CDeb

BTW, you missed a really good game CDeb.

I was busy until early Sunday afternoon, so I didn't get to tune in until it was 34-14 and already decided.

I'm glad the Texans are 2-0, but it was bittersweet. I'm a huge Jake Delhomme fan (went to college with him). He's about the nicest guy you'll ever meet, on or off of a football field. Oh well, if the unthinkable happens and he gets benched in favor of Carr, it won't be because of this game.

The game against Indy is must-see TV, but I'll be in Cleveland that day, where there won't be a noon game on CBS (Browns on at 3). ARGH!

He was completely OUT of the pocket, which allows him to throw to somebody in the 15th row if he wants to.

I didn't see the play in question, but this is an incomplete explaination of the intentional grounding rule. Not only does the QB have to be out of the pocket, but the throw must cross the line of scrimmage.

On a side note, did anyone see the HBO Bob Costas special and the interview with Earl Campbell? That was truly sad to see the most punishing runner ever to strap on pads, reduced to the state he is in now. And the way he takes it all in stride, like it was suppose to be this way is truly amazing. I really lost some respect for Bum Phillips when Costas asked him point blank if he felt he may have run Earl into the ground, or if he felt any remorse. Bum sat there and said "Nope". I just sat there in disbelief at the smug answer. It was truly sad.

No, I didn't catch it, but Earl is certainly THE cautionary tale that every RB today has in the back of their mind.

EC certainly was a punishing rusher, we just had no idea that he was the one getting punished.

It's funny to see how the Texans' start is viewed by the national media:

"Impressive win over the Chiefs, but the first true test is next week at Carolina."

"Impressive win over Carolina, but the first true test is next week against Indy."

Maybe the Texans are just pretty darn good after all?

Guys, take it easy on the Cowboys fans.

They'll need SOMETHING to brag about. After all, their Yankees probably won't get it done and their Lakers will be another lost cause.

Our defense looks pretty good right now. I wouldn't change a thing there, and just keep them moving forward.

How good is it to be Mario Williams this morning, waking up with touchdowns this year than Reggie Bush?

It doesn't have to be rail systems leaking, either. There were some reports on TV a few months ago about dogs being zapped on wet manhole covers in Chicago's Grant Park by stray current from nearby light poles. I believe one dog died and several others were hurt. The city's response was something along the lines of shrugging its shoulders and telling people not to let their pets wee on the manhole covers.

This is the reason why junction box covers that you see in the sidewalk for traffic signals and street lighting are made from a non-metallic material. Of course, there are some older metal ones out there and while they are most likely safe, I wouldn't step on them!

Why you wanna hate on Aggies?

He can't help himself.

There will eventually be a signal installed at the main driveway on Memorial Drive with a median cut. You'll be able to turn left out of the driveway, but not into it from WB Memorial. You'll have to drive down to the signal at Detering and pull a u-turn.

Anyway, which one would be easier to pretty up, the sand or the water? I am sure its not asking too much to have at least one of them not suck.

How much work would be involved to do either one?

Well, "prettying up" the water would involve damming up the Mississippi or reversing the prevailing currrent in the Gulf of Mexico.

I doubt either is a weekend project.

We love to pick and choose.

Well, for those of us that use our brains, we can understand the difference in each, but that's for another thread.

The only way for a REAL and effective decrease in US gun violence is for a marked change in the culture of violence that exists in this country, even among the law abiding citizenry. I have no idea whatsoever how or when that might occur.

Concur with the first sentence. Got a few ideas about the second, but they would never fly.

Wonder if that viewpoint also extends to gay marriage and abortion?

<cough, cough> red herring <cough, cough>

Had the Brady Bill been renewed, Mr. Cho would not have had the access he did to the weapons with which he did his killing. Unfortunately, President Bush lied (again) when he said that he would support the renewal of the Brady Bill.

You mean a guy intent on killing as many people as he could would have changed his mind because he would have been breaking another law?

I find it odd that the anti-choice gangs tend to resort to murder.....

I find it odd that homosexuals tend to resort to underage boys.

Every time there's a highly publicized shooting, the subject of gun control comes up.

And every time, I ask the people proposing it how gun control would have stopped said shooting.

I have yet to hear a good answer.

But I'm all ears.

Full disclosure: I do not own a gun and probably never will. I have never been hunting and have only fired a gun a few times in my life.

