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TexasHooch

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  1. Yes. The heat would probably just get radiated into space.
  2. My kids' school has a week long camp for incoming seniors every year in which they walk them through EVERYTHING. Daughter started it yesterday. All of the counselors are there, and they go through essays, letters of Rec requests, common app completion, interview coaching....everything. It's the perfect deal for my daughter. She is a very good student who knows what she wants in a school and program (nursing), but benefits from a lot of guidance to get there. Anyone else's school do that?
  3. Yes, very much so- but at 14 there aren't a ton of options. He already mows lawns, and just got hired to work the state fair at the end of the month. He's also applied to Chick-fil-a but no luck yet. He's also involved in a lot of sports, extracurriculars, volunteers as a coach in a Special Hockey League, and is an officer in Civil Air Patrol (think community based JROTC). Add to all of that, he's never gotten so much as an A-minus ever. Bottom line is that he, like many of us, thrives on structure and pressure but turns to mush when there's a lull. Edit: OK, I'm going to leave all of that, but I just re-read it and have achieved some self awareness. Kid's fucking amazing. He stays his ass busy all year and is enjoying some very rare idle time. What did you say again about the helicopter's anonymous support group? Jesus, I need to slow my role.
  4. I will say though, that from an interpersonal skills standpoint, both of my kids check all of the boxes.
  5. You mean I'm not the only dude with a child who is a high functioning slug? I'm a firm believer in the idea of "let them fail". I'm also, however, super shitty at actually doing it in reality. My 14 year old son lobbied us and his school to let him skip straight from just completed Algebra 2 to Calculus next year- skipping PreCal. The school agreed, contingent on his ability to score an 85 or better on the PreCal final before the start of the school year. For our part, we enrolled him in a self paced online class. Kid has been seriously dragging ass all summer. Moving forward, but very slowly. I'd say the ratio of video game/ TV time to coursework has been about 30:1. We're now about a week away from the test, and he's showing zero urgency to finish the class and start preparing for the test, for which he's been given study material. He says he's fine and doesn't need my help. I know what I'm supposed to do- Let him fail, and make him pay me back. Should be easy. After all, I didn't want this for him. He did. So it's really skin off my back. In reality though, I can't help myself and am constantly giving him shit about it. When it's all said and done, kid is probably going to cram for two days and ace the test. But it pisses me off, because his approach has been shit.
  6. Yep. These furloughs happen. Saves a shit ton of money, and worse case scenario is you put out a warrant on a non violent offender. Generally worth the risk, I think. It's the same type of inmate who may get a furlough to attend a funeral or medical treatment.
  7. U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July and numbers for prior months were revised much lower https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/01/jobs-report-july-2025.html
  8. Today is going to be a kick in the nuts.
  9. Nah, He just doesn't like when teenagers are paid to change "employers".
  10. Honestly what they should do is shutter Target Field and bus what's left of the roster to St Paul.
  11. No shit. band member...band nerd...........................drum corps member..........................................................................................................................drum corps lifer.
  12. Alright then. Fuck it.
  13. Hold on to your nuts. 7 Contras.
  14. Holst- Mars Hindemith- Symphonic Metamorphosis (movement 4 for the trombones alone) and Symphony in b flat.
  15. I mean, this has got to be here right? There are some great live performances, but nothing touches the studio version. Of course I'd be remiss if I didn't mention 1988 Madison Scouts, but I don't want to promote this turning into a DCI thread (go find it on YouTube).
  16. Wordle 1,500 X/6 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
  17. Counterpoint-also from today:
  18. Prince's horn section Most of the band is now with Cory Wong, including arranger extraordinaire, Michael Nelson (Trombone).
  19. Did you say Oklahoma? Ryan Walters you say? https://nondoc.com/2025/07/25/board-members-tv-in-ryan-walters-office-displayed-nude-women-during-executive-session/
  20. Samples BB King from a song called Downhearted.
  21. Huh? All that was reported years ago.
  22. That's the reason. But the "cause" will be the alleged mismanagement of the ongoing Fed building renovations.
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