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Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for the site, articles, conversations and community.

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Happy Thanksgiving Y’all!! Thank goodness there is a place where we, the obviously insane as we are the few, the proud, the Pirates Fans can commiserate and dare to dream of Bucco glory. Looking forward to this off season

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Getting ready to retire after a mid-life change to Family Medicine (sole owner of my practice as a physician assistant the last 17 years) I understand "stick-to-it-ive-ness" . I also understand (better than I did as a grocery manager!) mental health.

You've got this.

BTW, if she has stuck with you through all this, let her put a ring on that finger of yours! :D

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That’s the plan, eventually lol. Been together so long kinda just feels like we are married at this point

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Was thinking something similar. If you found a lass that supportive and can take hearing about this shit team then you struck gold like a true swashbuckler. Happy Thanksgiving.

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happy thanksgiving to all of yinz

looking for a recipe to cook turkey eggs if anyone has one to share

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With regard to your purchase of a home, know that it’s worth it. My wife is a Realtor in metro Atlanta, and she puts out a weekly e-mail to her clients. In this week’s email, she quoted a statistic that you may find interesting. The average amount of wealth a renter has is $10,400, while the average homeowner is worth $396,200.

Best wishes for a successful real estate transaction.

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how to obtain a jumbo loan with no downpayment?

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I do believe the notion of getting something for nothing is a formula for disaster.

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Nature abhors a vacuum.

Very grateful for you choosing to start up this site when Tim did what Tim did over at the old place.

I still go to the old place to read what Tim has to say, but since he’s decided to not allow readers to interact with each other, it isn’t nearly as enjoyable for me.

Hopefully the Pirates will actually make some moves to get us excited by the time Christmas rolls around.

Happy Thanksgiving to all who come here for their Pirates “fix,” and those of you who supply it to us.

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Yea, gonna need some action here to happen to give something fresh to write about 😂

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Same here, couldn't have said it better.

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Don't know what all happened at P2 (even though I a BURNING with curiosity, I DO NOT want to know any details!)

As per Captain Obvious, hard times...but time to go forward.

And with this 2024 team, I am hopefully putting on my "PollyAnna vision" and see rainbows of October everywhere! Go Bucs!

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Thank you Anthony and all at BoD!!!

As someone who recently retired (and has the time to actually read all of the articles) your writing and dedication has been a godsend for me!!!

And, as a homeowner who recently actually paid off his loan I will be very happy for you and your girlfriend ( what are you waiting for?!?- she is the right person for you as you are for her) come later in the year when you have your own home 🏡!!!

Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 to all!

I’m sure that a lot of readers feel this way- you have a subscriber for life!!

Please keep up the great work you all do!!!

Thank you again 😀

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Thank you! I bet that was a great feeling getting it all paid off!

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Keep doing what you're doing and this site will remain successful. One thing I learned is that the site will be driven by how the team is doing, but you can control how well it does by consistently putting out what the people want to read. The interest in the Pirates will always depend on their record. If they start of slow, then interest will be low. If you're putting out quality articles during that time though, then you can be the place people want to go to once the good times for the team come around. You've got a great support group here too.

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Are you writing somewhere now?

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I spent the last three months writing a book that will be available soon. I just outlined another one that I have already done a lot of the research on, so I might have another book out not long after this one. I still do the Pirates history stuff daily. I've been updating/extending bios for every former Pirates player from 1882 until now.

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Right back at you Anthony.

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Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Anthony - thank you for your dedication and commitment. BoD is a success from my standpoint. A word from the past - sticktuitiveness!

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Haven’t used that word used in forever! Love it!

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