It is still good.
Thank you gentlemenIt will benefit the D that's for sure. Your unique persona is a blessing for us. We know this and greatly appreciate your efforts and thank you.
The good part of the D-League is you can say what you want. We are here.Thank you gentlemen
not sure how much of a benefit but all good
I just don’t like seeing conflict like that. The older I get the less I can handle
at any rate..life is crazy busy as usual. We’re still trying to settle into our house; especially now that our older son moved back in and we have his little girl with us too about 95% of the time
Younger son is still struggling..they finally determined he is likely autistic (well no duh) and he’s having a formal evaluation on the 30th
Still not happy about the state of our basketball program or our coach, but can’t dwell on it right now
hoping that this time around in the D there will be more interaction and not just everyone liking my posts
hugs
Well, I'm happy to interact. Like you Bev, I have two young adults back in my home temporarily - my 25-year-old daughter moved back from Austin, Texas and is working as an elementary school teacher at a Waldorf Academy (school for kids of rich hippies) in Bethesda, Maryland. My son is home from Lexington. He's working driving a moving truck and taking a couple summer school UK classes. He got set back a bit by COVID forcing all classes to be remote. He hated that, and went from a dean's list kid to essentially whiffing a semester.Thank you gentlemen
not sure how much of a benefit but all good
I just don’t like seeing conflict like that. The older I get the less I can handle
at any rate..life is crazy busy as usual. We’re still trying to settle into our house; especially now that our older son moved back in and we have his little girl with us too about 95% of the time
Younger son is still struggling..they finally determined he is likely autistic (well no duh) and he’s having a formal evaluation on the 30th
Still not happy about the state of our basketball program or our coach, but can’t dwell on it right now
hoping that this time around in the D there will be more interaction and not just everyone liking my posts
hugs
Speaking for myself, I certainly have opinions. At least two about everything, so I try to stick to statistically verifiable fact but in today's world with data manipulation to promote disinformation designed to confuse as a strategy, I've become more reserved . I see how I've been been foolishly complacent. I often utilize the like toggle as a bookmark. In your case, I enjoy your posting and do like them. But I adore your feminine perspective as mine, at times, seem eat up with testosterone. My loyal wife informs me that I frighten others. You always help me help me with that rough edge. Looks like I need to be more creative in my interactive support and I need to get started, grow up, act my age and stop peeping through the keyhole.hoping that this time around in the D there will be more interaction and not just everyone liking my posts
I'm a bit less pessimistic than some about the state of UK, though I don't blame anyone for being upset. I keep focusing on the fact that Kentucky blew out the two teams that ended up playing for the title. Things went badly wrong after that, but I believe the team UK had last year had the potential to be one of the best in the country. And I think on paper the team SHOULD be better in the coming year.
The health factor is key Rooster, and I share your concerns. Tell me UK has an injury-free run like 2011-2012 and I'll predict an outcome to the season that might rival those two years.I feel much the same. I'm not sorry Sheldon left. I'm a little peeved he wasn't prepared and ready to contribute when needed. I'm hoping that he got his ass chewed, he was on the bench. Now he's damaged goods and charcter matters now more than ever. And right now his is toast, plus the fact, this damaged Cal, UK, therefore the state. Everyone must have known that would result. Obviously the situation was handled poorly. I'm hoping Cal took the punch to cover for him and don't kneed to know. But I'm disappointed with the outcome. I expect better management. Oscar's team will run smoother without as much ass kissing. My only concern is team depth as both Wheeler & Fredrick's have shown fragility. A weakness other schools will likely exploit when they feel it's their only chance to win and mentored by selfish overpaid coaches. Finger crossed.
This pretty much sums it up for me as well Rooster. I would love to see us add one more piece, a combo guard type. I'm not expecting a 5* type either. A transfer from lower level school, that fills the need and wants the blue blood experience would be fine. A Nate Sestina type.I feel much the same. I'm not sorry Sheldon left. I'm a little peeved he wasn't prepared and ready to contribute when needed. I'm hoping that he got his ass chewed, he was on the bench. Now he's damaged goods and charcter matters now more than ever. And right now his is toast, plus the fact, this damaged Cal, UK, therefore the state. Everyone must have known that would result. Obviously the situation was handled poorly. I'm hoping Cal took the punch to cover for him and don't kneed to know. But I'm disappointed with the outcome. I expect better management. Oscar's team will run smoother without as much ass kissing. My only concern is team depth as both Wheeler & Fredrick have shown fragility. A weakness other schools will likely exploit when they feel it's their only chance to win and mentored by selfish overpaid coaches. Finger crossed.
