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Brisketexan

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  1. The American inability to see anything from a perspective other than their own is top-notch. Think of all of the discussions we've had over the years ("what do you mean people don't have a driver's license? You need an ID to even get on a plane!" Yeah, dudes...a huge percentage of Americans never have and never will fly anywhere). And to be fair, we're all guilty of it to some extent, but having a decent society starts with acknowledging and accepting that you have a limited perspective. It goes in all directions, by the way. I remember in law school, talking to one of my new students casually about me going hunting the next week - she was from Brooklyn. "You have a gun????" I mean....yeah, I have several. "What the hell? What is wrong with you? Do you shoot people? Why do you have so many guns?" Her perspective - minority female from Brooklyn -- was WAY different than mine, 5th generation Texan with rural roots. It was beyond conception to her for anyone to own a gun for any reason OTHER than "you're a criminal up to no good." It was a little eye-opening for me. I'd seen plenty of zero perspective, limited thinking from conservative types, but I was seeing it from a more left-leaning person. And yeah, I saw a lot more of it over the years. But starting from a point of "so.....the experience of a black person growing up 40 years ago was significantly different than my experience" is damned helpful. But, you know, we're colorblind, and we're all Americans and whatnot, and why you gotta be so divisive?
  2. There is a 200% chance that dude jerked off to the weirdest fucking porn you can imagine.
  3. There's a good number of things in my life I'm ashamed of. I made some bad judgments. As a young man, I made plenty of quite foolish choices. One of those things is the fact that I had a MASSIVE crush on Shakespeare in Love-era Gwyneth: I did. There's no getting around it. I confess, I bear my shame, and that's that.
  4. Convenience stores are definitely hit-and-miss on coffee quality. I try to stick with 1) places I already know, if they are a one-off place, convenience store type (I have places I've stopped on certain road trips and routes before that I trust) or 2) a chain, but not something that is going to have 475 yoga pants moms gumming up the works (I appreciate the scenery, but I've got shit to do). So, McDonald's and BK are on that list, Whataburger is too, but don't sleep on places like Jason's deli. Also, even a diner/mexican joint that looks to do a lot of breakfast business? Walk in, go to the cashier and order a cup of coffee to go. It's likely to be fresh (as they're covering the breakfast rush) and not too pricey. The simple pleasure of just a decent cup of coffee is a good thing.
  5. YAY! No. First, damage has been done. Second, they won't follow it. They'll simply order everyone at DOE to stop work.
  6. Emphasized for mental insanity-causing truth. Worst stretch of any road trip I've ever taken is that stretch, at night. All you can see is a narrow band of stars above, with the trees creating a narrow pinch point from either side. Not even roadside signs or sites (they're all tucked back away from the highway. It literally drives you insane.
  7. See, that fella just got upgraded to the LEEEEEROY JENKINS! package, at no extra charge. A "thank you, Elon" is in order here.
  8. You and I both know he's going to live to age 104.
  9. Reading back at what you're freaking out about, he referred to one particular attribute and behavior -- how they deal with other state leaders ("berating another leader in a public forum") -- and observed that Trump is worse than Hitler and Stalin and such in that respect. On that particular issue, in that context, it's a point worthy of discussion. I don't necessarily reach that conclusion -- I think it's less that he's "worse" than them then it is that he's an utterly incompetent juvenile toddler-stage narcissist, which makes him somewhat unique in that class. And if he was just the President and Supreme Potentate of the Peoples Republic of Nowhereistan, it wouldn't mean shit. As the President of the most powerful country on earth....it's a big fucking deal.
  10. They need to get on board. It ain't about weed at all -- they'll be able to smoke and pop all the gummies they want. It's about control, feeding the prison complex, and making sure black and brown people lose the right to vote forever. Weed is just the vehicle to accomplish those goals. They won't actually use it against white folks, no worries there.
