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Cookies Soul Food Kitchen in Ames...nothing there is good for you but it all tastes great!  :) Try the fried pork chops...definitely worth the stop if you're ever in that area!

[quote name="lefty3162" post="1177985" timestamp="1329268239"] Sure like listening to baseball on the radio and Milo is one of the best. [/quote] Yes he is...gonna miss him!  :(

Congrats BH...very talented team!  I look forward to the BH-Ozen game!

[quote name="bmrm" post="1176813" timestamp="1329102594"] [quote author=BLUEDOVE3 link=topic=95659.msg1174183#msg1174183 date=1328708376] [quote author=texas2step4u link=topic=95659.msg1174124#msg1174124 date=1328678217] I noticed that the Beaumont schools, in particular, dont put their hands over their hearts for the NA.  Not sure why they dont do that but just the way it is...I saw one person from a BISD school actually talking on his cell phone while the song was being sung....pretty sad really that someone cant put down their cell phone, stand tall, put their hand over their heart and face the flag for 3 minutes. [/quote]So, how many Bmt. games have you attended this season? [/quote] What does that have to do with anything?  EVERYONE(players, coaches, fans, administrators, custodians, concession stand workers, etc.) in attendance at the game need to stand, place their hands over their hearts and sing the national anthem.  Why this is even in question is a complete disgrace & those who actually contemplate what to do when the anthem is played should be ashamed. [/quote] Well said...I agree!

[quote name="Dick Vitale" post="1174328" timestamp="1328716256"] [quote author=LumRaiderFan link=topic=95659.msg1174319#msg1174319 date=1328715895] [quote author=Puma link=topic=95659.msg1174303#msg1174303 date=1328715219] I just found this by googling National Anthem etiquette.  I never really thought about there being any sort of prescibed rules regarding etiqutte during the palying or singing of the National Anthem prior to reading this thread although I am not suprised to find that there are.  I guess standing, removing my cap and placing my hand over my heart is just what I saw others do when I was young and now feel it is what is neccessary to show proper respect to my country.  Below is the information I found: In 2007, Congress addressed this for the first time in 36 USC 301. This U.S. Code therefore created the first mandated national anthem etiquette. [b]The pledge of allegiance should be rendered by standing at attention, facing the flag, and placing the right hand over the heart (the salute).[/b] Uniformed personnel, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel in uniform should render a hand salute. When the national anthem is played or sung, U.S. citizens should stand straight and rigid and salute at the first note and hold the salute through the last note. The salute is directed to the flag, if displayed, otherwise to the singer. [/quote] [b]Not sure why anyone would have a problem with this but it's a free country![/b] [/quote] This is what I thought too....Its not like the kids were wearing black gloves and holding a fist in the air in protest! GOODNESS! ::) [/quote] I think you misunderstood me...I don't see why anyone would have a problem standing at attention and putting you hand over your heart.  To me it shows respect for the greatest country on the planet that we live in and respect for those that have served to preserve the freedoms we enjoy.

[quote name="Puma" post="1174303" timestamp="1328715219"] I just found this by googling National Anthem etiquette.  I never really thought about there being any sort of prescibed rules regarding etiqutte during the palying or singing of the National Anthem prior to reading this thread although I am not suprised to find that there are.  I guess standing, removing my cap and placing my hand over my heart is just what I saw others do when I was young and now feel it is what is neccessary to show proper respect to my country.  Below is the information I found: In 2007, Congress addressed this for the first time in 36 USC 301. This U.S. Code therefore created the first mandated national anthem etiquette. [b]The pledge of allegiance should be rendered by standing at attention, facing the flag, and placing the right hand over the heart (the salute).[/b] Uniformed personnel, firefighters, law enforcement officers, and military personnel in uniform should render a hand salute. When the national anthem is played or sung, U.S. citizens should stand straight and rigid and salute at the first note and hold the salute through the last note. The salute is directed to the flag, if displayed, otherwise to the singer. [/quote] Not sure why anyone would have a problem with this but it's a free country!

Good job, Lady Raiders...now take care of business on Friday!

