Definitely for the time being I will stick to watching Buxton highlights rather than Twins games. If, and hopefully when, they start playing some actual entertaining baseball, I'll start turning it on again.
This is the place I'm at right now as well. MLB The Show is finally available for the Xbox, so I can get my Twins fix there.
Oh, now I gotta be careful about doing something like that. I might not see daylight all summer. 🙂
Its also on GamePass, so yeah...
It's the perfect GamePass title for me, haven't played any version of the show since 14 and that was on the Vita.
Such a gorgeous, technically great game. But man, sim baseball games might have just passed me by. Hoping to spend more time with it this weekend to tweak settings (my old reflexes need slower pitches!) and try out some other modes to see if anything clicks. But first impressions are that I'll spend more time with Super Mega Baseball, despite how good The Show is.
Yeah, I am utterly garbage at recognizing pitches which makes hitting not easy, so I hear ya on that and on SMB3 being tons of fun.
On opening day, Kyle Gibson gave up five runs in a third of an inning for an ERA of 135.00. Since then, he has allowed one earned run in twenty-one innings, lowering his season ERA to 2.53.
If that doesn't define his career, I don't know what does.
Do you know now long in life I pronounced this "CALLY-ope" instead of "CAH-lye-oh-pee"
cuh-LYE-uh-pee
Yeah I put the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLABle
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto!
Let's call the whole thing off!
Cally-ope is how many native New Orleanian pronounces it.
That’s how my stepdad would pronounce it, too. He went to school in Houston*. Must be a Southern thing...
Pa grew up on a farm in off Hwy 16 in rural Hokah. After we moved back from Thief River Falls, he taught in Mabel, Houston, and finally Caledonia. His brother taught in Harmony and, later, Preston, and now lives in Mabel on the ancestral family farm. When we’d drive down to visit great-grandma’s farm in Mabel, we used to love the twisty section of MN-43 south of Bratsburg that ends just after Choice. My best friend in elementary school had family in Whalan, so we’d go over there with his dad to fish.
Man I know all those towns.
Choice is one of my favorite place names ever. I’m not sure there’s a better or more succinct balance of descriptive & literal.
DPWY, if you're around, what company did you use for your solar panels? I just met with someone from Avolta but feel like I need to do some more research before making any decisions. Also, if anyone else in the Twin Cities area has experience with solar panels, please chime in!
We didn't move forward with the install, but I was happy with my experience All Energy Solar. Pretty thorough overview of the benefits of the system, cost, expected break-even, etc. We unfortunately have a gigantic tree in our neighbor's yard that would really reduce the peak power of our potential system. Maybe when cells get a little more efficient it'll make sense.
Just as a random aside: I've always thought that the first person to manufacture a solar panel that looked enough like regular roofing would make a fortune. Musky looked like he was trying that (pared with a house battery too; even smarter), but it didn't seem like that went anywhere..
We just finished getting the Tesla solar tiles installed on our roof a couple months ago, along with the batteries, and have been very happy with the results so far. Power generation is good, and I like the way the tiles look, too.
The install took longer than it probably should have, in large part because they are expanding slowly, and they didn't have that many people ready to do the install. It was very clear that our house was also being used for training. There were some days where 15-20 people would be up on the roof getting safety training, while others were installing things in a different section.
I think a big part of it not immediately catching on with everyone is that it's much more expensive than installing panels. It's priced about the same as getting a new roof and then putting panels on it, which in some ways makes sense because that's essentially what it is. We were nearing the point of replacing the roofing soon anyway, with broken tiles all over and frequent leaks, so it made sense for us to go with Tesla. But for people who have a roof that will last many more years, it's probably a less attractive option.
That's awesome! I haven't heard about it in so long I thought it was swept by the wayside. I figured pricing was going to be an initial issue so I'm hoping it will gradually come down. I hadn't considered the "new roof" aspect of it. Also, glad to hear it's working out well. Hopefully it becomes more popular (and cheaper).
I'm very interested in actual experiences with configurations and actual performance. I have a roof with a pretty steep pitch and an East-West orientation (i.e., facing a North-South street) and some mature trees. So I would want to know a lot about expected performance and the challenges of installation and roof maintenance (I have a ~30-year old roof of fake slate, i.e., coated cement board "slate" tiles, which probably means installation is a non-starter anyway, unless I re-roof). But I also have a flat carport that gets pretty good sun from mid-morning to late afternoon.
