the dude abides

Broken treaty BBQ beans.

Sounds a bit like Brian McLaren and similar "heretical" authors I read a few years back. Good reads if you view the Bible or other religious texts either allegorically or as literature. Along similar lines, a fascinating read is "The Gnostic Gospels" by Elaine Pagels.

I'm in the non-literalist camp.

Tim Foli? Rob Wilfong?

Yeah, f*ck that.

What did you think of Zealot? I cannot stand Reza Aslan, but I've been curious about this book.

Finished "Going Clear" a few weeks ago. I didn't like the documentary at all, but the book was excellent. Pretty scathing stuff. I'm about 100 pages into "Quiet". As an introvert, I can relate to pretty much every page so far.

Texans are f*cking idiots.

Definitely in.

http://deadspin.com/mitch-williams-ejected-from-childs-baseball-game-for-ar-1574736005 http://deadspin.com/witnesses-mitch-williams-called-child-a-pussy-order-1577451834

He was fired for acting like an asshole at his kids baseball game. (calling opposing 10 year-old players "pussies" and having his pitcher throw at opposing kids, etc.)

Not sure which of these degenerates I dislike more. Edit: NSFW language http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2015-05-06/former-phillies-teammates-lenny-dykstra-mitch-williams-heated-exchange

I saw the story of the hikers trending the other day. I was expecting to see that they had tagged their names in spray paint on a boulder, or took a dump in some pristine waterway. But no, they were apparently etching their names in the black hand rail there in the picture. I don't quite get the "outrage" here. Yeah, it's a douche thing to do, but does that really warrant the publicity it's received? People are acting like they killed and then raped the corpse of a bald eagle. Am I missing something?

You know it's going to happen.

Hopefully this will be the spark that'll get Ianetta back on track.

Ladies and gentlemen... The esteemed Louie Gohmert: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/louie-gohmert-jade-helm-15

My idiot governor thinks Obama is preparing to invade Texas. Sadly, two GOP candidates (Cruz and Paul) believe it as well. Congrats GOP on continuing to find bigger sharks to jump! http://gawker.com/governor-vows-to-defend-texas-against-insane-imaginary-1702015620

Time to bring this m-fer back to life. Fun fact: Did you know that Rice Stadium hosted SB VIII between Miami and Minnesota?

A few years ago MT threw out "milquetoast" on the old board. It classes the place up a bit when these words are thrown into the discussion.

Watch him put up Napoli-esque numbers against the Halos. Hell hath no fury... something something something.

I never got to say goodbye.

Inquiring Burmesians want to know.

Do you like waffles? Yes we like waffles! Do you like pancakes? Yes we like pancakes! Do you like French toast? Yes we like French toast! Do do do do do do do do do do WAFFLES!

Agree with the brothers' Quinlan. Caveat emptor.

Hopefully this won't deter Arte from signing a major FA next offseason.