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NewTexas, Trecdom2, and Issues Test Bed
Without spoiling anything, the call back to Star Trek IV in today's episode of Picard was great to see.
Apparently, there's no love for Diet Pepsi. Let's see if Diet Coke does any better or if it's uprooted by A&W RootBeer
I'll open the poll in the morning
Thought you all might want to hear this funny story from this week:
For the past few days there has been a chicken stuck in my backyard. We're in a typical looking subdivision so this seems weird until you realize the property behind us is a farm. Anyway... today after dinner I drove up to that farm to let them know since I wasn't sure if they realized the chicken was over here. I couldn't figure out how to get up to the door since the yard was fenced in and they have no trespassing signs everywhere (people sometimes use there driveway to get into my subdivision, evidently) but I was out there long enough for the farmer's wife to see my car because they have a really narrow driveway and I had to spend like 2 minutes pulling into it.
After explaining that no, I was not trying to use there driveway as a shortcut, I explained that one of there chickens was on the other side of the wire fence in my backyard. Evidently they had already sent their son to catch it before to no avail. My neighbors also tried catching the chicken with no success either. And the farmer's wife didn't want to injure her ankle again. But we agreed to meet at the fence separating our two properties and try to catch it.
...You'd never guess what that started. Next thing you know, there's six of us trying to catch this chicken because my nextdoor neighbors had been trying to catch it for fun for the past few days and figured now was a good time for another attempt. Despite there being 6 of us, though, this chicken was a rascal- really fast, and would run away every time you got close. It took close to half an hour, but we managed to corner the chicken which forced it to climb up a tree, at which point one of us was able to catch it by the leg.
To say it was difficult to catch this chicken was an understatement. Safe to say I will never be a farmer!
NewTexas, Trecdom2, United Kodiaks, Yip Man, and 3 othersIssues Test Bed, United vinceland, and Aeric Targaryen
In what will be an interesting case for the US Supreme Court, a Texas state trooper sued the state of Texas for what he felt was discrimination related to his accommodation request related to injuries suffered from a deployment with the Army Reserve. Texas and several other states are claiming Sovereign Immunity; you can't sue a government that doesn't consent to it. There is concern that a vote in favor of the states could seriously jeopardize the protections under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
Run Chicken Run
Yip Man, Indian Empire, and United vinceland
That is the most hilarious story of the year I have heard so far, IE! Thank you for sharing!
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Yip Man and Indian Empire
Diet Coke or A&W Root Beer? Dude, you've been writing polls for the Democrats, havn't you?
You never saw the movie "Rocky," did you?
State's sovereign immunity protections only go as far as state law. That immunity vanishes when the case in is Federal Court. So the question is whether or not the original suit was brought in state court. There is a chance that is the only venue open to this kind of suit, in which case the trooper is going to loose. Sovereign immunity has already been tested and upheld many times over the decades, and I'm sure many more tests are in store for the future.
Now that said, a state patrolman has to be able to perform certain functions. I'm all about reasonable accommodations for the disabled, especially those disabled while in the service. However, there is and must be a a clear and reasonable definition of the word "reasonable." Someone unable to run cannot be a street cop. Just like someone unable to lift over 25 pounds should not be crew on an ambulance or fire truck.
I've been in a position where I had an employment attorney telling me I had to make reasonable accommodations for a driver with a debilitating disease and had to let him drive. A driver who shouldn't have been driving anything, let alone 30-50 thousand pound trucks. At the same time I had our company attorney and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration consultant telling me if I let him drive and he gets in a wreck, I too will be on the hook.
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Today's special breakfast will Saturday Carne Guisada & Egg Breakfast Tacos [COVID-19 Week CIV Edition]! The Head Chef is still rolling on! He is reigning the haute cuisine this week and is stripping back the humble breakfast taco to its roots. The Abuelas and Abuelitas have once again been up all night chopping and roasting veggies! Zillions of tons of mild poblano peppers, sweet Texas 1015 onions, Roma tomatoes, umpteen garlic pods, and Serrano Peppers. This is all in preparation for the Carne Guisada which is cubes of Prime Texas Angus Chuck Roast, floured and browned in a little oil and added to the veggies which are also fried up in a little oil. The whole mess is married in industrial-sized Black Cast-iron Dutch ovens with some chicken stock and a bunch of herbs and spices and lightly simmered all night into a most delightful stew. To make your breakfast taco, a scoop of scrambled Grade AA Large Brown organic eggs are added to a fresh, warm, homemade flour tortilla made with love and is topped off with a scoop of Guisada. Just for you, Texas. Remember, a whole egg in every taco!®
Today's Special Salsa is not actually salsa - Sour Cream - made fresh by the NewTexas Creamery. A sealed cup of Texas-made Longhorn Cheddar Jack cheese is also included. The taco is hermetically sealed in a Stay-Warm® pouch that is wrapped in the same ol' aluminum foil we are all so familiar with for our breakfast taco. We are trying to keep it real, peeps. For your beverage accompaniment, a packet of Sanka, Tang and a Lipton Tea bag will be included with every delivery as well as salt and pepper and a napkin. Yes, it is different, but it works and you do not even have to leave your residence. Woo! And, watch out for the drones! Start your day off the right way; munch out and go back to sleep. You know you want to!®
Stay Safe Texas. Stay Well.
