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This is hardly a new observation, but it's amazing how kids can go all day without dehydrating, but RIGHT AT BEDTIME (not 10 minutes before, not 5 minutes before, not 30 seconds before) it's like they've suddenly been in the desert for a week. You weren't thirsty at all at dinner (your cup is still sitting there half-full). You weren't thirsty for the last hour of running around/playing/reading/watching tv. You weren't even thirsty when you brushed your teeth (the water was right there!).

But the words "go get in bed" have some Pavlovian response.

It's uncanny.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

This is hardly a new observation, but it's amazing how kids can go all day without dehydrating, but RIGHT AT BEDTIME (not 10 minutes before, not 5 minutes before, not 30 seconds before) it's like they've suddenly been in the desert for a week. You weren't thirsty at all at dinner (your cup is still sitting there half-full). You weren't thirsty for the last hour of running around/playing/reading/watching tv. You weren't even thirsty when you brushed your teeth (the water was right there!).

But the words "go get in bed" have some Pavlovian response.

It's uncanny.

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Originally Posted by inudesu

This is hardly a new observation, but it's amazing how kids can go all day without dehydrating, but RIGHT AT BEDTIME (not 10 minutes before, not 5 minutes before, not 30 seconds before) it's like they've suddenly been in the desert for a week. You weren't thirsty at all at dinner (your cup is still sitting there half-full). You weren't thirsty for the last hour of running around/playing/reading/watching tv. You weren't even thirsty when you brushed your teeth (the water was right there!).

But the words "go get in bed" have some Pavlovian response.

It's uncanny.

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This belongs in the Peeve thread as well.

In ER with possible blood cot in lungs. Staying overnight for treatment. Can’t catch a break.

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In ER with possible blood cot in lungs. Staying overnight for treatment. Can’t catch a break.

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You have had more than your share of "things". Hope things work out well for you.

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In ER with possible blood cot in lungs. Staying overnight for treatment. Can’t catch a break.

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Prayers for you dawg brother!

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In ER with possible blood cot in lungs. Staying overnight for treatment. Can’t catch a break.

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Praying for you and your doctors.

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In ER with possible blood cot in lungs. Staying overnight for treatment. Can’t catch a break.

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Hang tough, JuBru. Lots of Dawgs in your corner praying for you!

Keep us updated on your condition .

Several test later, inflamed and bruised heart/heart sac is the general diagnosis, not blood clot. Unsure what caused since haven’t been sick, didn’t have a heart attack, don’t have HIV, and so on.

Going home today, resting, resting some more, then going from there.

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Several test later, inflamed and bruised heart/heart sac is the general diagnosis, not blood clot. Unsure what caused since haven’t been sick, didn’t have a heart attack, don’t have HIV, and so on.

Going home today, resting, resting some more, then going from there.

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Glad you got some answers and are headed home.

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In ER with possible blood cot in lungs. Staying overnight for treatment. Can’t catch a break.

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I hope you are doing/feeling better today!

Peyton Manning is really funny in the Nationwide commercials

http://mentalfloss.com/article/55690...f-unusual-size

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http://mentalfloss.com/article/55690...f-unusual-size

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A fat nutra-rat is a good meal.

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Originally Posted by Champ967

A fat nutra-rat is a good meal.

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Oye...if you say so. I can get you a couple fresh ones pretty quick. I choot 'em; don't eat 'em.

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Oye...if you say so. I can get you a couple fresh ones pretty quick. I choot 'em; don't eat 'em.

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You can marinate just about anything overnight in Coca-Cola, and make it eatable.

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A fat nutra-rat is a good meal.

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Oye...if you say so. I can get you a couple fresh ones pretty quick. I choot 'em; don't eat 'em.

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You can marinate just about anything overnight in Coca-Cola, and make it eatable.

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I'll keep that in mind should we have an apocalypse and the only thing left to eat is nutria.

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I'll keep that in mind should we have an apocalypse and the only thing left to eat is nutria.

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Shoot the nutria and use it as bait for the gator.

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A fat nutra-rat is a good meal.

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https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe...n-style-418543

From another list on Mental Floss

http://mentalfloss.com/article/61874...vasive-species

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You can marinate just about anything overnight in Coca-Cola, and make it eatable.

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And maybe even edible...

Gotta love playoff baseball.

The 76'ers Joel Embiid said this about Andre Drummond of the Pistons, "I own a lot of real estate in his head."

If a restaurant offers grilled pork chops on there menu, then by law they should be required to offer fried pork chops.

