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Posts posted by Brisketexan
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5 minutes ago, JimmyJames said:
Icono is a bit, right?
In the sense that 40% of Americans right now are "a bit," then yes, he's a bit.
I don't block him, because I think we all need the glaring sight of our political reality to confront us every goddamned day. We don't get to look away. We have to see our hideousness in real time -- refusing to look at it is cowardice.
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Just now, Celery Man said:
one of the pillars is lit. fuck, man
We're going to lose the whole damned thing.
Reminds me of Coventry....
If we're lucky, we'll keep some of the walls.
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Just now, PenelopeWitherspoon said:
Just an absolute tragedy all around. The documents and history that we are losing right now is horrific.
We are ephemeral fucking creatures. Even our greatest works can, literally, go up in smoke. I'm sure I'll be able to philosophize on this in much greater detail after the smoke clears. But for now, just the loss and helplessness -- fuck.
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At this point, the structural integrity of the stone structure seems pretty questionable. We might lose the whole thing.
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1 minute ago, Mo Horn said:
Flying water tankers? OMFG
Nobody knows more about firefighting, believe me.
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Yeah, this one just makes me want to puke. I felt similarly when the Taliban blew up the giant Buddha statues -- just watching a priceless work of our greater humanity being destroyed, and being helpless to stop it, just fucking sucks.
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Well, this just makes me fucking sick. Damn.
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3 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:
You guys all talking about what you have or have not done to your house in the past year....as if that matters in any of these figures (unless you end up disputing it)
Oh, we know that. Really, it goes to the point that the entire process is arbitrary bullshit.
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Didn't go up a lot....but they popped us HARD last year, so we already got our screwing.
What's weird is that a couple of years ago, they effectively flipped the land value and the improvement value. Before, the improvements were worth a bit more than the land -- maybe 30% more. Then they jacked up the land value (about 85%), and reduced the improvements value about 35%. So, if you look at each element separately, it looks like the land is overvalued, and the improvements are significantly undervalued (our house hasn't dropped 35% in value -- shit, we've painted, replaced an AC unit, replaced floors -- at the very least, it should have stayed steady).
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4 minutes ago, ChampKind said:
Probably the only tacos they've ever had, ammirite?
Surprisingly, tacos are a thing in Norway. They actually have them a lot. Unsurprisingly, their tortillas suck and they really don't know what they're doing.
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Girls had prom last night, so we let them sleep in, which meant a little bit of a later start. We got to Blacks around 1:00, line was fine. And we loaded up for 8 of us:
Beef ribs were beautiful, and on point.
And, some lagniappe- they had a kickass Texas swing quartet playing in the back room. We got to listen and sing along to some Bob Wills, Merle, Johnny...it was seriously kickass music.
Then, we loaded up and went to the gun range. We cooked through a lot of ammo, taught them to shoot a bolt action, a semi-auto, and a lever action. And they all got to shoot a pistol (brought my S&W). Even let one of em wear it. She wanted to pose in the bluebonnet patch out at the range - she put on the boy’s hat for the shot:
Shot some skeet, too. Shut it down after a couple of hours. Weather was perfect. Headed up to Gruene, drove some back roads, rolling country with beautiful scenery. Stopped at DQ for a dip cone, was a nice break.
Got to Gruene, let the ladies wander some shops, walked down to the river, then ended up back at Gruene Hall. Listened to Bill Kirchen fucking SLAY with his Telecaster. Seriously, he was incredible. Danced a bit. Drank some beer. The kids shot pool.
Shut down Gruene hall, grabbed a burger across the street, and headed home. Perfect freaking day.-
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Apparently he believes it. Because if Cher says something, grhorn listens.
Well, now we know that he believes in life after love.-
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And we nailed the day. I’ll post a follow up in a bit. Wrapping up dinner in Gruene right now.
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Looked it up. Norway's compulsory military service for both sexes is less than a decade old.
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I read this as furriers and just assume you had found another new fetish.
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This week I learned that Ecuadorians don't like it when visitors smear feces on the walls.
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HEB has individually wrapped Empanadas in the frozen section. Was their PRIMO PICK award winner this year. Owned by a longhorn and founded in Austin. Three in stores
Spinach Mushroom
Vegan Black Bean
Cheeseburger
We’ve tried them, they’re pretty good - and they’re substantial. The kids take em for lunch on occasion.-
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Right now, that guy’s training officer is shaking his head and saying “no, no...when I said ‘and whenever in a hazardous situation, always plug the dog,’ I meant SHOOT the dog. Geez.”
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Doesn't Norway have a required military stint for all males and females and issue a rifle(HK417?) to keep at home for all those that have served?
Doesn’t seem like it. Dad is my age, he DID inherit a rifle when his dad died - had been issued to his grandpa in 1935. He ended up turning it in, because he had no use for it. He was most fascinated when I had 6 guns out on the table, cleaning, oiling, checking the action, etc. He doesn’t have any experience with firearms, and he would have been subject to service, I would think.
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I am not sure that we will ever be able to break from that without drama. There is a lot of inertia. But ideally, we engage a series of constitutional amendments addressing the conduct and financing of ballot access, political campaigns, and elections as a starting point. Realistically, I don't think that things change meaningfully without a great amount of blood shed.
Huh.
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He's a pussy to call you a liar on the internet
Meh. I’d call him a liar to his face. Trumpkins are Trumpkins: liars and snowflakes. -
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Anyone have any restaurant recs that are family friendly (18 mo toddler) somewhere near City Park?
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Parkway. You’re welcome.-
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Breaking news - Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on fire
in Daily Texan
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IF...IF they can get it out without the walls falling.....absolutely. It's going to be a massive, short-fuse engineering project. But, some things are worth saving. Indeed, sending the message that our collective cultural heritage is worth saving is important. They are symbols of our humanity, and humanity -- all of it -- matters. Notre Dame, Palmyra, the Parthenon -- they belong to all of us.
Damn.