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  1. I heard from a nurse friend that works at Parkland that one of their nurses died from Covid. Has anyone seen that reported?
  2. So your rule is that if even one individual takes offense to an act, the rest of society should agree to abolish that act? If the athletics department undertakes the historical audit that CDC suggested and the outcome is that 99% of athletes say, "after understanding the full, accurate historical context and what this song means to so many and seeing the lengths the university is willing to go to in order to promote a culture and atmosphere of diversity and respect, I support keeping The Eyes," that wouldn't be sufficient for you? If there's even 1 hold out who takes offense the song is a non-starter, according to you. That just seems like a model of governance that is both unrealistic and unreasonable.
  3. What about students in the Butler School of Music? All the students in Longhorn Band and Basketball Band? Members of the other vocal and instrumental ensembles that perform The Eyes? Are their interests sufficiently compelling? Do you have a rubric you are using to evaluate the compelling nature of the interests of these various parties? Could you share the rules with the rest of us?
  4. Dup
  5. Do not think us can escape them? You write bad and should feel bad.
  6. Overall, I agree with @Brisketexan on this. There should be discussion, we should listen and I hope we can keep the song. I also had the realization that the song isn't a tradition because the University admin decided it should be. It's a tradition because it resonated with students and they adopted it and carried it forward. If what resonates with students changes and evolves, maybe I shouldn't have so much of a say as an alum. Anyway, reposting this from the football board: Some people have said The Eyes was written for a minstrel show. I don't know if that's accurate and I agree with the "historical audit" I heard CDC suggest. According to at least one narrative, Johnson (the minstrel director) had been trying to have a school song created for more than a year. In addition to the minstrel shows, Johnson organized "Promenade Concerts" where the band would wander campus, playing songs from other colleges but not having anything to perform specific to Texas. He contacted alumni to get involved but didn't make progress. He then reached out to John Sinclair for help with the song. He composed his first attempt in 1902, but didn't love it. A year later he wrote The Eyes. https://jimnicar.com/ut-traditions/the-eyes-of-texas/ So, it's equally likely that the song was originally written for the purpose of giving the University a song it could call its own with a distinct Texas identity. This could be true even though the song was regrettably premiered at a minstrel show. Do I know this with 100% certainty? No, of course not. I can't interpret the intentions of college kids from over 100 years ago and neither can anyone else. That's why you should be very careful about attributing purpose and intent to individuals who aren't here to speak for themselves. Additionally, there's another tradition dating back to these minstrel shows that I haven't seen discussed. The Varsity Band performed a lot of songs at these shows. The Varsity Band would go on to become what is today known as Longhorn Band. Would you argue Longhorn Band is a racist organization that doesn't have a place at the University today? Should it be defunded and dissolved? I would be very surprised if you said "yes." So, why is it different? At least in my mind, we can't condemn today's Longhorn Band for the inappropriate behavior of these early members. Because when there's an illness, you treat the cause, you don't execute the patient. The cancer was racist individuals, blackface and minstrel shows. Not The Eyes itself. John Fleming, the first black drum major of Longhorn Band, said it even best: https://abcnews.go.com/OnCampus/story?id=7160813&page=1
  7. I'm not sure actually. Here's the list of drum majors, I just haven't looked them all up. https://longhornband.org/drum-majors/
  8. You've presented this as fact several times over the past week, but you don't actually know this. You should stop presenting it as fact. According to at least one narrative, Johnson (the minstrel director) had been trying to have a school song created for more than a year. In addition to the minstrel shows, Johnson organized "Promenade Concerts" where the band would wander campus, playing songs from other colleges but not having anything to perform specific to Texas. He contacted alumni to get involved but didn't make progress. He then reached out to John Sinclair for help with the song. He composed his first attempt in 1902, but didn't love it. A year later he wrote The Eyes. https://jimnicar.com/ut-traditions/the-eyes-of-texas/ So, it's equally likely that the song was originally written FOR the purpose of giving the University a song it could call its own with a distinct Texas identity. This could be true even though the song was regrettably premiered at a minstrel show. Do I know this with 100% certainty? No, of course not. I can't interpret the intentions of college kids from over 100 years ago. And neither can you. That's why you should be very careful about attributing purpose and intent to individuals who aren't here to speak for themselves. Additionally, there's another tradition dating back to these minstrel shows that I haven't seen discussed. The Varsity Band performed a lot of songs at these shows. The Varsity Band would go on to become what is today known as Longhorn Band. Would you argue Longhorn Band is a racist organization that doesn't have a place at the University today? Should it be defunded and dissolved? I would be very surprised if you said "yes." So, why is it different? At least in my mind, we can't condemn today's Longhorn Band for the inappropriate behavior of these early members. Because when there's an illness, you treat the cause, you don't execute the patient. The cancer was racist individuals, blackface and minstrel shows. Not The Eyes itself. John Fleming, the first black drum major of Longhorn Band, said it even best: https://abcnews.go.com/OnCampus/story?id=7160813&page=1
  9. So, I'm in Dallas and insurance approved replacing my roof thanks to some recent hail damage. The contractor I'm talking with said two things that gave me pause. First, the insurance estimate calls for the drip edge to be replaced. The contractor suggested they can leave the existing drip edge (to avoid taking down the gutters) and just install underlayment over the drip edge. I'm not a roofer, but that doesn't sound like best practice to me. Is he trying to take a shortcut to save time? Second, the contractor suggested that the money saved by skipping the drip edge could be used on something else (like upgraded shingles) or be used to reduce my deductible. I asked how that would work and his answer was basically, "we'll just charge you for less, it's all really a numbers game." That sounded shady (and maybe illegal based on a quick Google check). Am I way off base here? Is this sketchy or is it standard procedure? @ROFL BOX I know you usually have all the answers here.
