tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post5713487623820703981..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: SnippetsOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72022712944464870432020-02-06T11:33:15.327-08:002020-02-06T11:33:15.327-08:00Argh! DC traffic, made me late for a Lexican Gathe...Argh! DC traffic, made me late for a Lexican Gathering last year!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41661783896004276162020-02-06T11:29:25.877-08:002020-02-06T11:29:25.877-08:00At least the Austin traffic serves as a reminder o...At least the Austin traffic serves as a reminder of why I hated my old commute in Washington. It's been long enough now that I start to forget how much I dislike dealing with stop and go traffic. At least In-N-Out is to the North of Austin proper, so on the trip South, we're fueled up and full of the best fast food burgers before dealing with the problem.Aaronhttps://sticks-stories-scotch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22679571974139351482020-02-06T10:32:20.657-08:002020-02-06T10:32:20.657-08:00Stuck in traffic in Austin?
Sounds bad, very bad....Stuck in traffic in Austin?<br /><br />Sounds bad, very bad.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73646443035750654052020-02-06T09:16:50.953-08:002020-02-06T09:16:50.953-08:00It worked out to be a pretty solid trip. The kids ...It worked out to be a pretty solid trip. The kids (and I) had a lot of fun at the convention. I think one of my favorite things about introducing my kids to PAX is when they finally understand why I keep coming back year after year. We did a bit of the tourist thing on Sunday night and celebrated the successful conclusion of the show by going to Margaritaville on the River Walk. I got some good pictures, and now that I've checked off that box, we never have to go back to that particular tourist trap.<br /><br />The drive home was good. Much better weather than last year. Is there a good way to avoid I-35 through Austin though? It never fails but that we get stuck in traffic when going through there. Aaronhttps://sticks-stories-scotch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73686347782770176592020-02-05T15:46:11.143-08:002020-02-05T15:46:11.143-08:00Do tell.Do tell.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38977740934702680382020-02-05T13:58:41.147-08:002020-02-05T13:58:41.147-08:00Hey, Aaron, good to hear from you. How was the tr...Hey, Aaron, good to hear from you. How was the trip home?juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-52307301430413829082020-02-05T13:38:42.957-08:002020-02-05T13:38:42.957-08:00I have friends who are Viking fans. The pain...I have friends who are Viking fans. The pain...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86579067511429332492020-02-05T13:25:02.676-08:002020-02-05T13:25:02.676-08:00My kids are all Seahawks and Mariners fans from th...My kids are all Seahawks and Mariners fans from their years in Western Washington, so I tend to root for them too. I find myself rooting for the Twins now as well, given their geographic proximity. Not the Vikings though, that's a level of pain I just can't get behind.Aaronhttps://sticks-stories-scotch.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-86337788912597392652020-02-05T13:06:49.357-08:002020-02-05T13:06:49.357-08:00Same here Rob, same here.Same here Rob, same here.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38724523448380871032020-02-05T12:43:56.478-08:002020-02-05T12:43:56.478-08:00It is tough to not be on be on one side or the oth...It is tough to not be on be on one side or the other of the political coin we have these days, if you are not Heads or Tails (Rep or Dem) you don't have a place to be other than sitting out the game while the others play 'flip a coin'. The real winners are the one's who own the coin.<br /><br />The Superbowl... I watched it, that was the first NFL game I've seen since the NFL decided that disrespecting the National Anthem was good business.<br />The halftime show. It took pole dancing from the strip joints to America's living rooms. It just doesn't seem right... maybe it's me and getting older (I'll be 67 this month), maybe I'd have accepted that as a good thing back when I was 25 or 30 years old. My outlook has changed as I have gotten older.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05450082315014407506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46516418519447942462020-02-05T12:23:07.685-08:002020-02-05T12:23:07.685-08:00Love the Hu bro', but they don't do Ukrain...Love the Hu bro', but they don't do Ukrainian Speed Jazz.<br /><br />Or do they?