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  1. It was Van Camp's Pork and Beans! It had weird little cubes of pork that were super soft in with the beans. Ran across this when I was trying to remember. I'll give it a try this weekend, but maybe use HEB Kettle cooked crinkle cut with it to kick it up a notch. 
     
    Not to rain on your parade, but are you thinking your mom invented beanie weenies? I mean, if she did, let's get her a Nobel prize. But I'm pretty sure this is a really common kids meal and has been for decades.

    And to your point, yes, they are best with Van Camp's. I enjoyed introducing my kids to this one.

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  2. The first and most important priority any parent has is to give their children the best opportunity to succeed in life. Sending your kids to a nice, private, Christian school in Houston is a good way to do it. Kids with educated parents with similar socio-economic backgrounds forming bonds with other kids and being primed to get accepted into prestigious universities, which will open doors for them the rest of their lives. There is zero problem with that and any parent that has the opportunity and means to give their child that should be commended for doing so. There is nothing more important than securing an excellent education for your kids. Paying an arm and leg in tuition for private school and making that sacrifice, you bet your ass that a lot of people would be pissed off at a CRT curriculum that is divisive and disconcerting to kids at a young age. You want to teach your kids how to be grateful for their private school and nice lifestyle - take them to volunteer at the Star of Hope or the Houston Food Bank. What I don't fucking want is some 20 something teacher to tell me that my kids and I are oppressors.
    "I demand you teach me only the things I want to learn and then give me my certificate that says I deserve an Ivy League education, damnit"

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  3. I grew up in the Midwest and there are a number of things my half-Mexican wife from New Braunfels was disturbed by.

    Early in our marriage, nearly 15 years ago, I got sick with flu or strep or something. My wife asked what comfort food I wanted. I told her to call my mom and get the recipe for soup casserole. After a WTF? look, she did. It's basically a shortcut shepherd's pie. Browned ground beef mixed with Campbell's alphabet soup and some canned vegetables ( usually green beans). Then it all goes in a casserole, gets covered with mashed potatoes and baked. It really is phenomenal. Wife and kids all love it and it's in it regular rotation.

    Another one from mom is salmon lasagna. Just a basic lasagna recipe but with canned salmon instead of meat. Sounds gross, but the salmon with red sauce is really good. My wife had to admit this one was good too.

    Then there are a couple from my grandparents. A holiday tradition is braised red cabbage (cabbage, bacon, onion, apples, vinegar). My grandfather would also make braunschweiger spread by just mixing braunschweiger with chili sauce until it was a smooth spread/dip. Kids love that one too.

    And the cottage cheese comment above reminded me, mom got me in the habit of putting a spoonful of cottage cheese alongside a plate of spaghetti. Not all the time, but if we remember. That's another one my wife came around to.

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  4. 17 minutes ago, mchookem said:

    the abortion of an abortion bill is headed to Abbott's desk...

    https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/13/texas-heartbeat-abortion-six-weeks/?utm_source=articleshare&utm_medium=social

    six weeks...many if not most women don't even know they're pregnant at six weeks, not to mention have time to get a test, make an appointment, get $, etc. not clear if you still have to have a wand crammed up your va-jay-jay if you do manage to get in under the wire.

    NO exceptions for rape or incest. what.the.fuck.

    allows anybody - your nosy next door neighbor! - to sue anybody who helps, including your friend who gives you a lift to the clinic. 

    Can someone explain how enforcement of this actually works?  Based on that Texas Tribune article, there won't really be any enforcement by the state.  There are no criminal penalties.  The only enforcement is via allowing people to sue abortion providers?  Are we going to have private companies start popping up whose business model is to find women getting abortions and then sue the doctors, nurses and counselors? 

  5. 13 hours ago, Sawbonz said:

    I completely disagree. You need to give a reasonable amount of time for everyone to get vaccinated. Then you need to assume everyone is and act accordingly. A reasonable time for that is mid summer

    Are you saying we're already at the point that businesses should assume everyone is vaccinated?  I mean, we have data that says less than 40% of Texans have gotten at least one shot.  To me, we're clearly in the range of "best to assume people aren't vaccinated."  I don't know that there's a magic number.  For me, it might be reasonable to start assuming everyone is vaccinated once we're in the 70-90% range.

