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- Fri May 10, 2024 8:25 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Home Repairs
- Replies: 1569
- Views: 118333
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3086
- Views: 277650
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
scary situation last sunday... 2nd league game (O50s).. 8a start vs last years league leaders (we were bottom half of the table).. held our own first half, nil-nil. second half gave up 3 fast ones (all dumb mistakes, giveaway in our box) in the first 15... just about to make several rounds of subs ...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:15 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3086
- Views: 277650
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
scary situation last sunday... 2nd league game (O50s).. 8a start vs last years league leaders (we were bottom half of the table).. held our own first half, nil-nil. second half gave up 3 fast ones (all dumb mistakes, giveaway in our box) in the first 15... just about to make several rounds of subs a...
- Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
- Replies: 770
- Views: 85030
Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
when i coached up to u12 -- used an app with the other coach to keep track of who was on and for how long - anyone watned toask.. we had data to show at end of season.. always worked out.. from u13-u19.. no guarantee on any time especially at 15-19 -- and those teams generally only had 2 or 3 subs (...
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:39 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
- Replies: 770
- Views: 85030
Re: More Backroom Deals Than Tammany Hall - A Youth Soccer Tale
Welcome. Your feelings are perfectly normal and accepted here. My name is citgo. Trust me Asher will be nowhere near the level of y’all’s kids even if I think she could be awesome on defense if she learned how to use her body. But 10% of a u-9 game is ridiculous and also against the rules which has...
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Holy fuck we just had an earthquake
- Replies: 54
- Views: 2655
Re: Holy fuck we just had an earthquake
was on a call at the time -- dog went nuts right before it hit-- i though the UPS truck had hit the house next door - folks on the call CT, RI, Albany all felt it. lots of excitement on many work teams' chats -- we've folks all over the country, the cali folks were non plussed (sacramento area had t...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
- Replies: 2825
- Views: 109373
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
i have a team manager who got tired of going to their manager, going to me; having me to go the director in question and to her manager (a VP) or even raise it to her VP... so the team manager filed multiple HR complaints - all resulting .. in the other director may be bad at her job, but she isn't ...
- Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
- Replies: 2619
- Views: 159893
Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Just got home from the HS... flaco jr just signed his national letter of intent to run D1 track at Rider -- hopefully he'll also get a degree while at it.. otherwise it will be the most expensive running practice ever. of course as his coach reminded us, he has another outdoor season (and indoor nat...
- Wed Feb 14, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
- Replies: 2825
- Views: 109373
Re: CUBE LIFE! Office Etiquette
wow sorry syb, that sucks. beers?
we just did a small reorg and my team grew as a result
we just did a small reorg and my team grew as a result
- Sun Feb 11, 2024 11:31 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3086
- Views: 277650
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
Colombia vs US Jun 8th @ FedEx Field.. pre Copa friendly....
if its true.. i'll be there. DC/MD/NJ swampers..interested?
there's a chance it coincides with some big state track meet.. sorry flaco jr...
if its true.. i'll be there. DC/MD/NJ swampers..interested?
there's a chance it coincides with some big state track meet.. sorry flaco jr...
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3086
- Views: 277650
- Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: College Visits
- Replies: 590
- Views: 23376
Re: College Visits
so another delay on FAFSA getting info out to the schools... so schools wont' have packages until May?
- Thu Jan 25, 2024 6:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: College Visits
- Replies: 590
- Views: 23376
Re: College Visits
this whole process.. is completely different than what i remembered the first time around.. boy is still waiting for hsi first choice, but likely will pull the trigger before he hears.. he is intent on running track and has an offer on the table (not scholarship money, but grant money) but he's gott...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:31 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Weather
- Replies: 2500
- Views: 125954
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 10:06 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Weather
- Replies: 2500
- Views: 125954
Re: The Weather
school cancelled for tomorrow by 7pm -- latest forecast has 1-3 inches, starting at 7a tapering by 2p oh and the school year gets extended by a day. what a joke. Ours called an early dismissal for today yesterday afternoon with potential for closing. School normally ends at 3:00, early is 12:30. Sn...
- Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:56 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Weather
- Replies: 2500
- Views: 125954
Re: The Weather
school cancelled for tomorrow by 7pm --
latest forecast has 1-3 inches, starting at 7a tapering by 2p
oh and the school year gets extended by a day.
what a joke.
latest forecast has 1-3 inches, starting at 7a tapering by 2p
oh and the school year gets extended by a day.
what a joke.
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: New Year's Resolutions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2605
Re: New Year's Resolutions
you can't be that far behind? can you?
- Fri Jan 12, 2024 12:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Weather
- Replies: 2500
- Views: 125954
Re: The Weather
sorry Syb -- i missed this thread entirely. that really sucks.
- Sun Jan 07, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
- Replies: 2619
- Views: 159893
Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Indoor season hasn't been a struggle but it hasn't quite panned out as the boy hoped.. and yet.. yesterday he finally ran a race where he felt good, turned on the jets and didn't have any side stitches... they won the two races he ran, the DMR and the 4x8... so first place in the county.. and today ...
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:07 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: New Year's Resolutions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2605
Re: New Year's Resolutions
modified dry january-ary - no imbibing on school nights.. ginger lemon tea.. yum (except for mancation week out in Sun Valley, especially if there's no actual snow)
mental self care -- about time i start doing that
that should be enough to keep me busy
mental self care -- about time i start doing that
that should be enough to keep me busy
- Thu Jan 04, 2024 10:04 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: New Year's Resolutions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 2605
Re: New Year's Resolutions
I've never been a resolution guy, but what the fuck, maybe typing out some goals will help me do something to break my current zombie sleepwalking through life rut. 1.) Lose weight, of course. Giving up beer would be the easy solution, but that ain't happening. Sadly, beer has become my only hobby....
- Mon Nov 20, 2023 3:02 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
- Replies: 203
- Views: 3314
Re: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
future swamp get together... Friendsgiving. everyone bring a dish. Giff is the guest of honor. who's with me? That would be delightful and I would very much enjoy it. I would also have an excuse as to why I couldn't come over the next day for leftovers. "Sorry guys, it's cool you all flew out ...
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:23 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Culinary Hot Takes
- Replies: 902
- Views: 49618
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:20 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
- Replies: 203
- Views: 3314
Re: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
future swamp get together... Friendsgiving. everyone bring a dish. Giff is the guest of honor. who's with me? That would be delightful and I would very much enjoy it. I would also have an excuse as to why I couldn't come over the next day for leftovers. "Sorry guys, it's cool you all flew out ...
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:19 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
- Replies: 203
- Views: 3314
Re: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
future swamp get together... Friendsgiving. everyone bring a dish. Giff is the guest of honor. who's with me? That would be delightful and I would very much enjoy it. I would also have an excuse as to why I couldn't come over the next day for leftovers. "Sorry guys, it's cool you all flew out ...
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...
- Replies: 956
- Views: 48502
Re: The OFFICIAL Towns in North Jersey Discussion Thread ...
fellow jersey denizens... any interest in buying into a steer? a friend and I are looking to split a steer -- https://www.cedarridgefarmnj.com/our-meat comes out $4.75 a pound.. average cow is about 400lbs.. we'd like to split it 3 or 4 ways (cost and space).. i was already purchasing a large freeze...
Re: Rants 2?
so yeah, that was pretty stupid of me. i hi the curb on the next house up the culdesac because i was pissed off and wanted everyone to know it. stupid. dealer doesn't have the tires, nor did costco.. but mavis does.. price is similar for all three, but mavis is closer. AAA took the car this morning,...
Re: Rants 2?
running late to the soccer banquet. i've the laptop with the background slideshow. i was on time.. annoyed. no reason to speed out of the cul desac. too fast, hit the curb. two flat tires. had to back up down the hill to the driveway. fcuk! move everybody over to the other car. get to the hs. everyt...
