Storm the Field

Terry Black's first outpost in Houston may finally be getting underway. Internet sleuths sussed out years ago that LLC's connected with Terry Black and his sons were buying up several adjacent properties in the Heights. Eventually they acquired a large chunk of the block fronting Shepherd between 13th and 14th. Over the last few weeks, numerous demolition permits have been issued and all those buildings should start coming down over the next few months. https://www.houstonarchitecture.com/haif/topic/48391-1311-1331-n-shepherd-dr/

Finally going to finish getting this one the way I want it this weekend. Dropping off Saturday morning to get a bedliner sprayed-in and a Bakflip tonneau cover installed.

DJIA briefly topped 37K for the first time ever.

God damn he was good on Brooklyn 99

Follow this video, this is the real answer. Find the allen-wrench shaped socket on the motor and have at it.

S&P at about a 90-week high dating back to Spring Break '22. Up about 33% since bottoming out in mid-October last year.

I read yesterday he already makes upwards of $50M/year in endorsements in Japan. There's not a whole lot in this world that you can't afford on $52M/year that you could afford if only you were making $120M/year.

Front is rolling through late this afternoon. Will get windy and start dropping 2-3 degrees every hour starting around 4 pm. Should bottom out around 40 at dawn tomorrow. You should be in good shape if you head out a little before sundown. Wind supposed to die down by then to almost nothing and should still be a few ticks above 50 at 5:30 Sunday.

U6 is 6.8%. While up from its all-time low (6.1% in April '23), it's still a very healthy reading historically. Labor participation went up 0.1% last month. Prime-age (25-52) participation in particular is in very good shape.

DOE has begun purchasing barrels for the SPR, but claims they can only physically take delivery of 3M barrels/month. Several smart econ guys I follow on Twitter have proposed DOE should set up a system for ongoing long-term purchase contracts and worry about taking physical delivery later.

UMich consumer sentiment hit its best reading in several months. Inflation expectations cratered. Gas prices tanking probably accounts for a lot of that.

Oh here you go with your Texags-esque "always revised lower" schtick. Every single BLS report, under every administration, gets an initial release, initial revision the next month, and final reading the next month after that. True, for several months now, the revisions have primarily been lower. For a long stretch in 2021 and 2022, they were consistently revised higher. The guy in charge of the BLS was appointed by Trump and has had the job for 5+ years now. Is he cooking the books for Biden?

10-year back up to 4.22% after the report.

In hindsight, pretty sure I had COVID. Never taken anywhere near that long to recover from a simple cold or the flu. Still had a couple spells this weekend where I felt like I could hardly stay awake, and I could hardly smell anything starting Sunday. Still a bit of congestion, especially in the mornings, but the cough is all but gone and I have my normal energy levels back. Sense of smell came back today as well. Started lifting again on Monday. Only did about 80% of normal weight, but it's a start. Just did cardio again yesterday, but planning to lift again this evening. Hate getting de-railed like this, as it feels like losing 2 weeks ends up setting you back a month. It's like an anti-fitness multiplier. Oh well, at least I'm finally truly on the mend and getting back at it. Being sick like that for nearly half a month fucking sucks. Just saps all of the enjoyment out of life.

Guy put up really good numbers over 68 IP in '22. Was terrible in very limited use (18 IP) last year. May have been injured. Presuming this is a depth move and nothing more.

Caratini to Stros. 2nd catcher pursuit is done, and more importantly, any lingering threat of a Maldy comeback.

The jinx will have to wait another day.

Ugh. Haven't lifted in exactly 2 weeks now. Lingering effects of the flu have sapped my energy dating back to the Sunday before last. Even after the worst symptoms passed, I've had a lingering cough and congestion and have been falling asleep super early and waking up dead tired in the mornings. Managed to do some cardio after work every day this week, but just haven't felt like I have anywhere near enough strength to lift. Longest I've gone all year. That said, trying to look on the bright side. This may have been what I needed to finally rest my arm. Developed a bit of tendonitis in my left elbow over the last several months. On my first set of curls every arms day, it feels like something's about to pop. It loosens up afterwards, but definitely concerning. My lingering cough has pretty much dissipated, and I feel like I'm back to about 90% of normal energy levels. Planning to ease back into normal exercise schedule on Monday. Probably gonna feel weak as hell and may even be sore afterwards, but I can't let much more time pass. Hopefully by the end of December I'll be back to where I was in mid-November.

60+ year old Tommy Victor still rocking out with Prong. This song sounds like it could have easily come out back in the mid-90's, alongside "Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck"

Markets falling like whoa? Not in November. All 3 major indices kicked ass this month. In the last 30 days: Nasdaq 12789->14226 (+11.15%) SPX 4166->4567 (+9.6%) DJIA 32928->35951 (+9.15%) Nasdaq and SPX are back to just 1% below their high-water marks for the year. Dow is at its highest level in 23 months.

Made it out to the lease Wednesday despite getting sick earlier in the week. Wasn't fully recovered but needed to get out of the house and was gonna be heading that direction on Thursday anyways. Almost passed on heading out to the stand that afternoon but sacked up and dragged myself out. Ended up getting my first kill at this place. Didn't get a chance to actually weigh him, but this grungy SOB had to be at least 150 lbs just based off how much of bitch he was to drag off into the woods by myself. Coyotes got quite a little Thanksgiving dinner courtesy of me. Most of him was already gone when I stopped by again Thursday morning.

Really shitty timing on getting sick. Wife left Sunday morning to go spend first half of Thanksgiving break with her family before coming back tomorrow. I was supposed to have a relaxing Sunday with the house all to myself and then 2 quiet days to get a bunch of stuff done at work and around the house before starting a 5-day weekend. Started feeling the early stages of something coming on not long after getting back from dropping her at the airport Sunday. Thought maybe I just had a delayed hangover, but could tell it was something more by sunset. Passed out on couch at 8:45 Sunday and woke up probably 8=9 times over the course of the night. Yesterday was the shittiest I've felt in a loooong time. Fever, aches, chills, fatigue. Still had to drag myself out of bed and get some work done. Spent the entire evening just laying on the couch. Maybe got 2 hours of actual sleep last night. Feels like I'm finally getting over the hump today. Praying to god I can actually get some sleep tonight and wake up feeling halfway normal tomorrow.

I think it may finally be happening. Just posted on their IG page yesterday that they're about to start hiring staff.

Some news on the long-vacant Sears property on N Shepherd. Mixed-use development planned. https://www.theleadernews.com/community/former-sears-site-in-garden-oaks-set-for-redevelopment/article_50279192-856c-11ee-b4a9-0fd16ab80222.html