tkdguy Posted July 14, 2019 Report Share Posted July 14, 2019 Why is it that the dominant tennis players keep winning Grand Slams year after year and yet retain their popularity, while people complain when the Warriors have won the NBA championships so often? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 16, 2019 Report Share Posted July 16, 2019 Salmon Day: The kind of day where you spend the whole day swimming upstream, fighting against the current, only to realize at the end that you’re screwed. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 17, 2019 Report Share Posted July 17, 2019 ... and you're gonna die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted July 18, 2019 Report Share Posted July 18, 2019 The grenade was left waiting for its intended victim who had not been around for roughly a month. Apparently they resurfaced on Tuesday so now I have given them a gentle nudge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Just got home from my birthday present, best tickets I'll ever have (2nd row, right behind the plate) to a baseball game. MIKE LEAKE WAS PERFECT THROUGH EIGHT. Gave up a solid single and a walk in the ninth. Fanned Mike Trout to hold the shutout. Mariners win 10-0. Wooooooof. Pariah and Logan D. Hurricanes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 re: the post immediately above Go here. Scroll down to the twitter post with the video. Watch the video. At three seconds into it, the view switches to the center field camera. Near the top at extreme left there's a grey-haired guy with his arms over the empty seat back in front of him (his right shoulder is cut off at the edge of the frame); a few seconds later he stands and gesticulates at the swing and miss. That's me. My wife is on my left (all but invisible until she too gesticulates). Yeah, the best seats we'll ever have. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted July 22, 2019 Report Share Posted July 22, 2019 Sixty years ago today, Mr. Ed Wood threw out Plans 1-8 and launched the ninth plan into outer space! Cancer and Lawnmower Boy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 If you ever see a pair of ravens on an oak tree -- ESPECIALLY on a Wednesday -- watch out for one-eyed wanderers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 We lack oaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Ash trees? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Funny thing -- the Yggdrasil being an ash might be a matter of erroneous translation. It might have originally been a yew tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 Yew is feminine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 25, 2019 Report Share Posted July 25, 2019 That's a rather personal question, don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 I think yew have an issue with trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 They all have toxic berries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 I have felt so exhausted this week. I don't know why; I had a fairly easy workload this week. But I have no energy. Even today, I was just watching YouTube videos and stood up to call my friends. I had to lie down for a bit. Maybe I'm sick; I have no other explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted July 26, 2019 Report Share Posted July 26, 2019 My Pandora station just played Todd Snider followed by Cross Canadian Ragweed, and is now playing Dire Straits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 The little browser tab triangle icon from this page looks a little too much like the Illuminati Pyramid. Guys, you're blowing our cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 My swordsmanship has gotten really sloppy. I need to train more often. Pariah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 11, 2019 Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 I feel the need to paint another self-portrait, except this time, I'll portray myself an an 18th-century nobleman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Okay, this has been on my mind for a while. A couple of months ago, I attended a trial class in Iaido. I really enjoyed it. I want to continue in it. The problem is, the majority of the classes are in Berkeley. Since I don't have a car and I work in the evenings, I can't attend the weeknight classes. Saturday mornings would be possible, but that would mean taking the 6 am train and travel two hours to get to the class. Mind you, I'm not familiar with Berkeley. I can do the San Francisco class, which is closer to me. I would still have to get up early, on a Sunday, no less. But I don't have to get up so early or travel as far. Still, that's just one day a week, even though the class is two hours long. The cost of transportation and tuition would burn another $130 or so. Is it worth it? I'm still on the fence. I don't exactly earn a lot of cash, so the cost is something to consider. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cancer Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 $130 seems expensive to me (but ... over what duration is that expense? a week? four months?), but I am a notably cheap bastidge. I also really begrudge travel time; if I'm gonna do nothing, I want to do it on my own terms, and do I interpret your post correctly when you're talking six hours plus committed out of each Saturday, of which only two are in the class itself (i.e., two hours each way to and from)? If that was the only option, it would make it a tough choice; the options in Berkeley seem too remote and inconvenient to be worth it until you've at least sampled a second class and decide to go all-in on it. So that suggests to me that at least initially it's the Sunday morning class in town, or nothing at all. And only you can decide if you are interested enough in it for that to be worth the time and the early Sunday. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 14, 2019 Report Share Posted August 14, 2019 Thanks, Cancer. A friend cautioned me about other costs besides tuition. I emailed someone about who I can contact about my concerns. Edit: The $130 is an estimated monthly cost for tuition and transportation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 Two words: Vegan Duvet One word: Why ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted August 17, 2019 Report Share Posted August 17, 2019 That feeling when you bring the laptop but forget the power cable. tkdguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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