Posts posted by Mittens
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15 minutes ago, Helobious said:
Sad what those soldiers went through in a place yhey didn’t have to be in. What a clusterfuck of an operation.
Good buddy of mine from HS was in the 10th Mountain Division over there. Dude was fucked up for a good long time after coming back. Very Vietnam-ish, in that he may have been 21? 22 at best? w/ severe PTSD after a single tour. I thought about him when Brad Thomas (guy w/ the Elvis Costello glasses) talks about the moment he switched from trying to identify combatants to "everyone I see dies."
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Pretty proud of the students at my old school: https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2025-02-12/patch-school-protest-hegseth-dei-16804589.html
STUTTGART, Germany — More than 50 Patch Middle School students staged a walkout Tuesday to protest recent Pentagon moves that have targeted diversity initiatives at military schools.
In a memo to parents, the school said the protest was related to “recent events,” while stopping short of directly naming the Pentagon’s push to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs and educational material.
The protest coincided with a visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Patch Barracks, who was in Stuttgart for meetings at U.S. Africa Command and U.S. European Command headquarters.
During his stop at EUCOM, a small gathering of people dressed in civilian clothes also appeared to protest recent Pentagon decisions, with the group shouting out “DEI” for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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https://x.com/CBSSportsGolazo/status/1889426471757733946
Guess I'm going to have to figure out reddit if I want to embed vids from now on...
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Great read on 9th Street:
https://texashighways.com/outdoors/recreation/bmx-bikers-flip-out-at-austins-9th-street
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Well, on Westlake's schedule they called it JV...on Jesuit's schedule they called it Varsity B, confirmed by my friend, who said Jesuit's JV didn't travel. Friend's kid had a nice bounce shot goal right after I had a frustrated rant about no bounce shots and a shitload of missed/saved goals, so that was satisfying. Jesuit looked sharp, imo - lot of smart lacrosse plays, multiple quick, connected passes leading to a quality shot. Defense held Westlake to 6 goals (13-6 final - Jesuit).
Ski Season 2024/2025
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When I bought my last pair of goggles 10 years ago, they were fairly expensive at ~$125. Obviously some more expensive, but feel like there were a ton of quality goggles in that $90-$100 range. Just looked on the Smith site and pretty much their whole offering is $200+ and a shitload at $300+.
https://www.smithoptics.com/en_US/c/snow-goggles/?cgid=snow-goggles&srule=price-high-to-low&start=0&sz=12