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Tailgate

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  1. From CDC's weekly letter today concerning the season: Return to the 40 Update On Monday, we were so happy to see about 70 upperclassmen Football players return to campus to begin the on-boarding process as they prepare for voluntary workouts that begin on June 15. I’ve said many times that I fully expect us to be playing football in front of our Longhorn faithful at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium in the fall. We continue to plan for that, and as Governor Abbott increased the percentage of fans that can be in stadiums for sporting events from his original directive of 25 percent to 50 percent last week, our optimism continues to grow. That said, our Facilities & Gameday Logistics and Donor & Fan Experiences task forces are hard at work, and we are doing our due diligence with contingency plans for every possibility. It is a fluid situation, but rest assured, we will be prepared for whatever comes our way. As for the first steps towards that with the return of Football student-athletes this week, the plan’s phased approach provides for best practices and keeps the safety of our student-athletes at the forefront. The on-going first phase on-boarding program consists of a robust screening process that includes COVID-19 testing, physicals and questionnaires. Mandatory physicals, daily screening and COVID-19 safety education/training conducted by Dr. James Bray and our Sports Medicine staff also must be completed before student-athletes may begin the second phase workout program. The on-boarding will happen in two groups, beginning this week with the upperclassmen who live off-campus in order for them to start workouts on June 15. The second group will be the student-athletes who will be living on-campus. They will be on-boarded the week of June 15-19 and start workouts on June 22. The voluntary workouts will be conducted outside at the Frank Denius Practice Complex three days a week in small groups. No other athletics facilities will be used at this time. All activity will be closely monitored by the Sports Medicine and Strength & Conditioning staffs and follow a stringent set of health and safety guidelines. One of our top priorities during this stretch is training and preparing our student-athletes in successfully handling this process while creating healthy habits and COVID-19 management skills. That starts with our five pillars – hygiene, screening, social distancing, face coverings and culture! We must create a culture of diligence and responsibility with a mission of keeping others safe, along with ourselves. That was a major factor as we on-boarded staff a few weeks back and is a big emphasis now that we’re bringing back the student-athletes. Click HERE to view our COVID-19 procedures and updates.
  2. Happy about the timing of my RCL exit a couple days ago. Tried a small play on HTZ and got my finger burned and dropped it. Crazy shit. Still holding FMCI and CCH. With the value of UTZ and their brands I am not sure how that will not rise when the merger happens. Same if a big player is the pant-based merger with FMCI.
  3. Ya, when you roll ‘your life’s savings’ into one stock (especially bankrupt HTZ)....that’s some big ball stonking. Glad it worked out for him.
  4. I don’t see ALPP on Robinhood and Vanguard gives me a warning on the ticker about OTC stocks and doesn’t let me trade. Who ever mentioned WeBull, I started that today...but looks like with the micro transactions it will be later this week before I can buy a Lambo from this one.
  5. NKLA is Tesla’s first name. Acting very much like it. Anyone want an electric pick up truck?
  6. Just grabbed CCH and FMCI. Two holding companies. CCH is going to be UTZ the snack company that owns Zapp's and other strong brands. FMCI is merging with a plant-based food company and we all know how well our friend BYND is doing.
  7. Apple sells them and you'll likely be able to use their support for any issues. Obvioulsy not the "super cheap" route. But something you would be able to trust and get taken care of should anything happen. https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished/mac
  8. Does Robin Hood let you premarket buy and sell? I am only active trading during this pandemic and typically though my Vanguard ‘play’ account...does the price lock in or does it make you wait until trading opens? A buddy of mine had me grab an account on RH a few weeks ago for the free stock. I got a share of Ford at like $4. I put a few hundred in the account and grabbed DKNG and VTIQ (NKLA). Up about 80% on both of those...wish I would have grabbed them in my ‘real’ accounts...but I’ll take it.
  9. Took my 100% gain on RCL today. Not going to be greedy. I’ve never even been on a damn cruise but that’s always the company I looked at. Not sure how much more this stock can run and was a good COVID play.
  10. Pretty cool. Hope to see pics of the treasure and read about the details of the find...hope Mr. Anonymous tells the story.
  11. I grabbed WTI Friday morning to play off the OPEC meeting. We shall see how it goes...rolling the dice!
  12. Same. We had the pest control guy last week...and he had no mask on. I told him he was a pest and GTFO.
  13. Grabbed WTI at the bell this morning. Will hold until after the OPEC meeting this weekend.
  14. Yep. I’ve mentioned it before in this thread. The largest gains after a recession/correction/big drop are typically in a matter of days.
  15. Airlines and cruises seeing nice gains today and last couple days. We’re baaaaaaaack!
  16. VTIQ ticker changed today to NKLA. Did well with this one the last few weeks and will hold for a while. Hydrogen-powered electric truck start up. Lots of preorders from large companies already in place. Discussion with CEO: https://www.fleetowner.com/equipment/article/21132890/with-nikola-now-public-its-time-to-know-ceo-trevor-milton
  17. Retirement account is all Vanguard funds and 65/35 stocks to bonds. Primarily U.S. but a small balance of international on both stocks and bonds. Was surpirsed tro see how well international has actually done. 401K is my "play account" It was built by AAPL as I bought in 1999 and never sold a share until earlier this year. It had blown up to become 90% of my porfolio and I wanted to diversify. Now 25% cash 30% AAPL 25% AMZN The rest in NVDA, GOOG and TSLA. I did do my corona plays in this account...and just looked at my 12-month return to date. (up 68%). This market is crazy which is why I don't "time it." And with my returns I am ready for another blow...because history shows if you zoom out on the all time market chart...the damn thing just goes up. And I like to think macro not micro. Some poeple argue markets are always showing 6 months out or more. Once again, I have no dam idea...but as an old...Ive seen the bounce backs too fast and too often to leave the market.
  18. My oldest got a stimulus check and wanted to invest some. She went LUV in the $20s and I told her good call. Long hold there.
  19. I went to 30% cash @ 30 days ago in my “play account.” It’s now at all time high (ATH). Made some good bets during quarantine. My primary account (100% invested) will basically be where it was in January (ATH) after today. Markets truly hard to predict and just staying the course is something I’ll continue to do. Was really tough not to get emotional two months ago. Luckily the gray hair is paying off.
  20. Joey would be all over this thread.
  21. Ya, NASA or SpaceX YouTube live is the only way to avoid rubbish.
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