All the five SCOTUS judges have done is drive the wealthy abroad for safe abortions and the poor to the back alley for coat-hanger jobs.

They've done nothing of the sort. All they've said is that the democratically-elected leaders of this country should be able to do their jobs on this issue.

And all the law they upheld says is that if you MUST murder your child, you can't do it by delivering everything except for the head and then suck its brains out and crush its skull, causing her great amounts of pain and suffering in the process.

Too bad they and others still cling to the fantasy that they can ultimatly stop all abortion.

Kinda' like how supporters of hate crimes legislation cling to the fantasy that they can ultimately make everyone treat everyone else with respect?

anyone here have personal experiance with an abortion choice?

As I posted earlier, I only know a couple of folks who have. No one in my extended family has ever considered one.

A majority of the "known terrorists" were found to have no ties to terrorism whatsoever, and have been released. Further the discomfort you reference was so "uncomfortable" in many interrogations as to result in death.

These are the methods I was referring to which cause so much consternation for folks:

1. The Attention Grab: The interrogator forcefully grabs the shirt front of the prisoner and shakes him.

2. Attention Slap: An open-handed slap aimed at causing pain and triggering fear.

3. The Belly Slap: A hard open-handed slap to the stomach. The aim is to cause pain, but not internal injury. Doctors consulted advised against using a punch, which could cause lasting internal damage.

4. Long Time Standing: This technique is described as among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.

5. The Cold Cell: The prisoner is left to stand naked in a cell kept near 50 degrees. Throughout the time in the cell the prisoner is doused with cold water.

6. Water Boarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt.

According to the sources, CIA officers who subjected themselves to the water boarding technique lasted an average of 14 seconds before caving in. They said al Qaeda's toughest prisoner, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, won the admiration of interrogators when he was able to last between two and two-and-a-half minutes before begging to confess.

If these methods led to death in "many interrogations", I stand corrected. But I won't accept the premise that those methods are less humane than something that was not only legal last week, but that many people feel will bring about the downfall of society should it become illegal.

The ability to distinguish so easily between acceptable death and unacceptable death is the primary reason I no longer debate with anti-abortionists.

Yeah, I wouldn't want to have to defend what is described in post 50 on its merits, either.

Just a friendly reminder of what the Supreme Court declared that states should be able to democratically decide if they will allow earlier this week:

Here is another description from a nurse who witnessed the same method performed on a 26-week fetus and who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee:

Dr. Haskell went in with forceps and grabbed the baby's legs and pulled them down into the birth canal. Then he delivered the baby's body and the arms

so are you attempting to refute the homicide increase in March?

I think what he's saying is that Houston isn't any more dangerous to the average person than it was this time last year.

Ditto, what's the point of paying property taxes and raising them for that matter, if we still have to pay tolls on almost every NEW freeway built.

Because your property taxes don't pay for freeways, the gas tax does. And the revenue provided by that tax doesn't even come close to keeping up with roadway demand.

So, would you rather have the gas taxed significantly raised to pay for new roads that you may or may not drive on? Or would you rather pay for only the roads that you drive on?

Toll roads are STUPID. Theres nothing today or tomorrow which will lead me to believe otherwise, period!

WOW! What devastatingly convincing logic!

Thanks

How much are single-game tickets?

Let me get this straight, CDeb. If all life is precious and murder is wrong.

Does that mean that you are against The Death Penalty?

Yes, I am.

And yes, I asked people to be civil, nice to know you took it too heart.

I think I have been much more civil than others. I do have a weakness that I tend to be flippant and curt at times, but I'm working on it.

Perhaps you could tell me what is your compulsion to tell one of my sisters what she can and cannot do with her body? Is it a Stalinistic upbringing? An uncontrolable urge to control another's life? A feeling of moralistic superiority? A need to "rescue" a woman you deem inadequate to make her own decisions in a city of over two million people and over 100 non-profit services to help her through her difficult decision?

Nope, no demonizing there. Nope. None at all.

Straight from the playbook, though. Juke. Dodge. Dive. Re-frame. Demonize.

Like my first post said, you've practiced the rhetoric well. No wonder you went ape when I called out PP.

Downtown Houston's club scene is hoppin'. Some people on here think that a high presence of blacks mean trouble.

No need to fear us

I personally don't, but my perception is that there are a lot of folks who do.