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  1. opiate82

    Health Problems

    Oh man, yeah I hate allergy season. I didn't have any allergy issues at all until about my mid-twenties and it feels like every year has gotten progressively worse to the point where I will be half crippled for weeks on end now. The actual worst part for me is that I basically can't sleep during...
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    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    Sounds like the 'move the extra point to the 15 yard line, keep the 2 point conversion at the 2 yard line' plan is the front-runner to revamp the play. I don't like it because it takes the fake field goal off the table. They are also talking about allowing the defense to score 1/2 points on a...
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    Parent Thread

    How does she think she is doing it wrong? I mean if she was worried that her diet was making him gassy or something that is one thing, but based on how you said he is packing on the pounds sounds like she is doing it pretty damn right to me. It's almost a yes or no question: "Is your kid...
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    The Beer Thread

    Do you serve them chilled? I also age my dark beers at room temp but I serve cold. But I tend to drink them slowly so the flavor slowly changes and opens up as the beer warms up. This is why I love bombers, about the perfect size for this. First sip is at 37F, last sip between 50-55F. It is like...
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    The Flash

    I could use some help on which shows/episodes to watch as well. The wife and I kind of trailed off on watching Arrow about 1/3rd into this season, but we are current on Flash. I would hate to miss anything in the Flash because it instead happens on Arrow...
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    The Beer Thread

    I'm a fan of Tricerahops and Ninkasi in general. Although with their regular IPA I always say that Total Domination tonight = totally dominated tomorrow. They tend to leave behind a few more unfermentable sugars in their beers than your typical IPA, which I'm sure is the reason I get hangovers...
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    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    People are going to tune into the games no matter what. I'm sure the NFL is probably secretly doing backflips with all the coverage that they are getting right now. You have the NBA and NHL playoffs, MLB has some awesome storylines, and the coverage of all of those things has been buried by...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Speaking of injuries I tweaked a hammy last night playing softball. Nothing specific happened to cause it, it just kind of went when I was running the bases. Hoping it doesn't knock me off my routine too much but considering I have a race in two weeks I need it to be better by then. That...
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

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    The Beer Thread

    My post or the beer? Stone has been retiring some of their recipes that they consider "outdated." In some cases they just aren't making those styles/beers anymore and in others they are reworking the recipes to incorporate new techniques and/or ingredients that weren't around back when the...
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    The Beer Thread

    Ha ha, thanks, but it didn't take a whole lot of deductive reasoning to figure that out. It's more that I'mtappedinto the brew scene so I hear about these issues. It takes the hop farmers 3+ years to establish a crop so usually with these new(ish) varieties there is some lag time between...
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    Whats rustling your jimmies?

    Yup, 9 times out of 10 this isn't policy and it is some employees taking it upon themselves to close early so they can leave early. I'd say once every 5 years or so I catch some of my employees turning off the open sign early or saying they don't accept any orders 30 minutes prior to close so...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    You must have missed the part where I said I hate lifting weights. I'm not worried about items #2-4 on your list and am not sure I need to worry about #1 either. I have none of the issues all the radio commercials claim I should have at my age because of low T. I generally like doing...
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    The Beer Thread

    I'm guessing that beer is made with a combo of Citra and Simcoe hops based off the name, two extremely popular and hard to get hops. If they don't have hop contracts for those they might have issues securing a supply, hence the discontinuation rumor. Even with a contract some breweries are...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    So 1 week in I'm down 3lbs. I realize that could easily be some water-weight and poop but I do check the scale the same time of day every AM. I'm still not worried about the number on the scale too much but it is the only quantifiable I have. For the first week I did some sort of 'exercise'...
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    The Dallas Cowboys Memorial (2015 Off-Season) Thread

    So if the Brady suspension stands at 4 games the Patriots are going to save $1.8 million in salary meaning they will come out $800k ahead after they pay their fine.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Ummm... your timeline is missing the de-horning bud.
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    Marriage and the Power of Divorce

    Man, what drives me nuts about my wife getting ready isn't how long she takes, I'm used to that. What drives me crazy is she'll say "I'm ready to go" which means I'll take the 30 seconds I need to get out the door and yet she finds at least 10 minutes more of shit she needs to get done. This...
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    The Astronomy Thread

    I think that pretty much nails it, except now they think that the water blasting 200km into the sky was caused by a regular old meteor strike instead of super-awesome hydrothermal vents. Plus since they now figure Europa's atmosphere is apparently made up with a bunch of shit it picked up from...
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    My new Dating Pool

    Any time I've had bottle service at a strip club it just came with one of these "booth girls." I'm think J49 is referencing something more along the lines of the Boondock Saints scene. Or when I was in Portland I bought my bro a private dance and she took him to a port-a-potty looking thing...
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    Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck

    I thought the movie was very chaotic and disjointed, which probably was very fitting for the subject manner. It was less a documentary about Kurt and more a look into his mind, which from the art he left behind was an incredibly fucked up place. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie, but only...
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    The Astronomy Thread

    I readily admit my ignorance but as I understand it they still believe the ocean is down there, but likely void of life.
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    Business Hours.

