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La Porte vs Pflugerville Hendrickson All Games at Waller HS Game 1: Thurs. May 7, 6;30 pm Game 2: Fri. May 8, 5:00 pm If Necessary Game would immediately follow Game 2.

Peyton Smith is starting to impress. I've heard he's been working very hard. I'd love to see him involved in the offense more. He received offers from Oklahoma State and Stanford this month to up his total offers to 15 so far, and is actually ranked ahead of Sean Simon right now at #6 overall recruit in Texas for 2028. Sean Simon is currently #8. [Hidden Content]

Recruiters have been busy this week at La Porte. [Hidden Content]

Makes one wonder where we’d be if we were still on the gold standard. Really interesting article for those interested in the history of our fiscal policy, and some of how we got to this point. [Hidden Content]

I won’t get into the Trump partisan issues. I’ll leave those to the two sides. But, stocks rise and fall due to many more reasons than tariffs. Insurance costs are also affected by multiple things. If you wanted to find a common denominator, the common denominator would be labor costs. That would cover all forms of insurance—medical included. Property taxes did not decrease in Texas. Voters approved a larger exemption amount for some. Big difference. If property taxes were actually decreased, people could possibly negotiate a lower rate for home/flood insurance due to a decreased value, and save more money—or, at least, minimize increases. That isn’t the case. Facts matter.

After a long rain delay in the 6th, La Porte and Sterling resumed and went extra innings. The game lasted 4.5 hours with La Porte winning 4-1 and sweeping the series to advance.

Correction. LP gets Hendrickson next. I was looking at PO chart wrong. My bad. 😬

You’re correct. I was looking at the chart wrong. LP gets Hendrickson.

La Porte takes Game 2 against Crosby 4-1, and sweeps the series. BH also swept College Station. LP vs BH is up next. Texas Coaches Poll had BH #1 in State and LP #6 last week. Last year, these two teams played one of the better series in the PO’s.

La Porte takes Game 2 against Crosby 4-1, and sweeps the series. BH also swept College Station. LP vs BH is up next. Texas Coaches Poll had BH #1 in State and LP #6 last week. Should be another good matchup. Last year’s series was tight.

Top 6 Sterling 1 La Porte 0 Rain Delay

I own a small piece of UNP (Union Pacific). Another solid, leading indicator of growth. Check out their past year. Good divvies as well. Boring, but solid. My type of stock. My personal opinion is the economy is primed. People aren’t really dying because of gas or food prices. What’s killing folks is insurance of all types (medical, auto, home, flood), utilities, and property taxes. These are what’s hitting people so hard. It just makes everyone notice the smaller items more, and that leads to a general sense of financial insecurity. The grocery and gas bills seem really outsized because the insurance, utilities, and property taxes are jumping astronomically, and affecting people’s ability to even stay in their homes. Just my opinion.

That’s a big part—yes. They are also a major play for equipment required for building any type of facility. Where Big Cat goes, engineers, electricians, welders, instrument techs, HVAC, plumbers/fitters, millwrights, scaffold builders, and just about every construction craft you can think of soon follow. Good paying jobs. Caterpillar is a leading indicator. Not a current snapshot. Similar to rail. This is also good news for the American steel industry. Good jobs in that industry. Important to note that many of the jobs necessary to build out will also be required to maintain the facilities. So, there will be more than just short to mid-term construction jobs. There will be long-term maintenance jobs in the crafts/skills/trades. Ironically, jobs that advanced AI has to have to exist. Jobs that many with a wasted 4 year degree will wish they had not looked down on as beneath them.

One of the best indicators for growth that will help Main St.: Caterpillar The stock is on a tear, and is a construction/manufacturing/infrastructure bellwether.