Lawrence Leung

I messed with Texas.

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

R.I.P. America 1776-2016

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@vzmercogliano Dorofeyev scores almost all his goals from the right side so yeah they’ll probably switch him won’t they

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@AdamZHerman Sorry it's two years, but still

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@AdamZHerman Is there an extension involved here? Because otherwise we just traded Trocheck for one year of Durzi, a 3rd line prospect and a third round pick.

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@dieworkwear @Jennife01646883 This is actually the difference between patriotism and nationalism

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@Lgr1Saucie @BroadwayHatsNYR Watch the video that's going around of Dorofeyev's goals from last year. He's a left handed off wing shooter from the right side. Almost all his goals come from there. Switching him is crazy talk.

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@AdamZHerman How many bottom sixers do you need? The emergence of Chemlar and Sykora as viable options have made these guys expendable.

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@AdamZHerman The answer is always because they invested in better amateur scouting and it’s paid off, resulting in higher trust across the department and organization

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@vzmercogliano Trocheck's no trade list goes from 12 to 10 on July 1, right? If so I see Drury waiting to deal him then, instead of at the draft.

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@julia_goooliaaa

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@AdamZHerman It’s a $2.75m per, premium over TBL’s offer which is affordable by Tampa considering all their important pieces are locked up. After their recent playoff failures i wonder if they’re trying to stay extra cap disciplined to make a big splash

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@ramit I did a Street View tour of this town and I found they have a 1.35% AUM advisor

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@AdamZHerman He should have been traded last deadline. Drury is putting him and his family in limbo wondering for months where their kids will go to school, and then he wonders why the room has no chemistry

[ella devi @ellad3vi]

they were parading elmo's head around on a pike last night

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@katiebakes This is what "notify anyway" was made for

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You know what they say, a 29 point lead is the most dangerous lead in basketball

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@JFreshHockey Similar to EJ Emery?

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@NickZararis Now do Lindgren-Trouba because that’s what you also have

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@ramit This only looks at costs. A better comparison would take into account house equity vs opportunity cost (investing your net savings from renting, into the market). Renting probably still comes out slightly ahead but you need to look at both sides of the ledger

[Lawrence Leung @LLtweets]

@AdamZHerman There are two times when you can take the metaphorical big swing. 1) when you have enough margin to fall back on adn still be ok. 2) when you have absolutely nothing left to lose.

NYR fall into neither of those camps but my fear is that Drury fits into the second

[Ethan Brooks @alt_w_v_g]

My wife mentioned a nice private school over dinner this week
She said the campus was beautiful
I asked what's the tuition
She said we should look at it as an investment in him not a cost
I made a note
She said don't make a note
I said I always make notes
She said this isn't a deal
I said everything is a deal
She closed her eyes

She said we'd discuss it Saturday
I agreed

Saturday 7:02am
She came downstairs in her Saturday robe
Coffee in hand
I had my cargo shorts on

The dining room had been cleared
The projector was on
The analyst was at the head of the table
Quarter zip on, three iced coffees, a legal pad, and two laptops
He had been there since 6:44am

I texted him at 11:14pm Friday
The text said dining room 6:45am bring the model
He sent a thumbs up

My wife stopped in the doorway
She said what is this
I said you said you wanted to discuss it
She said this is not a discussion
I did not respond
She sat down anyway

The analyst stood
He said good morning ma'am
She did not respond
He sat back down
A printed deck in front of each seat
A fourth copy in case

Slide 1 Tuition Schedule
$38,500 per year
Thirteen years
$500,500 nominal
Before escalators
The school has raised tuition 4.2% per year for a decade
With escalators $648,000
My wife said okay
I said I'm not done

Slide 2 Opportunity Cost
Even before escalators
$38,500 invested annually
10% nominal return
S&P long-run average since 1928
By his eighteenth birthday $944,000
My wife said we can afford it
I said I know that's not the slide

Slide 3 Terminal Value at Age 65
$83 million
She was quiet

The analyst slid the sensitivity tables across the table
8% return $31 million
10% return $83 million
12% return $222 million
She did not look

She said this isn't about money
I said it's always about money
She said no it isn't
I said then what is it about
She did not answer

She said you can't put a dollar value on his teachers his classmates his environment
I said I can the analyst already did slide 6
He flipped to slide 6
She did not look

She said the school is the best in the city
I said best is a feeling
She said it produces the best students
I said the students were already the best before they got there

She said our son deserves it
I said our son deserves $83 million

My son walked in
He is five
Dinosaur pajamas
He looked at the projector
He looked at the open deck on the table
He looked at slide 3
He said are we modeling pre-tax or after-tax
The analyst opened a new tab
My wife looked at the ceiling

He said what's the discount rate
The analyst set down his pen
She closed her eyes

He said is this the same return assumption from the 529 conversation
The analyst stopped typing
He looked at me
I did not say anything

She stood up
Sat back down

He said dad can I help
I said yes
He pulled up a chair
The analyst handed him a printout
He started reading

My wife watched him read
She watched him for a long time

She said his name
He looked up
She said do you like school
He said the work is too easy and the kids don't ask questions

She did not respond
She looked at the ceiling
She walked out of the room

The analyst started packing up
He said should I follow up Monday sir
I said no follow up needed

He'll be fine

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