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Larry T. Spider

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  1. The rest of the week is going to be hot in all the major Texas metro areas. Any ercot warnings going out or are we supposed to survive this round of heat?
  2. I used to think we had a mess of a grid. Now I think we have a mess of a grid and people trying to make it snow inside.
  3. I’m thinking about selling puts on some stable value companies that I wouldn’t mind owning anyway. I’m good if I buy at what I consider a value. I’m good if they just expire and I make a few bucks in this market.
  4. I assume that is showing energy companies getting higher rates during peak demand times? If so, how do those costs get passed along? I’m sure it’s the consumer in the end but do we all have peak usage stuff in our contracts?
  5. I see both sides of it. I certainly have managed my fair share of people that think that the employer should kiss their ass just for showing up, while they provide very minimal quality. I do feel like I have seen more of this attitude over the past 5 years. But I also see productive people being asked to carry all the weight, working ridiculous hours, and gaining almost nothing from it. I don’t really have a solution but it seems to be a management culture issue in the US. I’ll blame HR.
  6. If there are native Spanish speakers in the class, they will need all day bilingual instruction, at least in the earlier years. There are many different models but most start with almost all Spanish instruction then they are down to 1 subject by 5th grade.
  7. There’s some truth to this. AISD was floating the idea of making every school dual language for a while until they realized Ms. Smith, the kindergarten teacher that everybody loves, would have to be replaced with a bilingual teacher. They can’t even find bilingual teachers anyway. Just because I like to throw a bomb then walk away. White schools adding dual language steals bilingual teachers from schools where they are most needed and where Spanish is necessary to communicate with parents so that kids with advantages can have one more thing. * I don’t necessarily believe that but you will definitely hear the argument.
  8. Don’t have a dog in the fight but hiring certified bilingual teachers is really tough. Districts are paying huge stipends to out-recruit other districts. AISD is bringing teachers over from Spain right now to fill the void. It might help her argument if she has a solution for this.
  9. If wind blows more at night, can we residential solar our way out of the peak demand problems in the summer months? Seems like the highest generation times would match highest demand times. No approval for large plants needed. Just start slapping up the panels with a state of Texas rebate to cover some of the cost since we aren’t spending it on a plant.
  10. Under DP, Texas has made Omaha in 2 of his 4 complete seasons, including last year. Texas was 14-3 when the Covid season ended. Seat isn’t hot at all IMO.
  11. Anybody else following the Lake Mead situation? Could have drastic impacts on the southwest.
  12. The 10 day forecast, which gets us into May, looks bone dry. From what I have learned from droughts in the past, it’s really hard to dig out. The ground gets so dry and the creeks go completely empty. When a normal rain shower comes, the ground just sucks up all the water and the creeks and lakes don’t really benefit.
  13. There was a nuclear “expert” on tv this week making a case for staying home. Went through all the scenarios and it seems like dying in traffic is how a lot of people would meet their fate.
  14. Cases are down 97% in AISD. I’ve been pro-mask but I think the time is right.
  15. If octopuses can eat octopus, then why can’t we? They don’t have any sympathy for the intelligence of their brethren.
  16. I did a college presentation proposing this around 2004. Think of all the progress that could have been made by now if the world just listened to a young, drunk, spider.
  17. It was only really bad for a few days. The others have been like a mild hangover. I’m just ready for it to be gone.
  18. Tested positive 5 days ago. Tested again today and I’m still positive. The thing is, I had already made it through the worst of it when I got the first positive test. It’s probably close to 10 days now.
  19. Tested positive today. Felt like absolute ass for a couple of days now. Vaxed but not boosted yet. Was going to do it this week but I guess that’s not an option for a while.
  20. Yep, at my school only the police unlock doors after a real lockdown.
  21. I like my job and it pays well enough. I’m thankful for sports so I can pay as little attention as possible to my in-laws and their insane rants today.
  22. Sounds similar to Westwood in round rock isd. Was never dominant in football but made the playoffs most years. They usually win 1-2 games a year now and cracking to top 10% is damn near impossible if you aren’t a workaholic/genius.
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