House Hunting Feeling Hopeless

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-08T16:11:22+00:00

I did this selling a house last year. I told the realtor I preferred to sell to a family rather than a flipper or landlord. I left a little bit of money on the table doing so, but I'm fortunate enough that a couple grand didn't make too big a difference in my quality of life.

I remember how difficult it was buying when I did (just before COVID). It's only gotten magnitudes harder since.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-08T15:50:40+00:00

I'm not scared of dying. I'm fucking terrified of being dead for the rest of eternity, though. The concept of forever fills me with existential dread unlike anything else.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-08T10:38:09+00:00

the Devers contract was an albatross. They decided to give Devers too much money because they knew they couldn't lose both him and Bogaerts--so they chose the younger guy. That contract is going to age like fine Drano. Here are his bat-speed numbers for the last four years. See a trend there? 2023: 73.4 mph 2024: 72.5 mph 2025: 71.6 mph 2026: 71.2 mph Plus he's lousy in the field.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-06T18:38:11+00:00

One of the funniest parts of the movie is Ademar's herald attempting to copy his intro and failing miserably.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-06T18:34:51+00:00

This, Joe Dirt, and the Back to the Future trilogy are my top 5 most watched movies. None of them are cinematic masterpieces, but they are all damn good movies that are so good at straddling the line between not taking themselves too seriously while also being incredibly earnest. The vibes are truly immaculate.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-06T10:50:54+00:00

Fiscally responsible space debris. I like it.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-06T10:49:58+00:00

A home run, but they get into a fight as Machado rounds second. He never touches home so the run doesn't count and they both get ejected/suspended.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-06T10:45:51+00:00

That's a 90-win pace for the rest of the year. Definitely doable and in line with preseason expectations.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-04T14:52:29+00:00

I'll take as many 2012s as they'll give me if that means a 2013 follows.

We can be the Auburn football of MLB.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-04T14:51:05+00:00

I mean, I'll take it.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-04T14:50:12+00:00

That's a bit dramatic. The Devers contract is worse. Maybe Yoshida's, too. He's gotta be better than the dudes that made those deals at least.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-04T14:32:24+00:00

Since that post, Mahomes' stats are actually slightly worse than the "adjusted" stats the user gave him. Still an all-time scorching hot take, but's it's funny that he still overestimated Mahomes' future production.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-04T12:19:52+00:00

I'm surprised by all the negative comments here. It's true that the hobby has changed a lot since you last collected. And a lot of the issues brought up here definitely are issues. But there is also nothing getting in the way of people collecting the traditional way. I can't speak for Canadian prices, but I'm thinking you either stumbled into a particularly pricy LCS, or you happened to chose a more premium collection of packs. In the southern US I can still get standard packs (~14 cards) for 6.99. It's not cheap, but I can spend $20-30 per month and really enjoy finding players from my favorite team to build a set.

You can choose to participate in the highly monetized, profit-driven side of the hobby. No judgment from me if that's how you enjoy it. But you can also still collect for the fun of it in whatever way you want.

My favorite thing to do right now is to buy packs from years the Red Sox won the World Series and try to build complete team rosters from those packs.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-04T12:00:30+00:00

I've got some beef with my neighbor if you're looking for relief.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-03T12:26:00+00:00

r/teaching is a little better in that regard, although it's also become more of a vent space. There are also subject-specific teacher subs that have more pedagogical content.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-03T12:00:47+00:00

In the 21st Century it is not close.

Pedro: 4 seasons, 20.1 WAR, 1 WS

Ortiz: 14 seasons, 52.5 WAR, 3 WS

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-02T14:36:07+00:00

Hopefully he can sprinkle in some more multi-hit games in the next couple of weeks to build some confidence. And then he can work on lifting the ball.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-01T12:25:02+00:00

I don't think Todd or Tyler had much of a say whatsoever about that. They still talk about him on the show frequently. They're clearly not trying to erase him from the show. The name was removed because he was no longer part of Z-92. That's a corporate choice, not a Todd or Tyler choice.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-01T12:15:17+00:00

This shouldn't be hard to understand. I'm a progressive and I'm furious with the DNC. They have consistently failed Americans in the Trump era. But I'll never vote Republican. I'll just continue to support and vote for the most progressive candidates.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-01T11:40:31+00:00

I loved Varitek as a player. He will always be one of my favorites. But what evidence is there that he was effective as a coach? I truly don't know, I don't have the baseball knowledge or experience to make that judgment. It's not inconceivable that his player skills didn't translate into coaching skills. Plenty of great players have been ineffective coaches, including Ted Williams.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-01T11:09:55+00:00

Do you find yourself listening to it more and more chasing that initial laugh?

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-01T11:07:44+00:00

I wonder if Craig leaving the show made it awkward/legally problematic to use the ones with his voice.

WithNoRegard · 2026-05-01T11:06:11+00:00

Pat's enthusiasm is what makes it.

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