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-27524192302883242082020-02-05T12:12:02.877-08:002020-02-05T12:12:02.877-08:00As to the music, what, no Mongolian Heavy Metal Th...As to the music, what, no Mongolian Heavy Metal Throat Singers singing backup? What do you have against the HU?Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5660169039299291102020-02-05T11:07:37.506-08:002020-02-05T11:07:37.506-08:00Didn't watch, too late for my aged self, too c...Didn't watch, too late for my aged self, too controversial for my aged blood pressure. I also know that it's typically a "dog and pony" show, so why bother? I will read the transcript at some point but don't care to see the histrionics that often accompany these events. If anything earth-shattering happens, I'll know soon enough.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44729411996469511682020-02-05T11:04:08.888-08:002020-02-05T11:04:08.888-08:00Can't argue with any of that. Well said.Can't argue with any of that. Well said.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82436894059281089382020-02-05T09:51:12.912-08:002020-02-05T09:51:12.912-08:00Yes. I watched the State of the Union speech last...Yes. I watched the State of the Union speech last night. Dang. Better sporting event I have never seen. It was like watching a full-contact tennis match using live grenades between humans and statues. I mean, most of the room was doing more ups and downs than your average Catholic holy mass. And the chanting, "4 More Years" (which I am sure the House Dems really loved hearing, from a majority of the Senators, from their House Republicans and from the Peanut Gallery, lots of "USA" and a lackluster attempt at the diverse crowd of women all wearing... white to start an anti-chant, and even booing.<br /><br />Great for giving Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal of Freedom right there and then where all the dhimmocrats had to see.<br /><br />Snubbing the handshake from Pelosi at the beginning? Masterful play.<br /><br />Cameras focusing on Pelosi ripping up her copy at the end? Sour grapes much, SanFranNan?<br /><br />If you didn't see it, I would highly recommend watching or reading a transcript. Most enjoyable. Nice having a president who mostly gets it (coughcoughbumpstockscoughcough.) (attributed to Angus McThag, that comment was.)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63399424170428571642020-02-05T09:47:22.022-08:002020-02-05T09:47:22.022-08:00I don't consider myself a Republican. I consi...I don't consider myself a Republican. I consider myself a Liberal Constitutionalist. And here's why.<br /><br />Liberal as in the classic definition of liberal, before the leftists distorted the meaning of the word (like they do with everything, distort, twist the meaning so the word doesn't mean what it used to mean.) Liberal like the founding fathers of this nation, educated, willing to discuss and argue and try to see both sides of the issue before deciding (sometimes it only takes a millisecond to do this, sometimes it takes years, like when buying a new vehicle, sensible people look at all factors.)<br /><br />And... Constitutionalist. Which does not mean 'Sovereign Citizen' like... the leftists use the term. I mean 'follow the rule of law, which the Constitution is first above all other man-made law (and the correct closest to Jewish 10 commandments being above the big 'C'. What??? Thou shalt not Murder is what 'thou shalt not kill' actually translates best to. And really, the 10 Commandments or the Laws of Hammurabi or whatever you call them that are just 'How to be a good neighbor and a good person' rules. Don't steal your neighbor's stuff, keep your wee-wee away from your neighbor's stuff, shut yer yap and quit cussing, etc. Good rules, which is why upstairs had to smack us all over the head about them, because we, as humans, are kind of idiots when assembled into a mass.)<br /><br />So... I want spirited, learned discourse which follows the law before a decision is made. Which, looking at Congress, is all too often missing. Both the 'learned' and the 'follows the law' portion. (Looking at you all who openly support illegal stuffs because it gets you votes, like illegal aliens and such. Just... say no!)<br /><br />Am I an unabashed Trump Fan! Heck Yeah! For the most part, (as Angus McThag would say, "cough, cough, bumpstocks, cough, cough,") he has been the most patriotic and 'support the little guy' president I have ever seen. And the things he is doing (for the most part) are sensible things that the average person can understand and get behind, like securing the borders, cutting regulations (which Mr. Bloomberg really seems to hate according to his advertisements,) supporting the military in a sensible style, attacking the health care system using capitalistic methods. And most importantly, kicking every socialist right in the good old yoo-hoo or hoo-hoo.