***** Texas Shout Outs *****
@ Fort verden - We hope you are Go, Go, Going, Verner! Buddy! Get well soon, we are cheering our boots off over here!
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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, debate, talk about the weather, 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, VirtualTexans, and plenty of Friends of Texans. We have it all and all are welcome.
We have added a new feature to Texas Chat, Texas Movie Chat! Chat with Texans while watching a movie. Fun stuff! So far we have watched Halloween, Shootout at the OK Corral, and Red. Want to watch something?
Texas Chat, 881 weeks and running! For the math-challenged, that is over 17½ years! Check it out! Good stuff!
Yip Man, Indian Empire, Issues Test Bed, United vinceland, and 1 otherAeric Targaryen
So I bought a BDU-33 for $75 dollars at my local WW2 reenactment on 3/26/22: https://ibb.co/Dk6Qdyt
Plus I saw this fine piece of technology: https://ibb.co/LxdRQVD
The thing is I don't know the exact model of missile it says RM-70 122mm but maybe I'm wrong
Issues Test Bed We're doing a series of polls in tournament fashion to determine the favorite soda. A&W won the Root Beer pool and it just happened to get paired with Diet Coke.
As for the court case, I'd have to look at the history of the original suit to see where it was first brought up. Even if the complaint wasn't valid, the idea that state employees are somehow not protected is a bit troubling.
Woah... Who is fixing to go to war?
Sovereign Immunity is troubling on many levels. However, the state is a big target with deep pockets filled with taxpayer money. The government is also a huge magnet for crazy people armed with frivolous lawsuits. Lots of people do not respond well to others exercising sometimes arbitrary control over their property and their lives.
It is sometimes a good thing and sometimes a bad thing.
Vincent's Sunday Surprise Beverage Bonanza
Howdy Dudes and Dudettes of Texas!
Today's Sunday Surprise Beverage is Make - Your - Own - Beverage Day! I've got lots of Large Boxes full of drink making ingredients stacked up right here and I'm going to beam them directly into the home of every Texan in Texas. Everyone will receive a Large Box and it'll materialize on the table closest to you. With all the drink ingredients in your box you can make Peach iced tea, Summer Cup Mocktail and Fruit Punch. There's enough ingredients to make 3 glasses of each drink. You can keep the Instructional Guide CD as my gift to you:
Make Your Own Beverage Drink Making Guide:
Peach iced tea
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/peach-iced-tea
Fruit punch
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/fruit-punch
Summer cup mocktail
https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/summer-cup-mocktail
When blending drinks in your blender always add your ice at the end so it doesn't jam up the blender. Also if you've got alcohol in your house and you desire an alcoholic drink just mix your own booze into the beverages.
And today I've included a large container full of a dozen slices of yummy and healthy Mediterranean Salad Pizza in everyone‘s box.
I hope y'all enjoy today's Sunday Surprise Snack and Beverages Texans. Yeehaw! :)
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NewTexas:
Big Tex Dude,
Thanks for the Texas Shout Out to my Dad!
Dudes and Dudettes,
Please continue to pray for my Dad’s recovery and on behalf of my family, I’d like to thank y’all for your prayers and support.
Vincent
NewTexas, Yip Man, and Issues Test Bed
For the first time in three decades the Academy Awards was actually worth watching last night and I missed it. Life isn't fair... :(
The Slap heard round the world was probably the best thing that happened to the Oscars in a while. The Hosts were boring and idiotic as well as political so no love lost from me
Yip Man, Issues Test Bed, and United vinceland
With 3 hours to go, the poll is tied. If it's still that way at closing, we'll ask an ally their preference and use that as the tie breaker.
Today marks 9 years on NationStates for me. Truly crazy I've been on this site for that long.
