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  1. The world is truly an unjust place.  To take Doug and leave Joe.    On the other hand, if that wouldn't have happened, then maybe the whole Doug to California thing never transpires.  

    No he got harassed/ Bernarded quite often. A Longhair hanging out with Messicans wasn’t going to fare too well back then. Even in San Antonio.
    Texas Tornado is a great read.
  2. To clarify a bit, a large portion of those I see with drug addictions are alcoholics.

    Interesting topic. I can’t think of a single gun nut I’ve know that didn’t drink an alarming amount and constantly fear some future confiscation of guns, race riot or home invasion. Cynicism, paranoia and probably racist undertones fueling the whole thing.

    I’m not talking your average gun owner like myself or so many others I know. I mean the real deal gun 24-7 on my hip and hoarding ammo variety.
  3. I can't believe how many people are still defending this piece of shit.
    I get that people hate admitting when they were wrong.  But how much more do you need to see before you cut your losses?
    I said this on election night, and I still think it's right: in 25 years it will be impossble to find anyone who admits that they voted for Donald Trump.

    Your wrong sadly.
    I’m down at coast now, in the heart of the Redneck Riviera, and I saw a woman flying a Trump 2020 flag. No let’s wait and see. Full Trump fuck yeah!!!
    The power of willful ignorance is strong. My own mother dropped a tasty “but what about Hillary”. 40% are a fucking lost cause. It’s sad.
  4. Someone post a video of his that's good.  I don't mean like "he's shit, prove me wrong" -  I mean like "I made it 20 seconds into something but was meh and would probably actually listen to a song if I knew it was a good representation


    I don’t know that any of it is good, let alone great. You’d probably have the same inexplicable reaction to License To Ill as my parents did back in the day when I was 10. Simplistic, repetitive and rather dumb-it’s what kids crave.,


  5. I have an 11 year old that loves him some Post Malone too. I was surprised when he told me that.


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    Mine also. Some of Post’s stuff is pretty good and I actually dig it. The rest of the shitty trap garbage he likes is flat awful. “Pillls, hoes, money, weed” over and over. Ugh
  6. If you're a good-looking male you can slap all the asses and make all the crude remarks at chicks you want, not one will complain. Notice how all the dudes called out in the #MeToo witchhunt were old and/or unattractive. All this backlash and "rape culture" myth BS stems from chicks understandably getting sick of being hit on by ugly dudes who they deem unworthy of the time of day. It also largely stems from ugly chicks who are jealous they never get any attention from guys, so they want to make sure no chicks get attention to make themselves feel better. 


    What the fuck man. Roughly 1 in 7 women are raped (the numbers are debatable but it’s a lot). It’s a rather complex issue. Sure some people take any movement too far. Some women (included “ugly chicks”) look for something to bitch about or are “jealous”. But I think this backlash mostly stems from all the rape. Rape is bad bro.
  7. 48 minutes ago, Tuco said:

    What is interesting about that is that the National Enquirer has consistently been pushing pro-Trump nutcase theories.  Do a Google search for National Enquirer 2017 covers. It reads like the lunatic ravings of BadMofo or Epi. (Or Trump's tweets.)

    "World War III is Coming: How Trump will Crush our 8 Enemies" 

    "337,117 Illegals Caught Invading America: Trump Must Build the Wall!"

    "Obama's Secret Plan to Impeach Trump"

    "Hillary Caught in Sex Scandal Cover-up"  (No, seriously, that's a coverpage headlines.  Who the fuck would want to read that?)

    So, we still have the "Trump passed Polygraph" head line, but they are clearing indicating Cohen is dirty as fuck.  Couple that with Trump saying Cohen only helped on a sliver of legal work.  There is "distancing yourself" and there is full on eject button. 

    Last week it was “newly uncovered” evidence on Ted Kennedy’s pregnant mistress.

     

    Cohen is fucked

  8. 16 hours ago, wd40 said:

    whubout Uvita?   will be there in June.  reckon on some hardore chillaxin, but the wife wants to do a zipline tour.  too much work, imo.

    I vastly prefer Dominical to Uvita-just a better overall vibe. We like staying in town so we can walk everywhere and I can surf while my lady goes to yoga or sleeps in a hammock right on the beach. Lots of expats. Solid, casual restaurants and a brewery with great food.

    There are some great rentals in the mountains overlooking the beach if you prefer solitude.

    The whales tale in Uvita is cool if you catch it at low tide but when it’s coming back in. It’s a long walk to the beach though and no shade.

    El Parasol resturant between Uvita and Dominical has awesome views. Take the short walk to the overlook at sunset. They feed the local monkeys in the afternoon also.

    If you have a car Dominicalito is one of my favorite beaches. Uncrowded, palm trees close to the water. Bring a hammock. Grab a pipa.

    There are several great waterfall swimming holes between Uvita and Dominical- ask a local for directions.

    Manuel Anotonio can get way too crowded for my taste, if you go, go early in the day.

    I enjoyed a day trip to Cano Island to Snorkel. Not the best snorkeling but a cool experience and lots of marine life-turtles, spinner dolphins in our wake, whales at certain times of the year.

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  9. 11 hours ago, Bone3421 said:

    I have been but didnt to any overnight hikes ...but looking at a quick map you might want to look into high sierra trail to bearpaw meadow and you can then head up the deadmans canyon trail into kings canyon park 

    Thanks.  Lots of options in that area.

