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hookem2010

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  1. 1 hour ago, Chult86 said:

    Did not go as hoped or even conceived. Apparently I am the black sheep of the family now. I just cannot comprehend it. One of those real "Jesus... am I the crazy one?" kind of moments to be that soundly rebuffed, and literally called a communist.

    Thank god for my wife and son, but I feel really fucking alone right now.

    I feel you. I've got a huge extended family that I never kept up with too much after I moved away for school. My sister does though, and it sounds like they are about 90% Trumpy.

    My wife, sister and brother are all fortunately on the right side of history, as are all of my friends, but my parents just can't seem to get it. I've tried avoiding politics with them, but I just can't any longer. They should be smart enough, and raised me in a way that would indicate they aren't callous enough to continue supporting this evil administration. Yet here we are...

  2. 1 minute ago, Hard Times said:

    With a pocket knife? Please tell me you IQ is lower than that of a farm animal. It was a bunch of losers trying to be cool, that's all.

    Yea, they definitely didn't assault police officers prior to that. The congresspeople were hiding for fun. And that security guard who lured the mob away had nothing to fear from dozens of angry goons chasing him through the Capitol. Fuck off.

  3. Not much of a look as I was carrying a baby instead of binoculars, but I just had what must have been a Peregrine Falcon flyby near the Round Rock water tower at dusk.

  4. 22 minutes ago, WBT said:

    I think I would have called my last TO. You never know what Cristobal might do.

    ESPN had Miami at 94% chance to win when OSU was 5 yards from turning it into a 3-point game, which seemed absurd. I fully expected a Cristobal special.

  5. Back again. My dear wife ended up getting my son a 3-gallon tank with a beta before I had the opportunity to fishless cycle. For the last month, it has looked like this...

    Ive been adding stability a couple times per week (which I did daily for the first week after setup), and have been doing about 35% water changes weekly. I keep an eye on feedings, so I don't think uneaten pellets is a huge problem. I'm guessing some sort of algae or bacterial bloom due to lack of doing the proper cycling.

    Any advice on clearing the water up?

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    I'm not great in that department, but #1 is always native plants, especially those that attract soft-bodied insects like caterpillars. A bird bath with moving water can be helpful and a big draw. As far as feeders, I imagine the Audubon web page would have some information. Wild Birds Unlimited is a great for feeders and food, as well as information. I think their website may also be helpful for tips on getting started.

  7. Just doing nuclear family today/tomorrow before meeting up with most of my family on Saturday. The oldest is now 3 1/2, so this is the first Christmas that he has really understood the concept, so tomorrow should be very exciting.

  8. 12 minutes ago, Francisco 2.0 said:

    JD going with the tough guy act for some reason.

     

     

     

    I wonder who would be more likely to deny Vance's kids jobs, those who support Ro Khanna or Nick Fuentes? We may never know.

    This administration is littered with people who embody the worst traits of humanity.

    Trump- Narcissistic 

    Miller- Evil

    Vance- Power-hungry

    Bessent- Greedy

    Patel- Stupid

    Noem- Vain

    Rubio- Cowardly 

    Bondi- Cunty

    Obviously there are more and plenty of overlap, but they are all so irredeemably awful. 

  9. 5 minutes ago, Surly Bevo said:

    Counterpoint, it was probably do this or resign. Short term they will be fine long term they may have chosen....poorly.

    God, I hope so. Even if our country is unfucked, I can't imagine a world where these people actually realize their comeuppance.

     

  10. I did another Mini-Big Day in Round Rock Wednesday, from about 8-3. Not the greatest timing weather-wise, but I was able to manage 75 species. 

    Highlights included a Great Horned Owl roosting in the daylight at my neighborhood park, a quick glimpse of a Sora in the reeds at Old Settlers Park and a suprise pair of Barn Swallows hunting insects over the pond, quite rare in winter.

    Lowlights were the complete absence of uncommon wintering birds, as well as scarcity of "common" wintering birds. This is the 2nd year in a row these birds have been way down. I'm blaming climate change.

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