Texas beats A&M in possibly their last meeting by a field goal: 27-25.
Wouldn’t have been possible without good defensive play, special teams play, a trick play and two interceptions. Then QB Case McCoy (his white uniform grass-stained green from so many downings) burst for 25 yards to put them within FG range with two seconds to go. Nice work, JV offense. Heh.
Now the Ags will go on to bcome the doormat of the SEC. Good luck with Vanderbilt.
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It’s disappointing for a dozen reasons. Slashdot says it best:
“… the Kindle Fire can be sluggish. Page turns can lag. Menus can be slow to load. Screen touches can be unresponsive.”
So true, and so annoying. Not to mention that it tends to crash when I’m reading a Web page. I wasn’t planning on giving up my Kindle 2 for reading books, however. Backlit screens annoy me so much that if I have to read something long off the Net, I’ll print it out first.
I was planning to use the Fire for browsing and listening to PJTV and YouTube stuff while not near the PC and I have and will since I own one now. Amazon was honest, pitching the Fire for downloaded books, music, movies, etc. I bought it, instead, hoping for a speedy Web browser I could use on the patio. My mistake.
At least it’s faster than my old Dell netbook, but not by much. The PJMedia and YouTube stuff often freeze while the Fire rebuffers. Just like the netbook. The keyboard is hard to use, but I wasn’t planning to do email or blog posting with the Fire.
I have read that us early Fire users are beta testing a product that will improve with time as its software is updated. I’ll be looking forward to that. Meanwhile, as one Slashdot commenter says: “$200 isn’t bad for a little Net portal,” even if it is a bit slow. Only half the price of my netbook when it was new.
Your mileage may vary.
Except for my nice Dell PCs, I have a knack for finding not-ready-for-prime-time computers. My first PC was a Kaypro II—me and scifi writer Arthur C. Clarke.
Remember the Kaypro II? Don’t feel bad. No one else does, either.
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Tagged Dell netbook, Kaypro II, My Kindle Fire is a disappointment
So says WeatherBELL meteorologist Joe Bastardi (formerly of Accuweather):
“Rain is coming for Round Rock and surrounding environs in the southern plains early [this] week and it’s something that is at a premium in a La Nina winter. The area from the Trans Pecos northeast through northeast Texas and into Oklahoma and Arkansas could have widespread 1-2 inch amounts…”
Of course this is similar to the forecasts last week, when we got a mere quarter inch altogether. We’ll have to hope Mr. Bastardi knows better.
Meanwhile his colleague, Dr. Dewpoint (Joe D’Aleo), sketches out the wholly natural and therefore repeating AMO and PMO causes of our ongoing drought:
“We have many Texans reading our blogs and the serious drought has affected their lives. Almost every year, other parts of the world have experienced serious drought. It is of course most likely in areas that are semi-arid to begin with but sometimes extends into areas where rainfall is normally abundant.“
UPDATE: As of Wednesday, Nov. 23, we’ve had about an inch of rain with more expected Friday-Saturday. No drought-buster, but welcome.
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Tagged Central Texas, Doctor Dewpoint, Joe Bastardi, Joe D'Aleo, La Nina winter rain
Snoop’s good work from his recent visit to the Rancho, this one of the painted cows in front of the Texas State History Museum in downtown Austin.
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Tagged painted cows, Simply Jews, Snoopy the Goon, Texas History Museum
They have no offense worthy of the name. They can’t score points! The star running backs were healthy but they couldn’t do it. Neither quarterback could consistently connect with his receivers and, in any case, the offensive line didn’t give them time to pass. Only the kicker was consistent with two field goals, and, unbelievably, three tackles.
The defense kept the offense in the game but still gave up 17 points to Kansas State. Not to mention sorry coaching (kicking a field goal with 4 minutes to play instead of going for a tie was stupid) and horrible officiating (will someone please find Cooper Castleberry a guide dog). So they lose again, 17-13, which very likely heralds their last two games, as well. Two bad years in a row. Pathetic.
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Wish she’d run for president in 2012, but I suppose it’s too late. But things like this are worth the effort: reform that tackles both parties and their cronies.
“No more sweetheart land deals with campaign contributors. No gifts of IPO shares. No trading of stocks related to committee assignments. No earmarks where the congressman receives a direct benefit. No accepting campaign contributions while Congress is in session. No lobbyists as family members, and no transitioning into a lobbying career after leaving office. No more revolving door, ever.”
Read. It. All.
This is the permanent political class we’re talking about.
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Not in college football. Not this year. But in personal responsibility and self-reliance. Not much of a surprise there, really, a Red state outdoing a Blue State in those categories. But a bit shocking when the issue is the Penn State child rape scandal.coverup.
Seems the Penn State football coaches were simply obeying state law when they declined to get involved with Coach Jerry Sandusky’s rape of a 10-year-old boy in the shower in 2002 and only passed a witness complaint about it up their university chain of command. Where it was stifled to save Penn State embarrassment—at the expense of the boy, whose rapes by Sandusky continued, and the other boys Coach Jerry would find to rape later.
In Texas, by contrast, every one of them who found out about it in 2002, whether at first- or second-hand, would have been required to contact state authorities immediately, or risk their own arrest for negligence.
Via Bookworm Room.
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THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 