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  1. He was innocent and unjustly fired!!!! Don't forget Beard also "gets it", domestic abuse charges out front should have told you.
  2. Well, its been a minute and Valerie is growing up fast! She definitely has the verbal aspects of an Australian Shepherd. Darlene the redneck princess has had to adjust from being an only child, to dealing with an extremely energetic, talkative, playful and driven pup, who lacks the fear emotion apparently. There are good times between them though.
  3. Or like one of my friends that was in HVAC cluster at my high school, yes, we were a vocational magnet HS. I went off to Texas, he took a paid internship at this little company call Honeywell. I went on to get a degree and work for the state in mental health, making ungodly money. He was making 6 figures running a team for said little company. Don't disagree with your broader point, just saying not all paths need to lead to universities for success and money.
  4. The problem is substantially more complex than just the race issue. It starts with this country's long term denigration approach to blue collar work, lack of vocational training in k-12 like every other modern country in the world, a continued, on going insistence that everyone should get a university degree, entitlement to said degree, and the move to a profit driven university model. I went to a minority high school in the 80s and the top kids got major scholarships to universities. With the mass demand of college bound kids, increasing costs, racial issues, entitlement, zero support by any political side of a vocational track in our early educational system and lack of funding relative to the increased demand and rising cost, you're bound to see a lot more vitriol, and we have. It, like all major issues, is never a simplistic single item causality, and to try and make it one is a huge issue in our world today. Complex issues are complex, the cause and solutions are never 1 thing, but by god, we try to make it about 1 thing because its easier than actual discussion of the nuance and particulars.
  5. Lying, cheating and theft are just fine, but assault (note, not domestic abuse, but assault) is bad. See, that's the aggie way!!! Also, if said abusive liar and cheat is successful we would hire him back... because he wasn't at all successful when he was at Texas the first time prior to getting fired for.. wait for it... domestic abuse.
  6. Why do you believe he has to win to be immune to criticism for domestic abuse at aggie?
  7. Yeah, like Ohio State you also get the "townies" from ATL. I personally think the grads are arrogantly insufferable, but not dangerous. Saw a few shit talking sessions rolling out of the SEC champ game. Ended up connecting with a townie and going out for a while on the way out. So... I guess I am a complete hypocrite in hating their arrogance, warning of their insufferable nature, then connecting with one after the game for a calm bar room gibberish session on college football. Dammit! Sure sounds like Im a gay too... nttiawwt.
  8. This is a very holding call.
  9. Lexington is a smaller city, but it has a goodly amount of hotels within walking distance. Checked the other day and got a $300ish per night rate. If you want to go book a hotel with free cancelation now. They are limited and will get really expensive. Lexington is a remarkably cool city with shockingly good food. The people are pretty intense about their football ball but not in the extreme. If I was going to pick a similar fan base from Big XII I would probably say Kansas State or ISU. Knowledgeable, very into the game, young folks will be stupid but in all a fun experience. Co-eds are substantially better than KSU or ISU or OSU... its um... surprisingly good in that regard. The real value is the surrounding area/world. From horses to bourbon I firmly believe Kentucky is one of the most underrated states for topography in the US. The rolling farm hills going into Appalachia are truly amazing.
  10. I noted it a couple of pages back, basically, when the tarrifs were announced. And here we are.. In April/May, all the major Audio Visual tech companies have announced 15-20% increases in cost. I'm advising clients to actually prepare for closer to 30-40% because I anticipate shortages from a buying frenzy that has already begun. I deal with, Commericial Real Estate, SMB, High Ed and Enterprise clients. They are pushing through hardware purchases for summer installs and projects not yet funded for installation to beat the rush. Some of these names won't mean anything to most people but below is a list of manufacturers I've personally spoken with that have officially announced. A short list. It stems from control systems to output devices and all parts in between. The will liquid for capital projects is decreasing, OpEx is worse. I've been in tech a long time and when the lowest or tightest budget clients are pushing project hardware purchases through its historically been the canary in the coal mine regarding budget choices in the future. Anyone applauding these tarrifs isn't aware of what's coming down the pipe. I know a lot of people are concerned, understandably so, about social and international issues. They need to worry as much or more about food and basic operational aspects of our economy. It's got me worried. Go ahead and search how often you've seen me state I'm worried. Spoiler: Don’t think, outside of sports, I have prior to this post. This is JUST AV aspects of tech. I see other sides facing the same issues as well. That's even more concerning as so much of our world function now depends on tech. Do you walk in and pay cash to pump fuel? Do you pay cash at your coffee shop? How old is your phone? Is your company moving offices? Are you hiring new people? Will they need a PC? When did you last replace your HVAC? How old is your washing machine? How old is your car?
  11. I blame all those fucking Peeps man!!
  12. I ain't up in here tryin' to defend Russia, but it honestly sounds broadly, like a more focused path than higher education in the US. Granted, its changed a lot since the war with Ukraine started. The main point I will not is the vocational aspects which every 1st world country outside the US addresses. Russian Educational Track to University Changes to Russian Higher Education post Ukraine Invasion
  13. I tossed that softball right out there. Good job in the follow through my man.
  14. Wow, I had no idea. Seems like it went off the rails around covid and is pretty much dead. It was a huge event, which I did not realize started in 1995. A link that provided some idea of how it went to shit: ROT Dates
  15. If there is one truth everyone knows about Trump, its his ego. When anyone, anyone messes with his, he will be putative. Why anyone thought Putin would agree to anything that wasn't essentially, all your Ukrainian are belong to me, I will never know... but one megalomoniacal ego might help dealing with another's.
  16. Yeah, its great to see how we all came together ultimately in agreement. Dogs don't belong in HEB, kids are terrible things, and @Brisketexan is a Llamaphobic, penitentiary chicken loving, neo-Alapacan man, open to new ideas and ways of looking at the world. A positive light of happiness in every thread.
  17. Yeah the fella that brought him to the boat was 100% a shark who was all: "HEY, humans, can you get your bullshit off this tasty mother fucker for me? I'm starving and don't do plastics." He's an environmentist shark and I'm absolutely on team granola shark. (For the record, I'm fully aware that was a completely different boat and turtle. Let me have my fun assholes.)
  18. As far as trips go, OSU, Kentucky and Florida would be the order of my priority. Gonna pass in OSU this go around but I talked in depth about Kentucky being a great trip on another thread. For a extended trip with some driving, its for sure the best on the schedule. I've spent enough time in Mississippi. Unless work forces me back there, I won't be returning. Georgia fans are the worst in the SEC, yes, I include the sheep farmers, Sister Daughter Wives and Bitchin' Camaro folks in that stack. If you know, you know.
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  20. Fuck man I miss Mike! Also, I'm pretty sure Craig James killed 5 hookers
  21. Bro, do you even SEC! Have you seen the power house baseball schools Kentucky has beaten to get to 15-9?? Don't bother looking at Kentucky's schedule, take my word for it. A real who's who of college baseball elite.
  22. The Kardashians entire business model is predicated on stealing an idea/products, completely shitiffying it and then put their name on it. Sell in limited style "exclusive, limited time, unique" offer, then dumping it and moving on to a new one. Yep, they too have a crypto scam, hell the link above has a lot of them. The crypto scam, in many cases was the cherry on top of some truly heinous, immoral, illegal and down right evil shit in some of the influencer cases. Basically, if they've been on Bravo, or you know their name, they are very likely to be scum of the earth. There are some rare exceptions to that rule, and im sure there are plenty of actual entertainers that get a lot of subscribers. Those are certainly the exceptions. Fortunately, it appears the look at me I am a fucking rich piece of shit, is now trending down. For now...
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