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Been working on a few projects myself: First up is the fireplace redo. I'm still rebuilding the mantle, but was tired of not having the new TV up so got the rest done. So I left the current mantle in place for now. 85" Samsung Frame. The wall had a lot of bad molding on it, when we moved in I had flattened it out. Decided to add some molding and paint it Iron Ore (one of the new basic bitch colors that goes well with the other basic bitch Agreeable Gray). After the mantle is tackled I'll be squaring off the top of that arch to the right, and replacing the doors with some shaker style doors. The mantle is going to be less ornate and bulkier. Replacing the granite with white marble styled tile

I was outright stating it, and I am correct. He was cheap as fuck. The majority of his tenure the Astros had a bottom half payroll and didn't have a top 10 payroll until 2009 when he was intentionally trying to "star the team up" to sell it. They immediately dropped to 14 the next year.

Gate keeping what men wear is one of the most unmanly things that exists. Who gives a fuck

I will never mind Drabek and Swindel. Doug was fine, Greg was garbage. Neither put the Astros over the top. Drabek had one AS appearance and was pretty mid as an Astro, even though I really like the guy. Clemens and Pettite were great for sure, and I probably sold him short. Also had those guys straight fall in his lap and he lost them because he wouldn't go past that to have some hitting too.

I will admit, terribly, that I did forget about Les. Which is horrific, because he was an outstanding owner that only gave a shit about winning. My sincere apologies to a guy that is massively underrated.

I keep seeing people suggesting Crane has made "billions" over the last 7 years on the Astros. I mean yes, the team is probably worth 1.4 billion more than when he bought it, so if that's part of the equation sure. But he's made a few hundred million over these last 7 years. He's also massively invested in the stadium and facilities in general. We've been a top 5-7 payroll for a while now and makes half the money the Yankees and Dodgers did and went to 7 straight ALCS's, and 4 WS's. Something they haven't done. I don't think Crane gets 1/10th the respect he deserves for what's been done here. Almost like people forgot McClane and McMullen. McMullen once let Nolan Ryan leave to the Rangers over a pay cut that was idiotic for God's sake. McClane's FA stroke was Carlos Lee. Crane is the best owner in Houston sports history, and it's not close. That's not to say he's perfect, but Steve Cohen just did what everyone thinks Crane should do, and he's worth 10 times as much and the Mets fell apart half a season in.

Saddleback Leather Front pocket ID, it is perfect

Whoever that Archbishop dude is kind of sucks. White knighting is bullshit. And saying people on the whole went after her because she's a woman is pathetic. If she was a man it would have been 10X worse

I will say that's a lot of games of a shit team, so I'll give her props for dedication

She said "threats" not death threats. I'm sure some idiots did, probably bots. But taking idiots like that seriously when you are a "journalist" means you aren't able to do that job. I'm guessing more people told her to kill herself. Which is pretty fucked up too. And if the SAS moment made her want to take her own life, then the guy asking her how much lettuce do you want on your sandwich probably makes her want to do that too.

@Mitch Cumsteen??

Price point for Caratini is actually less than I thought it would be. And it's worth every single penny and would have been worth even more to know that Maldy isn't coming back. I've been a believer in Maton even through his rough stints, really hoping that was a jump by a reporter and we get him back. I think the Altuve extension is coming soon but may wait for a few RP signings to make sure they structure it as needed.

Damn, some of y'all could complain about Altuve only getting 4 hits in a game and not 5. WTF is Espada supposed to say? They have actively been trying to trade Meyers for a while now. They have to talk up his potential, of which much more than Myles Straw still exists.

Sometimes you have to just laugh at stuff like that. My wife is exactly like this. It's just one of her quirks. She doesn't mean to be like that, just doesn't have that type of thinking in her. She has many great qualities that offset it. Used to be asshole me would just get pissed at someone for it. Now I really try and just laugh and do it myself, or even better: Give her specific instructions on what I need from her. That has gone a long way and she appreciates it. Her thoughts in a situation like this would be: "I don't know where I'm going to put this stuff long term, so let me just get it out of your way so you can put the tree there" And that's not really wrong, it's just different than my brain which would say: Don't put a plant that you water on top of some electronics, also you know it can't go there so find a temp home for it that we won't be agitated that it's there still if we don't move it right away

That made me genuinely laugh out loud

Hasn't poor Lorrie Morgan been through enough??

Yes, you can also turn individual lights off in case it's not a perfect alignment. They come with a few 10 foot extensions in each box

Every event we have I wash all the dishes as we go. We both share cooking duties. My wife makes a crazy mess when she cooks, I do not. But then she feels guilty and tries to "help". Narrator: It isn't helpful While I'm washing things in the sink, she likes to start loading everything on top of what I'm washing, or in a way I can't wash something. Mind you I've cleared the sink out and all the dirty stuff is clearly piled up next to it. I've asked her about 10000 times to just walk away and let me do it. She does for 2 or 3 minutes, then is back at it. It's literally the least helpful she possibly could be during that time. Yet she still can't help herself. Every. Single. Time. But I'M the asshole for snapping at her for not listening.

I have eufy/anker stuff from 10 years ago at this point. Hoping they hold up well.

I had Trimlight on my last house. Loved them. But just couldn't pull the trigger a second time. Ended up doing my own with the new Eufy lights (basically the same as Govee). They don't have the channel, but look every bit as good. You just can see them if you happen to look straight up on my two story house. They are white, but blend in for the most part. It's certainly not as nice as the trimlight or others when it's light outside, but at night they are pretty much perfect. I also was able to do the entire 4000 sq ft house, front, back, peaks, detached garage etc for about $800 vs the 6K for just the front of my last house. Do have to say I didn't enjoy being on a 25 or the 30 foot ladder at the top that much, but at least it's done.

Met him at spring training in around 1993, he was PISSED that I had the audacity to ask him for an autograph lol I was 15 and he didn't think I actually knew who he was. Despite being the only one that asked him. Lived up to his rep, most kids would have been upset, I was impressed. He did still sign it for me. That ball has Bagwell, Biggio, Caminiti, Kyle, Reynolds, Luis Gonzalez, Jose Cruz, Cedeno, and a few others on it. It's also beat to hell because my brother decide to go Sandlot on it haha

That's an easy one. "No problem babe, just tell me right before you need it and I'll reinstall" and nothing will ever happen

The "Trout is always injured" narrative obviously has merit. But I also think that if the Angels had any shot at the playoffs he would have pretty much played through all of them and been fine. The Angels just knew they couldn't, so why take the risk of him really getting hurt?

Because you haven't taken it off yet. Duh. Seems like you have a 5 minute chore this evening. Then see how long it takes her to notice it's gone