u/mhgiantsfan

This changed everything for me. I coach at a school with limited basketball talent. We won't out execute you in the half court but we will continually pressure you. Of course disciplined and skilled teams will still do okay but it's changed everything with lesser talented teams.

1. a lot of teams aren't equipped to handle constant defensive pressure. Maybe one or two kids can but they will get worn down or frustrated

2. it makes the game more of a track meet and makes the game ugly. Helps if you don't have a lot of talent

3. players buy in because it's high energy and excitement.

Playing with constant pressure and hounding ball handlers has saved me a lot of time sweating x's and o's. Also defense is a lot simpler for players than offense and it's fun to practice too. You'll give up some stuff in the beginning but you cam eventually break teams.

This was many years ago but it put a lot of things into focus.

I was sitting around one summer absolutely bored out of my mind and I realized that I had put way too much of myself into work that I left no time to develop my interests and hobbies. It got me thinking about what I would be doing if I no longer had to work. What would my passions be? What would I be happily pursuing?

This epiphany really woke me up to the fact that I wouldn't have any life to live if I kept giving myself all to work. I'd lose myself entirely. So now I demand significantly less of myself at work and use my free time for what I like to do. I also treat the summer like retirement where I invest in all the projects and volunteer work I love to do.

Here's to hoping all my fellow teachers can use the summer to invest in themselves and chase the things that make life worth living!

Junior: Livia, you understand what's goin on here?

Livia: My son got shot....and he got away

Tony was right. If she had been born after those feminists she'd have been the real gangster.

I guess it's humorous in its own macabre way.

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Anyone else experiencing this as well? It's gotten noticeably worse for me in recent years. A kid can be 6 feet from me and I sometimes literally can't hear or understand them. I think I need to incorporate more speaking assignments in my curriculum to try and get them to use their speech muscles.

As the title says it has to be someone who only played one season for us. Doesn't have to be the best player but one you always liked. I have three. Curious if they're anyone else's favorites too:

Dwight Freeney - Dude had a big impact I'm sure as a mentor and a veteran to our young defense. I wonder if he would've still been helpful if he was around past 2016 in some capacity.

Todd Gurley - I just wanted it to work out. I know it didn't and I know he screwed up that one game scoring a TD but I still appreciated him nonetheless. Seems like a good dude too.

Byron Leftwich - Yeah, I'm delusional but I loved the dude in Jacksonville and was excited for him to come to Atlanta. He actually didn't look too bad either when replacing Sunshine but yeah...what a season.

As someone who is now a veteran teacher the peace of mind that the phrase has gotten me is immeasurable.

Student has his head down and doesn't want to engage? It's not personal. It's your choice. I don't care.

Staff drama? It all blows over or people end up leaving. None of it really matters a month much less a year later. I stay out of it. I don't care.

Admin wants to roll out some big initiative that will save our school? Either admin will be gone or the initiative will be scrapped within a couple of years in favor of something else. I don't care.

I could probably list about 100 more scenarios but overall I have found that everything ends up blowing over and the stuff I used to stress about had no significance a short while later. So now I focus on:

Do right by kids. Teach them the best I can while respecting my contract and my peace.

Follow through on my professional responsibilities and make sure I am covering myself with written documentation and proof.

Be friendly and cordial to my co-workers. Disengage with any gossip conversation and just keep it at pleasantries with certain people.

There are of course things that still bother me or annoy me from time to time but protecting your peace is the number one factor in maintaining longevity in this profession.

I'll soon be adopting a 4 year old former racer (name TBD!) who has also been fostered so does have some house experience prior to coming to me.

I'll have the ability to spend about 6 days in a row with him before i need to resume my office job. I'd like to use this time to help him settle, get a good routine established and hopefully work on any potential separation anxiety.

My question, for those who have experience in this, is how to make his first day alone the best it can be? I know that all greys are different but I'm hoping to at least prevent him as much stress as possible. I've considered crating with a fenced area so he has some mobility but also doesn't have free reign of the whole apartment. I do have the ability to get a walker during the day but don't want to bring a new variable if he's still getting settled.

If any of you have tips or tricks it'd be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hey, and thanks for any help in advance. Long story short: I am looking for a companion after the loss of my spouse. While never owning one I have always loved greyhounds and have loved any of my interactions with them.

My question is how I can make sure their life is as good as it can be now that I'll be transitioning into a condo. It's a tight 2 bed 2 bath (around 900 sq ft) but my place will be relatively flee of clutter.

In addition with my work as a teacher and also a coach there are days where I'll be gone 6:30 AM-6:30 PM. I'll be able to take them out before and after work as I am a runner/exercise person myself it'll just be a part of my routine. I have no issue getting a dog walker or someone during my busy stretch to keep them active and engaged but just want to make sure their overall quality of life would be okay.

There's a bit of a wait in adopting them in my area so I should have time to plan accordingly but wanted any advice you all might have. Thanks!

Gut had all the charisma of a wet piece of cardboard and sounded like he went to school with Uncle Eckley. Guy also had a stogie in his mouth which meant he had a oral fixation and would suck anything. I wonder how many cars he and Bobby flipped over in their day.

Anyway 5 piano dollies a pound