The Swamp

elflaco2

I was chatting about this with co-workers and one of them mentioned a ferry from Bridgeport to Point Jefferson. Would that be worth doing if I had the time and wouldn't mind avoiding NYC traffic?

Also, would any Jersey peeps be available for lunch on 6/12. If I do this, it's only if I can fly ...

elflaco2

A_B wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 3:28 pm
Giff wrote: Mon Apr 28, 2025 3:23 pm Detour to North New Jersey possible.
You can see (Cerrano, Rass and Syb) and be seen (Mister D.)!

hmmm...

elflaco2

that's a good hilton! if its the sone i'm thinking.. good bar.

elflaco2

he's running the one at Rider.
last week at Bucknell he went backwards a bit.

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glad to hear it went well Rass!

see you guys around a college track one of these days!

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got a birdfy for last bday
used to have a feeder attached to my office window (i work mostly from home), last fall we had the landscaping redone in the front.. can't haven no birdseeds ruining it... also had three others in different parts of the yard.
birdfy feeder lasted 3 days before ...

elflaco2

The cure for any squirrel problems is to switch the feed to hot meat (shelled sunflower seeds covered in cayenne pepper). Birds have no sensitivity to capsaicin, squirrels do.

funny thing is .. it was after i added the pepper to the feed that they ganged up (there were at least 6 of them ...

elflaco2

got a birdfy for last bday
used to have a feeder attached to my office window (i work mostly from home), last fall we had the landscaping redone in the front.. can't haven no birdseeds ruining it... also had three others in different parts of the yard.
birdfy feeder lasted 3 days before squirrells ...

elflaco2

last time i was in Houston - found a bar somewhat near the office, somewhat towards Katy - that would be a good place for it. kinda divey, kinda hipster.
if only i could remember the name.

elflaco2

every weekend there's like 5 pickleball, 50 softball, and 2 track meets on E+. and there's at least five different website that may or may not carry it live or just the timing. then' there's the student youtubes.

elflaco2

I wonder what Swamper is into the freakiest sex shit. Vegas odds are on Giff or Johnnie, but it's definitely one of the last people that we'd think.

I’d put money on myself if that counts for anything.

that' would make for interesting lunch room talk. i'd double or nothing on me. its ...

elflaco2

My friend sent me the following. He works with a lot of Indians and will ask his co-workers for additional recommendations this coming Monday.

- Pune airport is pretty basic and is a shared civilian/military airport; very serviceable though.

- I love craft beer and visitied Independence ...

elflaco2

The line between legal residents and citizens is starting to get mighty blurry.

Yup. They're making everyone feel comfortable with it because it hasn't been a stereotypical US citizen yet, so when it finally does happen, people will be less hesitant to it.

thought did cross my mind as i ...

elflaco2

The line between legal residents and citizens is starting to get mighty blurry.

just counseled my folks to reconsider their plans to visit the homeland -- they may not have a choice which will suck at having to worry about that (for the record, all nice and legal.. they refused to do the dual ...

elflaco2

i asked our teams last week why no soccer.. they all grow up with Cricket..and although they also play soccer.. they have a love of cricket very similar to that that we have in south america (and other places) for soccer. they love their cricket.
they all play it. they got us to play.. spend a ...

elflaco2

My friend sent me the following. He works with a lot of Indians and will ask his co-workers for additional recommendations this coming Monday.

- Pune airport is pretty basic and is a shared civilian/military airport; very serviceable though.

- Taxi to the city proper takes about 20-40 mins ...

elflaco2

favorite spot in Pune (Maharashtra)?? spending next saturday through Wednesday before flying elsewhere in the country

A friend of mine spent about a month in Pune about five years ago. Let me ask him if he has any recommendations.

ETA: My friend wants to know if you've been to India before ...

elflaco2

favorite spot in Pune (Maharashtra)?? spending next saturday through Wednesday before flying elsewhere in the country

elflaco2

Any good lentil recipes out there?

made a big pot two weeks ago
lentils + water, added potatoes (peeled? chunked)
while started in separate pan sofrito (onions, carrots) + ground beef (salt, pepper, paprika)

once water reduced, added beef mixture
small can of tomato sauce
couple of ...

elflaco2

i'll fart regardless.

how else to ensure a good dutch oven?

elflaco2

Any good lentil recipes out there?

made a big pot two weeks ago
lentils + water, added potatoes (peeled? chunked)
while started in separate pan sofrito (onions, carrots) + ground beef (salt, pepper, paprika)

once water reduced, added beef mixture
small can of tomato sauce
couple of tomatos ...

elflaco2

flew to Houston (did see GIff in the lunchroom) last week
usual flight, no problems..

