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DeweyCox

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  1. I just got around to watching Sydir Mitchell’s highlights and that interception was a thing of beauty…the whole play.
  2. Wow! This changes things… Hook’em
  3. It’s still “Let’s go, Brandon” for me
  4. ESPN showing a 91% for UT win. A little high, imho.
  5. My love for Longhorn Football was born in 2000. I was a 23 year old working at a wilderness camp for troubled youth males. The young men in the program were mostly from some really rough backgrounds and I thought it would be really cool for them to get to see up close and personal the value of brotherhood, teamwork, being a part of something bigger than just self. So, I called the UT athletic dept and asked if I could bring the boys over to observe. They welcomed us with open arms! Mack and Co. let us in to observe a team meeting and had a couple of the players guide us around the weight room, stadium and even had a couple players give a little motivational talk. Lots of studs on that team. It was an amazing day that I’ll always treasure. I believe it had a positive impact on every one of us, and to this day I am still filled with Longhorn family pride.
  6. I’ve been a CASA volunteer on and off for the past 12 years. My wife is now a CASA volunteer. In my area, I’d estimate that ~75% of cases originate from meth use by both parents, with most of the remainder being sexual abuse cases. Meth is so devastating to the families I’ve dealt with. I’d say I’ve been involved with 40 or so cases through the years. The state will never make a good parent. The kids’ lives are already so full of neglect, abuse and distrust, in most cases, in their formative years that they are just really way behind the curve in so many important aspects of life like emotional development, sense of belonging/security, intellectual development, etc. As for the state and volunteers such as CASA…just try to do the best you can for the child. Ideal is out the window. Just pursue best interest as best you can. I’ve seen many, many kids with parents who continually prioritize drugs over the welfare of their child. So often, in my experience, the child still voices that they’d like to remain with the parent(s) who have abused or neglected them. Ideally, unfit people wouldn’t have kids. That comment actually seems creepy to say. If they do have kids and the state has to intervene to protect the immediate safety of the child, then hopefully the parent(s) would dedicate to become adequate parents and regain custody. Doesn’t happen nearly often enough. It would be getting into some sketchy territory, ethically, if taxpayer dollars were used to “snip-snip”, or other such methods of contraception. I think we’d all like for everyone to be a responsible contributor to society instead of being a burden, but…you can wish in one hand and crap in the other. Lawmakers will always be chasing their tail. The state will never make a good parent. Jesus is the answer. If everyone loved like Jesus…well that must be heaven.
  7. I’m having trouble understanding this statement. Any help? TIA…
  8. Oh, my side hurts from laughing for so long. Outstanding!
  9. Somebody’s getting played. By who? Tune in tomorrow at three. Well, shoot, it’s three o’clock somewhere.
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