NewTexas, Trecdom2, Yip Man, PR In Space, and 2 othersDlankalin, and Aeric Targaryen
Today's Picard episode answered some of the questions, but created a few more and left one still unanswered. Will be interesting to see how this all wraps up in 5 episodes.
Happy César Chávez Day Texas! For those who may be unaware, César Chávez is a U.S. federal commemorative holiday, proclaimed by President Barack Obama in 2014. The holiday celebrates the birth and legacy of the civil rights and labor movement activist Cesar Chavez. It is about the values he publicly held regarding worker’s rights, fair wages, pension benefits, and medical coverage. It has been a holiday in Texas since 1999. Cesar Chavez taught us the phrase “¡Sí, se puede!” (Yes, we can!).
Also, be on high alert tomorrow for NationStates hijinx! It is April Fool's Day, a day that has historically has had events that ranged from such oddities as NationDates, to Liberals vs. Conservatives, to NationStates Z to Nuclear Apocalypse to having all nations' populations reset to 5 million. We have received a cryptic warning of something new this year; it would be worthwhile to check your nation (and your region) tomorrow!
Trecdom2, Yip Man, Fort verden, United vinceland, and 1 otherAeric Targaryen
The Trade Fair, as they are calling it, starts tonight at 8 PM Eastern.
NewTexas, Yip Man, Indian Empire, Fort verden, and 1 otherUnited vinceland
While A&W Root Beer easily beat out the other brands and Diet Coke, it couldn't stand up to the 23 flavors of Dr Pepper. Next up, the powerhouse of Pepsi goes up against the lemon-line flavor of its main competitor Coca Cola.
NewTexas, Yip Man, Fort verden, United vinceland, and 1 otherAeric Targaryen
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas!
I was finally well enough to be discharged from hospital yesterday evening. To everyone in Texas, thank you MUCHLY from the bottom of my still recovering Transplanted Heart for praying for my recovery from my 2nd bout of Organ Rejection and the complications resulting from it. That said, I have returned. Yiihaa! :)
@NewTexas: Thank you for your encouraging Texas Shout Outs Big Tex My Buddy! GREATLY appreciated. :)
Today is
April Fool's day
https://nationaltoday.com/april-fools-day/
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day
https://nationaltoday.com/hospital-admitting-clerks-day/
Edible Book Day
https://nationaltoday.com/edible-book-day/
Quotes of the Day
"I sometimes wonder if the manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things." - Alan Coren
“Remember, happiness doesn’t depend upon who you are or what you have, it depends solely upon what you think.” — Dale Carnegie
Music of the Day
The Other Side -- female ver. (from The Greatest Showman) 【covered by Anna ft. Cami-Cat】
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jyuhwVSCks
On This Day In History
1748 Ruins of Pompeii rediscovered by Spaniard Rocque Joaquin de Alcubierre
1952 Big Bang theory proposed in Physical Review by Alpher, Bethe & George Gamow
1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs found Apple Computer in the garage of Jobs' parents house in Cupertino, California
2001 Netherlands becomes the first country in the world to make same-sex marriage legal
2002 The Netherlands legalizes euthanasia, becoming the first nation in the world to do so.
2004 Google introduces Gmail: the launch is met with skepticism on account of the launch date
2006 The Serious Organised Crime Agency, dubbed the 'British FBI', is created in the United Kingdom.
2019 Major archaeological site announced discovered on a reef in the middle of Lake Titicaca, in Andes, dated 8th and 10th centuries AD from Tiwanaku state
2019 Methane, a gas usually made by living things, detected on Mars in 2013 by European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter reported in "Nature Geoscience"
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Why do we celebrate April Fool's Day?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVrqs6_6xLU
Math Professor Fixes Projector Screen (April Fools Prank)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9NQatne0xg
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BINGO Update:
We will resume the current round of BINGO tommorow.
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Trecdom2: Trec Buddy, I believe I am still waiting for you to choose your prize for winning Round 24 of the Texas BINGO.
Edit: It was Round 24, not Round 23, and I need to start Round 25 today. ACK!
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Have an absolutely fantastic, healthy and safe April Fool's Day everyone!
Your Buddy Verner
NewTexas, United Kodiaks, Yip Man, Indian Empire, and 4 othersQuetzalleia, United vinceland, PR In Space, and A r i a n
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas!
