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@CarsleyGolf True. Like the time a co-worker three beers in dribbled one off the tee, started running after the slow rolling ball, got the club sideways between his legs, did a header off the teebox and hurt his knee.

When you play golf with the right people, all you do is laugh. Score becomes irrelevant. It’s the most social sport in the world.

@NibrocRock In Japan isn't there a vending machine for just about everything? Tap selection, tap card, done.

I’ve always wondered if the sales lost from locking products behind glass outweigh the theft they’re trying to prevent. How many people skip buys because they don’t want to ask an employee to open the case or can’t just grab an item and check out?

@Empty_America I've been told when you smell rain in the dry regions it's because sage (tumbleweeds) releases pollen when smashed by big desert raindrops. The pollen get picked up and carried ahead of where the rain is headed.

You 100% can in the west.

@TracesofTexas Least known most interesting place. Bouldering. Pre-Colombian art. Gestation and birthing painting. Zigzag snakes pointing to clean water. Kiowa v Mexican Army Revenant Tale. Mammoth and Mastadon rubbing rocks. The tanks. Stagecoach graffiti. Wagon wheel ruts.

The Arcane Texas Fact of the Day: For thousands of years, Hueco Tanks served as a vital gathering place for Native peoples in the arid expanses of El Paso County, Texas. Often described as an American Indian ghost town, the site owes its long human history to natural cistern-like depressions in the rocks of three prominent hills. These “huecos”— a Spanish word for “hollows”—trapped rainwater and held it for months, providing a rare reliable water source in the desert. The site lies on the western flank of the Hueco Mountains in far West Texas. These low, rugged peaks formed roughly 30 million years ago when molten rock from deep within the earth intruded into overlying sedimentary layers. Over eons, the softer surrounding material eroded away, exposing low-grade granite that rises about 400 feet above the surrounding desert flats. Thunderstorm runoff collected in natural depressions within the igneous rock, creating the life-sustaining tanks that drew both prehistoric and historic inhabitants. The earliest documented visitors were Folsom-era hunters and gatherers who came around 10,000 years ago. Subsequent transient Native groups periodically returned to hunt game and harvest edible plants. A more permanent chapter began when sedentary farmers of the Jornada branch of the Mogollon culture established a thriving community at Hueco Tanks from roughly AD 1150 to 1350. They constructed a village of rectangular, one-room pit houses near the north end of the easternmost hill. The walls rose above ground level, and roofs—supported by pairs of wooden posts—sheltered the living spaces. The villagers cultivated crops in the fertile alluvial wash that flowed eastward from the hills; even today, vegetation in this wash remains noticeably lusher than in the surrounding soil. These inhabitants were resourceful engineers as well as farmers. They dammed narrow crevices in the granite and constructed stone diversion dams to channel more runoff into the natural tanks, expanding their water supply. They also left behind a rich legacy of rock art, painting hundreds of figures on the stone surfaces. By about AD 1400, the village had been abandoned—part of a broader pattern of departure by sedentary peoples across the Southwest. Afterward, nomadic hunters and gatherers once again frequented the oasis-like site, leaving their own artifacts and additional paintings. Following the arrival of Spaniards and their Pueblo Indian allies in the El Paso area in 1680, both groups began making occasional visits. The tanks gradually became known to travelers, and their use surged after the 1849 California Gold Rush as hundreds of westward-bound gold seekers passed through. In 1858, Hueco Tanks briefly served as a stagecoach station on the famed Butterfield Overland Mail route. The arrival of the Southern Pacific Railroad in El Paso in 1881 diminished the site’s importance as a desert watering place. Faster rail travel made isolated stops like Hueco Tanks obsolete. Local ranchers took over the surrounding lands, and the historic site faded from public memory. In the mid-20th century, as private developers began subdividing nearby property for rural home sites, historic preservationists and archaeologists urged protection. In 1960, the City of El Paso purchased Hueco Tanks. Nine years later, in 1969, the county transferred the property to the State of Texas. After acquiring additional acreage, the state opened Hueco Tanks State Historical Park in 1970, preserving this remarkable cultural and natural landmark for future generations. Shown here: One of my own photos of the Hueco mountains. The actual cisterns that hold the water are among the rocks. I took this in 2009. The rocks haven't changed much since then. 😉

@NBACobwebs Rockets won an ethical coin flip 2 years in a row with 2 generational big men, Jordan and Drexler on the draft board. June 27, 1984, barely a month later, the NBA ended the tie breaker coin flip and announced a lottery system. Rockets Thomas and Fitch Irish luck broke the system.

