tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43053845486309761052024-03-19T05:48:56.718-07:00Stream of UnconsciousnessThis is a thought bubble blog. It is for me to write thoughts, argue with myself, and analyze my prejudices and bias. NOTHING in this blog should be assumed to be my actual thoughts or beliefs unless otherwise specifically identified as such.
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https://supertaxgenius.blogspot.com/Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-43477600207992759752022-10-21T06:54:00.000-07:002022-10-21T06:54:01.785-07:002022 Midterms Half Ass Prediction<p>I'm leaving town until after the midterms and likely won't be able to fully follow the lead up and results. That means that this prediction is earlier than I would normally make it, and is going to miss some late developments. That said, midterms don't change on a dime...usually. THAT said, Georgia and Pennsylvania could very likely change on a dime. Also, there have been two trends to follow this summer, and that is unusual - they also go in opposite directions so the trend matters if it continues. So I'm going to give two Senate predictions: a right now one, and an if the trend continues one.</p><p>The Senate in a lot of ways comes down to a couple questions: Is 538's model better than prediction markets and what will the polling error be? Prediction markets seem to be explicitly factoring in a 3 to 4% Democrat bias in polls, which has been common lately. 538 doesn't explicitly take this into account, though their model results do favor R's more than polls, so some of that is there. At publishing time, 538 gives R's 42% chance of taking the Senate (and Nate Silver says his gut says toss-up). Predict It has R's at 65% chance and Iowa is waffling between 50/50 and very slight R favor.</p><p>The house is always a lighter prediction and I usually give myself + or - 5 on my seat number. I'll leave it at that but won't be disappointed if I'm off by a couple more. So:</p><p>The house: <b>247 republican seats plus or minus 5.</b> If I miss this one, it is likely that I am too favorable for Democrats. See my Senate prediction for reasons why. I see no real plausible scenario where the D's keep the house (though it is possible - say 15% chance). If they do keep the house then my senate projection will be crap as well.</p><p>For the Senate, it comes down to 4 races. I think Ohio, North Carolina and Wisconsin are NOT in those 4. I think they are relatively safe wins for Republicans and if the R's lose any one or more of those the Senate is in Democrat hands, likely with an improved majority. I don't really see that happening but it is certainly not out of the question (say 25%). The races that will decide the balance of power are Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona. If the R's lose PA they need 2 of the other three. If they hold PA, they need one. Georgia and Pennsylvania are the crazy races...two famous people competing against deeply flawed candidates.</p><p>Georgia: Warnock (the D) won in a runoff that was basically GIVEN to the D's by Trump's extremely bad strategy regarding stimulus checks (or intentionally throwing the election in a fit of temper - you just can't tell with trump). Warnock never should have stood a chance. Walker (the R) is famous, but also with a checkered past of accusations and recent abortion accusations (I won't go into those here). Adding to the intrigue, if neither candidate wins 50% we will see ANOTHER GA runoff, possibly for control of the Senate, just like in 2020. Never underestimate the R's ability to fuck up a runoff even though it is traditionally an easy win for them. </p><p>Pennsylvania: a TV shyster versus a man who recently had a stroke and won't disclose his medical records. I fully understand why he won't disclose them, since no matter what they say they will be used against him. This race highlights everything that is wrong with our two party cesspool. In a rational world, there would be a way to step back in this race and come up with a fair way of resolving these issues without the entire fate of the civilized world depending on whether a red or blue asshole wins this election.</p><p>Nevada and Arizona are much more traditional Red/Blue battles, with Nevada slightly in R favor and AZ slightly in D favor. GA and PA are classic toss-ups, both could easily be impacted by late news events, though it is important to note that voting has already started in Georgia. Lots of early votes are being cast, which I traditionally think favors D's, but I am not so sure about that in GA.</p><p>So the NOW prediction: <b>at the end of election night, there will be 50 seats in Republican hands and 49 seats in Democrat hands with Georgia going to a runoff.</b> Recent history says D's are favored in a GA runoff but long history says R's are favored. I think Walker and Trump will find a way to fuck up the runoff while D's will be more disciplined and on message. BUT, inflation and economy will have time to get worse and this will favor R's. <b>At the end of the year it will be 51 R seats and 49 D seats</b>. I have exactly ZERO confidence in my runoff prediction.</p><p>Taking the long view, the D's over the summer defied normal mid term trends with a consistent improvement in their prospects for the Senate, reaching almost 80% chances of winning Senate per 538's model. Abortion rulings, legislative success, student loan forgiveness and falling gas prices all worked in D's favor. D's played the summer almost perfectly. But they shot their ammunition too soon. Trends have steadily drifted back in R's favor, with inflation, gas prices, immigration, mortgage rates and general dissatisfaction all working in the R's favor. I don't expect any serious relief in any of those areas, and, in fact expect the trend to get worse. The attitude of the country is not likely to improve in the next couple weeks. This all favors R's. A late Supreme Court decision or other major event could scupper this, but their best chance: The Court blocking Biden's student loan forgiveness just got eliminated by Amy denying a preliminary injunction. This surprised me. So, reading the tea leaves, if trends continue as they have, <b>I see 53 R seats and 47 D seats</b>. Obviously I have no idea if trends continue and this is NOT how I do election predictions So....</p><p>My official prediction is the <b>50/49 R/D with GA runoff and R's taking the runoff</b>.</p>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-59310957326561899052022-05-25T13:00:00.008-07:002022-05-25T13:00:42.988-07:00School Shootings<p><span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The worst thing about wanting to find a solution to school shootings is that everybody already knows whose fault it is (mostly based on their tribe). Everyone knows what they want and don't want as a solution and no one is willing to do a nuke level critique and really find a solution that works. There are a thousand switches that had to close to make this happen and opening just one would have stopped it (think electricity or water flow). The secret is to find the switch that prevents the most tragedies (not just school shootings if possible), is easiest to implement and that is the least intrusive compared to potential results. But nobody wants to look because they already know which switch they want (or at least know which switches they are interested in and which are off limits).</span></span></p>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-45345642180972041272021-01-03T11:47:00.003-08:002021-01-03T11:47:55.209-08:002020 Restaurant Visits<p> Restaurant<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Location<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> Rating<span> </span><span> </span><span> Beer Selection Rating</span></span></span><br /></p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-left: -1.5pt; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-table-layout-alt: fixed;">
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Edmunds
Oast<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Twenty
Six Divine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 12;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Charleston
Bakery and Deli<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">0<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 13;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Five
Loaves Café<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Var<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 14;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Hall's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">DT/Su<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 15;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">House
of Brews<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 16;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Renzo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 17;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
Ordinary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 18;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Frannie
and the Fox<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 19;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Kickin
Chicken<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Var<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 20;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Mellow
Mushroom<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Var<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 21;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Papi's
Taqueria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 22;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Baker
and Brewer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 23;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Coastal
Coffee Roasters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 24;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Juan
Lewis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
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<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 25;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Leon's
Fine Poultry and Oyst<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 26;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Swig
and Swine<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Var<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 27;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
Brew Cellar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 28;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Victor
Hopensteins Brewlab<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 29;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Commonhouse
Aleworks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 30;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Neighborhood
Tap House II<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 31;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
Darling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 32;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Taco
Boy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NK/Su<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 33;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Binky's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.2pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 14.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 34;">
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
Grit Counter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 42.6pt;" valign="top" width="57">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 50.15pt;" valign="top" width="67">
