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Nerds Around Town: Food Banks, bad ideas and adopting a pet
May 28, 2019, 6:42 am
ART BY JESUS RODRIGUEZ
Born with a comic book in one hand and a remote control in the other, Cory DLG is the talent of Conroe's very own Nerd Thug Radio, Sports and Wrestling. Check out the podcast replay of the FM radio show at www.nerdthugradio.com!
Hey Nerds!
Tuesday, it's a short week but let's make the most of it!
GOOD DEED OF THE DAY
This week we're going big with Feeding America. They work with food banks all across the country and help out putting food in people's stomachs. They have donation networks set up and even have the ability to let you create custom campaigns of your own to take the wheel and steer your own donations towards the programs Feeding America supports. This is an easy one to me, with summer coming a ton of kids don't have access to nutritional meals that they get from school during the rest of the year because obviously, they're not in school. So lets help make sure all sorts of kids are eating all year round. #NerdsUnite
OOPS
So I do a lot of research, sometimes on odd things, sometimes for no reason. Sometimes I get ideas and I chase them down and check the viability of something but overall I'm reading a ton of random stuff all the time. I found a great organization I thought that I wanted to focus the GOOD DEED OF THE DAY on, One Laptop Per Child who had the goal of making durable $100 laptops and getting them to every child in the world. It makes sense in a lot of ways, education is kind of the silver bullet to a lot of the problems of the world including gender inequality and religious violence, so if it's easier and cheaper for kids to learn then they can figure out more things on their own. So I was going to feature them, but I did some research because when I went to their website it didn't feel right, something was off. Upon doing some research I discovered that the foundation fell apart about two years ago and turned into a colossal waste of money and time, including they never actually built a $100 laptop. Wait? What? That's the whole premise. How does a company like that never even get to the point where they have the product they're discussing? If you're looking for a story in, yeah this was pretty dumb, look up the story of One Laptop Per Child. They screwed this thing up from the start.
A FOLLOW UP WITH KINGS HAWAIIAN BREAD
They have now friended me on twitter. This may be the seminal friendship of 2019, me and King's Hawaiian Bread. I did ask them to help me on a charity venture but I haven't heard back from them yet, but I honestly am still excited to be friends with the most delicious bread ever made. This is the kind of stuff that makes people excited to be alive in the twitter era!
HOUSTON ANIMAL SHELTER
So this weekend there was a bit of controversy with the Houston Animal Shelter, where they were overcrowded and needed to get as many animals adopted as possible so they made the decision to do $10 adoptions all weekend. There was noise on both sides of that decision and honestly I get both sides on this one. If you can afford to do $10 adoptions, why isn't that the norm, we know they use the money for other good stuff but it makes people feel like they're "overpaying." The flip side, if you can't afford to normally adopt a pet, then a sale isn't really all that inspiring of confidence, which is also true. Like if you need a sal, to adopt a pet then maybe a dog isn't the right choice for you. The good news is they adopted out enough animals and everything is good, the bad news is, a sale on pet adoptions isn't a great look.
NOT THAT YOU ASKED
So one of my all time favorite times of the year is Summer. I love getting in pools and having a few drinks and just relaxing, it is so wonderful. I could spend all year in a pool if the weather would cooperate, which in Texas it almost does (yay climate change?), and this weekend was no different. I got to get into the pool for a friend's bday on Sunday and then get in a pool on Memorial day and do the cook out and hang out thing. I love me some time in a pool. One thing I also love is a pool party and honestly that's something I think most people my age have outgrown. There was a large group of people in the pool and they were young and played their music but were otherwise respectful and polite but it was amazing how many people sitting around the pool were upset that there was a large group. It just overall felt silly how many "adults" were bothered by these people grilling and hanging out and just having fun and being young. It was odd.
I'm going to jump out and wish you guys a great Tuesday and remind everyone to be kind to each other and try a little harder to have a great day! I'm coming back Wednesday and we'll be bringing more good times your way. Feel free to check out my digital short story The Wilson House or buy a shirt from Side Hustle Ts where some proceeds help fight cancer or listen to Nerd Thug Radio or support our Patreon Page. Thoughts, complaints, events and comments can be sent to corydlg@gmail.com.
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'Everything is on the table. We have to get it fixed' #Texans coach DeMeco Ryans on offensive line and if personnel changes are being contemplated @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/AwK0rqeU2z
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They were unable to replicate that success Sunday with Collins out for the second of at least four games after a hamstring injury landed him on injured reserve.
Stefon Diggs led the team with five receptions against the Packers, but they only amounted to 23 yards. Tank Dell, who the Texans expected to step up with Collins out, was targeted four times but didn’t have a catch.
Stroud discussed the importance of getting Dell more involved in the offense.
“We have to find a way to try and get him the rock early and often and then go from there,” he said. “It has to be a focus for us, not only just him, but the whole offense clicking early. That is really my job to get the ball out on time and to where it is supposed to go. So yeah, that definitely has to be fixed.”
Ryans spoke about his confidence is getting Dell going.
'I have all the faith in Tank' #Texans coach DeMeco Ryans expressed confidence in Tank Dell ability to get back to making explosive plays again as he did as a rookie @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/bojBEx3lYo
— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 21, 2024
What's working
The Texans have forced seven turnovers combined in their last two games after they hadn’t caused any in their previous three games.
Houston scored 16 points off three turnovers Sunday. The Texans had two interceptions and recovered a fumble on a punt. In their win over the Patriots, they scored 17 points off a season-high four turnovers.
What needs help
The Texans won’t get to where they want to be this season if Stroud doesn’t get back on track. Before Sunday, last year’s AP Offensive Rookie of the Year was averaging more than 262 yards passing a game, giving the team confidence that the problems in the passing game are fixable.
Ryans knows the line must give Stroud more time to throw and said the coaching staff will focus on improving in that area this week.
Stock up
RB Joe Mixon continued to shine Sunday in his second game back after missing three games with an ankle injury. Mixon, who is in his first season in Houston after a trade from Cincinnati, had 25 carries for 115 yards and two touchdowns against Green Bay.
Mixon is confident the Texans will rebound this week if they quit making mistakes.
“Does it look I’m worried? I’m not worried at all,” he said. “Like I said, we got a ... good football team. At the end of the day, we are our own worst enemy.”
Stock down
Dell was unable to help Stroud get the passing game going. The second-year player had a solid rookie season with 709 yards receiving and seven touchdowns in 11 games before breaking his leg. But he hasn’t been able to build on that success this year and has just 194 yards receiving with one score in six games.
Injuries
LB Azeez Al-Shaair (knee), LB Henry To’oTo’o (concussion), CB Kamari Lassiter (shoulder) and S Jimmie Ward (groin) all missed Sunday’s game and it’s unclear if any of these starters can return this week.
Key number
3 — Safety Calen Bullock had his third interception Sunday to tie Dunta Robinson and Jumal Rolle for most interceptions by a rookie in franchise history through the first seven games. He leads NFL rookies in interceptions this season and is tied for third-most among all players.
Next steps
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