Mark Felton

Custom Builder, Developer & Ranch Realtor, Father, Aggie, Foodie, Tequila Snob. All opinions on this page are personal.

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Yep 👀

[The American Storm @BigJoeBastardi]

powered by diesel. You cant make this up

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Way to go Tripp!

[Angelo State Athletics @angeloathletics]

Home run celebrations! Tripp gives the Rams a 7-1 lead in the sixth!

#ComeAndTakeIt

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

???

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Bout damn time!

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

All charges against Scottie Scheffler have been dropped:

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Damn

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

JUST IN: Apocalyptic scenes out of Houston, Texas as severe thunderstorms sweep through the city, demolishing buildings in the downtown area.

80 mph winds blew out windows in downtown Houston and knocked out power for 1 million residents.

Four people have reportedly been killed by the storm including a mother and her newborn.

Two people were killed by falling trees and a third person was killed by a falling crane.

The mother was concerned about a tree’s stability so she went to move her car when the tree fell and pinned her down.

A 73-year-old man was working in a cement truck when a crane fell on top of him.

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

That really was a nice fundamental tackle. I miss football 😳.

[Tom Fitton @TomFitton]

Georgia State Trooper expertly tackles leftist....

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Scissors kick move at the end was the icing on the cake.😳

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Never had a chance 😜

[MattBeGreat @mattbegreatyt]

Kentucky’s March Madness run

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

This kid is good.

[IET 17 @Inevitably_17]

Well THAT took a turn. Didn’t see that coming kekekekekek. This kid is 14

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Clear as mud!

[Max Olson @max_olson]

The Big 12 has released an update on its championship game tiebreaker situation.

Here's where things stand going into the week: https://t.co/MEVEofRkIu

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

@UrUnpaidPundit And is only about 8-12 efficient and available.

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Bam! Junk science

[Dr Zoe Harcombe, PhD @zoeharcombe]

I reviewed the latest red meat & T2D paper.
I found 14 issues.
Some are common to all population studies.
Many were unique to this study.
Peer-review should have challenged this paper for issues 6, 7, 9, 10 & 11, if not more.
1) the inaccuracy of Food Frequency Questionnaires.
2) the reported intakes were ‘calibrated’, which increased risk ratios.
3) the definition of red meat included sandwiches and lasagne.
4) the serving sizes have changed since the original FFQs.
5) the intakes used to compare people have become more extreme.
6) the study claimed that women consume more red meat than men; that would be a first.
7) total red meat was claimed to have a higher risk than both processed red meat and unprocessed red meat. Total red meat is the sum of the other two. It can’t be worse than both.
8) the healthy person confounder. The red meat eater had a higher BMI and was more likely to smoke and less likely to exercise. We can’t adjust for a completely different person.
9) the reported calorie intake was absurd.
10) the characteristics table reported all food intake except the relevant ones – sugar and grains.
11) the headline claims did not adjust for the higher BMI.
12) even if there were no issues 1-11, the study could only suggest association not causation.
13) the relative risk numbers grabbed the headlines; the absolute risk differences were a fraction of one per cent.
14) the plausible mechanisms proposed applied far more sensibly to the bun, fries and fizzy drink (which were ignored) than to the burger.

https://t.co/dHbbPGrR9L

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Pretty strong!

[OptaSTATS @OptaSTATS]

The @astros' Jose Altuve recorded his 15th career playoff game with multiple hits and a HR last night, passing Derek Jeter & Manny Ramirez for the most such games in MLB postseason history.

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Yes we do!

[Texas Monthly @TexasMonthly]

We thank you, Mexican and Indigenous women, for creating Tex Mex. ♥ #NationalTacoDay. https://t.co/gXDAvBozY5

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Pure joy!

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Dog pool party.. 😅

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

Can’t make this stuff up 😳.

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

That’s crazy! He wanted to run with them.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

That time a horse sneaked into a cycling race

In 1997, a horse jumped over a fence and joined the peloton of the of the Critérium International, eventually passing it, leaving the race only 20 km from the finish line.
https://t.co/uOPaO6WMP5

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

When you know you’re not getting drafted and thinking about wrestling in the WWE!

[Eddie Radosevich @Eddie_Rado]

Somehow missed it during the game but this might be my favorite thing ever.

[Eddie Radosevich @Eddie_Rado]

Somehow missed it during the game but this might be my favorite thing ever.

[Mark Felton @victortango1970]

I love these little back stories of heroism from that day.

[Spike Cohen @RealSpikeCohen]

This man's name is Rick Rescorla.

22 years ago today, Rick disobeyed orders, and saved 2700 lives.

Rick was the head of security for Morgan Stanley in the South Tower of the World Trade Center. He warned that the Towers' basements were vulnerable to attack.

His warnings fell on deaf ears.

Then the 1993 attack happened, and people started listening to him.

After that attack, Rick implemented regular evacuation drills, using his megaphone to direct the thousands of employees out of their offices, down the stairwells, and out of the building to safety.

Born in Cornwall, Rick would sing Welsh and Cornish songs from his megaphone, as he directed the employees out of the building.

He would routinely tell all of the employees: in an emergency, no matter what chaos is happening around you, no matter what anyone tells you, leave your offices, go down the stairwells, and leave the building.

Rick told his wife Susan that he suspected another attack on the World Trade Center would happen, this time by air.

And 22 years ago today, on September 11, 2001, that attack happened.

When the first plane hit the North Tower, the Port Authority announced over the South Tower's speaker system "Please do not leave the building. This area is secure."

Rick ignored them.

"The dumb sons of b------s told me not to evacuate," he said to his best friend Dan. "They said it's just Building One. I told them I'm getting my people the f--k out of here."

And so Rick picked up his megaphone as he had done so many times before, told his employees not to listen to the orders, and directed them out of the building.

His Cornish songs helped keep their nerves calm as they evacuated, even after the second plane hit their Tower.

Once he had successfully evacuated his employees, Rick went back to look for survivors.

But first, he called his wife Susan.

"Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If something should happen to me, I want you to know I've never been happier. You made my life."

Rick rushed back to the South Tower.

That was the last time anyone saw him alive.

All but 6 of the more than 2700 Morgan Stanley employees survived.

Had they obeyed the Port Authority, they would all be dead.

Thankfully, they listened to Rick instead.

Rest in Peace, Rick. Thank you for your service.