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2 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:
How much is a year at St Mark’s these days, anyway?
I know what it is for a first-grader at a school in Austin, and it's more than double $10,400.
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Yes to Prop 2 for sure. We need to pull every lever possible to keep child care facilities operational and in business. They're doing critically important work on shoe-string budgets so any source of relief is desperately needed. There are bogus exemptions out there (hello ag exemption). This isn't one of them. Not even close.
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18 hours ago, HornOnTheBayou said:
We have now entered evil supervillain territory.
Disabled Veteran: George Santos Took $3K From Dying Dog's GoFundMe
This is the most egregious of them all IMO. That's straight to hell conduct. I mean, seriously, you can't have a soul if you do stuff like that.
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30 minutes ago, pearlandhorn said:
What pace team were you a part of?
3:05. Think there was one person who hung on until the end. By Memorial, we were down to just a handful.
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On 1/5/2023 at 11:19 AM, txhorns said:
Thanks for the response. On the Boston Marathon they have a list of partner hotels that have shuttles from the hotel to the start of the race. This is in addition to the shuttles from the Commons. Unfortunately most of these hotels and the ones downtown are out of our price range, not Surly 1% here. Sounds like I either need to stay at one of the hotels listed on the website or get her to the Boston Commons shuttles.
As far as actually seeing her on the course I am now planning on trying to see her 3 times if possible. She will likely run the race in 3 hours 15 minutes, maybe a little slower since Boston is harder. So my plan is to be close to the start, around the middle and then get as close to the finish line as I can, will also have our 2 younger kids with me. Some of her friends are going to so they may spread out some or just stay with me. I will have a rental car but the train is probably a better idea for getting around.
I'd be inclined to stay at a hotel near the start then. I didn't realize there was shuttle service to the start from hotels. You'll be able to see her three times likely. I'd drive and find a place close to the start and then book it Wellesley. Leave your car near a T stop there, and then take the T into Boston, and find a spot on Boylston. The runner tracking is very sophisticated on the app, so you will be able to determine pretty precisely when she will be passing by.
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On 1/15/2023 at 8:46 PM, pearlandhorn said:
Congrats on the PR! I also set a marathon PR. First completion’s count as PRs right?
Felt great up until mile 21 then started getting cramps in my right quad. When I stretched it, my hamstring would cramp. Crossed the finish line with my wife. It was tough. Weather was great this morning (mid to low 50s) but heated up to mid 70s by the time we crossed the finish line.
Congrats!! I was on the pace team for the marathon. The runners in our group fell off around mile 18-19 when you make the turn east to head back downtown. We probably lost 90 percent of the pack, so kudos to you for hanging on until Memorial Park. The heat definitely got to people; it was a great early morning but got warm quickly.
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On 12/19/2022 at 9:02 PM, txhorns said:
Anyone here gone to the Boston Marathon? I’m curious about logistics on race day. How important is having a hotel with a race shuttle? Would it be easy to drop my wife off relatively close to the starting line instead? How realistic is it to try to see her 2 or 3 times on the course?
I ran Boston in 2021 and considered staying near the start and having a family member drop me off. It's a really bad idea as most of the streets around the start are blocked off, and there aren't hotels in Hopkinton or really anywhere close. I'm not sure exactly how close to the start line you can get by car, and it may result in your wife having to walk a lot farther than if she got dropped off by bus.
That's why you'll want a hotel close to the bus pick-up at Boston Common. Getting to the start line via those busses is logistically the best option for runners. They have that operation down, and it's an efficient and stress free one. I'm not sure where a hotel shuttle would take you; I don't know that any offer shuttles to the start. Whatever shuttle option is available probably takes you to Boston Common.
In terms of watching her, it depends on her pace, but you should be able to see her 2-3 times. You can take the green line on the T to get to Wellesley which is about the halfway point. You can probably see her again at Chestnut Hill, and then make a plan to get to Boylston. Just build in extra time for finding a viewable area on Boylston.
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On 11/1/2022 at 12:01 PM, Post Oak said:
100-foot wave season 2
Season 1 was incredible. I watched it three times.
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Forgot to check in post NYC Marathon. It was insufferably hot - 68 and high humidity at the start and mid 70s by the end. Those conditions knocked me squarely off my race plan. Managed to still get a 2:52 with an ugly back half.
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On 9/9/2022 at 8:03 AM, Native Horn said:
Anybody else running the Zilker Relays in Austin tonight? It's a four person relay, 2.5 miles each leg, 10 miles total. Some really fast people usually (sub-5 minute miles) and great people watching. Takes place mostly on Lou Neff Road inside Zilker Park. Real Ale beer garden and Taco Deli post-race.
I ran it. I actually did two legs as part of different teams. I ran on a coed team that finished 3rd in our division and a master's men team that finished 1st in our division. I was really hoping to take home the coed crown, because that is a big and competitive division, but we were narrowly beat out by less than a minute for the top spot.
It's one of my favorite events. Almost everyone in the local run community puts that race on their calendar, and it kind of kicks off fall racing season around here. The weather is typically the only downside as it's sweltering at 6:00 p.m. in early September.
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7 minutes ago, The Dog said:
OAN is still firmly in his corner, but unfortunately, it's only available at like truck stops these days.
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Appreciate the updates. Stat tracker stopped working in the second set.
