Jump to content

horn4life

Legacy Members
  • Posts

    3422
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by horn4life

  1. Roberts is the only Republican on the court right now that I believe has a high level of ethics and an overriding respect for the rule of law. Instead you have folks like Thomas that don't ask a single curious question for years while accepting levels of largesse that ANY reasonable person would be see only as a negative stain on the reputation of the court. What we have learned is that if Republicans are given power they will exercise it to the furthest extreme. Extremes that fit within a parameter where lies don't matter, corruption doesn't matter, votes don't matter only power matters. Thomas has the power now, and he has never given a fuck about anything but himself. The court is just a way to get free trips, and put the rubber stamp of a non-curious jurist voting exactly as planned without contemplation. A shill if you will. What the Supreme court shows us today, is that if you want to corrupt the court, you can corrupt the court. Now you have to use corrupt means, you must disregard fairness and principle to achieve this goal, and that was what Republicans did. When a minority abuses their power to place three minority view judges to the highest court in the land with the fewest votes to affirm ever you damage the credibility of the court. Republicans currently are morally corrupt. It's no surprise Republican judges suffer from the same affliction.
  2. DeSantis being married at Disney because, it wasn't "gay" then but is "gay" now is always good for a chuckle. I have always thought getting married in Disney World is absolutely moronic. I think it's more nerd than gay, because hell only a nerd homosexual would want to get married there. But I also was not a nerd, so there may indeed be a closer link to the potential of having a book change your sexuality if you are a nerd. So maybe DeSantis truly does have some sort of "fear" that is based on his nerd reality?
  3. So (channeling my GOP brain here) that TV can make people gay! You see Will And Grace has such an influence showing gayness that so many people became gay that now it is even OK to have gay people in tv ads! Cause and effect! Or the other options are just bigotry, stupidity and irrationality? I think the real reason... distraction, for political reasons. But again as I said my sexuality unlike that of so many Republicans can't be altered by a book, observation, TV show, or much of anything. But I guess I might be fascinated if indeed books could change my sexuality. I would endlessly wonder why? Not in a good or bad way. Just curious as to why a book could change my sexuality? The actual why?
  4. horn4life

    Austin FC

    Just sort of an overall lack of urgency. I mean normally I expect nearly frenetic attacks for the first few pissed off minutes after an opponents goal. I saw maybe 2 minutes or sort of frenetic effort, then back to non-threatening possession. Not too much at all after either of the other two goals. They almost need to make some sort of radical adjustment, but that leaves them open to counters. Still maybe simply attack forcefully from the left or right backs the draw the defense toward the overload. Then try for deeper crosses to where the wing or attacking mid from the other side has a chance to slip in behind the shifting defense. The specific intention of having the field switching cross as the preferred result of the defensive counter is to try to protect the more vulnerable space created by the rapid defenders advance creating the overload. Of course reality might be a bad cross, quick counter, and fuck city. Anytime you try to build attacks out of the back there is risk involved. But for this team right now from the last couple outings we just are not getting many angled runs that can potentially get behind the defense. Right now our possessions simply don't put the other team on their heels very much. Again I will say how beautiful yesterdays goals are, and as I have said many times, sometimes the other guys are pretty damn good and make some great plays. Hope we can find a way to be more threatening than for just a few moments next game.
  5. horn4life

