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Pat Flood (@rebarcock) passed away 9/21/25. Pat played a huge role in encouraging the devolopmemt of this site and donated the very first dollar to get it started. Check the thread at the top of the board for the obituary and please feel free to pay your respects there. I am going to get all the content from that thread over to his family so they can see how many people really cared for Pat outside of what they ever knew. Pat loved to tell stories and always wanted everyone else to tell stories. I think a great way we can honor Pat is to tell a story in his thread (also pinned at the top of the board).
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Taking a break from the insanity to once again brag.
Max is first team all league. (DB)
More importantly to Max, he received the coach’s award. It was kinda assumed he’d receive the defensive player award (and the young man who did is absolutely deserving. A great person and strong lb. I’ve known and loved this kids most of his life….as I have most of these young men).
The thing is…Max is a really good db (free safety) Really good. He also plays WR, special teams (PR, KO and return) and QB when necessary or a designed play (he’s a natural qb, but won’t play because then he can’t play defense…his true love). He rarely comes off the field. He takes himself out for a play or two to catch his wind and then he’s back in. Football is and always will be his first love, lax a very close second. He decided to focus on lax for college because he knows that he won’t play fb post college, has much less risk of serious injury playing lax, and has a better chance of actually playing. He’s had a few small schools interested in him for fb. He’s been honest. He’s interested and willing to talk with anyone and honored that there’s any interest in him, but he’s focusing on lax. Most coaches already know he plays both sports and appreciate his honesty and being upfront.
Receiving the coach’s award means everything to Max. As he told me a few weeks ago, his coach is one of the best men he’s ever known. He’s hard. (Lord knows I’m not the mommy that worries about a coach being mean to my baby) He’s tough. He’s fair. He’s honorable. And he loves his boys. There have been times we’ve enlisted him with disciplining Max.
As I hugged and thanked his coach tonight, I quietly told him what Max thinks of him. He needs to know how important he is to these boys. He was quiet for a minute and then just said thank you and I love your kid. There were tears in his eyes. (Full disclosure: I’m pretty sure he’s used to hearing me yell at him and the asshat refs. Again, I’m not only loud, my voice frigging carries)
There is so much more to coaching than winning and losing on the field. The impact on these young men (and women) lasts a lifetime.
My husband was close to his hs fbcoach until the day he died 2 years ago. So close, he knew and loved our kids and actually coached one of Max’s jh games well after he retired (I have pics of the 3 of them after the game). And this man is one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game. Seriously. His accolades and honors are well earned. He loved his kids. And they knew it. More than 150 of his former players showed up from all around the country to honor him earlier this year.
For those of you who coach and/or teach, and truly love our kids (okay, maybe tolerate on those days) thank you. They’re not always easy to love. Neither are the parents. But please know that your commitment to our kids does not go unnoticed.
Max is first team all league. (DB)
More importantly to Max, he received the coach’s award. It was kinda assumed he’d receive the defensive player award (and the young man who did is absolutely deserving. A great person and strong lb. I’ve known and loved this kids most of his life….as I have most of these young men).
The thing is…Max is a really good db (free safety) Really good. He also plays WR, special teams (PR, KO and return) and QB when necessary or a designed play (he’s a natural qb, but won’t play because then he can’t play defense…his true love). He rarely comes off the field. He takes himself out for a play or two to catch his wind and then he’s back in. Football is and always will be his first love, lax a very close second. He decided to focus on lax for college because he knows that he won’t play fb post college, has much less risk of serious injury playing lax, and has a better chance of actually playing. He’s had a few small schools interested in him for fb. He’s been honest. He’s interested and willing to talk with anyone and honored that there’s any interest in him, but he’s focusing on lax. Most coaches already know he plays both sports and appreciate his honesty and being upfront.
Receiving the coach’s award means everything to Max. As he told me a few weeks ago, his coach is one of the best men he’s ever known. He’s hard. (Lord knows I’m not the mommy that worries about a coach being mean to my baby) He’s tough. He’s fair. He’s honorable. And he loves his boys. There have been times we’ve enlisted him with disciplining Max.
As I hugged and thanked his coach tonight, I quietly told him what Max thinks of him. He needs to know how important he is to these boys. He was quiet for a minute and then just said thank you and I love your kid. There were tears in his eyes. (Full disclosure: I’m pretty sure he’s used to hearing me yell at him and the asshat refs. Again, I’m not only loud, my voice frigging carries)
There is so much more to coaching than winning and losing on the field. The impact on these young men (and women) lasts a lifetime.
My husband was close to his hs fbcoach until the day he died 2 years ago. So close, he knew and loved our kids and actually coached one of Max’s jh games well after he retired (I have pics of the 3 of them after the game). And this man is one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game. Seriously. His accolades and honors are well earned. He loved his kids. And they knew it. More than 150 of his former players showed up from all around the country to honor him earlier this year.
For those of you who coach and/or teach, and truly love our kids (okay, maybe tolerate on those days) thank you. They’re not always easy to love. Neither are the parents. But please know that your commitment to our kids does not go unnoticed.
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I’m 4th (5th depending on how you’re counting) generation Texan. My Nina Mama was born and raised and raised her family in Shamrock…. Where her parents settled after immigrating from Ireland. Her husband/Nina Dad? A good man who immigrated with his family from Ireland when he was 4 years old. And wound up in Shamrock. That diner in Shamrock? That was hers. She used to keep boxes of dress up clothes and toys in the kitchen for us kids to play in a booth while she worked. I adored that woman and was blessed to know love her. She was born in 1896. She passed when I was 20. (I actually knew and spent time with 3 sets of my great grandparents. I don’t remember my paternal ggparents, though there are baby pics with them)
And her uncle was Sam Bass. When I married, I wore (and have since inherited) a strand of pearls with an amethyst drop that he procured during one his stage coach drop in meet and greets.
