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The Pistons checked out trade options for Reggie and Dre.
Judging by their win over the Mavs, it looks like they got the message.
Hopefully, it sticks.
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I grew up on this stuff. Skid Row on the Slave to the Grind tour was my first concert.
Time has not been kind to a lot of it, but there's bands that still hold up beyond the huge bands like Motley Crue. Tesla, Cinderella and Skid Row were really good. I've also been jamming White Lion recently. Say what ya want about them, but Vito Bratta is an incredible guitar player.
Also, the song Uncle Tom's Cabin by Warrant is a fucking RIPPER.
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Oney vs Tyler Bate was a nifty little TV match. They laid it in, that's for sure. Round 2 is A-OK by me.
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Rumors of a Reggie Jackson for Ricky Rubio trade are flying about. Van Gundy is shooting them down, and while the Pistons are having an awful season, I kinda hope he's telling the truth. That said, I have no clue what is going to turn this season around.
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Converge shirts, corpse paint and inverted crosses in a WWE video. This company gets weirder every day.
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Ya can't deny Reggie's talent. And last year, that starting five was awesome. If they can get back to that, cool, but honestly, it needs to improve. Most of this hinges on Reggie and Andre. Reggie needs to go through the transformation that Chauncey Billups did. Andre could become a dominant superstar, but mentally, he's not there. Stan Van Gundy has got to get them to see it, and if they can't, ship 'em off. Which, especially in Andre's case, isn't going to be easy.
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The Pistons are falling apart now that Reggie Jackson is back. We got ripped by Chicago last night and there was some pretty awful behavior being displayed out on the court. SVG has guaranteed that changes to the starting lineup will be made, starting with this Wednesday's game. John Leuer, who has been an exceptional pickup for us, is more than likely taking over at PF, and I'm guessing it's Marcus Morris that gets benched and not Tobias Harris. Were I SVG, I'd also bench Jackson and start Ish Smith.
Brian Fowler, what do you make of all this?
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That no hands headbutt from Gallagher was SO GROSS.
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Hmmm. From what I've heard, this is the most honest batch of tunes Metallica's done since The Black Album. They're not trying to get back to the first four albums, they're not trying to get current/revealing their plot loss like St. Anger, or being a shitty mainstream rock band like the Load albums. So far, this is coming across like "Hey, let's have fun and write the best songs we can at this point." And it's working.
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2 hours ago, echris1015 said:
I started in journalism (degree and first job) as well and quickly found out I'm a decent writer, but editing suited me much better. I hated the late nights and the story-chasing. Feature writing was the only thing I didn't dread.
If you'd want to pursue it, find a temp or permanent position as a proofreader and get some experience doing that (there's ALWAYS temp jobs available if you're in the mid-size city), and you'll easily be qualified for copy editor/content editor positions. I'm still amazed my journalism degree led to something 9-5 with a decent paycheck and great benefits.
Same here, man. I love writing features, but I know I'm not cut out for the day to day grind of reporting. My "mentor" at the newspaper was basically on-call, worked probably 60 hours a week and still had to live with her parents.
Thanks for the heads up about all that. I'll definitely be looking into it. Bartending money and hours are great, but my knees and feet are in really bad shape, so I gotta find a way out.
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Bartender.
I have a journalism degree. I would really, really like to put it to use. There aren't a lot of jobs or money in the field, but writing is the most natural skill that I have. I did an internship at a newspaper last year and it was enough to let me know that I don't really want to work for one. If I was doing sports or investigative stuff, it'd be different, but I quickly saw that everyone I was working with was pretty much chasing sirens 80% of the time.
On 4/11/2016 at 3:04 PM, echris1015 said:I'm a copy editor at a one of the top insurance companies in the country. Sort of a mindless desk job at times but we're a fairly progressive company, excellent benefits, some mildly exciting projects and materials. Easy work load.
Now, this is something I'd be down for. I like editing a lot. Writing can be absolute torture for me at times, but I can edit til my head falls off.
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6 hours ago, odessasteps said:
Pop weighs in on current events
Stan Van Gundy called it out real hard, too. I liked both of these guys a whole lot, but my respect just shot through the roof for both of them.
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I am absolutely devastated by this. I am not surprised, at all, but I hoped with everything within me that it wouldn't happen.
It's been a struggle to contain my emotions since Monday night and I don't see that changing any time in the next few days. The only things that are helping are just taking care of my life, activism, and the counsel of older, wiser people. I'm thankful that at the age of 35, I've finally figured out that I don't have all the answers and maybe, just maybe the best thing to do is to listen to someone who has been around for a while and has seen this country through even darker times.
I've placed my anger just about everywhere, and ultimately, it isn't productive. Greggulator and lurkerbelow, what you two are saying is about where I've arrived at.
Y'all might dig this article. It's helped me out a lot.
http://www.stonekettle.com/2016/11/bug-hunt.html
I have no idea where this is all going to end up. It's scary.
All I can do is get to work.
Thanks for posting, everyone.
