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Larry T. Spider

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  1. Does ted only go to nursing homes or do the nursing homes bus the olds to him?
  2. Man, you have to check out Times Square, especially at night. Not Italian but be sure to check out Bubba Gump shrimp co as well. I recommend the Lt Dan surf and turf. You won’t leave hungry!
  3. Brushy creek area got a few drops last night. I phone weather says 70% tonight. I usually divide by 10 so we will go with 7%.
  4. Looking through the RCP final polls over the last decade, the Republican almost always outperforms the poll by 2-6 points. That’s depressing. However, the one instance of this not happening is trump. Is that an anomaly because he’s unpopular with some Texas conservatives or a sign of a shift in the electorate? The other thing we don’t know from any of those examples is how many dems will turn out when they really have a chance to win.
  5. This is one of those strange places where religious conservatives and feminist liberals overlap.
  6. And our president thinks ketchup goes on steaks. Clean up your own party before worrying about some idiots on twitter.
  7. I worked for the guy in the pic (super) for 7 years before we both went to different districts. He was always aware of issues like this and did not skirt the topic. Tough conversations were had internally. My current district is even more sensitive to race issues and discipline. It’s a complicated topic that encompasses: 1. Zero tolerance policies vs letting admins make decisions. Pendulum swinging towards admin making decisions other than for certain offenses such as drugs or guns at school. 2. Vast majority of teachers are white, even in black schools. These people are largely not racist and want the best for their students. But there are challenges with this dynamic and implicit bias. Black teachers are often more hard on the black kids but they also handle it in their classroom. This means it doesn’t show up in discipline statistics. 3. The behavior of the kids. Too big of an issue for this post because there are so many societal factors. Money, culture, parental expectations, societal expectations, messages that kids hear, overall view of authority figures and ambitions after high school all impact behavior. 4. Class size. The best possible thing that teachers and administrators can do when they have a kid that could go either way behaviorally or academically is to build a relationship with the kid and family. I go into each year with a list of about 10 kids that I am going to get to know well and offer my support to. It really helps prevent issues and avoid referrals when things come up. It’s hard to do that if you are a teacher with 32 kids in a class and you have 6 or 7 classes.
  8. Do we have any updates on the MJ Hagar race? I saw that she raised 750k in the 10 days following the video release and she has much more cash than carter. I was disappointed to see how much carter has been winning this district by. It’s never been remotely close. Wilco is much more purple than it used to be but probably not enough.
  9. Some of y’all are taking this one race as the whole game. It’s more like the first minute of a football game. The whole game is taking back the House. The republicans got a first down but they had to go for it on 4th and made it by an inch. And their best player got hurt. They were +2500 before the game but now they are +5000 in live betting. And some of y’all want to leave the game early because the other team got a meaningless first down.....
  10. It’s great to see people respond in the way that you have. I feel like democrats are waking up to what it takes to win. The trump presidency has been a swift kick in the ass for people that hate him but didn’t show up to vote. It’s also pushing a lot of Democrat voters to take the next step and campaign or donate. Things will get better for us very quickly because of all the work and money that people are putting in. I’m just hoping that people never forget the lesson we are learning right now, which is that democrats can’t rely on 85 year old Fox News robots that vote every election. We have to go out and work for votes and never get complacent again. I will be 37 during the next presidential election. There have been only 2 democratic presidents in my life. Both were obviously two termers but I’m feeling a little aggy.
  11. And trump is tweeting....thanking trump for the victory
  12. I bet they go great on some $64 a pound line caught salmon.
  13. And she will come across to midwestern swing voters as a screeching hag. It’s a completely unfair double standard. But the risk is 4 more years of trump which we absolutely cannot risk as a nation. I like her and would vote for her, but I’m not an 80 IQ Ohioan.
  14. Just read this tweet by a cruz supporter: Every TEXAN needs vote against the cancerous Marxist left wingers. Intent on destroying our CONSTITUTION! See SICARIO, understand beto dreams! Secure AMERICA Ted Cruz on Beto O'Rourke challenge: 'We do have a real race and we take it deadly serious'
  15. I think that the points made earlier about the Texan identity being rural even for people living in cities makes a lot of sense. It’s a good look to show up in those towns. Even a lot of city people like myself have connections to one small town or another. It’s really cool to watch him show up there and give a shit unlike Cruz. I’m sure zodiac ted will go to a few places to pretend that he cares too but we all know he doesn’t.
  16. I have an old hs friend that delivered pizzas for Pizza Hut in NW Austin for years. It was insane how busy he was. I would go meet him for beers at puckers when he got off and it was like he just ran a marathon. I think their shit sucks but clearly a lot of people with the means to afford something else think it’s good.
  17. Suzi’s, be more pacific, zen Japanese food fast, Star of India, one taco, cover 3, madam mams, Korea house, wild chix and waffles, desano, hanabi, tinos Greek. Not sure all of those fit the definition of fast casual but there are plenty of options in the area.
  18. Don’t discount the Fox News effect on these people.
  19. No, the actual people are different. There is plenty of evidence to support this. Trump has brought people in that have never or rarely voted Republican in their life. He has also lost certain segments of the traditional republican base. We don’t know if things will go back to normal when he’s gone or if this is the new normal.
  20. I drive for Uber part time but know plenty of full time guys like this. Not sure when that piece is from but Uber now limits the number of hours a driver can go without taking a break. Most just switch between the apps when one locks them out. There is a waiting area for drivers at the airport where many sleep while waiting for a ride. The rate in Austin has gone from $1.85 a mile to $1.10, with Uber taking 25% of that. Then you have to factor in gas, maintenance, and self employment taxes. The desperate people now have to log many more miles if they are trying to do this full time. I would honestly work a low wage full time job and drive on the side of that was the situation I was in but some guys like the hustle.
  21. The Republican base is very different now than under W.
  22. I don’t know how the republicans find a guy that can appease the college educated, suburban, white, male voter and Cletus the toothless meth addict, trump supporter. There were enough of the former that held their nose and voted for trump. I don’t know if that will always be the case.
  23. Dog whistle for old people.
  24. @TedCruz: “We do have a real race here, and we are taking it deadly seriously." #txsen I read that as “I’m about to make Beto really scary to old white people”
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