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Stringer

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  1. So, for months, I have been trying to get my head around why vouchers are good. Last night, I was thinking about the flow of the voucher program in regards to Paragon Prep here in Austin. I don’t know their tuition, but let’s assume it’s $10k. So, any student would get $10k of taxpayer money to decide where to go to school, so Paragon Prep gets that and the family would owe $0. Great for the family! But Paragon Prep already gets more applicants than they accept, so they decide to up tuition to $15k. They would get the $10k from the taxpayer funds and then $5k from the family. Is that right? So Paragon Prep just gets to raise their revenue by 50% on the backs of state taxpayers? Oh, did I mention that Paragon is owned by a PE Fund owned by “Chinese persons residing in Hong Kong”? So, now we’re just shipping Texas tax dollars to Hong Kong?
  2. Saw this a few weeks ago as well and really liked it. I’m not a big horror fan, but I like those dudes that directed it, so I went. They did the last two Screams, which I enjoyed and Ready Or Not, which is a movie I love and watch when I catch it on TV. I heard someone say they wished they could have kept the vampire reveal out of the marketing and it would have been so much cooler, but may have been harder to get asses in the seats.
  3. Scottie tried out a round over par and did not care for it.
  4. After the middle of the 3rd, Mavs had 1 turnover. Throw out refs and all that BS. That is the difference and why they won.
  5. MTG can talk shit all she wants and post however many workout videos she wants. She is all bark and no bite. If she ever discussed these things with Crockett in the ring, it would be over about 5 seconds in. Ultimately, these people know they’re cowards, but they have an insatiable need to fool everyone else into thinking they’re not.
  6. That’s about 2.5 seconds if you’re going 5mph. 10 yards is not far at all. If you’re confused in a dark and rainy environment, seems reasonable. Also, I think they were all wearing slickers, not uniforms. He may not have known it was a cop.
  7. We just can’t help ourselves, can we?
  8. I would strongly recommend a theater experience, for the sound in particular. It’s quite engrossing.
  9. If you enjoy the Jordan/Conan dynamic, please go watch the Italy episode of Conan Without Borders. He’s the most pretentious asshole you will ever see. If you guys haven’t listened to the Dr Arroyo follow up on Conan Needs a Friend, go listen. I was dying.
  10. I was watching that. Unreal.
  11. Listened to that earlier. The weight loss bit was wonderful. Dan is the same guy.
  12. Christ, Hart has been a warrior tonight.
  13. I think Divencenzo actually touches it first
  14. Has Hield played more than 5 mins this half? Brunson loves that stop shot to get the foul.
  15. This is one of the most chaotic games I have ever seen.
  16. It kind of seems like it should be the responsibility of the crew to follow the racers. Am I wrong? Seems real shitty that they lost because their crew didn’t exit at the same place in the roundabout. Maybe the team did it wrong and the crew couldn’t follow them (whether due to traffic or traffic laws) but they should be able to track and catch up quickly. Tough way to go out.
  17. This fucking guy. I just looked at his official FEC biography and he has the Texas A&M University School of Law, graduating in 2002. That school did not exist. It was Texas Wesleyan and A&M bought it in 2013. On his OFFICIAL FUCKING GOVERNMENT RESUME. Also, that resume has him as a Corps member. So, a genuine weirdo.
  18. See, but the bold part is not the test. The test is not how they treat friends or people they view as their equal, or near equal. The test is how they treat and view those who are marginalized or they see as below them. I bet in those cases, the answer is different.
  19. Happy for Keilan. I am sure he expected more time after transferring from Bama, but never seemed to pout and seemed like a team guy. I kept waiting for him to give up but was always ready to go. Also good for Ford. In the right place, I think he could be a very useful piece.
  20. Double technicals are pussy shit from refs.
  21. I love that my family can go play putt putt golf on a Saturday morning. The same course my dad played on as a kid. Then, we can find multiple spots with great breakfast tacos. Then, we can choose from a few central Austin pools that all have a communal feel. Then we can choose between 3 or so record stores to browse through the bins. Then we can go to a movie and choose from 3 central Alamo Drafthouses, including the oldest operating one in the country. That’s all within 15-20 minutes of each other.
  22. I don’t know the answer so this is an honest question. Are people affiliated with the university or outside of the university who were arrested for, but were not charged for, sexual assault banned from campus? Do campus police have a list or something?
  23. I saw that the Zilker Zephyr is in testing phase. Not sure when it’s open to the public but hopefully soon for my 4 and 7 year old. That whole story is an absolute joke but I’ll be glad when it’s back up and running.
  24. Yeah, Vinny’s language is Abuser 101. Whatever confidence she had, he has beaten out of her through the way he talks to her.
  25. This interests me. We have a 7 and 4 year old. Is this a kid friendly place? From the photos, I can’t really tell. Looks like there’s a play area out there? We’ve been trying to get them out to more shows lately and this looks like it could be a great time.
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