A New Brushes with thread
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So last night I headed to the fancy sports and entertainment complex (think super high end gym, pool, field house, training center*). They have built a temporary box on the turf. So I got assigned men's open. Pretty high level. So I am calling the game and their is the fit older man standing on the outside of the box, just talking through the game of what the player should be doing. Well figure out that he is the former head coach of Navy (and a few other D1 men's teams).. But also realized that he was someone I watched growing up (Captain of the Baltimore Thunder).
But the real crazy one was a guy wearing a Rochester Knighthawks Game Jersey and some Bucknell gear playing. A quick search last night made me realize that this was a guy who had a pretty solid career in the National Lacrosse League (and coaching the Iroquois National Team). The parallel to make would be like having Brooks Laich show up for the local men's league hockey in his Washington Capitals game jersey.
Ovi has some relationship on the hockey side (2 full rinks)
climbing gym
high end health club/spa
DC United trains there in cold weather
DC's pro rugby team trains there
Spike Mendelson restaurant
Indoor Batting Cages
Virtual Golf Simulator
Pool (with movable walls for water polo and distance changes to short versus olympic distance)
Water Park
The TC Williams (Remember the Titans) play there home games in the indoor field house).
But the real crazy one was a guy wearing a Rochester Knighthawks Game Jersey and some Bucknell gear playing. A quick search last night made me realize that this was a guy who had a pretty solid career in the National Lacrosse League (and coaching the Iroquois National Team). The parallel to make would be like having Brooks Laich show up for the local men's league hockey in his Washington Capitals game jersey.
Ovi has some relationship on the hockey side (2 full rinks)
climbing gym
high end health club/spa
DC United trains there in cold weather
DC's pro rugby team trains there
Spike Mendelson restaurant
Indoor Batting Cages
Virtual Golf Simulator
Pool (with movable walls for water polo and distance changes to short versus olympic distance)
Water Park
The TC Williams (Remember the Titans) play there home games in the indoor field house).
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St. James?
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Yeah, I popped in there last year and it is an extremely impressive space.
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One of the products I manage just got a complaint from a former McDonald's All American, Euro pro, and New York Liberty.
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Crossed path with a fun cross section of non-big 4 DC teams last night
Washington Spirit (NWSL)
DC Divas (Women's tackle football)
Old Glory (Major League Rugby)
Washington Spirit (NWSL)
DC Divas (Women's tackle football)
Old Glory (Major League Rugby)
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Jon Cooper just ran by my kid's Pinewood Derby.
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Just had an email exchange with Craig Newmark.
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If that name means nothing to you, he founded a website with his name in it you may have heard of.
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Was it about the time you made eye contact with him on the subway and regretted not asking him out on a date?
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Just got an email from David Simon (wire, treme, Homocide,etc)
1.) Uses an AOL email address.
2.) Apparently is a member of the same synagogue I am (still keep my membership to the Baltimore one growing up but don't go too often..more to honor my father and grandfather who was a founding member).
3.) He does not know when to use Bcc
And yes it was about a shooting in Baltimore near our synagogue while Hebrew school was going on (which would make sense as he has a daughter who would be in that age/close to bat mitzvah).
1.) Uses an AOL email address.
2.) Apparently is a member of the same synagogue I am (still keep my membership to the Baltimore one growing up but don't go too often..more to honor my father and grandfather who was a founding member).
3.) He does not know when to use Bcc
And yes it was about a shooting in Baltimore near our synagogue while Hebrew school was going on (which would make sense as he has a daughter who would be in that age/close to bat mitzvah).
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I never heard of this girl until today, but I’m told she is a big celebrity among the Gen Z kids. My daughter noted that she went to our local neighborhood elementary and middle schools along with Emma Chamberlain, so this is her brush, not mine.
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Definitely not greatness. Surprised to see a guy I know from my town appearing in the NYTimes. Looks like he pled guilty to defrauding teacher pension funds for $12 million and cost his clients between $7-$10 Billion. I knew him from soccer coaching, I think he coached the boys team in my son’s age group.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/busi ... lapse.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/17/busi ... lapse.html
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The president of Iceland was at the Sigur Ros show I attended on Tuesday in Palo Alto. Jonsi noting as much before the end of the show is literally the first time I think I've ever heard him say anything other than "Takk" onstage during a show.
