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  1. That's how I was surprised with a new leased S-Class in my BearSchlong 1.0 simulation. Fuck I love version 2.0. My overhead is about 75% less. Except rn I got sucked into taking her to see Rick Springfield tonight with my son’s in-laws. The Woodlands GILF watching might be amusing.
  2. I think it was PJ O’Rourke who told a story about how when the Saudis were first swimming in oil money they would trade in their Benzes when the ashtrays started overflowing.
  3. There's no way that's only 38k steps! Oh wait, LPGA? She probably hits it pretty straight. I wonder how many clubs she carried?
  4. Is anybody here familiar with an ETF trading firm called tradr? I've done really well with ASTS and they have obviously developed a derivatives trading model for that one stock. ASTX is the symbol. Not sure if this should be on the stonks thread but whatever.
  5. They are far from OTC. Costco hearing aids are awesome and usually no more than $1600. Their audiologists are great and facilities are equivalent to hearing tests that I have done at my ENT clinic. I went with the Phillips, almost 3 years ago. My dog chewed one up last week and Costco sent it back to see if it could be miraculously repaired. That said, Im getting a new hearing test and will buy a pair of the 9050s because I was so pleased with the previous model. And if the old 9030 can't be repaired, I might buy two pair of the latest model to have a backup pair, since Im 90 miles from the closest store, and I travel a lot and am rough on them. I can't live without them. Their repair and cleaning service is wonderful, and usually takes no more than 10 minutes, even if they have to swap out new speakers. They sell about 4 different brands (Sennheiser, Jabra, Philips and one other), and I can usually find a few hundred in other purchases whenever I make a Costco run.
  6. I haven't watched any episodes of the Huffman’s recently, but I suspect the parents have a history of alcoholism, fucked up religion, and lib derangement disorder. The wife was talking about how she had major organ damage due to alcoholism and had her gall bladder removed. I feel sorry for their kids.
  7. I'm scheduled to be on the Presbytery call this Saturday. Mo Ranch is on the agenda, so I’ll probably get a briefing.
  8. Watching the latest season of Quarterback. Mainly for every second Goff’s wife is featured. That dude is doing it right.
  9. Read on your recommendation and enjoyed it. Appreciated it greatly since I spent a week on the island last year and could visualize it in my mind. My wife goes nuts buying local art on our travels so I’ve got a painting of the Casino in my dining room.
  10. Wrong thread, but I can't resist fucking with some people/bots.
  11. The one that comes to mind most recently for me is my latest halfway house project - he unraveled when his grandfather died. Everyone else in the family was irresponsible and crazy - but his grandfather was his pillar of sobriety and support. I've mentioned that we recently constructed a new residential building to house 20+ guys. One cool thing our executive director did was install plaques with the names of notable people, such as past board members, donors, or impactful citizens, who contributed to our mission over the years. Last time I was there, I noticed that this guy I'm helping lives in a room with his grandfather's name engraved on a brass plaque above the door to his room. Just a little detail that helps keep his feet in sober living. @Lidig8r - re: how a formerly homeless gent helped out in the flood. Around 15 years ago, a homeless guy named Eric entered the H.O.W. Center (halfway house). I have no qualms sharing his name because he would run me over to get in front of a news camera to tell the story himself. His mentor is a guy named Steve, and Eric credits him with saving his life. Unfortunately, several years later, Steve dies, and Eric enters a dark place. I offer a hand, he accepts, and we become very close. Relevant - Steve leaves behind a younger wife and growing family. Several years later, his widow marries another good friend of mine, a match made in heaven. Unfortunately, one of the children is lost to the 4th of July flood. Eric not only flourishes in business and life, but also becomes a single dad when his infant's mom dies from addiction. He eventually marries a delightful woman and builds a family. Eric decides his life's mission is to help the homeless, and he does so very loudly for a decade. On a slow news day, send a reporter and camera to Eric, and he will provide your lead story on the 6 o'clock news. Eric told me his pastor had asked him to start a church. Over lunch at Luby's, I asked Eric if perhaps his pastor was politely ejecting him from his church. He misses the joke. He buys a dilapidated 15 passenger van and leases a former restaurant. The Guadalupe floods. Eric and his church/ministry "Warm Hands, Warm Hearts" descend on the Hill Country to help find the missing girl and provide disaster relief. Photo below. I'm a cynical, suspicious skeptic, but I'll be damned if Eric isn't living his life precisely as prescribed in the New Testament. (I just texted him to tell him how much I love and admire the man he's become, and we'll be eating lunch at Luby's again this week.) The Flood relief crew
  12. there’s a dust storm in Mont Belvieu. I must be just ahead of young Mr. Heartfield‘s procession.
  13. Indeed. I don't know Thad and Melanie very well, but they have been I'm my thoughts all week. When Judge built that river house he probably never imagined the disaster that would destroy it.
  14. My daughter and her boyfriend flew down from Chicago to meet me at Lake Rayburn last week, where I was staying with a dozen or so from my wife’s coonass family. All weekend they kept asking her how she managed to navigate the city under the daily threat of being gunned down.
  15. Everytime I returned home from camp, my mom had a new car in the driveway and my dad appeared sexually sated. #campeconomics
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