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I read It about a half dozen times. Scared the crap out of me as a kid

Perhaps the media age has given a group of people that is generally self contained in rural areas more of a voice?

He's another author who I've read all of his stuff, most of it more than once. I'm excited about them coming out with a movie for the gunslinger series

I don't have a dog in this fight, but I know there have been other polls with a significantly higher number of native Americans saying they were offended by the term. Either way, the fact that a term that is considered a slur by a decent amount of the population is used as a mascot is pretty ridiculous. I'm curious how many people who don't see a problem with the name would walk up to a Native American and say "what's up, redskin?" I'm willing to bet that number is zero.

I'm actually a pretty avid reader. I've read every book written by Cormac McCarthey more than once. all of his work is phenomenal. And you're right, the Cohen brothers did a great job staying true to the book with the movie.

I trapped a couple of piglets a couple of weeks ago. I went out to check on them after the hail and they're hanging out in 4 inches of water. I actually had water come over my mud boats walking out there. We got a LOT of rain this morning

Off of craigen

Anytime I'm flipping channels and I see Shawshank Redemption, I stop every time. No country for old men and Forrest Gump usually stop me too.

We had quarter to golfball sized hail for about 10 minutes this morning. Between getting misted on yesterday at Sabine, and the storms last night and this morning, I think the meteorologists got it wrong talking about our beautiful weekend we were going to have.

I'm not arguing that odor isn't guilty of using hard slides to break up double plays, but I will argue that the intent was different. He's sliding hard to break up a double play in this picture, which was legal at the time, and he's not cleats up a foot over the bag in this picture either. I would argue that Bautista clearly intended to injure Odor, as the slide was more dangerous, and also because Bautista knew his slide would result in an automatic out, meaning the only thing he had to gain on the play was possibly hurting Odor.

The peg, whether you agree with it or not, is part of the "unwritten rules of baseball." Exactly 100% of the teams in MLB would've have beaned him for that bat flip. When he got hit, that should've ended it. To me the slide, which was a clear and deliberate attempt to hurt Odor, was by far the worst part of all of this. bautista didn't slide until he was at the bag, then tried to plant two cleats into Odor's stationary plant leg. If Odor hadn't done a fantastic job of avoiding him he'd have a shattered leg or a torn acl. I don't blame him at all for reacting the way he did. And Bautista squared up to him and balled his fists, so I don't know why anyone is so upset about him taking one to the face.

Odor is my new favorite player. Its worth noting he's still only 22, and has been in the league since he was 20, so he's definitely got some maturing to do, but Bautista is an arrogant prick, and got what was coming. On a side note, there's no way Bautista wasn't on PEDa during his career. There's no way he went from consistently hitting 15 homers a year to consistently hitting 45-50 in the span of one off season at the age of 29 without cheating. That type of power surge in a player at that age is almost unprecedented. The only clear example I can think of is Barry Bonds...

That slide isn't legal anymore, and starting a slide when you're already at the bag into an opponent's leg in an attempt to hurt him would've caused problems even before they changed the slide rules this season. He can't even claim he was trying to break up the double play, because that slide turns it into an automatic double play now

it all started in the playoffs last year when Bautista hit a game winning homer and threw his bat about 50 feet in the air. So yesterday Texas finally got around to beaning him for it, which should've made everything even (unwritten rules and whatnot of baseball). But then Bautista goes and tries to end Odor's season, and Odor wasn't having it. He also got a good lick in on Josh Donaldson as well. I personally thought it was great. I lost all respect for Toronto, their team, and their fans last year when they were crying about a (proper) call and starting raining down full beer cans on the field, one of which hit a baby.

Way to go, Hawks!!!

yup. only the biased right-wing sites have merit.

I had a test done recently and they charged $300 for the test if i paid cash, and $500 for the test if i used my insurance. Needless to say, i paid cash because i had not reached my deductible, but that's also $300 that did not go towards my deductible.

you better be careful with that. If it's not summer, and it's between the two times listed on the sign, you better slow down even if the light is not flashing. But i get what you mean.

Hard to find stats on the Internet, but it happens. In the article for the Beaumont super gold team this year they said there were four area receivers over 900 yds just last year. That being said, I watched his hudl highlight tape, and he's got a nice jump and great hands, but not the separation speed needed for major college ball. If he can beef up a little, and gets a little taller (I've seen him live a few times this year and 6'4" seems generous), he might be able to make it at tight end.

Well, there you go. Not sure why I thought he was done this year.

I read through this thread, and i had the same reaction that some of the others did when it was stated that Mackey is one of the best receivers that has EVER come through SETX, and a great fit at ANY college. Once of the best in the area right now? Sure, of course. I looked for his stats online, and couldn't find them from last year, but he went for 28/523/6 the year before. very respectable, but even if he doubled those numbers as a this past season, that would still be a far cry away from all-time great numbers for SETX. Now, if he'd gone off for 80 catches, 1800 yards, and 20 TDs, i'd reevaluate my stance. I'm not hating, and i rooted for Silsbee in both the football and basketball playoffs this year, but i strongly disagree with that statement. Now, some of y'all are talking about next season for him. HUDL has him listed as the class of 2017, but i'm fairly positive he was a senior this year. So if he's gone for 1500 yards and 15 TDs over his junior and senior year, then those are very good numbers, but not anywhere close to GOAT status, or even in the argument to get into the argument.

Did LCM win two coin flips? Surely Huffman would prefer a 3-game anywhere but LCM.

you cut your grass and found a car.

elderly drivers who have no idea what's going on around them going 45mph in a 70 mph zone. I've had them pull right out in front of me, and turn across right in front of me as well. I've also been stuck behind them for miles upon miles, with no hope of passing due to the other dozen cars stuck behind them. I know it's tough for them to give up their independence, but many of them are as dangerous as 16-year-olds with a brand new license. I'd like to see mandatory driving tests for the elderly every few years starting at the age of 75.