  10. 3 hours ago, Biff Tannen said:

    Yep.  Did it Labor Day Weekend in 2016.  Twin Lakes overnight was fantastic.  Check your PMs.

    Thanks for the PM.  Great write up. Nice Marmot

    I’ll look into that area. How were the crowds? Sounds like I should reserve back-country permits ASAP.

     

     

  11. 13 hours ago, Bone3421 said:

    Yeah have heard water isnt to much of a concern from things i have found...but last thing i want is to be short on water 

    Maybe after i have done a few segments i can judge it better but i know there is a long dry stretch towards the end

    I did south rim loop at big bend in February and i know i drank 2 liters in 17 miles ...

    I did the Outer Mountain Loop /Deadhorse mountains/ back in the 90s with a water cache drop 1/2 way through.  I still carried so much water. Still ran out.  It’s a rough place. I enjoy hikes with reliable water.

  12. Anyone done Sequoia/ Kings Canyon.  I’m looking at first week of June with my 11 year old and I know nothing much of the Park other than it being highly recommended by folks I met at other parks. (Yosemite, Zion, Bryce, RMNP etc) looking for a couple 2-3 day overnight hikes.  We are pretty nimble and travel light/ don’t mind moderate elevation 

  13. That’s part of the overall point.  People that grow up poor have no margin of error and every disadvantage. Get pregnant, make a mistake, date the wrong guy, run with the wrong crowd and your life is essentially over.

    You may be able to claw your way out,  and there are plenty of success stories, but many failures due to misfortune despite hard work.. Every minor setback is magnified. I grew up lower middle class surrounded by poverty and it sucked.  And the poorer the family the more likely the kids dropped out, ended up in jail etc regardless of race.

    If I got in a mess I could borrow some money from family, get law advice from several lawyers, or consult a CPA for free.

    And it’s telling that you want the poors as far away as possible.  (I live in west Austin so I cannot throw stones.) Because poverty brings even good people down.

  14. 51 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

    There are apartments full of kids  that are routed to the same school as my neighborhood. Same teachers. Same bus. Same textbooks.  The fact one rides to school in a luxury car and the other can’t, doesn’t have an affect on the education they receive, or are offered.   

    Your statistic may be right, but I’d wage it has to to with many factors.  People have lazy parents, too. But, even with no drive or want to establish a household, all they have to do is move near a nice school, and the primary education of their children is taken care of. I pay more in fucking school taxes than my nanny pays for her years rent - her kid sits alongside mine at a highly regarded school  

    Now if they are too lazy or stupid to do that, just bad luck I guess. All it takes is a modicum of give a shit.  NO ONE is forcing anyone into drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, or laziness. 

    You really believe this equals the playing field? Forget for a minute that housing in better districts is often not affordable.

    Do you really think most public schools alone are enough? That’s cute.

    My son is in a great school district and does well because he’s had every advantage. Better pre schools.  Extra assignments and tutoring because I can afford to take off work and help him. He is in GT and advanced classes.  At some point he will likely need a math tutor and private lessons for band.

    A lot of people can’t afford those advantages of time and money. 

     

     

  15. This is really the heart of the issue IMO.  There is a large contingent of this country that was sold the American Dream growing up, it didn't happen, and they have been looking for someone to blame since basically the 80s.  It started with the Fox/Limbaugh/whathaveyou and finally coalesced into this shit show we are living now.  I was born in 1982 so I wasn't able to watch it all happen, but I've now seen the result with dotus and I don't think it's going away.  These people have been brainwashed for several decades and have also passed it onto their children. 
    As has been said, dotus is the symptom, not the cause.  When we get rid of him, they will still be here.  How do we deal with them going forward?  I feel there are too many of them (literally millions) to just brush off and hope they go away.  I don't have the answer, but I think it is a question that needs to seriously be considered.  I'm not saying their problems aren't real, but their solutions have been crafted by outside influences by nefarious means.  They are lost souls.  Do we try to win them back to reality?  Do we cast them into the dustbin of society?  I really don't know the answer.


    The problem is that is group is largely uninformed and live in echo chambers. Pro life, anti immigrants, pro guns. Single issue voters. And they are not flexible on these issues and never will be. DACA should be a common sense reform most reasonable people can favor. But the fear mongering is so effective it shuts down all reasonable dialogue. “Dreamers broke the law; kick them out”. The dialogue never gets deeper with this group. They have disenfranchised themselves at their own peril through willful ignorance.
    Like unrepentant racist the only solution is they will slowly die off. It’s sad as I have lots of family that are in this group.
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  16. People don’t like to admit when they are wrong and go to great lengths to avoid it. My brother was a MAGA hat wearing fucktard. He won’t talk politics at all now except “still better than Hillary. Add in willful ignorance, Fox News and Minor reduction on his taxes and he will vote R again. Even if doing so hurts his work Industry, even when it cuts Medicare for his in laws. It won’t matter he will find an insane way to justify it.
    Same with my mom. She shit talked Obama for 8 years. Teleprompter! Tan suit! Hawaii! She still does. Talk radio and Facebook. She won’t change her vote.
    The only hope is that a large number of these willful idiots become disillusioned enough to not vote, because they aren’t switching sides and they aren’t voting anything other than straight R

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