Similar story with the Gizz: find an identity that fits the core pieces you do have (grit and grind, shooting everywhere), and then build around that with players that fit that style. Instead of acquiring disparate "assets," acquire particular players.

Can't find the link, but a while back there was an article (I think from Holly Anderson after she left EDSBS) about Eric Berry and there was this story about Berry giving the greatest pump up speech in the history of the world, getting the whole team fired up and ready for blood, and then them getting pasted by…

Still not seeing any exclusion., unless you want to protest police accountability only when the victim isn't black, which you don't seem to be saying.

Tell you what then, just explain how believing that "Black Lives Matter" excludes anyone.

To be clear, you're saying that it's impossible for a person to note note that an issue disproportionately affects people of one race without excluding all other races?

He literally admits that the issue "disproportionately" affects black people. It's part of the problem. No one is saying that other lives don't matter; the entire fucking point is that it's inclusive, not exclusive. That black lives aren't an exception that don't matter. If you think the mere mention of race is…

Just pointing out that you contradict yourself in your own comment. Also, those protestors are against unaccountable police and their use of force overall. None of them think a case doesn't matter based on the victim's race.

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I'm in the same position, with almost the same numbers. My plan is to max my Roth, not change my current travel budget, and save for a down payment. Given that IRAs have a low contribution limit and an income cap if you want to invest later on, there's an extra benefit to starting early.

One step closer to a Chip Kelly/Rex Ryan dream team.

Yeah, the super safe conservative option isn't "cash in a mattress," it's T Bills.

Good catch, thanks. Just picked up Bitter American to try out so I must have it on the brain. I'll have to give Back in Black a try.

Finally got around to Bitter American's Hell or High Watermelon and it completely turned me around on fruit in beers. It was my "hanging out on the rooftop" beer of the summer.

It has nothing to do with being held out of blowouts, as Flynn only has 15 attempts backing up Rodgers. One of the arguments for giving MVP to a QB every year is that they touch the ball on every offensive play, and therefor have a greater impact on the game. Pointing out how Watt's had more snaps is an argument…

If vintage MJ played for this year's Timerwolves, would he be ineligible for the MVP?

The problem is the whole "valuable" thing versus "best." In terms of the effect on a team, there's just a huge gap in influence between QBs and any other player. I'd even say Watt's more valuable than Purple Jesus was his big year, but if the criteria is "what would his team do without him," then Watt (or any great…

No bible or chocolate milk. You should just watch the video. The kid did absolutely nothing wrong.

Crawford did all those things and the cops still murdered him. Your tips are worthless.

When the cops shot him he was just sitting on a swing. They just rolled up and the officer (who had been drummed out of his previous job as unfit to use a firearm) executed him. A 12 year old who had hurt no one. You know how many young boys play with toy guns? All of them.

No he didn't. Crawford was standing in a Walmart. You can see the security footage. He walks around for a while, then is standing in the toy aisle alone. Then police rush in and gun him down. It's incredibly disturbing.