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Lidig8r

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  1. As I understand it, the federal court in the state of Maryland is still obligated to apply the substantive law of the State of Maryland. Federal procedural law would apply but the state substantive law would also apply. They could try to dig up a constitutional or civil rights violation to get around the damages cap and sovereign immunity...but that is a long row to hoe and been attempted (mostly unsuccessfully) many times.
  2. Keep in mind, since the University of Maryland is a state operated entity, sovereign immunity is going to remove most of the financial damage. I have not exhaustively researched it, but for acts of negligence committed by state employees, sovereign immunity is waived but only up to a cap of $200,000.00. Non-economic damages (with a survivor action added) are capped at around $2 million. I am too lazy to check to see if the non-economic cap applies to the state, but if the specific immunity number of $200K is applicable and everything else is excluded... that could easily explain why they are willing to fall on the sword.
  3. Wouldn't expect anything less from the moron who bedazzled the most iconic logo in college football. Fuck him.
  4. Dumbass trainers. That type of forced behavior, especially if repeated is textbook bulimia. Possible side effects? Severe electrolyte imbalance Chronic dehydration, which is not uncommon with bulimia, can cause critical health issues. Low potassium levels in the blood can cause heart arrhythmia or cardiomyopathy. Calcium levels are reduced which weakens the bones. Low magnesium levels could result in dizziness, fatigue, seizures, muscle cramps, irregular heartbeat. When your sodium level is off, cell can become dehydrated which could manifest itself in muscle cramps, headaches, seizures, intracranial hemorrhage and yes, death. If the ESPN story is remotely accurate on this issue and if it was used with other linemen, like Jordan McNair, they are increasing the likelihood of these tragedies. With the cause of death being listed as "heatstroke," most of the symptoms are the same as those caused by bulimia or binge eating.
  5. Those people in that parade ... Is that the annual Parade of Virgins ?
  6. Today would have been the 25th birthday of my beloved daughter, Morgan. It does not get easier. She was taken by eating disorders in October 2016. Fortunately... I have villains that I can go after with all of the experience and knowledge and strength and resolve at my command ... And I will never stop.
  7. At the same time, The Purple Wizard and K-State are lucky as hell they didn't play the 5 best Texas teams between 2000 - 2009. They missed us in 2001. They missed Vince in 2004 and 2005. They missed a mature Colt in 2008 and 2009. (Prince there in 2008) Hell, Colt tore up his shoulder in 2006 in the first quarter or there's a substantial likelihood we win that game. Yeah, it's great he has performed miracles at that God forsaken, shit hole of a school. Those miracles extended to missing some great Texas teams. And if that had happened, the perception as to the Horns would be very different,
  8. Lidig8r

