LetsGoPeay wrote:I've started reading The Tales of Dunk and Egg. It's a prequel trilogy for Game of Thrones. Its set in the time when the Targaryens were in power in Westeros. Egg is the younger brother of Aemon who was the Maester for the Knight's Watch that
Spoiler!
died a couple episodes ago.
This sounds fantastic. Did you finish all the GOT books?
I am in the middle of the first one and it is playing out exactly like season 1 which isn't a bad thing as it is refreshing my memory and the level of detail is fantastic. I read a few chapters, then rewatch the episodes. It's pretty awesome.
LetsGoPeay wrote:I've started reading The Tales of Dunk and Egg. It's a prequel trilogy for Game of Thrones. Its set in the time when the Targaryens were in power in Westeros. Egg is the younger brother of Aemon who was the Maester for the Knight's Watch that
Spoiler!
died a couple episodes ago.
This sounds fantastic. Did you finish all the GOT books?
I am in the middle of the first one and it is playing out exactly like season 1 which isn't a bad thing as it is refreshing my memory and the level of detail is fantastic. I read a few chapters, then rewatch the episodes. It's pretty awesome.
Yeah, I finished all the GoT books. These prequels are also written by Martin. I guess they'd technically be called novellas since they're much shorter than a regular novel.
It's rough reading as I never buy books and download them digitally but wanted the GOT collection. The font is so damn small and the books are like 800 pages
It's rough reading as I never buy books and download them digitally but wanted the GOT collection. The font is so damn small and the books are like 800 pages
Actually, I have these three books in a zip file and they are easily loaded onto a tablet for use with any reading app.....
texasfan4444 wrote: We also work with Jimmy V, and they do not pull anything from their donations (they have a fund they've invested very well that covers all their payroll and overhead).
how can you make a comment like this when there is next to no possible chance you'd have enough info to make an educated comment on this?
you could be best friends with the president of the foundation and there is no possible way of knowing how they are handling their finances.
Because they're transparent with their finances, which is part of why they have a 4-star rating
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texasfan4444 wrote: We also work with Jimmy V, and they do not pull anything from their donations (they have a fund they've invested very well that covers all their payroll and overhead).
how can you make a comment like this when there is next to no possible chance you'd have enough info to make an educated comment on this?
you could be best friends with the president of the foundation and there is no possible way of knowing how they are handling their finances.
Jsence is an expert in NPOs, telecommunications, IT, football (both kinds), basketball, seismology, meteorology, climatology, history, law, religion, and being a white knight. How dare you question his knowledge on this matter.
I'm gonna start calling you Tarzan
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At least the first season that I tried to watch. Worse than Seinfeld even.
Its definitely worse the second time around thus far. I always took it as a very superficial show and cheap entertainment, which it certainly is. Entourage and Weeds were probably the first two shows that I watched regularly from beginning to end, and as Ive watched more good television perhaps my standards have changed. I still like the show, just maybe not as much as I thought?
Best way the show was ever described to me:
It's a show about douchebags, starring douchebags, and enjoyed by douchebags.
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S22: Ohio 8-5
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Career: 102-61
jsence2 wrote:
Because they're transparent with their finances, which is part of why they have a 4-star rating
that means very little.
i can start a non profit, show you all my finances and still pocket tons of money without you having any idea.
Maybe so
But their finances show that not one penny of their overhead or salary comes from donations. Again, the endowment they've invested and built up has enabled that.
Plus, anybody that knows or has met Bobby V would know he wouldn't use his brother's name to make a buck for himself.
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Career: 102-61
At least the first season that I tried to watch. Worse than Seinfeld even.
Its definitely worse the second time around thus far. I always took it as a very superficial show and cheap entertainment, which it certainly is. Entourage and Weeds were probably the first two shows that I watched regularly from beginning to end, and as Ive watched more good television perhaps my standards have changed. I still like the show, just maybe not as much as I thought?
Best way the show was ever described to me:
It's a show about douchebags, starring douchebags, and enjoyed by douchebags.
At least the first season that I tried to watch. Worse than Seinfeld even.
Its definitely worse the second time around thus far. I always took it as a very superficial show and cheap entertainment, which it certainly is. Entourage and Weeds were probably the first two shows that I watched regularly from beginning to end, and as Ive watched more good television perhaps my standards have changed. I still like the show, just maybe not as much as I thought?
Best way the show was ever described to me:
It's a show about douchebags, starring douchebags, and enjoyed by douchebags.
You calling me a douchebag?
Should I?
And no, not everyone that watches the show is a douchebag. But every douchebag who watches it loves it.
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If you want to save this dumb show you gotta get the fans involved. You know, like sometimes people mail stuff to networks to show how passionate they are. They sent light bulbs to save Friday Night Lights, hot sauce to save Roswell, and douche bags to save Entourage.
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S23: ECU 12-2
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