Throuples?????? In Buna?

 For those of you who don't know, a throuple is defined as this.....A throuple, also known as a triad or three-person relationship, is where 3 people are in a romantic and sexual relationship. 

And it seems there are more than one in South Jasper County. And they're keeping it under wraps ( of course) in the community....But, it's there apparently , if you look.  

Why should we be surprised? Shocked? There's been " Swingers"  in the community for years. I've written on them in the past. You know this...

But an official " Throuple?"( I am wondering if one is bi? One throuple is MMF....one is MFF....That's my understanding.......I was/am somewhat shocked with the girl in the MMF....I'd never dream she'd probably be pulling " Trains..")

You know, while I really want to know how ex-students are doing, something like this, well. I don't want to know....But people tell me anyway..... 

And here is the goofy part, apparently one of them is "claiming" that " The Lord told them to do this."

Which Lord? The " Dark Lord?"  

Just Going to Ramble Today....Buna...A&M....Pastoral Counseling.....Another Fine Mess.....

 I am all over the place today. We didn't know what ADHD was back in the day, but I am sure I have it....Then again, back in the day they'd knock hell out of us for not paying attention...- Instead of writing this earlier, I looked a clothes porn. Like a I need another sports coat, or a tie...  

- Working on a story involving the Buna ISD. Not sure when it'll come out. Might be next week, next month, etc....I got to get my ducks in a row. 

- Bridge City ISD starts school today...That means they had in-service already starting way back in July...Dadgum...

-I owe a couple of you answers back to texts/messages. Got to doing Pastoral Counseling for a former student. You JUST THINK you have problems. ( And I know some of you do)  But sometimes we all need to thank the Divine for what we have. We could be stuck in the slums of India, or Mogadishu, or Gaza....

-I am glad to see former students doing well enough they can afford season tickets to see A&M play. Last time I was at Kyle Field, I got sort of dizzy looking at the student section when they " Sawed Varsities' Horns Off."  Have not been back since. Then again, I am to the point I'd rather watch whatever game in my living room. And in truth, I may forget to even watch....

- Speaking of Buna ISD, my Facebook has been inundated with photos of teachers smiling, looking happy.....at in-service.......I'm calling Bullshit....

- Also saw it was " Meet the Teacher"....I am wondering if that extended to the high school. I think I'd put a big sign on my door..." Plan to graduate? I'd think twice before knocking."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So, I Get Ugly Mail.....On the B#tchin' Blog....

 I don't know, this is why I don't suggest you get a blog.....

While I received a lot of good messages concerning the blog on School Supplies, I also received some ugly messaging.....

And that happens from time to time...

And here are some of the messages....

-" Don't teachers get to write off their taxes stuff they buy for school?" ( Yes, but  that is fairly recent, and only about $300....)Heck, I spent that before school even started back when I was teaching. I can't imagine how much teachers are spending for the first day now, especially elementary teachers. 

-And I received several wondering about this...." Kids need headphones?" This is 2025, so I am not shocked. The world changes. I can't see practical usage for gov/eco, but I am no longer teaching gov/eco. But I can see using bluetooth to  stream George Strait, or figure a way to stream a second stream with say, " Rage Against the Machine." ( I could just about hear what some of the people down the hall from me would say hearing me play " Killing in The Name Of..." )

-Then, there is the person railing against property taxes......Yes, I know they are high, and I don't like paying school taxes either, and my child has been out of school for over 20+ years. But, it's the taxing system we have. Would you rather have a state income tax? I'm sure some of you are sounding like Pink Floyd...." We don't need no education."

-Then, I had a couple of people rage about no cell phones in class......Again, I have mixed emotions. I could see practical application for them especially in microeconomics.....I also see them as being a distraction.  

-Also  I had some one lose their damn minds on buying supplies that other kids would be using, not their children. In so many words, they called me a " Socialist." Look, I raise one of the biggest " Running Dog"capitalists in America.....His wife, while raised in what is "called" a Maoist-Communist nation is even more about capitalism and making money than anyone I know. 

They did this because, well, some of the supplies will go to kids that can't afford them.....Yeah, that's mighty Christian of you... 

