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  1. Enjoyed the book and excited for the movie.
  2. Headed to PC in 2 weeks for a quick fly fishing trip. I’ve been there for skiing but it’s been a few years and never been in the summer. I think we’ll probably eat at High West one night because it seems like the thing to do.
  3. I have a casual interest in F1 meaning I turn it on in the background 2-3 times a year. This is a movie for movie fans in general, not just F1 or racing fans. The visuals and sound are incredible. We don’t have IMAX nearby but we saw it in a Dolby Cinema with a large screen and great sound and it felt like we were right in the middle of the action. The score by HZ was perfect and the soundtrack was very good.
  4. I’ve always enjoyed Rush so we watched it again tonight as a chaser to F1. It’s cool seeing the differences between modern F1 and the 1970s version.
  5. Yes, most likely.
  6. Saw it today and loved it. Definitely a big screen movie.
  7. I cannot take a person seriously once they accuse anyone else of having TDS. If you bring up TDS for any reason other than to mock its very existence and those who consider it a real problem, I lose all respect for you. Derangement implies that someone has lost the capacity for rational thought or behavior, to some degree, a mental illness. Trump is a rapist and serial sex abuser, a racist, a narcissist, a liar, a mastermind of misinformation who has torn apart the very fabric of truth in our country, an insurrectionist, a failed businessman, and a felon. He manipulated millions of people to elect him to the highest office in the world so that he can abuse power to cover up his own crimes and failures, deny basic rights to everyday Americans as well as poor and needy people around the world, all while making his family and associates more wealthy. He is destroying our country with the help of people like Hegseth (also a rapist and an alcoholic) and RFK Jr (a complete nutjob and possibly a sex abuser). When you think about the long term negative impacts Trump will have on issues like climate change, public health, and information integrity, he will almost certainly be the worst American politician in history and perhaps one of the worst humans in history. It would be nearly impossible to overreact to Trump in a manner that could be considered deranged. Anyone with a rational mind and even a tiny level of concern for the general welfare of people around them and the world in general should be completely outraged just about every time he speaks or makes one of his daily idiotic racist online posts. If anything, our world is crumbling and we are all under reacting as we go about our lives. If the term TDS could possibly exist, it would only be fair to apply it to people who support him and are brainwashed into thinking he does anything for any reason except his own ego, wealth, or to spite his enemies. Which would include you, Skipper. Sorry if we don’t give Trump much credit for a military operation of questionable success and long term importance. We aren’t lining up to praise Hitler’s art collection either, so maybe we just have a bad case of HDS.
  8. I don’t know if they love it so much as they are mostly ignorant and vote R without the slightest understanding of what that means. They’ve been brainwashed into thinking the Republican is the good ole Texas boy who loves Jesus, whereas the Democrat is the evil liberal who likes drugs, homosexuality, transgender bathrooms and sports, and killing babies. They don’t need to actually educate themselves on topics because they already know the above to be true and nothing will change their minds. They don’t care that our state AG has an affair, uses the powers of the AG office and taxpayer funds to hide it, and is so corrupt that a Republican dominant House overwhelmingly impeached him for betraying Texans. He is a Republican and therefore deserves their vote again, no questions asked. They don’t care that Greg Abbott received a massive campaign donation from Jeff Yass and pushed for a voucher program that benefits only a tiny percentage of Texans, all while ignoring the quality of public education for the masses. Abbott is a Republican and therefore represents good Christian and conservative values, and stands against the evil liberals who want sex changes in school bathrooms. Hell, when vouchers come up in conversation with friends, very few of them have any clue what it means. They almost all have school-aged children and should absolutely pay attention to these things. Yet they vote.
  9. This problem already has a solution. We’re going to irrigate our crops with fracking waste water and it will increase infertility to Children of Men levels and then people won’t need abortion meds anymore.
  10. What is the sargassum situation in the Miami area this year? We have a one night stop in a few weeks and I’m trying to figure out if we need to stay on the beach or just somewhere with a good pool. Obviously many hotels offer both, but it would help to know what to expect on the beach.
  11. Also, is it possible their friends were merely happy about free access to alcohol and the rest of the cruise experience was just background noise? Promise them they’ll get booze and sunshine in better ways and you’ll all be happier for it.
