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re: 2025-2026 Ski Thread

Posted by skewbs on 1/25/26 at 8:53 am to
For the experts and folks out west on here, where would you go in continental U.S. in mid-to-late Feb if you were starting to plan a trip?

Live in Houston so accessibility is the key as we have little ones at home we won’t bring and don’t want the in-laws to have to deal with them for more than 4-5 nights.

I’ve been just about everywhere but I’m more thinking of what mountains are faring better this year. Browsing my favorites On The Snow app looks brutal.

re: ADBE a buy-low candidate?

Posted by skewbs on 1/24/26 at 10:25 am to
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This is one of the software areas most ripe to be replaced by AI


Yes, which is why the stock has been under pressure. No one seems to acknowledge they’ve rolled out an entire lineup of AI products. They’re getting ahead of it. I think the real risk is product pricing from competition. The value play here is that they can find a way to keep market share by differentiating their superior products. Latest annual earnings release was very solid.

re: ADBE a buy-low candidate?

Posted by skewbs on 1/23/26 at 7:21 pm to
Fair points as a user. In my research I think they’re considering moving from a subscription based pricing model to an outcome based pricing model.

Might be really appealing. Then you’re paying for usage, not a license that is a static cost whether you use it or not. If this happens it will be interesting to see how, or if, the market reacts.

ADBE a buy-low candidate?

Posted by skewbs on 1/23/26 at 2:38 pm
ADBE popped up on a recent stock screen I ran yesterday and I noticed it’s basically sitting near 5 year lows. Some key financial metrics look fairly good:
- PE of 17
- price/book of 10.5
- ROE at 55%
- Op Margin - 37%
- Revenue growth leaves a little to be desired but is in line with the average for the sector and competitors

Does the MB own ADBE or feel like this is a good L/T entry point? Any thoughts are appreciated!

re: Frontier Airlines

Posted by skewbs on 12/29/25 at 5:21 pm to
Sounds trashy
Eat at Buccano’s At Night. It’s the best restaurant on the island. Book a reservation 30 minutes before sunset.

Where are you staying? We’ve been going at least once per year for the past 7 years. It’s so easy from Houston to do a 4-5 night getaway. 1 hour and 50 minute flight, customs are 10 minutes, and you’re at your hotel in 15 minutes.

I’ve been staying at the Westin and using Marriott points. But it doesn’t have as great of a sandy white beach as some of the resorts on the south end (ex. occidental, allegro, dreams, etc.)

Other restaurants we don’t miss are La Cocay, Guido’s, Pancho’s Backyard, and Kondessa. Hemingway’s is an awesome atmosphere especially at sunset and after dark.

Palm Springs CA Rec’s

Posted by skewbs on 11/21/25 at 5:40 pm
Any must do activities, places, restaurants, etc. in Palm Springs? We’ll be there the second week of December for 5 nights. Two couples and 4 kids between ages of 2-5 years old.

re: Lufthansa Business Class

Posted by skewbs on 11/17/25 at 7:15 pm to
The best thing about LH business class is access to their lounges. The food was amazing, and free top shelf bar that has no bartender. You walk up and make your own drinks. First time I experienced it I was blown away. Had a blast in there for several hours.

re: Lufthansa Business Class

Posted by skewbs on 11/17/25 at 6:27 pm to
Check the aircraft on your specific flight. If it’s the Boeing 747 you’ll most likely be in a 2-2-2 configuration. It’s easily the worst business class set up on all the airlines I’ve flown on.

That being said, it wasn’t “that bad”. But if I was using my own money (the three times I flew them it was work trip) I would have been disappointed.

Drinks and food options were solid. Service was great.

re: Purdy vs Ari or

Posted by skewbs on 11/16/25 at 10:46 am to
I drafted Burrow and JD5 in my two leagues. My QB’s are now Purdy and… Rodgers LOL. It’s been rough

re: Start/Sit: C. Brown vs A. Jones, Sr

Posted by skewbs on 11/16/25 at 10:33 am to
Brown will be needed today. I think he sees a good bit of touches and opportunities. If it’s PPR, I’d go with Brown.

re: 2025 NFL News & Notes Thread

Posted by skewbs on 11/16/25 at 7:42 am to
BTJ likely out today. What a sack of shite that guy has been this year.

re: Whats weather in Chicago?

Posted by skewbs on 11/9/25 at 10:27 am to
Looks like the issue is sustained winds impacting longer passes and FG’s. Shouldn’t have any snow.

re: American vs United

Posted by skewbs on 10/19/25 at 4:49 pm to
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Lake Charles and Houston


Your choices are United or Southwest. So… it’s United.

I would never, never ever, consider American unless I lived in the DFW area and that was my best option for daily flights around the world.

American is the worst U.S. based airlines sans Spirit and Frontier.

re: RB stash - help me pick one

Posted by skewbs on 10/19/25 at 8:37 am to
Let’s ignore the Puka fact. I have an open roster spot regardless at minimum for the next 2 weeks.

RB stash - help me pick one

Posted by skewbs on 10/19/25 at 8:06 am
Throwing Puka in my IR slot so I’ll have room to grab a high upside RB stash on my bench. Who do y’all like out of this bunch?

