The Swamp

elflaco2

Off to a great start for the tournament. About to leave the house, get a text that they closed the fields we are going to. They will update us and let us know if they find a new location. 2 hour drive, so we can’t wait to see if they find a field. Also not happy they gave a 6 hour break between gam...

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Boy ran his biggest meet so far this week. GMCs for those in NJ He is running the varsity events -- had the second leg of the 4x800 -- they came in fourth (no medal) but he PRd his leg at 2.12 yesterday he ran the unseeded heat of the 3200 -- game in 2nd at 10.33 - Good enough for 17th overall (winn...

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got a call tonight, a parent at the u8(going to u9) tryouts complained (in passing) to a board member that their parent coach (we use full time trainers) was never around for training and had been seen before games doing beers in the parking lot before games.

like i have nothing better to do.

elflaco2

i second 5x5. recommend it even.
have restarted it two weeks ago after a long layoff.
helps that we installed a rack in the basement - so no excuses (and a good break in between meetings to go pump some iron)

elflaco2

yikes. we tried to form a u17 and a u19 team.. didn't have the numbers, ended up with a u19 team.. at the last minute others checked in with us. Ended up with 24. League and state allow 22 on the roster, 18 on game day. Bit of a balancing act early on, then we lost two to fractures and with covid is...

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H is silent.

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as for restaurants.. we've eaten inside once in NJ, Havana Central out in Menlo. we felt comfortable.. last weekend drove to MD to see the mom's.. took them to fancy place out in Potomac.. but it was too cold and they put us inside. again, everyone at the table was vaxxed... plenty of distancing and...

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Mine too, Syb. Good to know. I'm hoping we can get Rass, Flaco or Cerrano to weigh in. ditto? masks everywhere. if the police don't bug you, then the social media warriors in town will out you. i get dirty looks when i walk the dogs and i don't wear a mask.. but i still walk the dogs without a mask...

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elflaco2 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:53 pm -Hotel Food-Airport Bars + Longer daily walks w dog and mrs + more alcohol + Steady gym attendance + more soccer - take out + home cooking = 15 lbs less than a year ago.

down another 2.

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gonna have to bone up on track strategy...frustrating. not like soccer. and i know because of covid the coach ends up shuffling kids all over the place. so far the boy has had excellent races in the 1600 and 3200.. so he had the freshmen running the 4x800 two weeks ago (they won that).. then last we...

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Dunno. Anyone else ?

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rass wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 8:23 am Weird that you have an entire book dedicated to a little town in NJ just 40 minutes away from where you live...

Weird.

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elflaco2

Need to post pics... nearly 11 years ago, i found an ad on craigslist advertising free puppies.. knowing that often these don't end up well, i booked over there and got me a jersey shore mutt.. it had been nearly five years since i'd lost my beagle.. so it was time. with all the changes in our famil...

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Or not. 😁

elflaco2

Not a novel, but do have the outline for a management/leadership book. And countless notebooks to draw from over the last 20years, including my African adventures. Will post link in swamp v37 when the time comes.

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as soon as the permit is in, the fence will go in. permit is in. the fence however... not so fast. The price i was quoted.. has doubled, so now talking 12-15K.. and at least three months out.. and that's not even guaranteed. same for vinyl or wood. all fence guys say the same thing.. no materials a...

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there were a handful of parents, mostly ones from metuchen. very different atmosphere on the stands when its mostly the various teams. coach had them there since 8am - kid didn't run til 520. Ran the 1600 - was sluggish. came in second but still well under five minutes. he was frustrated and a bit u...

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big meet tomorrow - his allergies are killing him, our dr appt is tuesday so hoping to get them under control at the right time. The meet is big enough that split into am/pm sessions. think may miss Rass as i think his schools are in the am. excited to see him run again but as any parent knows, you'...

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EnochRoot wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 10:57 am If you can’t mow your yard on a single charge, then yeah the technology is not yet fully baked.

picked up the Ryobi 40v on friday evening, mowed the lawn on saturday afternoon on one charge. now i need a trimmer.

elflaco2

Made a fresh batch this past sunday-- bit different ingredients (added pineapple to balance out the ghost pepppers.. not so many habaneros in this one), but sill plenty hot. Have plenty to ship out -- Jam too -- once these are gone, won't be making any new batches until after we move -- and i laid ...

