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In person is worse than Twitter / X. UF fraternities circa 2023 post Jordan Travis injury.

That wasn’t ideal. I was surprised at our defenses inability to stop Virginia’s offense. I’m not going to blame officiating, although it did seem pretty lopsided… Seven days to turn it around and hopefully upset Miami. Doesn’t seem very likely at this point but we’ll see. Let’s see if USC can beat Illinois here in 1.5 hrs.

We'll know in about 11 days. I want to get past this potential trap game at Virginia on a Friday night 1st. I wish we had two weeks to prepare for Miami. Strong possibility that Gameday shows up to Tallahassee.

Hopefully another few years! The enemy of my enemy is my friend! 👊 I'm nervous about Miami but you guys looked gettable in the middle portion. 13 days!

Miami's O-Line looks to be the best in the country. In good news, FSU rushed for 498 yards today and we have as many punts in the year as games played - 3. I think Oct 4th is going to feel like the 90s!

Miami is looking stronger than I’d prefer. I bet FSU-Miami play twice this year.

Clemson 1-2. 🤔

It's very hard to fight an asymmetric war and maintain your virtues. I hope all of those people get doxed. https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Assassination-Culture-Brief.pdf "These effects were driven by respondents that self-identified as left of center, with 48% and 55% at least somewhat justifying murder for Elon Musk and President Trump, respectively."

Just let Napier stay through the season please.

Just finished the Cowboys documentary on Netflix. Really glad they grabbed Jimmy Johnson or FSU’s legacy would’ve been in jeopardy!

If he’d have palmed it I’d say it was close.

I agree with the portal, it complicating things and it no longer being the same sport. Are you insinuating the SEC was cheating via paying under the table? I think all program have done that to some extent. It may be clothes at Dillards, crab legs, etc... But that has always happened.

@ClearedHot Well done.

That was a Keon Coleman-esque catch.

Heading to the bar to watch ND-Miami. What a weekend. I'm very happy for FSU's win, but I think Alabama was over-rated. DeBoer has already lost as many games to unranked teams that Saban did in his entire tenure (minus his first year) at Alabama. My take is that their dynasty is over. They'll always attract talent but I don't think they'll compete at the same level they have for the past 15 years. I find it hard, but I think I'm going to root for Miami today. I would rather play them in October with us both being undefeated.

Vanderbilt.

Inside 48 hours to OSU-UT. FSU-Alabama at 1230 (PST), Clemson-LSU (1630), Miami-ND Sunday... Made a mistake - My classes are next weekend! I'll be watching it all. I give FSU a 25% shot. Several Alabama players out, 80% chance of rain... But I have no idea what we have.

I know. I'll be streaming them on my phone.

The Charlie just looks better.

H&K for life. 😎

Less than five weeks. I'm going to be in class on August 30th all day. 😞

The Marine Corps instills from the start that you are a Marine first, and your MOS is secondary. Personally all I wanted to do was fly, so I was jealous of Air Force and Navy fighter pilots who had more time to focus their efforts on their primary duty - Flying. With my social science degree the Air Force would've never accepted me for a pilot contract, plus I had 20/400 vision and only qualified with the Marine Corps' soft contact lens waiver. "Every Marine a rifleman, every Marine officer a provisional rifle platoon commander." We all have to go through six months of TBS where we train to lead our peers in various positions of leadership - Squad, Platoon, and Company level. After about two years in my first gun squadron I was offered the opportunity to be the Airframes OIC which put me in charge of about 45 Marines aged 19-52 while simultaneously my Division Lead qualification. It was rough balancing all of it and being responsible for people you didn't raise both CONUS and OCONUS. I had phone calls in the middle of the night about suicidal ideations, alcohol incidents, among others. I don't regret it but I wouldn't want to do it again. That's probably a bad attitude for a Marine officer but that's just my perspective.

I completely understand what you two are saying. It would be roughly $3,000/mo to purchase the adjacent property. It's within the budget. But I'm at a point where my priorities are changing. I don't want to work full-time anymore, I'd like to split my time between San Diego and N CA. Time is the only thing we can't make more of. If I can put that extra $3,000/mo towards the property I purchased, along with a couple decent big principal payments I can have it paid off in about five years and go fully part-time. My daughter is seven and son is two and I want to spend more time with my family while I have time and while they're young. I'll never get that back. I don't think there is any chance of there being a "neighborhood" around there. We have no mailboxes, no delivery options, no infrastructure for electricity or plumbing. Everything is completely off-grid up there and there is no industry, so little chance or development. Plus, I don't think many people want to live with bears on your back porch! Buying it would mean my chance of going part-time moves from a five year plan to 15+ which means I won't get to spend much time up there... Maybe I'll stop and pick up a few lottery tickets on the way to work this morning. Or just sell my home in San Diego.

$788,000. It's quite rural, halfway between Blue Lake and Willow Creek. There is not a lot of industry there which is why I believe the price was "relatively" low. Last week my realtor who assisted with the purchase told me 160 acres adjacent to our property went up for sale and asked if I was interested. I told her I obviously was, but cannot justify it now as I need to rapidly pay down the property because at 6.99%, interest is pretty insane. Purchase price for that was $375,000 if I recall with owner financing available at 10 years, 8%, with $75,000 down. Maybe one day, I just don't want to be working forever. I'd love to sell our home in San Diego and move up there full time and homestead, just not sure the wife is there yet. 😆

😆 I know. I'm hopeful that one day the state won't be run by the population of LA and SF, but it's probably not likely. I truthfully feel California is the most beautiful state that we have. I'll keep fighting for it.