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I don't really see it that way.  My mom is 94 and still lives alone in the townhouse she has lived in for 40 years.  She is in good health for her age and doesn't suffer from dementia, but I just don't see much quality of life.  She has slowly lost the ability to use any kind of modern technology. She can't drive, use a cell phone, or even her tv now.  Her oven finally died and she can't use the new one because it's all digital.  I have a woman that comes over in the morning for a few hours and makes her breakfast and I go over there every day in the afternoon and stay and make dinner for her.   I am at the point now where once she passes, I think I'll be ready to go.  If it wasn't for the fact that she and my dog need me, I'd probably be ready to go right now.  What's the point in just dragging it out.

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4 hours ago, jeevsie said:

Well you want to see another damn National Championship don’t you??

Will any of us be alive in 2038?

On 7/17/2024 at 12:34 PM, NeverMarryAStripper said:

I don't really see it that way.  My mom is 94 and still lives alone in the townhouse she has lived in for 40 years.  She is in good health for her age and doesn't suffer from dementia, but I just don't see much quality of life.  She has slowly lost the ability to use any kind of modern technology. She can't drive, use a cell phone, or even her tv now.  Her oven finally died and she can't use the new one because it's all digital.  I have a woman that comes over in the morning for a few hours and makes her breakfast and I go over there every day in the afternoon and stay and make dinner for her.   I am at the point now where once she passes, I think I'll be ready to go.  If it wasn't for the fact that she and my dog need me, I'd probably be ready to go right now.  What's the point in just dragging it out.

You’re a wonderful son. But after she’s gone there will still be strippers not to marry

Yeah...not that it's a surprise at 94, but that one sucks just the same.

Dear lord, just listen to a bit from one of his old comedy albums.  ANY bit.  The man may have been the greatest master of comedic timing and pauses that ever lived.

Jesus Christ July has been an absolute punch in the dick already

8 minutes ago, Sgt Hulk said:

Jesus Christ July has been an absolute punch in the dick already

But at least Lou Dobbs. Makes me feel a little better about the others.

39 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Yeah...not that it's a surprise at 94, but that one sucks just the same.

Dear lord, just listen to a bit from one of his old comedy albums.  ANY bit.  The man may have been the greatest master of comedic timing and pauses that ever lived.

The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart is an absolute classic.  

1 hour ago, DigglerontheHoof said:

Man, as Brisket said, not unexpected but still tough to hear.  One of the all-time greats. 

Back with his best friend, Don Rickles.

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Yeah...not that it's a surprise at 94, but that one sucks just the same.

Dear lord, just listen to a bit from one of his old comedy albums.  ANY bit.  The man may have been the greatest master of comedic timing and pauses that ever lived.

 

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Lou Dobbs.  Somehow only 78...

Well toodle Lou.

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I'm not glad she's dead, but I am glad she is out of office.

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If there is a news camera at her funeral she’s likely to jump up out of her coffin to get in front of it

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Abner Haynes (Dallas Lincoln) North Texas State. He and Leon King integrated Texas college football when they joined North Texas State Freshman team in 1956.

 

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I'm not glad she's dead, but I am glad she is out of office.

She was a product of gerrymandering. And a fine example of the power of incumbency and the need for term limits, especially in The House. If she’s still on the ballot in November he will win. She’ll likely be replaced by a younger similar version. That will be in office 40 years.
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William Calley 80

He had to destroy the village to save it. 

Just read where he actually died on April 28th but wasn't known about until a public records search on July 29th.  

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Duane Thomas, former Cowboys RB, 77. 

The OG Bad boy Cowboy. First guy I saw hurdle over tacklers.

Not exactly a celebrity, but Austin legand---Pete Winstead died earlier this week (yesterday, I think).  On paper, a legend of an attorney.  But driver of commerce, philanthropy, youth outreach, medical care for those in need, city planning, crime prevention, And a helluva nice guy to boot.  

In the pantheon of Austin institutional pillars like Joe Long, Neil Kocurek, and Bob Inman.  Much of the Austin our children will grow to know will be better off, immensely, because of guys like Pete Winstead.  RIP, Pete.  

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Youngsters on the board gonna struggle with this one. First thing that came to my mind when I heard he had passed. Well done.
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Youngsters on the board gonna struggle with this one. First thing that came to my mind when I heard he had passed. Well done.

Let's hope he's up to par in his next tournament.

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Youngsters on the board gonna struggle with this one. First thing that came to my mind when I heard he had passed. Well done.

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damn you. I saw this pic and thought we lost Les Nesman.

Today, I found out that Les Nessman is still alive.

On 8/6/2024 at 4:37 PM, shadow_operative2.0 said:

Duane Thomas, former Cowboys RB, 77. 

So much potential and such a beautiful runner.

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Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, a tech pioneer who was one of Google’s earliest employees, has died after living with lung cancer for two years, according to her husband. She was 56.

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Wojcicki – who was one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley – had been involved with YouTube’s parent company Google from its earliest days, when its two founders worked out of her garage in California to build a search engine. She later became Google’s 16th employee and had worked at the company for nearly 25 years.

Wojcicki had served as YouTube’s CEO for nine years before announcing last year in a blogpost that she would be “stepping back” from her leadership role to focus on her family, health and personal projects that she was passionate about, CNN previously reported.

 

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Well shit... 

 

Saw a History of Food episode that featured his story, it's a good one.  

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