Today is
National Ferret Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-ferret-day/
National Handmade Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-handmade-day/
National Love Our Children Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-love-our-children-day/
World Autism Awareness Day
https://nationaltoday.com/world-autism-awareness-day/
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-peanut-butter-jelly-day/
International Fact-Checking Day
https://nationaltoday.com/international-fact-checking-day/
National Children’s Picture Book Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-childrens-picture-book-day/
Quotes of the Day
“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.” – Joss Whedon
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”― Neil Gaiman
Music of the Day
It's Time - Imagine Dragons - Peter Hollens & Tyler Ward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUPaShlj9BM
On This Day In History
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida
1792 The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime
2019 Lori Lightfoot elected first female African American Mayor of Chicago
2019 NASA states it wants to send astronauts to Mars by 2033, and land on the Moon again in 2024
2020 New study shows western Antarctica once swampy with temperate forests 93-83 million years ago during Cretaceous period, according to Alfred Wegener Institute
2021 New study suggests the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago created South America's tropical rainforests
'Disaster' in Ukraine, Ramadan, NCAA Final Four, Grammys: 5 things to know this weekend
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/04/02/ukraine-disaster-final-four-grammys-5-things-know-weekend/7205520001/
Medical experts answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines for children
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/the-ad-council/2022/02/24/medical-experts-answer-questions-covid-19-vaccines-children/6912579001/
Zelenskyy says retreating Russian forces are boobytrapping Ukrainian streets; US pledges military equipment: Live updates
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/02/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates/7252188001/
Will Smith resigns from the Academy over Chris Rock slap at Oscars: 'I am heartbroken'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/04/01/smith-resigns-academy-following-chris-rock-slap-oscars/7251755001/
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Obama plays Daniel Day-Lewis in hilarious movie spoof
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ-E08LuuxQ
Walt Disney: Architect of Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQr3X1jV8Hc
What is a Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 as Fast As Possible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSPub4ydiM
Chuck Yeager: America's Supersonic Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zoqzpfrMGE
How the Doughnut got its Hole - Tasting History with Max Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux5VjS7o2gA
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Texas Scientists BINGO - Round 24 Update
Still waiting for Trecdom2 to claim his prize for winning BINGO Round 24.
Texas BINGO – New Round!
Round 25: Texas State Parks BINGO
There are a lot of State Parks in Texas. We should play BINGO with some of our Texas State Parks!
Instructions:
1. Go to https://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/ to generate your own BINGO card based on these settings:
Bingo Card Basics:
Card Title: Texas State Parks Bingo
Word List (separated by commas):
Abilene State Park,
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park,
Big Bend Ranch State Park,
Caprock Canyons State Park,
Cedar Hill State Park,
Davis Mountains State Park,
Dinosaur Valley State Park,
Eisenhower State Park,
Franklin Mountains State Park,
Galveston Island State Park,
Garner State Park,
Guadalupe River State Park,
Lake Corpus Christi State Park,
Lake Mineral Wells State Park,
Longhorn Cavern State Park,
Lost Maples State Natural Area,
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site,
McKinney Falls State Park,
Mission Tejas State Park,
Mustang Island State Park,
Palmetto State Park,
Pedernales Falls State Park,
Resaca de la Palma State Park,
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site,
Stephen F. Austin State Park,
Free Space:
Include a free space?: No
Free Space Text: Not applicable, leave blank.
Free Space Description: Not applicable.
Free Space Placement: The default setting is center but do not bother with it as it is not applicable.
Card Size:
Number of Squares Wide: 5
Number of Squares Tall: 5
Printing Options:
Number of cards to create: 1
Press the "Generate Bingo Cards" Button. Take a screenshot of the card and save it onto your computer. We will be using Microsoft Paint to strike out the locations on the card as they are called out.
This is a sample of an acceptable BINGO card for this game:
https://i.imgur.com/yxu3Q3a.png
2. From now on until the end of the game, I will announce a Texas State Park for you to strike out each day.
Rules: Your goal is to cover 5 lines of those squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row. Each of the 5 lines corresponds to a letter in the word BINGO. When you have a BINGO, then you have won the game.
This is a sample of an acceptable winning card:
https://i.imgur.com/Ln0yRRt.png
To start the game, today's Texas State Park to strike off is: Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site,
3. The first person to complete their card should upload it to imgur.com or any other image hosting site and post this message on our Texas RMB: BINGO! and a link to your completed card that you have uploaded to the image hosting site.
Good luck and have an absolutely fantastic, healthy and safe day everyone!
Your Buddy Verner
NewTexas, Yip Man, Quetzalleia, United vinceland, and 1 otherPR In Space
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