David Thacker

International trade nerd. Coffee connoisseur. Opinions my own.

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@RobertMSterling As a new dad, this is awesome!

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@AJA_Cortes Super helpful, thanks!

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@realpeteyb123 First cup no earlier than 90 minutes after waking up. Cut off 6-7 hours before expected sleep time.

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#chiefs offense this season is averaging about 6 pts in the 2nd half of games.

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@shawngorham I’ve tried a number of home espresso machines. Here is the conclusion:

The steam wand is always the disappointment. It takes too long to heat up, won’t have enough pressure, and doesn’t consistently create good foam.

Focus on espresso quality for the budget you want to spend.

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@reformussoccer @ussoccer Keeping Reyna off the pitch…

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@SteveDeaceShow Additionally, consider moving to New Hampshire or Maine, which have fairly small populations and contested senate races. This would give republicans the chance to pick up 4 seats in the senate.

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@GrassFed_Graham @THEBROTHERTIGER @DrStevenJLawson @Ligonier @illbehonest I roast my own. 🤓it’s been a really fun hobby, with great tasting perks (pun intended).

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@QuikTrip Gasoline.

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@442oons

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Bayern is wasting all of Coman’s good work. They need Muller in the middle to work with Musiala to open up the middle as well as the outside. #FCBMCI

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Real Madrid in the Champions League

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@AJA_Cortes AJACS: most people don’t workout, but if you commit to it and work smart, you can be the exception.
Twitter: 👏🏼

AJACS: many marriages fail, but if you commit and work hard & smart, you will have marital bliss. It’s good for you (& society).
Twitter: bUT StaTIstiCs…🤡

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@HeroDividend - Pursue (together) a vision and mission bigger than your marriage. For me, Christianity defines this. Serve the community, help the unfortunate, be there for friends, create a brighter future for your kids.
- Dote on your wife. Your emotional investment creates huge dividends.

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@AJA_Cortes Are there particular exercises to do to strengthen grip, or would it be a byproduct of good form during other lifts (e.g. deadlifts, curls, presses)?

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@itseian1 @OpenSoccerFdn @TheChampions @Concacaf @AustinFC @MLS Fellow Wichitan, I presume?

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@OpenSoccerFdn If investing in a top flight team is the only “entry level” investment, then his point has merit. But the point of pro/rel is to allow more people, towns, and players to take part in the system, to enter at the level they can, and to have room to grow.

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@Eyesandvibes 100% Klopp if he ever was available.

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@worldsoccertalk I think the biggest benefit of prorel is to incentivize more investment into lower levels (replacing college soccer). This will develop more young talent (and more importantly, coaching and front office staff). The results of an open system may not effect the MLS for years.

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@worldsoccertalk #ProRelForUSA might increase competitiveness (and I am for it). However, the NFL & NBA are competitive without it. Consider the wage $ and college sports. Compare wage bills for MLS, NFL, NBA, & Premier League. And then compare college football, basketball & soccer industry.