My kids waste so much food. They really only eat every 36 hours or so. Other than that it’s a nibble here and there. If I stop buying food for every meal and only feed them every day and a half then it may offset most of what they consume as teenagers.

Last one for today. I want to work for AT&T customer service. You don’t have to know anything except the printed statements that they tell every customer when they call wondering what the problems are and when service will be restored. Only requirement is having ears to hold the headset on your head and the ability to memorize about 3 statements.

https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post...stone-89-times

One of the keys to great chocolate chip cookies is they must be under-cooked.

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One of the keys to great chocolate chip cookies is they must be under-cooked.

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Preach.

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One of the keys to great chocolate chip cookies is they must be under-cooked.

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I prefer cooking them through, then topping them with ice cream.

At nearly 48 years of age, I have found the act of jumping to be the most unpleasant body movement. It is as if my hips and the earth have made a secret agreement that they forbid me to be off the ground.
Likewise the second most unpleasant body movement is the act of squatting. It is like the same hips and earth that forbid the jump have a second secret agreement that I shall not lower myself down by the squat.

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One of the keys to great chocolate chip cookies is they must be under-cooked.

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Disagree. I like them crisp and love to freeze and eat them.

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Originally Posted by Tech77

Disagree. I like them crisp and love to freeze and eat them.

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Well you are just wrong about that.😬

I think cookies should be chewy most of the time, not crisp.

Chips Ahoy taste decent, but are crispy.
Chewy Chips Ahoy are chewy, but taste weird.
Nilla Wafers are better when they have aged into a softer state after opening the package.
Oreos should only be sold in Double-Stuff type.
Snickerdoodles are nice.

Two
Warm
Chocolate chip cookies
Lightly crispy outside
Chewy inside
With butter cream icing in the middle
Drop the mic

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At nearly 48 years of age, I have found the act of jumping to be the most unpleasant body movement. It is as if my hips and the earth have made a secret agreement that they forbid me to be off the ground.
Likewise the second most unpleasant body movement is the act of squatting. It is like the same hips and earth that forbid the jump have a second secret agreement that I shall not lower myself down by the squat.

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I'm not quite 40 yet, but my knees and I have been having some "interesting" conversations in the last year or so. I think there may be some secret agreements taking place without my knowledge between them and the ground.

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At nearly 48 years of age, I have found the act of jumping to be the most unpleasant body movement. It is as if my hips and the earth have made a secret agreement that they forbid me to be off the ground.
Likewise the second most unpleasant body movement is the act of squatting. It is like the same hips and earth that forbid the jump have a second secret agreement that I shall not lower myself down by the squat.

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I'm not quite 40 yet, but my knees and I have been having some "interesting" conversations in the last year or so. I think there may be some secret agreements taking place without my knowledge between them and the ground.

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Some of you youngsters aren't going to get much compassion on your "so called health" issues from us older guys! :laugh:

just once before i die, i would like to experience an entire december without hearing the phrase "'tis the season for [insert promoted item]". is that so much to ask?

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I think cookies should be chewy most of the time, not crisp.

Chips Ahoy taste decent, but are crispy.
Chewy Chips Ahoy are chewy, but taste weird.
Nilla Wafers are better when they have aged into a softer state after opening the package.
Oreos should only be sold in Double-Stuff type.
Snickerdoodles are nice.

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i know what this is: 5 truths and a lie. i found the lie. classic oreos have exactly the right amount of stuffing. double-stuff oreos are too sweet.

incidentally, oreos are best when softened slightly by a quick dip in milk or by sitting in an unsealed package for about 24 hours. nilla wafers are best when softened by sitting on the bottom of a banana pudding...

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Originally Posted by arkansasbob

i know what this is: 5 truths and a lie. i found the lie. classic oreos have exactly the right amount of stuffing. double-stuff oreos are too sweet.

incidentally, oreos are best when softened slightly by a quick dip in milk or by sitting in an unsealed package for about 24 hours. nilla wafers are best when softened by sitting on the bottom of a banana pudding...

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A man who knows his cookies.

But have you ever had a box of cookies … on weeeeeeeeed?

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But have you ever had a box of cookies … on weeeeeeeeed?

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You can’t be quoting the liberal snowflake Jon Stewart in the liberal snowflake Dave Chappelle’s liberal snowflake movie?!