    Austin FC

    While the good guys aren't exactly playing the way I would want them to, I absolutely loved from the former player/coach point of view the goals Boanga scored from a technical aspect. It was as if he listened to every bit of coaching I have tried to pass on to front players. First is hit the fucking ball the first chance you get. Because about 90% of the time the extra setup touch means the opportunity is lost. First the quick low shot was lovely, while heartbreaking. His second goal was a great example of how easy it is to score goals if you are smart and simply anticipate. I screamed for years for players to attack the backside of the goal as that's where the easy goals are made. I scored one with my dick in high school off the bounce. How many times does a ball slide through and you can simple pass it back against the grain and make easy scores? And how many of those past balls across the middle just roll out to the sideline wasting an opportunity? Boanga just anticipated what often happens and put himself in the right spot for an easy second goal. His last hope eliminated crack was the low strike on the volley with his chest over the ball to keep it down. Exactly how it's supposed to be done, beautiful yet sickening as I finally changed the channel. I was pissed that we played so poorly and got fucking schooled. But the coach/player part of me was screaming exactly on those goal! Clearly to be a great striker you need to have the ball skills and ability to strike the ball. But the little things like attacking the back side and striking at the first opportunity are simply playing smart. And you can learn, practice and execute that at any level. Now LAFC with Boanga on fire is for sure a tough opponent, but most of our extended possessions were simply games of keep away. There has to be more overlapping runs and faster switching sides more frequently to create for opportunities for us. IMHO. And for heaven's sake possessing along the back line or passing the ball back is all sell and good to create a seam and an opportunity. But hell we were heading the wrong way more often than the right direction it seemed. Sadly we did have some early opportunities, but we were clearly outclassed yesterday. We need to press those possessions much more quickly forward than we did yesterday to get more opportunites, or even the hope of more opportunities. I will say one thing, I can't blame Stuver on any of those fucking goals.
  6. The toenail thing if funny, because I used to swim in high school and my mother and sister conspired to remove and roll back my bed sheet and paint my toe nails while I was asleep. They thought I was going to freak out, and I just shrugged, went to 5:30 am practice. While a couple of the guys were sort of taken aback, the girls loved my being able to roll with it, without insecurity of my sexuality. Reminded me of how fun a coed swim team was back in the day.
  7. Now let me be clear I am heterosexual. Always have been, assume I always will be. I also think that it is silly to think that everyone is exactly like me. So I accept that God has made humans in all shapes and sizes and sexual preferences. I also know factually that God has created for as long as man has walked the earth some children with both men and women's sex organs, or conversely the lack of full development of either. Now nothing I have said thus far, can be factually attacked without complete and total disregard for honesty and facts. But what I do not understand is why is the heterosexuality of Republicans and their children so fragile? Now maybe my God made me so much more heterosexual in some way I do not understand compared to my Republican male heterosexual counterparts. But intuitively this supposition is probably not accurate (despite a lot of numerical data available to support this supposition). In my instance for example reading a book would not change my heterosexuality. Seeing a heterosexual sex act would not change my sexuality. Recognizing that somebody else is not heterosexual would not change my sexuality. Seeing a woman in man's clothing, nor a man in woman's children would change my sexuality. Having a man make a pass at me (has happened) would not change my sexuality. In fact honestly I can't think at anything that would change my sexuality (**life incarceration could, I believe over time condition a different sexuality, but I believe life incarceration could potentially change anything about anyone. Sexual abuse might also alter ultimate sexuality, or cause enough confusion to alter course is possible as well). Now having coached a shit ton of soccer over more than a decade, I can also tell you that many kids wrestle with their sexuality. I coached more girls later, and some of my most natural athletes later declared they were not heterosexual. I also remember talking to my 1st grade daughter talking about a boy in her class and calling him a "boy girl." Later he would declare himself homosexual. But I don't think in either of these examples a book, discussion, observation was the ultimate determiner of their sexuality. Any more than a book, observation or discussion determined my sexuality. But the one question I do not have an answer to is, Why do Republicans believe that books, discussions and observations could change their own sexuality? Have books, discussions and observations previously changed their base sexuality? Was there some point in their life that they consciously decided they would be heterosexual, rather than homosexual? Did they flirt with being trans before making this decision after seeing Cabaret? Did not seeing Cabaret, The Bird Cage or a drag show