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Good morning from ATX. Severe thunderstorms hit last night. Currently 73°F and cloudy. More rain expected. Today's high may reach 83°F.

Wishing y'all an awesome day.

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Morning Legionnaires!

68° this morning with cloudy skies and rain in the forecast. Storms and heavy rains last night had water flowing through my shop. Standing water still in the back portion of the shop with dried water lines showing water had flowed through the front portion to the back. More rains coming in the next few days. One positive though, my fishing holes that were low of water will get back to normal so, the fishing should pick up.

Basketball recruiting seems to be going well. Cautiously optimistic at this point. Needed a change and the fan base for the most part seems to be rallying around Pope. Not so much the first couple of days but, hope springs eternal so...

Being lazy today, walked the monster already and will send out 5 birthday cards (triplet grandsons and twin sons) with checks. After that, get the butter and other potato enhancing condiments out as the couch will be my partner for the "rest" of the day.

Be safe today folks and God Bless.
 
Good morning folks.

Hectic day yesterday. I had to give a speech in front of 500 people, including quite a few I couldn't afford to piss down my leg in front of. I'd been dreading it for weeks. About two hours before hand, I snuck into the auditorium to run through it (I am committed to no notes) and my mind went blank. Then my chest tightened and I could hear my voice cracking. So at that point, the pressure just rocketed.

But then it went very well. By the crowd response, and the seemingly sincere kind words of people who went out of their way to say something nice, it was fine. I've never enjoyed public speaking, or being on TV which I did a fair amount of my younger days, but it has gotten harder, not easier as I've aged.

Enjoying this moment of Cat roster building. Happy with Pope's energy. The team he is assembling should be fun to watch, while lacking some of the dazzling talent of recent years -- which got UK nowhere since 2019. Right now having Pope as the coach feels like getting out of a toxic relationship with a woman who initially thrilled you then drove you crazy with all her drama, and finding someone stable who seems to appreciate you. As fans, we're in the stage right now where we are happy just to have found a safe harbor of normalcy. But soon enough we're going to want to feel dazzled again.

Hope you all have a good day.
 
"Right now having Pope as the coach feels like getting out of a toxic relationship with a woman who initially thrilled you then drove you crazy with all her drama, and finding someone stable who seems to appreciate you. As fans, we're in the stage right now where we are happy just to have found a safe harbor of normalcy. But soon enough we're going to want to feel dazzled again."
Good analogy.
 
Thanks. Provides me hope. Dr. gave me 12-18 months. Currently on month 16.
Hang in there & fight on, Bro.

Lady friend's husband's dementia is getting worse by the day. She's rightfully torn up & nervous about what to do next (They are the most loaded people I know, so money ain't the problem.). Last night when I saw her at the bridge club she said, "My Mom told me getting old ain't for sissies. Now I know what she meant. ". Tough older lady. Her husband is a hellava nice guy to boot. Retired doc.
 
Hey everyone, glanced at posts but will catch up later in the week if it rains. Back from the lake....Dad and I caught 4 stripers so meat in the freezer and relief that Dad caught his first couple of fish this year. I also got quite a bit of work done.

I now have work here at home to catch up on before the rain.

Looking good for Cat fans again.
 
Good morning folks.

Hectic day yesterday. I had to give a speech in front of 500 people, including quite a few I couldn't afford to piss down my leg in front of. I'd been dreading it for weeks. About two hours before hand, I snuck into the auditorium to run through it (I am committed to no notes) and my mind went blank. Then my chest tightened and I could hear my voice cracking. So at that point, the pressure just rocketed.

But then it went very well. By the crowd response, and the seemingly sincere kind words of people who went out of their way to say something nice, it was fine. I've never enjoyed public speaking, or being on TV which I did a fair amount of my younger days, but it has gotten harder, not easier as I've aged.

Enjoying this moment of Cat roster building. Happy with Pope's energy. The team he is assembling should be fun to watch, while lacking some of the dazzling talent of recent years -- which got UK nowhere since 2019. Right now having Pope as the coach feels like getting out of a toxic relationship with a woman who initially thrilled you then drove you crazy with all her drama, and finding someone stable who seems to appreciate you. As fans, we're in the stage right now where we are happy just to have found a safe harbor of normalcy. But soon enough we're going to want to feel dazzled again.

Hope you all have a good day.
Congratulations on the speech. I hated having to do that kind of thing in my 'previous' life. Thank goodness those days are in my rearview mirror. 😊
 
Congratulations on the speech. I hated having to do that kind of thing in my 'previous' life. Thank goodness those days are in my rearview mirror. 😊

I always get nervous after speeches I have given. Can't figure it out either. No issues during but darn, the shakes afterwards... Been a while though, I regularly speak in front of 20 or so people..no issues . .



Just not bothered that this was the last day at my current agency. I liked my team and offered my continued support....

Not excited about my new agency Monday yet either .... Weird of me...

I am looking forward to it. Want to see if I can max out my capabilities.... This job should test me in that area...
 
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Hey everyone, glanced at posts but will catch up later in the week if it rains. Back from the lake....Dad and I caught 4 stripers so meat in the freezer and relief that Dad caught his first couple of fish this year. I also got quite a bit of work done.

I now have work here at home to catch up on before the rain.

Looking good for Cat fans again.
You spelled strippers wrong.
 
About eulogies, the one that was given at the last funeral I went to weeks ago (Black Belt friend) was one of the best I have ever heard. Well written and well presented by his brother and daughter. Turned into something of a wake. My wife has recently asked me to do a write up about how I would like to be remembered, but to be honest, I am not sure of what it is I would like people to remember about me. It seems rather self-serving even though I would be dead.
 
About eulogies, the one that was given at the last funeral I went to weeks ago (Black Belt friend) was one of the best I have ever heard. Well written and well presented by his brother and daughter. Turned into something of a wake. My wife has recently asked me to do a write up about how I would like to be remembered, but to be honest, I am not sure of what it is I would like people to remember about me. It seems rather self-serving even though I would be dead.

Moot scoot boogie....
 
Good morning folks.

Hectic day yesterday. I had to give a speech in front of 500 people, including quite a few I couldn't afford to piss down my leg in front of. I'd been dreading it for weeks. About two hours before hand, I snuck into the auditorium to run through it (I am committed to no notes) and my mind went blank. Then my chest tightened and I could hear my voice cracking. So at that point, the pressure just rocketed.

But then it went very well. By the crowd response, and the seemingly sincere kind words of people who went out of their way to say something nice, it was fine. I've never enjoyed public speaking, or being on TV which I did a fair amount of my younger days, but it has gotten harder, not easier as I've aged.

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I gave a lot of talks and presentations and it never got easy, but I could not do it without notes.

The last long talk I gave was for Black History Month at a local. That was the most pressured talk I have ever done. It went over well, or so it seemed, or they may have just been being nice to the guy that they chose to speak!
 
I gave a lot of talks and presentations and it never got easy, but I could not do it without notes.

The last long talk I gave was for Black History Month at a local. That was the most pressured talk I have ever done. It went over well, or so it seemed, or they may have just been being nice to the guy that they chose to speak!
I had a bit of a stutter when I was young.....most of it was nervousness......I joined the Masons in 1980....I learned several parts of the degree work.........the first time I gave the charge in the east for the EA degree........I got the charge done in about three minutes.......I done better the times afterwards.......but they said I was talking so fast and I didn't even realize it..........the Stair lecture in the FC took me almost 18 months to memorize.....then it was another two or three months before I got a chance to "perform"........when I joined the Masons I learned that I had an excellent memory........I guess I never had learned to use it previously......I dropped out of the Masons a few years ago which is another story......
 
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