Everything posted by JGrayDBU
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Prediction contest week 8: BYU & Texas
good guys 13 bad guys. 9
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
Yeah, I am watching a bunch of YouTube of people who are riding on Amtrak for days at a time on coach. Good advice from some of them, such as: 1. bring a sleeping bag and pillow, 2. bring your own food But the thing is I am actually learning more from people who comment on the YouTubes. Things that seem obvious like bring a change of clothes, small towel, change in the bathroom, etc. Since I already cut my own hair because I live in rural Alaska where there is no barber, I would simply cut my hair very short before starting my 30 day adventure.(10 legs). That would cut down on any hair washing needed. I am thinking that I should do the traditional method of flying into New Jersey and renting a car in order to see the northeast states that I need to see to get closer to 50 states. The tough part is Michigan. Do I include Michigan in the car rental festival? Rent a car in New Jersey, Michigan seems like a very far drive. I guess I could lump Michigan in with Montana and Wisconsin? I might end up doing that, and forgetting all about the Amtrak thing. The question is how quick could I do the rent-a-car thing. I am hoping for about 4-5 nights? I'm talking about starting in New Jersey, then to the other states such as Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania, then head west to Ohio, Michigan then back south to states such as Kentucky. I would have to fly in to Georgia to get Georgia and South Carolina. too far to drive there and then try to drive back to Jersey to turn rent-a-car in. Then on a separate trip, probably summer 2025, I could hit the midwest states such as Wisconsin and go west to Utah, Idaho, Montana, and finish up with south Dakota and finally North Dakota and become a member of the "Save the best for last" club. T-shirt name on the wall, the whole bit.
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2023 ALCS: Rangers vs Astros
speaking for many jaded Rangers fans...Should we have Nellie come out and throw out the first pitch? We sure don't want him attempting to catch the first pitch!!!
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2023 ALCS: Rangers vs Astros
Hard to believe. I thought after 2011 it would never happen again.
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2023 ALCS: Rangers vs Astros
one strike away!
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
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- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
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- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
- Texas vs houston - 3:00pm on Fox
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2023 ALCS: Rangers vs Astros
things were looking pretty decent until that half inning. 5 innings left to make up another deficit.
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2023 ALCS: Rangers vs Astros
so far so good for the Rangers. Doesn't matter a whole lot, but the Rangers pitcher has about 15 pitches less than the Astros' starter as he leaves.
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TRAVEL: Points, Miles, Discounts, Tips, Advice & Questions
The question will be can I incorporate the USA Rail Pass into seeing the remainder of the 50 states that I have not seen? If it can work in the span of 2 summers, that would be amazing, and worth the trouble. I arrive in San Antonio on May 26. I will try to finish off the states I have not seen in the northeast part of the country first. The new teaching job should start around August 1, so plenty of time to get the 30 day pass completed between the end of May and August 1.
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Miami @ UNC - ABC
Mack ties somebody at 280 wins. Mack would be oldest coach to make CFP, correct?
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ND vs USC on NBC 6:30pm
In the words of the late, great Billy Packer. "This game is ovah!"
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ND vs USC on NBC 6:30pm
Hell no. NBC, I looked it up and it's Dan Hicks. Give him props though, he married Hannah Storm. Been married as long as I have, since 1994.
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ND vs USC on NBC 6:30pm
It's Dan somebody.