Don

That is awesome Don. Congrats on your pay increase and independence. 

So, a several months later update… Threw myself back into the job market in my field while I maintained my position. I was very transparent with management at my company about the fact that I was actively looking and they had limited time to act. Got a number of offers while looking that were all significantly higher than what I was making, but chose to hold out for a bit more (it’s a wild time in my industry and there’s some real opportunity out there). Finally got an offer for about 75% more than I was making (and that’s before bonuses). Took that back to my management team, and to their credit they all went to bat for me with HR. Exactly zero of them (or me) ever got a response from the people that could actually make anything happen. So yeah, I ended up in a new role with a ton more control and decision making latitude at nearly double the pay and with much more opportunity for advancement. Can’t complain about that.

Or he could be President

Or he could be President

Or he could be President

Or he could be President

Or he could be President

Dude looks like he'll be selling All State insurance in a couple years...

Just did a rewatch of Band of Brothers. Hadn’t seen it since it first came out. The story is still great, and it doesn’t feel dated at all outside of some “kinda too much” musical choices that they made. Major Dick Winters remains the most thoroughly likable character in the history of TV (and perhaps just people). Ron Livingston and Damien Lewis are both amazing in their roles.

Just did a rewatch of Band of Brothers. Hadn’t seen it since it first came out. The story is still great, and it doesn’t feel dated at all outside of some “kinda too much” musical choices that they made. Major Dick Winters remains the most thoroughly likable character in the history of TV (and perhaps just people). Ron Livingston and Damien Lewis are both amazing in their roles.

Yeah, he's awesome. 

My son has been following his music for years. He said it helped him through his divorce. S.O.B. was his anthem for a while. 

Wow, that was impressively bad

Has nobody mentioned the obvious yet?

Has nobody mentioned the obvious yet?

...who led MLB in RBI and helped his team win the World Series. Fever dream indeed.

A figment of our collective imagination. A fever dream of gold glove caliber defense, exceptional plate discipline, and gap to gap power.

A figment of our collective imagination. A fever dream of gold glove caliber defense, exceptional plate discipline, and gap to gap power.

A figment of our collective imagination. A fever dream of gold glove caliber defense, exceptional plate discipline, and gap to gap power.

Has nobody mentioned the obvious yet?

A figment of our collective imagination. A fever dream of gold glove caliber defense, exceptional plate discipline, and gap to gap power.

There's a completed script for the sequel and it's been close to happening a few times--but it doesn't look like it'll ever materialize:
https://collider.com/eastern-promises-sequel-not-happening/
 

Decided to watch Eastern Promises in honor of @Brandon. Definitely a well-made movie with a ton of style, good plot line, and an awesome Viggo Mortensen performance. That said, I was kinda shocked when it ended. I didn’t look at the movie runtime before watching it (roughly 100 minutes), and the end of the movie kinda felt like the end of act two to me. This movie easily could’ve had another 30-45 minutes of awesomeness. Maybe a sequel some day?

You just know that Giolito is gonna throw a 3-hit shutout for the Brewers or someone in the playoffs.

You just know that Giolito is gonna throw a 3-hit shutout for the Brewers or someone in the playoffs.