
bluestem75
Favorite team: | LSU ![]() |
Location: | Dallas, TX |
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Occupation: | Professor of telephone talking and computer clickage |
Number of Posts: | 4399 |
Registered on: | 10/21/2007 |
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re: I finished watching Lost yesterday
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/13/25 at 2:09 pm
There is no “man in black.” MIB is just one of the manifestations of the darkness that is the “smoke monster”: Jack’s dad on the island, Eko’s brother, Alpert’s wife, John Locke. It takes on the form of those who have died as a means to trick people into doing what it wants. The “monster” is evil. It is darkness. It is negativity. It is self-cherishing. It is depravity. It is degeneracy. It is anti-spirituality. To let it leave would mean it would spread its influence all over the world. Everyone would end up like Claire.
re: Which movies vastly exceeded your expectations?
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/12/25 at 9:03 pm
Speaking of Ritchie: King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
re: It's time for car dealerships to die
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/12/25 at 9:00 pm
They also exist to service the car you buy and uphold the warranty the manufacturer provides to cover repairs.
re: Dallas Golf
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/12/25 at 3:15 pm
Steven’s Park in Oak Cliff is public and rolls through Kessler Park: the old money part of that area. Close to downtown Dallas.
re: Tropical Vacation in July
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/12/25 at 3:13 pm
Not sure about MR points and what resorts to suggest.
I like the Dominican Republic, St Thomas, Aruba, Puerto Vallarta. Cabo is great, too, if you’re wanting a desert environment.
I like the Dominican Republic, St Thomas, Aruba, Puerto Vallarta. Cabo is great, too, if you’re wanting a desert environment.
re: The Roscoe Winner for Best Comedy: Hacks (Max) Season 4 Trailer
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/12/25 at 11:04 am
I hated the way they manipulated the network to get Deborah the late night gig last season. She’ll always be the network’s back up choice.
Would’ve preferred to see her let go of that dream and build something of her own.
Would’ve preferred to see her let go of that dream and build something of her own.
re: Did Obama Unwittingly Kill the Democrat Party?
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/12/25 at 10:21 am
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SlowFlowPro
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So, by 2024, after the Left was given basically almost 2 full cultural cycles, things had ended up WAY too left.
Have a upvote. I normally disagree with you. Congrats!
You are spot on. The Democrats, bolstered by the Globalist network and a fawning media, kept holding the pendulum from swinging back right which is why it’s swung back so hard. They squashed the TEA Party (with the help of Establishment Republicans) which caused that movement to morph into MAGA.
In typical Democrat style, they overplayed their hand grossly during Trump’s first term and even more so during Biden’s term. The incessant prosecutions of Trump turned a man who is innately unlikeable into a sympathetic figure who was being unjustly picked on. In doing so, they spit in the face of the American people telling them they cannot prefer an outsider candidate. And if they do, the political machine will destroy him.
This backfired immensely because the Establishment forgot about and underestimated the will and desire of the American people to self-govern.
It’s also why Democrats may never win Gen X back and are facing a very real extinction event. I normally don’t say that because parties always bounce back, but this version of the Democrat Party relies on a mainstream media Americans no longer trust and taxpayer funding that’s been laundered by shell organizations which is now being shut off. They’ve threatened the retirements of Gen Xers and made it impossible for Millennials and Zoomers to afford the life they became accustomed to as children.
They undemocratically dumped their Presidential candidate in favor of someone who was unfit, unprepared, and vapid. This was unacceptable to a majority of Americans who showed up in droves to vote for Trump. The only reason the election was within 2 million votes is because California spent a month ballot harvesting to blunt the Congressional majority.
The pendulum swung back hard because the Democrats, with a lot of help, held it back. Doing so has created such a sharp and overwhelming momentum against them that they may not recover. They certainly won’t if they continue to double down on unpopular policies like they are…
re: The 2024 Roscoes Award Ceremony. And the Winners Are...
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/11/25 at 7:54 pm
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blueboy
Have a downvote. Actually, lots of downvotes. May you be downvoted into oblivion.
OP—
Thanks for doing this! I think we did waaaaaaaaay better than the Oscars.
And, yes, The Bear is not a comedy.
Once again, from Ghosts:
Alberta: What is a Ratatouille?
Sass: It’s a movie about a rat who controls a chef.
Pete: It’s about a restaurant. Like that show The Bear. Only it’s a comedy.
Savage.
re: Mother downplays trans daughter’s penis, says it’s not erect ‘90% of the time’
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/11/25 at 10:10 am
Does this mother know that most penises are flaccid 90% of the time? That’s normal.
It astounds me how little women understand men, our bodies, and what we go through all the while complaining about how misunderstood they are.
It astounds me how little women understand men, our bodies, and what we go through all the while complaining about how misunderstood they are.
re: Southwest to begin charging for checked bags
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/11/25 at 10:01 am
Sooooooo disappointed.