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Raw<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">SOL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Sum<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Azul<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<td style="height: 14.5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 150.35pt;" valign="top" width="200">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">First
Watch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Su/MP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Rusty
Bull Brewing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
Mill Street Tavern<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">MP<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The
Codfather<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Bar
Felix<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">DT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Cuban
Gypsy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Peno
Mediterranean Grill<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">NC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"><br /></p><p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: right; text-autospace: none;"> </p>
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</tbody></table><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Here's a link to the </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=17QICC9YaZbbzy814xH_MuWFO79YrMDOO" style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #888888; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-decoration-line: none;">Master Restaurant Spreadsheet</a><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Columns are Restaurant, Location, Rating and Beer Selection Rating.</div><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Locations: Park - Park Circle, DT - Downtown, NK - North of 17 Downtown, Var - multiple locations, MP - Mount Pleasant, MN - Middle of Nowhere (Outside Holly Hill in this case), WA - anywhere West of the Ashley, NC - North Charleston, Su or Sum - Summerville</div><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Rating - 1 to 5 scale (5 being best (gotta be perfect to get a 5 - 4 is a perfectly great score and 3 is reliably good))</div><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Beer rating:</div><div style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 446px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 33pt;" width="44"></col><col style="width: 301pt;" width="402"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 33pt;" width="44">1</td><td style="width: 301pt;" width="402"> No beer or little good beer (or a bad brewery)</td></tr><tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">2</td><td> Below Average (or a mediocre brewery)</td></tr><tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">3</td><td> Some locals and other good brews (or an OK brewery)</td></tr><tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">4</td><td> Excellent (or a good brewery)</td></tr><tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">5</td><td> Best (or a great brewery)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><div><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #fff9ee; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></div>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-82560774279896795002020-11-29T07:23:00.002-08:002020-11-29T07:23:41.942-08:00Congress Fails - Courts Legislate - This is NOT How it Works!<p> Very few things highlight the failures of the Democrats
than their failure to advance legislation to extend the Civil Rights Act when
they had majorities. Just like the Republicans, they don't want to solve a
problem if they can continue to use it to demonize their opponents and garner
votes. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">CONGRESS is the proper way to extend these rights, NOT
the courts. If unelected judges can unilaterally change the law or the
Constitution then NONE of us are safe from a Court that does not align with our
values. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">We shouldn't have to be afraid of a conservative court if
the court wasn't trying to fix that which Congress refuses to. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Biden had almost 50 years to fix this and refused to. He
is not going to fix it now. He is going to put a ragged band aid on it, claim
to be the hero of the LGBTQ, and then continue to fear-monger for votes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-barack-obama-discrimination-marriage-fbdd826a46b3c77c265967c73b7ff6e0" target="_blank">https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-barack-obama-discrimination-marriage-fbdd826a46b3c77c265967c73b7ff6e0</a><br /></p>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-77747775601864944802020-11-28T06:53:00.002-08:002020-11-28T06:53:27.907-08:00Rights are a Bundle. Ignore Some at Your Own Risk<p>Again, for those not listening...</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Rights are a bundle, not a la carte.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">"You don’t care very much about the rights of the sky
zombie folks* because you care more about COVID-19? Totally understandable, as
you’re allowed to value your personal concerns over those of other people. But
then, they’re allowed to care about their values over yours. The difference is
that theirs are protected by the Constitution. Honor it not because you agree,
but because you expect them to honor the rights you value, and either they all
deserve respect or none do."<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">*these would be religious people<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blog.simplejustice.us/2020/11/28/god-v-science-constitutionally-speaking/">https://blog.simplejustice.us/2020/11/28/god-v-science-constitutionally-speaking/</a><br /></p>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-84757141864483068912020-11-28T06:49:00.003-08:002020-11-28T06:49:57.348-08:00Partisan Hypocrisy in Census and other Areas<p class="MsoNoSpacing">This discussion is another in a long line of examples of
unprincipled politicians using principled arguments to pretend that they give a
shit about you.</p><p class="MsoNoSpacing">Just like Ds and Rs don't give a crap about whether a
vote is legal, fair, or unburdened - only that the vote is for them - when they
argue voter ID or felons voting... </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Any thought that politicians actually care about
principles regarding the census, reapportionment or redistricting is laughable.
Rs want more seats in areas where their voters are and Ds want the opposite. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">It is as simple as that. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">If mail in voting overwhelmingly favored Rs over Ds,
their positions would flip instantly and they would pretend they always
believed that way and that only an amoral idiot would possibly argue against
their positions. </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">And their mindless flacks would eat it up and follow
right along... </p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><o:p></o:p></p><p>One needs only remember the past lawsuits on
redistricting, and follow along in the coming new redistricting lawsuits as Ds
and Rs in one state argue exactly opposite positions of their counterparts in
different states depending on how redistricting affects them. </p><p><a href="https://www.scotusblog.com/category/special-features/symposia-before-oral-arguments-in-the-2020-21-term/symposium-before-oral-argument-in-trump-v-new-york/">https://www.scotusblog.com/category/special-features/symposia-before-oral-arguments-in-the-2020-21-term/symposium-before-oral-argument-in-trump-v-new-york/</a><br /></p>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-14662099244582813352020-11-26T07:22:00.000-08:002020-11-26T07:22:00.213-08:00The Hidden, but incredibly important election<p><a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/contributors/nathaniel-rakich/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; display: inline !important; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline;">NATHANIEL RAKICH</a></p><header class="liveblog-meta" style="align-items: flex-start; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: inline-flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: ArnhemPro, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;"><div class="liveblog-meta-inner" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline; width: 305px;"><div class="liveblog-meta-top" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-flow: column nowrap; font-family: DecimaMono, Consolas, Monaco, monospace; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; justify-content: space-between; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 247px;"><a class="liveblog-meta-time" href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2020-election-uncalled-races/297370/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: black; flex-basis: auto; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; pointer-events: none; text-decoration-line: none; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: nowrap;"><time class="liveblog-timestamp" data-entry-time="2020-11-25T12:15:09-05:00" datetime="Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:15:09 -0500" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">NOV. 25, 12:15 PM</time></a></div></div></header><div class="liveblog-entry-content" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: ArnhemPro, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline; word-break: break-word;"><p style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">We haven’t been actively tracking it, but one other late-breaking election result of note: This week, Democrats basically <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/25/nyregion/ny-state-senate-supermajority.html" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #008fd5; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">sewed up a supermajority</a> in the New York state Senate. In addition to giving them the ability to override the vetoes of moderate Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, this also gives Democrats full control over passing new congressional and state legislative maps in New York, which is expected to have 26 House seats next decade. That means that Democrats will control the redrawing of <a href="https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/republicans-won-almost-every-election-where-redistricting-was-at-stake/" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #008fd5; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; vertical-align: baseline;">73 House seats in total</a>, or 17 percent of the House. Republicans will control the redrawing of 188 seats (43 percent), while 167 seats (38 percent) will be drawn by independent commissions or both parties working together.</p></div>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-39326120326557458052020-11-01T09:08:00.004-08:002020-11-01T09:13:09.487-08:00Official 2020 Election Prediction<p> These are my official predictions and I won't change them based on polls or minor movements but reserve the right to change them over a major political event such as a death, COVID cure, or REAL scandal.</p><p><b>President</b>:</p><p>Trump gets 219 electoral votes, Biden gets 319</p><p>Biden States (closest bunch first): AZ, FL, PA, WI, NV, MN, VA, HI, VT, NH, RI, MA, CT, DC, NJ, DE, WA, OR, CA, CO, NM, IL, NY, MD, 3/4 ME and 1/4 NE</p><p>Trump States: NC, GA, OH, IA, UT, ID, MT, WY, ND, SD, KS, OK, TX, MO, AR, LA, IN, KY, TN, WV, MS, AL, SC, AK, ME 1/3, NE, 3/4</p><p>States I am most worried about being wrong: NC, GA, OH, ME, AZ, FL</p><p>Confidence in my prediction: 65% (this year is weird). If wrong, I think Biden crushes Trump, but I wouldn't be surprised in other direction.</p><p><b>Senate</b>:</p><p>51 plus or minus 1 Democrats.</p><p>I have CO, GA, ME, NC, AZ flipping Red to Blue</p><p>I have AL flipping Blue to Red</p><p>Least confident states are IA and ME</p><p><b>House</b>:</p><p>I have 233 plus or minus 5 Democrats</p><p><b>Jo Jorgensen</b>:</p><p>4.8%</p>Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-48105785429333050922020-05-27T15:44:00.000-07:002020-05-27T15:45:15.091-07:00Guest Post from Dillon Goertz on Recent Racial Incidents:<div class="MsoNormal">