[quote name="WOSgrad" post="1173010" timestamp="1328555977"] My mistake on the standings, Livingston is at 7-6, Lumberton at 6-7 [/quote] Thanks

[quote name="LR2014" post="1172775" timestamp="1328541188"] [quote author=The Way link=topic=95414.msg1171817#msg1171817 date=1328324903]     Livingston won 43-38. From what I was told Lumberton played pretty sloppy and towards the end had a chance to run time off of the clock but instead kept trying to drive which lead to costly turnovers/fouls in Livingston's favor. Aside from that I heard only seven girls on the Lumberton team played tonight.     With the Livingston win tonight, a Lumberton win next Tuesday over Nederland at home, and a Livingston loss at Ozen there would be a need for a tiebreaker game between Lumberton and Livingston for the final playoff spot. [/quote] According to the win/loss record from this site, both teams are now 6-7. If Lumberton wins Tuesday and Livingston looses to Ozen, there should be no need for a tie breaker. [/quote] That's why I was asking earlier who won the last game between Livingston/Nederland...the thread says Livingston won but the standings have Nederland listed as winning...does anyone know which is correct.

[quote name="thetragichippy" post="1171450" timestamp="1328303721"] [quote author=mat link=topic=82035.msg1171438#msg1171438 date=1328303056] [quote author=LumRaiderFan link=topic=82035.msg1171430#msg1171430 date=1328302542] [quote author=bullets13 link=topic=82035.msg1171426#msg1171426 date=1328302290] we'll run the political spectrum... would be fun :) [/quote] Do you guys have to sit on assigned sides of the boat?  ;D [/quote] Wearing life jackets should be manditory [/quote] I'm wearing a life jacket, sitting on the RIGHT side of the boat.......holding on to a flare gun 8) Westend will be on the LEFT side with Bullets in the Middle ;D [/quote] ;D

[quote name="bullets13" post="1171426" timestamp="1328302290"] we'll run the political spectrum... would be fun :) [/quote] Do you guys have to sit on assigned sides of the boat?  ;D

Prayers for Mr. Hicks and family

The scoreboard shows Nederland winning...which is correct?

[quote name="east texas bb" post="1168421" timestamp="1327981718"] Everyone is forgotten eventually.  The Bible tells us this life is like a mist or vapor that comes and goes quickly. The importance of worth or value is different for each individual, most if not all of the coaches you listed (and overwhelmingly the majority of coaches) would more than likely tell you if asked, that they could care less if someone remembered them 20-30 years later, they would be concerned with what they did in each of their players lives to make them better players and better people, and how their famlies and their God views them.  I go back to John Wooden and his book, "THEY CALL ME COACH", he was talking about one of his former coaches, Alonzo Stagg I believe, and people would ask coach Stagg if the team he was coaching that year was the best team he had ever coached, and he would reply, "I dont know, get back with me in 20 years and I can tell you". We must also remember that we are viewed on many different levels, from lay people, to fans, to people who think they know the game but really dont, people who DO know the game, to our players, to other coaches, to our family, and ourselves, and to God.  I would rather be viewed highly by God, my family, players, and fellow coaches. JMO [/quote] Great Post!

[quote name="vcbasketball15" post="1166125" timestamp="1327570118"] any comments or thoughts on the battle for the last playoff spot in 20-4a? theres no score on the PNG livingston game from tuesday night, im just assuming that livingston won, leaving them tied in district at 5-5. the remaining schedule looks a little easier on lumbertons side, with them having vidor, png, nederland and the rematch with livingston. livingston has central, nederland, the rematch and ozen. this could come down to the rematch. but its 20-4a and its completely unpredictable. [b]im a little biased here, but i see the raiders edging out the last spot over livingston.[/b] what are your thoughts? [/quote] I agree...but I'm a little biased myself!  ;D

[quote name="BLUEDOVE3" post="1164791" timestamp="1327356441"] [quote author=east texas bb link=topic=94735.msg1164788#msg1164788 date=1327355791] Ok, thanks.  I had no idea.  First I have heard that. [/quote]Lincoln's been out of commission for several years now. Pony Express travels slow in that area. ;) [/quote] Flaw in the postal system...Newt will fix that!

Good job Lady Raiders...hard played game!

[quote name="EAGLE07" post="1149013" timestamp="1324398698"] I've never really understood "select" at ages 6-12. Kids are still learning fundamentals of the game at this age and can learn it in league play, while they are still growing mentally and physically. IMO, "select", at least what I would consider the top teams (SunDevils, Houston Heat, Kyle Chapman, etc. ) , are suited better for the older players (14-18) who are trying to get a scholarship. I've seen many parents (who mean well ) spend alot of money and burn their kid out at an early age. Just my two cents. [/quote] This post is dead on...select at 13-14...you'll still have plenty of $350.00 bats to buy!  >:( ;D

[quote name="bullets13" post="1142449" timestamp="1323388788"] Pujols deserves all the money he'll get... for probably 5 years.  and then after that, the angels will go from paying him a little more than he deserves to wishing they'd never made the deal by the end of his contract when he's putting up Jim Thome numbers. [b] I'm not saying he won't still be decent at that time, but there's no way that he'll still be a superstar in 7 years, or that he'll even be more than pretty good in 10.[/b][/quote] They probably said that about Nolan...but there is only one Ryan Express!

