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Scrabble variation: You can pick up a blank from the board and replace it with its represented letter, but you MUST use the blank tile on that same turn you pick up the blank. it allows some additional flexibility by allowing the blank to be in play for more than just the two uses (so the game becomes slightly easier and/or longer). But strategy could also come in if - let's say - you use it as an X and all the playable X's are already on the board (meaning, that blank won't get picked up again in the future)

Don’t poke the bear

“…In 3D, in 2D”

Mayfield?

I may be one of the few who are in favor of a salary cap in baseball.

We use the Vivino app to look up various ratings and suggested price point. Once you get a decent collection of wines rated, it's pretty decent in predicting/suggesting whether a particular bottle we haven't tried will match our preferences.

Tips from others: Seaworld closes earlier than your typical theme park. Keep an eye on park hours, and the general recommendation is to arrive as early as possible to maximize your time Going in two weeks? Sounds like you'll be in the mix for the "SEVEN SEAS FOOD FESTIVAL". We don't know if we'd recommend the lanyard coupons or not -- all depends on whether you'll be able to chow down on 10 samples over the course of your stay or not. If you think that'll be a challenge, then forego the lanyard and just buy the things you want. If they do the food fest like Disneyland does -- you can place an entire order for all your desired items at one time, then take your receipt to the pick up window when you're ready to eat. If that's the case, you'll save some time not having to wait in more lines then necessary Concerts coming up? That guy from Journey, Everclear, the every popular "To Be Announced"... Check the show calendar in advance and plan around those Been told there's really no need to use the Preferred Parking, as it's not as much benefit vs regular parking The All Day Eating pass is 1 entree + one side OR dessert + soda every 90 minutes. Does not include the Fancy Restaurants. No idea is reservations are needed at the listed participating locations.

We clump wines into "every day wine" and "special splurge wine" categories. Generally speaking, we have a fairly good idea of which wineries, varietals etc that we enjoy and at what price points. We've certainly have moved past our early years of "ooooh, that's a nice picture on the label" into a better wine appreciation world. For every day wines, we've found that wines in the $15-$20 range are perfectly fine for us. Splurge wines are usually in the $30-$50 range. $100 bottle? Not on our usual radar -- but we're certain we would definitely enjoy it if we were gifted some. We have yet to find a bum bottle in the Costco/Kirkland signature collection (their "K" brand left a little to be desired), and there are some isolated Trader Joe bottles in the $20 range that we've enjoyed as well.

Agreed. "Better ingredients, Better pizza" applies to so many things.

Here's a list of things that people waste money on: Tattoos Vacations College (look for affordability, not prestige) Restaurants / $4 coffee (ie skip the daily coffee, and after 30 years you'll have an extra $121k) Lost opportunities (ie foregoing the 401k employer match) Transportation Credit cards Lottery tix Clothing Shoes (ie average woman owns more than 25 pairs of shoes) Tchotchkes and "stuff" Failing to plan for retirement at all No backup plan Holiday spending Toys (ie average family spends $6500 on toys during a child's upbringing) Haircuts (There was a followup post, where the writer said that he received feedback saying he was out of touch. His defense is that the crux of the article wasn't the specific bullets, but that it's important to live within one's means, and here are some examples to consider vs putting money to use elsewhere. Take a vacation, but don't go into debt to do it, etc etc) Source: https://humbledollar.com/2019/05/farewell-money/

@fitty76 Standard STAR responses info STAR is where you speak about a Situation or Task and the Action you took that had Results Situation/Task: Describe a situation when... Action: What did you do / Walk through any steps you took Result: How did things work out Some example categories that you should think about for the above bullets include but are not limited to: your own growth and improvement mentoring or being a role model for others respecting differences / valuing others' voices making things happen today overcoming an obstacle Some example questions you may run into: https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/interviewing/how-to-use-the-star-interview-response-technique Yes, it's homework. But it's valuable homework to have thought about the types of answers/situations you may be asked about during an interview. Especially if your prospective employer follows STAR strictly, where they are asking every candidate the exact same questions so they have the best comparisons to go with.

This can be a blessing in disguise -- there are lots and lots of opportunities out there that are with better organizations than the one you had. use this as an chance to change/shift into a role that you're more interested in, a company that always interested you, or a way to stretch what your abilities are to something challenging and rewarding. Update your LinkedIn (or, at the very least, utilize LinkedIn's job search feature to highlight opportunities that match what you're trying for), take the time to refresh/revise your resume to meet modern computer-scanning standards. Feel free to reach out to a trusted advisor/mentor to have them review it for oddities. You may need to have/maintain separate resumes for different types of roles Keep a spreadsheet (or whatever) of every job you apply to, including the date, website, and full job posting/description. Keep track of when you hear responses (either good or bad) if you get an interview and are not considered, if it was a good conversation, feel free to ask a followup to find out what would have made you a more ideal candidate to be considered. Some may not respond, but those who do will usually have really good advice on things to focus on Search out industry meetups or training classes for networking and education. Practice your "tell us about yourself" elevator pitch. you have 90 seconds to sum up what you're all about -- but don't just repeat your work experience; try to show a passion or calling for some aspect of the job. Review the standard STAR responses, and have some generically available answers for those prepared in advance. You don't want to be "um, ah...." during a call. You may get some variations on the STAR items, but your prepared answers can usually be fitted in somehow

Can't imagine that they'd make us play an AWAY game in Munich with us being schedule to be overseas in two years anyway?????

confirmed via the Packers (who are playing in London this year) Which means we're going to Munich in 2024. Plenty of time to plan that outing, right @RoaringRiot?

If you start at 18 years old with $0 investments to start.... if you aren't able to do anything else, this is what you could end up with: if you can afford to put $100 a month away with an annualized rate of return of 7%.... you'll have $400,000 by the time you're 65. (making it $200/m increases this to $800k) And that's without increasing your monthly contribution, or having a diversified portfolio where that % could be larger than 7%... or having a 401(k) with matching contributions from your employer.

Peter King says that with the 2022 and 2024 seasons, the Panthers and Tampa both have 9 home games on the schedule - so it should be fairly straightforward that this season or '24 would be our Munich debut. Question is who the NFL sees as a bigger first year Munich draw: us or the Bucs. Based on what appeared to be a larger Carolina presence for the London CAR-TB game, there's an argument that the Panthers could see the 2022 game on the docket. But, since Tampa has a better performance track record right now - they may be a "more exciting" team to watch in 2022, albeit without Brady.

Will it help us win games? That's all we want, really.

Probably something @RoaringRiot and other like-minded folks may want to pay attention to for planning purposes: With Christmas 2022 falling on a Sunday, the NFL is looking at making some adjustments to the late December calendar way in advance. The NFL is planning on moving ALL their Sunday afternoon games to Christmas Eve (keeping just Sunday Night Football on the 25th). They're doing this to avoid conflicting with the NBA's traditional Xmas games source: https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Journal/Issues/2022/02/21/Upfront/NFL-schedule.aspx

Looking at today's landscape, cryptocurrency is not an investment. It's more of a gamble/guessing game as there is nothing to explain price fluctuations other than being able to get other people to pay you. Stocks, funds, or other company-based securities fluctuate based on profit/loss/margin/dividend/other measurable items that quantify why one stock is worth what it is/isn't vs another. You're young, so stocks/funds in the market is the best long-term play for you to make maximum long-term money with a minimum level of risk compared to new-fangled things like crypto where only a few people are making coin.

This is slightly amusing if true. (It may or may not be entirely true based on the comments, but there's enough fact to support a discussion either way)

Seemed lipsynced. No microphones on the brass section?

Maybe Eminem will save this