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  1. Right. A political movement against mediocrity.
  2. Maybe the vouchers can be used for that child care. Yeah, I know, that's a stupid idea the Republicans will never buy . . . .
  3. If my memory is correct, Chance Mock was a Parade All-American QB (back when that publication and it's AA list was a thing), and it was a huge deal for Texas to have signed back-to-back Parade AA QB's (Simms the year before).
  4. That may be right. I recall that Martin sustained a bad knee injury his senior year and never really recovered and/or never put in the effort. He's listed on the 2005 roster, but I don't remember him hanging around that long. https://texaslonghorns.com/sports/2013/6/28/FB_2005_Roster He reportedly played in six games at Texas, and in 2008 signed with the Odessa Roughnecks. Link
  5. My wife, born and raised in Texas by Texan parents, insists that she grew up with beans in chili because that's what middle class Texans did to stretch a pot of chili for an additional meal or two. I tell her, "Fine, but I'm still calling it stew." She is not amused.
  6. Good point. I have a friend in Breaux Bridge whose son attended the local Catholic school his whole life. Seems like those are scattered around rural Louisiana.
  7. Not sure. NPR said that Fridays may be faculty planning days where teachers can have "free" time to catch up on educational planning. The only savings I caught were the need for substitute teachers, as Fridays are typically the days when substitutes are used most. I suppose you're also saving on cafeteria and janitorial staff, and bus drivers. Nothing was mentioned about how parents who don't get Fridays off from work can accommodate the 4-day school week.
  8. True. And he also went to Nebraska, and was 0-2 against Texas, so I can understand some of the source of his rage and emotional shortcomings.
  9. Same. Even in very cold weather he usually likes to explore for a bit in the backyard after doing his pre-dawn business, but today he pissed, looked around and said "nope," and came back to the door.
  10. Some of you may have heard that Liberty Hill ISD just announced that it's moving to a hybrid schedule that will include 4-day school weeks for much of school year as a way to trim the budget, which currently is facing a $7million+ deficit. KVUE.com Two obvious points: 1. I'm sure most of the parents, faculty, and administrators in Liberty Hill ISD voted for Trump, Abbott, and all the other Republicans. 2. Liberty ISD is going to be fucked even more once vouchers pass, because I'm guessing there's not a private school in the vicinity, and certainly not one that will admit all of the kids who are looking to attend area public schools heading for an underfunding spiral.
  11. He probably thinks Trump was only talking about a limited number of veterans that don't include him. He's also going on 81 and losing his mental faculties.
  12. I wouldn't put him on the list of "biggest" busts. And I don't think he was the highest rated DL in his class -- that may have been Rodrique Wright. But it definitely took Dibbles a while before he worked himself into the DL rotation, and I recall by his senior year on the championship team he was a solid contributor. And he might have been in on the 4th down stop of Lendale White. Googled Larry Dibbles and found this in a Tom Lemming recruiting write up: "As a junior he recorded 142 tackles, 21 QB sacks, and 30 tackles for losses, and he caused eight fumbles, batted down eight passes and made one INT." https://www.espn.com/recruiting/s/dibbles.html
  13. I have a lease on a dozen eggs, with an option to buy.
  14. Sadly, my dad is a Trumper. My mom hates him, and abandoned the Republican party during the G.W. Bush era and is a full-fledged Dem. I made a passing comment to her yesterday about the possibility of Trump/Musk pausing or canceling the Lejeune settlement payments, but I don't think she relayed that to my dad. I love my dad because, well . . . he's my dad. But I've learned to just not talk politics with him anymore.
  15. But is ketchup okay in spaghetti sauce?
  16. Might just be the coolest story bro in Surly history.
  17. I’m a sucker for James Garner and Sally Field in Murphy’s Romance.
  18. I think that was Marquis Johnson. Part of the 2002 class. I recall the wreck was the summer after he graduated and he never made it to Austin, but someone might correct my memory.
  19. Eh, walked my dog around 7pm and the streets in my neighborhood had already started drying a good amount. Lots of wind and dry air will help.
  20. Maybe, if he can ever find the Records Room.
  21. So many children will die because of this.
  22. Take a Seattle Underground tour. It’s pretty fucking cool.
  23. For what it's worth, my dad has 50% disability, and none of it has to due with any combat injury. It's likely Agent Orange in Vietnam and/or exposure to contaminated water in Camp Lejeune in the 1980s (he's actually getting a settlement for the latter in the near future, unless Donald fucks with that as well). He's had various health issues since his 50s, including cancer in 2020.
  24. Do you have the kind with a flap in the backside you can unbutton when you need to take a shit?
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