For me the Oscar effect. Not BS artists. Love players who show up & want to represent. Win or lose, I'm a fan of good guys.The health factor is key Rooster, and I share your concerns. Tell me UK has an injury-free run like 2011-2012 and I'll predict an outcome to the season that might rival those two years.
Otherwise, across all five positions I'm optimistic. Specifically, I think a healthy Fredrick will really surprise people, I think Reeves is being a bit undervalued, I think the two freshmen are the best in-coming duo since Fox and Monk, and I think Toppin and Collins is a big upgrade over Brooks and Toppin.
But I'm always a rosy prognosticator in the summer. And hear's why: If you are a Kentucky basketball fan year-round, then April 15-October 15 represents half the year that YOU CAN CONTROL. Get excited and optimistic, and you enjoy that half much more.
Had a co-worker once who said he was a lesbian in a man's body.I'm gay. I identify as a straight white guy. My pronouns are MR and SIR. I'm not a very good gay. I've never had a dalliance with a dude, but if I ever do, I'll say "this ain't right". I mean that in the least gay way you can imagine. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
Me too, I just don't drink any less either. Not much, most of the time a single drink a night after dinner. On occasion, a little more.I'm glad I don't drink anymore.
To save the day!@Bert Higginbotha
Here I am
No, stay. It is just an alcohol induced tiff. It happens rarely. I probably piss a few off here from time to time but I assure all, it is never intentional. Well, maybe one poster but only return fire and then it is back to normal.Wow not sure what’s happened here but it’s definitely not good
Bert told me on Facebook that I needed to come back now..so I did
Now I’m uncertain it was the best idea
Girls, Girls, Girls. Marsha, Marsha, Marsha. Russia, Russia, Russia.The good part of the D-League is you can say what you want. We are here.
We need girls. You basically are the only one that will tolerate a bunch of old men.
Good to see your name starchief5, it is not the same D League without you. There are a few others I would like to see jump back on board too. Nice to see Bev make an appearance.Been battling with an attack of sciatica for about 3 weeks now. Really took me down hard.
First time I ever had any back problems. I think I am now in the early stage of getting better. I guess I have some catching up to do. A good thing about it was that I lost 15 pounds because I was unable to make it as far as the kitchen.
Hey Sarge we were trained to do that. They sent us to school for that purpose.No, stay. It is just an alcohol induced tiff. It happens rarely. I probably piss a few off here from time to time but I assure all, it is never intentional. Well, maybe one poster but only return fire and then it is back to normal.
Congrats a day early.@AustinTXCat a day early with the national lobster day. My wife and I celebrate our anniversary tomorrow (22 years) and we always eat at Red Lobster. Daughter loves it because it is the one time a year she gets lobster and she really likes it.
It is good. I have refrained from heavy drinking since I was married and really didn't drink that much before I married. My wife's father was a WWII vet who served in the South Pacific in a rifleman company. He was a trained sniper. The war took a toll on him as he was involved in some of the most intense fighting in WWII. He saw a lot of death and he drank heavy for the rest of his life. My wife was scared from childhood because of it. Some of these scars continued into adulthood.I've stayed away from posting for a couple of days because I feel I may have helped light the fire with my comment about not drinking. No ill will was intended. After the war I used drinking (to excess) as an excuse/crutch. I had 99% quit and then I developed Meniere's Disease which made it easier to finish quitting as alcohol can set off an attack. Again no ill will was intended against anyone, it was just a personal observation.