Prayers from Lumberton

Never seen too many fish caught on the bridge but the crabbing is good all summer...gotta get there early for a spot on the weekend!

I do miss his entertaining exhortations!  :D

[quote name="westend1" post="1134023" timestamp="1322529870"] How many shooters have you seen?  If you haven't seen any, it sounds like your lease had some crappy management before the 13" rule went into effect.  Were they shooting all the young bucks that had potential? [/quote] I've seen two shooters while hunting but no shot (bowhunting only).  The area is typical for East Texas...some good deer and some inferior deer.  I hunt on a small piece of acreage that I own and also on Type II.  Do you even hunt in East Texas where this rule effects you?

[quote name="westend1" post="1134000" timestamp="1322528217"] [quote author=LumRaiderFan link=topic=61122.msg1133980#msg1133980 date=1322526838] [quote author=tvc184 link=topic=61122.msg1133924#msg1133924 date=1322523895] When people start showing me trail cam or hand taken pictures of 4-5 year old deer that are 150+ pounds, thick neck, large hindquarters, etc., and are consistently less than 13", I will believe that it doesn't work. I was in south Texas two years ago at a bowhunting only day lease and a guy from east Texas killed a 1.5 year old basket rack and pencil horned 8 point. The deer still had perfect teeth with a very thin neck and was obviously a very young deer. The guy had to pay a $500 fine for the underage deer. He swore and was angry that his "mature" deer was an old deer and he had been hunting for umpteen years and could age them and this was obviously a mature blah blah blah. I'll bet that he would be glad to tell you that it was a prime example of mature deer that just won't make the 13" rule. The only thing that it is a prime example of is that he can't age deer on the hoof or even dead for that matter. The 13" is not perfect but the old rule of shooting anything that moved was hardly effective. In lieu of a better way to judge mature deer, the 13" rule is the easiest to visually see and enforce. The obvious best answer is for all hunters to do right thing while managing a deer herd. Can anyone venture to guess what the compliance rate for killing mature deer would be if it is left up to hunters? I think the truth that we routinely kill baby 4 pointers should quickly answer that question. [/quote] I have had to pass on 3 deer this year alone that needed to be culled...these deer will never be removed unless someone breaks the law. I would rather be able to make that choice myself...it's a problem not to allow for culls. I notice you want proof that it doesn't work...I want proof that this rule alone does work! [/quote]  Show us some pics of these deer that you passed on.  I'll be truly surprised if they were really mature cull bucks. [/quote] No pics...I saw them on stand(1 before season start, 2 after)...sorry I couldn't surprise you!  I know what a cull deer is and I know how to age them.  Two of them were heavy four points and the other was a six with no brow tines...deer that any managed lease would want gone!

[quote name="tvc184" post="1133924" timestamp="1322523895"] When people start showing me trail cam or hand taken pictures of 4-5 year old deer that are 150+ pounds, thick neck, large hindquarters, etc., and are consistently less than 13", I will believe that it doesn't work. I was in south Texas two years ago at a bowhunting only day lease and a guy from east Texas killed a 1.5 year old basket rack and pencil horned 8 point. The deer still had perfect teeth with a very thin neck and was obviously a very young deer. The guy had to pay a $500 fine for the underage deer. He swore and was angry that his "mature" deer was an old deer and he had been hunting for umpteen years and could age them and this was obviously a mature blah blah blah. I'll bet that he would be glad to tell you that it was a prime example of mature deer that just won't make the 13" rule. The only thing that it is a prime example of is that he can't age deer on the hoof or even dead for that matter. The 13" is not perfect but the old rule of shooting anything that moved was hardly effective. In lieu of a better way to judge mature deer, the 13" rule is the easiest to visually see and enforce. The obvious best answer is for all hunters to do right thing while managing a deer herd. Can anyone venture to guess what the compliance rate for killing mature deer would be if it is left up to hunters? I think the truth that we routinely kill baby 4 pointers should quickly answer that question. [/quote] I have had to pass on 3 deer this year alone that needed to be culled...these deer will never be removed unless someone breaks the law. I would rather be able to make that choice myself...it's a problem not to allow for culls. I notice you want proof that it doesn't work...I want proof that this rule alone does work!