Posts posted by South Austin
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7 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:
Well, I've been watching a spontaneous uprising of We the People, raising their voices to the government, seeking redress of their grievances. I've seen millions of people, young and old, of multiple races, working towards a common goal. I think THAT is beautiful.
Agreed.
Opportunistic looters and vandals who don't give a shit about social justice? Yeah, not so beautiful.
But I don't let that take away from the greater good of American citizens banding together to express their anger, frustration, sadness, and demand for social and political change.
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11 minutes ago, bolverk said:
As to the "why?", it's pretty well explained that they're trying to keep the new hospital admissions below 20 per day.
I get that. But extending a prohibition against out-of-household social gatherings indoors or outdoors of groups of any number, even groups of less than 10, for another several more weeks by the force of a municipal order -- even if its validity is debatable with an argument that it's overridden by the Governor's order -- is going to further beat down so many folks -- who are by and large acting responsibly during this pandemic -- dying for some real life social interaction.
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34 minutes ago, bolverk said:
At this afternoon's press conference for Austin/Travis County, they said they are likely going to have to extend stay-at-home orders and mask orders past June 15th.
Why? People are all over Austin restaurants and retail stores without face masks, folks are still protesting without social distancing, graduation parties are continuing, more workplaces are opening -- all this with nobody enforcing the stay-at-home orders and masking directives. What good does extending those restrictions do?
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13 minutes ago, Herpa Derpa said:
Again, just one person's opinion, but they were not as dark and disturbing as the legend would imply. They were a proto-goth band that used bad poetry recited by an itinerant drunk over heavy grooves to sell records to the masses. No harm in that. But they are more Alice Cooper and Kiss than Slayer or Mayhem. I suspect the only reason Jim didn't wear corpse paint on his face is because Rimbaud never did.
Not an unfair take, but even that follow up is a far cry from the "nothing more than a teenybopper band" label you chose. That was my only issue with your post. The Doors were more than that, but less than the mysterious-poetic-shaman-in-another-stratosphere persona that Jim was going for.
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On 6/9/2020 at 8:51 PM, ChiTownDoc said:
But the antibody testing is even worse. Some missing positive/negative tests 50% of the time, supposedly.
Still holding out hope that my negative antibody test was a fuck up, and the virus I had back in March was COVID. I got tested during the first few days they were made available to the public in Austin via Remedy.
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On 6/10/2020 at 8:12 AM, Herpa Derpa said:
They have a passable catalog as long as you realize they were nothing more than a teenybopper band. Had some decent pop songs, but their "dark" stuff was laughable primarily due to the sophomoric lyrics of the "tortured" Morrison. Just some undergrad doofuses desperately trying to be profound.
I think the "undergrad doofuses desperately trying to be profound" bit is open for debate, and as much as I enjoyed The Doors for a period of my life, I often thought Jim Morrison was trying too hard at times.
But they were hardly a teenybopper band. They were more countercultural than you give them credit for. I understand you don't dig them, but it's not like they were The Archies or The Monkees. Or even The Beach Boys.
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1 hour ago, Chips O'Toole said:
Scheduled a consult for next week to get it done by Shaw.
My balls are already nervous.
Don't be a pussy. You'll be fine.
Okay, I was a bit nervous heading into the procedure, as one normally would be when a doctor is about to cut into you, especially between the legs. But take the Valium 30 minutes before you go, two if you have a decent tolerance to alcohol. It'll take the edge off, and you should be out of there in about 15 minutes.
Significant swelling and other complications can occur, but I really think those are in the minority. I'm over a month past my vasectomy and have been running the past couple weeks and feel fine. Just waiting confirmation from the doctor that I'm shooting blanks.
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Waco Attorneys Arrested in Murder for Hire Plot
in Daily Texan
Maybe the hitman was hodophobic.