This is America<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In 2018, Childish Gambino released the single This is
America and the video that was meant to not just supplement the song, but to be
part of it. The video and lyrics are a powerful statement about how blacks in
America live in a state of constant fear of the potential for institutional
failure, whether that failure is with the government that is supposed to create
a safe environment, or with the law enforcement agencies that are supposed to
enforce the laws fairly and equally, or with the members of the general
community, who say they want to live in the land of the free but who often act
like the land of the free was only meant to belong to certain groups.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Interestingly enough, when the single won the Grammy awards
for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Music Video, and Best Rap/Sung
Performance, Donald Glover, the creative force behind Childish Gambino, was not
there to accept the prizes. He was nowhere to be seen. Of course, I can only
speculate as to what led to his decision not to attend, but if I had one guess,
it would be this: he didn’t care about being recognized; he just wanted people
to listen to the message.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m troubled by the repeated reminders, so many over the
last few years, that a lot of people not only haven’t listened, they don’t even
want to hear it. When people of color complain about the systemic inequities,
pointing at extreme but repetitious examples, those who should be listening
default to their echo chambers and shoot off false axioms (“there must have
been a good reason”, “cops lives are hard”, “maybe if the person hadn’t
done...” and on and on). <o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So it’s already started with two very notable stories in the
news yesterday. <o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In the first, a black man wisely decided to start recording
a white woman who was becoming aggressive towards him in a relatively secluded
portion of Central Park called The Ramble. There are a few things to note:<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1. The encounter began when Christian Cooper, the man, asked
the woman, Amy Cooper (same last name was only coincidence), to leash her dog
in accordance with posted rules of the park. Other areas of the park allowed
dogs to be off-leash, but he was there specifically to bird watch, a known
hobby in that area of the park and exactly why the leash rule was posted.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
2. In the video, Ms. Cooper tells Mr. Cooper that she is
going to call the police and “tell them that an African American man is
threatening my life.” This, to me, requires the most unpacking of the whole
event. First, instead of leaving (which is what any sane person would do if
they felt their life was threatened), she took the time to call the police on
her cell phone, while holding her dog up in the air by its collar, and tell the
police exactly what she said she would. But before the call, she didn’t say
“I’m going to tell them that YOU threatened my life” but “an AFRICAN AMERICAN
MAN is threatening my life.” That distinction should be clear to anyone: it was
an unveiled threat to use racial profiling as a weapon. This is the “white
privilege” that people talk about in disgusting clarity. <o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
3. She kept approaching HIM while making ridiculous comments
about how threatening he was (which was clearly the trigger for him to start
recording). And STILL people say “well, we don’t know what he said to her. She
may very well have felt threatened.” No, she was angry that HE didn’t feel
threatened by HER. Her control mechanism wasn’t working, and so she resorted to
threatening to call the police. And when that that threat didn’t work either,
she DID call the police.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In the second story, a black man named George Floyd was
killed on video by a police officer who refused to lift his knee off of the
man’s neck, even as the man pleaded with them to let them know he couldn’t
breathe, even after Floyd became non-responsive, even as onlookers pleaded with
the officer to take corrective action, even after the cop looked directly into
the camera and knew he was being filmed. A couple of notable things:<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
1. Video taken from a surveillance camera shows the police
detaining the man with handcuffs and walking him to the side of the building.
At no point on this video does Mr. Floyd appear aggressive, confrontational, or
resistant.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
2. The alleged crime? Forgery. He wasn’t suspected of
violence, he wasn’t suspected of carrying an illegal firearm, and nobody in the
surrounding area could attest to him behaving violently. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
The message to be heard from these events is this: we have
to honestly ask ourselves if we hold a different standard for people who look
different. Why is it okay for police to treat one person brutally but if they
do it to someone with lighter skin, they’ve overstepped their bounds? What gave
that lady the idea that a black man needed to do what she wanted (to let her
break the posted rules) or she could call the cops on him? What was she hoping
for? That he be treated the same way that George Floyd was treated?<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Another thing to remember: both of these incidents occurred
in cities in the historic Union, not in the south, where racism seems to be
more expected. Minneapolis and NYC are both very liberal, filled with the types
of people who like to virtue signal on this type of thing. <o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Apparently, when it matters, signaling virtue is not the
same as having it.<o:p></o:p></div>
Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-23257386329727140762020-01-05T15:11:00.000-08:002020-01-05T15:11:38.484-08:002019 Restaurant Visits<div>
Name Loc Rating Beer Selection Rating</div>
<div>
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 429px;"><colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 7310; mso-width-source: userset; width: 154pt;" width="206"></col><col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col><col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col><col style="mso-width-alt: 3384; mso-width-source: userset; width: 71pt;" width="95"></col></colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 347px;">
<colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 5518; mso-width-source: userset; width: 116pt;" width="155"></col>
<col span="3" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 116pt;" width="155"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 318px;">
<colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 4835; mso-width-source: userset; width: 102pt;" width="136"></col>
<col style="mso-width-alt: 1934; mso-width-source: userset; width: 41pt;" width="54"></col>
<col span="2" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 102pt;" width="136"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 318px;">
<colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 4835; mso-width-source: userset; width: 102pt;" width="136"></col>
<col style="mso-width-alt: 1934; mso-width-source: userset; width: 41pt;" width="54"></col>
<col span="2" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 102pt;" width="136"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 318px;">
<colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 4835; mso-width-source: userset; width: 102pt;" width="136"></col>
<col style="mso-width-alt: 1934; mso-width-source: userset; width: 41pt;" width="54"></col>
<col span="2" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col>
</colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 102pt;" width="136">Binky's</td>
<td class="xl66" style="width: 41pt;" width="54">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Coda del Pesce</td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">First Watch</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td class="xl66"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Grit Counter</td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://maisoncharleston.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Maison</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Matt's Burgers</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td class="xl66"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Minero's</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/vincent-chiccos/Location?oid=4848316"><span style="color: windowtext;">Vincent Chicco's</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Fish Camp</td>
<td class="xl66">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td class="xl66"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Holy City Brewing</td>
<td class="xl66">NC</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="http://rutledgecabco.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Ruttledge Cab
Co</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.saltwater-cowboys.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Saltwater
Cowboys</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.sorghumandsalt.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Sorghum
and Salt</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Swank</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">0</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Tiki Tacos</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Westbrook Brewing</td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Husk</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">JackRabbit Filly</td>
<td class="xl66">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.wildcommoncharleston.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Wild
Common</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Wine and Company</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.bakerandbrewer.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Baker
and Brewer</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.themillstreettavern.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Mill
Street Tavern</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Sweetwater Café</td>
<td class="xl66">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td class="xl66"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Bad Daddy's Burger</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Coleman Public </td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.edisonjamesisland.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Edison</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">WA</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="http://indacocharleston.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Indaco</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Indigo Reef</td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Oak Road Brewery</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Shelter Kitchen </td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Vickery's</td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Hall's</td>
