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troph

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  1. we can think they are dumbasses and started it but jesus just because we hate oklahoma doesn't mean the rules of the game don't apply. you bomb a government building and kill senior leaders I don't care who the opponent is, could be the miami hurricanes shock the nation and you should understandably expect a response. the fact that the US was able to negotiate that response with a sworn enemy is fucking phenomenal.
  2. the deterrence was in telling Iran how they can save face or how they can FAFO. Iran said yes sir and did what we told them including giving a multi hour warning shit was going down with pedestrian drones launched hundreds and hundreds of miles away. That's some pretty damn good fucking diplomacy on Biden's part in the aftermath of a Iranian government building and several senior officials being killed. Now we get to deal with an extremist escalating because Israel has a disproportionate response to any aggression. Putting Israel on an island is the right thing to do here. The fucking war can be averted right now if Israel won't be dogmatic.
  3. There’s a whole lot of bias in this response. So carry on. I don’t see a point in engaging with you.
  4. I'm not sure Israel is smarter than the US on ME issues. Israel has a policy of disproportionate responses which are understandable given the size and the number of countries that have historically opposed Israel. The greatest fear is that Israel will engage in its standard playbook and engage in a disproportionate response to Iran which would be a tipping point. Can the world convince Israel to go against it's customs and norms of disproportionate responses? I sure as shit hope so.
  5. I understand. I look at lake Travis every day, have since 2007, and boat on it close to 75-80 days a year. I’m very familiar with the lake cycle. Our demands have wildly increased, so the cycle of drought and flood are being tested. Like I said we can make it one more year without a flood event but 2 more years and straws are exposed, record lows are shattered and the lake is going to need a biblical flood not just a routine central Texas flood - to fill.
  6. We were a tad warmer and winds the same. It was sublime.
  7. troph

    LBGTQ

    The hypocrisy is infuriating.
  8. Not sure where it lands by the end of the summer if not sizable rains in May, but it won’t be the end. We’ve got one more year before we are all turbo fucked. So hope for floods in May then October then next spring. We need a Noah’s Ark event, they happen, no doubt we just need it in the next 12 months or we are fucked 3 ways til Sunday and then really fucked on Sunday because Jesus hates Austin and it’s sinners.
  9. Last time I went out we got over powered by the wind and that sucked. today was gorgeous, another down wind tack that made my heart sing. Wife and I enjoying the dock life with wine and cheese wishing we were in Catalina.
  10. bywinona fulfills through a pharmacy for my wife. Shows up in the mail.
  11. She used bywinona for her HRT and is in her second week of treatment. She’s not mentioned a hot flash but she also tends to not complain much. If I remember I’ll update the thread again later. Thanks again. 🙂
  12. This attack by Iran and the Russian-Ukraine war have been invaluable to provide clarity on the next generation of war and the capabilities of two boogeymen - Russian and Iran. I certainly don’t like these attacks and want more support for Ukraine but the intel on wide open display is probably extremely valuable to our military.
  13. NSIAP this alone is enough to vote for one and not the other. watch Trump making fun of Biden first in the clip just below, then watch Biden.
  14. There’s this place across the Texas Mexico border… never mind I’ve only heard about it.
  15. And by the way, there are a LOT of people out here mad the bullies didn’t get kicked off the team. Hell, leave the peanuts in his shoes and it’s attempted fucking murder, negligent homicide a possible realistic conviction had he died. There are a TON of families that despise the football first and only attitude. I mean shit they have stupid priorities and still can’t beat Westlake.
  16. There’s a shit ton of real but new money out here now too. The remote work revolution changed a lot and there are legit mid sized company CEOs, private equity / VC types, investment bankers etc that live here now too. It’s a very odd mix of rough hollow real housewives kinda shit, (keep up with the jones types), lake rats, Lakeway olds, 17 lgbtq families, and obscene money. We try to just opt out, and enjoy the recreation.
  17. It’s extreme I get it, but there are thousands out here for the lake not the bullshit. I’m just trying to balance out the discussion to highlight the appeal that Austin does not have. Exception - Tarrytown / Westwood / westlake by lake Austin, etc have a similar vibe and a similar bullshit culture with some variation for politics and city vs burb vibes. Lakeway / Bee Cave / LTISD blow donkey balls unless you’re here for the lake, boating, golfing or flying airplanes (small private airstrip). It was a retirement community for a long time for a reason. If the recreational aspects not your reason for being out here you’re suspect imo.
  18. I honestly couldn’t stay but for the proximity and access to the actual lake. And I can’t figure out the appeal if not the water. But anyway, we have almost zero friends out here. Not our people. My kids are lake Travis band kids, at least one coulda been in athletics past 8th grade, it was easy to side step the athletic toxic garbage. We stopped trying to compete athletically with any intensity by the 5th grade. My youngest did decide he likes tennis and playing one season competitively for his school was more than enough for him. He still plays for fun but the athletic culture out here is not something that my sons care for. My other son surfs sails and mountain/road bikes so we aren’t lacking physical activity. So if you steer your kids from it that toxic world fades away pretty fast. Add being out here for the lake changes everything at least for us. I just won’t trade easy unplanned boat nights or these views for Austin bullshit.
  19. I’ve had clients (not because of the pool) that suffered this - awful. Most insurers have already paid out their limits.
  20. Rain can be super sexy. My best friend got married in the rain. It was gorgeous.
  21. The 8 foot sailfish I caught? The first jack I caught that took 45 mins to land (I was a teenager)? Tuna screaming with the line, marlin jumping (didn’t land)? More dorado and wahoo than I can count, multiple limits caught in half day trips - reds / trout, trophy trout and trophy reds, I mean I could go on and on, all on conventional tackle all take a back seat. Sorry, I get you like what you like, but the skill and effort catching on a fly especially with barbless hooks is next level. You should try it will rock your world.
  22. To each his own. My top 5-10 fishing experiences are all on a fly rod. 11-15 probably conventional off shore but give me another 5 years and those will drop further, after that it’s back to the fly rod. And I’ve barely scratched the surface. No permit, caught but haven’t landed 12-14 pound bonefish you have not heard a reel scream until you’ve seen a large bone take off, caught but haven’t landed a 50 lb tarpon and the fucker jumped 3 feet into the air before it through the hook, caught a heavy weight GT which is a catch of a lifetime, caught a 28-30 inch red, caught a slot from 60 feet away with a perfect cast and the momentary skill of a pro, and more reds and trout than I can count, almost all I saw them before they saw me and I targeted them. I’ve hit the mother load of 10+ trout in 30 mins on a fly rod more than once but first with Hollywood, on a fly rod is an incredible way to hunt fish. Add barbless hooks and it’s even more satisfying - and this part cannot be overstated - releasing a fish after a fight almost unharmed just startled is the holy grail imo. And I started fly fishing at 43-45 years old. There’s always time. You get bored it’s the next level. The draw is inexplicable.
  23. That’s cool. They deserve to get bored. The rest of us have a lot more fishing to do before we are entitled to be bored. The power of humility, gratitude and appreciation is real.
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