Great songs like the following could never be made today due to the fact the artists wouldn't have the balls to do so in today's PC climate -

Mexican Blackbird - ZZ Topp (hell every ZZ To
Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
Smokin' in the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station/Motley Crue (hell every Motley Cue song)
I Used To Love Her - GnR (Hell Every GnR song)
Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (Hell Every Van Halen song)
Rapture - Blondie
Take A Walk on The Wild Side - Lou Reed
Skateaway - Dire Straits
Cocaine - J J Cale

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Great songs like the following could never be made today due to the fact the artists wouldn't have the balls to do so in today's PC climate -

Mexican Blackbird - ZZ Topp (hell every ZZ To
Dirty White Boy - Foreigner
Smokin' in the Boys' Room - Brownsville Station/Motley Crue (hell every Motley Cue song)
I Used To Love Her - GnR (Hell Every GnR song)
Hot For Teacher - Van Halen (Hell Every Van Halen song)
Rapture - Blondie
Take A Walk on The Wild Side - Lou Reed
Skateaway - Dire Straits
Cocaine - J J Cale

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That should be played on a loop at every TECH Sporting event. Call it the no snowflake zone

https://babylonbee.com/news/2-3-year...ker-population

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https://babylonbee.com/news/2-3-year...ker-population

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They can’t throw them back after handling them. That’s just gross. Better to be responsible and consume what you touch.

I always have a good chuckle watching people get so irrationally frustrated when trying to use my workstation or computer due to a little thing like having the primary and secondary buttons switched on my mouse.

I find it more natural to use my right mouse button as my primary button. Probably a side effect of playing valved musical instruments for 20 some odd years.

Got to spend a few days in Ruston. It was pretty nice. Interesting to see the changes that have taken place in the last two years.

Got to get a real ICEE (several actually). They don't exist in Boston outside of movie theaters; and they suck.

Didn't get to get a Scatterload, though. Brister's was out when I went.

Why do teachers assign projects that it is obvious the parents will have to complete? News flash, if they all can’t do it, you are a bad teacher or it is over their heads.

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Why do teachers assign projects that it is obvious the parents will have to complete? News flash, if they all can’t do it, you are a bad teacher or it is over their heads.

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Because they don’t know what to do. It’s like a lot of jobs out there.. the passion isn’t there. You reach a point in your life where you’ll do whatever is easy to pay the bills. A lot of teachers were party animals in college that picked an easy major so they could float by and get that guaranteed paycheck with three months off.

You gotta think of the age of people when they pick their career. College makes you pick really early, before you’re done learning yourself.

Why I would agree that some teachers do fall under this category not all teachers are. There are plenty of teacher's that go into teaching because it is their passion. My wife for example teaches Kindergarten and it takes a special person to teach these kids and to have the patience to teach them. She takes it very personally when a child is struggling and works on IEP's for that child to ensure they are progressing along and learning. Yes every child has their own learning curve and that is what makes teaching difficult. My own view on homework is that it is meant to challenge the child and to practice what is taught inside the classroom. Not to be the only means of teaching. I know not all teachers have this view and I truly feel for you if your child has a teacher that doesn't have the passion for teaching. I just don't think all teachers should be lumped in together.

Prayers for those in Ruston today that have been affected by the storms.

ccp017, I agree that not all teachers are like that. We have been fortunate to only have 1 or 2 that have been tough to deal with.

trump love and trump hate are the two most powerful political forces known to man. they have the power to make people forget the ideals they stand for and completely lose all common sense and civility.

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trump love and trump hate are the two most powerful political forces known to man. they have the power to make people forget the ideals they stand for and completely lose all common sense and civility.

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AOC seems to have captured that magic also. And no doubt other politicians will catch on as well.

I can be your friend if you can do 3 things. Put your cart in the coral at the grocery store, drive with the arrows instead of against arrows in parking lot of same, and understand a 4 way stop.

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I can be your friend if you can do 3 things. Put your cart in the coral at the grocery store, drive with the arrows instead of against arrows in parking lot of same, and understand a 4 way stop.

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that last one renders everyone in southeast texas ineligible...

don't ever buy a wide roll of cheap masking tape.

you gain 7 yards on 1st down, but there's an offsides penalty. do you take 1st and 5 or 2nd and 3?

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you gain 7 yards on 1st down, but there's an offsides penalty. do you take 1st and 5 or 2nd and 3?

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That depends. Are we going to run a delayed handoff on the next play regardless? If so, I would say take 1st and 5. That way we have 3 downs to get 5 yards.

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That depends. Are we going to run a delayed handoff on the next play regardless? If so, I would say take 1st and 5. That way we have 3 downs to get 5 yards.

