Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 4:21 pm

More congrats, TB, Jr.!

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:49 pm

That’s so great, TB.

The finish line is finally in sight for my sixth-year senior.

He accidentally found out in January that he had enough credits to graduate with a degree in his first major. But he decided to finish his second major this spring. Unfortunately it involves a writing project. Even though it’s nowhere near as big as Quinn’s project, it’s still causing major stress and I fear it won’t happen.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:51 pm

Good luck, Steve.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:42 pm

Lots of great news. Congrats all around!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:01 pm

degenerasian wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:42 pm Lots of great news. Congrats all around!

You’re overdue to post some pics or videos. And where is GPJ with the baby pics? Fuck, I’m probably closer to being a grandparent than having a baby.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:54 am

The Sybian wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:01 pm
degenerasian wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:42 pm Lots of great news. Congrats all around!
You’re overdue to post some pics or videos. And where is GPJ with the baby pics? Fuck, I’m probably closer to being a grandparent than having a baby.

This.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Mar 31, 2024 5:08 pm

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:23 am

Steve of phpBB wrote: Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:54 am
The Sybian wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:01 pm
degenerasian wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:42 pm Lots of great news. Congrats all around!
You’re overdue to post some pics or videos. And where is GPJ with the baby pics? Fuck, I’m probably closer to being a grandparent than having a baby.
This.

Not much going on, both doing very well. It's hard to get them to sit still for a picture. Amazing to think they will be 2 years old soon

[+] spoiler: Sophia left, Shannon right.

Sophia the troublemaker in purple.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Apr 02, 2024 10:59 am

Very cute!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:52 pm

The fiance's daughter Robin is heading out to South Africa tomorrow morning to do a week long photo shoot/modelling gig for Hoka. Pretty amazing.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:38 pm

Those sneakers are all the rage with the ladies of the 'hood here.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:54 pm

They're pretty great for long runs. And, that's fucking awesome for Robin.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 3:29 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:38 pm Those sneakers are all the rage with the ladies of the 'hood here.

They're good for us wide feet boys too. I had to swap out the insoles because they sucked but otherwise they do the job.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:54 pm

Love my Hokas

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:56 pm

Trump-voice that, you won’t be sorry

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:43 pm

My Hokas are a little tight. My old Brooks were a better fit.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:49 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:54 pm And, that's fucking awesome for Robin.

Yeah...she hasn't really been doing any modelling recently. She's been too busy with the Ad Agency that her and her partner started up (https://www.ampersandstudios.co/about) but her old modelling agency called her up about a week ago and asked if she would up for doing this gig.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:59 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:49 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:54 pm And, that's fucking awesome for Robin.
Yeah...she hasn't really been doing any modelling recently. She's been too busy with the Ad Agency that her and her partner started up (https://www.ampersandstudios.co/about) but her old modelling agency called her up about a week ago and asked if she would up for doing this gig.

She's a good follow on Instagram if you like travel/outdoor porn.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:29 pm

sancarlos wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:43 pm My Ho.s are a little tight. My old B.s were a better fit.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:59 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:59 pm
DaveInSeattle wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 5:49 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 2:54 pm And, that's fucking awesome for Robin.
Yeah...she hasn't really been doing any modelling recently. She's been too busy with the Ad Agency that her and her partner started up (https://www.ampersandstudios.co/about) but her old modelling agency called her up about a week ago and asked if she would up for doing this gig.
She's a good follow on Instagram if you like travel/outdoor porn.

Yeah, she is...her handle is @mindfullyRobin. It gets a little "woo-woo" with the mindfulness stuff for my taste, but lots of fun mountain bike/gravel riding/backcountry skiing stuff, sometimes with her goofy dog.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Mon Apr 08, 2024 10:55 pm

So my daughter is going on her first business trip this week...for a trade show in High Point, NC. I looked at a map to see where it was...and the tourist attraction tag tells me that its home to the "World's Largest Chest of Drawers".

Anyone ever been to High Point? Surely there's gotta be something more to it than that.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:26 am

Shit man furniture capital of the world. Many many times. They have weak codes so trying to put 5 drunks in a rooming house with the wife's mom's cash to pay for an assisted living. Stay near high point u but maybe I've got it all fucked. Sutton home kicking in.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:54 am

Yeah, if anyone is going to High Point it must be "market" or "pre-market" for furniture sales.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:37 am

A few years ago, they put a shit load of money into the U and marketed pretty heavily in our area. That's all I know about HP.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:00 am

govmentchedda wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:54 am Yeah, if anyone is going to High Point it must be "market" or "pre-market" for furniture sales.

Well...she does work for Wayfair, so I guess it all makes more sense now.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:56 am

DaveInSeattle wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:00 am
govmentchedda wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:54 am Yeah, if anyone is going to High Point it must be "market" or "pre-market" for furniture sales.
Well...she does work for Wayfair, so I guess it all makes more sense now.

An old friend of mine is in the furniture business and travels up there at least 2x a year for at least a week or so each time.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 10:52 am

Wiki tells us it is the hometown of jazz great John Coltrane, soccer star Eddie Pope and blues guitarist Bob Margolin!

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 11:56 am

I've been to the World's Largest Chest of Drawers many times. It's the facade of a huge furniture mall. NC in general and High Point in specific used to be the center of the US furniture manufacturing. I don't think that's really been true for decades now, but I think several furniture companies still have HQs there. Or at least regional offices.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:02 pm

And just in case Ryan were to use it in swampcrash it is the third leg of the NC Triad with Greensboro and Winston-Salem which is separate from the NC Triangle which is Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:06 pm

World's Largest Chest of Drawers is peak Griswold.

Post by **Shirley** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 8:28 pm

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:00 pm

rass wrote: Fri Apr 05, 2024 4:54 pmLove my Hokas

Robin sent us the "call sheet" for her first day of shooting. It looks like something from a movie production. Fully story boarded plans for the TV ad they are filming.

So...in a few months...be on the look out for a TV ad with her running down a trail chasing a mountain goat.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:08 pm

No spoilers on whether she catches it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:52 pm

Tell her to button hook him.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:53 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 2:52 pm Tell her to button hook him.

And to hook your internet friend up with a pair of the new Cielo X1's, size 10.5.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 3:19 pm

I've always wondered how fast John Darnielle is!

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:22 pm

Nonlinear FC wrote: Tue Apr 09, 2024 12:06 pm World's Largest Chest of Drawers is peak Griswold.

She just sent me this text!

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Post by **Shirley** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:40 pm

That's not the largest chest of drawers! (I don't think) I didn't realize there were two options in High Point.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:49 pm

Shirley wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:40 pm That's not the largest chest of drawers! (I don't think) I didn't realize there were two options in High Point.

Stolen Valor! I'll have to text her and let her know...

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:01 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:49 pm
Shirley wrote: Wed Apr 10, 2024 4:40 pm That's not the largest chest of drawers! (I don't think) I didn't realize there were two options in High Point.
Stolen Valor! I'll have to text her and let her know...

It’d be a shame to travel all the way to High Point and only see the worlds second tallest dresser.