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  1. Somewhere near Antigo, Wisconsin. Not sure of the exact location, other than it being close to or on the Ice Age Trail, which I've mostly finished up in that area (I'm section-hiking, about 600 miles in now with about 500 to go). We've talked about that but keep missing our opportunities.
  2. Look away for five minutes and suddenly it's 2-1 Bayern. Not sure Dortmund will be able to grab this one back on the road, so it looks like Bayern will have a full six-point lead in the table over Leverkusen with just five more games to play. Home games against Mainz and BMG sandwiched between away games with Heidenheim, Leipzig and Hoffenheim. Leverkusen with games at St. Pauli, Freiburg and Mainz with home games against Augsburg and Dortmund. It would be pretty damned impressive if they somehow take the title with that slate -- especially with four of those five teams in the top nine and fighting for European play. And, before I can even finish this post, it's 2-2, but now only two minutes and stoppage time left. Regardless, things look much better for Bayern than Leverkusen. Also, Kentucky coach gets booted, and with good reason. That guy definitely moved into the pitch instead of away. That announcer insisted he was bracing, but if you have time to move to "brace," you're drawing in, not pushing out.
  3. Nice counterattack by Dortmund early in the second half -- 1-0 over Bayern. Had this open in another window and happened to catch it during the Horns' pitching change ... nice goal.
  4. Newsletter update this week from our former neighbors that @Captain Ron and those who love this thread should appreciate: It's been a productive, but challenging season. We've made nearly 1,000 gallons of syrup, and potentially have a couple hundred more gallons to cook. The sap run has been sporadic, but strong. The sugar content of the sap has been high (we're likely averaging above 2.5%), and the syrup quality has been good. Even though it's been a productive season, it's been a challenging one. There are problems every year, it's just the nature of maple syrup production. But this year has been exceptional. We had a massive ice storm that brought down a lot of trees and branches and knocked out power for four days at the farm. That lack of power put us significantly behind in cooking syrup--it's now over a week later and we're still trying to catch up. Thankfully, the temperatures were cool enough that we didn't lose any sap. Adding to our challenges this season, one of our storage tanks collapsed. It's hard to explain how a stainless steel tank just collapses, but it did. We also had random hoses disconnect and spray hot sap, sap tanks overflow, and electric breakers blow out. Fortunately, these were temporary issues and no one was hurt during any of these events. Uff-da. All of that considered, we're grateful for all of the sap from the trees. Without the sap, we wouldn't have syrup. Without the syrup, we wouldn't be able to eat Saturday morning pancakes. And so on.... And, we appreciate all the help we've had in the woods and the sugarshack. We've had a great crew of people supporting us through the season. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped us make this season possible!
  5. These guys don't screw around when they negotiate.
  6. Unless you got up early, this one was over before your coffee was in the pot. I was slow with mine and turned the game on in the 7th minute to find Hoffenheim up 1-0. Now 2-0 at the start of the second half. National team member Jonathan Burkardt not playing for Mainz and I can't even find info on why ... but plenty on how he's probably leaving the team at the end of the season. And with Amiri already out for too many yellows, it was already iffy. I'm not quite ready to say it was fun while it lasted, but I suspect Mainz will take a lot of money for Burkardt and continue using it to make life at the relegation end my primary source of Bundesliga entertainment. But it is entertaining, and that's one of the reasons I think it would be a great move for college football, which is clearly moving more and more toward being a major league sport.
  7. That Thamel X post is worth looking at just because of this response ...
  8. Now, THAT is PR. But I'm assuming "Giddings" is code for some other place and that we're going to have to buy the book to get any real detail here.
  9. Conclusion was indeed carbon monoxide poisoning. Interesting column in the Tico Times -- https://ticotimes.net/2025/04/03/why-expats-are-trading-costa-rican-residency-for-tourist-status
  10. It was indeed. That picture drew me to watch the replay, and it was worth the effort. Dortmund making a big move up the table the last two weeks by thumping Mainz and Freiburg in succession. I'd like to see them keep it going against Bayern next week not for their sake, but to tighten things up at the top. Leverkusen pulls out another extra-time winner today. The whole idea of Mainz to the Champions League is something I'm looking at as a lark, but maybe it'll be a nice spring bonus. They'll have to face Hoffenheim on the road next week without Nadiem Amiri, who had a desperate foul at the end of the game that included grabbing the ball with his hand when it just didn't look necessary. Too bad -- would have been that much more interesting to watch him play against his original club. You gonna watch that one, @Pato del Muerto?
