Link to the tweet: https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1216530033805799424
> No one is going to feel bad for the Celtics, nor should they, but last year the Kings were much better than expected and that pick landed at 14th.
> This year? The Grizzlies are much better than expected and that pick currently sits at 15th.
> That's a tough break for Boston.
Pretty unlucky for the Celtics as they could have cashed in high lottery picks if these teams weren't playing above their expectation. You just hate to see it.
Dating back to 2004
2004 ALDS: 1-3 (Twins won first game then lost next 3)
2006 ALDS: 0-3
2009 ALDS: 0-3
2010 ALDS: 0-3
2017 WC: 0-1
2019 ALDS: 0-1
Stay safe everyone. New announcement on steam
Edit:
https://store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1151340/view/2093551793930317653
Link for the announcement
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!
I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, no matter what happens—good or bad—and invite you to do the same. Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, let’s not drink alcohol!
This pledge is a statement of intent.
Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
What this is:
A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
What this isn’t:
A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
This post goes up at:
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A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar.
Quote of the day is from Herbert Spencer and is included on page 568 of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
"There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which is proof against all arguments and which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance --- that principle is contempt prior to investigation."
Here is a video explaining the geographical significance of such a move. Basically France has strong natural barriers on all sides except its northeast where there is a significant opening that has been used to attack France multiple times.
What if instead of trying to conquer all of Europe, he decided to only conquer as much as necessary to fortify France? Then he focused on internal improvements like infrastructure, education, fostering industrialization, creating competent and strong institutions, eliminating corruption, etc.
edit. If he conquered further than the Rhine it would go no further than the rest of the Rhine delta at the Ijssel river, the easternmost and northernmost branch of the Rhine. Going that far would also conquer the richest part of the Netherlands in the process of gaining a strong natural barrier. However, the Waal or Nederrijn also provide strong natural barriers without having to hold all of the Netherlands, just some of it. Regardless, a large, heavily populated German speaking area with cities like Cologne and Mainz would need to be conquered and held under such a plan.
He saw too much cost and too much risk in trying to invade and conquer countries like Spain, Prussia, Austria-Hungary, and especially Russia. He saw that even if he could conquer all of that territory it would leave the French army disastrously overstretched. He saw more benefit in internal improvements once his country was secured with natural barriers to invasion on all sides.
Also, he would attempt to conquer overseas colonies as he would have seen more benefit and less cost in that than attempting to conquer Europe, similar to the British.
We may be anonymous strangers on the internet, but we have one thing in common. We may be a world apart, but we're here together!
Welcome to the 24 hour pledge!
I'm pledging myself to not drinking today, no matter what happens—good or bad—and invite you to do the same. Maybe you're new to /r/stopdrinking and have a hard time deciding what to do next. Maybe you're like me and feel you need a daily commitment or maybe you've been sober for a long time and want to inspire others.
It doesn't matter if you're still hung over from a three day bender or been sober for years, if you just woke up or have already completed a sober day. For the next 24 hours, let’s not drink alcohol!
This pledge is a statement of intent.
Today we don't set out trying not to drink, we make a conscious decision not to drink. It sounds simple, but all of us know it can be hard and sometimes impossible. The group can support and inspire us, yet only one person can decide if we drink today. Give that person the right mindset!
What happens if we can't keep to our pledge? We give up or try again. And since we're here in /r/stopdrinking, we're not ready to give up.
What this is:
A simple thread where we commit to not drinking alcohol for the next 24 hours, posting to show others that they're not alone and making a pledge to ourselves. Anybody can join and participate at any time, you do not have to be a regular at /r/stopdrinking or have followed the pledges from the beginning.
What this isn’t:
A good place for a detailed introduction of yourself, directly seek advice or share lengthy stories. You'll get a more personal response in your own thread.
This post goes up at:
US—Night/Early Morning
Europe—Morning
Asia and Australia—Evening/Night
A link to the current Daily Check-In post can always be found near the top of the sidebar.
It´s Friday - remember guys, we´re here the whole weekend, 24/7!
Hosting this week has really strengthened my resolve to keep on sobering. Getting it at a distance can make us sloppy, either we´re a week, a month or two years along the road - and the ditch is always one step away. I´m humbled and proud of you all!
Would you like to host the check-in one of the upcoming weeks? Let me know! It´s a great way to connect with the community, and do a service that I and many others appreciate and depend on.
