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troph

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  1. My wife’s position.
  2. There’s that famous seafood counter they moved I think used to always eat there on our way from San Jose airport to Carmel valley. First stop we knew we were on vacay. Every time. Anyone ever hit a 1000x on a stock? Curious if anyone has a story.
  3. I as a scrawny looking kid with a head commiserate in size with my tall drink of water adult self but a body that resembled a malnourished sub-Saharan Starving child. Imagine a white Ethiopian kid from the Food Aid era - that was me. Thankfully I grew into my head and well I was never the stocky lineman.
  4. they are betting against all odds he will just be a garden variety Reagan republican. fat fucking chance. even the smart greedy ones were warned but they wouldn't believe it.
  5. if a trans girl can do it, so could you. just saying.
  6. carmel valley is actually reachable for us and was my initial preference - fell in love with the valley in my late 20s - but the fire risk worries me. where we live now the fire rating is major, carmel valley pushes past major, pushes past severe and lands on extreme (basalt in colorado where we were also considering for summers only if we could stay in Texas lands on severe for a fire rating). Carmel by the sea and carmel highlands are rated at major like where we currently live, and prices are reachable but the smaller houses. not sure we want to live in 1200 sq ft. We need a 3 bedroom probably for me to have an office, a guest bed and our bedroom. Pebble Beach is probably doable actually. seems more bedroom community where monterey and pacific grove have smaller lots and tighter spaces near the small town centers. the monthly cost for renting in pebble beach and carmel really aren't what I want to spend. I'd like to stay in the 10-12k range for a month. I can do that in PG/Monterey pretty easily. the lack of restaurants right there in PG doesn't bother us, access to the trail however is bad ass. we will drive from Texas and we will bring bikes and ride them daily if I have my way. the weather seems to be relatively similar between carmel by the sea and PG. high 60's in July, bring it brother.
  7. Looking at a month long stay in July this summer.
  8. we are actually considering permanent relo to the area - Carmel Valley Village area, Carmel Highlands, Pebble Beach, and Carmel-by-the-Sea are tops but either fire risk or price will probably or could put those areas out of reach or at least ill-advised. So Monterey and Pacific Grove are next on the list.... curious about your time there for six weeks - talk to me about how it worked on a longer term? other cali's welcome to chime in too. I assume similar weather, etc. to PB and Carmel... not the valley I know that's a few degrees warmer, less fog, more sun. current thinking is to spend a month in Monterey or Pacific Grove this summer, July most likely. we've found 4-5 places in our budget that are dog friendly. thanks,
  9. CA peeps - tell me about Monterey and Pacific Grove? Carmel-by-the-Sea, Carmel Highlands, and Carmel Valley Village are my top 3 destinations but Carmel Valley Village is two steps up from where we currently live in Texas for fire risk. Carmel-by-the-Sea is possibly $1M-2M above our budget for what we would want. Carmel Highlands I would think is mudslide prone dunno, also the lower end is accessible but turn key is a bit too much. So assuming in the next 3-4 years we can't stretch to Carmel-by-the-Sea, what's Monterey and Pacific Grove like for day to day living? anyone know? I can't imagine it much different weather wise and the pacific ocean right there, sunsets, succulents, mild weather, outdoor living, just not as spectacular as a few miles south... am I missing anything? CO is falling down the list for permanent relo, wifey is reminded she doesn't like the cold.
  10. not gonna lie, my side boob shots are fucking spectacular.
  11. For your own good and the sake of your marriage I’m gonna decline. Seeing what are effectively a 20 year old woman’s rack (all natural) on a 49 year old woman’s body will do things to a man’s psyche that just isn’t fair to him or his marriage. it’s for your own good.
  12. Or a national championship. But if I’m being honest back to back national championships
  13. I’ll raise your soco and lay down the SoLa for you. 🤢
  14. Speak for yourself - we literally had the conversation about what would we do if it went past IDs and we had to move and leave my kids in Texas with my ex while we moved to a blue state just so I could fucking live man. this admin and republicans turned this into existentialism not just politics. How reasonable people can’t see that is beyond me.
  15. I’m begging to be left out of this.
  16. Delete the vehicle types please. I didn’t assume any intent. World is not safe right now and it’s only getting worse.
  17. I don’t disagree the Dems need to change. I was simply saying you’re missing the point about media, it’s entertainment and for profit now. There’s no real news among the biggest outlets. Right left nah, profit.
  18. I did read it and you are way missing my point. Two posts were simply be kind. One was tongue in cheek re recruiting new members. The gun one was legit fear - my wife is in bed told me twice she’s afraid. Ana didn’t mean to but added facts that could out me. If the guy that ********* (sheriff told us that’s legit assault) is a member than he could know it was me. So in the off chance that guy is here, I do want him to know we are armed with home defense. Not sure what world you live in but it’s not a safe world for me and my wife right now.
  19. I had an interception in 7th grade football. I was tackled and there was a reasonable sized dog pile. I realized I didn’t like being tackled so that was the end of that. I fizzled out quickly, figured out I wanted a lacy bra instead of a helmet sticker so I traded in. I That was that. I found out quickly I preferred the view from the stands. But hey, I fucking intercepted that QB, hell yeah.
  20. Most media isn’t left leaning. Media is profit leaning. Trump and the outrage cycle is great business most media outlets. Stop participating in the for profit media machine. Just as bad as social media.
  21. I could go set up a table on the west mall and croot kids to join our cul… I mean site. I could even wear a unicorn shirt that says I dare you to touch my boobs. I could probably convince my wife to come and we could romance each other. She would take the dare. That’s what young grads want right? Fifty year old gold star lesbian and her trans wife with a unicorn shirt necking to convince them surly is the place to be. We could even offer one month of free membership if they invite a friend, preferably a female friend for the thirsty bearded old dad bods on site.
  22. I don’t want to dox myself if he’s a member of this site. But think about statements I may or may not make with my vehicles. Please just keep that to yourself but you are on the right track. But in case I might be doing so, my A350 double action is loaded and unlocked, 8 shells in, each shell with 12 half inch slugs ready to fuck up an intruder. be kind to each other (unless you assault me then watch out)
  23. Disagree. Most of the prolific posters in CR do a decent job keeping it there. I certainly do. as for hostilities generally, the tone the last two weeks nationally have invoked wide spread fear and anger. It’s what we have here. Half the country is “fuck yeah!” The other half is “oh fuck!” It’s not good. the only way to combat that is to be kind to one another. That’s the only power we have.
  24. We just got fucking road raged against tonight driving home from dinner. It was intense and not minor shit. We called 911. it’s time to be kind folks. And this is coming from someone who is under severe targeting politically. Fucking knock it off. Be kind. And for Christ sakes if you spend time here daily sign up to help support the site.
  25. troph