<td class="xl66">DT/Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Estadio</td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.nicoshemcreek.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Nico</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">EOBC</td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.hotelbennett.com/dine/gabrielle"><span style="color: windowtext;">Little
Jacks</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Herd Provisions</td>
<td class="xl66">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Wide Awake Brew</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">House of Brews</td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Swig and Swine</td>
<td class="xl66">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Edmunds Oast</td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.madresmx.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Madres'</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">0</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="http://www.baccocharleston.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Bacco</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.coastalcoffeeroasters.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Coastal
Coffee Roa</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Famulari's</td>
<td class="xl66">WA</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Leon's </td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Darling</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.culvers.com/restaurants/summerville-sc-n-main-st"><span style="color: windowtext;">Culver's</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">0</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Red's Ice House</td>
<td class="xl66">MP</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td class="xl66"></td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Top Dawg Tavern</td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Olive Garden</td>
<td class="xl66">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">1</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Coast Brewing</td>
<td class="xl66">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">EVO</td>
<td class="xl66">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/Eat/archives/2019/03/07/malagon-a-new-all-day-spanish-tapas-joint-is-now-open-on-spring-street"><span style="color: windowtext;">Malagon</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Melfi's</td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Azul</td>
<td class="xl66">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Charleston Bakery </td>
<td class="xl66">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">0</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Ordinary</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Five Loaves Café</td>
<td class="xl66">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Jeni's</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">1</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://workshopcharleston.com/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Workshop</span></a></td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Wiki Wiki Sandbar</td>
<td class="xl66">WA</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Sweatman's</td>
<td class="xl66">MN</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">0</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Brew Cellar</td>
<td class="xl66">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Codfather</td>
<td class="xl66">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Basil</td>
<td class="xl66">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Maui Tacos</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Steel City Pizza</td>
<td class="xl66">NC</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">SNOB</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Parcel 32</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Butcher and Bee</td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
</tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">
<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><span style="color: windowtext;">Michael's on the..</span></td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td class="xl66">?</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</td><td class="xl67" style="width: 41pt;" width="54"></td><td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td><td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</td><td style="width: 41pt;" width="54"></td><td align="right" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td><td align="right" class="xl66" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</td><td class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td><td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td><td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</td><td class="xl67"></td><td class="xl69"></td><td class="xl69"></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
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Here's a link to the <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=17QICC9YaZbbzy814xH_MuWFO79YrMDOO">Master Restaurant Spreadsheet</a><br />
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Columns are Restaurant, Location, Rating and Beer Selection Rating.</div>
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Locations: Park - Park Circle, DT - Downtown, NK - North of 17 Downtown, Var - multiple locations, MP - Mount Pleasant, MN - Middle of Nowhere (Outside Holly Hill in this case), WA - anywhere West of the Ashley, NC - North Charleston</div>
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<div>
Rating - 1 to 5 scale (5 being best (gotta be perfect to get a 5 - 4 is a perfectly great score and 3 is reliably good))</div>
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Beer rating:</div>
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<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 446px;"><colgroup><col style="mso-width-alt: 1564; mso-width-source: userset; width: 33pt;" width="44"></col><col style="mso-width-alt: 14279; mso-width-source: userset; width: 301pt;" width="402"></col></colgroup><tbody>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 33pt;" width="44">1</td><td style="width: 301pt;" width="402"> No beer or little good beer (or a bad brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">2</td><td> Below Average (or a mediocre brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">3</td><td> Some locals and other good brews (or an OK brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">4</td><td> Excellent (or a good brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">5</td><td> Best (or a great brewery)</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
</div>
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Here's an incomplete short description of some places worth mentioning...<br />
Failure to talk about a place doesn't mean it wasn't great...<br />
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<b>Binky's </b>is a new oyster bar with a great menu from the owner of Coda del Pesce and Trattoria Lucca<br />
<b>Azul</b> is a casual Mexican restaurant with a great mix of classics and innovative dishes. The Molcajete is a great variety dish suitable for multiple eaters.<br />
<b>Maison </b>is a great new French place on Upper King with a great bar staff.<br />
<b>Charleston Bakery and Deli</b> has great breakfasts and sandwiches with a Jewish Deli twist.<br />
<b>Jackrabbit Filly</b> is a new restaurant on Spruill brought to you by the geniuses behind Short Grain.<br />
<b>Matt's Burgers</b> is a tiny place in Summerville with great value and delicious burgers.<br />
<b>Coast Brewing </b>is still my favorite brewery. They have not succumbed to modern brewery fads (not that those are a bad thing) but instead continue to produce their classic styles with a smattering of innovations. Hop Art IPA, Boy King DIPA, 32/50 Kolsch and Blackbeerd Imperial Stout are some of the best examples of their respective styles.<br />
<b>Baker and Brewer</b> is the bastard child of EVO and Holy City. Everything great from both combined in one location.<br />
<b>EVO </b>is a slam dunk for pizza and an awesome local beer selection. The Pork Trifecta is the best pizza and is perfect reheated in the morning with a runny fried egg on top. Make sure to visit <b>The Brew Cellar </b>for an excellent tap list and brilliant selection of cans and bottles to drink on presence or take home.<br />
<b>Five Loaves Cafe</b> has become a bit more "chainy" than before, but still serves good food with decent service. It is a good choice for Summerville due to somewhat limited options in the area.<br />
<b>Husk</b> remains one of the best downtown restaurants, with a modern take on classic southern cuisine. Great for out of town visitors. The bar is a perfect option if you can't get in the restaurant since its menu is basically the Husk Greatest Hits menu.<br />
<b>Jeni's </b>has some unique ice cream flavors, but make sure you pay attention to ensure you get dairy if you want it as it can be a little confusing.<br />
<b>Malagon </b>is a grazer's delight. It's where Artisan Meat Share used to be and is a great replacement. Small plates and shareable entrees are the feature.<br />
<b>Melfi's </b>has outstanding pasta and Italian food. They have parking nearby which is nice. The staff is very knowledgeable of what they are serving and why. Pasta is homemade.<br />
<b>Swig and Swine</b> Summerville has reopened!!!! I really love this place, especially since it's so close to me. Not the best barbecue in the area, but extremely good.<br />
<b>The Ordinary</b> still has amazing oysters and cold fish selections, along with excellent seafood options. Get reservations or arrive before it opens.<br />
<b>Wine and Company</b> is still the best wine bar in Charleston with an incredibly knowledgeable staff. You can also buy bottles to go and they can help find what you want. They also have a phenomenal beer selection to go or drink on premises which most people don't know about. The beer list is very well curated. Located at Meeting and Spring, it's a great stop before or after dinner. Also great cheese and charcuterie.<br />
<b>Wiki Wiki Sandbar</b> is a HUGE Polynesian restaurant with some great bars and a good selection of classic dishes mixed with some local standbys.<br />
<b>Basil</b> is a reliable Thai restaurant with more options for non-Thai food fans than other places. I like the Garlic and Beef dish.<br />
<b>Maui Tacos</b> does a good job of replicating the original. They are a good choice if you are bored with the cookie cutter Mexican that is way too prevalent in our town. Great beer selection. If your out of town family insists on going to Hyman's tell them you'll be at Maui Tacos waiting for them to finish being disappointed.<br />
<b>Steel City Pizza</b> has a good beer selection. That's why they get a 2. You do the math...<br />
<b>Sweatman's </b>has managed to maintain great barbecue standards despite the ownership change a few years ago. Still the best barbecue in the area. Visit Biedler Forest on the same day, since it is located in the same middle of nowhere. Better yet, do dinner and a Biedler Night Walk on the full moon Saturday of the month (not affiliated with each other - just a good evening plan).<br />
