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  1. GAME05
    But who'd really want Allen and Nwora? They're really our only expendable players but it's hard to figure they'd draw terribly much interest from any developing team trading off it's assets. And if the Buck's one tradable first-rounder would be protected, it's too far out to be of any value. Seems the Bucks are pretty well stuck with hoping a good buyout player falls to them, but that they won't be able to do much in the trade market. I was particularly interested in the OKC game because I was curious about how that team was looking, but yikes. The injured Chet Holmgren is all they've really got. Though I suspect their GM is secretly happy Holmgren is hurt to make that team even worse this year. Even if they miss out on Webanyama, Scoot Henderson is also a heck of a prospect who'd be an easy #1 pick any other year.
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    For the Brewers it's not just getting Burnes' value in prospects, but also a value in prospects to account for what would be a heck of a 1-2-3 punch in the playoffs.
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    For the Brewers it's not just getting Burnes' value in prospects, but also a value in prospects to account for what would be a heck of a 1-2-3 punch in the playoffs.
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    I don't know if the Brewers have even figured out whether they're a "soft rebuilds are necessary with our budget limitations" team or if they're a "try and be competitive ever year" team. There's no agreement on this site, either, and to me that seems like the biggest factor on whether folks say trade or keep. I'm in the "soft rebuild" camp and I think we'd have every ability to push for the playoffs next year even with Burnes gone. Trade from your strength, especially considering there's no need for a mid-budget team to have one or two guys in the bullpen who should be getting starts. Further, our OF prospects are speed guys, and speed is kinda negated if you're a low-ave/HR offense, so trading Burnes now is a great opportunity to get a better contact hitter or two in to better take advantage of that.
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    I don't know if the Brewers have even figured out whether they're a "soft rebuilds are necessary with our budget limitations" team or if they're a "try and be competitive ever year" team. There's no agreement on this site, either, and to me that seems like the biggest factor on whether folks say trade or keep. I'm in the "soft rebuild" camp and I think we'd have every ability to push for the playoffs next year even with Burnes gone. Trade from your strength, especially considering there's no need for a mid-budget team to have one or two guys in the bullpen who should be getting starts. Further, our OF prospects are speed guys, and speed is kinda negated if you're a low-ave/HR offense, so trading Burnes now is a great opportunity to get a better contact hitter or two in to better take advantage of that.
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    Giannis has talked a good bit about having been with Khris for so long it does make me wonder if Bucks' brass has an eye toward keeping the two of them together for as long as possible and giving Khris that Jim Gantner kinda legacy. But it does feel like Khris leaving is the natural order of things. He's won it here and a new team will mean opportunities to score even more points and get out of that very big Giannis shadow to end his career. I suddenly had a vision of replacing Khris with Kyrie next season and I didn't totally hate the thought.
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    If you go with a computer-connected one you'll need a pretty good PC to run it. But the big plus with something like the Oculus is that if cost isn't a big problem you can keep up with all the technological advancements. And there's more games for it, too. I have the Playstation VR, which every now and again will go on sale at GameStop. And probably getting cheaper with their VR2 pre-orders just starting to be offered. Playstation's VR1 can be run on a PS4 but the VR2 will need a PS5. If you have no console at home already, the Oculus may be your best bet. Plus the Playstation VR, at least until v.2 releases, doesn't have joysticks, and so moving around in a Playstation VR game is always pretty awkward. And I'll definitely say that putting a VR on an older relative who's never used one before, and then having them do a roller coaster or a scary game.....well that's just such a blast to watch as they scream or try to keep their balance. Last time I did it with my family there was a lot of cry-laughing.
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    Days 1 and 2 in the books! Made $7 the first day and $28 the second. But more than anything, this is really just to get accustomed to doing it so that when next Spring hits and there's a lot of customers I'll be prepared. And I have a better location but I don't have the permit for it yet. Have a feeling I'm going to grow to hate hot dogs, since I can't re-sell the cooked ones the next day. Buns got a little soggy in the steamer, but I shouldn't normally have them in there all three hours. I'll have to experiment with frozen buns to eliminate waste, too. I like the grill attachment to the cart already because it smokes a lot and puts out a lot of smells. Preview attachment IMG_20221101_133337124_HDR.jpg [Image] 6.2 MB.URL
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    Ugh, had my first row with a co-worker who would be my barely-subordinate if I get the job. Bit of a power thing and an argument which was pretty well going to end up happening one day or another. But I'm not the controlling type who needs to learn to let things go, rather more easy-going and prefer control to happen at the lowest levels possible, so I'm aware that the downside to that is I can get pushed around, so it's probably good this happened.
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    With basically no first-rounders to give up, any trade now would really crush their ability to do anything later, worst-case if there came to be an injury with a starter. Why trade away what little flexibility we have now when we don't even know if there's a need for it yet?
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    I just want to take a moment and appreciate that this comment was made without sarcasm.
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    Just came out of the interview for the promotion. If rumors of the other applicants is true I should have a good shot at the offer. I've decided that IF I get the offer, I'll accept on the condition that I be able to interview for another park opening which should probably happen soon. Socially, moving would mean two golfing buddies instead of none (since my friend here is likely to move), back to my old church, and a lot more day shifts means I could pursue more athletic/social clubs. Same pay instead of a 30% bump is a hit, but it seems to me that the social improvements would make it worthwhile. There's a nervousness in being told I can apply but magically not being the best candidate to actually get it, though I'd just have to lean on my supervisor who's been up-front with me about all other things. I've been told there's no policy against it, but realistically I'm sure HR isn't keen on someone accepting one position only to have them try and get out of it a couple weeks later.
