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Should’ve executed him the second Bella was let out of the car. Made no sense at all. I like that the pace is fast and there’s major things happening this season but the quality of the writing has fallen off a cliff from S1.

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Eh: I think they tried to show that they were operating in good faith, since he did the same on this occasion. I ALSO think that they don't want to remove him, because they're trying to understand more fully the move that's being made against them by Kat. If they remove him, then they'll be facing some other opponent that she props up. At least with him, they have the ability to start to understand one of the pieces on the board and gather intel around the move that's being made.

But they also misjudged HIS move, because they thought he was playing them straight by returning Bella, when he was really about to blow their shite up.

We finished the first episode last night, and I'm really enjoying it. I guess the thing I'm most impressed with is that they're not dumbing down the themes and symbols from the book (specifically the Cain/Abel and birthright allusions and how they play out in the characters of Adam and Charles) to the point that non-book-reading viewers should be able to pick up on them as well.

Also: do you all think Cooper's intent was to take out Harry, Seraphina, and Kevin (and Conner if he's attended as originally planned) with the bomb and it didn't go off when he expected, or was he mainly trying to send a warning and/or start a war?

Harry is sooo damned good at what he does. Just playing his cards close to his vest and not letting Seraphina know that HE knows she's getting information from someone else. Going to be interesting to see what happens with that dude, since he's playing Harry's wife and now Harry has a line to him with Seraphina. That's going to be quite a collision.

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They killed it last night on SNL. I’m just discovering this band and am really liking them.

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Definitely a great performance. Definitely a little bit lacking without the crowd going nuts, but they sounded great and put on a hell of a performance.

That's awesome, man! Put that Jocko Willink "thinking about the enemy" monolog in playlist to hit you at some point during your workout.


The more you're up earlier than everyone else, putting in work while others are asleep, knocking out the hardest part of the day before the sun comes up, the more of a badass you'll start to feel like.

I'm lucky in that I wake up fairly easily and can just set my body on autopilot until I start my workout.

Alarm goes off at 4:40. I generally brush teeth, put on workout clothes, go downstairs and make a nepresso shot for my wife and I. Take a tadalafil and creatine. Fill my water bottle.Then sip my nepresso while working on my Asana task list for the day and reading. My wife comes downstairs around 5am, then we head to the gym.

I have started doing some lymphatic arm swings and such right when I get to the gym just to activate a bit, then a quick mobility routine. By that point, I'm usually awake enough to start actually working out. I WILL say that lifting heavier is much easier when I happen to work out in the afternoons vs. mornings, but afternoon workouts just don't fit into my day most of the time.

As others have said, try to automate and preload as much of the process as you can, so you don't have to make decisions and have little cognitive load first thing in the morning. Once you get into the routine, your body will just sort of run on autopilot to do it, even when you're barely awake.

We make a lot of grilled cheeses. Definitely a fan of a good sourdough for the bread. I sometimes like to throw on a good pepper-style or raspberry jelly with an extra sharp cheddar as well. Probably be solid with brie, but my kids don't love brie.

Prefer gas over induction, but if I had electric... I'd definitely have to upgrade to induction. Electric stovetops scare the hell out of me now after someone set my sweet potato casserole onto an electric stovetop (that they didn't realize was on) for Thanksgiving at a relative's and it exploded, painting the kitchen with sweet potatoes.

You should read the YA novel "No More Dead Dogs" by Gordan Korman. The whole premise is a kid writes a scathing book report of Old Shep, My Pal where he blasts the trope of dogs always dying in youth literature and gets assigned detention. Shenanigans ensue, but the whole book is a pretty awesome critique of dogs always dying. It's pretty awesome. :lol:

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That said, an Iron Ranger isn't a great choice for what the OP wants. I'd just get a steel toe Keen for what he described.

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Agreed on the Iron Rangers. I have two pairs that Ive had for close to 20 years and love them, but I wear them mainly for office work and going out (look damned good with cuffed selvage denim). The flat soles aren’t ideal for outside work in my opinion because they’re pretty slick in wet conditions. I’ve about killed myself stepping on a wet cross tie while in the yard. Don’t get me started on wearing them in ice/snow.