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Storm the Field

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  1. Well that was a fun way to wrap up the road trip and wash the taste of the last handful of games out of our mouths.
  2. Welp, it's out now for the suckers who paid for early access. Full release on Friday. So far reviews are mixed, but more positive than negative. 77 on Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/star-wars-outlaws/ Reports of typical release day bugs and crashes. There are some gameplay streams already out there if you wanna see how it plays and don't care about spoilers. I think I will ultimately enjoy this one, but am in no hurry to drop $70. Per HowLongTo Beat, apparently only about 15 hours to complete the main story, 21 hours to complete main + side quests. I'll wait until it has been patched up a few times and price drops in half sometime next year.
  3. I'lll grab this one eventually once it's on sale. The original was fun but didn't have a ton of replay value (only 8 hours of content). Kinda surprising that they took 13 years to produce a sequel.
  4. Some good ones on Reddit today: Guy delivers both a KO punch and a chokeout to his drunk neighbors mouthing off. And this one is comedy gold. Some Scottish junkies getting comically knocked around. Stick around to the final 20 seconds for a hearty laugh.
  5. Final Monday of the year where it's not one of the major hunting seasons. Went and renewed my super combo this past weekend. Have a morning dove hunt scheduled for 9/3 and then penciling in a quick trip to my lease that following weekend to see if I can put a small dent in the hog population.
  6. Only 85 on my dashboard thermometer this morning and there were these large gray clouds blanketing the sky. Now there's water falling from the sky. Weird.
  7. Crazy how just a little bit of improvement can feel so much better. Currently 96, but with pretty low humidity, and the feels like is "only" 100. Compared to the 110+ heat indices of this past week, it's downright tolerable outside today. Decent rain chances starting tomorrow through Labor Day.
  8. From what I've gathered seeing various posts on LinkedIn, they seem to focus on improperly-plugged abandoned wells. It's their contention that RRC is slow to remediate when old plugs fail and leaks occur, especially in the case of "orphan" wells (i.e. no responsible party that is fiscally solvent can be located). https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/texas-oil-regulator-under-scrutiny-zombie-wells-gush-back-life-2024-08-14/
  9. The Fed tracks all this stuff. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DRCCLACBS Credit Card delinquencies are somewhat elevated compared to the last decade. Delinquencies on car loans and mortgages are average to below average.
  10. Suckers ^^ Only 95 with a feels like of 105 in Houston. On a side note, looking forward to getting outside on Sunday morning and taking the dogs for a long walk. If it weren't for the humidity, you could almost describe these conditions as "pleasant."
  11. Wasn't sure if better for inflation thread or real estate. In today's lesson of "things you definitely should not put in writing" Oops.
  12. I started noticing last Summer, much more so than in the past, that guys working construction on roads and large building projects now go for nearly 100% coverage. Long sleeve shirts, neck gaiters, large sunglasses, helmet shrouds....etc.
  13. Powell pretty much locked in the FOMC to cutting at the September meeting. "The time has come for policy to adjust. We do not seek or welcome further cooling in the labor market." I'd wager the standard 25 points. Nothing dramatic like 50. 10-year currently down to 3.82%.
  14. Based on futures this morning, all 3 indices are back above their August 1st levels. Hope everyone survived the ~7% pullback that took 3 weeks to recover.
  15. Yep. Not nearly as cloudy as it looked it was gonna be this morning.
  16. Just started feeding at one of our new stands the other day. LIttle shits have started showing up religiously every morning. Got some pest control to do. That corn's for deer!
  17. Right on schedule. Widespread cloud cover will prevent us from getting any higher than 95 today in Houston. Same tomorrow and may even catch some afternoon showers. ATX/SA/SM gonna continue roasting in the sun today.
  18. Baby steps. 89, feels like 103 at 9:30 pm tonight. 88, feels like 98 tomorrow at that time.
  19. Had to run an errand earlier at the absolute hottest part of this entire stretch. The 90 seconds I spent walking across the parking lot felt like walking through the Sonoran Desert. Fortunately, it looks like we're past the worst of it here in Houston. Have already dropped down back to 96, and supposed to stay below 98 tomorrow and 95 or less this weekend. CenTex gotta suffer through 1 more scorcher tomorrow.
  20. Plans have reportedly changed for this property. The folks that run D'Alba are apparently planning to open up a neighborhood bar called Fisher's Garden eventually. They just launched an IG page a week ago. https://www.instagram.com/fishers_garden/
  21. One interesting side effect of removing those jobs is that productivity numbers for the same period look better.
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