  11. Look at that. "Woe is us" post already out of date. 1-1 in the 75th.
  12. Mainz has about 20 minutes to save its 9-game home unbeaten streak, and its position in the Champions League, in the match against relegation contender Holstein Kiel. Meh. And offsides on the equalizer.
  13. Glad that worked out. That's not a bad $500 to spend. Have put too much time into trying to find attorneys over the past few years for a couple of different reasons, and it can be a lot of work to find the right one for the situation. A guy gets to clearly see why it's a business decision for both the attorneys and the ones who need 'em. I've paid initial consult fees to attorneys who say they'll answer follow-up questions but don't (even simple ones that would take a quick email). Had probate attorneys refuse to back off of their $3,000-$5,000 estimates for simple muniment of title work even though I had done most of the work for them already, just to divide a $20,000 insurance policy among multiple siblings (and ended up paying a legal aid society $350 for, plus court fees -- gave them a donation afterward). Maddening, but I figure there is probably some good info on a few posts in this forum, so came over to see what was here. Nice to see a fairly quick resolution for you on this one.
  14. No doubt that the UC system is great. But UCSB is probably best described as a peer to UT in overall quality. They're both plenty to aspire to, and obviously most of the value is going to come from the specific program a student chooses. I'd respond pretty much the same way to this one. Arizona has some things going for it. A lesser reputation for sure, but some good programs and in an area that has its own advantages, including networking. I'm a university faculty member at a second-tier state school in the Midwest that at least until recently was considered a top-10 regional school for its size. We've got a very small number of national-class programs here and one or maybe two world-class programs. Most of the rest is just average. Also dad to a U. of Minnesota senior and a high school junior, so I've got my own observations and beliefs. I've seen plenty of students wander all over, heard many debt stories, worried about changes eroding our education system, and fretted for my students and my kids because of the job market. Also talked to a few faculty who wished they or their kids had been plumbers or electricians instead. We (and my wife mostly defers to me on this stuff) have mainly told our kids to avoid debt above all and try to pick a place that has what they think they want, but also options. Because most kids -- like most Surly denizens, probably -- are likely to switch directions, and that's increasingly likely to happen multiple times. Never would have imagined our son's course, which involves ROTC and the reserves. Obviously not for everybody, but if he can last one more year in his habits, he will be able to roll over his entire college investment account into an IRA. He's done some really cool stuff but also has a regular college life (non-military orgs and activities) and still hangs in the Twin Cities with two of his best friends from growing up. We mostly buy him stuff -- a bed, a plane ticket, lots of food, clothing -- but have never paid a tuition or rent bill. One thing that helps is he still has no car and we strongly encourage him not to get one unless he really needs it. He came close this spring but backed off, which we believe wise (even though my wife says she would pay for it, a used one from a relative). During breaks, we drive him to school/back or he gets rides from friends. Lately he's done some bus trips and we drive to a nearby city to pick him up. Our daughter is a youth apprentice in a top 600 or so Fortune company, and they, like many other organizations, are a corporate equivalent of the reserves in that they'll offer substantial educational help in return for a post-college commitment. We're not entirely certain of how that works and she's been reluctant to check into it as much as we're pushing her to. Definitely not going to force it on her, but it does give her limited options, near some decent to good schools, to work through college in a professional career. We highlight the advantages of that. The car is a different matter with her, and we're not sure how that will go. Probably some kind of deal regarding work. She saves a lot more than our son did, and if we get lucky, she could have the same situation at the end because of her grades and maybe other options. But we preach that a standard college path (4-5 years, including 1-2 living on campus) can be a real trap for any family that has to sacrifice for its children. But even debt is an option, a risk that can pay off. We encourage our daughter to see this as a more flexible path, and we're fortunate our son is modeling that for her.
  15. This was a great photo from the DFB site after Stiller's goal to give VfB the 1-0 lead. Almost looks like they're lined up in formation, but you can see from a still from the video, just below the picture, that it was a matter of being at the right angle for the photo at the right time.
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