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  1. Along those same lines, it’s on in the headquarters building or lobby area of pretty much every US military base or VA facility in which I’ve visited (the exception was Balboa Naval Hospital which had on CNN). Maybe hard or not worth the trouble of enforcing it, but that could be changed with an executive order. There was a long article in The Atlantic recently about our exaggerated faith in the military to corral a President‘s worst impulses and how close Trump came to installing supporters at the top of the DOD. They suggested a present absence of civics education also makes service members far more susceptible to the misinformation on Fox News.
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    Italian

    Piling on, I think the original food truck is underwhelming, too. Everything was greasy and had all of the subtlety of a Papa John’s. I’ve never understood the appeal except for the novelty of eating Italian out of a truck.
  3. When he was really awful was in the spring before any purported injury. I’m not seeing anything in the statcast data that supports a reduction in bat speed different from June when his bat woke up. Anyway, I’m not trying to make a hill to die on; I supported the signing at the time and I still think it was the best call in hindsight.
  4. You’re presuming Abreu would make that third year negotiable. The Astros can’t just insist he sign a contract with their preferred terms. Abreu appeared to be the best possible signing at the time and pretty much every other available free agent 1B underperformed. I’m also a little suspicious of the “he was hurt” story. Sounds too much like “I spoke with Strom and I was tipping pitches” that comes out whoever someone gets lit up.
  5. They didn’t explain that and I hope they never do. There’s this modern fixation with telling prequel stories and over explaining everything that flies in the face of 3000 years of story telling tradition.
  6. I wanted to rebut the OP but @TwiceHornalready hit the main points-it’s hard to take valid claims of “CR loonacy” without citations.
  7. Ah, thanks for the reminder for those halcyon days when board posters would proclaim Jackson a generational QB talent second only to Tebow.
  8. Interesting how much they stepped up the intensity of the violence.
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    Gumbo

    I prefer a 1:2 oil to flour ratio and it’s not dough like, more like thick oatmeal in consistency.
  10. The best thing about the holidays is that I have been to Central Market once, Whole Foods once, HEB twice, and Trader Joe’s twice all in the last 48 hours, #disorganized
  11. That was going to be my suggestion. Outdoor tables that seat more than four and I feel like they turn over fairly quickly.
  12. Just to be clear, you’re going to be spending your first 30 minutes hunting for a seat or space at the bar for one or two people. You’re going to see folks at tables that got there early and know to keep their asses stuck there because they planned ahead. About the time you have gotten maybe a round for two couples you’ll be an hour into it and then looking to move on. And that’s with a party of four-with ten it’s just impossible.
  13. Echoing this, you can't roll around with a party that large. You're going to need to make a reservation somewhere that can accommodate it (unlikely at this point) or break off into smaller groups, particularly if you want to bar hop.
  14. Take a look at their roster-they aren’t counting on Yamamoto for 200 innings, Glasnow is a risky bet for more than 120, Kershaw is unavailable until after the all star break, Ohtani is out for the year. They badly need reliable starters and more than one. We do, too, which is why it’s a risk for the Astros.
  15. So I’ve been looking at the Dodgers minor league prospects and roster and I think Bobby Miller and lottery tickets would have to be the deal. Basically the Dodgers would be trading for a sure 200 innings and giving up a young starter that isn’t arbitration eligible yet but threw 120 innings last year with similar (if slightly down) performance from Framber. If the trade omits Miller then the Astros must feel bullish about replacing those 200 innings elsewhere (maybe the Cuban, maybe a different deal).
  16. Wow, just saw the contract details. Dodgers aren’t fucking around, it’s hard not to be impressed.
  17. I bet if you stage a blind taste test against most of the allocated bourbons you’ll find the Makers is #1 or #2.
  18. I feel like Paramount has been on a diet ever since Brad Grey passed away. They make about four movies a year and most of their revenue is licensing their catalogue out to the streamers.
  19. To rebut a bit, but I wouldn’t overly infer broad demographic and voting changes because a few assholes in the suburbs want to make absolutely sure all the neighbors know their politics. I don’t know if there’s data yet to support this, but I would guess the majority of immigration is center left or “independent” (quotes because I’m a skeptical of anyone describing themselves as such), they just don’t fly flags or put up yard signs for that.
  20. I don't think the condo count should be that big of a deal; there's that many units in an apartment complex a block away. It's the height I'm sure the neighbors will fight. There's nothing taller than three stories on West Lynn.
  21. This is just reading the tea leaves, but I think Solomon Williams' NIL is being allocated elsewhere and Foster doesn't cost anything.
  22. Shipley was hired to open doors in west Texas and lasted as long as he did because Bellmont doesn’t/can’t fire anyone.
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    Burgers

    Not relevant to your question but one takeaway is they provide free water cups that might the smallest I’ve ever seen in a restaurant. As a result of you’ll be back and forth from the water dispenser several times. Given the whole operation is restaurant impresario Danny Meyer’s baby I wonder if it’s intentional.
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