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hookem2010

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  1. Rare poster here who would be willing to contribute
  2. These dbs play the ball so much better than ours, even when beat a little.
  3. There were a few questions that definitely could have used a "neither agree nor disagree".
  4. Moved from saginaw to Decatur so this hits close to home. I'm surprised my town wasn't completely empty for the rally yesterday evening.
  5. It was still closed when I was there as well as they updated a boardwalk I think, so we didn't really see any of the thermal features. Just soaked in the solitude.
  6. I plan on getting cameras tomorrow, so recommendations for something that would be easy to put up and take down when we are fortunate enough to get the fuck out of here would be appreciated. Unfortunately, we can't leave until she finishes school. She has shut down talk of moving closer to a real city and commuting, and is afraid approaching the neighbors will just put more of a target on us, although that was my initial inclination. If something happens again, I have every intention of notifying the police, and hopefully I would have footage of the shitheads at that point as well.
  7. My wife and I recently moved to small town TX as she finishes grad school. I'm white, she's Asian. We've been here for about 6 weeks, and this weekend we received some neighborly greetings. We also got a similar message in the mailbox and on her car too. These were at least 2, if not 3 separate incidents over Saturday and Sunday, so I suspect it's a teenager on our street or something. So far there has not been any actual damage caused. We are stuck here for at least another year and I don't really know how to handle this without losing my shit. I'm not really worried at this point as much as I am incredibly angry. Any advice for handling this situation in a rational manner? I expected to not fit in and and to get nasty looks and shit, but this is on a different level. I'm not so ignorant as to think this stuff doesn't happen, but as a white guy spending most of my life in Houston, I obviously never experienced anything personally. My wife certainly did, and I would hear her stories on occasion. I certainly believed her, but now I really feel like a dick for probably brushing them to the side to some degree. I could just ramble endlessly, I'm so angry right now. And I realize that I have just been subjected to this once, while my wife, and I know many posters here, have to deal with worse shit than this their entire lives. Cloak room alert!!! Us white dudes aren't the fucking victims in this country. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  8. I will also be flying into Pittsburgh late Thursday and driving down Saturday for the game. First time visiting both Pittsburgh and West Virginia. Hopefully this trip turns out better than my last away game in Berkeley. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  9. Lol at the "least satisfying win ever" people. As was stated above, the 2009 b12 champ game didnt exactly inspire confidence. Or how about one of our many 1-score games last year? 21-13 against Arkansas fucking State in '07 wasn't very fun either. Remember when Vince had to rush for a 1st on 4th-18 against the fucking Jayhawks? Yea, it should have been a much more comfortable win, but have y'all only been watching Texas football for like 8 months? Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  10. Oh, I definitely blame the cats. They have no business being outside. I imagine many of those birds are actually able to nest sooner, and then end up wintering a bit farther north, as I believe has been demonstrated. I also don't think it's any coincidence that the birds that we most like to kill, as well as icons like peregrine falcons and bald eagles, have maintained or increased in number while songbirds and shorebirds that don't provide as obvious an economic impact, continue to plummet. To some degree, that is a testament to hunting as a conservation tool, but those species will be affected as well as the less heralded species and waterways suffer. Montane birds will likely have more difficulty adjusting, as they can only go so high up. And if we drill the fuck out of the ANWR, that is going to eliminate a fair amount of breeding ground for waterfowl, as well as shorebirds, gulls and terns that also rely on such places to breed. Doesn't matter, got paid, I guess... Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  11. The fact that DDT is not killing off massive numbers of birds and their populations are still dropping by the tens of millions is not a good thing. Some wading birds have made a recovery to some degree too, since we aren't sticking their feathers in hats any more, but the vast majority of birds are vanishing, and it's not due to natural predation. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  12. Cats are a problem. They're basically a globally invasive species, but habitat destruction is huge too, not to mention totally not real global warming. Grassland species especially have plummeted like crazy. Texas' own Attwater's prairie chicken numbered around a million in the late 1800's and now there are several dozen wild individuals remaining that are not self-sustaining. Sage grouse are being wiped out all over what is remaining of the plains for that precious oil. Longspurs populations are down over 90% over a few decades. That is just a handful of grassland species off the top of my head. Then there is Hawaii, where numerous species are already extinct and essentially every native Hawaiian bird is at risk of the same fate within the next couple of decades. I'm a birder, so I pay extra attention to this stuff and it really sucks to look at the data of any species I've observed to find out its declined by 40+% since the 60's, as almost any non-urban specialist has. But really, this isn't surprising given that I believe there has been a 50% reduction in all wildlife globally over the last 40 years. We may bump up tiger or panda numbers by 10 or 20%, but overall everything else is dying. We can joke about birds all we want, but it's a pretty big indicator of the overall health of the environment, and it doesn't look particularly good. We are about to kill off a fucking cetacean for fucks sake, and no one gives a shit. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  13. Scrolling through the pages of photos shot with expired film reminded me of some old videos my FIL put together, burned to a DVD and sent to us recently. Home movies from 1924-1930! They were mostly set in Galveston and vacations to Colorado. It included a visit to Buffalo Bill's grave, which at the time was no more than 10-15 years old. A truly incredible look into life almost 100 years ago. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  14. Cottonwood Pass, 12,126 ft. I fucking love Colorado. I can't wait to live more than a couple hundred feet above sea level one day. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  15. There is something new and hilarious that you notice with each successive viewing. Amazing. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  16. That's what we get for sending a bunch of guys 5 yards off the line on a blitz on 3rd and long. Looked painfully familiar. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  17. Epps is enormous Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  18. Most excited I've been for the season to start since my senior year in '09. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  19. DON'T POLITICIZE THIS!!!!1!!!!@!!!! Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk
  20. Loss to aggy, loss to ou, and blowout loss at home to ksu... yea, I'd say that 2007 was pretty fucking miserable. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
  21. Great to see all the Decatur love at the beginning of the thread! We just moved out here for the wife's clinicals a couple weeks ago and will be here until she finishes at the end of 2020. I've been working in Denton since we initially moved to FW a year ago, so I'm still in a decent-sized city most days. I grew up in the Houston suburbs and moved into the city for a few years after finishing school, so this will be an interesting 16 months or so. I'm white but my wife is part of the sub-1% Asian population in town, and I don't really look forward to being recognized at the bar or handful of restaurants when we don't feel like driving 45-60 minutes into Denton or FW. It shouldn't be hard to entertain myself during the CFB season, but 2020 could be a long year. I don't imagine I will want to live in a small town when this era is over. The anonymity of a decent-sized city with nearby natural areas to explore is hopefully where we end up after this. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
  22. I lucked out staying near Poipu, as Hanalei got epically fucked while we were there. I believe there was a photo of a bison waist-deep in the ocean off of Hanalei Beach that may have been taken the day we arrived. That being said, I can't really speak for the north side of the island. Hawaii is an expensive place and the Sheraton was great for our needs and expectations. I'm not a fancy hotel guy so I cant really compare it to other places. The south side is definitely just beach and ocean, whereas the north side, from my limited view, had amazing mountains and waterfalls as a backdrop. If I were just picking a starting point without any financial/absurd weather implications, I think the North Shore would be the place to go. You would have the beach, snorkeling and hiking right there. On the south side, you would be a closer drive to Waimea canyon, but that's the only big plus I can see. Still definitely doable as a day trip. As much as I enjoyed our trip, if it's pretty equal with your points, I would lean towards staying on the north side. I did really enjoy the beachside luau, but again don't have anything to compare it to, and you could catch it on the way back from Waimea Canyon. Maybe make your spouse drive back, I got real fucked up for that one. But really, as far as the Sheraton is compared to surrounding resorts, I have no clue. Seemed nice enough but not too fancy. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
  23. I would love to eat some of what I grow. Jalapenos, tomatoes, herbs would be great. Maybe I will start with some tomatoes and fall/winter friendly herbs. Also, any recs on native flowers that I could just throw in a pot for migrating hummingbirds? This is kind of their peak season. Looking at my yard, there are a couple areas of what I guess were flower beds with mostly weeds growing in them that I could dig up and replace, as well as small collections of trees that dont cast too much of a shade shadow and may accommodate some flowers around them as well. I think I could probably do the earthbox thing right off my patio, but I'm pretty lost when it comes to just putting something in the ground. Any good beginner references for gardening? Lots of questions, I know, but I need something to entertain myself for the next 16 months in Decatur, so I might as well give myself some involved chores and as relaxing a living space as possible. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
  24. I'm looking to get into some gardening and have zero experience up to this point. I'm in a rental home in north Texas and don't really have flower beds so it would probably be primarily potted stuff that I would be looking to start with. Vegetables and native plants to attract pollinators would be great, and maybe some hanging flowers from the patio. Any advice for a beginner? I have no idea when or how to begin, especially with it consistently over 100 degrees. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk
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