for example preserve their heterosexuality? Would seeing a drag show change them to homosexual from heterosexual? I hate to be so vacuous here and ask so many questions, but none of the examples that Republicans fear will make them and their children not heterosexual is something I would every worry about. If my kids were gay, I would probably assume it's genetic for example and love them anyhow. I would also know that it's harder in life to be gay than straight IMHO. But Rather than assume that either the way I raised them, a book, show, discussion or observation had changed their sexuality. Apparently Republicans believe the opposite? That at least for many Republicans sexuality is something that is fluid, flexible and easily influenced. And that is something that I simply do not understand. And my heterosexuality could never be changed by such influences. So help me figure this out....
  8. I would not view the Apple watch as anything but another potential data point. I have the 8 and it does some cool stuff, but as was said previously the chest strap monitors are far and away the most accurate on HR, but that's also another data point. You can run tests on yourself for Afib with the apple watch, and I bought that model just because... WTF maybe it will tell me something I don't know one day. I love my Apple Watch, but hate that it is a pile of junk if not charged every day.
  9. Please don't tell me that you are surprised to see that Thomas used his position on the court corruptly. Now you can quibble about the details, but Thomas' actions show an overriding disregard for how important the APPEARANCE of impartiality to what formerly made the Supreme Court such a respected and special institution. Sadly I just had to use the word "formally." There was so much respect lost for the court with the corruption of the appointment process by the GOP. But to know that besides a having a wife that advocated for the overthrow of the government, Thomas himself has been proven devoid of respect for the sanctity of the court sadly is not a surprise. Anita Hill tried to tell us...
  10. Yeah I was very close to walking up his last show at the Erwin Center and seeing what tix I could get. because the wife hadn't seen him way back when. That ended up being a lot bigger mistake than I thought. Plus my buddy got good tix at the last minute fora $100 a pop.
  11. I will say however that I was lucky enough to see Tom Petty in Austin supporting his album Damn the Torpedos, way back in 1979 as a freshman at the Austin Opry House. There was some fucking great writing on that Album. Just listen... Side one: Refugee, Here Comes my Girl, Even the Losers, Shadow of Doubt (complex kid), Century City, then Side two starts with Don't do me like That." last three songs are weak IMHO, but damn 6 great songs out of 9 is pretty awesome. And I think Tom Petty's best writing. Plus Live you had American Girl, and Breakdown also in the set list. I don't remember Free Falling, but I could be wrong. Maybe one of you can say I am full of shit, so my opinion will fit in with the "unpopular" category. I would not list Free Falling in my top Petty songs. Hell a decent career could have been made off just the songs listed above had he stopped writing in 1979... So I forgive petty for Free Fallin'
  12. The crazy thing is Putin pulled off the greatest espionage operation in the history of man with his collusion with the Trump Campaign. I honestly cannot think of an operation that had a more deleterious effect. Complete change of the balance of the Supreme Court. Complete lack of commitment to NATO, and Trump's never ending subservience to Putin. Yet this success lured Putin into thinking that NATO was so damaged by Trump that there is no way that NATO would be an effective counter to Putins invasion offensive. Thankfully the first thing Biden did was try to rebuild our coalitions and alliances. It is also very good that Biden knew so many of the other leaders and had a reputation for honestly and trustworthiness. I honestly don't think Hillary, Romney or any of the other potential Presidents would have been as effective at this reconstitution as Biden was. And that was the big miscalculation, that Biden was going to be incapable of leading a real coalition and that was a big mistake. I also think that Biden soon needs to flex on Putin, and I would use the arrest of WSJ journalist as the lever. Just wait a while and then start supplying planes to Ukraine. Does this risk escalation? Sure, but I also think at this point commands to fire nuclear missiles might lead to Putin's death at the hands of those closest to him. I will be interesting to see how the counteroffensive this Spring goes for the good guys. In a very weird way the great success Putin had with Trump may have made him grossly overestimate his capabilities. This thing is a long way from over, but the biggest danger to the success of this war is keeping Republicans out of control at the Federal level. Crazy isn't it? That the single best thing that could happen to Putin is to have Trump and the GOP return to power and starve the Ukrainian war funding. Sure hope the good guys make some huge gains in the next few months!
  13. It's also good to point out that it was ILLEGAL for foreigners to own US Broadcast Television stations. New Gingrich and the GOP changed the law for Rupert Murdoch and our country's level of discourse and honesty in reporting fell off a cliff. I think the real damages to Fox are going to be when their lying scumbag hosts have to repeatedly admit, "Yeah our viewers are fucking stupid, but we know what stupid people want to hear! Lies!!!" This will be repeated over and over and over. In a normal world where viewers cared about facts and honesty this would destroy a news network. but Fox knows their audience and a continuous stream of dishonesty is what they want. So the damage won't be as bad with Fox because of the wanton ignorance of their viewers.
