«12. . .702703704705706707708. . .929930»
NewTexas, Talitha macer, The ales, and Xyprus
Some of the "Tycoon" games are my preferred ways to park my brain. Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon got it's hooks in me first. I've been through all the variations on that theme and still play Railroad Tycoon II via Steam. Roller Coaster Tycoon gets some of my downtime, but I find myself designing roller coasters more than building all out theme parks. And somewhere in my past is a game that I can no longer find a way to play called Sim Tower. I have Sim City but never had the time to learn it. (If I remember right the one time I tried it, a tornado ate much of my work.)
However, my favorite game pastime is my pinball machines. Too bad I am not home long enough to enjoy them.
The part that haunts my dreams are some of the things I witnessed on the raw tape. Imagine having a fire at your back to the point where jumping from 80 floors up is a better option than staying put.
As the fates would have it, where we set up was next to one of the locations the FDNY ambulances staged to pick up the remains of fire fighters and other first responders as they were recovered over the next few weeks. We would know when the recovery teams were going to bring someone out. All work on the pile would stop. Everyone would stand at attention, firefighters and police officers holding a salute as the backboard or litter passed from hand to hand down the rubble to the point it could be met, covered with a flag and walked the rest of the way to the ambulance. (The things we did not show you on TV...)
As a former paramedic, that hit me the hardest. Those men and and women just wanted to help and they died for their efforts.
NewTexas, Studly Penguins, Fort verden, Talitha macer, and 1 otherThe ales
HB 2 ITB! HB 2 ITB! HB 2 ITB! HB 2 U! ♫♫ And Many More! ♪♪ 
Issues Test Bed, you have had one helluva a life Buddy!
Texans, Countrymen, Cowboys, and Dudettes alike, lend us your ears! The Texas Ambassador Corps has a dire need of Texas Ambassadors! Please read the pinned The Texas Ambassador Corps FAQ and see if this is something you can and want to do to represent The Great Region of Texas! We need help plain and simple and who better to represent Texas than Texans. Please contact our Secretary of State, 
Trecdom2 with questions or to sign up. All, except the extremely new, are eligible to apply.
Trecdom2, Studly Penguins, Fort verden, Talitha macer, and 1 otherThe ales
***** Texas Saturday Breakfast *****
Yay, it is Saturday Breakfast Time! Today is Breakfast Sandwich Saturday! WooHootie! We will be whipping up breakfast for the Texan on the go today with entire meals prepared to be carried in one hand. Starting the breakfast love will be the perennial favorite Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit made from genuine Texas whole-hog hot sausage, hand-harvested Grade A Jumbo Eggs and Longhorn Jack Cheese all piled into a Frisbee-sized, scratch-made biscuit the way only GrannyTex makes them! Don't like biscuits? Not a problem! We have Croissants! Croissants with Ham & Cheese, Croissants & Sausage with or without Egg, Croissants Con Queso, Croissants with Mini Croissants! We are Croissant Crazy! No Texas Breakfast Sandwich menu would be complete without an Egg Sammich on Texas Toast - Check! Make your choice of Fried Egg, Sliced Boiled Eggs, Egg Salad or Scrambled Eggs slapped between two slices of big fat Texas Toast lightly grilled in butter. YeHaw! For the Hoity Toity, we have an Eggs Benedict Sandwich built out of homemade English Muffins, lightly toasted and topped with Canadian Bacon imported from our friends in Canada, your choice of egg and Hollandaise sauce. That is just a small selection of the Breakfast Sandwiches we are offering this week. Next week, we have even more all-yummy Breakfast Sandwiches! By popular demand, we will re-open the Juice Bar with all the standard Juices - Orange, Apple, Grapefruit, and Tomato. Today's Funky Selection of the Day is Fizzy Mango & Papaya Limeade! Try "The Suicide" - all the juices, in one glass - we dare you! It doesn't get much better than this! Start your day off the right way, munch out and go back to sleep. Of course, The Never Ending Urn of Coffee is full and ready to help you wash it all down. Texas Coffee doesn't get much better. Enjoy Texas! You know you want to!®
***** Texas Chat Reminder *****
The Texas Weekly Chat Session will be Saturday (TODAY) at High Noon Texas Time (CDT) ***Saturday***. And, if you can't be there right at Noon, that is Ok, Texas Chat usually runs 3, 4, 5 hours with some Chats running as high as 7 or 8 hours.