<br /><br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-11525717465789006472020-02-05T09:39:40.956-08:002020-02-05T09:39:40.956-08:00Captain O - I hear ya, I had a 12-string at one po...Captain O - I hear ya, I had a 12-string at one point, decided that the bass was more my speed. Four strings and there are days I'm lucky to get two of those at the right note!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69545951745869534392020-02-05T09:38:31.580-08:002020-02-05T09:38:31.580-08:00Beans - Capitalism does have its flaws, otherwise ...Beans - Capitalism does have its flaws, otherwise how do you explain the Kardashians?OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55360306050683712142020-02-05T09:32:16.340-08:002020-02-05T09:32:16.340-08:00Badura - I'll pass. Too many strings to keep ...Badura - I'll pass. Too many strings to keep in tune. I'll go as high as eight, after that, I draw the line.Captain Obviousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71504352289850479652020-02-05T09:30:12.624-08:002020-02-05T09:30:12.624-08:00The Mannings, Peyton and Eli, were pretty clean an...The Mannings, Peyton and Eli, were pretty clean and mellow for prosportmoneyball players. But the operative word there is 'were.' <br /><br />As to good old Kaeperdink, though he wasn't thuggish on the field, he's a shill for leftist organizations and uses his 'name' and 'face' as a thuggish weapon. You can be a thug without lifting your hand except to feed your face, which explains the leadership of North Korea or Iran so well.<br /><br />Now, if Capitalism truly worked, that twit would be destitute. But, no, the system he rails against is still supporting his useless body. <br /><br />How can you tell he's useless? Because most people have moved on from Kaeperdink, but the media still shoves him in our face like every other useless piece of pond scum whom we don't wish to listen to or look at (DeNiro, Whoopie, Ima lookin at you!)Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58265944670663818262020-02-05T09:09:36.304-08:002020-02-05T09:09:36.304-08:00Good point juvat, very good point.
Murica indeed....Good point juvat, very good point.<br /><br />Murica indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71873726104470292892020-02-05T08:47:40.542-08:002020-02-05T08:47:40.542-08:00Yep, it works and I will continue applying it vis ...Yep, it works and I will continue applying it vis a vis the NFL. Murica!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41700276282464322142020-02-05T07:18:51.392-08:002020-02-05T07:18:51.392-08:00Cranky is good, gets the blood flowing. As to NFL ...Cranky is good, gets the blood flowing. As to NFL players and charities? <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/2017/9/29/16375378/nfl-players-charity-donations-jj-watt-hurricane-harvey-patrick-peterson-foundation" rel="nofollow"><b>This</b></a> is from an article from 2017 but it still applies. A lot of players give back to the community. I'd put the non-thugs at around 95%, the thugs don't last long in the league, bad press = lost revenue. Colin Kaepernick wasn't a thug but he took an unpopular stand which cost the league money. Which is the real reason he isn't playing any more.<br /><br />Capitalism works.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80904033664497140152020-02-05T06:40:40.976-08:002020-02-05T06:40:40.976-08:00"They're not all overpaid thugs". O..."They're not all overpaid thugs". Ok, Sarge, I'll give you the ALL part. What would you stay the percent of not thugs is? According to <a href="https://www.infoplease.com/askeds/total-players-nfl" rel="nofollow">this site</a> there are 1696 active players. You've listed one, can you list 16 more to get it up to 1% non-thugs? Overpaid, obnoxious, full of themselves thugs who's only "skill" is running, catching and manhandling. Yet they're paid more than most Americans. Something wrong there.<br /><br />Haven't watch a pro-football game since before the Challenger blew up. Won't watch one again. A pox on all of them.<br /><br /><br />Yes...I'm in a cranky mood this morning. Sorry.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45449227115305659422020-02-05T06:39:52.918-08:002020-02-05T06:39:52.918-08:00While I live in New England, and love the Patriots...While I live in New England, and love the Patriots, I really love the Broncos, I went to college in Colorado and had two assignments to Denver.<br /><br />Of course, I grew up rooting for the Packers...<br /><br />Yes, I have a number of "favorite" teams.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com