<b>The Codfather</b> has outstanding Fish and Chips and Meat Pies. You can get the meat pies to go.<br />
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Check out my tax blog if you want to see why I'm so popular this time of year! <a href="http://www.supertaxgenius.com/">www.supertaxgenius.com</a><br />
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You may wonder why very few places got a score below 3. There's an explanation on the spreadsheet. In fact, there's a ton of information on the spreadsheet. But to answer the question, we go places we expect to be great. I'm not here to confirm that a mediocre restaurant is actually mediocre. So 2's will be rare, and 1's will be a catastrophic failure in planning.<br />
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<br />Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-11548215017373908012020-01-01T07:55:00.001-08:002020-01-01T07:57:37.614-08:00On Texas and Concealed Carry<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="d4upt" data-offset-key="529bh-0-0" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">But let's not delude ourselves into thinking there won't eventually be a tragic mistake...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Gun rights advocates like myself need to be ready to admit it if the negatives outcomes outweigh the positives (this doesn't mean we have to abandon our support for a fundamental right).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am also acutely aware that people on my side of the criminal justice reform debate are blissfully ignoring the fact that crime has plummeted during the mass incarceration years and we need to be prepared if it turns out that criminal justice reform dramatically reverses this trend...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ending the drug war with a shift to treatment could also have more negatives than positives...</span></div>
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Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-87527551115225408052019-11-20T11:27:00.001-08:002019-11-20T11:27:15.777-08:00Guest Post From Devin (actually stolen from his Facebook page)<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
You know what irks me?</div>
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The same people blasting Lt. Col. Vindman for requesting to be called by his rank, from the ranking member are the same ones who get bent out of shape about the president being called Mr. Trump.</div>
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On the flip, those who are all SJW come to Vindman's defense are calling our president horrible things, making disrespectful baby balloons, and actively mocking him when it's possible that he had a health crisis.</div>
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At this point I have so little respect for our political parties. The way politicians and loyal constituents of those parties are behaving is reprehensible.</div>
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Disrespect isn't cool, doesn't matter who is being disrespected.</div>
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Othering and dehumanizing people isn't cool, doesn't matter who it is.</div>
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Our problems extend way beyond Obama or Trump, McConnell or Pelosi...our entire society is SICK. It may have started with politicians, it may have started with us (the people), it may have started with corporate interests. FFS, it doesn't really matter how it started.</div>
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It's up to each and every one of us to demand better. To respect and listen to our fellow humans, our fellow Americans. The complex issues in today's world don't fit into a nice little partisan talking box. Echo chambers produce consensus but consensus isn't always what you want if it's consensus for self destruction.</div>
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We've got to move past the fear mongering and hatred.</div>
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Liberals... the average Christian Conservative doesn't want to legislate you into going to church, stone members of the LGBTQIA+ community, or go to war over everything.</div>
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Conservatives... the average Atheist Liberal doesn't want to outlaw Christianity and prop up Islam, make your kids transition to the opposite gender or be non-binary, or completely sell-out our country.</div>
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Yes, there are extreme people on both sides who are pushing for things that are in nobody's interest. You have wedge issues like 2nd Amendment and abortion that are purposefully hyped up and taken out of context to divide people. Meanwhile, Congress is busy throwing stuff into bills that have nothing to do with the bill... agreeing on the gerrymandering of districts that maintain the status quo and overall turning a blind eye to criminal business behavior while legislating away personal freedoms.</div>
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Your average politician does not care about you, does not care about your family, and frankly doesn't give a flying flip about our country. Your average national politician has more in common with the ultra wealthy than the average American... and if you work for the government, I can assure you they have nearly nothing in common with you.</div>
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I feel like I've been beating this drum a lot lately but it's because I care...I care about people, I care about justice, I care about our country and the ideals I'd like to believe we once stood for. I hope 20 years from now our children and grandchildren look at this period with the same eye that we now look at the era of the Vietnam war; with disgust and embarrassment. Much like we learned the importance of treating veterans with respect from Vietnam, I hope our children learn to bring respect and dignity into politics.</div>
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Y'all just be kind to one another.</div>
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It's ok to disagree and debate, we should but this unhealthy lambasting and railroading gets us nowhere productive.</div>
Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-67016344419156451492019-08-22T14:56:00.002-07:002019-08-22T14:56:55.777-07:00Don't Read Self Help Books...<br />
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Stop Reading Self Help Books<o:p></o:p></div>
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A Self Help Book<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anyway…there are a million self-help books out there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Why do we need another one?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Because this isn’t really a self-help book…<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is a self-help book…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-72763426697021909132019-07-22T16:44:00.001-07:002019-07-22T16:44:37.924-07:00Guest Post from Devin on hate...<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
So....earlier today I shared several posts I saw on my timeline that WILDLY disagree with my world views.</div>
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With each of these I wrote a comment when I shared them expressing my disagreement.</div>
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Let me be clear HATE is NEVER ok, it doesn't matter if you are hating a majority group or a minority group.</div>
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There is NO MORAL SUPERIORITY in hate.</div>
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In today's world many of the sensational articles shared on Facebook are crafted by malicious actors (often nation states) with the intent of dividing Americans and weakening our unity.</div>
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I understand people don't like Trump, and with some valid reasons. I understand some people do like Trump, and with the terrible partisan BS nowadays I can understand WHY people who wouldn't usually stand by him do.</div>
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In today's world it feels like a battle for life, but the issue is the battle for life isn't between REPUBLICANs and DEMOCRATs...no that is the SMALL battle. The battle for life and death is between FREEDOM, LIBERTY, DECENCY and OPPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT. You're fooling yourself if you think either party gives a flying flip about you as a person; they don't.</div>
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What OPPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT fears is unity among the constituency.</div>
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What OPPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT fears is thoughtful debate.</div>
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What OPPRESSIVE GOVERNMENT fears is us realizing that we agree on 80% of the stuff that really matters and that we'll stop arguing over their "solutions" that are meant to be a distraction to us.</div>
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Quit being Sheeple, quit feeding into the mass hysteria!</div>
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Diversity is beautiful, love is beautiful, fear and hate will NEVER win against LOVE they can't. But what can happen is that fear and hate can infect us as a society, and poison us. It can cause us to stop being loving and during these periods of time fear and hate can gain massive ground.</div>
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I'm ashamed of how many "good" people I know take "sides" with Evil A and Evil B. Stand up for what's right, call right right and wrong wrong. Stand for RESPECT, DIGNITY, TRUTH, and LOVE.</div>
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You can really tell Facebook's UI (intentionally or unintentionally) is geared towards furthering the divide and spreading misinformation because in all of these circumstances it looks like I was in support of the point that I FIRMLY stand AGAINST.</div>
Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-41217870408939286522019-07-16T10:33:00.000-07:002019-07-16T10:33:08.471-07:00Everyday Taxes 2019/2020 The latest version of my tax book is available on Amazon:<br />
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Very wrong.<br />
Insanely wrong.<br />
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Turn off the news.<br />
Stop listening to the politicians.<br />
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The arc of world improvement is universally positive and will continue to do so DESPITE the fuckwads we keep putting in power.<br />
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Life is great and getting better!<br />
This is not even debatable...Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-56222359073989523112019-05-15T07:30:00.003-07:002019-05-15T07:31:24.003-07:00A Woman's Right to Choose...If you truly want to protect a woman's right to choose (I do, despite serious reservations about some abortions) then the best way is to take a principled stand regarding the government's authority to make choices in all areas of people's lives. Take a skeptical view of all attempts to force people to make choices based on popular beliefs.<br />
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This means that you have to examine your beliefs on prostitution, drugs, vaccination and even guns.
