hookem2010
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Twelve killed in shooting targeting Jewish community at Australia's Bondi Beach
PBS is fake news now? Which news sources are trustworthy? OAN?
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Trump’s America
You may all be shocked to learn that I didn't see anyone else buying champagne at the Decatur, TX liquor store when I went to buy a bottle after Biden was declared the winner in 2020.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Eloi! Eloi, lama sabachthani!
Looks like I only forgot one scholarship player, outside of what the recent signing class has. Cunningham. Not a particularly inspiring group.
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Transfer Cycle 2025-2026 - Eloi! Eloi, lama sabachthani!
What other scholarshib LBs are on the roster currently, besides Smith? Barnes, the Georgia freshman... I'm sure there are others but can't think of them off the top of my head. Obviously a big portal need at this point.
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Trump’s America
It is really depressing that people don't give a shit about foreign policy, outside of an unpopular war. For the amount of good so many of these programs do, we should be happy to send the relatively minimal amount of money their way. But since we can't be bothered to give a shit about our own citizens, I guess it shouldn't be surprising that brown people on the other side of the world garner no sympathy. Fucking disgusting.
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Shooting at Brown University
What a sad state of affairs that this comment makes sense in regards to US mass shootings.
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Sherrone Moore's Michigan Meltdown - Staffers, Breakups, Extortion, Cover-Ups, Firings, Knives, Assaults, Breakdowns, Arrests
MAHA seems like a natural direction to continue the Big Red and food dye conversation. Totally not political, just 100% science-based and thus an acceptable detour. If Moore drank pure cane sugar coca cola instead of dye-laced fruit sodas, and if mama Moore didn't take so much goddamn Tylenol during pregnancy, would we even be here right now?
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Trump’s America
Very reminiscent of wrestling my 3 year-old to school/bed when he's feeling especially defiant.
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Trump’s America
"Only a non-white would start such racist dialogue, thus necessitating an equally racist response." -Stassney
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Senate 2026
Who are Surlyites voting for in a Crockett vs. Talarico primary? I love Crockett, but lean toward Talarico having a better, albeit small, chance of winning a general. I may also be biased by living in R² and my wife being a huge fan of his, so curious what others think.
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Well, just got hit and run
That sucks, Brisket. Good luck. My recent shitty driver story is someone passed me on the right in a parking lot as I was attempting to turn into a parking spot.
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Trump’s America
There's a fucking horde of Apostolic Christians in western Minnesota who share my last name that will certainly vote for this man if he is the R candidate. Simple farmers, common clay of the new west kind of people.
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Parker Livingstone
I'm not sure how they are at Ivy League Football, but those guys are the Walter Camp of American birding. Revolutionized the game. Respect.
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Surly Dad Thread
The 14 month-old joins the 3 year-old at daycare next week, as I get ready to return to work at the end of the month. End of an era. It's been great spending so much time with the boys, but I am looking forward to interacting more with fully grow humans. When they are both home on Tuesday and Thursday I'm fighting for my life. Especially if the weather is shit. And while they have not walked in on us, the baby has impeccable timing with cries from his crib.
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Job hunting - A different kind of happy ending
I ended up taking the job with my old boss. My wife should be able to tweak her schedule to get the kids to and from daycare. I'll be leaving home around 3:30 AM on Tuesday and returning around 9:00 PM on Wednesday for the next 6 months. At that point, my full privileges should be reinstated. If I survive that many hours on I-35 at night, that is.
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Election Day 2025
Expected margin of victory for Van Epps slowly growing on NYT. Around 4 now.
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Birding
Definitely an eastern phoebe. They're pretty common in central Texas and have very typical flycatcher behavior.
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Holy shit you dipshits: 9-3 Texas is probably in the playoffs
Watching LSU vs OU is a painful experience. I don't recommend it.
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Holy shit you dipshits: 9-3 Texas is probably in the playoffs
Why does Pitt beating Miami matter? ACC is only getting 1 in regardless.
- Texas vs. Texas A&M - 6:30pm on ABC
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Honduran president's bro wants to bring cocaine to US
Bomb the low-level guys. Pardon the kingpins. Sounds like a winning strategy. I'm sure our CR-phobes are up in arms over this! /s
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Bitch about family CR slugfest
I survived my family Thanksgiving last weekend, brief as it was. Made sure to make some time with my sister and BIL on the patio to talk some shit with like-minded individuals, but left the politics away from the dinner table this time. My wife did have a sit-down with my mom the day before to talk about how they can get along better outside of politics. My mother did go out of her way to point out how centrist is she is (she has voted for Trump 3 times, so still waiting on a "centrist" D, I guess). She also mentioned that she is pro-LGB, just not the T, and said that Charlie Kirk, who I am all but certain she was unaware of until his death, was a great guy. Someone mentioned a while ago that they are treating their MAGA relationships in a completely transactional way. I'll take the free babysitting, while occasionally letting them know their beliefs are abhorrent. They appear to be a completely lost cause, so we will just not have a close relationship for the foreseeable future. The next few days will be spent with my wife's family, which ranges from politically apathetic to somewhat liberal. An improvement at least.
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4 Loko...a stumble down memory lane
"Memory lane" used very loosely. The late 00's were a great time for a college drinker. Craft beer was taking off. You could drink things that tasted good and were greater than 6.0%, unlike fucking bud ice. Or you could spend $6 and either have a great night or ruin your life by getting Ocho loko. We threw some pretty solid ragers senior year, where in addition to the keg and lone star, we'd get a case of Loko and curate a list of the most fun people to give it to. It did lead to two shattered ovens (well, the same oven shattered twice), but that's the price you pay when you dance with the devil.
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Job hunting - A different kind of happy ending
I'll hop in here. I'm a physician assistant who took a break from practice to help with family as my wife started her new career. Then we got pregnant. The we got pregnant again, so I stayed at home with the boys for a while. As I had been out of practice for nearly 5 years, I've spent most of 2025 getting recertified, completing CME and applying to reactivate my license. I just got word that my license has been approved for reactivation... provisionally. Unfortunately, one of the provisions is I cannot do remote work, which pretty much kills the job I had lined up with an old boss. 5 1/2 years in ortho surgery (foot & ankle), 2 1/2 years in general surgery with a focus on thyroid. I have no doubt I can get excellent letters of rec from my previous docs. My wife is a CRNA, so hopefully I can establish some connections that way if the typical online applications fail, but I'm trying to cover all my bases. If anyone who works in the Austin area (I'm in Round Rock) is aware of any openings, feel free to DM me.
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Tracking Trump Administration and Cabinet picks
America's Siberia