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Rog read out my comment on the MiB twitch stream of the CL final.
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Which was?govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 1:59 pm Rog read out my comment on the MiB twitch stream of the CL final.
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Think we can get Liverpool College Breaking Crew to fill these extra 15 minutes?DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 2:07 pmWhich was?govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 1:59 pm Rog read out my comment on the MiB twitch stream of the CL final.
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That’s hilariousgovmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 2:24 pmThink we can get Liverpool College Breaking Crew to fill these extra 15 minutes?DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 2:07 pmWhich was?govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 1:59 pm Rog read out my comment on the MiB twitch stream of the CL final.
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Got a great gig driving around the Executive Producer of NBC Golf for 10 days. This guy. Awesome guy. Loves talking golf.
Anyway, on the way back to hotel from the course today Gary Koch rode shotgun.
Anyway, on the way back to hotel from the course today Gary Koch rode shotgun.
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Gary seems like a good dude. He went to my high school (I think), or maybe he's just from my Tampa suburb. I grew up with his nephew.
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Drove Kay Cockerell (who's LOVELY and hilarious), Roger Maltbie, and Jimmy Roberts today.
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Pretty cool side job you got there, boss.
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Have you gone all-in on explaining to them why it's much harder to win a tennis tournament than a golf tournament?
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Just show a picture of John Daily holding a trophy. Case closed.
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You joke, but even Tiger says Daly is among the most talented players he's ever met.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:21 amJust show a picture of John Daily holding a trophy. Case closed.
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I was going to come here to say that. John Daly has/had issues, but talent certainly isn’t one of them.A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:09 pmYou joke, but even Tiger says Daly is among the most talented players he's ever met.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:21 amJust show a picture of John Daily holding a trophy. Case closed.
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I'm just saying he couldn't win a tennis match. I get how impossibly difficult it is to play golf at a high level, but you can be great while being in horrible shape, drinking and partying. Tennis isn't as forgiving.A_B wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 12:09 pmYou joke, but even Tiger says Daly is among the most talented players he's ever met.The Sybian wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:21 amJust show a picture of John Daily holding a trophy. Case closed.
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If he did, he would deserve a big hand...but would probably settle for a normal sized one.
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Just had Feherty and Feinstein. Feherty got in the back seat behind me and didn’t have a lot of leg room. He goes, “What are you filming a rap video up there?” 😂
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
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Talked some golf with Azinger yesterday while he was waiting for other people in his ride. Like THE nicest human I’ve possibly ever met.
Feinstein is apparently writing a book about Feherty and following him for a year which explains why they were in my backseat together. I said “What’d you do to get a book written about you?” He goes “Shhh…don’t tell anyone.”
This may be the coolest thing I’ve ever done.
Feinstein is apparently writing a book about Feherty and following him for a year which explains why they were in my backseat together. I said “What’d you do to get a book written about you?” He goes “Shhh…don’t tell anyone.”
This may be the coolest thing I’ve ever done.
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
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The Lexus they gave me had to be back at 5:00 Sunday so I didn't drive Tommy back. He called me at home later to thank me and other nice things. That was cool.
My last ride back to the hotel from course Sunday night was Justin Leonard and Notah Begay. They're just like us.
My last ride back to the hotel from course Sunday night was Justin Leonard and Notah Begay. They're just like us.
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
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Hanging out tonight in Dewey with a college teammate of mine. He owns a transportation company down here. He is telling me about his business and just casually drops that he has personally driven Biden (as he was running for president) and Michael Jordan for his participation at the White Marlin Open.
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A lady who works with me just dropped that she was a tennis umpire before having kids and worked the US Open (including matches with all of the superstars).
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Positively jerloma-esque. Don't tell your wife.
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Exchanged greetings with and told John Waters how much I enjoyed his movies today. Saw him at a small local grocery store this afternoon.
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Awesome! I met him years ago in Toronto at a screening of "Female Trouble" and "Pink Flamingos" he spoke between the movies and I caught up to him in the lobby. Super nice guy, we chatted for a bit and I got him to autograph my odorama card from "Polyester"
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