May 23, 1984: Houston wins a coin flip over Portland, and will draft first in the upcoming NBA Draft. Rockets head coach Bill Fitch says they will use the #1 pick to select Akeem Olajuwon. Blazers owner Larry Weinberg said his team is "very interested" in taking Sam Bowie at #2.

@SleeperRockets True. Reasons stated here.

True or false: The Rockets should look to re-sign Josh Okogie next season.

@HouseLowlights Watching NBA Basketball or Revenge of the Nerds?

Shai flopped on every single shot attempt.

@LucasNavarreteM Watch the old games. Guys respected the landing spot for jump shooters. Jordan didn't collapse landing because the defender would turn sideways on closeouts. Make the penalty worse for landing space fouls. Suspensions. Then hammer guys who still flop after the rule change.

Single-handedly ruining the game of basketball. Truly a disgrace to the sport.

@HSTPodcast That was always a cope.

I was told to keep being patient with all the young Rockets core because you can't win with young guys anyways.... so you're saying what???

@JuliusIrvington Dort

Reggie Miller loves introducing a nickname for a player that nobody has ever used before and that nobody will ever use again. He’ll say something like “the Venomous Toad grabs another board!” What are you talking about, man?

@FrankBr05713205 Golf courses can use them. You need a strong base to operate those standing on hills and in pot bunkers, areas too uneven for a riding or push mower to get to. They definitely do a nice job but it take strength and balance to operate one.

How many of you have seen or perhaps used one of these hover lawnmowers by Flymo? This is a 1980s model and was very popular for a while until they were banned for use in the United States due to safety reasons from what I understand. They had no wheels and rode on a cushion of air so they’re very easy to push. They’re still available in other countries and even in electric models.

@churrascooooo Las Vegas El Cortez Hotel up the wooden staircase directly off the main casino floor above the bar. Same since it opened in 1941

pretty cool back in the day you could just roll up to some town and stay in a room above the bar

@SpursCulture Spurs kids already gone deep and will treat this class of Rockets like annoying gnats for the rest of the decade. What is the plan Tillman? He is going to try for Giannis and a hotshot guard. Nothing else moves the needle.

Reed Sheppard was drafted before Stephon Castle

@consequence Props for the tailoring. Fit off the rack too loose, too long.

"Weird Al" credits Van Halen for helping him start his Hawaiian shirt collection. "Van Halen had the thing where they had no brown M&M's in their rider, which they say they did for safety concerns, sort of like the canary in the coal mine thing. 'Well if you don't get that right how are you going to get everything else right…' But I was just thinking, 'Oh, you can ask for free stuff, great: give me a free tacky Hawaiian shirt for every show that I do.' That year I did 200 shows, so I got 200 shirts. That was a jump start for my collection." (via @rockschoolpod) 📸: Ron Adar / Shutterstock

@MacroEdgeRes If it takes 8 oz of heavy cream to cut the acid, it's not coffee. Cafe Britt for coffee.

Starbucks to cut hundreds of roles as cost cutting continues #MacroEdge

@haiti4eva Karl Malone would accidentally merk one of these guys driving to the basket if he was transported to this era.

Them - Stop Comparing Athletes from the 90’s to today. None of them compare Me- Okay You are right …..

@UncensoredUSA Even Siddhartha is like ease up bro.

Unrecognizable. 😳

@hymnduncan Bad look for Wemby and the NBA. Does he have an interpreter?

Dawg 😭😭😭😭😭

@Clay_HTXSports Oops meant only left turns. The reverse FedEx route.

Listen.. If the Texans stumbled upon a twitchy, 6'6, 250-lb playmaker in the passing game who can also block.. We might have to adjust some expectations. 😤 🤘🏾 May the Nick Caserio masterclass continue. #HTownMade

@Clay_HTXSports The FedEx route. Only right turns. Now can we see him plant and break off his left leg Texans?