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  1. re: coaching pitchers. I caught a glimpse of the new pitching coach news and was trying to remember the names of the Houston players that drove us crazy over the years. Larry Coker was the one I saw in person, just nearly single handedly beat us in a regional. He had the famous rubber arm, and then his teammate-I couldn't think of his name and of all of a sudden it hit me, Rayner Noble? Dude was a total PITA to us....then in many years later I am thinking of Woody Williams. Was he the dude who came in from center field or shortstop to pitch against us in the super-regional? Junk ball pitcher to the extreme? Dang, if UH ever had a whole team of Cokers, Nobles and Williams they would have won the CWS, no doubt in my mind. Kind of like the old TCU comment made by DKR about the cockroaches.
  2. by Ha, the deliveries are a little expensive that come from Fred Meyer, which is the same company as Kroger's. I ordered from Fred Meyer in Anchorage, and the order arrived in about a week, which is not bad, but the delivery fee in Sept. 2021 was $2.05 per pound, compared to the delivery fee of $1.28 per pound to my previous location in Manokotak, which is much closer to Anchorage. I estimate the delivery charge to be up from that $2.05 number at least 20% now. Good news is you can order anything Fred Meyer delivers. Ice cream is a little soft, but it works. Greatland delivers groceries and I tried that as well. They charge a much smaller delivery fee, but they adjust their prices...think 3x Texas grocery prices. The local grocery store has trouble getting deliveries, possibly because of mismanagement. They don't seem to be "with it". The prices there are 3x a Texas grocery price. The two saving graces are Target and Amazon. Target is wimping out though, with their selection of dry groceries they will send going down by the day. Example, in September I was able to get Pace picante sauce delivered. Glass jars arrived just fine, and at a lower 48 grocery price. no more...won't deliver. My solution is to bring some groceries all of the way from Texas and buying groceries in Anchorage. It works for me. It is a lot of effort but it paid off. I saved more money for retirement during the 21-22 school year than the previous 3 years combined, and it's not close. A person could pay off average amount of student loans, say $28k, and have plenty left over.
  3. Go Rebs! Take 'em out today.
  4. balk, so the guy is a little nervous? but great pitching emerges!
  5. this guy is their stud? doesn't look any good to me.
  6. what a freshman pitcher!
  7. re: teaching jobs, I have a line on a teaching job if your favorite SPED teacher is tired of the heat. My school above the Arctic Circle needs a secondary SPED teacher. The high temperature today is 64 degrees. Pluses are: 1. no more heat 2. easy walking commute 3. welcoming environment from teachers 4. low rent- subsidized by district 5. no utilities to pay 6. higher salary than Texas for experienced teachers, but only high 50s for inexperienced teachers 7. see a different part of the world 8. calendar is out-of-this-world good. Teachers are due to arrive end of July, and the last day with students is about May 9th. Minuses are: 1. No restaurants - person has to learn to eat his/her own cooking 2. difficult to get groceries delivered, but not impossible. You don't have to fish, but it helps. 3. cold! My personal record low walking to work was -44 degrees, but I only wore three layers of clothes below the waist and about 5 layers above the waist. The job was just posted the other day and the district accidentally submitted the wrong posting online, so as of now there is no competition if a SPED teacher is interested in trying something new.
  8. just heard the dumbest commentary ever. Dude who thinks the Domer 3rd baseman could have run to 3rd base to beat the runner to 3rd for the force out. You cannot count on your 3rd baseman to run to the bag unless you know you have an incredibly slow runner coming from 2nd. The throw to 1st was also not a bad decision, because it was a safer decision than trying to throw to home. Not a dumb decision, just a bad throw. Dumb ESPN.
  9. old man here...grew up watching tape delayed NBA finals, and vividly remember Kareem having to sit out a finals game-injury and Magic completely took over the game... In no particular order: Jerry West Magic Johnson Michael Jordan Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Shaquille O'Neal Larry Bird Hakeem S. Curry Lebron Bill Russell* *Only player in memory to win huge number of championships and then coach essentially the same team to championship shortly after.
  10. Update, the super-nice lady in San Antonio's Ro-tech who was going to help figure out this stuff has quit. Talked to a rookie, and she spilled the beans that Ro-Tech is most likely going to try to make me rent a machine for 12 months and then it will be mine. NO dice, I told her. I called my insurance company for backup and they have a rule that if the total amount goes over $500, they can recommend the machine be purchased. (I have already met my deductible for the year). The insurance company needs to see the prescription to include length of time. I called the doc's office and I have a winner I think. Dr. office lady says the prescription reads 99 months! Yea! This means it will be recommended to buy the machine, and I won't have to pay much. I should only have to pay 10% of the cost over $500. Good luck to me. I bet Ro-tech will have a hard time with that, but if I have to walk out of there with no mask and no machine, then that is what I will do.
  11. In doing research for a planned cruise I found the info. that Carnival will give the customer that owns 100 shares some extra onboard credit. Early today CCL was at 9.99, and finished at 9.90. Almost like having a dividend- invest $1000, get 5% dividend($50) each time you go on a short cruise. Or get 100$ dividend if you go on a 7 day cruise.