I am nothing compared to him, but you do see some gruesome things. 2 things bothered me most. One is we shared a perimeter with ROK marines. I was head of a SAT team and was radioed to go to where our sector met theirs and find out what was going on. Turns out they had caught a Vietnamese woman sneaking through the fence. They had stuck a slap flare up the woman's privates and set it off. She was literally burning to death from the insides. I can still hear her screams at night when everything is quiet. The sounds coming from her were not sounds you think humans can make. The other involves some innocents who died because they helped us.It is good. I have refrained from heavy drinking since I was married and really didn't drink that much before I married. My wife's father was a WWII vet who served in the South Pacific in a rifleman company. He was a trained sniper. The war took a toll on him as he was involved in some of the most intense fighting in WWII. He saw a lot of death and he drank heavy for the rest of his life. My wife was scared from childhood because of it. Some of these scars continued into adulthood.
We really didn't know how vicious the battles were he was involved in until his funeral. A stranger showed up who was a WWII vet also and explained to the family what he went through. He was decorated at the Battle of Peleliu with a Bronze Star with valor. The high casualty rate at Peleliu exceeded that of all other amphibious operations during the Pacific War. It was "the bitterest battle of the war for the Marines". They pretty much got wiped out and the Army's 81th Infantry was assigned to the 1st Marines to offer support. This was the unit my father in law was in. The 81th also took heavy casualties. The 81st was nicknamed the "Wildcats" and composed of soldiers from the South and rural areas. The Wildcats grew out of the The "Stonewall Jackson Division", named for the beloved Southern General.
My wife had no idea about any of this until after his death and she searched the records and discovered the documents of the viciousness of the battle. His Army records were amazing. He never discussed it but his brother told of the time he killed a Japanese sniper who had the Company Commander in his sights. Her father shot the Japanese soldier dead. Experiences like this no doubt kicked off a serious drinking addiction for the rest of his life. I made a promise to my wife before we married that any drinking I did would be social only and limited. She would never see me stagger home or drunk. I found it was not a hard promise to keep.
Thanks for the heads-up. Henceforth, I'll act accordingly.@AustinTXCat
I don't know if you can still send private messages, looked to see if I could send you one...anyway, just so you know that UKWoodford in the political board is Baller Cat and then he was Caller Bal and he has had 40 screen names. Anyway, he is trying to play nice now but he use to constantly b-tch about me, you, and Knowls. I'm sure you remember, he often tried to sh-t on the city of Austin and say no conservative would live there. You many not care, but it is cracking me up he is now trying to buddy up to you. This isn't a guess, I know it's him. Just thought I would let you know, my favorite is when he said you and me were desperate for 'likes' haha
I put Baller Cat on ignore and had no idea@AustinTXCat
I don't know if you can still send private messages, looked to see if I could send you one...anyway, just so you know that UKWoodford in the political board is Baller Cat and then he was Caller Bal and he has had 40 screen names. Anyway, he is trying to play nice now but he use to constantly b-tch about me, you, and Knowls. I'm sure you remember, he often tried to sh-t on the city of Austin and say no conservative would live there. You many not care, but it is cracking me up he is now trying to buddy up to you. This isn't a guess, I know it's him. Just thought I would let you know, my favorite is when he said you and me were desperate for 'likes' haha
I put Baller Cat on ignore and had no idea
I can't believe we are up to 4551!
@AustinTXCat
I don't know if you can still send private messages, looked to see if I could send you one...anyway, just so you know that UKWoodford in the political board is Baller Cat and then he was Caller Bal and he has had 40 screen names. Anyway, he is trying to play nice now but he use to constantly b-tch about me, you, and Knowls. I'm sure you remember, he often tried to sh-t on the city of Austin and say no conservative would live there. You many not care, but it is cracking me up he is now trying to buddy up to you. This isn't a guess, I know it's him. Just thought I would let you know, my favorite is when he said you and me were desperate for 'likes' haha
Look for a private message.Thanks for the heads-up. Henceforth, I'll act accordingly.
