Nine-year NBA veteran Malik Beasley has been indicted on federal charges for gambling related to a sports betting scheme, such as point shaving and prop bets, his attorney Steve Haney tells ESPN. The government is coordinating a voluntary surrender of Beasley this week.
10 years ago:
A McChicken was $1
A dozen eggs were $1.50
A Chipotle burrito was $6.50
Netflix was $9
A full tank of gas was $35
Rent was $1,400
A used Honda was $10,000
On my friend's 21st birthday we were all going out drinking. Before he left, his grandfather told him if he really wanted to drink everyone under the table he should drink 3 shots of olive oil to "coat his stomach." So he did, and as soon as we got to the bar he shit his pants.
It’s an elite mindset to live like everything is going to work out. Not necessarily being blindly optimistic, but just knowing whatever happens, you’ll figure it out
A guy told me:
"Unfortunately, some people were not here to evolve, they are here to remind you what it looks like if you don't"
Something in me changed that day
I once heard my boss man say to another employee “You know John, you’re not the sharpest pencil in the box” and without skipping a beat the guy replied “Welp boss man, a sharp pencil is a sign it ain’t never done a lick of work”. I think about that to this day.