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That mother effer just hopped over Austin like a frog jumping from one bank of a stream to t'other. Clowns to the left of me Jokers to the right Here I am stuck in the middle with you

The logic is that tearing down our public institutions, support systems, and safety nets, effectively makes "regular people" weaker and gives them and their donors & patrons more control. The Republican party is focused like a laser on degrading any political (or physical) infrastructure that gives regular people the ability to influence policy, achieve economic independence outside of working for "the man," or make life choices outside what they deem acceptable.

Thanks! This looks promising.

Can anyone suggest where I could find a few individual large-ish rocks (not huge, but maybe 2-3 feet wide x 1 feet tall) that I could use in a small landscaping project? It could be limestone, petrified wood, sandstone, pretty much anything that has an interesting shape and texture. And like you'd expect, I'm looking to keep costs down. I don't have a vehicle that can safely haul anything like this, so ideally it'd be a place that can deliver. Unless I borrow a truck.

MANPAD missiles like the Stinger, are relatively small and light (22 lb for a Stinger.) Antiship missiles vary, but something like a Harpoon is 10+ feet long and weighs over 1,000 lbs. I don't think a Bayraktar has that kind of capacity.

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Wasn't "no taxation without representation" a big thing once? These crooks are doing the same thing--trying to deny citizens in Democratic areas from the ability to make policy or administer government, even at a local level. I'd love to see a general strike, and large cities need to stop remitting sales taxes and other payments (Robin Hood, etc.) to this corrupt State. Individual citizens should stop registering cars, paying other licenses and fees, etc.

Why is our inside game so bad? It seems we rarely get good penetration to the basket, and even when we do have position for an "easy" shot, we miss more layups, dunk opportunities, putbacks, tip-ins etc. than anybody else. Our whole game is midrange and deeper perimeter shooting, plus free throws (if the refs decide to call fouls on the opponent).

If anything I came out of this season of DtS liking, or at least sympathizing, with Otmar more than before. Of course it's DtS so I'm not saying it's an accurate portrayal of everything going on. I also came out of this season liking Zak Brown less so than before. Horner seems like someone who is good at their job but I wouldn't want to hang out with.

#1 and 2 I'm fine with. #3 I guess I could live with. #4 is poop.

Real talk tho, what happened to Superbowl commercials? They suck so bad now. It's not that they're different, they just aren't funny or interesting. I think part of the reason commercials suck now is because the products being promoted suck. Good commercials are for tangible and/or cool things like beer, sportscars, tires, watches, whiskey, breakfast cereal, maybe fast food wars. But most ads these days are for things NO ONE should give a SHIT about: Phone plans. Smartphones in general. Any kind of app on a smart phone. Anything at all to do with phones. Also: prescription drugs. Prescription drug ads should not be on TV,

I tried clipping a few sagging branches that will be too high to reach once the ice melts. This resulted in me getting showered with ice chips, meltwater, and debris.

Shit I hoped this was over, but a big oak limb just fell against the front of my house. And more precip is falling, and the ice on my trees is still very dry (not dripping). 78754.

This was a nationally televised* (OK, cable) bowl game and some of y'all act like it was the orange-white scrimmage. When Texas plays a higher-ranked opponent in a bowl game that's practically next door to Austin, I expect to see a certain level of intensity and execution. Fuck Tom Herman but I bet his team wins this game. And I agree with the poster above, it's not cool with me that team leaders just sit out the bowl game, regardless of their pro prospects. If a player is on scholarship for a season, I expect them to be available to play that full season including any bowl game (unless there is a legitimate reason such as an injury). This was a winnable game for Texas and I'm pretty pissed about losing.

This time I pre-killed my shrubs, so I'm ready.

No matter what you show them, they'll end up watching nothing but standard def channels in weird zoom/stretch modes. When I'd switch to the corresponding HD channel to show my folks how much better HD is, they'd always say "it looks the same to me ." They'd just keep using the SD channels because the numbers were lower and easier to remember.

Classic Dallas loss. Playing a mediocre-to-bad opponent and get dominated in 4Q. Multiple opportunities to put the game away, on defense AND offense , can't get it done. This team is such a paper tiger, folds under any adversity.

It'll be fine. Now this, I dunno

Covid hospitalizations in TX look up close to 50% in the last two weeks. Is this increase "real," or an artifact of hospitals not doing many discharges over the holiday week? https://dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/tests.aspx It seems like an unfortunate time for DSHS to fall back to weekly updates, which they'll be doing tomorrow (Nov. 30) according to the website.

I'm OK with our overall season record but the way we got here was a fucking beating. I feel like each game takes a year off my life (except for OU and Kansas).

I'm glad the team didn't quit because my heart almost did. After that sackfumble by Ewers I would have smashed my TV to bits if it wasn't a brand new OLED.

They are all too nebulous and lacking in machismo or establishing dominance. I'd go with "Biden is kicking Putin's ass up and down Ukraine," except that somehow Republicans who were all hawks on every possible opportunity for war until like 5 years ago, are now just fine with whatever Russia does.

TNF is Green Bay vs. the Titans. Who wants to bet that Green Bay is complete shit tonight, looking nothing like they did against Dallas.

Those are some very oddly shaped heads. Did a carnival train break down in Collie Station and lose their freaks & geeks?