The Man From Rio
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I guess I'll have to watch The Speech to truly appreciate how bad it was. Ordering Mexican should help me get through it. And it's not a reference to the whole TACO thing. It's just coincidence I want tacos, and he gave a speech. Unrelated!
December 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I guess I'll have to watch The Speech to truly appreciate how bad it was. Ordering Mexican should help me get through it. And it's not a reference to the whole TACO thing. It's just coincidence I want tacos, and he gave a speech. Unrelated!
Full of shit as usual, always read the fine print with anything he promises
OK, so the warrior dividends come from a housing allowance supplement that was in the Big Beautiful Bill, it has nothing to do with tariffs. That housing allowance for off-base expenses has been seen as inadequate, which necessitated the increase.
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Trump rebrands Congressionally-approved troop housing subsidy as ‘warrior dividend’ bonus
More than $2.9 billion in reconciliation funds was allocated to beef up troop housing allowances. Now, it’s being used for $1,776 checks.
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December 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Full of shit as usual, always read the fine print with anything he promises
I really hope they open that Roberto's Taco Shop in Temple soon. Keep driving by it and it looks so empty. Massive craving for tacos at the moment.
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I really hope they open that Roberto's Taco Shop in Temple soon. Keep driving by it and it looks so empty. Massive craving for tacos at the moment.
Welp, the big bonus work was touting hit, and it got taxed all to hell. Fun times.
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Welp, the big bonus work was touting hit, and it got taxed all to hell. Fun times.
We did have plenty of quality cat time on our staycation.
December 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
We did have plenty of quality cat time on our staycation.
He thinks he can buy people off pretty cheap, doesn't he?
December 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
He thinks he can buy people off pretty cheap, doesn't he?
Wasn't near brief enough. Go back to podcasting, loser.
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to leave job next month, ending brief tenure as bureau's No. 2 official.
December 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Wasn't near brief enough. Go back to podcasting, loser.
Going to war with Venezuela is such a 70s/80s ass throwback move. The dumb bastard has to have his own Iraq, it's not enough he wrecked everything at home.
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Going to war with Venezuela is such a 70s/80s ass throwback move. The dumb bastard has to have his own Iraq, it's not enough he wrecked everything at home.
I think as the entire job market collapses for the umpteenth time, it's time to retire calling people mediocre. Because, spoilers: most people are average. You could be the most amazing job candidate in history and it won't matter if the interviewer doesn't like you, there's AI, etc.
But when an angry fellow screams that the person who got hired wasn't the best scholar, he's lying. He can't know.
And when the response is that the angry fellow was mediocre, those folks are lying too. They can't know either.
We've designed the system to avoid knowing. Knowing would be painful.
And when the response is that the angry fellow was mediocre, those folks are lying too. They can't know either.
We've designed the system to avoid knowing. Knowing would be painful.
December 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I think as the entire job market collapses for the umpteenth time, it's time to retire calling people mediocre. Because, spoilers: most people are average. You could be the most amazing job candidate in history and it won't matter if the interviewer doesn't like you, there's AI, etc.
Welp, World Springs up at The Colony again this weekend. Worse ways to spend it.
December 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Welp, World Springs up at The Colony again this weekend. Worse ways to spend it.
Was gonna have a coffee and some kolaches yesterday after work, but I forgot. Not today.
December 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Was gonna have a coffee and some kolaches yesterday after work, but I forgot. Not today.
Rewatching the Diamond Is Unbreakable chapter of JoJo, particularly the later half where Kira is the main antagonist. What a villain. A sick bastard who'd be dangerous without any powers. He's a serial killer who can instantly incinerate any witnesses and evidence.
a man in a striped shirt and tie has a cat pin on his tie
Alt: a man in a striped shirt and tie has a cat skull pin on his tie
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December 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Rewatching the Diamond Is Unbreakable chapter of JoJo, particularly the later half where Kira is the main antagonist. What a villain. A sick bastard who'd be dangerous without any powers. He's a serial killer who can instantly incinerate any witnesses and evidence.
