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Saint Tacky

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  1. Politics doesn't bother me. Everyone is entitled to theirs and I'm entitled to hit the mute button when I don't want to hear it. I've never understood the Laura Ingraham "shut up and play argument" and telling people when and where they can express their views. Seems like a slippery-path to chilling free speech when we start telling people they should shut up because they are not in a forum of my preference. I always think of my maternal grandfather in Tomball when something like this comes up. In the early-70s he opened up the back of his television and attached a wire to it with an on/off switch on the end that he ran to his Lazy Boy on the other side of the den. It was the first mute button I can recall seeing and all because he wanted to pick and choose what he listened to on the nightly news.
  2. The 2011 Texas-ou game was on LHN the other day and I was reminded of what made Marquise so unique. He was a speedster with hands. Dude made a sideline catch on a ball he came back for, laid himself out, shifted his hand under the nose of the football, and dragged a toe. It was awesome. F the haters.
  3. I got out of sports-media just before I turned 30 for this precise reason. I was getting bored with it then and I've reached the point that I am only interested if the Longhorns or Astros are on. When the day came that I didn't want to deal with the hassle of Spring Training and dreaded going over to The Summit for Rockets' post-game, I knew I was done. I also knew I was leaving the best job I'd ever have, but I just couldn't stomach it any longer.
  4. I'm tempted to switch to trail runners, but I still have at least two trips to Philmont left in me and Philmont is not synonymous with ultra-light. Should I switch to trail runners if I am going be doing shake-outs and backpacking with 45+ pounds on my back?
  5. The response was disproportionate to the circumstances. The escalation was introducing the weapon and creating a situation that may necessitate her using it on a woman that was just standing there screaming at her. She didn't make it safer for anyone.
  6. Charged Today. Husband Fired from Job
  7. That would be disappointing
  8. "Greater love hath no man than to lay down his life for another"
  9. I have the copper spur hv ul2. Love it. Good choice. 6-hours from Dallas. I was there May 2019 and it was already hot and "ticky". As forewarned, there are plenty of river crossings.
  10. If I had the answer I'd be happy to share it. But, it wouldn't matter as long as shitheads like Greg Abbott don't walk the walk
  11. The Communications Director of our local Catholic School sent out a questionnaire to the parents on the subject of expectations for next school year. Two of the initial responses returned claimed that COVID-19 has resulted in less than 300 deaths in the USA, with no explanation for the discrepancy or basis for her calculation, and another emphatically asserted that their student would not wear a mask, nor should anyone else for that matter, including the teacher. Take this shit to the Rangers 2021 Season thread. 😁
  12. Fun fact. In 1982, after we lost to SMU1, I crawled along the top of that wall in an end run around the campus police guarding an ABC Sports banner that was hanging under the previous scoreboard. They were so busy watching the dozens of people that had the same idea to take it that they never turned around to look at it until I was safely under the West side upper deck. I'm still surprised no one that was observing it didn't tell them to turn around. Banner still hangs in my garage. 1 Craig James caught a touchdown pass and killed five hookers.
  13. Because there was no "GONG!"?
  14. That's North, amigo. That's the music building back there.
  15. ... and the melting horns.
  16. You lost me at "miss the Dome". Sorry. Love the memories. Hated the building and turf. Puhl smoked that pitch. Put a Blue-Star on that one!
  17. Unreasonable to you, and perhaps me, but that doesn't matter. Clearly it is significant to the players and teams. The suits can say there won't be any more demands. This is a final agreement and is intended to encompass and resolve all demands.
  18. I have no objections to anything that's been requested. Again, I cut the deal and move on down the road before the players either (a) demand something truly unreasonable; or (b) the matter blows-up in our faces and the ultimate resolution becomes inconsequential as to the perceived failure to act. Florida's actions today only turns up the heat on Texas. Get it done.
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