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are we talking about a delayed handoff with ryan moats and the 2004 offensive line?

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are we talking about a delayed handoff with ryan moats and the 2004 offensive line?

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Which also had a passing attack that could put many teams in the country on their heals.

Never mind that was a Matt Kubik Zac Champion year in. Which we didn’t light up many teams with our passing.

I don't know where to put this, but did Florida get Tech's old jerseys?

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I don't know where to put this, but did Florida get Tech's old jerseys?

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Looked good didn't they?

Yes they did.

So, where do some of you well-traveled Dawgs recommend to eat in El Paso?

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So, where do some of you well-traveled Dawgs recommend to eat in El Paso?

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i hear rosa's cantina is good...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zBzZJd-nfw

As my dad used to say - "Now that's good music right there!"

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So, where do some of you well-traveled Dawgs recommend to eat in El Paso?

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There is a strip of restaurants and grills right across the street from the Haskins Center on the back side of the campus and we ate at several of them when I went to the basketball tourney out there -

I can't remember the names but the Mexican joint and the burger joint were really good

Thanks. My group is definitely going to want to hit up a Mexican restaurant or two. New Englanders don't understand what taste they're missing because the food here Sucks. I brought a large can of Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning back with me from my last trip to Fort Worth (had to get swabbed by TSA) just to give the food I get here some taste. Zatarain's also helps but I only find it on the small Air Force base here, and I'm pretty lazy. No Tony Chachere's around here except for a few small cans of gumbo seasoning at one store (and not at the other's in the chain).

I really miss good food.

You can get stuff from Amazon. https://smile.amazon.com/s?k=cajun+s...nb_sb_ss_c_2_5

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Thanks. My group is definitely going to want to hit up a Mexican restaurant or two. New Englanders don't understand what taste they're missing because the food here Sucks. I brought a large can of Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning back with me from my last trip to Fort Worth (had to get swabbed by TSA) just to give the food I get here some taste. Zatarain's also helps but I only find it on the small Air Force base here, and I'm pretty lazy. No Tony Chachere's around here except for a few small cans of gumbo seasoning at one store (and not at the other's in the chain).

I really miss good food.

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I'm a big Tony's fan. I prefer Zatarains because it costs less and seems to have less salt content. I recently opened a can of Tony's that had an overdose of salt. Really messed up some good meat and an omelette before I realized what was happening. Pretty sure the Tony's peeps are lsu fans who claim LaLaff and hate Tech.

Look at all these Tony's posers. Get you some Slap Ya Mama like a real Louisianian.

my new favorite mixed metaphor i heard today:
"i would like to pick your ear for a minute"

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my new favorite mixed metaphor i heard today:
"i would like to pick your ear for a minute"

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Hopefully, you were showered up.

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my new favorite mixed metaphor i heard today:
"i would like to pick your ear for a minute"

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This is not really a metaphor, but hearing people end a sentence with "...as well also." bugs me.

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This is not really a metaphor, but hearing people end a sentence with "...as well also." bugs me.

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what about starting a sentence with "currently, right now..."?

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what about starting a sentence with "currently, right now..."?

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I know. Right?

Another one that bugs me.

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This is not really a metaphor, but hearing people end a sentence with "...as well also." bugs me.

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that bugs me too as well also

Part of me wants to find a job in Louisiana or Texas just so I could have Blue Bell ice cream. Breyer and Hood suck.

Braums in Texas makes some great sundaes so you can get both in Texas . You need to move back closer to Tech.

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Part of me wants to find a job in Louisiana or Texas just so I could have Blue Bell ice cream. Breyer and Hood suck.

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Everything is better in the South.

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Everything is better in the South.

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Except for the heat. About the only thing I don't miss.

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Except for the heat. About the only thing I don't miss.

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What heat? In Louisiana?

We were in Boston for 4th of July back in 2013. Went to the big show with the Boston Pops Orchestra and the fireworks on the river. I was there for a historic symposium and we did Salem and the whole Freedom Trail, walking a bunch of it....it was hot. Also went to a Sox game...2:30 start time...it was HOT! Stayed to the end, Sox won a walk-off homer over the Padres 2-1. Long about the 6th inning my wife asks, okay have you enjoyed Fenway Park enough? I teased her the game would go extra innings after the Sox tied it 1-1...

We've had a mild spring this year, which means the summer will probably be brutal!

So I was renting car at the Denver Airport, and the guy checking us out was named Casey Sokol, so I had to ask. When I mentioned Louisiana Tech - he immediately mentioned Terry Bradshaw & Karl Malone.

