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    Haven't checked in here in awhile. Lots of inspiring triathlon content as of late. Way to get after it everyone! Did the Indianapolis marathon last weekend, and I highly recommend it. The course is comparable to Houston. Finally got a PR again with a 2:45. I had been sitting on my old PR for almost 3 years.
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    But on the upside, eggs will be fifty cents cheaper.
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    The largest political constituency in Arizona is Independents. They just surpassed registered republicans last year. My brother is one of them, and he loathes trump. There are a lot of sensible mavericks in Arizona which is why McCain was so beloved.
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    Or just severely restrict exclusionary zoning or just outright ban it. We've largely manufactured the housing crisis by artificially dampening the supply through outdated land use policies that are exploited primarily by homeowners who don't want homes built near them.
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    There are millions of people who can capably make a mortgage payment but can't come up with $25K for the down payment because things like exorbitant rents, child care, and student loan debt eat into any opportunity to save. And they can't hit up their parents or grandparents for the money either because they don't have generational wealth. Do these people just need to save until they're 50 to buy a house?
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    Exclusionary zoning is a much bigger culprit for our housing crisis than institutional funds snatching up single-family inventory.
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    As Matthew Desmond pointed out in his most recent book "Poverty, by America," on an average per household basis, the mortgage interest deduction is a much larger handout than a housing voucher. But we collectively tend to consider the former a tax break and the latter a handout based purely on the respective demographics they benefit.
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    Yeah not even close. 10 top speed is 6:00 flat pace. My home treadmill tops out at 12 (5:00 flat). You need the high end 14-15 max speed treadmills to even replicate their pace.
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    Seconded. Kerr vs. Jakob will be epic, and an American might crack the podium between Hocker and Nuguse. I'm leaning Hocker based on the semis heats. And then the women's 200m is also shaping up to be spectacular. It's wild that Gabby and Julien both train in Austin but under different coaches. We've got some exceptional talent around these parts.
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    These chucklefucks ever take accountability for anything?
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    It's the Latin word for "with" as in "summa cum laude" which means "with highest praise/honors." It's like when people use "sans" instead of "without."
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    They let Virginia back in the tournament? 🙃
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    Are you going to make us guess the 10th digit?
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    C'mon down, Jessica Cisneros, and take the seat you should already be occupying.
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    His political leanings aren't that subtle, nor are they that cut and dry. It's kind of a progressive libertarian view where he largely just wants the government to leave people alone. There's no doubt he understands what's at stake with this election and the threat Trump poses to the country so I have no doubt he pressed for this interview to give Biden an opportunity to communicate to his listeners - some of whom could just as easily vote for the J.D. Vance's of the world as much as Biden. It's an odd assortment of political beliefs. FWIW, I've been listening to Stern since 2004.
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    Stern has a wide cross section of blue and white collar listeners that are important to appeal to. I think it's a wise interview.
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    Anyone around here a d1softball.com subscriber? Would love to read their recaps of the past couple games but paywalled.
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    Rotation could be salty once Ray returns. Webb, Snell, Ray, Harrison, Hicks will be a solid 1 thru 5 if that ends up being the rotation. No clue what to expect out of the bats other than it will look demonstrably different thanks to the additions of Soler, Lee and Chapman. I had tepid expectations leading into the off-season, but I like what the front office managed to get done despite continuing to whiff on the top FAs.
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    Jasmin finishing Barkley is arguably the single greatest running accomplishment of the past decade. And that ultrarunning piece is fantastic.
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    I'm from the panhandle. There are maybe 11 trees between Lubbock and Canada.
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    It seems like we may be decent at softball this year.
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    This is a tragic loss for the running community. He broke Kipchoge's WR in just his 3rd marathon, and he was poised to rewrite all the marathon record books. I met him at the Nike store on South Congress a couple months ago as part of The Running Event. He was really down to earth and soft spoken. I gathered he was still adjusting to the international spotlight which can be hard for a 24 year-old. I ran that Chicago Marathon, and he graciously signed my participant shirt from it and included his time.
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    Meanwhile, Brock Purdy kicked off his postgame interview by thanking God. That's some 4d chess deep state psy oping.
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    Haven't really checked in here like I have in the past. Had an up and down '23. Highs were PRs in the 5K (16:22), 10K (34:30) and Half (1:14). Took 2 minutes off my 10K and nearly 6 off my half which I'm thrilled with considering I'm 45. I switched run clubs and coaches in February, and it paid off. I had a terrible full in Chicago (2:52), but the highlight was just participating in the marathon that Kiptum set the new world record in. That was two bad marathons in a row so gotta figure that out next year.
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    Infrastructure is much more efficient and cheaper in the long run when it supports densely populated areas vs. sprawl. And I'd argue exclusionary zoning is a much bigger stain on our country's recent history than whatever happened in the 60s/70s. The intent of exclusionary zoning was literally to keep communities of color out of neighborhoods when it became illegal to do so through explicitly stated restrictions (commonly deed restrictions).

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