Kudos to Captain Hill and all the sailors who are keeping the Red Sea corridor open. These guys and women are doing important work and are definitely in harm's way, as the US Navy is engaged in its most intense ongoing sea battle since WWII.

Wallethub ranked states by their economic performance. The area around Indiana doesn't do so well. Indiana is 38th, Kentucky 46th, Ohio 42nd, Illinois 39th, and Michigan 19th.



The factors they considered are:

Economic Activity – Total Points: 33.33​

• Change in GDP (2023 vs. 2022): Quadruple Weight (~13.33 Points)
• Share of Fast-Growing Firms: Triple Weight (~10.00 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the number of firms in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list as a percentage of total firms.
• State Gross Public Debt as Percent of GDP: Full Weight (~3.33 Points)
• Exports per Capita: Full Weight (~3.33 Points)
• Startup Activity: Full Weight (~3.33 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the rate of newly established firms.

Economic Health – Total Points: 33.33​

• Unemployment Rate: Double Weight (~4.30 Points)
• Underemployment Rate: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)
• Change in Nonfarm Payrolls (2023 vs. 2022): Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Change in Total Civilian Labor Force (2023 vs. 2022): Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Increase in Ratio of Full-Time Jobs to Part-Time Jobs (2022 vs. 2021): Half Weight (~1.08 Points)
• Median Annual Household Income Adjusted for Cost of Living: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Growth in State Personal Income (2023 vs. 2022): Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Government Surplus/Deficit per Capita: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Unfunded Public Pension Plans per Capita: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Share of Uninsured Population: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)
• Share of Population in Poverty: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Foreclosure Rate: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Growth in Number of Businesses (2021 vs. 2020): Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
• Fiscal Health: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
  Note: This metric is based on the George Mason University Mercatus Center’s state fiscal rankings, particularly the State Fiscal Condition Index, which refers to the sum of cash, budget, long-run, service-level and trust-fund solvency indices for each state.
• Building-Permit Activity: Full Weight (~2.15 Points)
  Note: This metric measures the total number of new privately owned residential-building permits issued annually per capita.
• Average Educational Attainment of Recent Immigrants: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)
  Note: The educational attainment of recent immigrants aged 25 and older from a foreign country is classified as having either no high school diploma; a high school diploma or equivalent; some college experience or an associate’s degree; a bachelor’s degree; or a graduate or professional degree.
• Average Educational Attainment of Recent Migrants from Other U.S. States: Half Weight (~1.08 Points)
  Note: The educational attainment of recent migrants aged 25 and older from other states within the U.S. is classified as having either no high school diploma; a high school diploma or equivalent; some college experience or an associate’s degree; a bachelor’s degree; or a graduate or professional degree.

Innovation Potential – Total Points: 33.33​

• Share of Jobs in High-Tech Industries: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
• Share of Jobs STEM Employment: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
• Independent Inventor Patents per 1,000 Working-Age Population: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
• Industry R&D Investment Amount per Total Civilian Employed Population: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
  Note: “R&D” refers to research and development.
• Nonindustry R&D Investment Amount as Share of GDP: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
  Note: “R&D” refers to research and development.
• Entrepreneurial Activity: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)

He is the Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year. Another IU recruit that is playing in the state finals is Griffin Tobias. Both players are among a list of 22 players to keep an eye on this weekend. Here are the capsules on both players.

Denny is the Indiana baseball Gatorade Player of the Year and a dominant two-way player for the Mooresville Pioneers. The IU commit is batting .485 with 41 runs scored, 40 RBIs, 13 doubles, 11 home runs, three triples and 23 stolen bases. On the mound, Denny is 2-0 with 11 saves. He has a 0.69 ERA and 73 strikeouts over 40⅓ innings.

Griffin Tobias of Lake Central is a 5-11, 187-pound right-handed pitcher with a fastball touching 93 mph. He's the No. 6 overall senior in Indiana and the third-rated righty, per PrepBaseballReport. On the mound, Tobias is 7-2 with 0.97 ERA and 89 strikeouts over 58 innings. At the plate, Tobias is batting .313 with 18 runs scored, 18 RBIs, four doubles, three triples, one home run, 10 walks and just 11 strikeouts.

Im going to the game with my Dad and it would be easier for him if we walked from the parking lot. I will be willing to pay via venmo/cashapp whatever. I just can't find a place to purchase a parking lot. Thanks!

I probably sold my BUD stock too early! 😄

I’m at my favorite wings joint which is close to the Y where I worked out earlier. Bud beers (Busch, Ultra, Bud, Bud Light) are the special this month. A guy in a MAGA hat and his buddy (interestingly, a black guy) just sat down at the bar and ordered Bud Lights. No hesitation.

Boycott must officially be over.

Apparently Doritos is the new target, but I’ve not really read up on why.

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of Famous Nathan’s International Hot Dog Eating Contest, or so it seems:

forces Game 3 tomorrow at 6pm. Fougerousse homered again today and went 3-5. I would love to see them move on.
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"With the fourth quarter revision, calendar year 2023 saw essentially no net job growth (+9,000 jobs overall)"


There were previous instances of California crowing about all the jobs they were adding each month. It turns out they were all adjusted down and away when the real numbers came in. Monthly numbers are reported via survey.

California would be a top 5 economy in the world if it was a sovereign country and they only added 9k jobs in all of 2023. Yet we're expected to believe that the US economy is robust and the envy of the world right now while the largest subnational component of the US economy isn't growing.

Reports of his passing are already coming out, and in fact, being disputed. Nevertheless, he’s 96 (?) years old, and reportedly just had a stroke.

What are everyone’s thoughts on this intellectual giant? H’es not a person that fits neatly on one side of the aisle.

Serious discussion only, please.

Seems like a piece of my childhood gets ripped daily…RIP SAY HEY


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always get in trouble judging a series off 1 game, but that was dominate tonight