    Great Quotes

    "We have a given problem to solve. To refuse to deal with it at all merely amounts to dealing with it badly. If we undertake the solution, there is, of course, always danger that we may not solve it aright; but to refuse to undertake the solution simply renders it certain that we cannot possibly solve it aright." President Teddy Roosevelt And if you have not read his "The Strenuous Life" speech given in 1899, it should be must reading.
  9. Urban employed some pretty dumb attorneys. Whoever drafted that nonsense needs to be taken out and horsewhipped. He is now placed himself in a firm position of, "I did report it." And there had better be proof. If he did, someone up the chain of command is going to have his head chopped off. If there is no tangible proof that he reported it, he just sealed his fate.
  10. I recall a time ... oh so long ago... 1990... The Whatever It Takes team. We had not played in black cleats all year until ... it was announced that we would wear them in our bowl game that year. We were ranked in the Top 5 going into the Cotton Bowl. We were Texas. We were back. We wore black cleats. And then... on a miserably cold day in Dallas ... The University of Miami. To this day, I still shudder a bit recalling the pain, the anguish from that day... and how jazzed the players were about fucking black fucking cleats. Fuck. I am still suffering from Charlie Not-So Strong PTSD recalling that horrible day.
  11. Stay strong my friend. The world is a more interesting place with you in it ... fighting, scratching. We don't know how we are called, or the direction our soul will take us. But, perhaps we need you here to continue to get out the message. And if even one person decides to continue to fight, to continue to live because they see that you are still here fighting your pain and grief... then, perhaps that is just a start. Thoughts are with you.
  12. It has been forever Hombre! Oh those days when we were both raising hell on soonerfans... stirring the pot, having fun.
  13. One of you Intertrons geniuses need to come up with some "fake news articles" claiming to have inside information that Texas and the SEC have had preliminary discussions about Texas joining the SEC when the Big XII grant-of-rights contract expires ... but only on the condition that aggy is expelled. Those sheep humpin' bastards' heads would explode.
  14. Truer words were never spoken. And it may have reached its tipping point similar to what happened to the subprime mortgage industry in 2017. Here are two articles I wrote on it (caution to theTL/DR crowd... don't waste your time: http://dadsjourneywithed.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-mental-health-parity-act-crisis-of.html http://dadsjourneywithed.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-mental-health-parity-act-crisis-of_16.html I am going to DC at the end of August to meet with an executive director of the largest eating disorder organization in the US, a couple of lobbyists, a private equity person, a few more foundation owners and supposedly a Congressman. Something has to be done about the shit show going on and if I can move the ball further down the field, how much would I suck if I didn't embrace that opportunity. My daughter, who is undoubtedly raising all sorts of hell with God in heaven right now, would come back down here and kick my ass if this opportunity was not pursued.
  15. He coached like he was with the co-current football IQ. Good riddance to that Fuck.
  16. Was there. Wasn't much fun. Spent much more time on soonerfans as the resident opposition, stirring up shit and trolling.
  17. So, we will be playing on December 29 in the Cotton Bowl. Excellent.
  18. It does help that in every possible measure, he was the worst coach in the history of Texas football.
  19. Three words ... Charlie Fucking Not-So Strong.
  20. I am late to the show on this, but I have a very good friend up here in Dallas. She is a very reputable and well-established not only appraiser by private jeweler. (She got one of my brothers an engagement ring for his fiance and did the same for my son). She is a no bullshit, experienced professional. Let me know if you want her contact information.
  21. Stay strong my friend. I believe that your Sammie is part of that Warrior Angel Army trying to send us signs that they are ok and want us to live life to the fullest. It is incredible hard at times... I get that. But, we must hold on to our hearts, our souls... the very best parts of us that have not been ripped away. My Morgan, your Sammie, and others whom I know who have been taken are the greatest supporters of our souls. Live Large. Live Strong. Dare MIghty Things. There is no other way.
  22. Well hell Brisket... I don't want to believe the Visigoths are at the gates. It doesn't have to be that way. Perhaps it is time to weep for the republic.
  23. Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen pretending to be ladies... let me pose a serious question. Is objectivity in politics dead? By way of example, in seemingly every thread in this section, the argument quickly devolves into a "Trump is an idoit and so are all of the Trumpkins! You are mouth breathers!" Contrarily, we read, "You are a pansy liberal, Hillary supporter who is naive and you are have socialistic views!" Unfortunately, I believe we our political parties have become simply pawns for the special interest groups who fund them and the Repubs are going to the right, Dems are going to the left, there is a vast number of people caught in the middle who are equally repulsed by both extremes. And we have nowhere to go. The system is rigged to make a Centrist Party almost an impossibilities as so called "leaders" in both parties do not lead but are mere mouthpieces for those who fund their campaigns. Am I the only one who would enjoy coming on here to read some intelligent political discourse only to be turned away again and again by the personal attacks and lack of insight. Gentleman and Ladies, many of us graduated from the University of Texas! Our motto, "What starts here changes the world!" What happened to that ideal. What happened to the Ronald Reagans and Tip O"Neils, who in public, spoke of the other with respect and epitomized the term, "the loyal opposition" but who in private, probably went after it tooth and nail. Are we truly that far gone? I would love to read about and join in an intelligent discussion on trade with China, withdrawing from the Iran Nuclear Deal, North Korea, and domestic issues without the inane and ridiculous personal attacks. Is it truly so impossible to discuss with an open mind and intelligence, issues even though we may disagree with them without wallowing in the mud of simple mindedness and despair. Find me a person of intelligence who speaks of vision, who inspires us to chase our own passions and visions, who will act with their courage of their convictions. I don't care if that person is red or blue... I would embrace that person.
  24. With regard to foundations, charitable causes and the like, it comes down to one question ... Is it the Power of the Message ... or the Image of the Messenger? The Power of the Message? Or, the Image of the Messenger? Nowhere is this more apparent than the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Jim Valvano became the face of strength, courage and hope in March of 1993 when in a 9 minute speech, he turned an industry upside down. He died 6 weeks later. But to date, the V Foundation has awarded over $200 million in cancer research grants. With most "celebrities" who give... Power of the Message? Or the Image of the Messenger?
  25. Sometimes boys, life just seems too overwhelming. No joy. The path appears to be gone. You know for a fact you will never recover something that was ripped away, and perhaps the very best part of you was taken as well. The room is as dark as a tomb. Here is hoping for a candle tomorrow.
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