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  1. 6 hours ago, Macanudo said:

    What the fuck is there to do in Selawik?   

    After the school day ends, not much.  I coached cross-country running this fall, so I could get a little change in scenery.  We traveled to Kotzebue, Buckland, and Kiana.  Kiana is beautiful, and Buckland has a small beach.  I go to the baptist church every Wednesday night, because of the homemade soup and singing.  I have had to sing solo a couple of times when people didn't know some songs we sing at the church of Christ. 

    I like to help fellow teachers bring their groceries back from the store.  I am a pretty good pack mule...so good that one of the teachers introduced me as his pack mule to the secretary.  My goal for the spring is to convince the young teacher to let me help her bring home groceries.  I don't think she believes how good I am. 

    The difference in southwest Alaska and northwest Alaska is interesting.  Southwest Alaska - Manokotak- has small smokehouses

    -maqii, that northwest Alaska does not have.  That is the Yupik tribe. Northwest Alaska is Inupuit.(sp)

    I went ice fishing once in Selawik, March 2022 with a fellow teacher.  The temp was a toasty 25 degrees, so we were out there for several hours without getting cold.  

    In Selawik, you cannot even get a change of scenery by walking, because the "roads" are boardwalks, and pedestrians have to yield to the kids driving four-wheelers or snow machines.   Sometimes you just hope you haven't been too mean to the kids that day because they can run you off the boardwalk if they want.  

    I found myself applying for anything to get a break from the same old thing.  I might be an expert at one thing listed above and am definitely an expert at  snow-shoveling.  I am also an expert at applying to do things that would take me out of Selawik.  I am getting out of Selawik for a conference in February,-Saturday through Thursday - and in April coming to Texas for a very long time for a bunch of dr. appointments.  That was fun, when I discovered I could do that last year.  I looked at my pay stub in August of last year and realized I would never come close to using the sick leave days, so I took a week in April for dr. visits, instead of using the summer. 

    My district allows us to use sick leave to travel, so the 2 days coming and going all count as sick leave days.  I am taking 9 days off in April, and coincidentally, the day before my first day off is a Monday-staff development day.   it doesn't get much better than that. 

    The countdown is about to begin. My flight from the Arctic for the last time is May 25.  If boredom is your thing, Selawik is pretty much king, imo. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  2. Leaving January 1. slightly different atmosphere, with airfares increased recently.  I bought plane tickets for the entire academic year in June, so I beat most of the increases.   1/2 apple pie as carryon this time, and will break down and finally purchase a meal on the plane.  charcuterie plate.  

    Plan to bring about 30-40 pounds of frozen food, mostly Texas beef and chicken.  I am just about done with the Arctic Circle.  I finally got lucky and will get to attend a conference in Anchorage in February.  

    First three years in rural Alaska, I paid off a number of bills, and only saved the annual IRA deduction, while completing two master's degrees,  but since moving to the Arctic, I have put the pedal to the metal, not coincidentally working these three years without the big spending wife.   

    Am on pace to double my net worth in late April 2024 from the time I arrived in the Arctic in July 2021.  

    Personal record low temp. experienced walking to school is -40 degrees. Two Decembers in a row I have walked to the airport.  This year the temp was -10. 

    I am still learning new things about Alaska Airlines/travel stuff.  This time I found out I could use miles to purchase a motel night, so I got a good Residence Inn motel in SA with a full-size fridge and freezer on top, for 12/31, with late checkout.  That helps with the frozen food storage.  

    Price difference between Texas and Selawik for groceries is obscene, hasn't changed.  Selection of groceries in Selawik is now worse than 2021. 

    Frozen food gets to go outside in Anchorage for the natural freezer before flight from Anchorage to Kotzebue.  

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  3. getting over the hump on a running stat always makes me think of TD, Tony Dorsett.  If memory serves, he got his 1000 yards in a season, his rookie season, and the next carry promptly lost 5 yards, so technically he might be the only rookie in NFL history to get 1000 yards in a season twice.  ha!

  4. very interesting to me that on successive drives, LA runs on 2nd and goal.  I think McVey is planting the seed in future opponent's minds that there is a pretty decent running game in LA.