It doesn't mean you have to change your opinion, or become a libertarian or an anarchist, but you really need to be willing to subject your beliefs to rigorous examination of whether the benefits outweigh the intrusion, especially the myriad of laws without a direct victim.<br />
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While your at it, you might want to examine how much power the state has to force you or prevent you from doing what you want. You might want to re familiarize yourself with the first ten amendments of the constitution, especially the forgotten 4th through 6th and realize that erosion of these enumerated rights makes it easier to erode every right, including the right to choose.<br />
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A state whose power is limited and which is not allowed to make choices for its citizens except in the most extreme of cases, is a state where a woman's right to choose is truly safe.<br />
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A woman's right to choose will NEVER be safe in a country where the majority can force its will on the minority without the citizens raising an outcry.Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-25353809281604000042019-05-12T18:59:00.001-07:002019-05-12T18:59:29.520-07:00A Post I Wrote for the Tax Blog on Having a Great Tax ProIt's obviously no secret that I favor the use of tax professionals over software. With that said, having a great tax pro matters, and it costs money. This post is about a few of the things that might or might not occur to the average person that a great tax pro can provide. Some of these became especially important with the advent of the new tax law and its effect on tax return results.<br />
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1. If you had a great tax pro, you wouldn't have been surprised that refunds in general were going to be down, but you also would have known that actual taxes paid would also be down. More importantly, a great tax pro would have taken your 2017 tax information and analyzed it under the new law so you would know the EXACT effects on your tax situation.<br />
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2. A great tax pro would also have anticipated, through asking great questions, what changes would occur in your life and how they would affect your tax situation. It is amazing to me how many people with okay tax pros end up surprised by simple things that are easily anticipated such as a child turning 17.<br />
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3. Expanding on the above, a great tax pro will tell you what you can do to mitigate the effects of tax law or life situation changes. Unlike tax software, a tax pro can make changes to your return, see the results and then make more changes so that you can make informed decisions about what to do.<br />
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4. A great tax pro can show you how to use the tools the IRS provides such as withholding calculators, installment agreements and many others.<br />
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5. A great tax pro knows state tax laws or where to find them. Software sucks at state taxes. There are numerous state tax deductions that you basically need to know about ahead of time to take advantage of. Software just draws numbers from the Federal with occasionally a few questions. If you use software, ask yourself how many times the state tax return magically occurs without ONE SINGLE QUESTION about state taxes.<br />
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6. If you have to file more than one state, your software is going to mess it up. An average tax pro might have difficulty with a state other than the one they work in and maybe a neighboring state. A great tax pro understands how to file multiple states intimately.<br />
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7. A great tax pro will save you a ton of time, frustration and worry. If your tax pro is really good, the time and effort you save should make every penny worth it.<br />
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8. A great tax pro can answer your questions in the off-season, BEFORE you make a mistake.<br />
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9. A great tax pro can help you understand IRS and state tax letters and (often for a fee) help you respond or (if you get their extended guarantee) handle the letters for you and/or go to audits for you. A tax pro who is an Enrolled Agent or CPA is critical for this.<br />
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10. A great tax pro will tell you about deductions you've never heard of.<br />
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11. A great tax pro can give you interesting non income tax advice you might not think of. The perfect example in South Carolina is when people are paying WAY to much real estate tax because they don't realize they need to inform the county that they are living in the home they just bought. We will also give you a redacted copy of your tax return that you need to file the paper work, and often provide a copy of the form and instructions.<br />
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12. A great tax pro can tell you some interesting military stuff, like the 6 states that give military bonus money of various types, the extended period you get to sell a rental property and avoid a lot of taxes, and how to manage tax free combat pay.<br />
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13. Really great tax pros have a bunch of worksheets, spreadsheets and calculators that you can use for tax planning or record keeping.<br />
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14. Great tax pros see a lot of life occurring and can give great advice based on what we've seen work and not work in people's lives.<br />
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15. A great tax pro will check your prior year tax returns for free and make sure you didn't miss anything.<br />
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16. A great tax pro can counsel you on the appropriate level of aggression based on the position you want to take and your tolerance for risk.<br />
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17. A great tax pro will be up on every tax law change, every IRS ruling and every court case result that affects taxes.<br />
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We cost a lot of money. We're worth it. Just make sure your tax pro is great. Okay is not okay.Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-72394595319472028812019-05-03T11:25:00.002-07:002019-05-15T07:32:57.509-07:00February to April 2019 Charleston Restaurant Visits<div>
Name Loc Rating Beer Selection Rating</div>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 102pt;" width="136">Azul</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 41pt;" width="54">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">3</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Chas Bakery + Deli</td>
<td class="xl67">Sum</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">0</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Coast Brewing</td>
<td class="xl67">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">EVO</td>
<td class="xl67">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Five Loaves Café</td>
<td class="xl67">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Husk</td>
<td class="xl67">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Jeni's</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">1</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/Eat/archives/2019/03/07/malagon-a-new-all-day-spanish-tapas-joint-is-now-open-on-spring-street">Malagon</a></td>
<td>DT</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Melfi's</td>
<td>NK</td>
<td align="right">5</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Swig and Swine</td>
<td class="xl67">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Ordinary</td>
<td class="xl67">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Wine and Company</td>
<td class="xl67">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Wiki Wiki Sandbar</td>
<td>WA</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Basil</td>
<td class="xl67">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">2</td>
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Maui Tacos</td>
<td>DT</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Steel City Pizza</td>
<td class="xl66">NC</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Sweatman's</td>
<td class="xl67">MN</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">0</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Brew Cellar</td>
<td class="xl67">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Codfather</td>
<td class="xl67">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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Here's a link to the <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=17QICC9YaZbbzy814xH_MuWFO79YrMDOO">Master Restaurant Spreadsheet</a><br />
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Columns are Restaurant, Location, Rating and Beer Selection Rating.</div>
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Locations: Park - Park Circle, DT - Downtown, NK - North of 17 Downtown, Var - multiple locations, MP - Mount Pleasant, MN - Middle of Nowhere (Outside Holly Hill in this case), WA - anywhere West of the Ashley, NC - North Charleston</div>
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Rating - 1 to 5 scale (5 being best (gotta be perfect to get a 5 - 4 is a perfectly great score and 3 is reliably good))</div>
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<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">2</td><td> Below Average (or a mediocre brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">3</td><td> Some locals and other good brews (or an OK brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">4</td><td> Excellent (or a good brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">5</td><td> Best (or a great brewery)</td></tr>
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<b>Azul</b> is a casual Mexican restaurant with a great mix of classics and innovative dishes. The Molcajete is a great variety dish suitable for multiple eaters.<br />
<b>Charleston Bakery and Deli</b> has great breakfasts and sandwiches with a Jewish Deli twist.<br />
<b>Coast Brewing </b>is still my favorite brewery. They have not succumbed to modern brewery fads (not that those are a bad thing) but instead continue to produce their classic styles with a smattering of innovations. Hop Art IPA, Boy King DIPA, 32/50 Kolsch and Blackbeerd Imperial Stout are some of the best examples of their respective styles.<br />
<b>EVO </b>is a slam dunk for pizza and an awesome local beer selection. The Pork Trifecta is the best pizza and is perfect reheated in the morning with a runny fried egg on top. Make sure to visit <b>The Brew Cellar </b>for an excellent tap list and brilliant selection of cans and bottles to drink on presence or take home.<br />
<b>Five Loaves Cafe</b> has become a bit more "chainy" than before, but still serves good food with decent service. It is a good choice for Summerville due to somewhat limited options in the area.<br />
<b>Husk</b> remains one of the best downtown restaurants, with a modern take on classic southern cuisine. Great for out of town visitors. The bar is a perfect option if you can't get in the restaurant since its menu is basically the Husk Greatest Hits menu.<br />
<b>Jeni's </b>has some unique ice cream flavors, but make sure you pay attention to ensure you get dairy if you want it as it can be a little confusing.<br />
<b>Malagon </b>is a grazer's delight. It's where Artisan Meat Share used to be and is a great replacement. Small plates and shareable entrees are the feature.<br />
<b>Melfi's </b>has outstanding pasta and Italian food. They have parking nearby which is nice. The staff is very knowledgeable of what they are serving and why. Pasta is homemade.<br />
<b>Swig and Swine</b> Summerville has reopened!!!! I really love this place, especially since it's so close to me. Not the best barbecue in the area, but extremely good.<br />
<b>The Ordinary</b> still has amazing oysters and cold fish selections, along with excellent seafood options. Get reservations or arrive before it opens.<br />
<b>Wine and Company</b> is still the best wine bar in Charleston with an incredibly knowledgeable staff. You can also buy bottles to go and they can help find what you want. They also have a phenomenal beer selection to go or drink on premises which most people don't know about. The beer list is very well curated. Located at Meeting and Spring, it's a great stop before or after dinner. Also great cheese and charcuterie.<br />
<b>Wiki Wiki Sandbar</b> is a HUGE Polynesian restaurant with some great bars and a good selection of classic dishes mixed with some local standbys.<br />
<b>Basil</b> is a reliable Thai restaurant with more options for non-Thai food fans than other places. I like the Garlic and Beef dish.<br />