Google has Project Sunroof to estimate how much sun your roof receives in the year, combined with the estimated size, to determine how large of an installation you would need.
thanks, sean. That site suggests that my house gets around 1,500 hours of usable sunlight per year. It also suggests that I have 1,885 sq feet of available roof space for solar, which is a pretty big over-estimate. Judging from the view, it includes our carport, a small studio (originally a one-car garage) and a balcony area that covers a breezeway between our house and the studio/carport spaces.
But, nonetheless, it's a helpful starting point.
Our home faces the wrong direction, plus we don't have a good spot for this as well.
that's cute.
I have the same thing with some really big ash trees in the back, which might be obscuring the bottom half of the roof. Luckily, heh, there are three ash trees about a block away that are getting cut down (presumably because ash borer). So those trees might not be a problem for much longer.
:-0
I am informed that the big trees on the south side of our lot are ash trees as well. No word on ash borers in the neighborhood. They seem healthy as horses. One of which is shading my carport at the moment (2 pm local), suggesting that I shouldn't expect a very good yield on solar on my carport.
here's a satellite view:
We got panels installed last year through a company called Primitive Power. The solar installer was Empire Solar, which seems like one of the bigger names. There were a few bumps along the way to get the system installed and operational, but they were good to work with and we're getting good power output now.
If you think you may go with them, drop me a line, as I think they give a chunk of money to both parties for a referral.
We used All Energy Solar
AllEnergy solar is the current rec on my main TC slack's homeowner channel.
This was an interesting article from an Alternative Juror. I thought the insight that the defense overpromised and underdelivered was especially insightful. Also this was a middle aged white woman. So judging a book by it's cover, someone maybe the defense thought would be somewhat sympathetic.
It isn't 100% done because the shifters I bought initially were garbage and the new front shifter won't arrive for a couple of weeks, but it has brakes and rear gears so its rideable:
So you got the seat post out! Hot paint job as well.
A 24" pipe wrench did the trick. Now I just need to get some stickers to cover up the bad parts of the paint job.
Dougie with a scoop
Quick break from coaching baseball... hear Nick Gordon is coming up to join the #MNTwins. Long road for him sees a cool happening this weekend for the former first rounder.
Definitely for the time being I will stick to watching Buxton highlights rather than Twins games. If, and hopefully when, they start playing some actual entertaining baseball, I'll start turning it on again.
This is the place I'm at right now as well. MLB The Show is finally available for the Xbox, so I can get my Twins fix there.
Oh, now I gotta be careful about doing something like that. I might not see daylight all summer. 🙂
Its also on GamePass, so yeah...
It's the perfect GamePass title for me, haven't played any version of the show since 14 and that was on the Vita.
Such a gorgeous, technically great game. But man, sim baseball games might have just passed me by. Hoping to spend more time with it this weekend to tweak settings (my old reflexes need slower pitches!) and try out some other modes to see if anything clicks. But first impressions are that I'll spend more time with Super Mega Baseball, despite how good The Show is.
Yeah, I am utterly garbage at recognizing pitches which makes hitting not easy, so I hear ya on that and on SMB3 being tons of fun.
Deadspin agrees.
On opening day, Kyle Gibson gave up five runs in a third of an inning for an ERA of 135.00. Since then, he has allowed one earned run in twenty-one innings, lowering his season ERA to 2.53.
If that doesn't define his career, I don't know what does.
Do you know now long in life I pronounced this "CALLY-ope" instead of "CAH-lye-oh-pee"
cuh-LYE-uh-pee
Yeah I put the emPHAsis on the wrong sylLABle
Potato, potahto, tomato, tomahto!
Let's call the whole thing off!
Cally-ope is how many native New Orleanian pronounces it.
That’s how my stepdad would pronounce it, too. He went to school in Houston*. Must be a Southern thing...
I grew up about 15 mi from Houston*
Hey, small world!
Man I know all those towns.
Choice is one of my favorite place names ever. I’m not sure there’s a better or more succinct balance of descriptive & literal.
DPWY, if you're around, what company did you use for your solar panels? I just met with someone from Avolta but feel like I need to do some more research before making any decisions. Also, if anyone else in the Twin Cities area has experience with solar panels, please chime in!
We didn't move forward with the install, but I was happy with my experience All Energy Solar. Pretty thorough overview of the benefits of the system, cost, expected break-even, etc. We unfortunately have a gigantic tree in our neighbor's yard that would really reduce the peak power of our potential system. Maybe when cells get a little more efficient it'll make sense.