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as soon as the permit is in, the fence will go in. permit is in. the fence however... not so fast. The price i was quoted.. has doubled, so now talking 12-15K.. and at least three months out.. and that's not even guaranteed. same for vinyl or wood. all fence guys say the same thing.. no materials a...

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boy's track teammate (same training pod) tested positive twice( rapid & PCR) - kid out of school and track practice/meets until the 19th. interestingly enough, no one in the kid's family tested positive, and of course no symptoms. track coach already emailed explaining how the pods are set up a...

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i would have. won't be going though...

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rass wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:44 pm Shit man, hope he's all good.

I think I know what team he would be playing here in Union (they have two games this weekend). Is the game Sat evening or Sun night?

Union SC Dragons - sat 8am. Was initially scheduled for sunday later afternoon

elflaco2

boy's track teammate (same training pod) tested positive twice( rapid & PCR) - kid out of school and track practice/meets until the 19th. interestingly enough, no one in the kid's family tested positive, and of course no symptoms. track coach already emailed explaining how the pods are set up an...

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as soon as the permit is in, the fence will go in.
i spent my post easter lunch nap on the hammock on the deck.
already mentioned to the mrs about the need for the spit... and we went to the butcher saturday to inquire as to a whole lamb..

just saying.

elflaco2

-Hotel Food-Airport Bars + Longer daily walks w dog and mrs + more alcohol + Steady gym attendance + more soccer - take out + home cooking = 15 lbs less than a year ago.

elflaco2

house is coming together. expect we'll have folks over soon enough. my hammock stand came today. shopping for a fire pit (gas) for the deck.
most unopened bottles are whiskey/scotch/bourbon from my 50th a few months back.

elflaco2

A little bit more than a month in.. making it ours. Contractors are almost done putting it back together.. and i finally put my office/library/bar together.. have quite a few bottles of unopened liquor that will need to be opened! the house next door had remained empty duirng the winter.. the owners...

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Medwick Park in Carteret (may be turf now) -- when it was a grass field.. by the river.. that is the worst field.

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yeah. he spells it with the K or the C depending on the activity. its his middle name (w the 'c') we share first names (as well as w my father)

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Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:28 pm
rass wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 6:10 pm Well, I think that Macedonia is as deserving of that name as a country like, say, Columbia is of theirs...
Higher level trolling right here.

where is this Columbia you speak off? South Carolina? Maryland? i know not of such a columbia country..

elflaco2

Imagine if they were playing all of Macedonia. It is the whole of Macedonia. Not according to the Greeks. It's kind of funny. Imagine is the State of Georgia didn't allow the Country of Georgia to be named Georgia. not to the Greeks it isn't. It does seem kind of silly to me that Greece basically s...

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Germany is down 0-1 at the half to North Macedonia. Imagine if they were playing all of Macedonia. It is the whole of Macedonia. Not according to the Greeks. It's kind of funny. Imagine is the State of Georgia didn't allow the Country of Georgia to be named Georgia. not to the Greeks it isn't.

elflaco2

i had it the first Pfizer shot early sunday
arm was sore well into the evening, was also very sleepy for a few hours afterwards.

elflaco2

His splits:

1.21
1.19
1.17
1.20
1.18
1.16
1.16
1.09

elflaco2

Holy shit that was great! Nice job, Nico! Loved hearing you and your wife's commentary. It took me at least 5 laps to figure out which one was your son. Hell of a last lap, and nice fucking work putting those East Brunswick bastards in their place when they moved at 3000m. he ran against them a cou...

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rass wrote: ↑Sat Mar 27, 2021 7:00 pm Holy shit he was fucking moving.

Our frosh girl medaled in both of her events. Second in the 800 and 3rd in the 4x400.

We missed the 4x400, was trying to pick her out in the 800.. spent part of the meet telling my wife that my internet friend was somewhere around.

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