<b>Maui Tacos</b> does a good job of replicating the original. They are a good choice if you are bored with the cookie cutter Mexican that is way too prevalent in our town. Great beer selection. If your out of town family insists on going to Hyman's tell them you'll be at Maui Tacos waiting for them to finish being disappointed.<br />
<b>Steel City Pizza</b> has a good beer selection. That's why they get a 2. You do the math...<br />
<b>Sweatman's </b>has managed to maintain great barbecue standards despite the ownership change a few years ago. Still the best barbecue in the area. Visit Biedler Forest on the same day, since it is located in the same middle of nowhere. Better yet, do dinner and a Biedler Night Walk on the full moon Saturday of the month (not affiliated with each other - just a good evening plan).<br />
<b>The Codfather</b> has outstanding Fish and Chips and Meat Pies. You can get the meat pies to go.<br />
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This post is a combo of three months (most likely it will be every year) due to tax season being in full swing. Check out my tax blog if you want to see why I'm so popular this time of year! <a href="http://www.supertaxgenius.com/">www.supertaxgenius.com</a><br />
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You may wonder why very few places got a score below 3. There's an explanation on the spreadsheet. In fact, there's a ton of information on the spreadsheet. But to answer the question, we go places we expect to be great. I'm not here to confirm that a mediocre restaurant is actually mediocre. So 2's will be rare, and 1's will be a catastrophic failure in planning.<br />
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<br />Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-77789705073108384052019-03-09T15:45:00.001-08:002019-03-09T15:45:57.844-08:00January Charleston Restaurant Visits<div>
Name Loc Rating Beer Selection Rating</div>
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<col span="3" style="width: 48pt;" width="64"></col>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 116pt;" width="155"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 318px;">
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 102pt;" width="136">Butcher and Bee</td>
<td style="width: 41pt;" width="54">NK</td>
<td align="right" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">3</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.holycityhospitality.com/michaels-on-the-alley/"><span style="color: windowtext;">Michael's on the Alley</span></a></td>
<td class="xl65">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl65">3</td>
<td class="xl65"> ?</td>
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Parcel 32</td>
<td>DT</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">SNOB</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">5</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Tiki Tacos</td>
<td>Sum</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">2</td>
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</td><td class="xl67"></td><td class="xl69"></td><td class="xl69"></td></tr>
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Here's a link to the <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=17QICC9YaZbbzy814xH_MuWFO79YrMDOO">Master Restaurant Spreadsheet</a><br />
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Columns are Restaurant, Location, Rating and Beer Selection Rating.</div>
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Locations: Park - Park Circle, DT - Downtown, NK - North of 17 Downtown, Var - multiple locations, MP - Mount Pleasant.</div>
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<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 33pt;" width="44">1</td><td style="width: 301pt;" width="402"> No beer or little good beer (or a bad brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">2</td><td> Below Average (or a mediocre brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">3</td><td> Some locals and other good brews (or an OK brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">4</td><td> Excellent (or a good brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">5</td><td> Best (or a great brewery)</td></tr>
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<b>Butcher and Bee</b> is a casual restaurant with good food and a nice outside area<br />
<b>Michael's on the Alley</b> we went VERY off time and were the only ones there. Food was quite good.<br />
<b>Parcel 32 </b>was a great experience and highly recommended<br />
<b>SNOB </b>continues to be one of the go-to places among the great selection of restaurants on East Bay<br />
<b>Tiki Tacos</b> has really good tacos at an exceptional price.<br />
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You may wonder why nobody got a score below 3. There's an explanation on the spreadsheet. In fact, there's a ton of information on the spreadsheet. But to answer the question, we go places we expect to be great. I'm not here to confirm that a mediocre restaurant is actually mediocre. So 2's will be rare, and 1's will be a catastrophic failure in planning.<br />
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<br />Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-12357696444309316462019-01-17T07:01:00.001-08:002019-01-17T07:01:21.073-08:00Military Spouses Residency Relief Act Change<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
A lot of people seemed to have missed this, but there is a MAJOR change to the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act!</div>
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In the past, the spouse of a service member had to have established residency in the military member's state of residency in order to claim that state for residency.</div>
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Now, to summarize, the spouse of a service member may claim one of two states as their state of residency: the state they live in, or the service member's state of residency.</div>
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On initial reading of the law I can see very little restriction on the spouse changing this as needed, especially after a PCS move. The states may feel differently.</div>
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The law took affect for 2018 tax year and later.</div>
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Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-18407163139242098102019-01-15T19:19:00.001-08:002019-01-15T19:19:18.728-08:00Ray on Toxic Masculinity<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
So there's a term floating around "toxic masculinity."</div>
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I used to just call them d*ckheads.</div>
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It's okay to be a man you know... and like to do things like fix your own plumbing, root for your favorite team or build sh*t or find inventive ways to blow sh*t up.</div>
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It's definitely cool to bring your sons along when you're doing the above... it's even cooler when you bring your daughters.</div>
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It's also cool to read poetry, check out museums or Broadway shows or cry at the end of the Notebook...</div>
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Conversely totally acceptable to cry at the end of Red Dawn and Field of Dreams... man, I'm getting choked up just thinking about it.</div>
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It's very cool to have a Dental Plan.. Change a Diaper... shovel snow.... master hardscaping.... take out the trash.... learn to BBq... kiss boo boo's... leave the light on... read bedtime stories and yes...</div>
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Blow sh*t up.</div>
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It's not cool to raise your voice to your kid's Mom... cat call a lady... raise your hands in unprovoked violence but it is cool that should a man impede his violence upon you.... you smash his f*cking face... unless of course you can offer some healing through love.</div>
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And of course it is always cool to blow sh*t up.</div>
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It's cool to go to Church... but more important to love God as God loves you and it's very masculine to love your neighbors and to look another man in the eye when you give him a firm handshake....</div>
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It's cool to smile during said handshake.</div>
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It's cool to color outside the lines and sing Regina Spektor at the top of your lungs directly after you've listened to Rage Against the Machine.</div>
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It's cool to vote Democrat and cool to vote Republican and better to vote Libertarian.</div>
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It's cool to change your mind.<br />Admit when you're wrong.<br />Kneel during the Anthem and it's cool to stand Tall and proud to Salute your nation.</div>
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It's cool to obey the major laws and bend the minor ones <span class="_47e3 _5mfr" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 0; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle;" title="wink emoticon"><img alt="" class="img" height="16" role="presentation" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tb0/1.5/16/1f609.png" style="border: 0px; vertical-align: -3px;" width="16" /><span aria-hidden="true" class="_7oe" style="display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: 0px; width: 0px;">;)</span></span></div>
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Being a man isn't about bullying other non-alphas... it's not about "slaying ass"...</div>
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It's not about having 1,000 different lovers but finding the 1,000 lovers inside your One.</div>
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Being a Man is about protecting the weak... and strengthening with your love. Being a man is about being the cornerstone of your home and providing for your family. Being a man is about sticking up for what you think to be right and having the intellect and literacy to defend it.</div>
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Everything else.... that's about being a boy.</div>
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Now some folks nowadays think that is macho talk... and I can respect that perspective....</div>
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After generations of abuse and belligerence it's hard for me to say trust us... depend on us... believe in us....</div>
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I was having a conversation with an old friend a few nights ago....</div>
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Metal af.<br />Police Officer.<br />Good father.<br />Good husband.</div>
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Full of love. And we chatted. Oh the children we are raising!</div>
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We have an opportunity to guide this generation to the greatest our society has ever seen... a balance of love and accountability and empathy and responsibility.</div>
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Don't miss the opportunity. Whether you're a parent or not... someone is always watching.</div>
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To be honest this a truth for me and despite the recent rise of language attacking "manhood" or "masculinity" in all it's forms I don't take my direction from hashtags. I let my heart guide me.</div>
Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-71640444112969591612019-01-12T05:45:00.001-08:002019-01-12T05:45:25.908-08:00Ray on Political DiscourseYou know what I would honestly like to see... and I mean this 100% sincerely....<br />
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I would genuinely like to see folks discuss their points not following Party lines...<br />
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Like seriously... it's not that the Democrats have all the answers and it's not like the Republicans have all the answers... <br />
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But truthfully both sides often have valid points.... yet the same actors show up blindly saying the same regurgitated crap at about the same time every day.... it's the same party speak from the same party websites and the same party channels and the same party speakers.<br />
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It's mind blowing how so many of you don't understand basic economics... or even basic f*cking civics.... or even your self proclaimed party's stance.<br />
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And I wouldn't haven't a problem with any of you about your lack of knowledge but please for the good of the country please just SHUT THE F*CK UP if you don't know what you're talking about.<br />
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It's not that you can't have an opinion... but just stop being a relay talking head for the propaganda machine. <br />