  14. Yeah if a member of the party that is Nationally a minority party loses there is cheating and danger. Instead of simply admitting that minority views when not supported by extreme gerrymandering and voter suppression allow for a level playing field which hurts Republicans. I still say we should all be paying for big billboards that say. "Please Vote Young People, save us from the Rural Racist Republicans."
  15. Here's the deal. there are no locks, as far as NFL financial security. How many guys have you seen that were "locks" wash the fuck out for whatever reason? Now this is not to say you cannot certainly identify NFL level physiques and skill sets, but even for guys like Bijan shit has to fall into place. What if Sark had ridden him like a pony and worn his body down and created nagging injuries? We would for sure have a better record, but Bijan might not be healthy. I do think you can say absolutely certain guys are locks to get long looks by the NFL, and that's honestly all a young player can ask for. Maybe you can play for a year or two, or maybe 10 if you are a bad ass. But one of the great things about The University of Texas that if you use your head, you can parlay your game days into a healthy income outside the 3.3 years the average NFL player plays. Probably the single biggest factor for all the players as far as NFL consideration? WIN FUCKING GAMES!!!! When you team wins a lot everyone looks better, the talent pool goes stronger, and in the eyes of NFL scouts this helps all boats rise on the tide. Have a single break out season on a Natty contender and you are gonna get a sniff for sure. Have that same season on an 8-4 team... and you won't get a sniff at all. Of course feel free to disagree, but winning and winning consistently is how you get more guys from individual classes into the big show. We seem to be on the verge of having solid two deep talent. We seem to be at point where the leadership of upperclassmen is where it needs to be to take the next step forward. The more steps the team takes forward the more of the good guys get a real opportunity to earn a job in the NFL. But if all of them were smart they would be pressing the flesh of UT alums as often as they can, because for the vast majority of our players that is where their earnings are going to come from. OR maybe the all save their NIL money, live conservatively, and have long NFL careers! πŸ˜‰
  16. So not XXL in a short... πŸ˜‰
  17. Hell just kill the dogs! I could see a tall bookshelf that would hold whatever I would have left where the dog dishes are. Of course I would have to drink a few of the bottles mourning the death of my dogs... πŸ˜‚
  18. Just wake me up when the cement floor and embedded metal ring are complete...
  19. Here is the article. It's more about how un-democratic the Republican Party as a whole is, and the actual risk to our country with the GOP's immoral quest for power. I have begun to wonder how fucked up the Children are of most Republican Politicians? Simply as how do you provide a moral framework or realization of the value of honesty from a parent who proves again and again publicly that they have no moral framework nor value for honesty. Here's a link to the expulsion over decorum and the embrace of child molesters by the GOP who control Tennessean politics. Gun chants bad... Child Molester (R) etc good...
  20. I can't believe the wall to wall coverage of Porno Don... As what you are going to find today is that as fucking stupid and gullible as the majority of Trump supporters are, the are no longer so fucking dumb as to lose their freedom protecting Porno Don. So the circus is going to be a lot more media created, than from Trump supporters. Of course MTG will get her face time, as the irony of Porno Don calling his former lover "horse face" comes clearly into focus. But it would be fun to hear a chant of Porno Don! Porno Don! Porno Don!!!!
  21. The clown car is rolling on down the road. The indictment (or idicate) id you are Trump will be great at fundraising, showing the lack of courage of every elected federal GOP official, and insure Trump will have at least 31% of the vote as the Republican Nominee in 2024. Asa Hutchinson is actually the sort of guy I used to view as an upstanding Republican, that I used to vote for in all honestly. I don't agree with all Hutchinson's views, but hell at least I can see the ability to discuss factual information with the man. And sadly you cannot discuss factual information with nearly any Republican elected or not these days. The strangest thing about this particular Presidential election period is that we are either going to embrace facts and democracy, or we are going to embrace dishonestly and the complete and total corruption of our nation directed by a potential President Trump. With flag waving, fact devoid folks cheering all the way to a removal of Presidential Term limits, political accountability and democracy as the Founders envisioed. Asa Hutchinson won't make a dent in a fact free Republican party, but he will at least be a single cry for intelligence in a sea of mouth foaming liars.
  22. OK so where can I get the shirt Terry wears? I can't find one with the black zipper. As always could lose the swoosh, but I think this pullover will look good with the eventual hot sauce or queso on it. Anybody???
Γ—
Γ—
  • Create New...