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Storm the Field

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  1. Nothing to see here, just one of Fox's main "straight news" business anchors posting shit you'd typically expect to see on TexAgs. This was in reply to him posting about how it's a "disgrace" that Biden would take a short vacation between Xmas and New Years.
  2. Bloomberg infamously had a headline late in 2022 about "Economists see 100% chance of recession in next 12 months"
  3. Ahh, good ol ' Shadowstats. The website that cranks and hacks trot out every so often to show that the "real" unemployment rate is actually 25% or something (usually referenced when there's a Democrat in office). They get their "data" by literally just making shit up. They take the official reported numbers for CPI, GDP, jobs...etc. and then just tack on or subtract a large percentage they've made up (whichever makes the number look worse) and say "these are what the numbers should be if calculated the right way before they started started fudging the numbers in (insert a year during the Clinton administration)."
  4. Making one final in-season trip to the lease this coming Saturday. Haven't had any luck getting a deer this year, but did shoot a good size hog back right before Thanksgiving. One of the other guys shot a nice buck the 2nd weekend of the season, but that's been about it. I had a very busy November and December at work and other weekend activities going on to where I didn't get to head out nearly as often or for as long as I would have liked. Other than Opening Weekend, have only been able to make 2 quick trips where I only got to sit in a stand either once or twice before needing to head back home. Next year I need to schedule some Fridays or Mondays off where I can head up for a full weekend and get at least 4 hunts in. This season for me was really about just getting back into deer hunting for the first time in close to 2 decades, and getting the lease I joined into a state where you could realistically have a chance of shooting something. When my spot opened up back in July, there was not a single functioning feeder at any of the stands. After some hard work, by late October we managed to get 2 up and running. There are 2 other stands that are in decent shape but just need new feeders (one of which has already been purchased and just needs to be set up). Got more work to do this offseason, but we have every intention of having at least 4 huntable stands ready for Opening Weekend of 2024, and are going to make a more concerted effort to make sure all batteries and solar panels are in working order and feeders are consistently filled to start feeding sometime in September and running consistently throughout the season (had a few hiccups this year like clocks not set properly, dead battery in one feeder, running out of corn in another...etc.)
  5. Some primo winter weather on tap to close out 2023 in Texas. Loving this forecast of calm, sunny days with highs around 60 and lows in the high 30's through NYE. Need to take advantage and walk the dogs and put some miles on my bike while it lasts. First week of 2024 looks to be very stereotypically January. Dreary, windy and chilly, with occasional showers.
  6. November PCE comes in lower than expected. On a 6-month basis, core PCE, at 1.87%, is already lower than the 2% target.
  7. WTF happened at 2pm this afternoon? All 3 indices and oil were up slightly through lunchtime and then fell off a fucking cliff. Everybody took the afternoon off to go blow some of their gains on last minute Xmas gift splurges?
  8. We're number 1! We're number 1!
  9. Oh the vibes they are a changin'... Best economic sentiment readings in 6 months.
  10. I guess we're doing year-end updates already. Weighed in at 208 on 1/2/23 and currently sitting at 195. I've been down as low as 189 this year, but have put a few back on over the last few weeks of holiday season. Plus, I got the 'rona right before Thanksgiving and that knocked me off my workout schedule for quite a while. Just within the last couple trips to the gym can say I'm back to where I was in mid-November. Overall, quite happy with my progress this year. While 13 lbs doesn't sound like much "weight loss", my main focus this year was on adding muscle. When I started the year, I was probably close to 30% body fat. Just total dad bod, very little definition anywhere. After 11 solid months of lifting, I've probably got more muscle mass than at any point in the last 15 years and would guess I'm down closer to low 20's in body fat percentage. Initial focus for first few months of 2024 will be to shift gears and focus more on dropping those final 10 lbs and tightening up my mid-section. Arms, chest, and shoulders have all come along nicely this year, but my stomach, while protruding less than it did a year ago, still looks like a guy about to hit 40 that drinks too much beer. I dread doing any kind of HIIT, but realize I've got to reconfigure my workout routine to do something more than just light cardio and heavy lifting every day if I ever want to get where I'm trying to go.
  11. My last F150 hat I bought used came with a retractable cover installed. It was great for the first year or so, but eventually some part broke and it would no longer retract from pulling the cord. Had to manually push it open, which was not easy. Eventually it could only open halfway, which made it less than useless. I finally just tore the whole thing out. Guy at a truck accessory store told me the retractable covers pretty much always eventually break.
  12. Curious what price you got quote for those All in was $1650, installed.
  13. My handsome devil Tyler immediately charmed the pretty new dark haired girl at daycare today.
  14. Out-dated article from 2022 that talks about a Fall 2023 opening, but it is currently under construction. I'm guessing sometime in Summer 2024. https://houston.eater.com/2022/10/26/23424738/houstons-pit-room-opens-new-resturant-expansion-katy-barbecue-bbq-memorial-city
  15. I'm looking forward to checking out the Pit Room's new flagship location when it opens up next year out in Memorial City, next door to Fishing Tackle Unlimited. Gonna be like 5x the size of the original.
  16. I mean, they're not exactly across the street from each other. Truth is on Washington and Pinkerton is basically east of Norhill. Each would be between 2-3 miles away from TB. I'm pretty comfortable making the following prediction: If they do actually build a big Terry Black's at that location on Shepherd, it will be busy. Additionally, neither Truth nor Pinkerton's will see a noticeable drop-off in customers. Houston is not exactly shrinking, and the Heights specifically continues to get more and more dense. God knows how many new giant apartment complexes have sprung up in the past few years.
  17. 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/
  18. 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.
  19. DJIA briefly topped 37K for the first time ever.
  20. God damn he was good on Brooklyn 99
  21. Follow this video, this is the real answer. Find the allen-wrench shaped socket on the motor and have at it.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
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