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  1. Finally got a chance to see it today and can now read this thread (and go back online). In one word: Satisfying. Is it the best of the MCU movies? Probably not. But as an ending to a 22 movie arc, it was perfect. Wrapping up a decade of story telling in a way that makes people glad to have been along for the ride is no easy task. Well done. That said, of all the things they could make next, I'd most want to watch a Hawkeye/Ronin movie. Seems like it could be very john Wick-ish.
  2. Every generation throws a hero up the pop charts - paul simon The Beatles -> The Monkees -> The Osmonds -> The Jackson 5 -> Menudo -> Bay City Rollers -> New Edition -> NKOTB ->Boyz II Men -> Backstreet Boys -> *Nsync -> Jonas Brothers -> One Direction -> BTS If I had to order that list from best to worst, BTS would probably beat half the list. Yeah, I said it. And if you ranked all of SNL's musical guests over the years, they'd probably be the top half of that as well. I don't know what the hell they were saying, but they brought some energy.
  3. So which job was Magic worse at: NBA commentator, or Lakers President. He sucked pretty damn hard at both of those. If I had to pick, I'd go with Announcer as his worst job because I really can't think of anyone who is worse.
  4. My 18 year old called me a little while ago to tell me how cool it was that his car hit a patch of ice on an overpass and started to fish-tail. I'm pretty sure a micro-second of loss of traction doesn't qualify as fish-tailing, but whatever. The kid has never lived anywhere but Austin.
  5. You tit. I soiled my armor.
  6. Started running again last October after many years of being an injured couch potato. I forgot how much I love running. Working toward the Austin Half Marathon in mid-Feb. My goal is under 2 hours which, based on my training so far, will be close. I hate getting old; 15 years ago I crossed the halfway point in a Full Marathon in about 1:30. Now I'm pressing to get under 2hr. As a Bonus goal, it looks like I may have to be in Paris on a business tip the Monday after the Paris Half Marathon. I think I'll be going out a day early.
  7. I can only assume that some of you guys don't watch much football, in which case, the events probably do seem very bang-bang. On the other hand, watch football every weekend for 10 years or more and no, that was no close. That no call was egregious.
  8. Depending on the games you want to run, a much better way would be to install a Hypervisor under Windows 10 and create an Virtual Machine. Install XP in said VM and run the games there. VMware Player is free for personal use and would fit nicely with what you want to do. Some higher-end games don't like VMs and want more direct access to a GPU; assuming these are games from the XP time frame, that probably shouldn't be a problem.
  9. Dude is 6'4" 190lbs, but on an NBA court he looks downright scrawny. You're making bank now, mix in a sandwich my friend.
  10. They better score this last Damn TD..
  11. Boom! Sticking it to Bama.
  12. I was in pretty much the same boat. Last September my bathroom scale spoke to me and said "Damn, boy you're a fat-ass". Started walking then running. I completely second the recommendation on the Hal Higdon (free) training programs. I did two marathons using those a decade and a half ago, and am using one now for my training Goals: Austin Half Marathon (Feb 17th), Paris Half Marathon (Mar 10th)
  13. If you can't follow IKEA instructions, you have a 2nd grade education, or you have ADHD. There aren't even any words in the instructions, it's all pictures.
  14. So the white guy in the red truck was just an innocent bystander running for safety but was mistaken by multiple witnesses for the shooter and was actually a violent racist criminal arrested a short time later for unrelated crimes? Um, yeah,, probably not.
  15. sketch from page 1 of the alleged shooter: White trash arrested around the time of the shooting.... but NOT the shooter.... Gold star to the police artist.... I'm not clear how this white guy fits in with the 7 year old's murder..... There is clearly more to this story
  16. 52, and my weight had been climbing for years. Mid-september I hit 230 and decided I got get serious this time. I signed up for a half marathon that day, but had to walk to lose the first 10 lb before I could actually start jogging again. Dropped 38.6 lb by the end of the year ( 3.5 months). At 189 now, heading for 175. That said, getting old sucks. Even with exercise, if I eat more than about a thousand calories a day I don't lose weight. I now live vicariously through my kids watching them eat pizza.
  17. Yes, LJH is a bad-ass. It's true.
  18. 6 minutes to kill..... Kill it like a <insert some PC-acceptable thing here>.
  19. I had Texas winning 31- 28 in the Contest Thread..... While it's be cool to win the week, I'd be happier if it never gets that close.
  20. I didn't realize it was Fox that started the time and score on the screen at all times. I remember seeing that for the first time and it being so awesome. It was one of those things you look at it and go why wasn't it always like this
  21. From 2014 to November of this year I read as many world war I books as I could fit in. No matter how much you read, it's just not the same as seeing video of the people fighting the war looking right at the camera knowing they're going to die. the part after the movie where Peter Jackson talks about making it is also fantastic. Not for everyone, but if you're an educated person A+.
  22. Seeing this at 7:00 PM tonight... looking forward to it.
  23. As good as coach Herman's quote was, there's no doubt that Sam's quote to the midget after the OU win is far better.
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