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Everyone is a little bit dumber because of what you propagate...<br />
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We are all a little but stupider because of YOU.<br />
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You know who you are....<br />
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So here are some guidelines.... just try them on.... see how they fit....<br />
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1. Running the WORLD'S BIGGEST ECONOMY is not the same as balancing your household checkbook. You're not getting the Nobel Prize because you didn't bounce a check even after the EZ pass surprise upped your monthly withdrawal from your debit account. Happens to me every month.<br />
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2. As much of a d*ckhead as he is... Donald Trump is OUR President. You do no one any good with the #notmypresident social media protest... #cyberfistintheair #innefectual.<br />
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3. Republicans are not Nazis and Democrats are not Socialists (for the most part) but if we are not careful...<br />
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If we are not wise in the way we treat our countrymen....<br />
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They may be pushed farther into that extreme.<br />
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4. Pelosi and Schumer... will not be historical examples of the greatness of America at the turn of the century... they're all embarrassing and completely out of touch.... it's honestly time for the establishment to re-establish itself.<br />
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5. #blacklivesmatter is not a terrorist movement. Black lives do matter and for all you #alllivesmatter folks that holds true too... except "all lives" haven't been sh*t on by this country for 400+ years... now I am not saying any one has an excuse for anything... but we as a country need to view problems in the Black community as AMERICAN problems. We need to view injustices as injustices against AMERICANS.<br />
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6. For f*cks sake stop buying into his bullsh*t.... it's not "fake news..." Just because you don't agree doesn't mean it's fake... Jeeeeezzz... can you PLEASE START THINKING CRITICALLY.<br />
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7. Saying Michelle Obama looks like a man doesn't disgrace her... it disgraces you.<br />
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That was your 1st Lady.<br />
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She was dignified and a great ambassador of our people.<br />
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I don't agree with her politically but I was proud of her.<br />
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I mean seriously... what are you 12?<br />
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8. OMG he's not a Muslim! He was born in this country! HE IS ACTUALLY NOT A SOCIALIST. If you think he is please refamiliarize yourself with what a SOCIALIST government actually is.<br />
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9. People who want to retain the right to have weapons are not part of the gun violence in America. It is our right to have weapons. The problem with guns in America is the same problem with opiates in America... it's the abuse and overproduction of them by their manufacturers.<br />
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10. MOST Americans want Immigration reform. Building a wall is not a reform. Painting a whole race of people as drug smugglers, rapists and murderers is wrong.<br />
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What Canadians don't kill people? Don't do drugs? <br />
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The solutions to our Immigration problems lie within prosecuting those who hire them.... easing the barrier to entry... and getting the most taxes as we can out of folks who want to come here and make a life for themselves.<br />
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11. Sometimes Trump does the right thing or he may even be on the right track... but his fat belligerent mouth and thumbs should embarrass each of you.<br />
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12. You know what men think about when they first get sent to prison.... <br />
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...yep... "how am I not going to get raped?" Or be someone's bitch...<br />
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You know what.... women... out in public... or in the workplace think about it all the time.<br />
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OUR WOMEN WORRY ABOUT BEING RAPED.<br />
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They have to consider it OFTEN as part of their decision making process.<br />
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That's not ultra-feminism... that's men failing...<br />
That's society failing....<br />
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We are better.<br />
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13. Speak kindly to one another. None of you are running for Office...with the exception of [Kurt Peluso, Vedat Gashi, Byron A Jr Divins , Robert Siano]<br />
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God gave us this wonderful land... and whether we were born here, or immigrated here... we, thank God, have inherited it at a time where we can be a shining example of a great society that will last the history of the human race. I really believe that.... I really believe we are better than what we are showing the last few years.Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-29377002345519238272019-01-09T12:33:00.001-08:002019-01-09T12:33:46.726-08:00The Government Shutdown and Refunds...The IRS will be issuing refunds during the government shutdown.<br />
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They will start accepting returns on January 28th. Most refunds will appear in 6 to 21 days after this.<br />
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Returns with Earned Income Credit, Additional Child Tax Credit and Refundable Education credits will not be processed until February 15th and refunds should appear 6 to 21 days after that date (or the filing date, whichever is later). This is due to ongoing efforts to halt tax identity theft.<br />
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Super Tax Geniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11781778562290959626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305384548630976105.post-14158506783646857172019-01-03T14:48:00.002-08:002019-01-03T14:48:49.547-08:00December 2018 Charleston Restaurant Visits<div>
Name Loc Rating Beer Selection Rating</div>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 116pt;" width="155">California
Dreaming</td>
<td class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">WA</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67" style="width: 48pt;" width="64">1</td>
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<td class="xl65" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="http://eatdrinkcane.com/">Cane Rhum Bar</a></td>
<td>DT</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Chubby Fish</td>
<td>DT</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Coast Brewing</td>
<td class="xl67">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Commonhouse Aleworks</td>
<td class="xl67">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">EVO</td>
<td class="xl67">Park</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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<td height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Herd Provisions</td>
<td>Var</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
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<td class="xl68" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Holy City Brewing</td>
<td class="xl67">NC</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">3</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Madrigal's</td>
<td class="xl67">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">0</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Short Grain</td>
<td class="xl67">Var</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
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<td class="xl69" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><a href="https://www.sorghumandsalt.com/"><span style="color: #4472c4;">Sorghum
and Salt</span></a></td>
<td class="xl67">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">5</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">2</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Sweet Belgium</td>
<td class="xl66">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">3</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">0</td>
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<td class="xl67" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">Ted's Butcher Block</td>
<td class="xl67">DT</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl67">2</td>
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<td class="xl66" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">The Hold at Revelry</td>
<td class="xl66">NK</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
<td align="right" class="xl66">4</td>
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Here's a link to the <a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=17QICC9YaZbbzy814xH_MuWFO79YrMDOO">Master Restaurant Spreadsheet</a><br />
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Columns are Restaurant, Location, Rating and Beer Selection Rating.</div>
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Locations: Park - Park Circle, DT - Downtown, NK - North of 17 Downtown, Var - multiple locations, MP - Mount Pleasant.</div>
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Rating - 1 to 5 scale (5 being best (gotta be perfect to get a 5))</div>
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Beer rating:</div>
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<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt; width: 33pt;" width="44">0</td><td style="width: 301pt;" width="402"> No beer or little good beer (or a bad brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">1</td><td> Below Average (or a mediocre brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">2</td><td> Some locals and other good brews (or an OK brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">3</td><td> Excellent (or a good brewery)</td></tr>
<tr height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;"><td align="right" height="19" style="height: 14.4pt;">4</td><td> Best (or a great brewery)</td></tr>
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<b>California Dreaming</b> is a nice restaurant with a great view. Staff inconsistency is the biggest issue, but great for out of town guests with some kids or big groups.<br />
<b>Cane Rhum Bar</b> has great drinks and some really good Caribbean food. Good staff.<br />
<b>Chubby Fish</b> is a small place with a small menu of really great seafood.<br />
<b>Coast Brewing </b>is the brewery I consider to be the best in Charleston. We owe a lot of what is great about beer in this state to the owners here. Sometimes they have Big Boned BBQ but usually limited food. They are adding a traditional tasting room (right now you drink on the brewery floor). Super staff.<b> </b><br />
<b>Commonhouse Aleworks</b> is a decent size brewery with a good drinking space and nice outdoor area. Regularly has food trucks..<br />
<b>EVO</b>: Best combination of pizza and beer in town! The Pork Trifecta is unbelievable. Get the large, and have a fried egg on a slice for breakfast next morning.<br />
<b>Herd Provisions</b> is a food truck with amazing Poutine.<br />
<b>Holy City Brewing</b> is one of the oldest Charleston Breweries. They were around when things were just starting to take off.<br />
<b>Madrigal's</b> is a food truck with the best Empanadas around.<br />
<b>Short Grain </b>is a popup kitchen with great Asian food that can be found at Edmund's Oast Brewing Company on Tuesdays.<br />
<b>Sorghum and Salt </b>is a cool little place with a nice chef's counter. Great food and awesome staff. is a tiny retail store with almost a dozen taps and a cooler of beer to drink on premises.<br />
<b>Sweet Belgian </b>is a unique little waffle place.<br />
<b>Ted's Butcher Block</b> is like a combination deli, butcher and restaurant. Really good meat, charcuterie and meals.<br />
<b>The Hold at Revelry </b>is the "sour" brewery for revelry. Cool bar with great beer. No food, though there is good stuff close.<br />
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You may wonder why nobody got a score below 3. There's an explanation on the spreadsheet. In fact, there's a ton of information on the spreadsheet. But to answer the question, we go places we expect to be great. I'm not here to confirm that a mediocre restaurant is actually mediocre. So 2's will be rare, and 1's will be a catastrophic failure in planning.<br />
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