- Tyler Allgeier
- Kendre Miller
- Tyjae Spears
- Jayden Blue
- Ollie Gordon

Tough choice… all could be top 20 plays if the starter in front of them goes down.

re: Derrick Henry

Posted by skewbs on 10/12/25 at 7:30 am to
That’s the right play.

re: Headed to India

Posted by skewbs on 10/9/25 at 11:25 am to
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advice other than prayers for my stomach and butt


Was coming here to post this

Only drink bottled water, and honestly, I'd avoid anything not cooked especially for the first few days (that includes raw vegetables and fruit). Don't eat any fruits / veg with a peel either (ex. apple, peach, raw cucumber). Fruits like oranges and bananas should be okay.

If you're staying more than a few days, just give your body time to adjust, and you'll be fine. Ease into it
Etienne by a mile. Kamara injured in practice yesterday, and Kendre Miller is basically splitting snaps and touches with him anyways. That will increase each week too. Eventually Kamara will be a part time player if he's even healthy.

I'll go as far as to say Kamara won't return RB3 value over the rest of the year. His days are numbered...

re: Derrick Henry

Posted by skewbs on 10/8/25 at 9:12 am to
If you are not starting Judkins and J. Williams, who are your other starting RB's? Those guys have been nails and should be in all starting linueps unless you have legit top 5 overall options. You could argue the same for Swift.

I wouldn't have any issues sitting Henry until Lamar is back. Don't let a big name / high draft pick cloud your decisions. Let the data guide you...

re: Must Win Lineup Help Needed

Posted by skewbs on 10/8/25 at 9:09 am to
Lamar won't play so you gotta roll with Dak.

Given Slayton is out, I strongly suggest considering Wandale in your Flex. Pearsall is truly questionable for week 6. The terrible part about this is he plays on TNF, so you got to make a decision before you may know if Pearsall will for sure play.

I wish you had a better option besides Chase Brown. I have him too and he's been a monumental bag of suck. Maybe, just maybe, Flacco can help his outlook a bit.

re: 2025 NFL News & Notes Thread

Posted by skewbs on 10/6/25 at 5:38 pm to
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Xavier Worthy expected to play tonight despite dealing with some ankle swelling yesterday, per source.

They’ll see how he feels at stadium to confirm. But he’s expected to be good to go.

- Cameron Wolfe


I'm down 5.8 points and I have X. Worthy and opponent has Butker left to play (this is a PPR league). This is so irritating. I figured Worthy was back to being a very usable WR2 after last week. If they rule him out, I can grab Hollywood and throw Worthy in my IR slot and maybe still win. But if he plays hurt, I'm almost certainly screwed.
Yes, they are solid car seats. Usually GRACO in my experience. We've done it twice, through Avis, and both times they went back to the storage office and had to unpack / unwrap the car seat... so we were the first to use it

ETA: they are going to be decent car seats if you rent from one of the major rental car companies, but they won't be "fancy" top of the line car seats.
Waco, Humpty and ProjectP - the recommendations in here are fantastic and detailed. This is amazing. I'd like to piggy-back on this thread and see if yall have any recommendations for my specific situation.

Will be in San Fran for work the last week of October and flying my wife out Thursday evening. We are going to spend one day in the city, and then head up to Petaluma to visit my aunt/uncle who just retired there a few months ago. Here is our plan: We want to drive over to Napa Sunday morning and visit two wineries/vineyards (one late morning, one in the afternoon) and then drive back to San Fran Sunday night. We have a flight back to Houston Monday morning. We love wine, but for this specific "one-day" trip, my wife wants to focus on going to 2 spots with the best views/scenery. So keep that in mind

We've been to Napa four times and here are some of our recent favorites - Plumpjack, Alpha Omega, Joseph Phelps, Cade Estate, Nickel&Nickel, Stag's Leap, St. Supery, Grgich Hills, Silver Oak, Schramsberg, and Cakebread (we have a good family friend that works there).

Looking for something around $100'ish per person for tasting, and again, epic views/scenery is the goal here for this one. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

re: 2025 NFL News & Notes Thread

Posted by skewbs on 10/5/25 at 10:44 am to
Bowers officially out today.
Following for the board’s feedback, although I’m starting both due to injuries to Bucky Irving, Trey Benson, and Chase Brown sucking *sshole.

re: 2025 NFL News & Notes Thread

Posted by skewbs on 10/5/25 at 7:59 am to
Jayden Daniels - are yall starting him and feeling confident? I really have no other option. My QB2 is Love and he’s on bye.

re: Kenneth Walker vs Woody Marks

Posted by skewbs on 10/2/25 at 10:55 am to
He's not practicing today, is in a walking boot, and is projected at 0.0 points by ESPN. It's all but certain that he doesn't play this week.

re: Kenneth Walker vs Woody Marks

Posted by skewbs on 10/2/25 at 9:54 am to
I was also planning on starting one or the other in my flex with Jaylen Warren / Gainwell and London on byes. However, now that Bucky Irving is also out, I'm forced to start both of these clowns. So we'll see how that goes! My only other options are RJ Harvey (not starting him yet) or Bill Croskey (nope, not yet).