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ousuxndallas

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  1. He's never hit the ball well... At least not as good as his record suggests. He just made every putt he looked at for about 2 years. Covered up a multitude of sins. Now he's hitting it a little worse and isn't making putts. So this is what you get. 
    Agree completely. His lack of length, and his mediocre ball striking was covered up by amazing putting. Now that's gone cold, he's lost. I hope he gets it back and doesn't pull a David Duval.
  2. Masters app sucked balls for me today. Live viewing sucked, kept freezing up, etc.

    Great scoring conditions today. Koepka is a straight up baller. On quite a roll.

    Phil shot 67 with a water ball on 11.

    The cream rose to the top today.

  3. Looks like it's going to be a wet tournament, rain on Thurs and Sunday. I think Rory does it this year. He will be able to throw darts, and he's playing really well.

    Rahm should contend, but his temperament will prevent him from winning.

    Don't count out Bubba.

    Spieth will finish top 10, but his putting is horrible right now.

  4. Ski boots are about three-fiddy. A good deal would seriously be in that range.

    However, it's probably best to buy from a boot fitter so they can match you up with the right brand/model top minimize the amount of grinding/punching.

    I have had good luck buying online for cheap, but I know which boots fit me best. Usually pay around $250 for the boots, and $100-150 for the fitting. Custom footbeds will run you another $200 or so (I think, I haven't bought them in 15 years).

  5. I own 3 pairs of skis (fat G3 powder skis, Volkl Mantras, Volkl AC4s for rocks/early season).

    For $250-300 you can get a good setup, pays for itself in 2 seasons. I like to tune and wax myself though, so it's a side hobby.

    At a minimum, get some good boots and pay for a custom fitting. They will last you 10+ years, and your feet will be much happier.

    Did a last minute powder trip to Utah early February, hit rope drop on Cirque at Snowbird, great run with untouched thigh deep pow (run had been closed for 3 days). Hit Alta after 25-30" of fresh, was a shitshow but great conditions. LCC was crazy crowded even during weekdays, locals complaining about Ikon. Bringing in a lot of east coast tourists.

    If you are on the fence this year, go ski. This is an epic year (once in 20 years) for snow, conditions are great worldwide.

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  6. Utah getting the goods. 4 feet in last 3 days, including 19" overnight with another 12" expected today. Rope drops on Thursday will be epic, probably 5' of untouched pow. Bottomless, hero pow.

  7. 9 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

    My buddy whose place we're staying at (ridiculous 10K+sf house) has our dinner lined up for Friday and Saturday.  Not sure where, but he never steers us wrong.  Thursday night eat in at the house.  Most people are going up Wednesday but I have a work conflict, so headed up Thursday.  Have to connect through Vegas.  I hope I don't go on  a heater during my 1.5 hr layover and wake up in a blackout.

    My invite must have got lost in the mail.

  8. Going to Telluride later this week. Their snow looks great this year.
    Booked flights to SLC in late February. Haven't decided where we are going to ski. We've done PC/Canyons before so we will probably do Alta or Deer Valley this time around.
    Alta and Deer Valley couldn't be more opposite, experience wise. Both are great in their own way.

    It's a stellar year for snow all around. Could be a banner year.
  9. 2 weeks to PC.  We are planning to rally to Snowbird on Saturday.  First time we have ventured from PC/Canyons ((except powder-catting, which was amazing).  What's the lowdown on Snowbird?
    Bring your "A" game. Some of the steepest inbounds skiing in the U.S. The tram gives the most vertical. I prefer to ski Little Cloud area. They got a huge dump this week, with more on the way next few days.
  10. The thing about capital gains is that it assumes that investment provides capital to business.  It does, but in a very, very indirect way.  A corporation sees not a dime of your investment in its stock unless it's an IPO.  The capital markets are mostly about speculation and arbitrage in the post-capital-raise environment.  Investment in that market eventually operates to create capital or funds for businesses, but I think it's long past deserving a special break, say more than maybe 25% or less from your marginal rate.  Investment in real assets (i.e. real estate) may be a different deal.
     
    A lot of the other "social engineering" incentives built into the tax code also no longer support their original purpose, if they ever did.
    You are making an incorrect assumption. What about private companies? That investment is direct, and small companies are the driving engine behind America.
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