Brian Valentine
@sugarbear187.bsky.social
23&me says I have 297 Neanderthal variants in my DNA. Former engineer Intel, former SVP Microsoft, former SVP Amazon. Reality ended up better than my biggest dreams. Retired, if that's possible, and trying to leave it better than I found it.
As a Mariners fan, season ticket holder for over 30 years, graduated from local highschool the same year they became a team, kids grew up going to games, now the grandkids... I envy your husband.
June 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As a Mariners fan, season ticket holder for over 30 years, graduated from local highschool the same year they became a team, kids grew up going to games, now the grandkids... I envy your husband.
Is it cheaper to build a set when you can't see most of it in the scene?
May 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Is it cheaper to build a set when you can't see most of it in the scene?
1000% agree. No more money to them until Chuck is chucked out of the Senate Minority Leader position. CHUCK HIM OUT!
March 28, 2025 at 9:53 PM
1000% agree. No more money to them until Chuck is chucked out of the Senate Minority Leader position. CHUCK HIM OUT!
Makes sense - from chatgpt: Women influence a significant portion of new car sales. Studies indicate that women directly purchase or influence around 65–80% of all new car sales in the U.S. This includes both direct purchases made by women and purchases where they have a major say in the process
March 5, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Makes sense - from chatgpt: Women influence a significant portion of new car sales. Studies indicate that women directly purchase or influence around 65–80% of all new car sales in the U.S. This includes both direct purchases made by women and purchases where they have a major say in the process
Could be better if it addressed the root cause. It's great but wish they used "They said you" instead of "You" so that white guys like me could maybe feel the "They" and maybe just once do something instead of getting off the hook by thinking the solution is telling the women to "work harder".
February 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Could be better if it addressed the root cause. It's great but wish they used "They said you" instead of "You" so that white guys like me could maybe feel the "They" and maybe just once do something instead of getting off the hook by thinking the solution is telling the women to "work harder".
And the cost to be there and enjoy the drunk mob is out of control. You could buy a 65" OLED TV to watch it at home for the cost of four 100 level seats, parking, concessions, and jerseys for the kids. BTW applies to NBA and MLB also.
December 31, 2024 at 7:19 AM
And the cost to be there and enjoy the drunk mob is out of control. You could buy a 65" OLED TV to watch it at home for the cost of four 100 level seats, parking, concessions, and jerseys for the kids. BTW applies to NBA and MLB also.
And if I pay it off in 32 yrs, I will have paid almost 5x my current balance. So if I carried a $1000.00 balance, with no new charges, and paid the min payment each month, I will have paid $4000.00 in interest fees for a total of $5000.00. Jimmy The Pants, the local loan shark, is a better deal.
December 31, 2024 at 7:04 AM
And if I pay it off in 32 yrs, I will have paid almost 5x my current balance. So if I carried a $1000.00 balance, with no new charges, and paid the min payment each month, I will have paid $4000.00 in interest fees for a total of $5000.00. Jimmy The Pants, the local loan shark, is a better deal.
I am lucky and can pay off my Amex bill each month. Have never carried a balance and they still put this on my monthly statement every month. 30% interest if I am late, and if I only pay the min due each month, I can pay off my balance in about 32 years. You think we could do better than this.
December 31, 2024 at 6:55 AM
I am lucky and can pay off my Amex bill each month. Have never carried a balance and they still put this on my monthly statement every month. 30% interest if I am late, and if I only pay the min due each month, I can pay off my balance in about 32 years. You think we could do better than this.
The problem is the 400MM guns already out there. But I agree, there should be geofencing on new guns, biometric assignment to owner, ammo digitally assigned to a gun serial number, and rate limiting on the number of rounds that can be fired. All the tech exists today.
December 17, 2024 at 8:40 PM
The problem is the 400MM guns already out there. But I agree, there should be geofencing on new guns, biometric assignment to owner, ammo digitally assigned to a gun serial number, and rate limiting on the number of rounds that can be fired. All the tech exists today.
I wish the OON coverage would be whatever is the IN coverage (capped) and if cost is higher, I pay the diff. For ex: treatment IN is $1000, with ins paying $900, I pay out of pocket $100. If I go OON and the cost is $1200, I pay $1200, would be nice if I only paid $300 ($900 covered in either case).
December 10, 2024 at 11:44 PM
I wish the OON coverage would be whatever is the IN coverage (capped) and if cost is higher, I pay the diff. For ex: treatment IN is $1000, with ins paying $900, I pay out of pocket $100. If I go OON and the cost is $1200, I pay $1200, would be nice if I only paid $300 ($900 covered in either case).