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    Along with Keystone, Biden also halted leases for exploration and drilling on federal land and stopped much of the environmentally sensitive drilling in Alaska. Certainly the results of that take two years, but gas prices are speculative and not based on immediate supply, so a president does effect prices. The EPA has become harder to work with for oil companies, plus when an incoming president says "We're going to get rid of fossil fuels" and "We're going to phase out fossil fuels" that effects investment and prices. My biggest beef with politicians of all sorts is they tout their country going greener, but from what I've seen they don't so much replace existing generation with alternatives, but rather they just have some other country make the mess for them.
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    Biden has also lifted a bunch of sanctions against Venezuela, so we'll be buying their oil soon enough. I'm sure we can still expect a spike in prices, but maybe not a terribly drastic one.
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    I'll be interested in seeing how Lopez does this season and if he has any further decline in his ability to defend a pick-and-roll. I could see that as being an issue and certainly expect the team to make a deadline addition at the 5. If Giannis can keep up the relatively good FT shooting he started showing he's probably winning himself another MVP.
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    Darn, looks like I gotta pass up box seats for a Thanksgiving game this year.
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    After two years on the waiting list I finally got my email from Starlink for service. Though they said the area was at capacity, so I can have it, but I'd be low-priority if use was getting maxed out, and I'd only be bumped up when it comes open. Though I read that you typically can't take the satellites with you when you move because they're tied to your GPS location. And there's a 5% chance I'll be moving in the next six months, so the email will be left unanswered. Not gonna pay for a $550 box if it's useless in six months.
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    Yay I finally got a call to get my initial inspection done by the Health Department. They do an initial inspection mostly to make sure your equipment is up to code (my cart is brand new, so shouldn't be an issue) and that you know how hot to get your food (165 then hold above 135). Of course now I gotta race to make sure all the food is in the commissary and things are ready to go, like wiping out coolers and testing how many ice packs it takes to keep it at 41 degrees and paying for food insurance. It's been nearly two years getting things together, including waiting a year and a half for the commissary to have a spot for me. Bonus that I'm hearing that there's more potential for sales in town than I figured. There's a farmer's market once a month, a First Fridays once a month which is pretty desperate for a food vendor, and the only fast-food place in town has gotten expensive and the construction workers don't eat there anymore. I'd only planned to vend on free weekends, but I guess depending on how much I'm willing to work there's money on weekdays, too. I even bought an XMRadio boombox so I can catch the Brewers games while I vend. And then the irony is that there's a 5% chance I transfer parks within the next few months and will have to start all this over again:)
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    May be an interesting next few weeks. Rumor that a higher-up will demote himself to the position I'm applying for (fine, as he has a positive reputation), but worse that my one friend near here I also golf with may transfer farther away. There --might-- be a position opening there for me, in which case I may well try to transfer over there, myself. More money here with no friends around is probably less valuable than staying at low pay with two friends to golf with, even though I kinda need the money to retire with.
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    I don't mind the pitch clock too much. Sometimes pitchers take slow-playing too far and the game can really drag on that way. And if larger bases are safer for players or make it easier to make accurate calls, so be it. I don't see either really effecting the way the game is played, so therefore I don't much care one way or another. Totally against rules on telling a defense where it should play, though. Why reward batters who are only able to pull the ball? Being able to hit a ball all over the field is a skill and that skill should be rewarded. If baseball wants more offense it can lower the mound, which has been the strategy from since Bob Feller. Yet another change I don't like at all. MLB likes to ignore the game itself in favor of pushing more playoffs and taking an NBA strategy in thinking we come out only for individual players.
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    Admittedly I've been doing more speculating than investing this year, but it's been treating me fairly well. The brother works in the energy industry and he really likes the future of alternative aviation fuel. Darling, Neste and Calumet seem to be doing most of it, though they've gone up a good bit the past few months and I'm inclined to wait on what I expect would be a good drop once the Ukraine situation ends.
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    I'm trying to figure out what company would be a good play with any coming food and energy shortages in Europe. Maybe Repsol?
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    An inflation figure which sent the market rising yesterday is the same figure which sent it way down only a few months ago. Europe is already buying Russian oil via India, so I'm not too convinced it'll hit anything at crisis level unless winter there gets particularly cold. I'm more concerned about the housing market here and especially in China.
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    Metamask is the top online wallet; Trezor or Ledger are the best hardware wallets. And then there's various types of fire-proof keys you can get to store your passwords. Good to get two and have someone store a copy at their house. --- Unsure of what to make of the market right now. I have some nervousness that a further banking/housing crash in China will send everything to a true bottom. I'm more tempted to sit on the sidelines for a couple months yet.
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    90% of mutual funds don't beat the market. Not only are you paying their fees, but they have a certain obligation to move money around just for the sake of it, because "I didn't do anything this quarter" doesn't sit well with investors. There's good books on dividend investing. There's a good few companies out there which pay a pretty steady dividend every quarter, and that can be great in retirement to just cash out the dividends instead of re-investing. It doesn't take millions invested to get a decent monthly income out of that. Buying REITS can help you with that diversification you want, too. Owning individual stocks aren't necessarily a risk even relative to an index fund. Plenty of large- and mega-cap companies out there with a terrific moat that aren't going out of business anytime soon and provide a really healthy return.
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