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Visionary entrepreneur on a mission to make the world shine brighter. Grab my recipe book at the link below to unlock mixology magic & elevate your evenings! 🥃

North Wilkesboro, NC
Joined December 2008
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🍹 Welcome to L.I.B.A.T.E., Cocktail Crusaders! 🍹 Hello and cheers to YOU, our newest members of the League of Inspiring Bartenders And Tasting Enthusiasts (L.I.B.A.T.E.)! Whether you're a bartender with flair, a mixologist with a vision, or a craft cocktail connoisseur with a thirst for the extraordinary, you’ve found your tribe! What’s Awaits You Here: • Mix & Mingle: Connect with a global community of cocktail creators and lovers • Sip & Learn: Dive into exclusive tips, tricks, and tastings from the pros • Shake & Share: Show off your signature drinks and hear the stories behind others’ creations • Celebrate: Join us for events, discussions, and pure cocktail joy! Our Vision: To be the heartbeat of craft cocktail culture, where every member inspires and is inspired, turning every glass into a masterpiece of flavor and friendship. Get Started: 🔹 Introduce yourself in the comments – What’s your favorite cocktail? 🔹 Stay tuned for info about upcoming events. 🔹 Share your first post – We can’t wait to see your style! Here's to mixing epic moments together, one sip at a time! 🥂 #WelcomeToLIBATE #CraftCocktailCommunity #CocktailConversations – at North Carolina, USA
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Love this, Donald! Hope never made payroll. The plan and that weekly honest check are what actually move the numbers. 💪
Hope is not the strategy. The plan is the strategy. The accountability is the strategy. Hope is the reason. The plan is the how. A weekly honest check on what you said versus what you did is where it changes. Want the 90-day plan built with you? RestaurantTriage.com
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How about the robot is looking down while assembling a Swiss watch with one hand and then, without looking up, catches an oblique 100mph baseball with the other hand? I also like the idea of juggling chainsaws on fire while riding a unicycle.
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Having only Democrats for choices seems to have become an increasing disturbing issue in North Carolina as well. 🥺
There must be a meaningful political opposition in the United States. One party rule always ends in disaster. Some states like California are de facto one party rule already. They hand you a ballot where your choice is two Democrats. They ask you with a straight face, who do you want to be the next mayor of Los Angeles… the mayor who let the city burn while she was traveling abroad, or a socialist?
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I concur! It works great at both @CinderBistro and when we're camping in areas where cell service isn't even a remote possibility. 📡
Try using @Starlink for your home or business
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This takes me back! I wrote my own software on a Commodore VIC-20 and C64, and learned assembler by coding programs published in PC Magazine. Those days still shape how I build apps today! 😁
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Halloween at @CinderBistro: locally-made Great Wagon Road Salamander Vodka (@GreatWagonRoad Charlotte) gone jet-black with blackberry puree, elderflower, and lime, rimmed in Midnight Ember Dust. Dark, glittery, and spellbound! 🖤
Whether you’re throwing a costume party or keeping it low-key this year, a festive cocktail is the perfect way to get into the spirit: buff.ly/rJqDVm9
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George Smith retweeted
What's great about America: the painter who went to trade school wants the same life as the doctor who went to med school. And he mostly gets it. The downside is no cheap services. Everyone's time is expensive.
Just got quoted $2,400 to paint a 23 by 13 foot living room. The 4 gallons of paint it takes to do the job costs about $110 at Home Depot, or around $160 if you want Sherwin Williams. This is not a particularly skilled job. You went to trade school, not medical school. You own a brush and a roller. Stop ripping people off, contractors.
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Why in the world did @Grok need to waste over 33 minutes for this one simple question?!! This is a perfect example of how my usage credits are getting wasted! @xai @elonmusk
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Hey @bot, even after I have paid for extra credits, I'm still being told my usage is at 100%. What gives?
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Here's proof that I've added credits twice today. Please help @SpaceXSI, they haven't been applied to my account and I need to get back to work!
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Replying to @BrandBrooder @bot
I spoke to soon! Now I'm unable to proceed with any @Grok or @Bot actions. And, worse, Grok on @x also tells me I'm out of before! Please help fix this ASAP! I'm working on a time sensitive project!
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Replying to @BrandBrooder @bot
After I added credits a second time, it's showing me to proceed. However, it should have allowed me to do so without have to purchase two sets of credits!
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Absolutely amazing!
Next year, I will give one of my SpaceX shares to every kid in America. This will be the first of many.
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Crazier than a Hot Wheels track?! 🤯 – at Cricket, NC
Replying to @Scobleizer
True. You will be able to ask the Roadster to perform any of the tricks shown autonomously, as it will be sentient. Also, we will have a wild looping track (crazier even than Hot Wheels) at our Texas HQ where you can test out your Roadster.
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I challenge @joiechitwoodIII to top this! 😜 BTW - I used to enjoy watching your your dad's stunts at @monadnockspeed back in the day. 😀 – at Mulberry, NC
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For those of you freaking out about what may or may not be going on in Ukraine, please read and understand this before you make yourself look like an idiot. – at Mulberry, NC
Replying to @FedorovMykhailo
Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS. Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX. Usage of Starlink is limited to civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military action, as doing so would be inappropriate for a commercial company.
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🤣 it's probably of no surprise too anyone but wifi on @BreezeAirways is even worse. And, I found it particularly interesting yesterday that, with only one exception, I could browse every social media site without issue. Can you guess which one wouldn't work? – at North Swanzey, NH
Best way to sandbox an AI is to put it on a Delta flight – it will have no chance of accessing the Internet!
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This truly rivals any music video I've seen in recent time. – at Cricket, NC
Gave Opus 5.5 donald's prompt, Midjourney, and a moodboard 12 hours later, woke up to this:
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Who thinks this reveal will live up to the hype? – at Wilkesboro, NC
One of the things that excites me about the next-gen Tesla Roadster is that this is really the first vehicle Tesla has been able to design/engineer without a hyper focus on cost efficiency. The goal of this vehicle is for it to be the ultimate driver’s car, have ultimate performance, and be as cool as possible. There will no doubt be many firsts with this vehicle (if you can even call it that).
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What I'd like to believe is... when amazing abundance is achieved, people will have more time and desire to celebrate and procreate. 🤷🏼‍♂️ – at Richmond, KY
This chart really scares the hell out of me you can see how dramatically U.S. birth rates have fallen in just a few decades… and they’re still falling If this continues, we’re heading toward a place with far fewer children and young people, and an increasingly old population....that would be very depressing future Even if we achieve the abundance through AI, what does abundance mean if there are fewer and fewer people around to inherit the future? this is a really big problem, and it's something most people don't realize it yet and we don't really have much time until it's too late
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