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    We wanted to remain in the Austin area for my wife's work and to be near family, so we bought a house in Round Rock 2 years ago. While it will be nice to have my parents around while the kids are young (currently 2.5 and newborn), we can't wait to ditch the state. This isn't financially feasible at the moment, but it is likely that our financial outlook becomes much more positive before the kids are out of elementary school. We're a mixed-race family (Asian-White), so diversity would be great, want good public grade schools and decent options for college, easy access to nature, hospitals for wife's job, cooler temps and obviously a better political climate (as much as can be expected for the next 4 years). Initial thoughts have been NC, Oregon, Washington state, Colorado (wife grew up in the Springs, doesn't want to return there) and possibly Minneapolis. Thoughts?
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    Do we have a moving out of Texas thread? It's going to take some time to be in a financial situation for us to do so, but we will have much more flexibility in a few years and are interested in options. Would like a good place to raise kids, outdoor activities nearby and decent diversity. Where would you send us?
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    Broughton and Wisner were the obvious D/O MVPs, but I forgot Banks went out. Obviously we want him back, but Goosby didn't stick out as far as I could tell, which is pretty impressive
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    Also holds on to the goddamn football
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    Had Thanksgiving with the wife and young kids, sister + BIL and parents on Saturday. In a shocking moment of clarity, the parents purposely showed up an hour after my sister and BIL, so election venting could be performed in their absence. The 2 year-old finally interacted significantly with my sister, who I know was feeling insecure about him previously being anywhere from indifferent to fearful of her. The newborn slept basically the entire time. We cooked most of the appetizers and deserts ahead of time, leaving my dad to do the bird while we supervised children. Pretty uneventful, other than the turkey setting the fire alarm off twice while my wife struggled to get the toddler down for a nap. Just the immediate family today. I'm about to go pick up some Peking duck, but currently watching the toddler walk laps around the house using his fake Dyson while working on potty training.
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    Can't wait to see who, if anyone, cracks first at Thanksgiving. I don't plan on initiating things, but I'll damn sure finish them if someone knocks over the first domino. I thought about not providing booze, but that would be impolite and boring.
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    This was actually one of the first things that pushed me away from religion as a kid. I began to grasp the concept of eternity in elementary school and had regular existential crises thinking about spending it with the people at church who discussed the "gift" of eternal life. Uh, no thanks.
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    Do I even USA? Bitch, I hitched my wagon to a successful, ethnic woman so I could reap the rewards of someone else's hard work. If that's not American, I don't know what is.
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    Great, can we stop being so equitable and inclusive to mediocre white men? (As a mediocre white man, I'm allowed to say this.)
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    Interesting stat of unknown significance, other than proving we don't have a bellcow RB and are spreading the ball around: 0 players with 500 yards rushing OR receiving through 10 games
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    Game manager with arm talent he can't take advantage of. We can win with him. We can also lose games we shouldn't.
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    Jahdae is easily my favorite player on the team. So glad he came back
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    While the newborn enters the 6-week fussy stage, the toddler is at the blowing bubbles in soup stage, apparently.
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    But that's not what I'm proposing. I'm suggesting a stupid plan to influence a stupid man because we live in a stupid timeline.
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    Maybe a bunch of D leaning celebrities should meet with him and praise him for his Palmeresque dick in order to advance some non-evil policy positions?
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    It seems like best case scenario, a bunch of competing interests who are more than willing to flatter Trump into having their wishes granted, will cancel each other out to some degree. Because you know Trump himself doesn't give much of a shit about anything.
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    Last time, there were at least some competent people smacking his arm while he threw the horseshoes to decrease his success. Now, they'll be nudging them around the post
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    That has not been verified. The EU climate change monitoring service has ONLY said that October is "virtually certain" to be the hottest ever, not that it was the hottest ever. So I think we're good.
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    Our kids are really going to appreciate us leaving them all this extra Trump money when they get to spend it in a lifeless hellscape. And just like last time, the racists are emboldened when Trump wins. My sister's SIL texted my sister's husband and asked if he was sad that n*gger bitch lost. Totally cool, normal behavior that I'm certain is rampant right now.
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    Looks like we'll be doing our part to nudge things over the tipping point as quickly as possible the next 4 years. Great
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    Can't wait to be woken up by a newborn every hour and remember what is happening all over again. Fuck.
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    I'm dealing with toddler bath and bedtime currently. Hopefully the good shit starts rolling in about an hour from now.
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    Paul Rudd handing out water to people in line at Temple U
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    Booooooo

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