I have the credit card, so I’ll still get one free bag, but why would SWA even consider doing this? It’s what set them apart from other carriers as well as kept them competitive vs American in D/FW. They were the anti-American. They’ve always been cheaper and no charges for bags going out of Love.
Now, I’ll probably book American more to take a direct flight where I want to go. SWA has also reduced the number of direct flights out of Love significantly.
Who am I kidding? I hate American. Guess I’ll fly Delta and suffer through changes in ATL, DTW, and SLC.
I have the credit card, so I’ll still get one free bag, but why would SWA even consider doing this? It’s what set them apart from other carriers as well as kept them competitive vs American in D/FW. They were the anti-American. They’ve always been cheaper and no charges for bags going out of Love.
Now, I’ll probably book American more to take a direct flight where I want to go. SWA has also reduced the number of direct flights out of Love significantly.
Who am I kidding? I hate American. Guess I’ll fly Delta and suffer through changes in ATL, DTW, and SLC.
re: These new Rangers hats are the tits
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 10:25 pm
Coicado Rories…
Atlastics
Mariah Carey has a new favorite team: the Mmis. So does ARIANA Grande.
And don’t drive to a Car ‘L stals game.
OMG. LMAO! These can’t be real.
Atlastics
Mariah Carey has a new favorite team: the Mmis. So does ARIANA Grande.
And don’t drive to a Car ‘L stals game.
OMG. LMAO! These can’t be real.
re: Scottsdale in April
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 10:17 pm
Architecture aficionados will love the tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s retirement estate, Taliesin West.
LINK
LINK
re: White Lotus S3 Discussion (spoilers)
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 12:48 pm
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it is a bit of stunt casting to make you hate him right away. Lets make him a stereotype of every commercial real estate or investment banking douche ever met so that no matter how right he is the viewer will be against him.
This ^^^
Is what makes this show so good! White plays with stereotypes setting up what looks to be more wokism then breaks it halfway through the season.
Armand is an unreliable pov character.
re: White Lotus S3 Discussion (spoilers)
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 11:18 am
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It was also her honeymoon
That his family paid for. The room they paid for was easily 10-12k/night. He was downgraded to a room that cost significantly less. The lesson he is teaching his wife is that, because they have money, people will try to take advantage of them. They must stand up for themselves or risk being played for fools. He’s the exact opposite of Albie whose nice guy, bleeding heart costs his dad $10k.
You’re also completely leaving out the part where Armand refuses to admit the mistake or refund the money. Shane shouldn’t stand for this and Armand repeatedly offers solutions with the intent to continue ruining the honeymoon. The reason rich people stay rich is that they don’t give away their money without good reason. Armand just thinks of these people as spoiled children (and to a degree, they are), but that doesn’t mean they’re stupid nor does it give him the right to steal their money by offering a lesser suite.
Shane didn’t ask his mom to show up. That was her decision. He played it right by not causing a scene with his mother. They present a unified front in the face of someone stealing their money by offering a lesser product with free perks instead of refunding the money they paid.
re: We have a massive crisis in our schools
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 10:24 am
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wackatimesthree
Excellent analysis. Have an upvote.
re: White Lotus S3 Discussion (spoilers)
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 10:16 am
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He might be a spoiled doucher but he had every right to be bitching at the hotel. They booked the wrong room, charged him more, sent him on a crazy boat ride and then took a shite in his bag
All of it is an affront to Shane’s manhood and he is relentless in asserting his masculinity. He takes all of the appropriate steps to address the situation. White gives us a glimpse into his flaw of obsessing over it, but it’s his honeymoon. He wants everything to be perfect.
The more I think about Shane, the more I like him. He’s smarter, smoother, and savvier than his frat boy exterior. His actions are justified every single time he acts.
re: We have a massive crisis in our schools
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 9:56 am
Former HS teacher here:
That stat doesn’t include all of the teachers who are caught but the parents are persuaded not to press charges in lieu of firing the teacher.
I’ve seen it happen.
That stat doesn’t include all of the teachers who are caught but the parents are persuaded not to press charges in lieu of firing the teacher.
I’ve seen it happen.
re: Puerto Vallarta
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 1:16 am
Take a boat to Yelapa to get away from the crowds. Only accessible via boat.
We used this group to book an awesome zip line tour: LINK
We used this group to book an awesome zip line tour: LINK
re: White Lotus S3 Discussion (spoilers)
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/10/25 at 12:56 am
In each of the first two seasons, White tells stories about straight male characters who are cut off from their masculinity and then find it.
In season 1, the Mossbacher men begin the show emasculated by the women in their family. By the end, Mark has demonstrated his prowess by fighting off his wife’s attacker and Quinn does what every man has to do: separate himself from his family to strike out on his own in a risky adventure.