  6. 15 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

    Testosterone is a hell of an advantage and unless you chemically suppress it prior to puberty there will be lasting effects that later suppression won’t negate. Going forward though most of these children will be going through puberty as their correct gender so the problem, which is very small now, should go away completely 

    Not if states like Arkansas get their way and restrict gender affirming healthcare for trans children.  NPR covered this in a lot of depth yesterday https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/gender-affirming-healthcare/.  Puberty blockers would delay puberty so that families have time to make an informed decision before the child gets hit with hormones that drive permanent physiological changes.  These blockers aren't permanent and they're not hormone treatments.  But they are banned under the Arkansas law.  It just shows how uninformed and misguided some of these attempts at legislating really are.

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  7. 33 minutes ago, alincoln said:

    I don't think the fact that elements of the media are actively distorting reality to suggest that police shot an unarmed black 15 year old girl in the immediate wake of the Chauvin verdict is laughable at all.  

    I don't think it's as sinister as you're making it out to be.  The reports immediately after the shooting were based on statements from the girl's family that she had already dropped the knife.  The video showing differently wasn't released until later.  Maybe the media shouldn't have included those elements in the stories until they could verify with video.  But that's different than claiming the media saw one thing in the video and decided to publish the opposite (i.e. lies).  Like @Nice Guy Eddie said, this is more a problem of the media racing to get something out to get clicks than it is a problem of active distortion.  At least in this case.

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  8. On 4/16/2021 at 12:30 AM, ROFL BOX said:

    Can you please comment on our work & your chimney "bonus"?

    For sure.  I was working with a neighborhood roofed in Dallas who started acting sketchy.  @ROFL BOX swooped in from Dripping Springs to help get us sorted out.  Since the house is 60 years old, he was really helpful in pointing out things he could upgrade for us at no added cost.  The trickiest bit was our chimney that he mentioned.  The chimney is along the edge of the roof and had been broken (bricks knocked out) and was capped in a half-assed way.  The previous roofer didn't offer any advice on it.  Box explained the right way to route water around it coming down the roof.  Then he suggested how we could just take it down and deck over it.  Turned out to be a really great solution and he did it without increasing our cost.  I definitely recommend Box as someone who is thorough and takes the time to think about all the options for you.

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  9. 9 hours ago, DonkeyCigars said:

    This sounds like an equal opportunity for whomever is in power, which will likely be Dems for the foreseeable future due to demographic shifts: 

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    Power over local elections is being stripped from the secretary of state, an elected position, and transferred to a newly created position that's appointed. Critics say this removes the nonpartisan flavor of election governance.

    I assume you're asking about this in good faith and I'll take a stab at explaining it.

    Today, the Georgia Secretary of State has a lot of authority over elections and it is a statewide elected position.  So, if 51% of Georgians elect a Democrat to that position, the Democrats have a lot of control over how elections are run.

    Under this new law, much of that authority is removed from the Secretary of State and given to an appointed board.  The board is appointed by the state legislature.  The problem is that (just like in Texas) the voting districts are gerrymandered.  So, if Republicans may have only gotten 45% of the vote in the statewide election for Secretary of State, they can still control the legislature.  This allows the minority party to appoint the people who will control elections.

    You're right that demographics are changing in the state.  This is a stop gap measure by the GOP to retain control even as they lose their statewide majority.

  10. Yeah, but they are about as harmless as you can get. I have one that sneaks into our garage occasionally. I just pick it up by it's tail and carry it out. The only thing I don't like is they will crap everywhere. The one that comes around to eat our cats food will crap while it's eating out of the bowl.
    Username definitely checks out.

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  11. According to the graphic: Baby Boomers begat Millennials, Gen X begat Gen-Z, and Millennials begat Gen-C?
    Also I think your logic is off: GenZ's are a couple years into the workforce already. No way there should be a 5 year old and a 25 year old in the same generation, if you are trying to generally bucket an experience or shared experience. That gulf is way too wide, especially with respect to how fast technology has moved and the impact/influence on life.
    Like I said, generations are established based on defining events. I agree that Gen Z is going to be a pretty big and diverse group. But, I don't think any event has been identified yet to mark the end of that group. Maybe the 2008 financial crash should, that would make sense to me. I would think we'd know by now if that was the case though.

    And also, this isn't my logic. Read up on the link I provided.

