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Hairy Biped

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  1. Really surprising to me. I grew up with his dad Willie. Him playing at Texas was a dream for both Marqez and Willie. I'm guessing that he didn't fit into the new scheme as well. Maybe it had something to do with the EoT thing too. He was the first to Tweet it when the whole thing came out. I've heard through the grapevine that Sark is gonna be a stickler for having the players stay and sing it. Maybe he wasn't on board for that. I do know that in the beginning they were close to Herman and liked him a lot. Maybe that played into it too. Don't know. Not gonna dig. Marqez is a good kid and his family pushes him to be smart and make the right decisions in the big picture. I hope that's what this turns out to be. Best of luck to him.
  2. It could be anything, but usually in the case of my brats, it's because they've eaten grass or frogs or dead birds or bugs or any of the million other things that doxies find and eat when their owners aren't looking. For me, I usually find out by being awakened at 3am to the sounds of one of them trying to puke in the bed. If it's not the bed, it's another piece of furniture. How it is that they know not to go potty on the furniture, but don't know better when it comes to puking is beyond me. I hope you get things figured out and Bitty gets to feeling better.
  3. For a big hunk of meat like a pork shoulder or a brisket, go heavy on the rub. A big piece of meat can take plenty of seasoning and the salt and pepper helps create the bark. That's why you use course salt and pepper. With pulled pork I always do a sauce too. Pork dries out way too fast to not at least have a sauce as an option. Some people mix the sauce into the shredded meat, but I usually add it as needed on my sandwich or taco or however I'm eating it.
  4. For brisket and other beef I do a dry brine that's 2 parts course kosher salt, 1/2 part onion powder and 1/2 part garlic powder. I also make a 3 pepper blend with 2 parts course black pepper, 1/2 part red flake pepper and 1/2 chipotle or cayenne pepper(your preference). When applying, the brine mix goes on first and then the pepper mix, both in equal proportions. They are applied when the meat is first out of the refrigerator and allowed to set up as the internal temp of the meat climbs to as close to room temp as possible before going on the smoker/grill. For pork ribs, pork tenderloin and pulled pork I use a rub consisting of 1/4 cup light brown sugar, 1 tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp ground cayenne pepper, 1 tsp chili powder, 1 tbsp kosher salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper. On the ribs, after smoking 2.5 to 3 hours, depending on the bark, I place them in foil, meat side down, on a bed of brown sugar and a half a stick of butter cut up into 4 or 5 chunks and spread out on the sugar. Then wrap tight and smoke another 1.5 to 2 hours wrapped, still meat side down. Then when pretty much done, take them out of the foil and apply a little more of the rub to the meat side and cook them meat side up until the crust reforms. For chicken I use 2 tablespoons paprika, 1 tablespoon kosher salt, 4 teaspoons dark brown sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic, 1 teaspoon celery salt, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme, 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder, 1/2 teaspoon celery seed and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper. I usually add one tablespoon of baking powder to help crisp up the skin so it's not rubbery, especially on wings, but you could cook without it too, especially if cooking at 325 or more. Sorry for the novel.
  5. Between the 2 teams they put up over 1200 yards of total offense and almost 900 yards of passing. Crazy.
  6. Good boy Crosby. Sorry for your loss SB.
  7. From what I've heard from some folks who would be in the know, the SE reno is expected to produce the same amount of seats as before, give or take. But the hidden gem is the addition of thousands more SRO. So potentially they can stay even or reduce seating slightly, in exchange for more bells and whistles, and still be able to boost attendance numbers for marquee games. It was suggested to me that perhaps CDC and the gang are keeping mum on actual numbers so they can surprise little brother with higher capacity than that erector set stadium in Hooterville. I don't care what the capacity and attendance trends are, we have to always have a bigger and better stadium than aggy. Stadium size may not matter to us, but it absolutely does matter to 17 & 18 year old recruits. I can't believe we let those goobers pass us in the facilities race and have waited so long to catch up. They should never be allowed to have such an advantage for more than a season or two.
  8. I was thinking the same thing. I was thinking the same thing.
  9. I didn't click the link, was there any video of this dumb shit vaporizing himself? Along with the OU player getting a beat down, video of this would really top off the past few days for me.
  10. Me and my 88 year old Pops got our 1st dose of the Moderna this morning. Aside from it causing me to go cross-eyed and now I can hear colors, there don't seem to be any side effects.
  11. I wrapped my outside faucets with large towels and duct tape. Didn't drip them, but one has a slight drip anyway and I did drip my all of my bathroom cold water faucets inside. I only lost power one time for an hour though. I was mostly worried bout the pipes to my hot water heater so I made sure to run a decent amount of hot water before I went to bed each night and would shower first thing in the morning. Had no problems at all.
  12. Kinda what I was thinking as I read that too. Pretty much everything that I have read that ERCOT did in the days and weeks leading up to this seems pretty counterproductive to me. They act surprised that it got cold in Texas in February. I keep reading over and over about how the equipment wasn't made to handle the extreme cold. I just don't get that. I know in my job we purchase equipment so robust that even the most extreme scenarios will be covered. How the fuck do they not have a game plan for extreme cold in Winter? You know, when it's known to get extremely cold from time to time. I'm starting to wonder if Cal McNair is running ERCOT too.
