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  2. It's ok for them to act like kings, though.
  3. I think that's the fallacy. Visiting and vacationing and even a longer term sabbatical, you can romanticize the life. But having to live with standardized medicine (especially if you have a chronic or serious disease or illness) and the day to day isn't for the faint of heart (for most Americans). And I agree, I have an American bias to what you called out. I'm an unabahsed capitalist, I guess, from years of indonctrination and the guise of value creation that has allowed me to build a little bit of wealth. So I think of Europe as inferior in a lot of ways:
  4. United is starting a new route from EWR to Bari.
  5. There's a whoooooole lotta Cyril's in America
  6. Don’t worry I’m not going to stream of consciousness weigh in much at all in this thread. As I mentioned, I’m part Jewish on my dad’s side as well as Lebanese. Family friends on my dad’s side have lost people close to them, one a son recently in March of this year. it’s not that I’m skeptical…this is going to be the longest and terrifying wait until Monday. We all know so much can go wrong, it would be incredible to have the hostages released. I try to imagine how those living in the area both in Gaza and Israel feel. This isn’t about points and who scores them to me, it’s life or death. im just echoing the sentiments of all of you in my own way. Damn can it be Monday yet? 24 hour plan for ceasefire. I wish it could full stop start now. But it sounds like things are rolling in the right direction. I’m doubling up on my prayers here, it’s all I can do. I might weigh in a tad later but I won’t “Nicole up” the thread, damn I’m nervous. This has to fucking work or nothing ever will. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
  7. The Foo does not have 12 songs better than When You Were Young.
  8. Also regardless of which of these mediocre rock artists you like best I'd seriously recommend The Killers album from 2021.
  9. Soup kitchen? Is that the new pizza parlor with a basement where they traffick children?!? Not today, satan!
  10. That's the beauty of art . . . I could name dozens of better songs by the Foos.
  11. Two times on yesterday's commute as I moved back out of the left lane after passing someone (as you are supposed to do), the driver I just passed moved into the left lane. Two times.
  12. The only way we winning is if we utilize Mannings legs more. If he runs it 10-15 times, we have a shot
  13. Uh, the other thing being when Binney enters the match Spears sits on the bench. That's even bigger to me than replacing Swindle, and I love both Swindle and Kahahawai. I think there's something to be said for getting an investment from the whole team. We don't like that kind of stuff as fans. We want to see the most productive players out there. If a player isn't being productive, we want to see them replaced. Damn the consequences for team chemistry. It's not really something that enters our calculations. I look at Kahahawai, and I question her career choices depending on how important volleyball is to her. She was the highest ranked player to come out of Hawaii, a state where volleyball has the same kind of reverence that football has in high schools in Texas. A true 6 rotation OH. She played for multiple U19 and U21 national teams. She could have transferred at any point, but bided her time on the bench. Now it's her senior year - her last year - and Spears has come in to be a force of nature. There is no universe where Kahahawai will be a better volleyball player than Cari Spears. I feel like Elliott has been trying to find a way to keep Kahahawai invested in this team. Also, we're one slip up away from Binney being the starter. Swindle already took a match off with a boot on the sidelines. Wisconsin just lost their starting setter to a dislocated shoulder. Penn State has completely imploded with the drama around their setter who helped lead them to a national championship last year and now is no longer on the team. Elliott has created a system where he can get Binney and Kahahawai on the court in a way that has buy in from the whole team, especially Swindle and Spears. It's late in matches when Swindle rotates to the front row, and he does his double sub. It doesn't feel like a punishment to Swindle or Spears for sub par play. It creates an investment for Binney and Kahahawai, so they feel like they're making substantial contributions to the success of the team. And frankly, it's been effective at times. I will note that Texas closed out the first set in dramatic fashion, going down 22-20 and then scoring the next 5 points, with Swindle on the serving line, so your point is well taken. Also, Swindle got a critical early solo block in the 5th set with the following stare down that really set a tone. At some point I just have to trust the coaches. There have been times I've had some doubts. I wasn't a fan of bringing Wenaas in. I wasn't a big fan of bringing in Carlsen last year, even though I feel like she's an outstanding setter (better pure setter than Swindle). I don't really like our lack of blocking as a team this year and the way we've seemed to deemphasize it. But Elliott has earned the right to make whatever mistakes he's going to make. He also has a tendency to let players play through struggles, even to an extent that can be frustrating to us fans, but earns him a tremendous amount of investment from the players he's working with. That's something we aren't going to see from the outside.
  14. jimmyjazz

    Rush

    Yeah, who could have seen that coming?
  15. This guy? Nowai.
  16. Fucking regard
  17. I dont think that is a revelation. Texas just got whipped up front vs Florida. Believe the OL had 6 penalties on their own. Texas is 127th in penalties in the nation. Lose to OU and this season is pretty much over in early October after being preseason #1, so it is a huge game.
  18. This one is way too clever.
  19. Any prop bets about sacks for this weekend?
  20. Maybe the world will get lucky and it will end like it did in 1945 when the US killed 150,000 people in a different country and reduced their cities to rubble. Those actions didn’t appear to radicalize that country’s citizens. Probably not though. There is a huge key element that wasn’t in play then and is in play now. I hope the peace is real and lasting but I’m skeptical.
  21. decent golf courses (outstanding ones if you want to drive to Lake Michigan) , fall is apple cider/orchard season, tour the crack house neighborhoods and after the games we burn couches or at least some used to do that.
  22. You goddamn SOCIALIST!
  23. WWR up 10% in the pre-market.
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