Everything posted by CooterBrown
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Tulsa and OKC
When I used to fly to Tulsa weekly, about a quarter of the plane was Accenture staff going to Bartlesville for the week. My impression was that they couldn't get the staff they needed in Bartlesville so they'd been outsourcing it to Accenture for years. I guess they just kept some business there for political reasons.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Some Trumpers in my hood have a homemade plywood sign that says "TRUMP". They are ultra Christian nationalists, homeschool their seven kids, the dad ran for the state board of education on the platform of abolishing public school, etc. Someone spray painted on it "We support adultery". It's been a few days and it's still up.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
The hate Americans have for fellow Americans is the defining trait of our country.
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Shit HEB Makes (when its open).
These are surprisingly good cooked in an air fryer...
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
My kid proudly mailed off her voter registration today. She turns 18 a few days before the election. Gen Z is ready to save America from the boomers while us Gen Xers get black out drunk on election night.
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O•A•S•I•S
Apparently, everyone in the UK is going to the 17 shows. When I attempted to get tickets, I was 375,000th in the queue. When I got to the front of the queue, I was kicked back out to the beginning and was 120,000th in line. I guess I'll wait for the North American tour if they don't murder each other by then.
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Notre Dame @ Texas A&M; Catholics vs Cultists
I like the admission that a 1 score game with time on the clock is a lost cause.
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Week 1, 2024 - Colorado State @ Texas
Met Terrell Davis yesterday, who is an ambassador for the CSU athletic department, whatever that means. That dude is still jacked AF. He was drinking Yuengling.
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Arsenal FC 2024-25: Back Where We Belong
Well, at least we don’t have to worry about a PL title and can focus on the Champions League.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
I think this is the case. I doubt there are many people worth $100M that actually have the majority of their wealth in their own name. If not, it'd be really easy to move assets to a trust to avoid the tax.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Amazon Prime
The worst thing about this world is the fucking names. Say what you want about GRRM but he was very good at inventing names that were easy to pronounce and remember. Tolkien is all Gwyyndwethior marched towards Morigatqypkk with the Akkcvbnm wizard, Onegiop’zeriiy, at his side.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Jack does not give a fuck while giving all the fucks. Gruntled.
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2024 Presidential Election Thread - Let's keep the party going.
Nate Silver got lucky with one poll years ago and his models have been complete shit since then.
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O•A•S•I•S
Ticket prices were released and they’re not bad at all… Cardiff, London, Edinburgh Pitch Standing – £135.00 (face value) plus fees Seats – £65 (face value) plus fees Seats – £90 (face value) plus fees Seats – £115 (face value) plus fees Seats – £150 (face value) plus fees Seats – £185 (face value) plus fees Premium Standing Package – £195 (face value) plus fees Premium Seat Package – £250 (face value) plus fees
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Jobs/Career Question - Pension Opportunities
Some utilities and pipeline companies that used to have a pension, have replaced it with a 401K match + a profit sharing contribution. Where I used to work, we had the standard 6% 401k match and we also had a 5% profit sharing 401k contribution. That was implemented 20 years ago to replace the pension. You could look around at companies and see if any offer a version of that. That 11% company contribution was awesome and the only reason I stayed over 15 years.
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O•A•S•I•S
I'll probably grab London tickets. They're doing four dates at Wembley. It shouldn't be an issue getting tickets.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Amazon Prime
I don't give a shit about LOTR lore. Just entertain me with a decent plot and coherent storytelling.
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Astonishing Parkinson's Treatment
Abbvie is gonna have to do better...
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Sunday Break -- any old Austinites got stories?
AI is getting better at sounding human.
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Shit HEB Makes (when its open).
RBFCU? There are like 3 registers that will read my debit card chip at the Allandale HEB. The self check out worker said that RBFCU always has problems with their readers.
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Apple TV+
Only Murders in the Building is back tonight.
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Jobs/Career Question - Pension Opportunities
A friend went to work for ERS out of college. At the time, I thought that was a waste of a finance degree. He's currently a Portfolio Manager making $400,000. Assuming no more raises, he'll retire in the next year or two, and with 30 years of state service his pension will be over $275,000/year for life. He's never worked more than 40 hours a week.
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[Found Safe] Greg Swindell’s Daughter went missing
So, she wasn't really missing? Otherwise the boyfriend would've been arrested for something other than outstanding warrants.
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Where Should I Retire...?
"Several". The flight selection is a big reason we will retire in CO. Asia Tokyo-Narita, Japan (NRT) Canada Calgary (YYC) Edmonton (YEG) Montreal (YUL) Toronto (YYZ) Vancouver (YVR) Winnipeg (YWG) Caribbean Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (GCM) Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ) Nassau, Bahamas (NAS) Central America Belize City, Belize (BZE) Liberia, Costa Rica (LIR) Panama City, Panama (PTY) Roatan, Honduras (RTB) San Jose, CR (SJO) Europe Dublin, Ireland (DUB) Istanbul, Türkiye (IST) London-Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR) Frankfurt, Germany (FRA) Munich, Germany (MUC) Paris, France (CDG) Reykjavik, Iceland (KEF) Zurich, Switzerland (ZRH) Mexico Cancun (CUN) Cozumel (CZM) Chihuahua (CUU) Guadalajara (GDL) Mexico City (MEX) Monterrey (MTY) Puerto Vallarta (PVR) San Jose del Cabo (SJD)
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The GQP: Trumpist Death Cult
That’s one way to get 100% of his money instead of 50%.