  13. So did I.
  14. Wait! You keep your cocaine in the airbags?
  15. Dane's dad Casey is a life long friend of mine. I'm not really a Rangers guy, but I'm happy he might get a chance to play closer to home.
  16. Jesus Christ what a way for this coaching transition to end. From maybe Urban is coming, to when the fuck are they gonna shit-can MENSA, to "they hired Sark? Really?" and through the search for assistants, this has been one hell of a fucking ride. Two things bug me though. First, how could Sark and CDC be in charge, but still be so removed from the Longhorn experience that they thought Stoops would ever be okay here? And, secondly, with the staff being set, and all of the drama played out, what the fuck am I going to waste my time on between now and baseball season?
  17. An explosion.
  18. It's where they put Bevo during games. That was 2 or 3 message boards ago, so . . .
  19. I was a charter season ticket holder for the Texans and had them for the first 3 seasons. I had to give them up because I moved out of state and by the time I moved back, the organization was so very obviously not well run, I didn't think it was worth my investment. Growing up an Oilers fan, I so wanted the Texans to fill the void made by their leaving and maybe even take that next step. However, after the debacle about the fight song in 2003, it was clear that the McNairs were far outside of their element in the NFL. For those who don't know, they already had that Clay Walker song which was pretty popular with the fans, but they decided they needed an official song. So they had about 3 or 4 other songs produced, and then let the fans and season ticket holders vote on them. The Walker song was far and away the leading vote-getter. When the time came, they introduced a God awful, operatic-classical crossover that Bob McNair very openly said was his wife Janice's favorite and that's why they selected it. They completely ignored the fan vote. When they officially introduced the song before a game, the boos were so loud throughout the entire song, they never played or spoke of it again. I knew at that moment the organization was a shit show. Nothing that's happened since has convinced me otherwise. Ownership is completely disconnected from the fan base. So ya, all you have to do is figure out what the Texans SHOULD do, look in the opposite direction, and you'll see what they WILL do. Every. Fucking. Time.
  20. I think it was $24k plus gratuity for all of the staff and groceries/wine/liquor, but we were there at an off peak time. I think the maximum occupancy is 24 people and we were at or near that. They provided breakfast and dinner everyday and we were on our own for lunch, but they did stock the refrigerator with sandwich stuff, salads and any leftovers from the meals.
  21. Man, I'd love to get back to CR. Summer before last we stayed at this place in Manuel Antonio for a week and it was amazing. https://youtu.be/vQ_2BPYlrcQ Fully staffed with 5 star chef, around the clock house keeping, a concierge, and even 24 hour security guards. We did tons of excursions and adventures, but the grounds, jungle around it and semi-private beach alone were enough to keep you occupied. Never had an experience like it. I'm betting with the current state of things, this place would be a lot more affordable now.
  22. It was actually your post that prompted me to post these. I was always struck by how much Dobbs looked like my guy Dude and it broke my heart to learn of his passing. Sadly I sometimes take for granted them being around. Seeing your posts reminded me to always appreciate them. They are definitely barkers. In fact I have a joke where I say that dachshund is German for "barks at nothing". But they really are great little dogs, and my 3 enrich my life so much more than I could ever imagine before I got them.
  23. I guess after years of checking this thread daily, both here and at the old site, it's time I post some pics of my brats. I must be crazy to have 3 doxies, but here I am living the dream. The dapple one is Harlow. He's actually my niece's dog, but he came to live with me when she went away to college. He's 6. The chocolate brown one with the tuxedo markings is my boy Dude. He's 5 and is nothing but personality. He'd be a perfect chick magnet if he didn't act like an attack dog around every stranger he meets. He doesn't have a mean bone in his body and would never hurt a thing, but he sure acts tough sometimes. The tan/red one is Daisy and she's a sweetheart if she knows you, but she lived a rough life before she got to me, so she's very skittish around most folks. I got her from a doxie rescue and best we can tell, she was abused previously before either running away or being dumped somewhere in the Dallas area. She has what looks like cigar or cigarette burns on her, and a huge scar on the back of her neck. Despite all of that, she's still a very loving and well behaved pup. If you discount the occasional trash can raid or climbing onto the table and eating an entire cherry pie at Thanksgiving. The last picture is from a small BBQ we had this past Summer. As is customary around here, my 88 year old dad (UT Class of 57) always gets to go first. The dogs actually got in line behind him like they were gonna be able to get their own plates. Daisy was actually in line too, but she ran off when I went to get my phone to take the pic. My whole life, my dad hasn't been much of a dog guy himself, but the dogs absolutely love him and he loves them to. When he's visiting, nobody else gets attention from them.
  24. So sorry for your loss. Prayers for Sarah and your family.
  25. Announcing that Texas made yet another horrible hire on same day as aggy game is net win for aggy. This isn't just a failure. It's a miserable failure. The guy is 46-35 all time. Never was competitive for a conference title. 2-2 in bowls. The guy we're sending away with $15 million payday has a better resume. Aggy is nothing but giddy with this news.
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