  12. so it appears to me that the three indexes have not been in a bear at the same time yet this year. Nasdaq 100 is bear now, and S and P 500 will be bear today or tomorrow? Dow will be last to bear, maybe tomorrow or Wednesday, or Dow might avoid a bear? When do we get the official announcement we are in recession? Am thinking that heads for more losses and the markets hit bottom sometime next year? Iow, this is not a quick in and out recession is it? This is a go deep and long 18 month recession, I am guessing. There are going to be some low hanging fruit at some point, just don't know when.
  13. Tech almost done...2 outs to go
  14. Which team does a Texas st. fan want to win? UConn? game has been tied for sometime, it appears.
  15. thinking about TxState, if they win one more in Cali this weekend and then win their super -regional, they will be among a very few number of teams with 50 wins in Omaha. Will be interesting to see if Tennesse, etc advance to CWS.
  16. my two cents: Background, am an old now, 57, and the last time I ran long distance was 2010. The Tyler Half-Marathon beckoned. Their website had the best tag line ever: "Where will you be on 10-10-10? So I registered, trained with the old Tues, Thurs. Sat. running plan. Those long runs on Saturday were very peaceful, cleared my head. Training included a 15k in Sherman along the way. Had allergy issue day of Tyler race, and vividly remember those bricks in Tyler. I trained for probably 6 months for the race and my weight never went down. I was about 237 day of race. 5'11". Except for getting water during the water stations, I ran the entire way until completing mile 10. Then my field of vision started to narrow. I ran/walked the remainder. Finished a nice slow 2:53. Fast forward to March 2022. I'm in northern rural Alaska, no fast food since December, and am losing weight, partially due to staying active playing pickleball and partially due to having to eat my own cooking. Pickleball can sometimes get to 1.5 hours or so. Nearly addicting. A fellow teacher gets on the PA and announces the bridge races are to be held later that day. The races under the bridge are on the frozen river, and are in age groups. I'm in the 56-58 old man group. The race is to the ATV and back to the starting line, maybe 50 yards. In a photo-finish I win! One spectator yelled "tie!" as we finished, but they gave me the envelope with the winnings, $30, woohoo! Another round of races was supposed to happen in late April, but the weather warmed up, so I am the reigning bridge race champ- 56-58 year old division. Bottom line, you may not need any training. You definitely need to stay active. I am in Texas visiting this summer, and weighed in at the dr. office at 216 on May 17, down from 240 in summer of 2020.
  17. I like this. I got on the plane the day after graduation to go to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for Army basic. It was still cool at night in late May, but by the time we got to July the platoon from Wisconsin started to melt. Yeah, they weren't too bright, sending an entire platoon from a state that wasn't used to the 100+ heat.
  18. Paris TX. Was there yesterday, stumbled onto a very good Memorial Day service, complete with wreath laying and Boy Scout bugler playing taps. Very well thought out ceremony.
  19. odds looking good for playoff.
  20. correct it to Precertification.
  21. I am sticking with the DME that doesn't answer their phone, but I was able to change the appointment to the San Antonio location, and sooner, 06/20, where they do answer the phone and they seem to have a brain in SA! I have already met my deductible for the year. The lady mentioned renting some equipment. Rent vs. buy? I'm also thinking about calling two weeks or so before the appointment to ask which machines they have. They will probably say they only carry one machine. If I am given the choice about which machine, I will follow up here, and get opinions. I have somehow discovered the $500 rule. If the insurance company will be billed more than $500 by the DME, there needs to be recertification to a mysterious company, Medical Rehabilitation Consultants. I will call my sleep doc on Tuesday to give him this assignment. Anybody know anything about the $500 pre-cert. rule?
  22. This topic came up when I searched giving blood. Have always been interested if there is a correlation between giving blood and keeping pressure under control. Been out of state for a long time, so today when I gave in Bedford at Carter Blood care two things happened: 1. my blood pressure was nice and low, for me...127 or so over about 80ish. I asked how many gallons I've given and I am in the 7 gallon club.
  23. Questions for the experts, after some background: Sleep doc agreed to fast-track the delivery of CPAP machine and mask. The company providing the mask (picked by lady at dr. office) warned me the earliest appointment would be a month out, an appointment with a respiratory therapist to fit the mask. I agreed to the appointment in Irving, June 24, because I am currently spending time in Euless. Ro-tech has several locations in Texas, and I am spending time in the Austin area as well later in June. Ro-tech has exhibited the worst telephone customer service I have ever experienced. It takes them an hour to come to the phone. They were so slow today that by the time the agent knew what to do, to get the Austin office on the phone, the Austin office was closed, it was 4:05 p.m. After that little experience I called my insurance company, Meritain, and got the list of DMEs sent to me. Other possibilities are: CVS Health Hub, Lincare, American Home Patient, and Apria. Do I stick with Ro-tech, or assume the rest of the company is as bad as the phone operations? Of the companies listed above, does any company stand out as being better than the others? Should I check with my sleep doc and make sure the prescription starts with a full-face mask, or is that something that would not necessarily be on there?
  24. Thanks, I will check it out.
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