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He was on the 2006 team so he's "one of the boys". The casual fan who has the game on during the summer because nothing else is on and they aren't really paying attention. They ask "why do we always get rid of our good players?" Brandon Inge fans. They are glad to to still see Dan Petry on the broadcast and care about "pick to stick" or whatever it is. They don't like national broadcasts because "those aren't our guys" and complain about them being biased. The umps hate the Tigers.

My real estate friends insist the market is still good. They are busy. I thought when rates jumped it would cool but they insist it's not. Of course they always say everything is good because they want to encourage you to buy/sell. Dirks is much better than I expected him to be. He gives really good insight into techniques. It's like he's talking to a peer sometimes.

His defense team will say that what they were looking at wasn't real, he was just showing off because he's a salesman.

Just like the article says… we made it to side 1. Then we didn’t know what to do for side 2.

I had an Italian barber for years. From the age of 15 until about 10 years ago. My house now is around the block from where his shop was. I would run into him at certain catered events "his cousin owned the place" so he was there hanging around... you know the old halls you'd rent for a wedding or grad party or something? He would give me tomato plants and wine. Once there was a safe sitting in the middle of the shop. I asked him about it and he said he got it from someone but they can't open it. Next time I went in it was open. I asked him what was in it. "ah, nothing really". I left it at that. Car washes seem like something you could launder through as well. There's a huge fuss in Dearborn Hts over one being build on Ford road. The meetings got very contentious and it seems like a lot of effort for a corporation from Ohio to get involved in. I'll also say that the person I hear is involved is a pharmacist who just bought an old office building from Ford in Dearborn for over $20M. Was going to renovate it into condos and such... now it's being knocked down.

I won't link to any studies as Ed has done that but for about a year the vast majority of my wife's patients were unvaccinated, this is the ICU. Those who were vaccinated were often elderly. To me the vaccine is much like wearing a seat belt. It won't protect you all the time and in a few very rare cases it might trap you. But overall you are better off with it than without it.

Being vaccinated goes a long way to reduce the symptoms and effects of covid. Nothing is 100%. If she got vaccinated she might not be complaining about her food's taste.

Black Mirror - Joan is Awful. holy ****. What a great episode.

A gifted link. We did this at a friends house around 1996. No marijuana involved though.

He’s following the Bill James model where h starts to be contrarian just to be contrarian. There is a point where outside the mainstream pundits become part of it and then everything they say is carefully crafted and becomes pointless. No boldness. Mitch Albom was like this in the 80s and early 90s. Then he got a radio show and was on ESPN all the time and now the brand has to be protected. Same with Nate.

Because as we know those are “real” states made up of patriots. Not some lib labs from california and New York.

It’s shifted how we buy groceries now. We do the meijer or Kroger pick up thing for non perishables and other week go week items on Thursdays . Hit our local fruit market for fruits, veggies, meats on Sunday . And we have an Aldi close by. We have turned one pain in the ass trip into two or three quick hassle free. Better for our sanity. We also have a middle eastern market within walking distance for quick things we might have run out of. I like going there because I always see something I haven’t before.

What will we wake up to?

This is a major development. One of the biggest in years. And the cable networks are MIA.

I'd do the same in MI. If it's a close primary then I will register GOP. I think Biden's age will be a bigger issue this year and if not for that he'd win easily. If they get another VP candidate his chances would improve but not sure Harris is that popular. So despite the GOP's idiocy I won't rule out them winning the election.

I also thought it could be a way to avoid having to testify later on about anything he says... like "don't drag me into your BS... I'm just here to arrest you then I'm done with this case"

could also be a cover your ass thing... if he is talking and not told that again, could that be used against the prosecution? I am sympathetic to the idea that sometimes cops look out for certain perps more than they would others... but not here I don't think. The guy killed his kids. If he had killed a black guy on his property I could see the cops doing that.

That's why Dombrowski was fired.... he kept referring it as our "ball club" when it fact it was an "inc." "We're happy with the acquisition of Joe Nathan. He's a quality player and we think a fine addition to our Inc" Doesn't quite work...

I knew an usher at Comerica park during the playoff runs. His paychecks switched from Detroit Tigers Inc to MLB Baseball or whatever they are called. The league runs the operation in the playoffs. Got a W-2 from them too.

just more proof that if they can do that to a former president they can do it to you

Those two remind of me of certain PTA moms. If you have ever dealt with a PTA you will know. Generally speaking it's women who do all of this, I know some men do too. You'll have those that go to every meeting, makes it all about the kids, etc. Then you get a few who form a pack and make it all about them. They are reliving their HS years. They introduce drama, infighting, etc. Try to cozy up to the administrators to get favors for their kids, like making sure they get a favorite teacher in 6th grade... that kind of thing.

Chas's post in the advice thread made me think of something. We ran into a very old friend of mine over the weekend at a grad party, mutual friend's kid graduated. She was one of my best friends growing up and into our 30s, then life gets in the way and you no longer stay in touch, just running into each other at Target or whatever. I got her number and put it in my phone. Later that evening we text just to establish the connection. My friend has a unique first name but I always put someone's first and last name in my contacts. When she texted me back my wife saw it and started to make fun of me. I told her "So where do you draw the line? Who is granted status of being just "first name only in contact" vs first and last name? What happens if you try to voice text and you have "Jane", "Jane Edmonds" and "Jane Kirkpatrick" and you don't remember who has the status? What do y'all do? The only one in my contact list without a last name is my wife, it's her nickname.

When you have FU money the thrills and satisfaction come in different ways. It's why I would never want all of it. It messes with your brain. If I had a choice between $3 million and $300 million I would take the 5 every time.