Just as a random aside: I've always thought that the first person to manufacture a solar panel that looked enough like regular roofing would make a fortune. Musky looked like he was trying that (pared with a house battery too; even smarter), but it didn't seem like that went anywhere..
We just finished getting the Tesla solar tiles installed on our roof a couple months ago, along with the batteries, and have been very happy with the results so far. Power generation is good, and I like the way the tiles look, too.
The install took longer than it probably should have, in large part because they are expanding slowly, and they didn't have that many people ready to do the install. It was very clear that our house was also being used for training. There were some days where 15-20 people would be up on the roof getting safety training, while others were installing things in a different section.
I think a big part of it not immediately catching on with everyone is that it's much more expensive than installing panels. It's priced about the same as getting a new roof and then putting panels on it, which in some ways makes sense because that's essentially what it is. We were nearing the point of replacing the roofing soon anyway, with broken tiles all over and frequent leaks, so it made sense for us to go with Tesla. But for people who have a roof that will last many more years, it's probably a less attractive option.
Now bundled with Powerwall
That's awesome! I haven't heard about it in so long I thought it was swept by the wayside. I figured pricing was going to be an initial issue so I'm hoping it will gradually come down. I hadn't considered the "new roof" aspect of it. Also, glad to hear it's working out well. Hopefully it becomes more popular (and cheaper).
I'm very interested in actual experiences with configurations and actual performance. I have a roof with a pretty steep pitch and an East-West orientation (i.e., facing a North-South street) and some mature trees. So I would want to know a lot about expected performance and the challenges of installation and roof maintenance (I have a ~30-year old roof of fake slate, i.e., coated cement board "slate" tiles, which probably means installation is a non-starter anyway, unless I re-roof). But I also have a flat carport that gets pretty good sun from mid-morning to late afternoon.
Google has Project Sunroof to estimate how much sun your roof receives in the year, combined with the estimated size, to determine how large of an installation you would need.
thanks, sean. That site suggests that my house gets around 1,500 hours of usable sunlight per year. It also suggests that I have 1,885 sq feet of available roof space for solar, which is a pretty big over-estimate. Judging from the view, it includes our carport, a small studio (originally a one-car garage) and a balcony area that covers a breezeway between our house and the studio/carport spaces.
But, nonetheless, it's a helpful starting point.
Our home faces the wrong direction, plus we don't have a good spot for this as well.
that's cute.
I have the same thing with some really big ash trees in the back, which might be obscuring the bottom half of the roof. Luckily, heh, there are three ash trees about a block away that are getting cut down (presumably because ash borer). So those trees might not be a problem for much longer.
:-0
I am informed that the big trees on the south side of our lot are ash trees as well. No word on ash borers in the neighborhood. They seem healthy as horses. One of which is shading my carport at the moment (2 pm local), suggesting that I shouldn't expect a very good yield on solar on my carport.
here's a satellite view:
We got panels installed last year through a company called Primitive Power. The solar installer was Empire Solar, which seems like one of the bigger names. There were a few bumps along the way to get the system installed and operational, but they were good to work with and we're getting good power output now.
If you think you may go with them, drop me a line, as I think they give a chunk of money to both parties for a referral.
We used All Energy Solar
AllEnergy solar is the current rec on my main TC slack's homeowner channel.
This was an interesting article from an Alternative Juror. I thought the insight that the defense overpromised and underdelivered was especially insightful. Also this was a middle aged white woman. So judging a book by it's cover, someone maybe the defense thought would be somewhat sympathetic.
https://www.startribune.com/he-was-guilty-extra-juror-in-favor-of-chauvin-conviction/600048853/
It isn't 100% done because the shifters I bought initially were garbage and the new front shifter won't arrive for a couple of weeks, but it has brakes and rear gears so its rideable:
So you got the seat post out! Hot paint job as well.
A 24" pipe wrench did the trick. Now I just need to get some stickers to cover up the bad parts of the paint job.
Dougie with a scoop
Kiriloff is also being recalled. Sano to the IL. Not sure who the other player being replaced is. Might just be Telis.
I might be willing to take the bargain of the Twins being bad if the Yankees are just as bad.
I'm so old, I remember 1990 (Twins 74-88, last in the West, Yanks 67-95, last in the East).
Next year can't come soon enough, then.
The Yanks were pretty bad in 1991, too.
The Carmax advert with Step Curry (and Sue Bird) is brilliant.
https://youtu.be/Pe88PyTW5LU
The "well I'm working on it" line is perfectly delivered.