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So I was renting car at the Denver Airport, and the guy checking us out was named Casey Sokol, so I had to ask. When I mentioned Louisiana Tech - he immediately mentioned Terry Bradshaw & Karl Malone.

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You asked if he is related to Cody?

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You asked if he is related to Cody?

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My guess is that he was sharing the story about how difficult it was for his family and friends to spell Sokol correctly.:laugh:

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So I was renting car at the Denver Airport, and the guy checking us out was named Casey Sokol, so I had to ask. When I mentioned Louisiana Tech - he immediately mentioned Terry Bradshaw & Karl Malone.

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Wow. Imagine if his name was Casey Rosen and you were a UCLA graduate. He might have mentioned Troy Aikman and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. :laugh:

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My guess is that he was sharing the story about how difficult it was for his family and friends to spell Sokol correctly.:laugh:

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Almost as hard as spelling Driskel correctly.

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My guess is that he was sharing the story about how difficult it was for his family and friends to spell Sokol correctly.:laugh:

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Jamar Smythe

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Jamar Smythe

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Now that's a famous quarterback who went to LA Tech.

Reggie Bush is hitting the news with his opinion that paying college athletes could "destroy some people". I guess Reggie would know.

But Reggie, this time it will be legal.

Luke McGovern was a good one too.

In honor of the new netflix show.

https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/...pus-room-floor

As a teenager, a cold Coca Cola in a can was my favorite soft drink. Then as a young to middle aged adult a cold fountain Dr Pepper was my soft drink of choice. Now as I near 50 years of age I find a cold bottle of Pepsi to be my favorite. Lord help me if I ever switch to diet colas.

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As a teenager, a cold Coca Cola in a can was my favorite soft drink. Then as a young to middle aged adult a cold fountain Dr Pepper was my soft drink of choice. Now as I near 50 years of age I find a cold bottle of Pepsi to be my favorite. Lord help me if I ever switch to diet colas.

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Growing up nothing beat an RC Cola and a Moon-pie.

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As a teenager, a cold Coca Cola in a can was my favorite soft drink. Then as a young to middle aged adult a cold fountain Dr Pepper was my soft drink of choice. Now as I near 50 years of age I find a cold bottle of Pepsi to be my favorite. Lord help me if I ever switch to diet colas.

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You've kind of been heading the other way in terms of sweetness. You're trending more towards Mountain Dew than Diet anything.

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You've kind of been heading the other way in terms of sweetness. You're trending more towards Mountain Dew than Diet anything.

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Well pooh. This is troubling news to hear.

tragedy has struck:
i just got a new phone (after my old one just wouldn't hold a charge anymore). i transferred my settings over from the old phone and everything went perfectly, except it didn't transfer any of my music for some reason. no worries -- i've got all my music backed up on my computer and an external hard drive, or so i thought. one of my willie nelson albums has a folder in both locations, but there are no files in the folder. i searched everywhere for the old cd, but could not find it.

while i don't think anything could ever take away the pain of this moment, i will gladly accept donations of old willie nelson cds or mp3s...

on the bright side, while rummaging through old cds, i did find an old promotional dvd put out by the Tech athletic department circa 2006 "Believe in the Blue". if i have time this weekend, i will try to upload it to youtube so that everyone can reminisce to a time when we had a football coach who didn't want to win too much because it might raise expectations.

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tragedy has struck:
i just got a new phone (after my old one just wouldn't hold a charge anymore). i transferred my settings over from the old phone and everything went perfectly, except it didn't transfer any of my music for some reason. no worries -- i've got all my music backed up on my computer and an external hard drive, or so i thought. one of my willie nelson albums has a folder in both locations, but there are no files in the folder. i searched everywhere for the old cd, but could not find it.

while i don't think anything could ever take away the pain of this moment, i will gladly accept donations of old willie nelson cds or mp3s...

on the bright side, while rummaging through old cds, i did find an old promotional dvd put out by the Tech athletic department circa 2006 "Believe in the Blue". if i have time this weekend, i will try to upload it to youtube so that everyone can reminisce to a time when we had a football coach who didn't want to win too much because it might raise expectations.

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Get a music app (I use spotify for $11.99 a month) and have unlimited access to all the music you want for 43 cents a day!

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t i did find an old promotional dvd put out by the Tech athletic department circa 2006 "Believe in the Blue".

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ca. 2006 were some tough times to "believe in the blue"