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  12. On 3/11/2021 at 2:01 PM, DanTheHorn said:

    Goodbye Generation Alpha meet The Covid Generation.

    https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/11/us/covid-generation-gen-c/index.html

    I think their date range from the article (2016 to 2030) will prove to be wrong and the Alpha dates (early 2010s to mid 2020s) in the Wiki will hold. Considering Gen-Xrs are 1965 to 1980. Millennials from 1981 to 1996. Gen-Zers will probably end up being 1997 to 2010. I say the Covid Generation is probably going to be 2011 to 2025 since kids that are 10 years old now will be defined by this mess.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation#:~:text=The generation is generally defined,or countercultures since the 1950s.

    Your dates are off, in my opinion.  It's going to come down to how these kids remember Covid.  What we're really talking about right now is defining the end of Gen Z.  Gen Z are those who don't remember 9/11, but do remember Covid.  Millenials were old enough to experience and remember 9/11.  If Gen C is a new generation, it's going to be the generation that doesn't remember experiencing Covid.  For them, it will be a historical event that shaped their world but not a first hand experience they remember. 

    What's interesting is that Covid impacted really young kids (very different from 9/11 which kids were probably shielded from).  So, my first grader who turned 6 last year (born 2014) will be part of Gen Z.  Will a kid born in 2016 remember that experience in a similar way?  Maybe, because it surely impacted them.  The line between Gen X and Millenials is blurry, because there wasn't a huge event like Vietnam or 9/11 to mark it.  The best approximation is the Challenger disaster.  Like Covid, the Challenger resonated with really young kids because they watched it in school.  

    The other thing is that we can't predict yet when this new Gen C will end.  Maybe it will span 10-12 years like Gen X and Millenials.  Boomers and Gen Z are both closer to 20 years in duration.  We can't mark the end of Gen C until we get there.

     

    https://jasondorsey.com/about-generations/generations-birth-years/

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  13. Planning a trip in April/May for a couple of middle-aged people wanting to relax and enjoy some quiet and nice views.  Looking for recommendations for sights, food and accommodations.
    Thanks!
    We booked a couple of places through here: https://www.bigbendvacations.com

    They have a lot of properties and it avoids some of the AirBnB fees. We stayed at one of their Fossil Knob properties. It was quiet, good views. Downside was the road up is rough, the water is limited and the bathroom/shower is tiny. Still liked it.

    Our favorite place from there was this one: https://www.bigbendvacations.com/terliguasky . Easy to get to, full kitchen, nice baths, etc. It's bigger than you need if you only have 2 people.

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  14. If you truly have 14 days then this would be my itinerary...
    Day 1: drive to Great Sand Dunes and stay at park.
    Day 2: enjoy the park in the morning, gets too hot on the sand in the afternoon.  Drive to Creede after lunch and visit the mining museum there.  Stay night in Creede.
    Day 3:  rent ATV and go around the Bachelor's Loop in Creede in morning.  Drive to Pagosa Springs after lunch where you can tube the river with the kids for hours.  Stay in Pagosa Springs
    Day 4:  drive to Durango and just enjoy the town and nearby mountains.
    Day 5: Mesa Verde National Park going back to stay in Durango afterwards
    Day 6 & 7:  stay in Telluride for hiking and whatever else you want
    Day 8 & 9: same but in Crested Butte.  Stop at Black Canyon of the Gunnison on the way.  Go rafting one of these days
    Day 10: head to Aspen, see Maroon Bells and enjoy the town
    Day 11: drive to Estes Park by way of Grand Lake and the Trail Ridge Road
    Day 12 & 13: Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park
    Day 14: head home
    Great suggestions, thanks.

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  15. 5 hours ago, TexPx said:

    I always spend some time in Salida. Maybe my favorite small CO town along with Crested Butte. Scenery is not as spectacular as Ouray/Telluride but it’s right on the Arkansas river. Laid back and not as touristy as most of the others.

    Last time I was there Pagosa Springs was pretty meh.

    Yeah, been there before but never stayed longer than grabbing lunch at a brewery.  Any specific recs?

  16. 1 hour ago, Kennythetiger said:

    Two nights at the sand dunes might be too long. They’re neat, but we had our fill of them in a couple of hours. Probably less if it would have been dry and the little stream not running. It’s usually windy and the sand fucking stings. 

     

    14 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

    I don’t think you need two days at the Sand Dunes but that’s just me. 

    Thanks for the replies.  We'll be driving to the park from Dallas, so probably get there late in the day and camp that first night.  Then have a full day in and around the park and camp the next night.  Then we'd likely head out early the next morning.  So really only one day exploring the park.  Still seem like too much?

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