That week I looked at the house we grew up in. Looked at the two-story addition. Looked at my college tuition, paid in full. Looked at Mom, never once worried about a bounced check.
Those nights weren't him choosing absence. They were becoming our whole childhood.
He never missed a payment. Missed every bedtime. Every breakfast. Because the schedule gave him a paycheck. But not a seat at our dinner table.
Overtime isn't just extra hours. It's the years you trade so your kids don't have to. It's a house with your name on the deed and someone else's memories inside it. It's "I love you" clocked in at 10:47 PM.
Dad, if you're reading this somehow: I see it now.
Those shifts weren't for the company. They were for the kids who never had to work one.
Dan Patrick pushed for a statewide THC ban while receiving $350,000 from Silver Eagle Beverages (a major Anheuser-Busch beer distributor) and $50,000 from the Beer Alliance of Texas PAC right before he banned the hell outta your gummies
.@JamesTalarico on Texas officially banning THC:
“This bill is insane.
Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. Texans will still use THC — but instead of getting it safely from a local small business, they’ll go back to getting it from the black market. From the drug cartels.
This ban is a gift to the cartels.
We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst.
Instead of fully funding our schools, guaranteeing healthcare, or making childcare more affordable — this Legislature is focused on banning a product that gives people a little peace.
We’re making people’s lives harder, not easier.
I want to leave you with a quote: ‘It is time to end needless arrests and incarcerations of adults for small amounts of marijuana for personal use.’ That wasn’t a Democrat. That was President Donald Trump.
To my Republican colleagues, I’m asking you to oppose the cartels, stand with President Trump, and vote no on this insane bill.”
I just can’t believe over 70% of voters voted to legalize cannabis and the state of Texas thought this was the move… The state Reps said “Fuck Public Opinion”
Texas just made weed a felony after over 70% of voters voted to legalize it. Is this what we call a democracy when the representatives of a state will openly defy the will of voters because incarceration rates went down so much and prisons lost money? Texas is a fucking republican-ran hellhole.
A legal trade framework the Thunder can execute on draft night to trade up for a top prospect:
OKC receives: Cam Boozer (No. 3 overall), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Santi Aldama
Grizzlies receive: Chet Holmgren, Nos. 12 + 17 overall, Future 1st-round picks
He gets a ballroom. An Arch. A new reflecting pool. 10 billion directly into his pocket from taxpayers. Billions from special interests seeking favors and pardons.
What has America gotten? Tariffs, a new war, higher gas prices, inflation.
Truly a golden age.
like, are Tiger basketball fans okay? Have y’all seen the ‘26-27 schedule? The incoming recruits?
You think we get any of it without Penny? If so, you’re delusional about the state of Memphis sports.
We’re beyond lucky that Penny refuses to give up. Fools will eat their words.
Only a SHHTUPID mf would fire Penny Hardaway after this 1 outlier season. If anybody in the Memphis media will say it, I will. @iam1cent is here to stay and I’m riding with em until the wheels fall off. 📍〽️Ⓜ️
#MemphisTigers | #PennyHardaway | #GTG | #GoTigersGo
You know why ? Because the stock market has gone straight up. You know who is funding the increase, particularly lately ? Retail investors. 401ks
The better question is why are we not giving incentives to companies to require them to give shares in their companies to all employees, at the same percentage of cash earnings as the CEO ?
After an amazing conversation with Coach Murphy I am excited to announce my commitment to OKWU to continue my academic and athletic career. I'm grateful for this opportunity to continue playing the sport I love. I would like to thank my family and coaches. GO EAGLES!!🦅