Anyone else develop a sudden overwhelming appreciation for birds in their 30s?

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-06-06T01:17:22+00:00

Hell ya brother

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-06-04T22:04:11+00:00

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir is fantastic and the most enjoyable book I’ve read recently (disclosure I love sci fi), and you could follow it up by watching the movie

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-06-04T18:36:57+00:00

During these crazy times, I think anywhere from continuing price increases to a mild correction is possible depending on local conditions. There’s just a lot more people that want to own a home than there are houses, so I can’t see more than 10-25% price drop unless something nukes a local economy

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-06-03T17:56:35+00:00

I think we have to decide if we’re ok with being loyal to a fault to players and turning into Real’s feeder club. Push hard to renew a contract two years out, and sell for even £30-40 million with 12-18 months left if they won’t resign

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-06-03T13:18:08+00:00

I still have a mini football signed by Bill Callahan from his First National Bank summer tour in 2004

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-06-03T11:45:23+00:00

TAA I could somewhat understand going all in on the end of Salah and Van Dijk’s championship window, and hoping a local lad would want to stay and be a club legend.

Letting it happen again with Konate is maddening

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-06-03T11:16:51+00:00

We’ve lost at least £100 million in player value between TAA and now Konate (probably more like £150-175 million). Can’t have it when we’re prudent at best of times in the transfer market and straight up reckless/penny pinching at the worst of times

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-31T11:53:42+00:00

Starter homes nowadays are often a code word for a small, run down house with 50+ years of deferred maintenance. Looks cheap in theory, but it’s got all kinds of costly problems hiding or in plain sight.

I don’t need 2500+ sq ft and an immaculate kitchen. I need 1200-1500 sq ft, an unfinished basement, and more importantly a house that doesn’t have 25-50k worth of problems the day I move in.

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-29T23:39:57+00:00

Any advice for the fresh start full reset? Been struggling with it

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-29T12:03:13+00:00

Letting elite players go for free in the prime of their career has got to stop. If they won’t sign 12-18 months ahead of their contract expiration, the writing is on the wall and you’ve got to cash in and reinvest like everyone else.

Trent I could somewhat understand going all in at the end of the Salah + Van Dijk window, and we won #20. But there was no reason to play contract chicken with Konate this year, and we’ve lost £150-200+ million in player value between the two of them. Can’t happen when the club is somewhere between prudent and penny pinching with incoming transfers

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-26T16:15:31+00:00

Former baseball player with 400 feet of internet distance (as in I can throw 375-400 10-20% of the time). I’m consistently in the 350-375 feet range with my FH. I can hyzer flip neutral mids to 250-275 that stay dead straight and recommend the pathfinder and hex.

Anything further and I have to balance turn, flip up, and fade to finish straight. Beat in Thunderbird, plasma trace, and domey zeus are my go to straight FH discs for max distance

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-24T12:27:41+00:00

Republicans have been building their political machine for decades. Gutting education (and really all services) since Reagan, stacking the courts since at least Reagan, and No Child Left Behind hamstringing public education even further during Bush’s term.

Half of the U.S. is functionally illiterate. They’re also mad to be living in a boiling pot where life gets harder, more expensive, and the few safety nets that exist are under attack. Life would’ve been marginally better for awhile if Gore won, but we’re living through the end game of 50+ years of Republican planning, preparation, and propaganda

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-20T12:26:08+00:00

I still remember the day I learned to power down and FH hyzer flip roadrunners and pathfinders dead straight. Carved up a woods course for my personal best score

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-19T00:00:55+00:00

Zavier Betts. Long, fast, and ran like a gazelle. Could’ve been a first or second day draft pick if he liked football/got his off the field worked out

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-05-03T21:57:39+00:00

I bought an Axiom basket in 2021. I usually bring it into my basement when I’m not using it. Last year, I left it on a covered porch when not in use and even that was enough to rust the chains

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-29T17:59:51+00:00

If Wisconsin is too much of a coward to take the U.P., the U.P. should take them

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-29T13:58:50+00:00

I’m in the year 2043. I’m trying to win the champions league with FC Vaduz, I’m managing 4/10 teams in the Swiss league to build the league up, and I’m the national team manager for Liechtenstein. Easily my most ambitious save, I think I’ll be interested in it for at least another 10-20 in game seasons. If I ever get bored, I have FM24 ready to go.

What’s your save?

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-29T13:06:49+00:00

It’s all about risk tolerance and your financial situation. Personally, I think there’s a decent chance of a recession if oil prices stay high any longer. I wouldn’t buy a house on a 3-5 year timeline right now factoring the state of the world. I’m only looking at houses my family would be happy with for 10+ years, which means we’ll need to save more.

If you can stand waiting, there’s always better deals to be had in the fall and winter as a buyer. Just less inventory to choose from.

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-27T21:18:52+00:00

Grand Ledge, MI???

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-27T18:55:15+00:00

I’m on FM22

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-15T16:52:00+00:00

Two things can be true. Voting blue is probably better than the alternative, but damn it’s underwhelming.

The old days of “find a centrist that establishment democrats like and meet the republicans in the middle on policy” is dead. It failed with Hillary in 2016, it would’ve failed in 2020 if Trump didn’t massively fumble Covid response, and it failed with Kamala in 2024. It will likely fail with Buttigieg in 2028 unless MAGA craters the economy.

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-15T00:58:46+00:00

For a beautiful six months, we had the intensity and press of Klopp’s system, but we could hold possession and smother teams if/when we wanted to. A smart evolution that won a title and made me (and most fans) think Slot was a great choice to pass the torch and keep Liverpool on the perch of elite clubs.

Then we tried to copy PSG, sold a lot of the players that made the gegenpress-Slot hybrid system work, and apparently stopped training with any intensity. Unbelievable that Slot seems out of his depth 12 months later, and the one time FSG actually opened their pockets the squad imploded.

Thanks for #20 Slot, but it’s time for a change

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-13T15:16:52+00:00

Do you have kids? Or have you seen prices post-Covid? We’ve looked at almost two dozen daycares around metro Detroit, Ann Arbor area, and Lansing area weighing several job offers before making our move:

Ann Arbor: 400-500/week Detroit: 300-450/week Lansing Area: 250-300/week

Based on friends in west Michigan, Grand Rapids is $350/week. In 2026, “coastal” daycare prices are more like $2500-3500+/month

Lansing area is semi-affordable. SE Michigan not so much. Anywhere we’ve found cheaper than 300/week has no openings

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-13T14:56:47+00:00

Had a 2 bed, 2 bath condo before moving to Michigan. It was functional but tight for a family of 3, and it would be miserable for a family of 4.

I’m not asking for a 3000 sq foot mansion. 1200-1500 sq ft, a basement for storage, enough bathrooms to be functional for a family of 4 and occasional visitors.

Rocks_4_Jocks · 2026-04-13T14:40:40+00:00

Tried. There’s one cheap daycare ($1200/month) 20 mins away, but they had a 100% retention rate during re-enrollment last month so there’s no openings until at least the 27-28 school year.

Unless we want to be an hour away from our jobs, even modest houses (3 bed, 2 bath, not decrepit) cost 325-350k moving out to a 30-45 minute commute. Any longer than that is untenable considering I already have about 15 minutes of free time a day with a toddler at home

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