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  1. I count myself among the lucky ones who got to meet him. He was doing a backroads tour between Texas and Nashville, making side-trips to capture any Pokemon Go critter he found, while no doubt spinning up future travel articles of whatever oddities he spotted. He got into Birmingham about 15 minutes before most of the restaurants closed, as I took him on a loop all over town searching for chow. We ended up at the bar of a real Mexican place not 5 minutes from my house drinking Co-Colas and eating whatever they were still making. Which was everything, they didn't care about closing time. While staying at the house, John would dodge out and catch more Pokemon critters. He was like a cat seeing a mouse. He exercised more than I did. During that time we went down to Old Selma and stayed with my mom. They hit it off better than anybody I've ever seen, and she would have signed adoption papers for him without even reading them. He always said he was convinced we had to be cousins. I call him my brother.
    56 points
  2. Instead on dwelling on his end, feel free to take a look at the legacy he made. Books on Amazon, articles in Houston publications, and articles in many other places, including 244 Texas Monthly articles.
    32 points
  3. Unfortunately, the most recent report is bad. He is receiving hospice care in the ICU and will not recover. He's leaving two children, so please keep them and his family in your prayers.
    29 points
  4. He once wrote an article in the Houston Press about walking the length of Westheimer with a friend to discover the real Houston by walking through neighborhoods, shopping centers and office parks. He then decided to re-create the walk with any reader who wanted to join him. About six of us did and we spent a very enjoyable day with him, and yes, we stopped at a liquor store and two bars along the way. RIP.
    27 points
  5. There's already discussion on another forum, but given that I learned in the Allen Massacre thread that several Surlyites have "quit the news altogether" and get all their news from Bada Bing, this seems relevant to them: He was found not guilty of rape because he has a micropenis:
    23 points
  6. None of us are getting any younger. And life can be hard, and this universe can be cruel. I have no idea what the fucking answer is, but I appreciate the people and moments that make it not hard, and not cruel. And I know we're supposed to help each other. We can't always get the job done, but we're supposed to help. John and I weren't always friends (old high school mates -- we got along well enough, but a buddy of his really didn't like me, so we weren't close back then). Got to be friends later in life. Lots of good chats, written exchanges, that sort of thing. My whole family got to know him. He's a good dude. He always meant well, and had people's best interest in mind. He also had his history and demons. We're all in this together, and none of us gets out alive. Goddammit.
    19 points
  7. dumbfucks, it is about the access to weapons of war, not preventing all instances of where someone can harm people. When we make it easy to harm massive amounts of people, then guess what, it happens. When we make it more difficult, it happens less often. That is the fucking point. Of course you or I could make a bomb or chemical weapon out of regularly available supplies. But I don't want to see that shit on the store shelves (homemade Napalm, Aisle 3, right next to homemade shrapnel explosives, but below the mustard gas. If we did, we would see these things being used as well. The age should be 25. And you should have to be willing to have your asshole, home, car, work inspected at any given time by law enforcement as well as giving away your privacy (being knowingly monitored on social media) as a consequence to owning one of these. And pay a service fee annually of $1000 for each weapon you own. If caught in violation, you get fined, lose the weapon, and face possible jail time. That is well fucking regulated. Sorry poors, you are just going to have to shoot people with pistols. rage rant off
    19 points
  8. 18 points
  9. Wordle 689 3/6 ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ 🟩⬛🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 470 5️⃣6️⃣ 7️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛
    16 points
  10. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kouri-richins-charged-murder-husband-author-book-grief-after-he-died/ I almost Now This'ed myself.
    15 points
  11. As we're at the end of things, I'll share the most recent update. I visited with his ex this weekend, and she gave me the details and expected outcome then. I've watched plenty of folks wrestle with the addiction demon. I've seen a lot of them lose that match. I don't get it. It breaks my heart. But there it is. I wish it wasn't this way. Part of me will keep wishing for some sort of miracle that surely won't come. This universe is a heartbreaking bitch. Also, mods....if you can go ahead and move this post to the DT forum, I think it's appropriate now.
    15 points
  12. Checking in here as a gun owner and supporter of the 2nd amendment…. To a point. For a long time I agreed with the argument that we should not ban assault weapons because of mass shootings because the criminal would find a way to hurt people. Then I became a father. And these shootings kept happening. With even more frequency. And I evolved. Now I say unequivocally, it’s time to ban assault weapons.
