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There were two other players at the Pro Day. It was in one of the various JD tweets - but I can't find it or recall the exact names.

Nope - it was not. There is a newser version of the article: https://www.newser.com/story/303953/unbearable-post-covid-suffering-leads-to-suicide.html

Wow. Speaking of the "long haulers" ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/22/texas-roadhouse-kent-taylor-suicide/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2VexAn-8st6pUtNEkE0klNy9Tt9cFh0vpoKOLuVVmS2-1klqtHT6OlNVE

I have never seen that! I didn't know that existed... wow.

A group of friends went to New Orleans for the post-Katrina tournament... It was great. Until we missed a break away dunk at the beginning of the second half and momentum was gone. I remember it vividly. Gives me tournament anxiety. "The turning point of the second half came when North Texas missed three close-range shots — two layups and a dunk — on consecutive trips down the floor. The most memorable of those came when North Texas guard Calvin Watson clanged a dunk off of the back rim on a fast break with 14:35 remaining in the game. North Texas trailed by just six points at that juncture."

That's classic. High and lows in that game!

I can get that feeling, but to use my kids again - they constantly get into the "but, but, but" arguments with one another. The oldest, I hold to a higher level of thinking and feeling. When he tries to complain about the youngest doing something and therefore he shouldn't have to apologize or find a common ground -- I always have to remind him that his brother may be in the wrong, but so is he and it is always the right time to do the right thing. He loves his brother, doesn't want his brother to feel hurt or wronged and it is simple to apologize for the issue at hand and to learn to stop doing that. I tell him that if he continues with this, his brother will never learn the right way to handle conflict properly and a wedge will develop between them. I am not a fan of mumble rap or trap music ... I am not a fan of some girl group singing about "chicken heads" or whatever... but I don't use their wrongs to do wrong myself. It's hard to live life with the "what about them?!?" mind frame. You'd never be at ease and lead directly into the incel lifestyle. Oh my lands - if my boys end up identifying as incels because they don't like some unreal social pressure of how boys need to 'be' - I will lose it. I will have failed them and society.

I have plenty of gaps in my caring and plenty of topics that give me a "get off my lawn" response. I use it to try and be aware of my audience and surroundings. I mean, I think saying "God bless you" when someone sneezes is archaic and irritating - though I fully understand the intention. When my kids want to say "Oh My GOD!!!" surprised or upset, I remind them that it can be offensive to their grandparents and act like they are standing beside them. Just a sign of respect. Instead they should use "gosh." To me - saying "Jesus H Christ!!!!" when I drop my beer in the yard - is perfectly non-offensive. It does not offend me in the slightest. I have a friend many years ago that heard me say to myself "Jesus F'ing Christ" when I was irritated about something. He didn't hesitate to tell me that it bothered him and he knows that I am better than that. Sure thing - I don't care about the phrase or religion at all so it is not a big deal to me. However, I respect this guy and respect his feelings toward his whole being and if just using a different word can make him feel better - I do it. It's no big deal. When my kids were tiny I would say "Good Gravy kids! Hurry up!" when they were dragging to get out the door to school. Just and example for the incoming downvotes. I've spent my whole life side-stepping and being non-offensive out of respect for the community I live in.

Seems like playing with loose logic to say a song isn't racist. Like an inverted cross is not Satanic or the swastika is not a symbol of hate . That is true - sure - they are just shapes and have histories outside of what we in the Western world associated with them. However in a culture, in societies, the history of it has the weight and the implied damage. You get that. I am certain of it. You wouldn't allow your kid to put a swastika design on their new Civic with the dark tint merely because they happen to like the shape ... or that they saw it on some old Hindu book floating around from your college years and developed some personal attachment to it. I am sure you would explain there are some better shapes out there and definitely other Hindu symbols they can find for their tint job. I mean, maybe the swastika doesn't phase you, but you know for sure that it will ruffle the features as you drive your kid by the Torah Day School when headed to their Prince of Peace Catholic school. Same goes for minstrel music in our country. Which... the railroad song/levee song definitely fits the definition. I don't think it is deflecting. It is addressing the problem. Like the building analogy - just rename it, address the topic and move on. Or - go ahead and drive that Civic around town with that sweet swastika tint. If the glory to the green turned out to be a song they played while death marching on the trail of tears - I'd have ZERO hesitancy to find a new song. But - I guess that is just woke? I am not really that woke. Just considerate? Or ... aware? Or maybe living by Golden Rule. Who is to say?