Seriously ladies and gentlemen, you need to travel to China, everyone there is in business of some sort. It is amazing. When Scottish economist/philosopher Adam Smith wrote in 1776 " The Wealth of Nations" he would be shocked at the usage of the " Invisible Hand" being used in the " People's Republic."  ( Then again, we were in a part of China with no " blue eyes" literally no tourists....and we have a "Family Visa" which means we can come and go from China as we please.....I would like to go to Hong Kong again....Have a suit made in Shenzhen. Maybe a couple of hardcore pinstripes, including one with chalk stripes, look like I actually taught economics or something...)

I digress...

We are in a day and age in which no one is happy...We just look for stuff to bitch about.....And somehow it is worse since the pandemic business. I seriously wonder what the hell was in the vaccines? ( I'm not really a conspiracy person, but I've not been the same since I've taken them. Not again...)

I know economically we are in a recession. I'm sorry but, we are. Bloomberg, CNBC, Fox Business the gubmint, is just not telling us, but we are.....I need to write a blog on it, but you know, it is depressing thinking about it....

Again, I digress...

Give teachers a break. Most are doing the best they can, they're spending money out of their pockets to teach your offspring( The computer just started playing " Self Esteem" IYKYK, )....You know, especially for teachers of younger kids, you might really want to give them a break, and for Christmas instead of another coffee cup, get them a gift card for Walmart....   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why You B#tchin' About This Buna????

 Bitch, bitch, bitch......I swear some of you are not happy without something to bitch about....

So, I know school supplies are expensive. 

And I know the amount of stuff seems to get larger every year. 

But, I've never seen so many people griping about having to get 
"extra" stuff for the classroom. 

And who do you think will have to get the extra stuff, like they're not already spending anywhere between $200-500 just to get stuff for their rooms even before school starts....Yeah, that's right the teacher. 

Hell, I only expected you to have a spiral notebook and a pen for my class. That is it.....And about a 80% of you at some point in the year couldn't even handle that. I had spiral notebooks I bought at Family Dollar/Dollar General.....I even had a jar of pens on my desk that people "borrowed" from and about 90% of the students just kept. Hell, I supplied paper for you to take tests on.  

I could be on a plane now to England/Scotland with all the money I spent just so you could take my class.( Sorry, looking at trips to Europe for Easter 2026. Just something "cooler than cool" about going to church in a massive British Cathedral for Easter. Explore the mysteries of "High-Church" Consubstantiation, Yeah, I have questions about it, so don't write me....) I'd love to do it for Christmas, but the airliners charge double for flights to Europe for the holidays.)

I know inflation is killing you, it's killing us all, at least you're not spending what amounted to $1204.59, I kept track one year, just to do my job right. And have kids with the correct "tools" to work in my classroom. 

What are we talking about $10-20 for extra supplies? 

Some of you are spending $25-30 a day on Marlboros and Miller Lites.  

 

 

 

Back to School at Buna ?????

 Well sort of.....

I need to call my nephew now in Ft. Stockton to see how just got-dang awful the first in service day was out there in Ft. Stockton ISD. And to see what high school English classes he'll be teaching. I am sure because it is his first year it'll be Fishmen, or Suckmores.....I doubt they give him Seniors. 

I worry today about people going into teaching. 

They'll always have some sort of teacher, in the classroom, even with AI, unless they have some sort of " Death Robot" take over in the future, which in truth, wouldn't shock me.  

I wonder in the future if anyone with any sense will do the job, or if AI takes over so many jobs, well, I am afraid teaching will be an act of desperation...And it'll put people in the classrooms that have no business there. 

Teachers, you are going into what used to be a noble profession, but in today's world of social media, well, it's not that great.Somewhat as the 19th Century British literature would call it, " Genteel Poverty".....I know today, well, I could not do it. Kids, parents, society has changed in the last 15 years so dadgum much. 

Folks, do the best job you can, if you're in it for the long term, I seriously believe you may have been foreordained to be there. I certainly believe I was foreordained to be in Buna High. As I have said for years, I didn't apply in Buna and to my shock, was called to interview for the gov/eco position over 30 years ago now.  

YouTube in the last 2 weeks has been full of teachers ( Females lately seem to think nothing will happen to them) having sex with their students. Most of them as I said, female, having sex with kids 13-14-15......And they're grown-ass people many 25 to 45 years of age. 

