Know_not_Scotty_does @ Know_not_Scotty_does @lemmy.world

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Texas sucks. Everyone talks about how much it has a low cost of living and minimal taxes because there is not a state income tax, then the homeowners insurance rates go up or get cancelled and you can count on property taxes going up 10% annually. We bought our house in 2016 and the amount has gone up 10% every year since, not including the other bond issues which increase the tax rate on top of the existing rate.

If you have a good foundation for a relationship, an equitable partnership with open and compassionate communication, shared empathy, and respect for eachother, you are going to be in reasonably good shape.

The thing is, the process of having a kid is stressful, once they are here, it is physically taxing and can be emotionally draining. You don't get sleep in regular or meaningful amounts or patterns, your pattern is disrupted but you also have to do all the other things you had to do before to maintin your life. Chores and work get less time and things pile up. Which makes it harder to do other things you have/want to do. Even if you find the time, you may not have the energy or mental capacity to do it. It can be a very lonely experience even with a good partner.

That said, if you remember, its you and your partner working together for the baby, for eachother, or against the problem, its manageable. You WILL need to adjust to it but it gets easier over time.

Around here (houston metroplex) there is not a bidding war but sellers are acting like there is or should be one. There are several houses we liked that have been on the market for upwards of half a year and the sellers are unwilling to negotiate on prices that are significantly higher than market value or prices of comps. We had an offer on a house that we walked away from recently where the seller outright refused to negotiate on price after the inspection found it needed a new roof and 2 new ac units despite being priced higher than it should have been already.

Yeah that's where we are at, sellers still think they are worth covid prices and the broader market is in complete chaos. If we weren't out of room from having a smaller house with 2 kids, I would be more receptive to sticking it out but the chaos has become less manageable so we are looking for more room despite not really wanting to make any decisions right now.

8 years ago, I bought a house at 3.25% interest on a 30 year loan. We are currently looking to move and interest rates are damn near 7% because of all the fuckery going on and it is probably going to keep going up since no one trusts anything in the economy right now.

Preventable too, if these old ghouls would release their skeletal grip on power and let younger candidates in...

Kind of like Altered Carbon

Salchicha al Carbon is a delicacy. Never be ashamed of it.

It could have already happened hundreds of times and we would never know it.

Be the change you want to see in the world, buy a wii, yell in rooms, get divorced. Think of the children

Nah, Putin pays more and provides windows to fall out of if you cross him.

I mean, Yuki started 20th right? Yeah, it was his fault since he crashed in quali but still.

Up: My unraid server with media library, emby and my kids Down: the fiber internet line into the house that the contractor working on our siding snapped. No one is upset so the system is working.

Its called summer teeth some'r here, some'r gone, some'r gonna need to be pulled.

I have been really happy with hosting my stuff via Emby even with my friend's library on Plex. I have found the media recognition and identification system in Emby to be much better/easier to use.

While the music player in Emby is nowhere near as good as plexamp. I mostly store a local copy of my music on my phone anyways so it is not really an issue. I am going to start playing with navidrome when I get time but a one directional sync with syncthing fromy server to my phone would also work for my needs.

The Emby app on android tv is decent but not flashy and does not have streaming content by default, it is fully functional as a media player for library files.

Its a much better cook than sous vide imo.

He may have a point, they wanted a counterbalance... I am hoping Leo's past comments on this administration continue and he works to better the world in his new hat.

All of my local libraries have cds and dvds to borrow.

Not really. I use lump charcoal and not briquettes though. You do get a little ash but if you blow the coal off before you put it in the sauce, it is minimal.

I tried smoked chimichurri the other day, you make it normally and drop a lit coal into the sauce at the end and let it sizzle for a little bit. It's pretty good, worth trying with a small batch at least once.