I am curious what thought this is supposed to provoke. I read it like CBL. Like it could be way worse, so why bother with this level of minstrel irritants?

This is what I use... Most the smart tv's have YouTube TV app you can install. When I am at the lake house, I can sign in on the PS4 and watch there too. It is the way to go.

"Pushing views" in your mind is the same as sharing opinions/facts/experiences or participating in topics? Maybe you would prefer the mods create alt-accounts and only use those to enforce actions - therefore you would never know who to target your "poor oppressed right" cries? Sure - we can do that. I don't see what it buys. If the point of your complaining to manufacture oppression by the mere suggestion of it - then sure. I guess that can happen. I will lock this thread because you and Hunter Green can't seem to keep your politics out of your science. Again - where in this whole thread has the 'right side' been a target? You can go 'report' those posts... they will be taken care of. I don't read every topic. Sometimes I go a week or more without logging in. But the 'reports' are taken care of almost immediately - @UNTLifer is very good at reporting - and those posts get taken care of pretty quickly.

I agree, the strawman arguments are getting old. Very old. Do not read the thread if you can't look at it without your political readers on. Quit complaining about mods. Snowflakes all around. I think the "WHOA IS ME!! I AM SO OPPRESSED!!!!" posts are getting old. Where has the 'right' been made fun of here in this thread?

The whole "differing point of view" argument is a strawman. You put up some opinion, it is out there to be judged, that is normal. If I told you that the moon is cheese and people used to believe that before, you know, science - and it is still a valid opinion to have. Well - I will get some kick back on that opinion. No one has labeled you a neanderthal though. I commented on your video because you didn't add any commentary on it. It was 45 minutes long - so if you expect people to watch the whole thing and come to same conclusion as you - that wasn't going to happen. I merely asked you if you were going to post the videos in support of masks and vaccines. Apparently that question was too serious for you. Too doom and gloom. It's only political with you, because you can't seem to keep politics out of it. No one has even mentioned your political leanings and taken potshots at it. On the other hand, you can't seem to refrain from name calling (oh so clever nicknames, such comedy) and using current political loaded words (neanderthal!) or cracking jokes about the current president.

According to ZipRecruiter - the average hourly wage in Texas for teens is $12. https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Salaries/Teenage-Salary--in-Texas Obviously, I cannot vouch for that. However, it feels accurate enough, but really, what do I know? I would think that one of the random ass stores in the Golden Triangle would not be paying that rate, but working on UNT campus may. There is a job opening problem too - where are 55k students in Denton going to work? You think there are that many part time jobs? I don't. But going to school full time and working part time will not pay that $26k. It should pay the living expenses... but still the average cost after aid is $14k a year. That may end up being loans accumulating over that 5 years. Only 50% of undergraduates finish their degree in 5 years. You end up with a ~$350 a month payment over 30 years. That is pretty aggressive for a new college grad... so they may defer their payments and it snowballs from there. Especially since only death can eliminate the debt. You cannot file bankruptcy if you are a in a truly rough spot - it is with you forever. Payment Summary NUMBER OF PAYMENTS MONTHLY PAYMENT TOTAL PRINCIPAL PAID TOTAL INTEREST PAID TOTAL PAID 360 $344.36 $70,000.00 $53,968.85 $123,968.85 There is a tipping point where the loan amount unreasonable. I think coming out with $25k is a $125 month payment. But even with all of that said - there is nothing wrong with calling out how unreasonable the tuition rates are. Until the great recession, the state subsidized the upper education a lot more. Having and educated work force is good for everyone - especially American companies. Just standing on the sideline and pointing at college kids and telling them they are wimps is not helpful. Ignoring the realities because it doesn't fit your narrative is not helpful either. We should be subsidizing education better. ""Texas's financial support per student for higher education was down 23 percent in fiscal 2018 compared with fiscal 2008, which was just before the effects of the Great Recession. That is after adjusting for inflation," said Barb Rosewicz, director of the Pew Charitable Trusts' Fiscal 50 Project." https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2019/06/06/335869/texas-spending-on-higher-ed-has-yet-to-recover-from-great-recession-pew-report-finds/

