Oklahomey

I rarely post on the MSB. I’m more of a lurker. Trust me, I get the same “questionable” look when I reveal I’m a Clippers fan. Most ask if it was because of Blake Griffin when he was drafted. But no, I was one long before, since Pooh came onto the scene.

Last time I was in Los Angeles was January 2003 for Oklahoma’s Rose Bowl Game against Washington State. One of the stops was to the Clippers fan store, and I stocked up.

I just want to see ONE Finals appearance before I die.

The 2005-06 team will always be my favorite. They were NBA Finals caliber. They had the Suns beat in the second round!!!

What’s so funny? I was 12 in 1995 and going through some basketball cards. I pulled a Pooh Richardson. At the time at that age, I thought Pooh was a cool first name when in reality I know it’s not his real name. But it was that point on, I became a Clippers fan.

Texas sucking for over ten years in football is what gifted them such an easy path in 2024. Two easy paths two years in a row and 0-2 in the CFP Semifinals. Welcome to the club.

Results matter and trophies come with them. Texas, like Oklahoma, is lacking in that department in football.

I’ve been a Clippers fan since 1995 and while we have our own struggles, it’s always nice to see a “powerhouse” Lakers team get embarrassed.

All values are set as of January 1 of every year. You inherited the previous owner’s taxable value for the rest of the year when you purchase a property after January 1. When January 1 of the new year arrives, the market value and taxable value resets, therefore seeing that massive increase in both values. At least this is how it works in Oklahoma.

Also, with homestead you are capped at a .03 percent increase every year. .05 percent without homestead. The cap comes off when added value improvements are made to the property.

For example: if your taxable value is $200,000 and are homesteaded, you take 200,000 x .03 = 6,000 + 200,000 = 206,000. If you have $50,000 of new construction value according to the Assessor, you add that to the $206,000 to get a new taxable value of $256,000. If the market value stops before $256,000 then the taxable stops with it as it can never exceed fair market value.

Everything I am telling you is how it’s done in Oklahoma but hopefully the premise is similar in Harris County.

Typically the first full year of ownership, the Fair Market Value and Taxable Fair Market Value are the same. Each year from that point on, the Market Value is based on homes that have sold from the previous year but your Taxable Value is capped at whatever percent increase.

I’ve had three different CRV vehicles from 2004-2024. They were great vehicles. The last one I was in, while great, still felt like I was low to the ground. It was time for a change. I got a 2025 Equinox RS. It has been great so far. The ride is smooth, I sit higher up, and I have more room all while not feeling I’m in a tank. I’ve not had any problems since I made the purchase in December. I know it’s early but the experience has been great. I know of other people who went the Equinox route and they have no regrets.

Pickleball is hardly irrelevant. It’s a fast growing sport that is popular nationwide. It has different levels of competition and should be an NCAA sport. There’s cornhole at the collegiate level that’s on espn all the time. It too should be in the NCAA.

Karachi Fried Chicken

Yukon here as well!

From a national standpoint, which program gets credit for it and what year? Based on what I’ve followed historically, here are a few that come to mind from an outsider:

1908 LSU
1917 Georgia Tech
1921-22 Vanderbilt
1925 Alabama
1928 Georgia Tech

1925 Alabama went undefeated and won the Rose Bowl which was a big deal then. 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of that legendary season. I hope the Tide celebrates it in some fashion this season.