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Saint Tacky

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  1. Helped me get to work today. So there's that...
  2. I had no idea Ossai didn't want to come to Texas
  3. Somehow that NEVER seems to break in our favor. If the kid loves Texas, Mom always prevails. If Mom loves Texas, the kid always prevails.
  4. As a former POA All-Star and later a coach at POLL, roll-on boys! Not all 62 have been as POLL. Until they moved over to Augusta/San Felipe in the early to mid-80s they were two distinct leagues, Post Oak American and Post Oak National. They played over at the Pin Oak Stables, SE of the 59/610 interchange, just north of Gulfton. I believe Chimney Rock may have been the dividing line. I was POA. There were two all-star teams, which diluted the talent somewhat, and we usually wound up squaring off over at Bayland Park in the area all-star tournament. It's not surprising that this is their deepest run because they play in an area that is historically one of the toughest around. Braeburn, Sharpstown, Bellaire, Westbury, were all juggernauts back in the day, and throw in Pearland, Memorial Ashford, its still pretty stout.
  5. Spent every weekend and all my summers in Jamaica Beach when I was growing up. My favorite lunch spot back then was the Sand Dollar, which was a pool hall/hamburger joint across the highway from Red's West End Grocery. We would go out into West Bay with our own shrimp net and catch enough to last us a few days. Big ones got boiled or fried, small ones were used as bait at night under the lights on our canal. Learned how to surf during the winters on a surfboard I bought at Sunrise Surf Shop back when it was on 61st Street, adjacent to Offats Bayou. Galveston was a great place to grow up back then. Today, I try to avoid downtown or the Strand if I can. Since they moved the courthouse closer to the end of the Causeway, I can't recall the last time I ventured down Broadway. I second Bennos. In fact, when I visit Houston at the end of the month I guarantee that my Dad will insist that I take him down there just for that.
  6. In May 2017 I went back to my alma mater to walk around one last time before they tore it down. I met Principal Trihn, whom I had seen on the Parts Unknown "Houston" episode. I told him that episode made me more proud to be a Robert E. Lee grad than at any point in the close to 40-years prior to it. He said AB was sincere and kind. The kids loved him. They were all proud to have been a part of the episode. Mr. Trihn walked around with my 12-year old and I while we talked. She was actually able to walk away with a couple ob boxes of fossils from the science labs that were not going to make the trip to the new school, and I landed two Lee basketball jerseys that were closer to my era than present day. Fun day.
  7. Depends on the trek. For instance, last year we split the troop and let the younger kids do Guadalupe Peak, and the older kids did the canyon. So, we had about 18 kids total. If it's too daunting, or if there's not an easier option, the younger kids will stay home and we'll get about 9 or 10 older kids going.
  8. Sort of has a "True Detective" feel to it.
  9. Now taking suggestions for a trek for our Scout Troop over the long-weekend preceding Thanksgiving . We typically go out to Palo Duro Canyon, and are thinking about substituting McKittrick Canyon/Guadalupe Peak instead, but I'm all ears. Must be within driving distance of DFW (within 10 hours, because per BSA "[d]riving time is limited to a maximum of 10 hours in one 24-hour period regardless of the number of drivers available). Also, we are doing Eagle Rock Loop in February 2019, so that's out. THANKS
  10. WWII Soldier Laid to Rest I tried to attend this funeral today at DFW National Cemetery, but couldn't get away from work. It's not everyday that an opportunity presents itself to honor a soldier killed in action in 1944.
  11. That's akin to complimenting the pilot on a smooth flight, until the crash landing.
  12. Hold please. John Cooper on line one.
  13. Man in the Wilderness with Richard Harris. The Revenant meets Jeremiah Johnson.
  14. Technically they did pass -on the plan for the first pass.
  15. She was going to see Janoris Jenkins. I hope.
  16. Our fourth missed his flight from Phoenix and I paid for my entire trip by selling his ticket about an hour before kickoff.
  17. There are actually four Scout programs that are co-ed. Venturer Guides, Sea Scouting, Exploring, and Learning for Life. Nothing will change and the sky isn't falling. I tell parents in our Troop that if you believe in Scouting, then you must believe that spreading the ideology, challenges, and advantages of Scouting is a good thing. The world needs more people that believe in and abide by the Scout Oath and Scout Law, not less. Let me know how it goes.
  18. Such as the Sopranos, right?
  19. I rushed out of the Rose Bowl after the trophy presentation to get to LAX for a red-eye back to Houston and then a connection to Columbus for my sister-in-law's funeral the next morning (my wife insisted I go to the game). I'm waiting to board my flight, still decked out in Texas gear, when a t-shirt USC fan coming off the plane actually starts talking shit about how USC is going to crush Texas. MF'er didn't even know the game just took place. I don't even remember what I said to him, but I do remember how happy I was to say it.
  20. England or Argentina. Winner gets the Falklands.
  21. I love this first-round match-up. It brings up great memories of my first trip to Omaha and the 1985 CWS. Before our game with Arkansas the Texas "Wild Bunch" had a pig roast in the parking lot right outside of Rosenblatt. Afterwards they stuck the head of the pig on top of a broomstick and we walked all the way around to the other side of the stadium simply so we could walk in front of the Arkansas fans behind a person carrying the severed pig's head, screaming "send the Hogs home!" The pig head was then passed over the top of the dugout and placed on top of the Texas bat rack. Bill Bates led off the bottom of the 10th with a triple down the right field line and with no outs they walked the next two hitters. "Send the Hogs home" was in a pitched frenzy when they then proceeded to walk in the winning run. We lost our first game of the CWS the next day, and I had to hoof it back to Austin right after for summer school. Monday's deciding game was rained out and Tuesday was a real kick in the balls.
  22. Our Troop enjoyed BTSR so much last summer, that they wanted to go back this summer; however, the "boy led Troop" was hijacked by a Mom with an agenda and they are going to Constantine. We were caught in a flash-flood on a trek to "the Needle" and 99% of the kids will tell you it was their favorite part of the entire trip. Thanks for the heads-up.
  23. Peep this. Each week me and my boy, you know, we go to different theaters and stuff and sneak in and check out the movie.
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