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  1. For the Austin people, we’re in town for the race and staying out in the airport area. I’m looking for a place to go get 4-5 miles running in this afternoon because the kids want to go downtown to the pop up shops after the afternoon interview session. Is the McKinney Falls area a decent enough place? Not really feeling running the neighborhoods we’re in plus I would rather have some limited scenery. Didn’t run at all until 2 months ago, down about 22 pounds since the beginning of August walking/running 30 or so miles a week and working out 30-45 minutes on top of that every morning.
  2. We were trying to figure out what some of the guys on motorcycles were doing in traffic on the way out there, but that explains it.
  3. All of mine are in real estate. Coming out of the financial crisis, I bought real estate with buddies. By the 2019 or so timeframe we were at close to 300 doors, had a property management company managing 800-1000 doors, lawn company, etc. Property values were not increasing in our market and it was all a big ass headache with our day jobs, so we liquidated leading into and through Covid. The values I’m seeing on the same properties selling now is significant. One 8 plex we sold for $300k (needed some work) is currently listed for $1.2M. I also had a chance to buy 30+ finished condos in a development on 30A out of receivership for $250k each back then. We put the money together and had an accepted offer at less than that with the bank and got cold feet during due diligence because it had what we thought was a strange beach access setup and a couple other issues. The association had a pontoon that ran you back and forth across a dune lake to a beach access and we thought for rentals it just wouldn’t interest them. Last time I looked they were selling in the $1.3M range and the building stays heavily rented. The state helped fund developing a 1000 acre lake about 30 miles from me. During the time frame where they were doing surveys, I had a chance to buy what ultimately would have been 20+ waterfront lots and additional land for less than $200k. We walked the property after they had surveyed it and just couldn’t get a good feeling about the static water level line and there were a lot of questions about homeowner access still. Needless to say that was a bad call.
  4. You are on the side of the river with the Art Institute which at least according to my wife and kids is excellent. Walk through Millenium Park and see the faces, the bean and the fountain. We usually take a water taxi from the aquarium/planetarium area through the river and also do an architectural tour. We’ve been to most of the theaters and opera house, just pick a show that interests you. One of our favorite places to eat right now is Sienna Tavern.
  5. Nashville has one of the highest rack rates in the country, but your search ability isn’t great. The Drury Plaza in Franklin is a decent enough property that is under $200, has free beer at night, and decent breakfast availability. There are also plenty of hotels in the Vandy/right outside of downtown area for under $300. You’re not staying in a JW, but for a night with kids a decent room should be all that matters.
  6. A movement defined by a population of people only worried about “I” without realizing that what actually makes America great is the “we”. By the time this is all settled, I hope there is a still a “we the people” to stand for because it doesn’t look good at the moment.
  7. It is a rhetorical question, but I don’t read it in the same context you do. The filibuster is always a threat, yet somehow the votes/negotiations usually work themselves out. Seems odd this time around that isn’t happening nor is there even much movement towards it happening. Why oh why could that be?
  8. The conversation is always so much more fulfilling when the “adults” show up. Makes me feel so great about the direction of our country. Spent the last hour on the phone with my oldest as she has come to the realization over the last year that her lifelong plans around becoming a lawyer and working on the legislative side of our government probably isn’t for her after all. Listening to her and her friends and their perspective is really a kick in the nuts. I’ll be fine either way, I can pack my shit, write a check, and move to wherever will take me whenever I get tired of everything. Her generation isn’t so lucky.
  9. Got notification from my government agency tenants that my rent checks would not be coming today, utilities need to be maintained during the shutdown, and not to contact the employees during the shutdown. Wonder if I can just change the locks if this runs long enough?
  10. Day 4 of Covid after taking a flight to Houston late last week for a meeting. Shit sucks, it’s really kicked my butt this time. It has been much more of chest congestion issue for me this time than head congestion. About ready for it to move on.
  11. Been using the free version of Loseit, works really well for tracking. Most things are in their system which makes it simple to enter.
  12. Running right at 35/31/34 on average it looks like with avocado most days pushing the fats up a little higher. Keeping the calories up closer to 1800-1900, but still on the low end of protein I think. Going to work on that some this week and dropping fats down some more. Still losing about 2 pounds a week. Walked/ran 30 miles last week and did 6-8 more rowing plus weights most days. Went with the TL protein shakes, we’ll see how they are tomorrow.
  13. I know a number of Ole Miss sophomores as well as kids on every class. My daughter is a sophomore at UGA and has a lot of friends there from her high school graduating class. She is over there once a month or so to hang out with them. I also live in Ole Miss country as far as graduates go. Posting that in Oxford takes a lot of gumption.
  14. Anyone have healthy protein shakes or bar options that aren’t overly sweet? I saw the TL mention, but is there a flavor that is less sweet? Someone gave me a couple of Barebells and they were like eating a candy bar. The shakes have been like drinking chocolate milk or a milkshake. Vanilla’s have been a little better. Outside of a piece of cake on my birthday, I haven’t had sweets in months and even then it was rare. Just not a big fan of sweets in general.
  15. We haven’t talked on that split specifically, but I would say based on looking at the first week it would be moving more of the carb percentage to protein. Somewhere in the 30/30 range but I’ll have to bring that up. Main issues right now with the calorie numbers are not much appetite, not big on an abundance of animal protein, and a super low active heart rate. I’ve got some built up weight to burn off anyways. Activity wise I’m at 3-4 miles a day walking, light weight training every day in some capacity, and then I’ll cut the walking in half and row 5-6 miles a couple of days a week.
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