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:55 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
- Replies: 3086
- Views: 277650
Re: All threads are temporary. This one's about soccer.
he's making 56K (EU) a week.. he can take his dad and mom with him back to liverpool.
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 11:50 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
- Replies: 203
- Views: 3314
Re: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
future swamp get together... Friendsgiving. everyone bring a dish. Giff is the guest of honor.
who's with me?
who's with me?
- Thu Nov 16, 2023 8:28 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
- Replies: 203
- Views: 3314
Re: Thanksgiving 2022/2023
Hosting again everyone but my brother and his long time gf staying here, they're flying in from cali and visiting friends in md, dc and ny, think they have a hotel nearby.. (last time they came 2 yrs ago for the holiday, they brought their own coffee and their own mugs)-- mil in the guest room, pare...
- Tue Nov 14, 2023 9:40 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: College Visits
- Replies: 590
- Views: 23376
Re: College Visits
all the apps are out. kid ran into the Rider coach at the XC MOC in Holmdel - they talked, he came home ready to verbally commit. we'd rather he wait to hear from some of the other schools he applied to --plan had to be to see what the indoor season turned out as there were other schools in the runn...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 8:40 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Halloween Boo'ing
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2220
Re: Halloween Boo'ing
lots of inflatable dinosaurs. best one was dinosaur spiderman. big rush from 5 to 7 then nothing. haven't heard of any usual halloween shenanigans in town (yet).. usually stolen bowls, or decorations.. once not too long ago there was a smashed fence. at the daycare halloween parade one of the teache...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:15 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8973
- Views: 449278
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
wtf.. the boy's HS soccer career ended last night.. and in 4 yrs of HS and many years of club and travel and rec, either as a parent, coach, club admin... have NEVER seen anyone practice free kicks with kids on the wall. .. they use the dummy standins.. or no wall at all. #coachout! Huh. I would th...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 11:14 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
- Replies: 2619
- Views: 159893
Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
Which national team will he choose? :) well he can play for US, Greece or Colombia.. in the 14 tournament, Colombia played Greece -- Mrs el Flaco was in her blue and white i was in the tricolor.. the boy was in usmnt blue he loves playing soccer, has zero interest in playing college ball -- has bee...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:55 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
- Replies: 2619
- Views: 159893
Re: Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread
the boy finished his HS soccer career yesterday -- they were eliminated in the first round of the state tourney.. he had a good year, started and played every game at LB and had the most minutes .. only subbed out twice all season. he really grow on the field, at the end the captains told him he sho...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 9:48 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
- Replies: 8973
- Views: 449278
Re: Random Thoughts About Thoughts Random
wtf..
the boy's HS soccer career ended last night.. and in 4 yrs of HS and many years of club and travel and rec, either as a parent, coach, club admin... have NEVER seen anyone practice free kicks with kids on the wall. .. they use the dummy standins.. or no wall at all. #coachout!
the boy's HS soccer career ended last night.. and in 4 yrs of HS and many years of club and travel and rec, either as a parent, coach, club admin... have NEVER seen anyone practice free kicks with kids on the wall. .. they use the dummy standins.. or no wall at all. #coachout!
- Tue Oct 03, 2023 10:16 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: OFFICIAL getting it in the butt thread
- Replies: 136
- Views: 2282
Re: OFFICIAL getting it in the butt thread
surprisinngly after my adventure this summer (followed a week later w a stomach bug) i have kept the weight off -- down to 212.. no other significant change in lifestyle (i did start lifting again now that im cleared by the doc for the arm repair) except chasing after a toddler several days a week i...
- Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Official Swamp Dating Thread
- Replies: 2060
- Views: 110589
Re: The Official Swamp Dating Thread
Well then read above your post! Best of luck, TB. I assume the kids being older makes this a lot easier than it otherwise would be . Yup. Also, pretty classic point for this too...not the first to have the kids raised and then face the great "now what" after you have centered your joint l...
- Mon Sep 18, 2023 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Best Nation in the World...
- Replies: 78
- Views: 2609
Re: The Best Nation in the World...
Sent you some pesos.