  11. Yeah, "worse than Hitler" is not merited at this point in time. "Following much of Hitler's fascist playbook" is 100% merited. And an observation that "when people follow a previous playbook, there is a very real likelihood of a similar outcome" is also a 100% valid observation. But, you know, this is all hyperbole and hysterics unless and until the full task is completed: political enemies rounded up and shipped to camps/detention facilities (here, in Lower Bumfuckistan, etc.), dead bodies stacking up, functionally declaring this to be a white nation for the white race (whoops, that one has already happened).....
  12. We tried alcohol prohibition before. Too many white people got caught up in it. Can't have that.
  13. Those biscuit deals look like hot garbage. And I would like to eat them.
  14. Yes. It is indeed foolish to employ pattern recognition and observe acute historical parallels, noting that "hey, we have an example of a person/movement in a western democracy pulling many of these same stunts before....perhaps we should look at how that progressed and ended up." Pure folly on our party, nothing but clown car. Also, the Titanic is unsinkable. It can never happen here. Also two solid ways of thinking.
  15. She seems like a very talented young lady. Who is very proud of both little smokies and her implants. We'll definitely let her in the club.
  16. How many jews/political opponents had Hitler imprisoned and killed before spring of 1933? Hint: it's pretty close to the same number as Trump has done thus far. "Why are you folks freaking out? That's just a tiny fire. Y'all are hysterical."
  17. Finally. Texas can bet back to what it does best: imprisoning black and brown people at absurdly disproportionate and high rates for a harmless activity that white people engage in at a similar rate, but somehow, are only 25% as likely to be arrested for. Because at the end of the day, the important thing is that those folks be kept as a perpetual near-slave class (can't get a good job with a conviction) and this is SUPER-IMPORTANT: they can't mess up Texas with their votes anymore. Voting is only for white folks. Jim Crow out front shoulda told ya. And once we renamed Jim Crow ("the War on Drugs" rebranding was quite successful), it took right off again.
  18. Our Little Mermaid photo is a family favorite. There was a cold, driving rain, ultra shitty day. But you "have to see it." So, we took a cab...I paid him to wait while we jumped out, took a photo with all of us grimacing and getting soaked with the statue behind us, and hopped back into the cab. Cabbie just shook his head as we all laughed, and headed out to a nice, warm dinner.
  19. Is it insane? Or does it absolutely satisfy a key policy goal of the Republican party: ensuring that minorities lose the right to vote (due to criminal conviction) at a pace that VASTLY outpaces white people? Because the facts are pretty clear: 1) rates of marijuana USE are similar, and 2) rates of arrests for possession are around FOUR TIMES HIGHER for minority users. Because the mythology is reality in MAGA-land: Shooting ourselves in the dick, destroying our future economically, educationally, environmentally, and in every other possible way is MUCH more important than any of your math-y bullshit. Duh.
  20. Now that we're dealing with animals with a worm infestation, I wonder if we're gonna flip the script yet again and try to treat them with human medication for a totally different illness? Maybe we should hit 'em with insulin or something.
  21. I mean....it really is astounding -- and I say this as a fucking cynic of the highest order -- how fucking quickly our entire government and political culture went full-on "unabashed evil racist."
  22. Yep. My wife likes Starbucks. If we're traveling, out for the day, etc., and she wants to stop and get a latte, I go along with it and have her grab me just a plain pikes place roast. It's fine. But what I've NEVER understood is the American obsession with the drive through instead of going inside. 20 cars in line. Or, you could park, go inside and get your coffee, and leave by the time they've gotten through 3-4 cars. And yeah, I don't get CFA either. It's....fine. It's a good enough chicken sandwich, I guess, with no spice. The nuggets are tasty, but I'm only eating them if someone has ordered a tray for an event. Their waffle fries are horrible, limp sadness. My hypothesis on CFA is that it's "safe." It's for people who want a chicken sandwich, but aren't courageous enough to brave the chaos and entropy that is Popeyes. As for me, I'm a Popeye's man, and my place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
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