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I'll jot these down in the notes app and hopefully have time to hit one or two. Muchas gracias!
I actually spend about a week/month in Bluffton because I do some work for Palmetto Bluff. I really like it down there. If you can believe it, the housing market is even more competitive in Beaufort/Bluffton/HHI than it is in Charleston!
Yeah I wasn't too familiar with them myself, but I asked my much more tech-savy friend what I should get and he told me to buy a TCL tv that has QLED haha. Although from what I see online, it looks like OLED is sometimes the better choice but it depends on where your tv is located (dark room = OLED evidently).
I agree with heuplek. CofC is a good liberal arts school but what I hear about the most is their Marine Biology program that I think is one of the best. I actually work as a recruiter for a local country club and I hire recruit and hire a bunch of local CofC students. Compared to hokies (that I also recruit), I would say the quality on average of CofC students isn't as good but VT obviously rocks, right? Not sure how much your child likes to party but I feel like for me, personally, I would have a tough time at CofC. The ratio of girls to guys is something like 7:3, the beach is 15 minutes away, and there are bars everywhere that are easy to get into if you're underage. That would have been a dangerous combo for me so Blacksburg turned out to be a pretty good landing place.
Regardless, I think Charleston is a special place; I wouldn't have lived here for 15 years postgrad if I didn't think so.
"They make them with sharp images these days"- no question. I just purchased a high end Benq for my golf sim. While very sharp, it will never look as sharp as a 1080p OLED or upper end TV though. Different animal. You are right about eye strain though
Both co-HC, co-DC, co-GMs.
Bottom line? You are fucking right. 6-7, not competitive in a bowl because your team left and you are bringing in FCS and D2 guys. You are fucking right its a bottom line business, and we don't win.
I'd avoid a TV altogether and get a good projector. They make them with sharp images these days, they are mobile, easy to use, and my favorite part is that you're not looking directly into the light source when viewing so it's less strain on the ol' eyeballs
Intermittent fasting, with the exception of black/mushroom coffee in the morning has done wonders for me.
You can pick any 8 hour window for eating, but 12-8pm has worked great for me.
Lift 3x/week, being sure to incorporate the big 3 of bench, squat, and deadlift (I do a dumbbell variation for bench after 2 shoulder surgeries). Mix in some core work and you're set.
I do supplement with creatine monohydrate and protein shakes but that's it. I'm 36 and my wife is almost angry about my progress. She claims I'm in the best shape of my life while she's pregnant for the first time. Ha. The good news is she has started to join me in working out which has actually been surprisingly awesome.
We will see how we keep this up when the little Hokie arrives in 3 months. As others have said, I would probably do well to cut down on the booze, but craft beer and Bourbon are a weakness of mine, especially during 6-6 football seasons.
This fits the mold of what all the insiders historically do trying to drop hints on stuff over there. Little code messages. Cheesy but I guess it drives clicks.
Banks for HC, Pry for DC? /ssssss
throw in some yoga, bro. it's a world changer
Muscle is created in the gym and revealed in the kitchen. Especially as you age, you can't outwork a a bad diet. Try to eat real food. It can be done, but it's hard to overeat meat, fruits and vegetables. Fat isn't the devil, carbs aren't the devil. Treat your body like you want it to last a lifetime and it will.
Don't overthink working out. Get in, put in work, get out. The most important part to any exercise regimen is consistency. Show up and you will reap the benefits.
The revealed books are great for explaining the islands and things to do. Kauai is my favorite of the 5 I've been on. I used to have to travel there for work so having a good to do things on short notice was great and those were the best. The Hawaiian grand canyon is cool if you ve never gone too the real one.
I'm going to be happy if it's banks but talk about reading between the lines...
Oh my god, the bakeries are fantastic. Wife and I went to Oktoberfest 15 years ago. There was this little bakery next to our hotel where we'd get breakfast every morning. They had amazing sweet and savory pastries. Though going in the first time freaked us the fuck out because the display case was swarming with bees. The workers would just brush them off to get to a pastry. Weirdest thing, but they were amazing.
I bought a cheap Hisense that got good reviews on RTings for an outdoor TV. It worked great, was pretty bright, and uses Chromecast as the smart interface.
Of course a $500 TV isn't going to get good ratings next to a $3000 LG OLED, but that doesn't mean it won't work for your purposes. I suggest trusting RTings.