    I generally expect most retail places to be open starting at 10:00am but honestly I rarely shop at that hour. A more comparable operation to yours that I frequent would my my local homebrew store which does keep some fairly odd hours (12-6 Tue-Sat, closed Sun/Mon) and I have adapted to them. But...
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    The Astronomy Thread

    Scrap any Europa missions.Plume on europa made from asteroid - Business Insider
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    Digital Camera Assistance

    AFoscammight be able to handle what you are looking for. I'm not 100% positive on being able to distinguish license plates/faces for the distances you are talking about, but I don't know if you'll have much luck at all with that for that budget. It should be clear enough to give you a pretty...
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    Parent Thread

    Glad to hear it! Also glad to hear the union (or at the very least the union rep) got on board. Now enjoy all the other stresses that come with being a new parent!
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    Boxing

    That is being tossed around because when they fill out and sign the questioner it says "under penalty of perjury" where they sign. I don't know how much legal weight the document actually holds in that regard, but that is where the reports on a possible perjury charge are coming from.
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    Tool might eventually release a new album someday

    I enjoy Puscifer for what it is, but I understand why an APC/Tool fan might not. It is quite a departure from those things. Apparently the live shows are pretty cool, not just a concert but a whole elaborate stage show. Still would much rather Maynard work solely on Tool but I have a feeling...
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    Bartending

    You ever notice how you'll see the same bartender at your favorite bars time-after-time year-after-year? The spots where you can actually make some decent cash in tips generally don't turn over that often and when they do there is often someone in-house already in-line for the position. Same...
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    Tool might eventually release a new album someday

    Wrapping up a Puscifer album around the same time as the Tool album? Then Puscifer opening for Tool? Or more delays for the Tool record? TOOL Fans Rejoice: Another New PUSCIFER Record is Almost Done - Metal Injection
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    Parent Thread

    I think this is the 3rd time I've said it, but you can vent here all you want but none of us can really help you w/o a copy of your wife's CBA, and even if we had it her union is still who you ultimately need to talk to. If you are just venting, I understand, carry on.
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    Parent Thread

    Like I said earlier, this is a CBA issue so you are going to need to get the union involved. Hopefully they are willing to go to bat for her but in my experience you should probably count on getting nothing. Union might not be willing to make waves over this single issue.
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Yeah, I imagine your body type looking like a Russell Wilson where as for myself I'm thinking more like a David Beckham? Am I getting way to metro here?
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I agree on the STP. Amature hour. My wife really wants to do it just to say that she has but I just can't bring myself to a.) get back into road biking and b.) do that cluster-F oversold ride. MAYBE I'd do the RSVP if I could get a spot but I just hate how much training for those ride cuts into...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Yeah man, did you miss the part where I said I actually really don't care about the number on the scale? I mean, I do use it as a reference but this is more of a physique and fitness level issue for me. Maybe I'll post some pictures later to illustrate but I'm carrying more weight in my...
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    Weight Loss Thread

    I'm JUST not tall enough to call myself 6'
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    Weight Loss Thread

    Whelp, looks like for the first time in my life I need to get aboard the 'time-to-lose-some-weight train." Hit 195 on the scale (I'm 5' 12" tall). Bunch of TL;DR about why I suck at diet and exercise in the spoiler. I joke that my goal weight is 179, but I'm less concerned about the...
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    Parent Thread

    I would talk to her union rep first. Legally if they aren't denying her FMLA they are clear on that front but sounds like the sick bank is something in their CBA.
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    Boxing

    And that is the problem with boxing. When you watched New England dismantle one of the greatest defenses ever assembled you didn't hear the average fan bitch that it was a boring Super Bowl. When you witness something like that, even as a casual, it should be jaw dropping.
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    Smartphones

    If you don't mind the size of a Note than I would go Nexus 6 and Project Fi. Unless you consume massive amounts of mobile data anyways, there is a break-even on that. Plus you have to wait for an invite.