Despite the douchey exterior, Shane is the most fully formed masculine figure across all 3 seasons. He understands who he is, his place in the world, and what he wants. Yeah, his mom showing up to the hotel is odd, but he never asked her to do it and smartly avoids a scene. He also uses the opportunity to assert to Rachel that she is his wife and that she is now part of his family. All he tells Rachel is how much he wants to make her happy, protect her, and provide a financially stable life. His frustrations and irritations come from Armand going out of his way to prevent Shane from offering her the perfect honeymoon. On the surface, his actions seem selfish, but he demonstrates that he will not be cheated, duped, or embarrassed especially when he’s in the right.
In season 2, Ethan begins the season deferring to the more outwardly domineering Cameron and allows him to pull him into situations that he worries will piss Harper off. He can’t initiate sex with his wife and consistently chooses porn over her, causing her to fall for Cameron’s advances. By the end, he learns to assert himself physically over Cameron by almost drowning him in the ocean. He screws Cameron’s wife to avenge himself then reclaims his own wife by bedding her aggressively.
Albie follows his father’s path by taking his pleasure from a prostitute as revenge for Portia passing him over for the more dangerous Jack. Lucia’s con working on him is an important educational experience where he begins to understand how women work via rejection and manipulation of “nice guys.” His quip to Portia in the airport that he “got played” demonstrates that he sees the error of his naïveté and will assert himself more strongly with Portia going forward.
I see a similar dynamic happening with Saxon and Lochlan. Saxon is pulling Lochlan out of the circle of women. Lochlan’s posture session demonstrates that he is disconnected from himself and his own masculinity. I expect Lochlan to go through some kind of initiation this season that pulls him away from his sister and into the world of men.
We’re also seeing this dynamic play out with Goggins’s Rick who is having to come to terms with the loss of his relationship with his father. He’s had no lasting male initiation experience and has been living a life disconnected from purpose and meaning. He’s right to go to Bangkok against Chelsea’s requests thus enabling him to enter into danger as a means to test himself against it.
In season 1, the Mossbacher men begin the show emasculated by the women in their family. By the end, Mark has demonstrated his prowess by fighting off his wife’s attacker and Quinn does what every man has to do: separate himself from his family to strike out on his own in a risky adventure.
Despite the douchey exterior, Shane is the most fully formed masculine figure across all 3 seasons. He understands who he is, his place in the world, and what he wants. Yeah, his mom showing up to the hotel is odd, but he never asked her to do it and smartly avoids a scene. He also uses the opportunity to assert to Rachel that she is his wife and that she is now part of his family. All he tells Rachel is how much he wants to make her happy, protect her, and provide a financially stable life. His frustrations and irritations come from Armand going out of his way to prevent Shane from offering her the perfect honeymoon. On the surface, his actions seem selfish, but he demonstrates that he will not be cheated, duped, or embarrassed especially when he’s in the right.
In season 2, Ethan begins the season deferring to the more outwardly domineering Cameron and allows him to pull him into situations that he worries will piss Harper off. He can’t initiate sex with his wife and consistently chooses porn over her, causing her to fall for Cameron’s advances. By the end, he learns to assert himself physically over Cameron by almost drowning him in the ocean. He screws Cameron’s wife to avenge himself then reclaims his own wife by bedding her aggressively.
Albie follows his father’s path by taking his pleasure from a prostitute as revenge for Portia passing him over for the more dangerous Jack. Lucia’s con working on him is an important educational experience where he begins to understand how women work via rejection and manipulation of “nice guys.” His quip to Portia in the airport that he “got played” demonstrates that he sees the error of his naïveté and will assert himself more strongly with Portia going forward.
I see a similar dynamic happening with Saxon and Lochlan. Saxon is pulling Lochlan out of the circle of women. Lochlan’s posture session demonstrates that he is disconnected from himself and his own masculinity. I expect Lochlan to go through some kind of initiation this season that pulls him away from his sister and into the world of men.
We’re also seeing this dynamic play out with Goggins’s Rick who is having to come to terms with the loss of his relationship with his father. He’s had no lasting male initiation experience and has been living a life disconnected from purpose and meaning. He’s right to go to Bangkok against Chelsea’s requests thus enabling him to enter into danger as a means to test himself against it.
re: Trump will NOT restore military aid to Ukraine if just a minerals agreement is signed
Posted by bluestem75 on 3/9/25 at 12:22 pm
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Will you guys celebrate and throw a party if Putin does in fact take over all of Ukraine to bring back the USSR?
I’ll bite.
No. Most of us want innocent people to stop dying. Most of us want Ukrainian people to have a country of their own.
We don’t want to keep sending money over there that disappears into a war machine that cannot deliver a decisive win to Ukraine while Ukrainian officials continue to make social media posts showing how rich they’ve become.
It’s that simple.
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