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LCHorn

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  1. I actually think the problem is that thread topics are too broad. Also, 50% of Surly posters are attorneys and notoriously bad with money.
  2. I disagree (at least by degrees), but I’m also weary of using monetary policy in an attempt to steer the leviathan.
  3. He’s 24 and spent most of the year repeating AA-he didn’t have much stock to begin with.
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    Good Bakery

    So I’m not a Tres Leches connoisseur, but it’s my wife’s favorite cake and she claims HEB is about as good as you’re going to get in Austin (and to your point from 2019, Austin bakeries are indeed underwhelming). I don’t know why there’s an awesome bakery every couple of blocks in Western Europe but we only have a four or five in a city of 1m.
  5. What I keep reading is that the market is betting on 25 in Sept and another 25 in Dec
  6. Without reading the article let me play devil’s advocate-if you want to play ball in DeSantis Florida, particularly with the GOP attacking higher Ed as bastion of leftists, then spending money keeping friendly with the Gov and GOP dominated legislature doesn’t appear some secret kick-back machine, it seems like it’s necessary to preserve the institution.
  7. I don’t know why John Kolb feels the need to say anything at all. Maybe he considers himself the savior of the republic because hiring an E8 instead of an E9 in the Minnesota National Guard is obviously disqualifying.
  8. I presume good soldier Pete has earned State by now.
  9. I think that’s the same trailer music (or meant to mimic it) that played in the trailer for Ghostbusters Frozen Empire.
  10. First time to connect via PHL and this might be the worst airport I’ve ever been in. Just absolutely filthy everywhere, narrow concourse for all but the A terminal, apparently every passenger has either a service animal, a wheelchair, or both, no air conditioning, and worst of all, they only have Pepsi 😡
  11. I’m a little non-plussed by Talarico simply because every time there’s a mention of him here a couple members of his fan club are overly quick to name him the new messiah of Texas Democrats, but the last thing I would be worried about is a sensible and decent person promoting sensible and decent political positions is somehow radicalizing your video feed. I’d expect him to be perfectly complementary to your cute animal videos.
  12. I thought the whole point of being a realtor was you can make a decent living AND have this lifestyle. Everyone I know who makes elite money in real estate/banking is a slave to the job.
  13. There is something ambitious, if possibly stupid, in chasing the Venn Diagram overlap voter who is prioritizing border security but also excited to vote for a Black Democrat against an incumbent. Unfortunately this race likely lacks the kind of profile that would justify it, but I’d love a New Yorker-style post election deep dive on the campaign- @Bozo_Casanova keeps finger pointing at staid Democratic consultants but I just can’t imagine anyone who does that for a living telling Allred “Everyone else is running on the economy, Trump, and abortion, but we think you should run on border security. Also, don’t ever mention your opponent that has some of the highest negatives of any senator alive.”
  14. I took my 7 year old but we’re in Madrid so all he could likely make out was “cabron” every 30 seconds. The violence was, to me, cartoonish enough that it wasn’t going to be taken seriously. Honestly I’m a little more concerned about movies like Godzilla that seem to trivialize the death of thousands so we can “let them fight” (in terms of programming for kids).
  15. Wrapped up is a little strong. I think there was an enthusiasm deficit amongst many evangelicals that was assuaged by the Pence selection. Which is kind of funny to write, because it’s probably the only time I’ve seen Pence and enthusiasm in the same sentence.
  16. LCHorn

    RIP Chuy's

    I do, too. It was a solid for the cost, had an unbelievable patio, and appeared to be fairly well managed. Austin has a plethora of food trucks and restaurants chasing Instagram glory-what it lacks is the basic “let’s eat out tonight” neighborhood joints and Shady Grove was perfect for that*. You end up with restaurants like El Dorado getting loved to death. *they also frequently had live music or showed old movies on their projector, both of which lent themselves to the cool bohemian charm of yore.
  17. I like the Ferguson trade more than Kikuchi. Kikuchi stats look like what a fully weaponized Whitley as a starter might look like. Lots of strikeout because of stuff but lots of homers because he plays the game with fear and ignorance.
  18. I’d like to keep Kelly exactly where he is, personally. I kind of feel the same about Shapiro and I know nothing about Waltz. Shapiro, in particular, can help entrench Democrats in subordinate roles after 2 full terms as governor.
  19. It’s impossible to hear unless you speak parseltongue.
  20. It ain’t persuading any independents, though. I think this is NOT going to be a turn out the base election. It’s going to be about reassuring a small sliver of GOP traditionalists likes @Bozo_Casanova’s FIL that Kamala can be both appealing to minorities and younger voters AND have a resume and values that historically they’d find friendly if her name was Elizabeth or Susan.
  21. Agree with this-I suspect Biden’s handlers found themselves backed into allowing more public appearances by their candidate, who hadn’t realized just how sheltered he had been until the post debate reaction. It just kind of lined up in the way you hoped it would go-“Well, Mr President, if you still feel fit for the job and the public perception improves then our problem is solved. If it reinforces that of the debate and numbers continue to decline, well that solves a problem, too.” Biden is no master strategist on this-it was all just beautiful chaos but no less remarkable for lacking a guiding hand. I’m also a little hopeful that the previous Harris criticism that she’s a bad people manager is at least somewhat tempered by inheriting Biden campaign staff.
  22. I just don’t see anyone spending time on this. The attorneys for the Trump campaign are going to remind Trump that he’s successfully avoided federal prosecution for three years and he thinks he’s going to get action on something this hazy and of this magnitude in three months?
  23. There‘s no way Biden had time to organize anyone. If it looks that way it’s just a testament to how popular opinion had organized around his potential withdrawal.
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