I read that he said he is working hard to stop using the N word and get rid of it from his vocabulary. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/09/papa-johns-founder-john-schnatter-n-word

I think the entire KSU/UNT game for the Fouts finale was a "Top Shot" situation. 49-41 loss. We only had 16 first downs for 459 yards of offense. 298 yards rushing, with a 9.0 yard average. Dunbar averaged over 12 yards a carry. At one point we returned a kickoff 90+ yards for a TD - then KSU did the same on the next kickoff. Riley Dodge ended up being taken off the field on stretcher and went directly to the hospital. Just insanity.

And that is exactly point - I don't understand why people are so up in arms about a mask. In my house, I don't wear shoes or socks. Ever. I walk in the park barefoot. When it snowed, I was outside walking barefoot in the snow to the trashcans. My wife says I have pandemic feet. Like I am a HOBO on a train in the great depression. HOWEVER - I am not up in Trader Joe's actin' a fool ranting about Nazis and freedoms because they make me wear shoes for "sanitary reasons." Right, like SHOES are cleaner? At least my feet see a shower every day. I never wash my shoes. @THORThis virus definitely affects certain demographics harder and some people just have bad luck. My nanny has lost five family members. My very good friend lost both of her parents. Our other friend's dad has been in and out of rehab centers since Octobers and keeps having pulmonary set backs. My best friend's wife lost her aunt. My brother in law's best friend's mother died of covid two weeks after coming over for a NYE dinner. I can look around and see a lot of people dead before their time and not directly because of their actions (like smoking/cancer or drunk driving). However, if you look at my direct family, my uncle had it, but recovered then ultimately died of something else... but no one directly in my line. So sure, not much has changed in my life. Yet, it is is not hard to look around and see a lot of pain and carnage. I don't question your intentions - I know you are good dude. But it is a real heavy hitter here, more than just "people die."

I bet we'll see this study post pandemic for future pandemics.

You've all done a great job of not bringup up politics! Good job!

Of course not. For the most part virus strains tend to get less powerful over time and we will/now have vaccines/boosters for the seasonal course of the COVID19 and other COVID21+ strains. But what is so different right now? My kids are in school. All stores are open, restaurants have seating, Stars are playing with 4000 people in attendance... It isn't so different. This is not torture. It is mostly just an annoyance of a mask. (Aside from 540,000 dead and life expectancy dropped 1.2 years in the past year).

Um - a pandemic is political? Someone told you that you can't talk about the efficacy of masks?

I don't get why Lifer, MD can't get accept that Fauci capable of making an error and has since corrected it many times over. Even with the full quote from his article " but it’s not providing the perfect protection that people think that it is. " - it clearly leaves room that it is not perfect protection. Which, we all know, a non-n95 mask doesn't provides as good of protection. So, you know, that is true too. But .. Let's just keep harping on it like it is proof that his whole existence is a lie and he isn't one of the nation's top experts. I am very open to being being fallible. It's the human condition.

I am going full PMG here. You really are playing with words here... A couple weeks after this he was publicly saying that he was trying to get the WH to have a mask mandate. "March 8 - During an interview with 60 Minutes—an interview Trump and his allies cite as an example of when the doctor was wrong—Fauci says "there's no reason to be walking around with a mask,” though adds he’s not “against masks,” but worried about health care providers and sick people “needing them,” and says masks can lead to “unintended consequences” such as people touching their face when they fiddle with their mask."

Come on Lifer, MD. He has corrected himself on what he meant, what he has learned about the virus and all of that. That is a good human quality - to learn and admit mistakes. I applaud it. We keep going through this with your commentary. I think it is time for you to recognize what he said not too far after that and move on.