  12. If you’re willing to fly to Europe and also to spend 7-10 days possibly split between 2 locations, you have so many incredible options that would check all of your boxes. Do a major city for 3-4 nights to give your son the museums and cultural stuff and your wife and daughter the shopping and nice dinners. Then head to the coast to relax near the ocean, essentially what you would be doing on a cruise ship, except in a nicer hotel in a single location for probably less money and a better mix of people around you. Some examples would be: 1. Italy - Rome or Florence, then Amalfi Coast or Capri 2. France - Paris, then Saint-Tropez or Nice 3. Spain - Madrid, then Barcelona 4. Croatia - Split, then Hvar or Vis
  13. Have you considered getting a private catamaran to sail around Croatia or somewhere similar? That could be classified as a cruise and you make your own itinerary.
  14. Asking surly for cruise advice is like asking surly which section at Kyle Field is good to sit in.
  15. Why are you interested in a cruise and not simply going to 1 or 2 destinations that check all of your boxes?
  16. That sounds to me like Rahr is on the verge of dying off. Moving out of a brewery without a new one lined up is not a promising sign. Someone on Reddit says they auctioned off their brewing equipment too.
  17. I’ve been listening to Malcolm Gladwell’s newest book Revenge of the Tipping Point, and there is a chapter about Philip Esformes, who was convicted of Medicare fraud in 2019. He owned a bunch of nursing homes in Florida and had a kickback scheme, bribes, prescribing narcotics to keep people in the nursing homes, etc. It was a $1.3 billion dollar case that was the largest Medicare fraud case in history, and he was sentenced to 20 years in prison. He was pardoned in December 2020 by none other than Donald Trump. It’s especially rich that he talks about finding and eliminating fraud and waste and then when the government has caught a guy for doing just that on a grand scale, Trump pardons him. Motherfucker you had one.
  18. There are shady people in every profession, but any doctor that refuses treatment on the basis of political affiliation is a disgrace and should choose a new line of work. That’s not a doctor acting in his/her best financial interest or covering their ass. That’s a doctor being an intentional asshole for no reason other than to be hateful and deny the care they were trained to provide. Your buddy’s wife is a different situation altogether, which is terribly sad and an unfortunate consequence of the backwards laws this state has implemented on women’s healthcare. It’s awful and will become more common and every Republican lawmaker and every voter who helped elect them should be ashamed.
  19. https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/abbott-signs-law-permitting-use-of-fracking-wastewater/287-89df9861-29c7-4faa-b658-d651f94013ae So basically the TCEQ will be responsible for monitoring that the fracking water meets certain safety standards, and we just have to trust that this process is sound and that no one will cut corners or turn a blind eye, because oil companies and our state government have a long history of caring about public health and putting the public’s best interests ahead of profits. And HB 49 apparently protects the oil companies, landowners, and water treatment companies in the event the water causes harm.
  20. Your Friends & Neighbors was surprisingly enjoyable. I was not impressed by the trailer and thought it would be mediocre at best, but I was very wrong. It’s like a weird combination between Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Out of Sight, and Hitman. Highly recommended and I’m looking forward to season 2.
  21. I couldn’t attend my local event due to being out of town, but it makes me very happy to see the overwhelming turnout nationwide juxtaposed against the very pathetic images and videos from FDT’s parade. People seemed enthusiastic, creative, peaceful, and happy to stand together for a shared cause. Contrast that with the parade that seemed forced, uncoordinated, poorly attended, and oh yeah, the U.S. government needed Coinbase to sponsor them. It was the best possible outcome for the day as a whole and it gave me a tiny bit of hope, more than I’ve had in 6 months. I do wonder what is next? Nice to see this turnout but it seems it was coordinated in response to his birthday and parade, so will there be another nationwide event in the near future? Hopefully so. Also nice to see some celebs like Jimmy Kimmel and Mark Ruffalo standing up, but I feel like we could really use a hero to do something monumental. Like in my fantasy world, it would be Taylor Swift and Beyoncé hosting a free concert on the National Mall. I know it’s wishful thinking, but America needs influential people to build energy.
  22. Other than the bill screw up, was it any good?
  23. Tried to start Murderbot last night and it was so bad I only made it 10 minutes before stopping. It was one of those awkward shows/movies that you think is supposed to be funny but I couldn’t find a single line worth even snickering at. Not sure if it’s actually that bad or if I didn’t give it enough time or if I’m not the target audience. Oh well. Switched to Friends and Neighbors instead and wife and I both enjoyed the first episode. We were reluctant to start it because the trailer looked like generic cheese, but it was better than expected. We’ve also watched a few episodes of Carême and we’re liking it okay.
  24. Santa Fe is permanently closed, just fyi. There are some great places to have lunch, but I can’t imagine going to St. Barth and not going out for dinner. It’s one of our favorite things about it. Many of our favorite places are not even open for lunch.
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