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Grippe

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  1. 3 minutes ago, closetojumping said:

    Deboer is tearing Alabama down to the studs in order to rebuild something that didn’t need to be rebuilt. Folks still employed there are fucking dumbfounded. 

    I guess this is the way Deboer did it at his other stops, so it’s got to be this way in Tuscaloosa? I’m enjoying it, I know that. 

     

    I've seen folks in other lines of work do the same, especially in similar situations - imagine you're coming into a great position and the person you're following is considered not just great, but perhaps the greatest ever.  A technique to establish yourself as the org alpha is to tear things down not because they're completely broken, but because it's more imperative to let everyone know that you ARE the alpha and you're going to have things YOUR way.  If you get everyone cowed and jumping to your every word then it might work...

    ...then again it frequently doesn't (look at our AD disaster a few years ago).

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  2. 5 hours ago, F250 said:

    What does this mean?

    It's too weak for recreational or it would freak her out?

    Good question - my wife has a difficult time enjoying the recreational effects of THC (she doesn't drink much either) as it makes her very uneasy.  With the lower euphoria/psychedelic effects of Delta 8 my bet is that it's low enough that she would have an easier time enjoying it.  Does that answer your question?

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  3. If y'all are ever in my home town of Mineral Wells I recommend making the effort to swing by the local Blue Oval Car Barn, you could even grab a bite to eat at Coffee and Cocktails right across the lane.  Finley loves pre-castration 1971 Mustangs but he has a ton of other desirable examples (and is one of the nicest & affable car guys you'll meet).

     

    Blue-Oval-Car-Building-exterior.jpg

    The below is one of the two 1970 Boss Mustangs you can see in the pic above, the other is a 302.

    1970-Boss-429-4-scaled.jpg

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  4. Package arrived today from Wisconsin - on time, packed well and, since my order was over $100, shipping was free.  The package kindly included a data sheet for each item ordered as well as a copy of Rogue's license to sell the items in Texas.

    Not sure what I'll try first over the weekend but will report back (I ordered Delta 8, Delta 9 & HHC/CBN).  I've never had anything other than THC edibles so that'll be my reference point (I usually take 10-30mg of THC products, in states that allow it, of course).

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  5. I actually agree with you that he's not a proponent for one side or the other - his style seems more of the observational narrative type instead of championing a cause.  Hayes is similar where Lawrence seems to dabble into moral tragedy.

  6. Since we're separating this out of the F/SF thread to discuss story morals (morality?) - I've really enjoyed the recent trend (last 10-15 years) for authors in the genre to 'up their game' to propose social questions.  Abercrombie, along with Mark Lawrence and (more recently) Rob J. Hayes are all British writers that have been described as 'gritty' but I've been convinced they're making social commentary in the vein of the powerful elite vs. the enlightened heroes.

    We could spend hours and countless thousands of pixels going back and forth on the merits of this style (especially if we compare it to other current works, such as the Corey's Expanse theme of "there are no easy shortcuts in life") but I hope it continues.  Great writing should do two things in my opinion (opinion alert! opinion alert!):

    1.  Be entertaining (well written, interesting story, character development, etc.)
    2. Stimulate personal growth and development

    If Abercrombie's writing stirs something in you (or anyone else) to say "I believe in 'XYZ' and I'm going to do something about it" then he succeeded - but that brings up another question: Should a writer use dark/depressing/gritty themes to motivate/influence readers?

  7. Chileans love their native wines and Pisco Sour's.  Where will you be going?  The north is dominated by deserts, the middle is gloriously temperate this time of year (fall is starting) and the south will be stormy but remind you of the US Pacific NW.

    Pisco Sour for reference:

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  8. Finished Leviathan Falls (Expanse book 9) the other day.  Definitely a wrap up that's going to take a few more days to process - sometimes I'm thumbs up, sometimes I'm only slightly thumbs up (the epilogue, however, I'm full thumbs up with no hesitation).  I find that while I understand both the plot/moral/message and the culmination of said plot/moral/message I sometimes feel the final book wasn't as suspenseful/captivating as the earlier installments. 

    It's almost as though you could anticipate what was going to happen not because of simple things like foreshadowing but because it could only work out that way (logic?).  I'm wondering if any of y'all have finished it and what your thoughts on it are.  Could use some bookfag/club thoughts from the group - some different perspectives over things I might be missing I guess.

  9. The University of Texas at Austin Football summary for the last 10 seasons:

    77 Wins

    54 Losses

    57.5% Win percentage

    Zero Conference Championships (only one CCG Appearance)

    I'd like to thank the custodians of a once-proud program that have made our blue-blood football team irrelevant.  All of them, and their excuses, are about as useful as tits on bull.

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  10. His latest trilogy could perhaps be a mixed bag for folks who have read his other works: he revisits a lot of areas from his first trilogy with new characters intermingled with a few old ones (/no spoiler).  For some it might feel run on but I actually enjoyed it - he's clearly continuing to refine his skill as a writer.

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