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    Exactly. I follow my Dr.’s advice. He, of course, recommends vaccines for the usual deadly diseases and the Shringrix and the one for girls that prevents cervical cancer. We’ve vaccinated our girls with every available vaccine when they were young. I get an annual flu shot every year-as I did two weeks ago. But my doc says the Covid shots don’t really work based his anecdotal evidence and what he’s read and he’s seen that they actually reduce your immunity in general. My layman’s observation is that they are not effective. So after two Pfizer shots and a Moderna booster I stopped getting them. So far so good. I got Covid in June 22 (8 months after last booster) and it wasn’t as bad as my seasonal allergies. I’ve been exposed numerous times since then at numerous weddings (sitting 2 feet away from people that had Covid) and other events and still haven’t gotten sick again.
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    I’ve wondered this as well. How many Covid boosters are being given? Last I looked—been about 2 years, it was a very small percentage of the country that is still getting boosted. Surely still in the millions though. My last booster was 11/21.
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    That’s near the top of my list. I saw The Exorcist when I was 16 and it completely freeked me out.
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    The Graduate. I was probably 7 or 8. I always had a thing for Anne Bancroft after that.
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    I agree with the usual advice to never cooperate with the police--especially if you are either, in fact, guilty, or if there is some (even a little) circumstantial evidence pointing to your guilt, as in this case. But say I'm playing golf with friends and I'm texting my wife about dinner that night and that she'll go to the store to get stuff to cook, then our security cam shows her leaving the house, but she never returns home, her phone is off and she's nowhere to be found when I get home 3 hours later, I'm reaching out to friends to see if they know anything and I'm calling the police and telling them everything I know.
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    We even had Jews! Yep, he was a few years before my time.
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    We had our share of dorks like everyone. Legacies and others sometimes get in. But for the most part, as far as frats go, we were pretty diverse. We had some blue bloods, regular guys not with a lot money, small town guys, etc. That was early 80’s. College was fun.
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    I was a Pike but several years older. I’ve talked to guys that knew him and they said he was a normal guy. They would not have imagined him being a wife killer.
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    That’s what I was thinking. But the Aggie one is still the go-to.
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    It was a good day. Played Whispering Pines and then listened to and then watched the Horns kick OU’s ass.
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    Good post for the thread. I love John Wayne.
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    Shawshank Redemption is way overrated. I’ve tried to get through it several times and I’m bored to death and stop watching.
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    It’s what they do. We shouldn’t be surprised by it.
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    Thankfully. Still forecasted to be a major hurricane at land fall. And the radius of hurricane force winds has increased from 30 miles from the center to 35 miles from the center. That width is forecasted to increase before landfall, but hopefully it stays relatively narrow.
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    Cool. As Patton (in the film) said to his Russian counterpart, I’ll drink to that to one son of a bitch to another.
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    Wow. In perhaps 12+ years on this and the other site, this is the first post in which we are in agreement. Bravo.
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    Knocking on wood, but only 5 hurricanes have hit Texas since the 1860’s in October. The recent disturbance down in the Caribbean apparently did not develop. Good news. Let’s hope Texas is in the clear. Still concerned about those folks impacted by Helene.
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    Sorry about that. But it’s not a huge spoiler. It’s obvious from the first 5 minutes of the movie.
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    Watching Ordinary People now. It won one or two Oscars in 1980. I recall it was Robert Redford’s directing debut. I’ve always loved this film. I was a freshman at UT, away from home for the first time in my life, and probably one of the first films that I was interested in that tried to tackle some difficult themes. MTM was a total bitch. She just couldn’t get over the death of her favourite son and took it out on the one that survived.
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    Try to find a used set of Ping G400 irons. They are good game improvement irons that even pretty good golfers can benefit from. They are a little hard to fade and draw, but for most players and most shots that doesn’t matter.
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    From the latest 9/24 4:00 CT official forecast discussion from the National Hurricane Center: FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 24/2100Z 19.7N 84.7W 45 KT 50 MPH 12H 25/0600Z 20.4N 86.0W 55 KT 65 MPH 24H 25/1800Z 21.7N 86.6W 65 KT 75 MPH 36H 26/0600Z 23.7N 86.1W 80 KT 90 MPH 48H 26/1800Z 27.0N 84.9W 100 KT 115 MPH 60H 27/0600Z 31.5N 84.0W 60 KT 70 MPH...INLAND 72H 27/1800Z 35.5N 84.8W 30 KT 35 MPH...INLAND 96H 28/1800Z 38.2N 89.0W 20 KT 25 MPH...POST-TROP/INLAND 120H 29/1800Z...DISSIPATED
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    Getting old sucks

    HouTex replied to Hate's topic in Lulz

    I’ve probably posted this two or three times over the last several years and on the other site as well, there’s no need to despair about your 60’s and 70’s. Stay fit, lose weight (if needed) and be active and the golden years can be awesome. Read Younger Next Year. It’s a book by a retired NY lawyer and his internist about staying fit into your 80’s. Eat right, exercise and your 60’s and 70’s can be fabulous. Then again, there’s a reason that life expectancy is still mid 70’s.
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    Colonoscopy

    HouTex replied to Sbbruin's topic in Lulz

    I had my second one last week. My first was 10 years ago. Propofol is a great thing. I was beginning an awesome dream when I woke up. The prep is way better now than 10 years ago. What amazes me is how painless it is post procedure—especially compared to a digital prostate exam which is about the most unpleasant thing I ever do and the pain lingers for about two days. There is zero discomfort after a colonoscopy, at least for me:
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    Getting old sucks

    HouTex replied to Hate's topic in Lulz

    Just had my second one at 62. Two very small polyps were removed (same as at 52) so I’m guessing I’m good for another 10 years. I’m waiting on the follow up. Had propofal and it was nice but not as nice as the first time. Prep is the only unpleasant part.
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    I was bored several weeks ago and looked up the predictions vs the outcomes since around 2000. Usually they are not way off either way. Knowing the law of averages the forecasters rarely make predictions that are way off the average. The official prediction is usually just a few storms higher or lower than the historical average. And, not surprisingly, the actual number is not way off. Sometimes they really do miss it though. Lately, they really don’t want to be caught way off on the low side so it’s safer to say it will be average to above average in terms of number of named storms. My take away is that they are doing their best to predict it, but they really don’t know.

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