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  1. I think you could have a nice time in a place like Telluride without skiing. Stay at a hotel with a spa, go to the hot springs in Ouray, maybe do snowmobiling or snowshoeing one day, eat good food, enjoy the beautiful views. Same could probably be said for Park City or Jackson or many other ski towns. But obviously it’s not for everyone, justt to depends what you want to do.
  2. Telluride Crested Butte Jackson Hole Vegas Riviera Maya Banff Charleston
  3. It seems like every other week they put stocks on sale. I keep buying VTI but then there’s a better sale later. When does it end?
  4. Not exactly Denver, but I’m heading up to Fort Collins for the weekend. Plan to try some fly fishing on Saturday morning, then check out some breweries and such. I’ve been to New Belgium about 10 years ago but that’s it. Appreciate any brewery or food recs.
  5. Finale was great. I enjoyed most of season 2 and went from being lukewarm on this show to really liking it. Harper finally got what she deserved. There’s only so many times you can stab your coworkers in the back and not have it come back to bite you. The ending was brutal, from Rishi’s “I had to get the poison out” to Eric’s “I found the head count.” I’m pretty sure Rishi knew what was going on during the bathroom scene and that was his final “fuck you”. Eric plays the game so well. He laid in wait for the perfect opportunity to come along, acted like a washed up old guy in front of his younger coworkers, convinced them he wasn’t a threat, and then struck when he saw his chance. Terrible miscalculation by Harper. Yas and Robert are finally learning some adult lessons about how the world works. If there’s a season 3, I would expect them to each have a role, but right now they seem to be on the outside looking in.
  6. I go in the other room for 5 seconds and I hear Bijan Johnson's name being shouted. Not sure who he is but I'll take it.
  7. Well that, and you are claiming that anyone with a visible label on their clothing is somewhere between a gigantic douchebag and insufferable cunt. What about tennis shoes? Can I wear tennis shoes or running shoes in public even if they have a visible brand name or logo? Or does that make me a cunt? Should I maybe look for a razor blade and try to remove the Nike swoosh from the side of my shoes so I can be less pretentious when I'm out for a run? What about UT apparel, most of which has the brand (Nike, etc.) displayed somewhere on the shirt? Are most sports fans cunts for wearing this stuff? What about women wearing their yoga gear around town? Are they cunts for having leggings that display a Lululemon, Alo, etc logo? There are certainly cheaper yoga clothes available. I'm honestly curious where you draw the line on this stuff. In your opinion, what are the rules a person needs to follow to be appropriately dressed in public without appearing to be a cunt?
  8. The world could use a few more vainglorious billionaires who donate $3 billion companies to fighting climate change.
  9. Perhaps you spend a little too much time judging yourself and everyone around you on the basis of tiny little labels on clothing. You see a guy in a Patagonia [or insert brand here] jacket and you think “he’s an insufferable cunt.” I see a guy in a Patagonia jacket and think, well nothing really, he’s just a guy in a jacket like everyone else in a jacket when it’s cold. If you go to the grocery store in Texas in the winter, you will likely encounter 10-20% of people wearing a Patagonia puff jacket, fleece, or vest. Why? To stay warm. Not to mention people wearing North Face or whatever other clothing of choice. Probably 50% of people have some visible brand label on their jacket. Are all of those people douchebags in your eyes? That must be an awful way to go through life, constantly worried about what everyone else is wearing.
  10. Also, will the hoodie from Walmart keep me warm on my next ski trip?
  11. I need more street cred. Should I start shopping at Ross and Walmart?
  12. I have one particular cherry tomato plant/bush that was putting off about 30 tomatoes/week in the spring and early summer. I've kept it alive through the brutal part of the summer but it looks a little rough in some areas and I've had very few tomatoes for about a month now. Should I prune it back pretty heavily and let it grow fresh for the fall, or just let it run its course without any intervention?
  13. Just finished Surface. The previews looked decent but the show sucked. Writing was terrible. Plot holes galore which only existed for the sake of maintaining a mystery, which wasn’t much of a mystery at all and the payoff was absolutely not worth it. Don’t recommend.
  14. The reactions on Texags (which is possibly the most delusional extreme of their fan base) would disagree with you. Lots of infighting about the entire concept of midnight yell and whether or not it should be allowed to continue.
  15. Serious question, how does aggy approach midnight yell practice for Miami this week? They have to do it, because tradition, but sports fans across the country are eagerly waiting to see those same 4 yell leaders go out there and make fools of themselves again. A week after making lame jokes about App State, then losing to App State, then becoming a nationwide punchline, they have to do it again, for everyone to see. Will they cancel their own live stream and prohibit cameras?
  16. Went to see The Killers in Fort Worth tonight. What a great show.
  17. POOOOR AGGY....
  18. You’re such a tourist. Be careful though, there are white women in Cabo.
  19. Well despite my lukewarm feelings on season 1, I'm watching season 2 and liking it a little more through 5 episodes.
  20. Regardless of what most people think about GoT seasons 7-8, most people that enjoy this type of show would agree that GoT seasons 1-4 were some of the best in television history. So if your measuring stick for HOTD is to compare it to the first season of GoT, you probably just need to get ready to be disappointed. It’s a completely new show with new characters, stories, and conflicts. It probably won’t be as good as GoT season 1, but that doesn’t stop it from being a good show in its own right and hopefully have a clean story that doesn’t tank at the end.
  21. Hah, ok I’m dumb then. I suppose I just thought since it’s 5 days and each episode was 1 day, that it was a 5 episode series. Thanks for filling me in.
  22. I wanted to like this show a lot more than I actually did. I felt there were some big holes in their recounting of the events, and I can’t tell how much of that is grounded in reality and how much is simply TV drama or bad storytelling. Lots of bad and irrational decisions were made by everyone involved. A lot of that was probably true due to the people on the ground having poor planning, limited resources, sleep deprivation, etc. But as a viewer, I had a hard time understanding certain things and felt the show could’ve done a better job laying that out. The first 2-3 episodes showed various staff members being interviewed after the fact. Why did they abandon that aspect in later episodes? My brief internet reading says all charges against staff were eventually dropped, but the show hinted at an investigation and never actually gave us any information there. What about the hundreds of civilians that sought refuge in the hospital? I would think many of them left on their own accord at some point, but the show made that seem like an unthinkable idea, then never explained what they did and leaves us to assume they were all evacuated at the end. Why kill the dogs prematurely? Why not wait until the last people are literally walking out the door to take that action? Why when a single helicopter shows up does the staff immediately start wheeling multiple NICU babies up to the helipad without any indication that there will actually be a second helicopter? Lots more questions along the way. Maybe the book answers more of those but I’m probably not going to read it now. Would be curious if anyone else has and could provide more insight.
  23. We did Telluride the last 2 years. It’s our absolute favorite but we’re taking a year off for the sake of variety. Looking at either Big Sky (never been) or Park City (we have been).
  24. Appreciate all the suggestions. I’m not looking to completely soundproof the room, just somewhat reduce the sound transmission through the wall. You can hear normal conversation through it pretty easily as it is. Not really an issue now, but it may be frustrating when there’s a baby in there and we’re trying to sleep. Also, we probably have 2-3 more years in this house, so I’m leaning towards an easier fix like adding insulation over a more complicated fix like replacing the drywall.
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