I don’t need a dna ancestry search. I was lucky enough to know and love (and be spoiled rotten) my ancestors.
(And have the family Bible)
Edit: Any of you who have kids who loved ‘Cars’ have seen my Nina Mama’s diner.
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Last time I saw these tactics in this manner used, (NK and China never bothered. Didn’t have to as they never made any bones about owning the media) there were iron curtains hanging in the theatre .
Funny enough, I was a junior in high school and voluntarily taking a Russian studies course as an elective when those curtains started to fall and the theatrics became visiblle to all.
I’m dead serious. This is where we are. How far down this road do we let it go? It’s not a pretty path.
I'll Be Fading Any Of Their Investment Advice
Go on…
Yep, that comment was a tad dumb and somewhat unbelievable.
Uhmmm.. Can I get a username and a password, homie? TIA.
PS- cliffs would also be acceptable.
Allsome Troll
Just a little aside….
There was no lifelong ‘stutter’ evident.
Because he never stuttered. He was always a dishonest, opportunistic liar and plagiarist. And he spewed his bs fluently. He was, shall we say, the super spreader of bullshit?
And he lost the primary to frigging Tank Dukakis. Need I say more?
But 81 million votes and counting…
And alcohol sloshing around in your mouth will kill them too. Bar owners needed to rebrand as Wuhan Treatment Centers.
You can be assured that governments at all levels are threatening these businesses with removal of their business licenses, increased regulatory inspections, operating permits and everything else. This shows just how much governments control almost every aspect of your lives.
My Dad, many of his relatives and I spent 7-8 years researching his ancestry. Eventually, we were able to trace his family (his Mother's side) back to 5 Cherokee Chiefs in the southeastern US and eventually to Oklahoma. We were successful enough to become registered in the Cherokee Nation and given ID cards saying so.I’m 4th (5th depending on how you’re counting) generation Texan. My Nina Mama was born and raised and raised her family in Shamrock…. Where her parents settled after immigrating from Ireland. Her husband/Nina Dad? A good man who immigrated with his family from Ireland when he was 4 years old. And wound up in Shamrock. That diner in Shamrock? That was hers. She used to keep boxes of dress up clothes and toys in the kitchen for us kids to play in a booth while she worked. I adored that woman and was blessed to know love her. She was born in 1896. She passed when I was 20. (I actually knew and spent time with 3 sets of my great grandparents. I don’t remember my paternal ggparents, though there are baby pics with them)
And her uncle was Sam Bass. When I married, I wore (and have since inherited) a strand of pearls with an amethyst drop that he procured during one his stage coach drop in meet and greets.
I don’t need a dna ancestry search. I was lucky enough to know and love (and be spoiled rotten) my ancestors.
(And have the family Bible)
Edit: Any of you who have kids who loved ‘Cars’ have seen my Nina Mama’s diner.
Oh, So That's Why Huma Abedin Wrote That Book
That’s the call sign isn’t it for the political class. When you write a book, it’s the universal ‘hey, I’m still here’ call sign. And when you’re a former top
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PA Democratic Congressman Running for Senate Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Democrats' Spending Agenda
This article has been updated to reflect a statement from Jeff Bartos, who is running for the U.S. Senate as a Republican. Recently, Rep. Conor Lamb (D-PA), who is considered one
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He Has Nothing But Contempt For You
The lump crabmeat with cocktail sauce was listed as “market price.”I’d never seen that before. I was at my favorite eatery, sitting in a spot I’d sat in a thousand
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OSHA's Worker Vaccination Mandate Poses A 'Grave Danger' to Freedom
In the 490-page workplace vaccine mandate document released by President Joe Biden’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) last week, the phrase “grave danger” appears 212 times. Meaning that at
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Long Cat V2.0
Legendary
https://www.wsj.com/articles/resear...covid-19-vaccines-and-myocarditis-11636290002
The immune response includes neutralizing antibodies that target the spike protein and thereby block the virus’s ability to get inside cells and replicate. The immune response can protect a person against Covid-19 or lessen its severity if someone is exposed to the virus.
Yet there may be similarities between the spike protein and proteins found in the heart muscle, prompting the body’s immune defenses to mobilize against the heart, according to Biykem Bozkurt, a professor of medicine specializing in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Isn’t McCullough from Baylor too? I’m sure this will be discredited in no time.
The immune response includes neutralizing antibodies that target the spike protein and thereby block the virus’s ability to get inside cells and replicate. The immune response can protect a person against Covid-19 or lessen its severity if someone is exposed to the virus.
Yet there may be similarities between the spike protein and proteins found in the heart muscle, prompting the body’s immune defenses to mobilize against the heart, according to Biykem Bozkurt, a professor of medicine specializing in cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
Isn’t McCullough from Baylor too? I’m sure this will be discredited in no time.
I’m shocked that HBO of all places is going to show that.
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Satellite images show China built mock-ups of US warships
BEIJING (AP) — Satellite images show China has built mock-ups of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and destroyer in its northwestern desert, possibly for practice for a future naval clash as tensions rise between the nations.apnews.com
Chinese are building mockups of US naval carriers for war drills
You’ve been skipping ahead. Where’s the wizard? Haha SKOL!
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You are not far off. It’s 4:30 in the morning here and I am laying in bed reading the latest news. Only difference is I’m not green.
