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Yeah, that looked clean. Wout just didn’t have it, and the shape of that barrier didn’t do him any favors. Pretty easy win for Jasper.

Yeah, the only real hope is that they safely surfaced but are unable to communicate. Day one at Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS) included a short discussion of the fore and aft escape trunks. “Submarine escape trunks essentially exist for two groups of people - mothers and politicians. These are potential escape options down to a maximum of 200 feet, and if we’re going down, it’s gonna be a hell of a lot deeper than 200 feet.” Despite this, we were still required to make a couple of egresses in an escape trainer. This training evolution was intimidating enough to make three people in our class decide that the submarine service wasn’t for them. Those folks in the submersible are more than likely gone, and when it happened, it was mercifully quick. I loved going to sea on SSNs, but this particular research submersible is a big hell no.

Disgraceful. The Hellraisers need to kick that “dude” out.

I have no problem with people covering or interpreting other people’s songs, but if you’re doing something as heavy and deeply personal as this song, you better do something special. Isbell has been pretty diplomatic about it publicly, but Wallen’s version is dogshit. I just don’t get the appeal of that dude. Underwhelming. Now, if Chris Cornell had covered it…

I can accept that there are pirates in space, but having one speak like Long John Silver was rough. Maybe after experiencing the higher tier writing and acting of Andor, I forgot about the contrived and cringey silliness that pervades the Star Wars universe. That minor critical observation aside, I’m interested to see where they take this season. Avast ye space croc!

Biopic? More like a feature length retelling of a story based in some fact, but punched up with Bert-level embellishment, then a fully fictional new element of the story dealing with the repercussions of train robbery in the original story. I expect this to be as ridiculous and annoying as everything else Bert Kreischer does. I will definitely be seeing this. This film will be an interesting barometer of Kreischer’s appeal. I’m sure the majority of people who are involved fans of standup comedy, and/or comedy podcasting, are familiar with “The Machine story” and how it affected the trajectory of his career, but I’m curious to see how this will be received by the public not familiar with Kreischer or this story.

Now I’ll never hear anything but Kenny Powers.

Yeah, I’m sure that photo was shopped to make Bert look even fatter. That running gag and ball busting hasn’t grown old. As far as his weight loss, I think breaking his body lit a fire under his ass to get leaner. It’s been a gradual change since his recovery. I saw two shows on his current tour, several months apart. The upocoming special will be his best yet and it will be interesting to see which bits make the cut.

And for those who don’t know much about that, it truly is a significant achievement. Rickover’s absolute demand for excellence and the intense scrutiny on those vying to become nuclear officers is the stuff of legend in the nuclear Navy, especially in the submarine community. Definitely another testament to Carter’s strength of character and competence. Rickover didn’t suffer fools, weak men, or anything less than excellence.

He may not have left the greatest presidential legacy, but he’s without a doubt the best human being to serve as President in my lifetime. A truly decent and great man who lived his post-presidency life in the service of helping others with genuine humility and compassion. I also salute him as a fellow wearer of dolphins being qualified in submarines. I hope his last days are spent in comfort and surrounded by his family. If only we had more like him.

This is so true. It takes so much more than just sticking around, and it takes so much more than boring dad lectures. My high school aged kids are bombarded with all kinds of toxic personalities, both male & female, on social media and with in-person social situations. Then there’s the ever escalating political rhetoric and associated social fallout from all of this toxic tribalism. Modeling desirable and appropriate values, behavior, healthy relationships, strength & compromise in handling conflict resolution, empathy, self-care, service, etc, for my kids has always been important to me, but even more urgently these days. Being a “walk it like you talk it” positive male role model and dad is very mindful and deliberate. I won’t let my son become enamored with and emulate “men” like Cobra Tate and other self-described “alphas” of his ilk, and my daughter understands her worth and already has very high standards for the kind of young men she’ll allow in her social circle. My kids came out of a heartbreaking and rage-inducing situation of horrific abuse and neglect prior to me adopting them out of the foster care system. I’m fortunate and grateful that they acknowledge and appreciate my active parenting and the structure, safety, and stability I’ve provided. There have been rough patches, but I imagine there are different challenges parenting kids who have only known safety, security, and a loving home. I guess all of us have to fight to keep them from getting soft, spoiled, and susceptible to negative influence. Kinda TLDR version - The fight against the influence of these toxic morons is a deliberate commitment that doesn’t get won with fatherly advice alone. Be about it.

Tinderbox is an album that has never left my regular listening rotation or playlist inclusion. Those songs influenced me as a drummer for a long time, then later on as a guitar player. Some of their stuff never resonated with me, but there’s plenty that holds up. Was afraid this was going to be an R.I.P. thread before opening.

There was one thing that bothered me about that episode, and that was the scene with the raiders that attempted to breach the compound on the stormy night. With all of the meticulous planning and prepping by the self-described survivalist Bill, he goes out to battle the would be raiders with no body armor while firing from a completely exposed position in the middle of the street. I would have expected him to have a number of fortified positions from which to fire that would give him a significant advantage. Odd choice to show him do so many things all the way, but then go half ass when it came to planning for an actual shootout.

Man, that was a top tier television episode. I haven’t felt a lingering emotional punch from a one-hour tv love story like that since the San Junipero episode of Black Mirror. The performances felt so genuine and intimate as to almost be voyeuristic. Bill and Frank. The love story from a mushroom apocalypse that I didn’t know I needed.

Same here. I have two kids, 16 & 18, in a Hays CISD high school, and this has been an issue for a couple of years now. The increase of fentanyl overdoses in the past year has become terrifying. I appreciate the effort the district is making toward education, awareness, and prevention, but hate the necessity of it. I’ve been having the “no pills, no powder” discussion with them for years, but now they’re seeing that they have classmates overdosing and dying. I know they’re taking it seriously, but I won’t stop hammering the message into them. I know how much risky partying I did at their age in the 80s, but these days it just isn’t as safe. I was talking to my dad the other day and he told me that it’s surreal what I have to be concerned about as a parent because he never had to worry about me and my sister getting gunned down at school or being in mortal danger from bad drugs.

Not the bees!

That’s what Briles and Baylor thought. Texas doesn’t have to go full on “win at all costs” to be nationally relevant and successful in football. Also, turning a program around and making it to the championship game in a single year is definitely the exception, not the rule.

Incredible final. So happy for Messi to be a a World Cup champion.

Hopefully Ewers will take dead aim and do what he can do.

Wow, a try from beyond the 6 yard box. What a novel idea.

This is several weeks old, but didn’t see it posted. Nothing surprising, but pretty funny to hear from the perspective of a member of Congress.

I’ve been curious what the reaction would be when Ewers had the inevitable stinker of a game. This special thread is about what I expected.

So it turns out last week wasn’t a culture win at all, just another lucky escape. Texas was close to blowing this game open and demoralizing the Pokes, but they still haven’t find that gear or killer instinct against teams with any fight. They haven’t lost me, but that was brutal to experience. A true agonizing slow motion catastrophe.