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28 minutes ago, The Original Greaser Bob said:
I was in West Marin last week. It's near San Francisco. I drank Pliny the Elder* on tap and ate It's-Its non-stop.
The homeless folks seem to have their shit together and left us alone.
(*don't care that the youngsters are off of IPAs)
I call B.S. I used to work in San Rafael (not holding or spinning signs), and I can't think of any local who made reference to a West Marin. Maybe I wasn't part of the Marin 2% crowd.
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11 minutes ago, Chooky said:
Her side hustle was spinning a sign for the Tony's Tint-N-Rims franchise where prices sometimes got so low you'd think "Tony went loco."
This is so oddly specific that it makes me think you've had the same gig.
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Each side spent around $6 million. There’s simply no way to spin the magnitude of this defeat for the anti-choice movement.
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14 minutes ago, bolverk said:
Kind of an interesting deal with the Kansas votes and turnout. I don't exactly know how it works there, but A LOT more people are voting on the abortion issue than in the primaries.
Grand total of 276,000 in those two races with R Gov primary being 53% of turnout versus 47% in the D Gov primary.
Then, you juxtapose that with the turnout in the abortion vote. Again, a lot of primary non-participants are voting in droves. But you also have got to think a lot of the R Gov primary voters are also voting "No" and thus pro-choice.
Unaffiliated Kansas voters can vote in primary elections on state referendums like the abortion one, but they aren’t allowed to vote for candidates as part of a party’s primary. Hence the huge delta between abortion votes and candidate votes.
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Manchin flipped his position on the climate package.
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Second all of the above with a couple caveats. Everyone needs a different amount of water when running over the summer. It all depends on your conditioning and how much you sweat. Personally speaking, I'd be way too bloated if I were consuming 10 ounces per mile.
And when it comes to gels, they are much better at replacing calories but less effective at replacing electrolytes, hence the need for salt tabs in the summer or basically whenever you sweat a bunch. The other word of caution with gels is that you have to test a bunch to make sure they're compatible with your gut. GUs are notoriously hard on the gut. I've experimented with a bunch (GU, Huma, Honey Stinger, Clif Bloks, Hammer) but ultimately settled on Maurten which are just fantastic. They taste great and go down easy. You can also go the drink mix route which is great pre-run or during. I highly recommend Maurten once again, Tailwind, nuun, or Skratch.
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On 7/6/2022 at 10:21 AM, Jive Turkey said:
anybody else training for any fall marathons right now? i've got a marathon in October. i'm in week 4 of training. this might kill me. i'm out the door before the sun comes up on most days and it's still oppressive. i've done some 7 and 8 mile runs on the treadmill because i just can't deal with the heat every day. thankfully i've got a few trips planned this summer for weddings: Jackson Hole and Boston. so i should get some relief there, but fuck me. i may need to schedule a few more trips just so i don't have to do all of my long runs here. i've got family in San Diego. may need to go out there for a few weeks.
I'm doing NYC in November and did Boston last October which both required summer training. I started my NYC build early this year (back in May), and I agree it's pretty brutal, but training in this weather provides huge dividends come race day. Believe it or not, your body does get acclimated to the heat. It typically takes a few weeks. You won't be able to hit your desired paces, but it does get a little more bearable the more you do it. Make sure you're taking salt as well. I usually take at least one salt tab before any workout run or run longer than 10 miles.
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18 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:
I can’t find where any are scheduled
They won't get scheduled until September at the earliest.
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57 minutes ago, South Austin said:
MUNA is already fairly well known among the kids (at least according to my high school daughter). And Japanese Breakfast recently did a taping for Austin City Limits. She played the festival a few years ago and recall it being a pretty decent show.
So already I know more about this lineup than last years.
Yeah, saw MUNA during sxsw, and the crowd was definitely on the younger side. Their new album comes out in June, and I expect they'll be more of a household name after that. I saw that Japanese Breakfast taping as well last month - she's had a Phoebe Bridgers type trajectory over the past year. I'm a little surprised she's doing ACL as she just played here last October, then a set of shows during sxsw and then the ACL taping last month.
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There are a couple acts that are poised to break out soon like Wet Leg and MUNA. Pleased with some of the other undercards too, primarily Japanese Breakfast and Arlo Parks.
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I have a 5 year-old daughter. She refers to people as he/she/they if she doesn't know their preferred pronoun. She knows what it means to be trans. She understands that boys can marry boys, and girls can marry girls. We talk about these topics as well as race and privilege because I want her to be a good, caring and decent human later in life. I would want her teachers to be able to discuss these topics as well in a respectful manner, because I want her to have confidence that her teachers are a trusted source and are free to explain concepts she inquires about.
There's zero discussion of sexuality ever, because when we talk about her friend's parents that are gay, we talk about the content of their character and not their lifestyle. For the life of me, I can't understand how the right is hell bent on sexualizing this topic. It's a perverse fascination that occupies an unhealthy amount of their headspace.
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Ran the full in 2:47. Didn't realize it got that cold in Houston. It certainly kept the crowds away as it was pretty lonely out there.
What the fuck is wrong with you, Austin?
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Ummm. You do realize Mueller already has duplexes and quadplexes, right? I'm assuming triplexes too but not certain. The HOME initiative is trying to replicate what's been legal in Mueller since its inception.