Jump to content

Brisketexan

Legacy Members
  • Posts

    55091
  • Joined

  • Days Won

    337

Everything posted by Brisketexan

  1. I mean, I can't even listen to Marketplace in the evening without them spending the whole broadcast trying to find diplomatic ways to say "WTF?" Sigh. Seriously, I should definitely listen to nothing but bubble gum pop and such, it could only help my state of mind as Texas burns, the country descends into a fascist hellscape, etc. And don't you DARE suggest sports radio where I have to hear about Longhorn football. That's just cruel.
  2. You know I won't be arguing with you. But we could ALWAYS do worse. So, let's not call a constitutional convention to re-write our constitution just now, mmkay? Can you imagine what a giant pile of evil fuckery that would be?
  3. "Texas football: worse than cancer." Maybe not the most inspiring slogan, but it seems accurate.
  4. See, depressing shit like this is why I'm looking at ditching KUT and renewing my Sirius subscription so I can listen to that super fun "Kelly Clarkson Connection."
  5. Bolded part for key truth. He has no real understanding of what's actually happening. His instinct is to side with the "bigger" bully, because that's what HE is, to his core. And he just doesn't get it when David stands up and slays Goliath. It doesn't compute.
  6. What too many of us have not accepted yet is that the baby is already doomed. There's no saving it. So, embrace the horror. Ultimately, horrific pain is our only ally.
  7. I haven't found it at the two I hit regularly. I may need to branch out.
  8. And I think I agree with these. There is no way for society to experience the necessary level of pain without ALL of us experiencing that pain. That's the absolute idiocy of the approach of the GQP and its supporters. They are standing in the boat that we all occupy, shooting holes in the hull as fast as they can, and then laughing as half of us look on in horror and say "you're sinking a boat with ALL OF US in it!" And all they can say is "suck it libs, more tears!" Fuck it. Let it sink. There's no path forward that doesn't involve that, and a lot of incredibly harmed and, yes, dead, Americans. That's where we are. There's no getting off this road.
  9. The fucking hell of it is, we've actually had some around our house. No fucking idea where they are coming from. We have a seasonal creek behind our house, and parts of it are spring fed. I have to assume that's the source.
  10. Oh, and while I am on one hand on the Dems' side on this (because they need to put up a fight on SOMETHING).....I do tend to agree that total, unbearable pain is the only thing that will change anything. We need to make sure the messaging is out there, so that enough of the people know who to blame when they lose their healthcare, lose their jobs, can't afford a home or groceries or christmas presents, etc. But let them get burned. Badly. Horrifically. Because that's the only way most of us learn.
  11. On prop 4 (the water infrastructure funding), an amendment is needed because our overly detailed constitution places some limitations on what the Lege can do with sales tax revenues/allocation of same. This allows allocation of what are functionally excess sales tax revenues to water infrastructure projects. Which is indeed needed. This is kind of a bread-and-butter issue our state government should be tending to. So, vote yes.
  12. Yeah....that too. Y'all remember the days of "hey, Randall's is running its .99 lb Memorial Day brisket special?" Yeah....me too. SIGH. Between all beef prices going up significantly, AND the popularity of the cheap working man's cuts (and brisket was for sure one of those....until the internet BBQ trend that I think mostly kicked off with Franklin and such), all of these cuts are expensive. It's still affordable enough (you can get it for $5 lb from time to time I think).
  13. All beef is expensive right now anyway. But yeah, the price explosion of former "trash cuts/poor folks cuts" is insane. Beef short ribs, oxtails? Those were tough cuts, suitable for a long braise, sold for CHEEP. Now? We've "elevated" southern cuisine and soul food and such, and now oxtails are a fucking expensive cut. Short ribs are expensive. FFS, short ribs are one of those things I used to make at home when we were a young and poor married couple. My wife loved 'em, and they were like $3 a pound, among the cheaper cuts around. Now, I still make them, I just have no illusion that it's a money-saving move. I have similar rants about the rise of the $8 taco, the $25 burger, etc. etc. etc. Taking all of the poor/working class foods, making them hip and cool, and as a result, quadrupling the price. The last refuge is cheap cuts of pork and chicken. You can still get a deal on pork neck bones and chicken backs and such.