    LBGTQ

    I’m not going to be afraid. I’ve been dealing with this shit for nearly 40 years. Fear is what keeps us from being who we are. I came out to more than 500 people in some form of personal communication be it a lunch, coffee, dinner or happy hour, or a phone call or email. That gauntlet was intense and I laid it bare and was vulnerable with no protection. Folks could have buried me, ruined my life. Instead most people in my life chose to stand with me and I became a testament to the power of good people doing the right thing, the little things. As a result my family thrived. I live a life that is truly enviable. It’s remarkable and I am grateful. much like Christopher Walken’s character in Pulp Fiction …. “This is my birthright, I’ll be damned if any republicans are gonna put their christofascist grubbing hands on my birthright…” so listen, I gotta put a fucking M back on my ID. Bring it mother fuckers. You proclaim to love an all loving God yet you come to ruin my life. You cannot take who I am away from me simply by changing my ID. You’ll burn in hell and I will live victoriously because I am authentic. I’ll show up to customs when I travel looking as cisgender as I am, the officer will be confused and I’ll laugh it off, show him my baritone voice I never got rid of and keep in reserve and I’ll even show him a picture of me devouring a burrito like a dude - hey some habits die hard - the way my wife loathes, all as proof that shockingly yes to the fucking christofascists “I’m a man.” I bet I’ll get a laugh and they will let me and my sons and wife through. and then you know what? I’ll kiss my lesbian wife and go home and celebrate with a nice bottle of wine and flip them the bird in the comfort of my own home. they cannot take who I am away from me. They simply cannot.
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