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"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Originally posted by Paperback Writer View PostMore accurately, a lot of reservoirs. The water supply has to come from somewhere. And during droughts the water levels can decline considerably. It's not like Texas can wait for the snow to melt in its mountains to fill them back up.“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Originally posted by Pelado View PostIt looks like Dallas/Ft. Worth has a bunch of lakes in the area, which thing I had never supposed.
Dallas seems to have a lot of airports for some reason too."If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
"Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by LA Ute View PostJust another way of saying Texas has nowhere to steal the water from, like L.A. did."If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
"Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by Pelado View PostDeep enough for recreational use?
http://www.dallasrelo.com/lakes.html
I have even had our boat on some of these that are not designated as recreation lakes like Lavon."If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
"Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by Uncle Ted View PostHaven't lived there but have been there a few times. It doesn't seem like a bad place but you might have a good drive to work if you work downtown.[/url]
20 minutes downtown unless there is a wreck on the bridge. I worked in the Park Cities and that was usually 40 or so."It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."
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Originally posted by FMCoug View PostA Dallas myth.
20 minutes downtown unless there is a wreck on the bridge. I worked in the Park Cities and that was usually 40 or so.“Not the victory but the action. Not the goal but the game. In the deed the glory.”
"All things are measured against Nebraska." falafel
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The commute to downtown from Frisco, Allen, etc. is much worse than from Rockwall. All the growth has been north ( at least as of 4 years ago) and such is the traffic.
Lake Ray Hubbard is Dallas' version of Point of the Mountain. In SLC, people think Draper is fine but Lehi is "way down there". Same thing with being East of the Lake.
I didn't map the address so maybe 20 minutes is an exaggerarion ... But the point is that people who endure horrific commutes from points north always think Rockwall is too far out ..."It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."
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Originally posted by Pelado View PostDeep enough for recreational use?
Ray Hubbard (where we kept our boat) was 40' by the dam."It's true that everything happens for a reason. Just remember that sometimes that reason is that you did something really, really, stupid."
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Yeah whatever, it's only $6.8B more than the $9.2B shortfall originally predicted. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cali...rry-brown.html
And as long as CA refuses to deal with its bloated public employee entitlements and continues to chase businesses out of state, this is just going to keep getting worse.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cali...rry-brown.htmlUte-ī sunt fīmī differtī
It can't all be wedding cake.
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Originally posted by oxcoug View PostYeah whatever, it's only $6.8B more than the $9.2B shortfall originally predicted. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cali...rry-brown.html
And as long as CA refuses to deal with its bloated public employee entitlements and continues to chase businesses out of state, this is just going to keep getting worse.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cali...rry-brown.html“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Originally posted by oxcoug View PostYeah whatever, it's only $6.8B more than the $9.2B shortfall originally predicted. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cali...rry-brown.html
And as long as CA refuses to deal with its bloated public employee entitlements and continues to chase businesses out of state, this is just going to keep getting worse.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/cali...rry-brown.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,1532582.story
In other news, a 1%'er isn't going to take this harassment any more and is moving to Signapore so he can avoid many hundreds of millions (as much as $600 million) in federal and California capital gains taxes. Yet another data point about trying to tax the rich and the rich just voting with their feet."If there is one thing I am, it's always right." -Ted Nugent.
"I honestly believe saying someone is a smart lawyer is damning with faint praise. The smartest people become engineers and scientists." -SU.
"Yet I still see wisdom in that which Uncle Ted posts." -creek.
GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!
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Originally posted by Uncle Ted View PostIn other news, a 1%'er isn't going to take this harassment any more and is moving to Signapore so he can avoid many hundreds of millions (as much as $600 million) in federal and California capital gains taxes. Yet another data point about trying to tax the rich and the rich just voting with their feet.
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Originally posted by Indy Coug View PostIt's what happens in Europe.“There is a great deal of difference in believing something still, and believing it again.”
― W.H. Auden
"God made the angels to show His splendour - as He made animals for innocence and plants for their simplicity. But men and women He made to serve Him wittily, in the tangle of their minds."
-- Robert Bolt, A Man for All Seasons
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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Originally posted by Uncle Ted View PostI am working in California this week and was watching the local news this morning. It seems Jerry wants to cut a good part of this overrun out of education. Something like $5B out of K-12 and another $0.5B from Cal State and UCal.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...,1532582.story
In other news, a 1%'er isn't going to take this harassment any more and is moving to Signapore so he can avoid many hundreds of millions (as much as $600 million) in federal and California capital gains taxes. Yet another data point about trying to tax the rich and the rich just voting with their feet.
This may be one of those fake quotes (most often happens with Lincoln and Twain) but here's this gem from de Tocqueville:
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship.Last edited by Color Me Badd Fan; 05-15-2012, 10:19 AM.Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”
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