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On 10/19/2016 at 10:51 PM, AxB said:
The Dirt by Motley Crue I re-read for some reason. It made me curious what Tommy Lee's sons looked like now they are adults. They look like Tommy Lee when he was younger (they're both models now). I also wonder why they went to such great lengths to not say how old Mick Mars was. When the band formed Tommy was 18, Vince was 19, Nikki was 22, and Mick was... older than anyone else in the band. He may well have been in his 30s already. No wonder he never really fit in with them.
At one point, he - by himself - clears out a terrorist base, killing 24-ish of them single handed, using only a subpar handgun that has bad aim and low accuracy, with limited ammo.
He was born in either '51 or '55. There's a part of his in the book where he talks about not knowing exactly when his birthday is due to multiple birth certificates or something of that nature. So, the band formed when he was between the ages of 26 and 30. There's an early press release in the book that lists his age at 27, and I'm guessing they may have shaved a couple few years off for image's sake. So, no one really knows for sure. Odds are, he was around 30, and I'm pretty sure Mick sticks with being born in '51 now.
If ya think that's weird, Tony Lombardo from the Descendents was 34 when he joined the band, while the rest of the band was still in high school.
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Pistons stomped ass on the Magic.
What I liked most about it is that it was the bench that really sparked the run that put them ahead. Then, we didn't take the boot off their throat. Beno Udrih did exactly what a backup PG needs to do and Baynes was fantastic. Ish Smith played his ass off and really dictated the game in a lot of ways. And, AND, Drummond hit two free throws, CONSECUTIVELY, and with some decent form.
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Okay, there were about ten things in that Io Shirai/Mayu Iwatani video that were totally, completely batshit crazy, but that dragon suplex on the apron and that crossbody dive...HOLY SHIT.
Those two are warped nihilists that don't care a rat's ass about tomorrow.
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New Ulcerate album, Shrines of Paralysis, is out today.
And, naturally, it's fucking awesome.
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Okay, Otis and Tucker need to get some clubberin' happening with the AoP. Get those two a gimmick and watch them go.
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Eliminate the Klingons, eh, Bob?
He does kinda look like Riker.
Numbah One, make it so.
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42 minutes ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:
I didn't see SD because I was out watching Shin Godzilla, but I've seen Alexa's Freddy look in nxt and love it. Nice to see she broke it out for SD.
It may have seemed like Alexa got called up too early, but she's been knocking it out of the fucking park so far.
Yup. I always thought she was solid in NXT, but now she just flat out rules and keeps getting better.
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I don't necessarily agree with point 2. If a restaurant is going to pay their servers and bartenders a living wage (not minimum wage, mind you), they'd get rid of tipping as part of policy or include the gratuity into the bill. This is already happening at a couple restaurants in NYC. The servers don't have a choice in the matter, unless they choose to work somewhere else. There isn't any double dipping at these places. They are high-end/fine dining, so the servers are still making a good living, as far as I know.
The last place I worked at...honestly, anything other than $25 an hour and I'm losing money due to taxes. It hurt having to walk away from that kind of money, but it had to be done.
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All of that.
I feel the same way about the tipping system, but unless you find me a restaurant that's going to pay me $15-$20 an hour, I ain't gonna budge. Way I see it, the owners would have to cut into their bottom line to make that happen, and well, good luck on that one.
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I work in the service industry. So, my practices are VERY skewed.
Minimum is 20% for dining out and usually more. I eat breakfast out by myself about once a week. The bill is usually between $10 and $15. Regardless, five or six bucks is always plopped down.
Just drinking at the bar, it's a dollar a beer/two ingredient drink. Sometimes it's two depending on how busy it is. If I get a cocktail that takes more than two steps to make, two bucks. If I run a tab instead of paying as I go, it's usually more than a dollar a drink, especially if I close the place down.
Take out gets a couple to five bucks. More often that not, the bar is taking your order over the phone. They have to tip out a food runner and if they don't have one, they are sometimes responsible for packing up my order. If they have to tip out a food runner and I stiff them, I'm cutting into their take home.
I don't EVER not tip. Doesn't matter if the food isn't hot or takes too long. Ain't the servers fault. If it's busy, I know the server can't give me their full attention. If the server seems in a bad mood or flustered, I have absolutely no idea what has gone on that shift or in their day to cause it. More often than not, a good tip when they're not on their game can rescue a shift.
On top of this, I'm pretty easy to please and don't really need or want a lot of attention from a server. The conversation with my favorite waitress at my favorite breakfast joint in town goes like this: "Hey. Something to drink for ya?" Coffee and a water, please. "Ready to order?" Yup, I'll have a veggie omelette, hot sauce, whatever jelly y'all have today, rye toast, and mustard for the potatoes. "Alright, cool." *comes back after a few bites* "Everything good?" Yup.
A refill on the coffee, maybe one on the water. That's it. Five or six bucks goes to her, I get the hell out of there and free up the seat.
That's all that is needed.
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Ooh, but about No Heroes...Grim Heart/Black Rose is one of my favorite songs they've done. Absolutely phenomenal.
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I couldn't stand Britny Fox, even as a little guy. Dude sounded like Gonzo.