but for some reason the pilot on the outward bound flight decided, once the doors were closed, to let all of us know that despite all the recent issues w planes, he would get us to Houston safely (i mean, he did ...

elflaco2

Any good lentil recipes out there?

made a big pot two weeks ago
lentils + water, added potatoes (peeled? chunked)
while started in separate pan sofrito (onions, carrots) + ground beef (salt, pepper, paprika)

once water reduced, added beef mixture
small can of tomato sauce
couple of tomatos ...

elflaco2

update on the boy's adventures in d1 track...

got a PR (cut 4 seconds) in the mile two week ago, good enough to get him a spot in the conference race (MAAC) this past weekend at the Armory in NY (and beat his roommate)

saturday ran another PR in the mile, down to 4:20.86 (another 4 seconds ...

elflaco2

mister d wrote: Sun Feb 23, 2025 9:38 pm And yet you thought I was going to "ruin (your) night" by showing up at ... Echo?

We like Echo

elflaco2

Is there a way to create a keyboard shortcut so I can paste a saved phrase into emails, notes, etc. so I don't have to type out the whole phrase. Because it looks really bad when I misspell the name of the org I work for because I type too quickly and don't proof before sending. I want to hit Ctrl ...

elflaco2

FL - FUTBOL
GA - NASCAR
VA - NASCAR
DC- FUTBOL, FOOTBALL, CYCLING
CT - RUGBY (with zumba and a few others.. epic night ending w us drinking w the Welsh Rugby National Team and dog bowls of redbull and vodka, i think there are pictures somewhere)
MD- BASEBALL, FOOTBALL, FUTBOL
PA-TRACK & FIELD ...

elflaco2

dunno... feel like that appeasement strategy hasn't worked well in the past..

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I spent a lot of my day typing and wiping and let me tell you that today was a struggle

The struggle is real. Deep slice on my fingertip with a new knife. Been two weeks, still hasn’t fully closed. Annoying as fuck. I couldn’t get the bleeding to stop while cooking, almost went Top Chef ...

elflaco2

There's a joke that's more than a decade old at my company about how I once worked more than half a day on a holiday because I was one of the few remote workers at the time and was unaware we had off. I 100% would have done it again this Monday if someone didn't remind me they reinstituted MLK Day ...

elflaco2

in Philly again last weekend..
second indoor meet..
he was concerned he would break 9:00 in the 3000... first time running that distance..

had he not been pushed/stumbled.. he would won his heat - ran 8:50, second in the heat, mid table overall - he knows better how to handle the traffic.. coach ...

elflaco2

Who knows the ones where I couldn't come up with anything?

Elflaco is Redskins, Arsenal, Colombian national team and maybe DC United.

Baloney is a huge fan of a traditionally lower tear English soccer team, is it Ipswich?

Enoch I just think political posts. Carwash I’m thinking Red Sox ...

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Gonna be weird if you show up in Toronto and they’re expecting the guy who was in the meeting and has a really similar name.

more than once we've mistakenly had the wrong person (same name) on calls. last time was a guy out in the netherlands.. he actually joined the call curious as to why we ...

elflaco2

drove down to Philly on saturday .. saw the boy run in his first official d1 meet..
he had a good xc season (his first since 8th grade)...
ran the mile (not the 1600) -- hit a PR -- 4:28 and change, started out as 12th got as high as 7th i think finished 8th or 9th -- and the meet was on ESPN+ so ...

elflaco2

monday sucked, tuesday was better
back home wednesday
working to place as many of my team in other roles, good news is no one is out right away-- most will be here through mid april, some through end of june.
these situations reveal and/or confirm character.. saw some incredibly gracious actions by ...

elflaco2

my brother lives in montrose - evacuated to a hotel in downey - he hasn't returned
we have an office in glendale -- closed up shop early yesterday, all team members are safe
a close friend of mine.. his FIL live(d) in malibu -- place is gone as of tuesday night -- all are safe and staying with ...

elflaco2

yeah, drew the short straw - so i came to Albany, my boss went to Houston (nah.. she's in Dallas and i can drive here in under 3hrs so there)

elflaco2

how's your monday?
we delivered the news earlier today that we are exiting this one business line.. 40 of my team members are affected.. we'll give them 30 day notice sometime later.. first wave to go in March, last wave in June.
i've spent the last four hours having one on one conversations with ...

elflaco2

hopefully it gets better
instead of our usual NYE at a friends (scotch, cigars, gummies, food, pistols) ended the year at home on the couch w two kids, one sick (rsv, pneumonia, ear infection) other just doesn't want to sleep
tried to time Star Wars to midnight (exploding Death Star) missed it by 30 ...

elflaco2

short hills visit is on the calendar for next saturday.
and no. i aint that bougie.
like kids wearing pajamas at the mall. like that is their going out clothing.

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