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    On that small point, let me be more clear--I was actually told (by someone who's married into inner Hollywood circles) that most of the "exhaustion" inpatient treatment is for cocaine addiction. This was 15 years ago (and she was talking about Ben Affleck specifically) so I don't know if some other drug is now more prevalent (I'm presuming fentanyl isn't the drug de jour for the upper class or a county judge). Plus I'd hate to suggest Hidalgo, as Colombian, is using coke. That sounds like cheesy Kingwood MAGA Facebook shit.
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    Not sure if you're intending to promote the position of the Chronicle, but this kind of thing validates my vote for Watson. The council and it's core constituencies have allowed (I don't think anyone directed it, rather it's grown organically and seen in quite a few other cities) a bureaucracy to grow that spends more time self-perpetuating or protecting legacy interest groups than in defining what policy adjustments it needs to make to meet the challenges of tomorrow ( @Bozo_Casanova would probably jest "or meet the challenges of 2015"). In the grand scheme of things I'd far prefer hiring a couple of experienced professionals whose acumen and experience demands a premium over a government salary and whose status as contractors allows them to be fired without cause. Why the fuck would I (as Watson/Garza) want to give those ten council morons the potential to veto hiring two consultants lacking any decision making authority at all?
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    I'm a Hidalgo fan and hope she's using her time at the county to build both a record and a network to help sustain a run for state office. That said, in LA any inpatient treatment described as "exhaustion", "depression," even "alcoholism" is code for drug addiction treatment. Are there any rumors on that with her?
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    I feel like only about 50% of that restaurant group’s concepts survive more than a couple of years and they’ve tried all kinds of cuisine on Manor. Maybe that’s a good batting average since it’s hospitality but feels a little underwhelming. As far as Hyde Park Westgate, it always felt a little soul-less to me, like an inferior Threadgills.
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    I definitely don't want to get mired down on this (or shit on it for those of you who really like explanations), but I think Star Wars is best when it's thematically rich and plot simple. Once you start explaining trade federation bullshit, midichlorians, etc., it just doesn't pair well with a story drawn from classical archetypes. It's a "space opera", after all. I don't think its an accident that Filoni seems to be the best interpreter of Lucas's vision and has cut his teeth telling stories written for children.
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    I didn't mind that episode but I'd prefer they leave as much mythology as possible untold or described as rumored or lost. I don't want to go back to "I've never seen this many midichlorians or whatever they're called before!".
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    that's funny, I had the same observation (that Christensen was playing the Clone Wars version of Anakin). In the prequels he's totally humorless and has all of the complexity of a toddler. Lucas made Darth Vader BORING.
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    I agree, moreover Gerry is very careful about protecting his access via high school football coaches. If he's being a little antagonistic then it's because there's not a Reginald Samples type threatening to ban him from the campus for the barest of slights.
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    I’ve been slightly underwhelmed through the first four episodes but last night delivered. Maybe I just like my Star Wars on the weirder side.
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    Traded him when he had value? He was traded to the Rockets for a 2nd round draft pick not due until three seasons after the trade. His only value is to a team tanking. Shit, maybe you're right, under the new salary floor rules maybe there's more of a market for high volume, low efficiency players that are wildly overpaid and can help you lose games. Touche. Wow!
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    Haha, whatever ad agency executed on that must have been quietly snickering the whole time.
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    I think they think he‘s a tweener and we’re probably less inclined to take developmental prospects unless there’s extenuating circumstances (like there’s a big brother on the team). Most of our 2nd and 3rd string DL are all going to need snaps and body maturation aside from Finkley.
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    Also, I don’t know if I’m alone on this here in NW Austin but the fact we have pretty bad mosquitos right now despite the total absence of rain is weird and disheartening. I thought one of the benefits of living in the desert was those fuckers need water to propagate.
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    Yup; small yard and pretty energy efficient house so I doubt it was that bad. Now I’m the landlord hoping my tenants don’t turn off the irrigation system in between my visits.
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    Personally I think Major League is terrific and fine company from a comparison standpoint. I was flipping through random movies on Prime the other day (it’s become the go-to for studio films from 85-2000) and came across The Program. It’s so dumb and cliche ridden but i couldn’t stop watching it-apparently same writer/director as Major League. Also in the weird trivia department, his daughter is the founder of Maisonette (expensive online store for kid stuff).
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    I think 2011 was worse. On the other hand, I was a renter then and didn’t have this ugly utility bill.
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    Texas BBQ

    LCHorn replied to Washpark's topic in Food and Travel

    Speak for yourself; I've had plenty of supposed top joints and I think Louie Mueller is top three and second only to Franklin's in the Austin area. I'd sure as hell recommend it over Snow's.
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    If he's occupying the property (which means it's a Texas A-6 loan), there will be very clear regulatory limitations on what the lender can charge and disclosures will have to be provided; it would seem to me that a former spouse resisting due to something so easy to quantify might be called on his/her bluff (or reassured, if they are not acting in bad faith) fairly easily.
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    @hornianI think quoting him 1% right now as a non-mortgage person is fine. The real number is predicated on a bunch of different questions that @Wulaw Horn described above-what’s the money for? Is the property a homestead? What are you other options for coming up with $500k? The other hard part (in our efforts to be exact) is that the secondary market is punishing borrowers with loan level price adjustments FAR more than in 2020-2021. That means your client, depending on credit scores and other factors, might pay 1% or might pay 3% for the same rate and that’s a lot of variance (the kind that makes us uncomfortable because we want to be accountable to the numbers we quote, even informally). I’m presuming that since it’s you doing the inquiring it’s part of property settlement
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    I was going to argue this but just looked up his ranking on JAWS and now I agree with you.
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    This is why they don’t have Ryan’s Steakhouses in airports…
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    I don't know who Patrick Creighton is--is this a different version of flying the "Greg Davis Is Not Our Standard" banner?
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    @NoNamePM’d you.
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    I’m also a Mike Flanagan fan but my memory of Absentia is that it was a short film extended to feature length and WAY too long. Has anyone seen “The Vigil”? I tried twice and fell asleep both times but the premise is interesting. Also, if you know the film there’s a certain irony in that I keep falling asleep trying to watch it.
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    Honestly I've never been a big fan of monitoring the ten year; this is super on the nose, but it's like looking at your orange tree to see how your apple tree should be doing. Yeah, they are both fruits, but it's not apples to apples. Anyway, I think somewhere between 2 and 3 is the new normal. My old boss blogged about it in May if you want to steal his explanation: https://www.jvmlending.com/blog/10-year-treasury-yields-vs-mortgage-rates/

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