    15 points
  13. Wordle 689 X/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
    14 points
  14. Wordle 689 3/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    14 points
  15. MAC is the great grandson of John Avery Lomax. His great grandparents and mine are buried in the same cemetery in Meridian, Texas. John Avery Lomax was a famous folklorist, and musicologist. He recorded old cowboy songs along the Chisholm Trail, as the cowboys sang them each night. https://www.tsl.texas.gov/literarylandmark/Lomax https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196225 (Library of Congress) My late father was infatuated with "cowboy music." We mostly communicated by Facebook, talked about his great grandfather, my father playing songs that his great grandfather had preserved, Meridian, and Bosque county. That was my home turf. He is a great guy, and a gifted journalist. He will be sorely missed. CHIEF
    13 points
  16. Wordle 689 3/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    13 points
  17. Wordle 689 5/6* ⬛⬛🟨⬛⬛ ⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩 ⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 470 4️⃣5️⃣ 7️⃣6️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Blossom Puzzle, May 9 Letters: I O R S T U V My score: 287 points My longest word: 9 letters 🌻 💮 🏵 🌼 🌷 🌺 🌸 💐 🌹 Play Blossom: https://www.merriam-webster.com/games/blossom-word-game #Worldle #473 1/6 (100%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 ⭐⭐⭐🏙️🪙 https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
    13 points
  18. Wordle 689 3/6 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #Worldle #473 2/6 (100%) 🟩🟩🟩🟨⬜➡️ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉 ⭐⭐⭐🏙️🪙 https://worldle.teuteuf.fr Daily Quordle 470 3️⃣8️⃣ 4️⃣9️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle ⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    13 points
  19. I’m starting to think that the whole “resistance to providing XXXX weapon system” is part of a big act. The decision to provide the weapon system is decided ahead of time behind closed doors. Then someone (Ukraine usually, but maybe Poland or some other European nation) “proposes” that the weapons could be sent. Then another nation (France / US / Germany) plays the bad cop and “resists”. This buys time to work out the logistics and training while also gauging Putin’s reaction. As long as nothing crazy happens it’s all systems go. We’ve seen this with Javelins, MLRS, tanks, Patriots, and now jets.
    12 points
  20. They did, it was horrible! And that’s why we make it illegal to make bombs and build components and don’t sell bombs off the shelf for home defense and sporting purposes. Just like how there’s still shootings even where guns are outlawed. But there are some real barriers in place for would-be bombers. My entire point here is that we sell things that belong on a battlefield with no real controls or checks and it takes no planning or thought for an angry person to buy one and then go kill dozens of people.
    12 points
  21. I was 100% sure my third guess was correct. Took fucking forever to come up with another guess Wordle 689 4/6* ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Daily Quordle 470 5️⃣3️⃣ 7️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Daily Sequence Quordle 470 4️⃣6️⃣ 7️⃣8️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    12 points
  22. Wordle 689 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I'm vexed. Daily Quordle 470 7️⃣5️⃣ 8️⃣4️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟩🟨🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ Daily Sequence Quordle 470 4️⃣6️⃣ 7️⃣8️⃣ m-w.com/games/quordle ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟨🟨🟩🟩🟩 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Blossom Puzzle, May 9 Letters: I O R S T U V My score: 300 points My longest word: 9 letters 💮 🏵 🌻 🌸 🌼 🌹 💐 🌷 🌺
    12 points
  23. Wordle 689 4/6 🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟨🟨⬜ 🟩🟨⬜🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    12 points
  24. Wordle 689 4/6 ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟨🟨⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    12 points
  25. C'mon, man. It's not the money; it's the verdict. It's not whether he'll lose any cultist votes; it's the proof of his shameless life. E. Jean Carroll just put the first harpoon into the rotten hulk of the shitwhale. It's enough to celebrate on its own regardless of other implications. Fuck Trump. Viva Ms. Carroll.
    11 points
  26. He's gone through a few. Not from banning, site changes and whatnot. Been round these parts a long time. I knew who he was and I don't recall exactly why. He may have told me at one point. Good dude with some apparently really bad genes for this kind of thing. It's a little more poignant to me because what's taking him is what I've been miraculously free of for 25 years now. RIP John, you will be missed around here.
    11 points
  27. if you're one of those people who doesn't know which tweets to believe, this is one of those you need to believe
    11 points
  28. Bombs are a really fantastic way to kill lots of people. I wonder, is the fact that it’s illegal to make or sell them and the fact that the feds monitor sales of their components a factor in the decided lack of a nationwide bombing epidemic? Guess we’ll never know.
    11 points
  29. I will at least say that I chuckled at a comment somewhere about Hispanic white supremacist assholes joining the “Que Que Que.”. Dark, gallows humor is what we have left.
    11 points
  30. Consistent bogies, at least. Wordle 689 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    11 points
  31. I almost guessed a different word, but I checked, and it was used before. Boom. Wordle 688 2/6 🟩⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    11 points
  32. E Jean Carroll herself wasn't even 100% she was raped. She said she couldn't tell if his dick was inside of her or not, which would be really funny in any other context.
    10 points
  33. We have a poster around here, whose iconoclastic username rhymes with backlemore, who resembles these and similar remarks.
    10 points
  34. Wordle 689 4/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
    10 points
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