  14. So, old trial lawyer story/tip. Every trial lawyer worth his salt has had to deal with this sort of person at least once (usually more than once): the idiot judge who simply agrees with the position of the last person who spoke. When you are arguing a case in front of such a judge, and you realize that what you say doesn't matter, the evidence you present doesn't matter.....only the timing matters....it changes your whole strategy. You could lay out the most lay-down, open-and-shut case in history, and the judge nods along, says "I think that's right," then turns to the other lawyer and says "any response?" The other lawyer doesn't have to say more than "well that's not right, that's not what the law says." No citation to any actual law, or evidence, but the judge nods and says "I think that's right." You then realize that you're in trouble.....and what you need to do is find a way to say "nuh uh, I win." And then hope the court runs out of time to hear anything else. You realize that no matter what the law and facts are, you are dealing with a malleable moron, who has the memory and attention span of a lobotomized, previously brain-damaged gnat. And we elected that guy president. There's a strategy for dealing with him. It's just such a fucking dumb one.
  15. It's hard to even FIND outside skirt steak in stores these days. Inside skirt? Sure. But outside skirt (which is thinner, cooks faster at high heat, and is the more traditional cut)? I can find it at....Central Market. That's it. And it's $25 a pound. Still, that's less than half the price these fucking insane restaurants are selling it at. Looks like around 1/3 the price, actually.
  16. That....is fucking INSANE. Man, I remember my old man ranting around 1980, about how those motherfucking sonsabitches at Chilis had ruined everything. "I used to be able to buy fajitas at the store for .29 a pound, then those assholes at Chilis told all the gringos about 'em, and now they're $5 a pound! For fajitas! A trash cut!" 29 cents a pound in the early 70s. Now, at restaurants for $70-80. I got nuthin', man. It's insane.
  17. This. Went a coupla months ago with the wife. Had a FANTASTIC fajita dinner with some queso and a coupla drinks. It was really, really good. Set us back $100. Whatever, fine, I can afford it....but that's just wrong. For 1 lb of beef fajitas.....it's $65 fucking dollars. That's $20-25 more than any other comparable place.
  18. I'm thinking we can lock this thread for 2025.
  19. That who we are. A country that kidnaps us citizen children and holds them hostage as leverage. In short, we’re terrorists.
  20. I can have that thing’s software looking like this within 24 hours:
  21. I didn’t take a pic, but last night, I made a shortcut chicken sauce picquant, and holy shit it was great. Our Randall’s, for some reason, recently decided to add a whole shelf section of various Cajun goodies. So I decided to try a jar of this: Had some leftover roast chicken. Also had some fresh breast that I diced and browned. Sautéed trinity and garlic. Added sauce and simmered. Served over rice, topped with fresh green onion and parsley. Gotdamn. I ate way more than I should have, and it tasted like an all-day recipe…that I made in 30 mins. A shortcut that I highly recommend. I love to cook, but I usually work late, so don’t have time to cook anything that takes longer than 30 mins. This will make my rotation.
  22. Yep. And there's a difference between some "that's just wrong" shit and this shit they are saying. Context matters as well. If someone on Surly says "man, Hitler jokes are a gas," that's FIRMLY in the "that's just wrong" arena, but NOBODY could reasonably take it as an endorsement/approval in any way, shape, or form, of the evils of naziism. These fuckers....as they actively support the exact sort of tactics, information manipulation, lies, etc. used by the nazis and other fascist regimes, as WELL as the context of the posts themselves....well, they aren't fucking jokes.
  23. Huh. You seem to not be aware of the “he’s a good Christian man” defense. It’s an absolute defense, immunizing one against all consequences of all horrific actions.
×
×
  • Create New...