Ollie Slatt

This is certainly our most talented 11. But I would probably start Weah in place of Reyna just because I don't think Reyna will provide the necessary width. He kept drifting inside during the Wales game and it seemed to screw up the shape. I would also like to see us give Aaronson a shot in a three man midfield with Adams and McKennie.

Kudos to her for sticking it out that long and trying to change things from within. That had to be incredibly frustrating. CSB: My mom is a huge Beth Moore fan, a lifelong republican, and a southern baptist (though she now attends one of those non-denominational churches that is essentially SB with better branding). Mom voted for Trump in 2016 and Biden in 2020. I have no doubt that Moore's disdain for Trump played a part in that.

Question for those of you more knowledgeable about the recent fish kill than I am: Is this going to impact the trout population more than reds and drum? I would suspect so since many of the mature reds should be out in the gulf this time of year, but I don't really know. Relatedly, I know there will be some areas more impacted than others depending on factors like proximity to deep water where the fish could escape the cold. But are there also going to be some areas more heavily impacted than others because the mature fish in those areas are less likely to move to the gulf in winter? I am specifically thinking of parts of the LM where there is not a cut/pass to the gulf for many miles.

You forgot running a tournament that encourages killing breeder trout . . . as a "conservation" organization.

I was responding to UT Lax's earlier post about one of them being an 8 alongside McKennie. I just don't see it because of their defense. Reyna may develop his game where he could fill that role, but for now he should probably be a 10 (maybe even a false 9). Pulisic should play on the wing.

Do Reyna or Pulisic play enough defense to play as an 8 for us against decent teams. I suspect our core midfield going forward will be Adams, McKennie and either Musah or Aaronson.

It is becoming Crosby's schtick to drum up attention by insulting other musicians on twitter. I am pretty sure nobody under the age of 50 cares what Crosby has to say. But he has figured out that he can get attention by insulting EVH, Bridgers or whoever else is in the news. Its also pretty funny that he is saying "I prefer people who can actually write songs" about a woman who writes (or at least co-writes) all of her songs. And while Crosby wrote a few great songs, it is certainly not what he is famous for.

The Line Hotel at Cesar Chavez and Congress has a Veracruz tacos on the Congress side. Its a takeout window . . . so it essentially operates like a truck. Many of the good bbq places are trucks (including Leroy & Lewis, Kerlin, Mickelwait, and Browns). Also, plenty of sit down restaurants in Austin offer outdoor seating options.

If GB had to name a WC squad tomorrow, then I don't think it would be a surprise if Long, Zimmerman, Morris, Arriola, an MLS based keeper, and Jozy (if healthy) were included. The good news is that only one of the CBs would crack a current starting 11. And by the next WC, I expect there to be even fewer MLS players in the fold and none on a starting 11. I was glad to see all of the guys move to the Championship on loan yesterday. I hope Dike makes it somewhere in Europe and never returns to the MLS. He clearly has the physical tools to be great if his game can keep progressing.

Suerte. And its very good.

Bee Cave is not even Austin. How can you move to a new money suburb so that you can buy a 4k square foot house and then complain about everyone being obsessed with luxury homes. And the weather? If he didn't anticipate it being hot in Austin, then that is on him. This guy seems insufferable. Though I will admit he is right about a few things. Cedar allergies suck. You often get terrible service in Austin (particularly from waiters). And the lack of public land is a bummer (though that same complaint would apply to everywhere in the US east of the Rockies).

At Gullett Elementary they have been strongly discouraging kids from coming in person even though the school has had virtually no cases (only one case per the AISD dashboard and no new cases). Parents have been getting almost daily emails suggesting not to send the kids this week or next week. The expressed rational is that AISD wants to minimize the spread and better allow for social distancing. But, for my son's grade, the school consolidated all of the kids still attending in person into a single classroom for this week . . . so there was even less distancing than before. To make matters worse, that classroom cycled through a different teacher everyday this week, so there cannot even be an argument that this move is about protecting the teachers from exposure. The approach does not make any sense. This whole year has been frustrating. It appears the principal has been MIA from campus all year, and there does not appear to be much accountability for the teachers. The kids literally play on an iPad all day. My second grader has not had a spelling test all year and is currently at a lower reading level than he was at last year. When we raised this issue with his teacher, the only response was that we should not worry because he is ahead of most of the other children in his class, which is not at all reassuring.

Greg just needs to convince Balogun that starting for the USMNT is better than backing up Harry Kane for the next five years. Then all of our problems are solved.

You will get more use out of a sit on top kayak . . . particularly a really stable one designed for fishing.

Yep. Its not fun being an Arsenal fan right now. It seems like we have been struggling for most of the last decade. One of the only things that makes it bearable is to remember that even though Arsenal is not living up to its own standards, we have still won four FA Cups in the last decade and a handful of other trophies. During that same time, spurs have had some of their best squads ever yet have absolutely nothing to show for it . . . because they're spurs.

Its going to be a challenge. Maybe something like this where Musah has a more defined role on the outside (similar to his club): --- Sargent --- Puli ------- Reyna ------- Musah ---- Adams ---- McKennie --- Dest -- Brooks -- Richards -- Cannon

The republican party is way too unhinged to nominate someone as sane as Romney, and they wont forgive him for the impeachment vote. No way he is the nominee in 2024. I don't think you put him in the cabinet because it does not make a difference in terms of reconciliation. Any sane republican that gets a cabinet seat will immediately be written off as a RINO. BTW, I would like to see Heinrich for Dept. of Interior. Impressive guy that clearly understands public lands issues.

Conceding fewer goals than everyone else in the league. It appears Arteta has fixed the defensive woes that have been plaguing Arsenal for over a decade. But now we have to figure out how to score.

I don't think it is necessarily a problem with Arteta. There have been photos/videos from recent trainings where it looks like Arteta and Ozil are on good terms. I assume there are appearance/performance bonuses built into Ozil's contract that the club just doesn't want to pay . . . otherwise the whole situation makes no sense at all.

There have been assault charges for that. This seems quite similar.

Its a pretty great piece of bipartisan legislation. Congress also passed a really good Public Lands package in 2019. And it looks like the govt is going to eventually do the right thing and block the Pebble Mine project. With all the other division and political turmoil in the country, its good to see bipartisan effort to protect wilderness for future generations (though disappointing that our Tx senators seem to always vote the wrong way on this stuff).

If my kids are joining, then its always Kome. If no kids, then Musashino.

One of my all time favorites. But I skip "Super 8" every single time.

This. Everyone knows the locals prefer "San Fran"

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