I hope it is! I was going off of what was directly said. I'm definitely not good at reading into comments like you can.
Just the phrasing is odd and feel like he's trying to say something. The second comment there "people up and down" up and down is also top and bottom (TB). ""What I...feel and know" Feeling is touching, knowing is believing. TB
Then the third comment is just full of TB..."the below" "the board" "the biggest" then he mentions Chuck Long who played for the Detroit Lions (Banks is from Detroit).
"This is a bottom..." "tailspin based"
Just seems like very odd phrasing and a lot of references to TB in there.
I can't tell if that's what is meant by the three comments that I can find from this post:
#1
If we don't hear some news start to come out this week...middle of the week if I had to guess.
#2
Going out on a limb here a bit and stuff happens but this is what my gut tells me based on what I know now.
Stay patient folks. People up and down def understand the importance of good personnel decisions for the program...and what's at stake based on what I...feel and know.
#3
Don't read too much into the below...
If it's someone the board feels is the biggest home run in the history of mankind or someone that is the Chuck Long...
This is a bottom line business. Winning message board sentiment in the winter is over rated. This is a bottom line business - even more so now than when Beamer was here.
Folks know what's at stake for the program.
Again don't go into a tailspin based on this comment make assumptions about it being a hire...that this board won't rejoice or go positively berserk over in a good way...
But you asked how I feel..and I am very encouraged about the process undertaken here but mostly focused on having great outcomes for the program in the long run (vs winning any press conferences in the short run).
EDIT: This was meant to be a reply to VTJ12
Just read some cryptic non-paywall posts from Mehul over on 247. And maybe I'm crazy or half asleep, but I think he's hinting at Tim Banks. If we somehow pulled that off, I will eat a whole plate of crow and ask for seconds.
Munich is a great city, I love it there. I typically stay at the Sheraton near Olympic Park (U3 Ubahn line)...think it might actually be the Arthotel ANA now....or the Pullman (Nordfriedhof stop on the U3 or U6 Ubahn). Trains from both areas go directly to the Marianplatz, so it is easy to get to the touristy-type places.
Olympic Park is beautiful, and the BMW Welt museum and 4-cylinder building are right there as well. Some decent restaurants pretty close by too.
If you want to take any day trips...Neuschwanstein castle is great, and Dachau is worthwhile. You can also take an early train down to Salzburg, and spend the day there. That's a cool little city.
Food...a lot of restaurants have changed over time, but for traditional Bavarian, I like Brunnwart, near the Nordfriedhof stop (U3/U6)...I always get the Munchner Schnitzel there. Also always get pizza at L'Osteria (Giselastrasse stop U3/U6). I think there is a L'Osteria near the Hautpbahnhof as well. For doner kebab, I always go to Gul Imbiss (Marianplatz, walk east towards the Isar)...but all doner places are probably pretty good. It would also be worthwhile to go to the Hofbrauhaus...very touristy, but worth it...get the Schweinshaxe (pork knuckle). You have get it once while there.
All the little bakeries and cafes are great, everything is very fresh.
If you are just there for Oktoberfest, you should have a blast. If you want Oktoberfest one day, and then explore the city the rest of the time, renting bikes at the Hauptbahnhof is fun for a day, English garden and along the Isar are great for riding.
Also, I typically just go to an ATM at the airport, and buy a weekly pass for the Ubahn/busses there as well (3 rings should get you where you need to go, if I remember correctly). There is also a Lufthansa bus that goes from the airport to Nordfriedhof and then on to the Hauptbahnhof, where you can then take a train to your hotel. Very convenient especially when I stay in the Nordfriedhof area.
That's worse. I just wish I had my new pants.
Thank you for the info huplek. Probably worth having her at least peek at the campus.
Man, if that turns out to be true, we could have used you 85 years ago breaking the Enigma codes.
An aside, can someone point out why Banks would leave an SEC DC job at a traditional blueblood for what would likely be a paycut at a middling (are we even still middling or is it worse?) ACC school in a shaky conference affiliation with a coach on the hottest of seats? Honest question. I know this is a relationship business but that doesn't make sense to me unless TB senses things are also going south at Rocky Top or maybe he hates his boss, Knoxville, or some combination of those things.