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Ag with kids

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  1. That's funny...I wonder what I'd get if I did it. I know it's worked out for me though. But, I'm hoping my last job is bar owner in Sint Maarten.
  2. I work at TAMU-CC and they have a undergrad degree program in Atmospheric Sciences with two tracks: Atmospheric Science and Weather Broadcasting. The curriculum for the upper levels is quite different in its focus.
  3. Didn't think about it really much other than being a nebulous "Aerospace Engineer" whatever the fuck that was. So, I got a degree in Aerospace Engineering. First job - LEO rockets, ABM missiles and anti-tank missiles. Second job - F-16/F-18 simulation (this REALLY piqued my interest, but management at company SUCKED). Left before 2 years because of the management (and money) Third job - Job shopper (contractor)...over doubled my pay from the second job, but I hated it. However, it helped pay the bills on my super-expanded family quite well. It was nothing but programming in Ada. Bad times, but sucked it up for 4 years. Fourth job - Helicopter simulation. Did this for 17 years and it was awesome. Loved the company, job, people I worked with (except for you, Steve Lewis, you fucking piece of shit) Fifth job - UAS research. I'm now the chief engineer at a research center based out of TAMU-CC that does Unmanned Aerial Systems research. When I got the job it was WAY out of my comfort zone which was invigorating. Now I'm actually combining my new found knowledge in UAVs with a new Simulation system we're setting up. This should be a badass way to finish out my career and retire. (NOTE: I originally just took the job because I wanted to move to N Padre Island for retirement and both my GF and I found jobs the same week. Call it kismet or whatever. Now, I'm really glad I took it because it's a badass job)
  4. If you'd mentioned it, I'm sure someone would have brought you a media guide or Dave Campbell's...
  5. FWIW, in 2020, A&M had 26 commits and 14 were from out of state. In 2021, 9 of 23 were from out of state. This year it was 11 of 26. https://247sports.com/college/texas-am/Season/2022-Football/Commits/ How we got the number one kid in SWEDEN is fucking beyond me, though. SWEDEN? WTF? They play football there? Like, not futbol?
  6. Then! When you have found the shrubbery, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest wi-i-i-i-ith a herring!!
  7. No. He's Chris Wallace. Just quit his job and probably moving to CNN. We should all wish him well.
  8. My uncle went by Jim. His name was Albert Owen (mylastname). I think I was in my 30s before I found out his real name since NO ONE ever called anything but Jim. Turns out that his father, during WWI, was in the Army and someone in his outfit said he didn't look like an Albert, he looked like a Jim and it stuck. So, when my uncle was born (he was the oldest), he got named after my grandpa and apparently the nickname came with it...
  9. Asian AMERICAN? 😉
  10. That Chinaman is giving you a serious stink eye...
  11. If it bleeds, it leads... Sensational bad news sells papers (or generates clicks). It sucks...
  12. I apologize for allowing myself to be led down that rabbit hole. I didn't intend for my example to do that. Note that my original post was actually about misplaced priorities, not cell phones (those were only an example - there are plenty more). I included the example because I thought giving some real world data would help explain my point. However, in retrospect, giving no examples would probably have been the best course of action in order to ward off chasing those rabbits. BTW, I agree that the US will cease to exist at some time. And just like in every one of those past eras, there were people who were convinced it would never happen and people who were convinced it was right around the corner. There's a reason they say history repeats itself...
  13. I addressed a specific thing earlier in this thread with my comment. I did NOT address poverty in general. I even said that. I only used cell phones as an example. In retrospect, I should have realized everyone would focus specifically on the cell phone and not the point of my comment... My bad.
  14. You're not getting my point. It's not about poor people. It's about how Americans prioritize things. We're kind of bad at that.
  15. At NO time did I say that. Please don't CR this thread.
  16. I'm glad you're not living in the lower class, Congrats? But, are you saying that you can ONLY apply at your company on a cell phone?
  17. We're quite NIST compliant. I won't contest your last point....
  18. Any fast food or low level retail (which is where these poor people can work) definitely do paper apps...
  19. Interesting. I drop by my the McDs right by my work for coffee in in the morning and they have paper applications right next to the kiosks and I've seen the manager interview numerous people with their paper apps on the table. BTW, ONLINE and CELL PHONE are not the same. And..again...convenience and necessity are not the same thing. BTW, I pointed out earlier that cell phones were just ONE example. There're many others...like multiple HDTVs, cable/satellite/streaming services/etc. In rural areas, guns/ammo can add up. The point isn't CELL PHONES. It's misplaced priorities. For the truly poor, I'd 100% support the negative income tax proposed by Milton Friedman.
  20. I am NOT a boomer. I'm Gen X. Fuck those old farts and their printing out of memes...
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