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Felix

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  1. When I saw it in the theater a WWII vet was sitting a few rows in front of me with a few members of his family.  About 10 minutes into the Omaha Beach scene he got up and started staggering out of the theater and had to be helped by his wife.  It struck me hard and I love the movie but I have a very hard time watching parts of it.

  2. 2 minutes ago, Captainant said:

    aircraft are funny like that - sometimes shrapnel is enough to be critical damage, and other times an F-15 can fly all the way home and land missing and entire wing! But that is comparing apples and oranges between a civilian liner vs a top-tier fighter lol

    Agreed.  All aircraft are somewhat fragile just because they have to be as light as possible, but the difference in civilian and military is vast.  Unfortunately modern anti-aircraft systems are really good at taking them down.

  3. 1 hour ago, Biff Tannen said:

    I am baffled now.  Explain.

    Many evangelical churches believe that God chooses the Pastor.  In the LCMS pastors and educators in schools are hired through a call process.  The congregation notifies the Synod and the Synod gives them a list of pastors, teachers, principles, whatever that are "open to a call" and usually narrows down the list based on some mystical criteria.  The congregation then determines through it's own process whom they want to issue a call to.  That person then prays on it and if it's a better congregation than the one they got or the pay is better or it's in a better city or, just possibly, they actually have a calling for ministry decides to take it or not.  If the first person doesn't heed the call then they move on to the next.

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  4. 4 hours ago, Ten Bears said:

    Care to elaborate on the inside information?  

    Eh, it was over twenty years ago.  Let's just say I knew what a shit show our congregational finances were and who the loudmouthed deadbeats were.

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  5. I haven't gone to church for years.  Mainly because of shit like this.  In the old days I would have just left.  That's actually what I did.  Now I think I'd have to stand up and say "Have you lost your fucking mind?" and then left.

     

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  6. Drank beer and played domino's at the Type store after dove hunting/tank fishing at my grandfathers land in Coupland. 

    Drove to Lexington at 6 am for Snow's BBQ on several Saturday mornings before Texas Monthly fucked it up for everyone. 

    Fixed fences at my other grandfathers place in Elgin after Curls the bull pushed it over to get to Mr. Shroeders heifers in the next pasture. 

    Chased Curls back to our pasture.  He was very compliant for some reason. Maybe he was tired.

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  7. Black guy knocked on my door this morning. I figured he was selling pest control, windows, solar, you know, the usual stuff.  So I go answer just to see what's up and I wasn't in a meeting or anything. 

    Dude is stumping for DeSantis.  I just had to ask him if he was a true believe or if he was just getting paid to do this.  He was just getting paid so I gave a simple "not interested" and he moved on. 

    If he'd been a true believer, we'd have had a different conversation about voting against your own self interests.

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  8. I sort of agree with you, but if history has shown that certain societies are warrior societies and others aren't.  China is an economic power certainly, but when was they last time they fought and won a war?  There's more to military tradition than most might think.

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  9. 2 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

    I'm sure multiple surly law dogs can explain it, but a) it feels weird for the "winner" to appeal and b) it seems like the convicted should have every right to have the case re-tried on appeal.

    But I am so not a lawyer.

    Yeah, I'm no law dog for sure, but my understanding is the once the verdict is in the trial is over.  The sentencing is a different process.  I served on one criminal jury and that was how the judge described it to us after the trial was over and we'd found him guilty.

  10. I believe the reason for the appeal was that the sentences were consistently under the sentencing guidelines.  I'm not a lawyer, but the conviction would seem to be the due process.  Once convicted it doesn't seem like the sentence is anything that would change due process.  It's set by the judge, supposedly based on fairly strict guidelines, so it seems much more administrative to me.

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  11. 41 minutes ago, msucolt45 said:

    Wertheim - 72nd Field Artillery Brigade and part of the 4/27 FA Battalion (MLRS). It was a small post with Brigade Commander also being the Post Commander. Really a beautiful location overlooking the town (Wertheim) down in the river valley.

    I was stationed there from March ‘89 to September’91.

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    Oh boy!  Those were interesting times eh?  I was in Korea when the Berlin wall came down and we were on full alert for 48 hours. I can't imagine what it was like in Germany.

  12. Related story.  DPS Cousin-in-Law was in a high speed chase with four or five other various cops and they were debating how to get the guy to stop so CIL says he'll pit the guy.  They are all flying down I-35 at speeds approaching 120 mph and sure enough he pits the guy and they both lose control.  Both end up in the median in a cloud of dust and CIL realizes his crotch is soaking wet.  He's sitting there thinking "Did I wet my pants?"  Luckily he just squeezed his Big Gulp all over his pants.

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  13. On 6/27/2023 at 5:35 PM, DalTxHornFan said:

    Managing Partner at my firm was famous for smoking, drinking, talking on the phone, and doing a manual transmission in his truck, all at the same time.  And he only had two arms and hands.

    One of my cousins is married to a DPS trooper.  He's about to retire but he drove one of the 5.0 Mustangs when they first got them. My brother went on a ride along with him and they were sitting on I35 eating snacks in the middle of the night clocking cars.  Dude would pretty much ignore anyone going less than 20 over the limit because he liked to chase the real speeders.  Guy goes by going over a hundred and next thing my bro knows he's stuck to his seat as they scream out of the median.  Trooper is eating M&Ms with his big gulp between his legs, talking on the radio, slinging dirt while shifting gears and turning on the lights/siren.  Dude was having the time of his life and my brother was having a heart attack at the tender age of 16.

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  14. I got news for Tommy Boy.  The military pays travel expenses for medical care for all kinds of shit.  If you need specialty care that you can't get where you're stationed they will pay for the travel and the care.  At least that's the way it was when I was in.  All the ruling said was that abortion law is up to the states.  Didn't say anything about folks going where they want to.  Dumb fuck.

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  15. The vast majority of people on this thread are men.  We have a hard time seeing things from the female perspective so we tend to frame al these issues from the male side.  I know lots of men who are happily married or in relationships, or just have satisfying dating lives and not all, but most of the really successful ones see women as people.  Companions not receptacles.  Having three daughters has really pushed home to me how often these men who see themselves as alphas see women as objects for them to obtain.  They don't want a companion they want a trophy or a conquest.  The successful ones get laid a lot but don't ever seen to find a mate.  The unsuccessful ones are the passport bros.

    I agree it's a complex problem that doesn't lend itself to a simple answer but that's been my observation.  I was raised to see women as companions and friends as well as sexual partners and it's cost me getting laid a few times, but it's also lead to a fulfilling married and social life.  If your sole criteria is looks, you best look good yourself or have a lot of money/fame or you're probably going to be disappointed.

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