Thank you gentlemen
not sure how much of a benefit but all good
I just don’t like seeing conflict like that. The older I get the less I can handle
at any rate..life is crazy busy as usual. We’re still trying to settle into our house; especially now that our older son moved back in and we have his little girl with us too about 95% of the time
Younger son is still struggling..they finally determined he is likely autistic (well no duh) and he’s having a formal evaluation on the 30th
Still not happy about the state of our basketball program or our coach, but can’t dwell on it right now
hoping that this time around in the D there will be more interaction and not just everyone liking my posts
hugs
1st) I've found limited explanation. None for the Friday outages. Saturday a damaged line was grounding. No outages since.I was very worried about you until I figured out your post Rooster. I haven't had multiple blackouts over a Saturday-Sunday since I stopped measuring my bourbon intake by the pint and put away the Wild Turkey 101...I was pretty much past that phase by 27...My wife, who I met fairly soon after that period, thinks of me as a very moderate drinker, never drunk and rarely deep enough into it to show even moderate effects. She finds it hard to believe I was coming off a ten-year reign of terror when we met. But I was one of the lucky ones who changed in time.
Back to downtown DC for the job. My personal least enjoyable weather of the year is about now until mid-September, at least when I have to wear button-down business clothes.
Hope it is a good day for all...
Good morning D-League. I’m enjoying a quiet moment before my wife and two 20-somethings are up and about. Doing some reading on history, including a new book on Watergate.
Having lived all my adult life in DC, I’ve met some historical footnotes. One I actually became friends with before he died too young was Carl Shoffler, the undercover cop who arrested the Watergate burglars. I met Carl when he became a source of mine when he was a member of the city’s mayoral security detail, leaking me info about the criminal activities of DC Mayor Marion Barry. I guess I can say that now as they both are dead.
This week is 50 years since Watergate and it’s still a subject around which a lot isn’t known and there is a lot of irony. For example while Shoffler never regretted doing his job and arresting the Watergate burglars, he did regret that Nixon was destroyed by the scandal and that what he saw as cynical liberals were empowered by his demise to push a far left agenda. Interesting to think what would have happened if those guys were never busted, Nixon serves out his second term in triumph, and whoever he anoints as his successor crushes the Georgia Peanut Farmer in 1976.
Hope you all have a good day.
Had a co-worker once who said he was a lesbian in a man's body.
Never knew my GM from my mother's side who died before I turned 1 nor my GM or GF from my biological father's side because he left when I was about 6 or 7 and we had not met them before then. Never met anyone from his family so I have no idea of our real lineage or heritage other than what my brother found out from one of those family name sites who I think are just throwing ish out there for money. Gave us no names other than the derivatives of our last name and where they originated from in Scotland/Ireland. Only one I knew was my GF from my mother's side who died in 1978 when I was in Germany. Not sure if anyone kept records so it is just a blank for me.1st) I've found limited explanation. None for the Friday outages. Saturday a damaged line was grounding. No outages since.
2nd) I have had a blackout. Don't remember. Maybe a couple. according to the stories & scars. Only one I can remember. Some 30 or so years ago, I was sitting on a stool of a favorite watering hole and I informed the bartender I couldn't see, that I was blind drunk. He knew me and that I knew the band before they knew each other so he flagged one over. They determined that I was harmless but unable to drive. That I'd be fine until closing time. When closing time rolled around, Ronnie locked up my truck then hauled me home following verbal instructions by someone who was literally blind drunk. I'm no Saint.
You mention being a Maryland history buff so here's some links of interest. Nicholas Causine. Born about 1608, his father and GF were both named Ignatius Causine from France. Once in Maryland, the Causines & descendants consistently married into families of the SJ. These families were advisors to George Washington his entire life.
1st) I think of you mentioning not familiar with your ancestry as I explore mine. When I think about my mother being rescue from an orphanage by a soldier from Sunfish,KY after WWII, My father an agnostic not knowing about our his ancestry either. My paternal GF taught me about a military saint "Ignatius of Loyola". At 71, after 40 years research I still finde out about men like this being in the family. Not as ancestors per se. Men like George Washington, Merriweather Lewis. Saint Robert Middleton and now apparently Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Now I'm not a Catholic (at least not yet). I'm still learning a lot just reading about Ignatius and the constitutions he meditated over.
2nd) I've also a maternal 2nd cousin " Sweet Baby Dumplin" (the one I shot.) who has claimed he's a cheating lesbian tramp since 1967. Tongue firmly planted firmly. Most everybody (fuddy duddies & goody goodies) hate him but not me. He's a riot. I think like him but learned early on to build a wall between my brain and my mouth around mixed company.