Suitedjustice's Ongoing Mid-life Crisis

It would be hard work with a peeler.

The video shows the best way, or just scoop it out.

My older son, as a side hustle, buys older beat-up vehicles, does mechanical work to improve them, and then either sells them for a profit, or trades them to friends for other vehicles or various services. I asked him how he came to have such abilities, as he obviously didn't inherit them from his mechanically inept father, and he simply responded "YouTube."

That's good stuff, Dubnjoy000. My parents are in their late-80's so I'm here in western Mass spending the time I can with them. We do a family dinner once a week, which I think is a great idea, as it's otherwise easy to lose track of time and let weeks go by, if you don't have an agreed-upon schedule.

I tried it and had trouble with the pit, but I'd prolly get better at it with practice.

Boom. We're learning here. Learning and growing and sharing and drinking and drugging and gambling, in varying magnitudes.

It helps to have a natural talent; then you only have to watch the videos once or twice, as opposed to me searching for instructions to change my Jeep's radio clock twice a year for 3 years now.

After being sick for a week, I hit the slot floor for a few hours yesterday, but ended up breakevenish at +$15. Last night I played bar trivia with the Pokémon collector and his lady friend. We won. His trivia knowledge and mine form two largish and nearly separate circles in a Venn diagram, so we make a formidable team.

I had stopped my exercise routine for a week due to illness, but today I brought it back. This is the first time I've ever revived a routine after a week off, so I'm happy with myself. My jeans were getting tight in the waist; so that was an incentive. I could almost do the full 42 pushups; I made it to 41 1/2, so the atrophy has been kept to a minimum.

Tonight, I'm heading out for a slot run and a poker session.

Tomorrow there'll be snow, and next week I'm filling in at the office, and there will be more snow. That week at the office is not going to cover the rent, so I may have to drive to MGM through snow, as well as moonlight there after the office work, in order to make the nut.

The collector has offered to assess the rest of my Pokémon cards and make me an offer, but I don't expect much more than a hundo or so from that, unless a rare hologram card has evaded our previous weighing test.

Also, I mentioned that I'd sold him a hologram Bulbasaur, but I was wrong. It was a hologram Blastoise, for whatever that's worth.

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wish i could follow along but pokemon is after my time
still happy to nod and smile in a modestly approving while still somewhat uncertain sort of way

I don't know jack about Pokémon, but I knew that kids loved it when it came out, so I bought a double handful of it cheap, hoping to make a score at some future date. I give turn-of-the-century Suited a pat on the back for that.

Not every collectible was a slam dunk back then. I also have Neopets and Bablyon 5 cards from the same era that are apparently pretty worthless.

That makes more sense. Blastoise is from the base set. Bulbasaur is as well, but that one is a common card (and never holographic).

I've still got a bunch of Pokémon cards; some are quite valuable. Maybe I'll sell a few of them sometime. I can't imagine selling my entire collection, though, because of nostalgic/sentimental value.

What about the Brunosaur?

So rare that Americans can't even see him. I'll try it next time my VPN tells me I'm in the Netherlands or Romania.

Posted this back when it first came but listened it to it again today. Realized the guest CS states he was a big poster on 2+2. Anyone know who it is? If it’s something you’d want to keep confidential you could PM me. Thanks

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=89FjCCTLey...

I like Bob Dancer. I used his video poker charts back around the turn of the century. I used to sneak glances of my own crib notes of them at the machines. I don't know which 2p2er the slot pro might be, but I wish him the best, as long as he stays out of Springfield.

If you want to Super sleuth at around 26:25 he calls the guest by his first name "Richard".

I guess you could Hendon Mob players from around 2008? I'm too lazy to care. And I listened to this when you first posted it and it's a lot of information without actually giving you any actionable information.

And if I was good enough to figure this out on my own. I certainly wouldn't share it on a popular public Podcast or forum either.

I don't know if Bluesky is getting closer to matching Peak Twitter or if the algorithm has merely figured out that that's what I want.

There is an apostrophe on that banner that doesn't belong.

It mentions a magic pokemon yugioh that belongs to Bjork Album.

easily could be their personal collection of cardboard sleeved vinyl platters

Did they not let you look at notes in those days? I know people these days that have laminated strategy notes that they put on a machine to review and never had issues. You’re still not allowed to use electronic devices but I’ll look at online strategy charts.

I’m not trying to figure out there name. Just wondering there 2+2 handles so I could check out old posts.

I didn't know the protocol, so I played it safe when at the mob-adjacent downtown Las Vegas barrio casinos.

Is Bjork the sibling of Mitch Album? (sp?)

Yes, and Arneu as well. Have I told you about Arneu Album?

Apostrophe's showing my ignorance. 😃

When Binion’s family would take you across the street to that room in the parking garage and beat the **** out of you.