 60,000 Mayan structures discovered!
  18. I subscribe to it. Been wrapping up S.America: Incas, Mayans, Azteks. Their Mongol episodes are what pulled me in. The "chambers" under the pyramids are fascinating to think about. Subterranean space under structures we'd be hard pressed to replicate with today's technology is a mind trip. *assuming they are valid* What is also wild is how ensconced archeologists are on their theories. Before Gobekli Tepe it was heresy to discuss civilizations that old and advanced. You'd get attacked, laughed out of the room, etc. Or the Clovis stuff. Ancient civilizations don't have to mean Star Trek - just that it's not inconceivable to think that as a species, there have been resets over the decades that fall outside the lines of a linear progression of humans as a species (or any species for that matter).
  19. Always knew they had high levels of resistance, but this is wild: Insects can survive radiation doses that are lethal to humans by a large factor. For example, cockroaches can tolerate 900-1000 grays, while doses of 3-6 grays can be fatal to humans.
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