Brat, no worries at all about hijacking the thread. There are some amazing pieces of architectural history in our state that need to be saved. The Baker is a big one 🤣
Interesting you mentioned the Settles - one of the developers in this video is standing next to the model for that project.
I'm quite stocked as my wife and I moved away from Round Rock a few months ago and landed here in MW, looks like our timing might be good.
A cool little piece of Texas history is about to be renovated - the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/baker-hotel-mineral-wells-restoration/
I'm going to do something rare here - I'm going to disagree with you and try to do so politely.
While I do agree the treatment of mentally ill in our state and country is lacking - I strongly disagree with simply lump-summing them together in a solution discussion.
Why cannot we, the constituency, have expectations of hygienic and personal conduct legal enforcement in our major metropolitan areas AND a compassionate process to identify and provide help to the mentally ill?
Is it too much to ask that we provide a safe haven for the rule of law and comfort to those who genuinely are in need?
If you like Rocket in the Guardians of the Galaxy I would definitely recommend the Spellslinger series by de Castell - a comic relief anthropomorphic sidekick that really brings the lulz.
Most of the Jinks clan is SE of Dallas, around Ennis. We completely disown and disavow any of those fuckwad bastards who live north of the Red River and changed the i to an e. Damn Sooners.
My Grandfather, Alvis Hadley Jinks (born 1910 in Haskell, TX) landed with the 4th ID as a SSG. He received his battlefield commission two days later (which he resigned after VE day).
Not a Navy puke but...
As a hiring manager I can tell you this - two MOS' from the Navy I hire on the spot; logistics for log personnel and nukes for engineering - and I pay them both as much as my comp and ben will allow.
Navy logistics is the basis for all commercial logistics networks across the globe - the familiarity Navy loggies have right out of the gate, as well as understanding the shenanigans at all ports of entry, gives them a sizable leg up.
Navy Nukes (who completed their 6 years) come in with a solid understanding of math/physics fundamentals, work their ass off, and are THANKFUL for their new life.
If he does it, his life will suck as BL can testify - but once he's done his time the living is large.
I fucking love Germans, their culture is very encouraging of respectfully getting in each other's business if there's something to be done right.
They do, however, tend to get a little amoral and violent from time to time.
Young men that age should see some of the US Memorial Battle Monuments (graveyards) overseas. It's off the beaten path and are incredible memories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Battle_Monuments_Commission
Normandy is obviously the most popular one, but damn they're all beautiful in their own ways.
The Dayne family claims it was a fallen star, they built their castle on the location (Starfall) and forged Dawn from the metal. It glows white (unlike valyrian steel which is dark and shadowy) and is wielded by the Sword of the Morning (which isn't a continuous line, only when a swordsman is deemed worthy enough by the family).