  5. Rams fan here for this game.  Amazing how special teams have changed.  Years ago, it was gospel to let the punt land if the ball would land inside the 10 yard line.  But special teams coaches finally got smart and had player(s) run and stand between the punt returner and goal line.  Now a player makes a fair catch at the 5 and nobody bats an eye.   

  6. 2 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:


     

     


    That's The Hartford.

    I like them for most of the claims I javelin worked; independent field adjusters & the desk adjusters haven't really been much of a hassle to work with.

     

    ok. good.  The Hartford is the one that offers or used to offer a senior friendly plan, I think? For auto. I am not quite a senior, but getting close, will be 59 in a week. 

  7. On 12/13/2023 at 6:11 PM, T’Boo Ted Marshall said:

    Had to move from Germania. Auto went up 70% on a single vehicle.
    Home went up 25% and W/H deductible went to 3%
    No claims on either, new home build in 2022 and credit scores over 800.
    I talked to multiple independent agents that can’t even quote in my county or DFW.

    My last Germania auto policy ended in January 2022 I think, don't remember.  During the year-long policy my independent agent told me I missed 3 Major insurance increases.  The new policy would have more than doubled!!  

    I couldn't deal with that and my agent is down to very few companies to choose from.  I am a renter, and our new 6 month auto policy was a relaxing $1700, Progressive, then the next six months increased a little bit and then this time was scheduled to go to $1900.  I balked and took quotes, and will get the State Farm experience for six months, maybe a year.  Loss lead rate to start is $1534.  This is for 2 Hyundais, three drivers, the wife, myself, and our 25 year old son.  2022 Kona and 16 Accent.  He doesn't turn 26 until March, so I am told he is good to go until the next policy, which will be July. 

    I assume the rate will go up in July about 20-25%, but if that is what happens, the rate is still lower than the scheduled 1900 with Progressive.

    I really appreciate the now very rare one year policy.  My next quest for a year policy will start with AAA.

     

     

     

     

     

  8. Whichever staff handles the distractions better can prepare better.  I loved seeing Vince on TV yesterday.  I don't know if Vince has 100% access to the team, but he sure can help the players stay focused, I believe.  lm sure everyone here remembers Vince "Whoever wants to beat Ohio St. show up at xxx hour". Obviously I don't remember the exact quote but the Ohio St. victory and the Alabama victory this year are comparable.  

    I am not personally in favor of any additions to play packages.  I think the team changed when Brooks went down.  I remember typing that when he went down we weren't going to win the Big12 without him. 

    Did Sark really discover over the middle passes after Brooks went down?  I have seen a few over the middle passes since Brooks.  I think Washington will have trouble preparing for all we can do offensively.  And Ewers hasn't run the ball, except for the one run yesterday, since getting injured, so with him 100% healthy that is another aspect Wash should prepare for.  

    This team reminds me of possibly only two teams, the 2004 and 2008 teams.  No team should ever be compared with the 2009 team, being held together by a dominant QB and one receiver on offense.  

    I believe both the 2004 and '08 teams had a will to win and a next man up philosophy this team has.  This team has improved vastly as the season went on much better than any of Mack's teams.  I think this team is much more versatile on offense.  This team has enough good RBs to run the wishbone, and enough really good receivers to run the run and shoot.

    Of course none of that matters.  At this point, there are only three factors remaining.  Luck, injuries, and the football gods.  And we all know the football gods owe us big time for January 2010.  It is payback time.  

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  9. ...one was a very young exec. at ABC I think...Beano Cook came up with the idea to move the 1969 Texas-Arkansas game to the first weekend of December, for a national TV audience.  Colege football on TV was evidently in its formative years and a national TV game was probably very uncommon.  Hey

    Armybrat, is that more or less correct? I was in K.  Both Horns and Hogs held up their end of the deal and we had the game of the century.  

     

    Other man is yet to be named..Is it CDC who decided to schedule Alabama during the 23 season?  Without that victory we are nowhere near the CFP.

    Kudos to whoever gets credit for scheduling 'bama.  Now lets go whoop some Wash.

     

     

     

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