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Nice Guy Eddie

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  1. Moving someone down is effectively moving someone else up. It doesn't mean that he's taking money from the patients moving up, but rather he thinks they are better candidates. I'm sure that doctors can believe they are smarter than the predetermined rules (and they may be right) but its dangerous to act on that belief.
  2. Trump is getting skinny assuming this wasn't photoshopped.
  3. Interesting article about the oil industry using fracking techniques as a method to generate electricity via geothermal process. I wonder how this plays out for mineral rights. I would have to think that mineral right holders would be left in the cold. I don't think they own the underground heat but I also wouldn't be surprised if they somehow already carved out laws that would still allow them to benefit.
  4. I see weird ads for Temu on mainstream sites like ESPN. The weirdness of it probably say more about me and my browsing history than them.
  5. That is a wild story. Winfrey now will get the visa he wanted, except it will be for Huntsville-only and then he will get deported to wherever he is from.
  6. SJL is horrible and an ineffective legislator. Perhaps she helps out her district from behind the scenes but I doubt that is possible because she would be bragging about that on TV. Where she appears to succeed is with her personal relationships. It's how she can get the Clintons or Pelosi to campaign for her, sometimes even in person.
  7. I don't have a medical background so I'm unsure if I'm interpreting this correctly. Is it saying that a single PSA blood screening test doesn't change the mortality rate? If so, I thought the PSA screening main value was identifying drastic changes in relation to previous years' numbers.
  8. Rumors are that Trump’s legal strategy will be to fire his attorneys before the start of the trial next week in hopes of creating yet another delay. Most likely his attorneys are behind it. Hopefully the judge calls bs and doesn’t allow another delay. Of course, if the judge rejects this move, those attorneys will request an opportunity to appeal that ruling.
  9. The main risk that RFK poses for Biden is if RFK only focuses on the states where Biden has a small lead. Then he could look to find a way to steal votes from Biden by being the "none of the above" candidate. EDIT: You know there are a certain percent of voters who will take the unknown over the known. For example, look at the For-Brexit voters who were in shock when Brexit was selected by the voters. For some of them, it seemed like they only wanted to express their opinion against the status quo. They really didn't want Brexit to happen. I'm basically describing idiots. And it's always important to remember that half of Americans are below the median intelligence.
  10. I've seen it described more like short-term twilight not overcast, in terms of light.
  11. I was going to eclipse chase today. Live in Houston. Looks like too much of a waste of time for little chance of a view. I’m out. hope it works out for anyone out there.
  12. Hit up a whataburger in Houston recently and it didn’t disappoint me. It was a shitty as the last time I went. The top bun could have been used as a door stop for a heavy door. my own fault for giving them another chance.
  13. one thing to consider is eclipse duration. You can zoom in more on this page (https://eclipse-explorer.smce.nasa.gov/) but here is the basic durations. The closer to yellow line, on your map, the shorter the duration.
  14. hobbs and hobbes - you're putting words in my mouth and validating by the other agreeing that I said it. I don't understand why you don't move on. Have fun on your once in a lifetime trip to Hawaii.
  15. I don't know what teachers do when kids take vacations during the school year. It wasn't a thing when I was in school. and I'm not talking about college. Of course some colleges and even a couple of my UT classes had mandatory attendance. It was rare at UT but not unheard-of. Both of my parents were teachers in secondary and college level so it was an impossibility for my family to take off during a school year. But I have zero recollection of any classmate doing so outside of illness or a death in the family. Christmas and Spring Break were vacation times along with summer. It would have been an unexcused absence where you most likely received a 0 for missed work. I realize I'm old but that is how it was. Sorry if my experience doesn't match yours.
  16. this is satire right? It's cringey (is this an actual word?) in the opposite way how concert t-shirts from the 70s-90s are now cool but the person wearing them can't name one song from the band. And may actually not even recognize one song.
  17. ohh burn. Nope to the homeschool. Unlike most UT students (at the time), I went to a small, poor Texas ISD with a single high school. FYI, the term homeschool didn't exist when I was in junior/high school. Those were called dropouts and in my town, they went to work. For elementary kids, the only alternative that I was aware of was a few religious based private schools. The main one being an hour away.
  18. Yes I recall those stories as well. Basically a family/group run the entire county and bring in relatives from Dallas, and other cities, to vote.
  19. you really butt hurt that I called out your Hawaii vacation? In fact I wasn't even calling you out, but there must be some underlying emotion that you're feeling about the trip and your kid missing school. You should have that checked out.
  20. If one kid misses 5 days? No. If random kids are out every week? Yes. I don’t see how new lesson plans are taught if the teacher constantly starts over.
  21. Not an attack on you but I don’t see how K-12 grades work if there are always kids out of school for non-emergencies. Or has school become completely worthless and now operate only as babysitters?
  22. If weather permits, I’m looking to go to Waco. Sounds like the small towns are freaking out and will most likely make the traffic problems worse. of course I’m quickly losing faith that the weather will work out for most. I’m sure that some spots in Texas will get lucky with last second clear views which will be impossible to predict.
  23. School issues aside, there are counties in Texas that could be consolidated. No one can justify Loving county with 50 residents.
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