Snake Diggity

I do have to say that when Trump said “It’s like ‘Run, Spot. Run.’” I laughed my ass off. It’s the first time that piece of egomaniacal shit has ever made me legitimately laugh.

8 more weeks of him in the spotlight and us having to worry about him, followed by 12 weeks of him trying to overturn the election (assuming he loses). So we have at minimum another 20 weeks of having that piece of shit at the center of American politics.

Did Biden or his social media address Trump’s claim that Biden hates Kamala Harris?

Nah. None of the people she will mobilize to vote were watching the debate or paying any attention to the news of the day. They were watching The Eras Tour on Disney+. And right this minute they’re registering to vote.

God bless Taylor Swift. Quite possibly an American Hero.

Well we didn’t get him saying the N word and he didn’t go catatonic, but otherwise that could not possibly have gone better for Harris. Her closing speech was excellent. She’s up to the task.

Yeah but that’s like millions of people.

She’s clearly been trained not to call attention to Trump interrupting and getting additional time. As frustrating as it is to see Trump bully his way to the last word, I think Harris is making the right move there.

Sadly, the election is close enough that tonight’s debate could be a determining factor. Trump’s winning strategy: his advantage is that the bar for his performance is extremely low. Winning for him means clearing that low bar (I.e. don’t pull a McConnell freeze moment and don’t say the n word) while hoping Kamala doesn’t clear her much high bar (or goading her into doing something that turns off moderates/never-Trumpers/swing voters, or quells her base’s energy). Harris’ winning strategy: her advantage is that she is clearly the more qualified candidate and has all of the momentum. She needs to use the opportunity to highlight that disparity between her and Trump while destroying any notion that she is an extremist. Her message needs to be one of stability, moderation, and hope. Any progressive ideas need to be presented as complete common sense and highlight that any objection to them is evil/wierd. She must avoid misspeaking or losing her train of thought at any point. A Rick Perry “oops” moment would be fucked.

I’ve wondered about this. For one thing, if a rural/suburban wife in a swing/red state wants to vote Kamala, you know she’s “silent” otherwise her hubbie will beat that ass.

I’m not sure how my wife is juggling 2 families but I’m certain we married the same person.

Problem is there aren’t any good options to spend that $25M/yr on. $125M/5yrs is gonna buy somebody like Anthony Santander or Tyler O’Neill. Theres probably a way to use $25M to patch together upgrades at both 1B and LF but it’s risky (it likely means signing older guys like Canha or Santana or JD Martinez or guys with warts like Joc Pederson). It’s mostly just a bummer that they don’t have a better sample from Whitcomb or Dezenzo to see how good they might actually be. That combined with McCormick’s fall off has exacerbated the issue of losing Bregman.

In a “great” America, Trump is not on the ballot. In a “sane again” America, Harris wins 350+ EV. In a “recovering” America, Harris wins 319+ EV. In a “surviving” America, Harris wins 270+ EV. In a “failing” America, Trump wins 270+ EV. In a “failed” America, Trump wins 300+ EV. It really sucks that our country is stuck somewhere between surviving and failing.

Bregman is a moderately better hitter but most importantly he is a year younger. He will get a 7 year deal in free agency if he ends the year healthy (big question as I’ve read his elbow might require surgery after the season). I’m guessing $220M/7yrs is his ceiling with $190M/7yrs my estimate assuming he has a clean physical. Houston isn’t paying that. Best case for Houston is if teams get scared by his elbow and he has to take a pillow deal in which case the Astros have a shot to sign him.

One month of daycare for one of my kids cost me more than an entire semester of tuition and fees when I went to Texas. I had 2 kids that required over 70 combined months of daycare. I probably paid 10x in daycare vs what I paid in total tuition/fees during my 5 years at UT.

The Snake Diggity Education Bill: Public education starts at age 2 Mandated student:teacher ratios no greater than 5:1 for preschool (age 2-4), 10:1 for Elementary, 15:1 in Middle school, 25:1 High School Guardians receive a total of 6 months paid parental leave from their employer plus an additional 18 months unpaid parental leave (for a total combined 2 years leave), and can borrow up to 75% of their prior year’s income interest free, with the principal being deducted from future social security payments spread over the first 5 years of receiving SSI.

Fuck no it’s not actually right. But at least he could say the “normal” bullshit that Republican politicians can say that people can understand (if disagree with). What he said should throw off even the most red voter. NO ONE who heard that was like “yep, that’s what we need to do to address childcare costs”.

Astros have done Dezenzo a disservice calling him up to only play him every 4th game at a position he’s not used to. He’s been brutal at 1B but he’s a better player than what we’ve seen.

Holy shit. 6 year degree requirements to work at a daycare? I need to let Children’s Courtyard know they’re WAY out of compliance. What an absolutely stupid answer to that question. The “right” Republican answer to that question is so obvious: “2 things Charlie: first, we’ve got to cut taxes so that dads keep more of their money and can afford for mom to stay home. Second, we’ve got to cut taxes so that families with 2 working parents keep more of their money and can afford daycare.”

One cool thing that happened (or might happen) is that I might get the ice maker replaced for free. Turns out there was a class action lawsuit against LG for those craft ice makers breaking so often. There’s a site where you just enter your serial number and model number and they send someone out to replace it free of charge. The site is difficult to find (I found it in a Reddit thread on the topic) but shockingly within 10 minutes of entering my info I had an email confirming an appointment for this week. If it actually gets fixed for free I will be very happy, as I was quoted $500 to replace it by the repair man.

The fact that Trump won in 2016 was shocking but understandable. A lot of shit came together. But the fact that 2020 was close, and that he is the GOP nominee in 2024, and that the race is still projected to be extremely close (PA +1 for Trump?!?! Wtff?!?!)…it’s such a brutal indictment of our electorate. Everyone knows what kind of shitbag he is. How little character he has. How quick he is to denigrate the vulnerable and blame others for his problems. Everyone knows how he’ll govern. How can this race be close?????

We bought some LG shit (washer, dishwasher, fridge) 2 years ago during our remodel. The “craft” ice maker went out last month. Y’all got me tripping now reading the litany of complaints.

Yeah I may be wrong too (goes without saying lol). But my current guess is they cut 50 this month then see if that momentum carries thru to October while trying to manage expectations against another cut. If the momentum carries, they’ll leave it alone in October but regardless I think they will overreact to sentiment each of these next 2 months.

If they don’t cut, the stock market will crash. If they cut .25, I think the market will suffer some. I would bet heavily on a .50 cut this month. Wouldn’t bet against another cut (maybe even another .50) in October.

No. His idiotic followers who refuse to hold him accountable for anything he says or does is what gets him out of so many logical logjams.