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  1. Awesome stuff. What is the backstory? Somebody is pretty meticulous / anal retentive to individually wrap every bumper sticker, ticket stub and program.
  2. We had our first two kids a couple of years apart when my wife and I were 28-31 range. Then we had a bonus baby when we were 41 & 40 respectively. Once we got past the initial shock it has been pretty amazing having a little one again. He is now 6 and starting 1st grade this week. It has been exhausting having teens and toddlers at the same time. Last year we dropped our oldest at college and the baby at Kindergarten. WOW. We have been more relaxed with this one and let more stuff fall in the "it'll be ok" category while trying to enjoy the journey.
  3. What's your overall change since you started this? if i recall correctly you wanted to lose quite a bit when you started and also had some metabolic issues you were working through. Keep on keepin' on!!
  4. How often do we play Maryland in this future world?
  5. Awesome. I think I've seen you say you are trying to reintroduce some more carbs at this stage. Do you have a target amount of carbs you try to stay under, or do you only have certain carbs for 1 or 2 days a week, or something else entirely? When you were in the "lose...lose...lose" phase of this what was your target carb limit?
  6. BARKLEY DESCRIPTION: There is a great documentary about the Barkley race on Amazon. This is the race director:
  7. 2nd for Amegy via Southwest Bank.
  8. I worked with Steve several years ago on a deal. Good dude, so sad to hear this.
  9. Sounds like an awesome trip. Is your son over there for a Summer exchange program or something else. Spaetzle and a cold beer is the definition of comfort food.
  10. 5 or 6 years ago we took an existing 3 bedrooms and 2 baths and tore out everything to convert them to 2 larger bedrooms and 2 larger bathrooms. We kept the bathroom stuff generally in the same locations so we didn't have to materially relocate supply or drain lines. This was all upstairs in a 2 bedroom house (kid's bedrooms). If memory serves the original estimates were around 100k and we ended up around 120-125k after some modifications during the process. The finishes were mid-grade as it was for kid's bedrooms / bathrooms. This was in Plano.
  11. 1999 = These are coming in 2004 2009 = These are coming in 2014 2019 = These are coming in 2024
  12. Designated Survivor (season 3) Netflix - June 7th. (Season 1 & 2 were on ABC)
  13. Pro tip. Have everyone get a 5 gallon bucket (or provide them yourself) put their names on them. That is the spot for bat, helmet, glove, hat, etc. So much easier than watching them all try to wrestle stuff into those backpacks that are too big for them. they are also relatively easy for the little kids to carry themselves. Tell the parents that your expectation is that the kids will load and carry the buckets to and from practice. Tell them that unless they are batting at the plate or the one the coach is working with on hitting at practice that the bat is supposed to be in the bucket at all times. Glove and hat go in bucket when your team is batting and helmet goes on in the dugout whether it's your turn to bat or not so that when someone ignores your bat in the bucket advice and take a swing in the dugout all of their melons are protected. You can buy the buckets for 3 bucks at Home Depot or on Amazon. I second the "rotate everyone except for 1st base" advice. Only use the 2 or 3 kids who can actually catch the ball (or at least make a decent effort to catch) at 1st base. Pitcher is also spot that probably only has a 2 - 4 person rotation so they don't get hurt. Avoid the temptation to just have the kids circle the bases on the inevitable train of errors that will happen on each and every play. Advance one base per hit unless it is hit to the outfield in which case a double is usually sufficient. The less you let the kids run per hit, the more hitters will get to come to the plate based on whatever your leagues run per inning limit is. Is it strictly T-Ball or are there some coach pitches allowed / required before the tee? if coach pitching is part of the process make sure the players get plenty of practice doing that in the same way they will see it in the game. It really can be a lot of fun!!
  14. Doing this right now with my 6 YO son. Not sure he is as ridiculously smart as your prodigy but we're giving it a shot. He goes 2 or 3 times per week for about an hour at a time. He puts a little headband on and watches a movie (Airbud 3 was the most recent choice). My understanding is if he loses 'focus' that the visual becomes blurry and it only becomes clear when he re-focuses. I kind of picture the ESP scene from Ghostbusters. Honestly, no idea how effective it is or will end up being, but for us it was worth a shot. Our program is more in the $3-5k range though. We are using a place called PeakBrain in Dallas.
  15. I'd find whatever year model / mileage combo Toyota Tacoma fits your budget. Have the older drive it as long as possible (until their sharing is a pain for you and your wife) and then pass it down to the younger one and get your older something a little newer / nicer to take to college (assuming he has been responsible driving the Tacoma).
  16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6TzAQXVpB8
  17. We bought a Bosch recently that has the timelight feature. It projects on the floor the time remaining in the cycle and the part of the cycle it is in (wash, rinse, dry, etc.). Thing is so quiet that without that it is tough to know if it is on or not.
  18. I have wondered this also. I know 2 families from Dallas who each have 2 kids currently at USC. All four of the kids are relatively smart but nothing out of the ordinary. I have always figured that moderate grades and the ability to write a healthy check would meet the 'stringent' USC admission standards. I have also assumed that being famous, or from a famous family, would go a long way toward admission. That 500k seems like it could have just been legitimately offered to the USC development office with a comment to the USC representative that they have a daughter who has applied and they are really excited for her to attend and it would have been taken care of. Just seems unnecessary to have gone down this path for USC. I'm guessing the girls are dumb as a box of rocks, maybe they just don't test well. ha ha. Even with that, I think they could have easily gotten them accepted with a legitimate gift to USC and a quick conversation.
  19. So OP is saying that UTPhil and Thad gave him a happy ending. Good to know.
  20. Saw some of this over the weekend. The thing that strikes me as a bit odd is that even if she gets in the wrong uber car at 3 am, I think/hope that 99.9% of the population would stop significantly short of murder and dump the body. Really terrible coincidence to get the wrong .01% of the population pulling up at the same time you are expecting your Uber. Very sad for her family.
  21. We adopted a golden retriever a few years back and found out it had worms a few months later. We ended up paying more than you mentioned. I can't remember exact amount but I am thinking 600-800 range. Biggest hassle was there is a window of the treatment where you are supposed to keep the dog calm ( no running / jumping, etc.) so that the worms don't dislodge and cause a stroke or something like that. 3 or 4 years post treatment now and all is A-OK. Good luck!!
  22. That seems like the kind of thing that someone does because they can get away with it. They (agents and studios) have created barriers to entry that they hold the keys to and force people to pay the toll to do business. In a related note, the United Brotherhood of 2nd Key Grip and assistant Best Boy and Gaffers union will be watching this closely I am sure. Will be interesting to see if any kind of real reform happens.
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