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This is Scott Becker with the Becker Business and the Becker Private Equity Podcast. We've got two episodes for you today, and each of these are somewhat business, one somewhat body of life episodes. The first one is take your strokes and shove it. So. So here's the deal on this. Take your strokes and shove it. It's periodically you get a professional sports owner. One of the most famous ones over the last couple decades is the owner of the Golden State warriors that didn't take state financing to build their stadium. And in a world where every owner seems to rely on the public sort of till to build their stadium, it's always remarkable when you see somebody saying, no, we want control. We're not going to take your money. We're not going to rip off the state. And just right now we're watching in Chicago the Chicago Bears, you know, working between Indiana and Illinois to get the best deal possible so the McCaskey family, which is already worth billions and billions of dollars, can get the state to help fund their stadium. And I get that the pro sports franchise is so important to cities, but it is sort of so impressive when somebody like the Golden State owner says, take your funds and shove it. Similarly, I'm involved in a regular golf game with a colleague that's not really a very good golfer who is really sort of high on their own skill set. And that person is, at least in terms of handicap indexes, a couple strokes better than I am. I choose in my regular weekly matches with that person not to take strokes. I figure it challenges me a little bit more. We're not playing for high stakes. I don't lose by very much. Even though he's got a better handicap than me, I often lose by one to two strokes. Cost me a little bit of money, not very much. Recently, in the highest art of condescension, this person who will remain nameless reached out to me and said, do you think you should now be taking strokes? Just like I admire these franchise owners that don't take public funds, I am not taking your strokes, you condescending fff. Which I cannot say on ear. I'm not taking your strokes. I'm more like the public franchise owner that doesn't take the public money. I don't want your strokes. You're not that good of golfer. You're overrated. You are wild off the tee. Periodically you get lucky and score better than you should. But I could tell you this. Take your strokes and shove them where the sun doesn't shine. I don't want them. They're not needed. You're not that good. Thank you for listening to this very serious business episode of the Becker Private Equity and Becker Business podcast. We'll be back with you shortly with. With. With true business and true advice for business. Thank you for listening.