  10. I thought this was interesting because of the rationale behind the lawsuit. The land the Lee statue is on was donated to the state with the promise it would be protected. Should the state return the land? https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/06/09/872707016/virginia-judge-blocks-plan-to-remove-statue-of-robert-e-lee
  11. Not even in kindergarten was "his paper touched me" a legitimate excuse. Adults need to act like adults. Especially those to whom we give badges.
  12. What the hell are you talking about with "laid his hands on police"? The guy is clearly holding a helmet in his left hand and a piece of paper in his right hand. He doesn't lay his hands on anyone. He walked up to the cops and spoke to them. That's it
  13. https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2020/04/28/parkland-sees-rapid-increase-in-covid-19-cases-with-most-intubations-yet/
  14. You know, I tend to believe it's better than layoffs. We have a pretty stringent hiring process, so bad hires are rare and there aren't a lot of weak links in our chain. For us it's all about whether we will have work for these people. Salaries were adjusted to a level we believe can sustain us for the rest of this year. Part of the rationale is that we won't have to do multiple rounds of layoff and have people chronically worried about their jobs.
  15. Welp, my company just announced salary reductions. Like everyone was saying a couple days ago, we're looking out a few months and doubting that contracts will renew. Right now work is good, but in '08 that dried up fast. Trying to be proactive now so we don't wind up in a bad spot and have to make drastic cuts, but it's going to be rough on some people. Y'all stay safe out there.
  16. Out of curiosity, why do you say overturned? Here's the argument I'd make: Texas electoral code defines disability as “sickness or physical condition”. For the vast majority of Texans, their physical condition includes lack of immunity to a potentially deadly virus. I don't think the electoral code provides any definition for the reasonableness of risk associated with a disability. So, in my opinion, that decision should be left to individuals, their doctors and public health officials. Of course, if your point is it will be overturned because Texas and because Republicans, then I obviously concede.
  17. Sorry, this was from Sara's Market & Bakery in Richardson
  18. After it hit 130F, I disassembled the smoker and put the lamb straight on the coals to get color. I should have waited a little longer, because I ended up having to put the smoker back together to get it all the way to 138F before letting it rest. It came out pretty well. Also, for some reason the temp only went up a couple degrees while it rested. I could have let it go a little longer. On this one, I left the onion/garlic/herb paste in and on the meat after letting it sit over night. The paste came out kinda mushy. Next time I'll wipe it off after marinading and before tying up the leg.
  19. It's 6.5 lbs (bone in). I'm going to do it at 250 until it gets to about 130F and then put it directly on the coals to sear until it's close to 140F. Thinking it will take 3 hours or less.
  20. Got a leg of lamb from a local middle eastern grocery. Opened it up and rubbed with a puree of olive oil, mustard, onions, garlic, rosemary, parsley and misc herbs. Tied it back up for the smoker later today.
  21. Good news! For anyone struggling with your home office, the "egonomics" experts at A&M have you covered. Egonomics - The study of applying moral victories and claiming credit for the success of others to make yourself feel better.
  22. This seems like the right place to monitor this: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/07/democrats-sue-texas-officials-vote-mail-during-coronavirus-pandemic/
  23. You do realize this is showing the % reduction in travel, right? It's not just raw miles. Rural areas aren't red because the store is far away. They're red because people there are going to the store just as frequently as ever.
  24. Where are you?
  25. SIAP - Dallas County bringing in the National Guard to setup a temporary hospital. https://www.texastribune.org/2020/03/26/texas-coronavirus-hot-spot-dallas-county-bolstering-medical-response/
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