The Swamp

elflaco

i'm fat. njflaco = gordo. yeah, i still get out and play soccer a couple of times a week, no.. i'm not playing goalie, nor am i playing any longer with my team of 16 years (well, if we organize an O40s team, sure.. at O30s.. no chance) lots of activity the last couple of years, a few 5k, 10ks. a cou...

elflaco

when are you getting phones for your swamp offspring? flaco jr just started 5th grade.. more independent -- taking the bus for the first time and all that. he has uses of a laptop (his) and old tablets/phones at home (Samsung Tab2, and an S2) on wifi around the house... skype and email to keep touch...

elflaco

guess i'm out in the cold again.
fuck that.

elflaco

at least you were ranked.

great job! just in time too.

elflaco

disclaimer: all names have been changed or omitted. it is the interweb after all. when not swamping, coaching futbol, gambling or watching porn, i work for a large organization, managing operations groups for two distinct business unit. neither bu's focus is anything i'm an expert in (although both ...

elflaco

i want (back) in.

elflaco

pensamientos y sentimientos.

elflaco

as long as Uber is driving..

elflaco

Outside of jobs where appearance is an explicit requirement, Dental Hygienist has the highest ratio of hot women. I thought that it was Pharmaceutical Rep. add talent recruiters to that list -- have met very few folks at a temp agency trying to sell me their services (we hire a lot of temps/contrac...

elflaco

the Uni* (mas?vision?whatever) video feed is pretty good. no complaints. the announcers can be a bit jarring if you speak the language.. but heck, i'll watch a game regardless of the announcer's langueage as long as they show the game and keep away from the coaches, close ups or stand (unless the br...

elflaco

PERSPECTIVE.

elflaco

the joys.
on calls since 630a today, straight through to 1p...somewhere in there need to get out of the hotel and to the airport.

oh and my headset broke. fooken jabra wireless.. lasted 18 months now all of a sudden (wed) won't charge.

least i should be home for dinner (did i just jinx myself?)

elflaco

Early boarding is also nice perk for status. Great not to have to worry about whether there will be overhead space for your carry-on suitcase. yeah.. on United, Gold gets you group 2 -- better be in the front of that group.. otherwise no guarantee your carryon is getting stashed anywhere near you (...

elflaco

The Sybian wrote:
elflaco wrote:Giff -- you down for a few pints and some stories?

Send your headshot and bloodwork over to Giff and Mrs. Giff for their review.

i don't think i'm his type.

elflaco

Giff -- you down for a few pints and some stories?

elflaco

beer sounds better.
lunch is almost always impossible to plan for

2727 allen pkwy

staying at doubletree on dallas st.

Uber all the way.

elflaco

Giff wrote:
elflaco wrote: Houston next week. tbd
But not ELM, correct? You don't deal with us, right?

yep. just good ole FCOE. coming in tuesday evening - going to the office wed/thur.. flying out around 2p friday. doing the 'travel day' that so many do instead of my usual very early and late flights. fcuk it.

elflaco

mister d wrote:Wilmington doesn't have a financial district.

at the Westin. shitty bartender, slow service at the restaurant. close enough to walk to/from the brewpub on the waterfront.

elflaco

COL 12 yrs
MD 15 yrs
NY .3 yrs
NJ 15.5 yrs
TZ 2.5 yrs

elflaco

Wilmington DE last week. meh.
NY/NJ this week (and the missus away on her biz trip in Baltimore), so just the boy and me. ok.
Houston next week. tbd
NY the week after
then St. Cloud MN.. then Dallas.

bit different from the London, Brussels, Luxembourg, Lisbon, Aliso Viejo rotation from last year.

elflaco

Tryouts for the 16-17 season start this week and go on for the next two weeks... as i oversee training and coaching.. i'm running tryouts for 16 teams. at least i'm not traveling for work the next three weeks.. the club went thru the summer/fall/winter back and forth on the age issue. in the end, we...

elflaco

in terms of where #10 goes on the list.. speaking from 8 seasons of walking the sidelines of youth soccer in central nj... i'd make a distinction of sports. and put the sports parents well ahead (especially the ones who think their kid is a star player and thus they have power) don't like it? get of...

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No soy de la chusma.

elflaco

elflaco

so putting it out there.... see who bites. Although the season has started, i'm likely getting tickets for Red Bull -- I get my footie fix by watching Arsenal shit the bed regularly, plus selected La Liga, Serie A, Champions League and EPL games, teh occassional pick up game or training with my old ...

elflaco

for the record, i no longer think of The Sybian's real name when i do think of him.. come to think about it, when if ever his name comes up in convo with the missus, i'm certain i use his swamp name instead of his real name. pretty certain if we're ever invited over again i'll slip and call him Syb.

elflaco

govmentchedda wrote:I don't think it's a dick move not to go, and shoot me a PM if you have free time in Tampa.

will do -- unlikely though - full agenda and we're staying at Saddlebrook.. which i think its a little out of the way.

elflaco

Random question, but are we still "co-workers"? i'm still in the same office as last year -- just new role - moved away from the mumbo jumbo of PMO.. back to running Ops. you are still in Houston right? i'm going to have come out there next month for a week to meet w my team there.. will ...

elflaco

over the last few days its become evident that my 88 yr old grandmother is dying. heck we're all dying a little bit each day - but this looks as if its it. She's back in the ICU after being there last weekend. bottom line, kidneys are failing and she's too old and frail to do dialysis. drs are tryin...

elflaco

if any of you north jersey denizens are anywhere near Edison and not shouting out for a pint (over at Hailey's, main street in metuchen).. then i'll just take you off my xmas card list.

elflaco

Pruitt wrote:
howard wrote:It can't be said too many times. Bunch of fuckin' racists.
Agree.

si, yo tambien.

elflaco

Had the first club wide meeting last night on the Age Change topic. Brand new board of directors... with yours truly stepping into the player & coaching dev/training role.... so far so good. we brought out the US Soccer commandments.. opened it up for questions.. set up two club meetings for jan...

elflaco

and if the ref is latino?

elflaco

TEACH the kids how to head the ball. don't ban (or suggests bans) activities based on questionable studies or in reaction to lawsuits. DO the right thing (cause that always works out, right?) at least our club meeting tonight will be in the backroom of the local pub. On the agenda.... Age changes an...

elflaco

upon further reading in the US Soccer site..
these are recommendations only as far as most of the youth soccer community is concerned.
NJ Youth soccer is in such state, that it will take them a couple of years to put anything into place.

i take back only 15% of my vitrol.

elflaco

thanks!

finished it. although it was an easier course than last year, and not as muddy.. way harder as i've not really run in the last five months due to injury.. had to go slow. But we finished. Great celebration dinner afterward. took half of sunday to clean up.

i think that's it for me.

elflaco

2nd (and last) tough mudder tomorrow -- 9a start. lost a few team members, added another. different chemistry, but all good -- we've all known each other more than half of our lives (getting old) sort of wary of this one. weather is due to be nice, even though we'll be by the water (liberty state pa...

elflaco

where's the "like" button?

elflaco

Our office just has Keurigs (Sybian faints) so that's not ever an issue. I still get a chuckle ever since I watched one of my co-workers just stare at it for about 10 seconds then walk off just because it had an "empty the bin" message. THIS.. if i catch the one who knowingly leaves the b...

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Howard 13-3
Moreta 13-3
Pruitt 11-5
Chedda 8-8
flaco 6-10 (i know, i know..)

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