It still sticks in my craw there's a member of the family out here that we cannot rely on to show up at gatherings. Everybody was here Sunday, I did a roast, wife and her daughter in law were doing holiday candies. But we just can't the one person over, they totally blew that.
December 16, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It still sticks in my craw there's a member of the family out here that we cannot rely on to show up at gatherings. Everybody was here Sunday, I did a roast, wife and her daughter in law were doing holiday candies. But we just can't the one person over, they totally blew that.
And people said this guy has charisma.
Trump on Rob Reiner: He was a deranged person… Trump derangement syndrome. I was not a fan. I thought he was very bad for our country.
December 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
And people said this guy has charisma.
Two people at work commented on the whole made made-up thing about Rob Reiner's son being transgender, and it's amazing how fast false information spreads.
December 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Two people at work commented on the whole made made-up thing about Rob Reiner's son being transgender, and it's amazing how fast false information spreads.
Donut place closed that was really good. Big Krumnow's in Holland. It was nice not having to drive all the way to Round Rock Donuts for really stellar donuts. The granddaughter wanted kolaches anyway, so I hit Kolache Kitchen in town.
C'est le vie
C'est le vie
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Donut place closed that was really good. Big Krumnow's in Holland. It was nice not having to drive all the way to Round Rock Donuts for really stellar donuts. The granddaughter wanted kolaches anyway, so I hit Kolache Kitchen in town.
C'est le vie
C'est le vie
Trump ranting about Rob Reiner in what should be a simple RIP post is spot-on. Who wouldn't want this guy giving their eulogy? I'm surprised he hasn't tried to do a funeral service grift yet.
December 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Trump ranting about Rob Reiner in what should be a simple RIP post is spot-on. Who wouldn't want this guy giving their eulogy? I'm surprised he hasn't tried to do a funeral service grift yet.
Incredibly grim news, especially right on the heels of the Brown and Bondi Beach shootings
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Rob Reiner and wife found dead of apparent stab wounds
YouTube video by NBC News
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December 15, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Incredibly grim news, especially right on the heels of the Brown and Bondi Beach shootings
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First porchetta I've ever done. It's a hit. I'm starting to be the go-to "big dinner occasion" guy in the family.
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
First porchetta I've ever done. It's a hit. I'm starting to be the go-to "big dinner occasion" guy in the family.
While I love the artwork for Blood: Refreshed Supply, I still think the original is timeless. Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior you got the protagonists looking all badass in their Army of Darkness knockoff poses. Blood, look at this Criterion Collection cover. Like it knew it was a classic already.
December 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
While I love the artwork for Blood: Refreshed Supply, I still think the original is timeless. Duke Nukem 3D and Shadow Warrior you got the protagonists looking all badass in their Army of Darkness knockoff poses. Blood, look at this Criterion Collection cover. Like it knew it was a classic already.
Guess I'm wearing the insulated coveralls in the warehouse tomorrow
Forecasters warn residents about exposed pipes, plants.
Cold front dropping temperatures across Texas; freeze watch in place
Forecasters warn residents about exposed pipes, plants.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Guess I'm wearing the insulated coveralls in the warehouse tomorrow
Gotta put a pause on my beer subscriptions. I got a beer backlog.
December 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Gotta put a pause on my beer subscriptions. I got a beer backlog.
Kinda perturbed one of the glitches out of the gate in Blood: Refreshed Supply is not hearing one of the voice lines in the very first level.
You need it to be able to enjoy the fine wine that is Stephen Weyte's vocal performance.
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You need it to be able to enjoy the fine wine that is Stephen Weyte's vocal performance.
youtu.be/u3DeEH_3BDw?...
Blood - Caleb Voice Lines
YouTube video by Berry Bonds
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December 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Kinda perturbed one of the glitches out of the gate in Blood: Refreshed Supply is not hearing one of the voice lines in the very first level.
You need it to be able to enjoy the fine wine that is Stephen Weyte's vocal performance.
youtu.be/u3DeEH_3BDw?...
You need it to be able to enjoy the fine wine that is Stephen Weyte's vocal performance.
youtu.be/u3DeEH_3BDw?...
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