Look, you have sex with your kids, you're going to mess up your life forever. Jail, public humiliation in the press or/and social media, divorced, lose your profession, probably never get a decent job the rest of your life. 

Yet, people do it every year, like they're not going to get caught......You're dealing with teenagers, they are telling everyone who they are " doing."  

I hope you have a good year, I really do. Remember you are there for the kids, but also remember this is a job and well, sometimes, if it starts to effect your health, you need to get out.  

( I need to write an economics blog. It's looking bad, and I'm concerned. Lack of demand, simple microeconomics.....) 

 

Surely Not Buna.....

 So, I am minding my own bidness and for some reason, I decided to check the Buna ISD 25/26 Calendar....

Holy Classroom Batman.....

School for new teachers start tomorrow....All the rest of the faculty starts this Friday, August 1st.....So much of this having August off as teachers..... 

At my age, fixing to be 68, I literally could not do it.  

And while Friday is a workday for teachers, and I know it'd take me about 45 minutes to get ready, next week, all damn week, ALL damn week in in-service. Generally some "expert" from a Region Service Center, who has not taught in 25 years telling you some new way to teach....

I'd rather you hit me in the shin with a hammer.  

As a veteran teacher, I can see me sneaking off for a 45 minute bathroom break. 

And starting this week, I will be retired 15 years from the Buna Public Schools. It doesn't seem that long. And as I have said, the world, and kids have changed so much, I literally no longer could do it. Nor, do I want to...

I may in the coming days write a blog addressed to teachers, both vets and newbies.  

It seems like graduation was just about a week ago..... Man, that was a quick summer. 

Kids start back August 13th...... 

This Post Should Make People in Buna Either Buna, Buna ISD Wonder? Or Make Them Mad at Me

 So, and I am sure I am going to upset some people.....I notice that at the bottom of the posts on Facebook, and probably other social media, memos, etc, the New Slogan being used by Buna ISD....

" WE ARE BUNA."

I at once thought of the 2006 movie starring Matthew McConaughey  " We Are Marshal"....A movie about the 1970 Marshal University football team who were killed in a plane crash and the rebuilding of that football program. 

( I know many of you do not remember or even were around to know this, but in April of 1968, 7 people were killed at Beaumont Municipal Airport. Coach Ty Terrell, 5 members of the Lamar Track Team, and their pilot. The pilot had a heart attack trying to land the plane as they returned from the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa. )

But, I digress. 

I know there was a tragic bus accident several years before I went to work at Buna High, and I seriously doubt the slogan has anything to do with it. 

Secondly, I thought of who used the term" WE ARE?" 

And at once I remember it was..........

"We Are Penn State. "

Damn.....

Didn't Buna already " borrow" from "Penn State?"   I know I was teaching at Buna when the district got a letter from the University to stop using the Nittany Lion  logo as their own......I remember the powers that be at the time, trying to change to something else, when someone changed the Buna Cougar logo just enough including the " dangling " C" to escape copy write laws. ( And to be honest, the new Buna one looks better)

So, now, Buna ISD has decided not to use one of Penn States' cheers/slogan, that has been used by them since the mid-late 1940s. ( The cheer was first used in 1976..)

The slogan is actually rooted in segregation, and the players on Penn State voting to not play the then segregated University of Miami, who didn't want Penn State to bring their Black players to Miami.. ( Remember, this was the 1940s)

( Correct me if I am wrong, I don't remember Buna being all gung-ho about desegregation back in the day....)

You think SOMEONE could have come up with an original slogan, not just borrow something else from Penn State.... 

Something like.....

"Buna....Hell, at least we're not Vidor." 

" Buna....We still think Orangefield sucks."

" Buna....We've not graduated more than 130 kids in 50 + years."

" Buna....At least we don't stink like Evadale."

Now, if Jesus is good to me, I'll never go to Pennsylvania again, odd people, awful , just awful, food. And there are a couple of historic sites I'd love to visit, but you know, if I don't well, I am okay with it....and you know, the last place I'd want to be borrowing stuff from is, well, Pennsylvania.   

From time to time people "borrow" stuff from the blog, and don't give me credit. And I generally don't mind you using it, as long as I get credit... 

I know adding Buna makes it non- copy write, but come on...... 

Come up with something original.  PLEASE.....