The Texas Chat Site is here: http://texasregion.net/blab70/login.php
Please register with your nation name. This is a great opportunity for nations old and new to Texas to find out what is going on! We chat, we debate, we talk about the weather, we talk about stuff we like, stuff we hate, random stuff and more stuff. But, it is never stuffy. Usually, it is about meeting your fellow Texans and talking about the latest and most interesting stuff in NationStates at the moment. But then again, sometimes NationStates does not even come up. It is wide-open chatting with peeps from around The World both IRL and NS. It is Texans, EuroTexans, WannabeTexans, ex-Texans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome. Texas Chat, 756 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 15 years! Check it out! Good stuff!
**The Ambassador reads the entry thoughtfully. Putting it down he contemplates the words, then pulls an ice cold long neck from the cooler, pops the top, and raises it to no one in particular.**
To National Sober Day.
**The Ambassador takes a long pull from the bottle, savors the cool flavor, than contemplates the bottle.**
A great cause.
NewTexas, Fort verden, and The ales
hey there Happy B-Day and if I may say don't let what happened 18 years ago tarnish your birthday as well you can remember and cherish you and your family both here and IRL so have fun
well you can drink as much as you want and stay sober Mr. Ambassador just pop open a cool Non-Alcoholic beer yes they doo exists
Issues Test Bed, Fort verden, Quetzalleia, Talitha macer, and 1 otherThe ales
National Sober Day? At my age the drunker I am the easier life gets.
NewTexas, Issues Test Bed, Fort verden, and The ales
then you need a trip to Germany next month then Ireland around St. Patrick's Day
Issues Test Bed, Fort verden, and The ales
Other: Unreal Tournament.
How To Actually Survive Getting Shot:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs1UquQDdiU
-=BlazingStar=-
NewTexas and The ales
Best Trek Tech: Artificial gravity, cloaking devices and space stations
Best Overall Spaceship: The Borg cube. You'll be assimilated. Resistance is futile :p
Regional Poll • Which of these video game franchises is your favorite?
Other. Write in:
1. The Elder Scrolls mostly cause Skyrim absolutely rocks!
2. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series
Vincent
NewTexas, Fort verden, Nix pardusia, and The ales
Dad's Poll about favorite games: Other. Write in: Mass Effect cause my bro Vince already mentioned The Elder Scrolls and Skyrim. :)
The character you are most like: William Riker
Favorite Characters: Worf and William Riker
Favorite Trek Film: Star Trek: Into Darkness
Best Trek Tech: The ability to put people into hibernation or stasis in cryotubes.
Best Overall Spaceship: USS Enterprise NCC - 1701
Emperor Varian Von Richthofen (Arian)
Best Trek Tech: Everything! I wish we have all those technologies right now. Cause if the technology exists then my Dad could get an artificial heart like Jean Luc Picard. :)
Best Overall Spaceship: Admiral Marcus' ship the USS Vengeance
King Emmett Von Richthofen
Supreme Leader, Gunslinger and First Knight of Gileadavia
¡Vivas! Feliz Diez y Seis Texans y Tejanos! For those unaware, in 1810, Padre Hidalgo launched the Mexican War of Independence against Spain. Eleven years later, Mexico declared its independence from Spain and expelled the Europeans from Mexico! So, hoist a Coronita and a taco to the good Padre today!
Welcome and consider yourself fortunate. You're just in time to join a party. :)
Today is September 16 and it's the birthday of one of the world’s greatest men; Happy birthday to ME. I’m getting older, cooler and more handsome at the same time. On my special day, I'd like to give thanks to the almighty God for HIS gift of life and happiness to me. I pray that He continue to bless me throughout the year.
*Hands out a slice of Ultimate Butterscotch Birthday cake and a glass of Dom Pérignon champagne to everyone in Texas!*
It’s my birthday today, and by all means I shall party until I can party no more. You’re all free to join in if you want to. :)
Emmett
NewTexas, Issues Test Bed, United vinceland, Gileadavia, and 2 othersKyletana, and The ales
Fort verden, Kyletana, and The ales
«12. . .702703704705706707708. . .929930»
Advertisement
