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Things that make you Happy (12 Viewers)

SwissChip said:
Wait - filet mignon is pork.
It‘s $13/lb on sale. And it‘s not the whole filet.
A happy making fair price gourmet snack.
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Definitely not where I come from.

But yes, sticking pork filet in a croissant seems like a more cost effective snack here in Switzerland! :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:
 
The third of five milestones was achieved today – I’m done with radiation! This is added to the completion of chemotherapy and breast surgery. Next up, finish immunotherapy (targeted for September of this year) and hormone therapy (five years, so that’s a ways out).

Thanks to my care team (see photo, left to right): Jackie (radiation nurse), Marla (charge nurse), Jeremy (front desk), me, and Josh (radiation nurse). The additional radiation nurses not pictured are: Brian, Dakota, and Jill. My thanks to them for making this a positive experience.

I also got to ring the bell! You can view that here (a fellow patient cheered me on).

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Mrs Poker Zombie said:
The third of five milestones was achieved today – I’m done with radiation! This is added to the completion of chemotherapy and breast surgery. Next up, finish immunotherapy (targeted for September of this year) and hormone therapy (five years, so that’s a ways out).

Thanks to my care team (see photo, left to right): Jackie (radiation nurse), Marla (charge nurse), Jeremy (front desk), me, and Josh (radiation nurse). The additional radiation nurses not pictured are: Brian, Dakota, and Jill. My thanks to them for making this a positive experience.

I also got to ring the bell! You can view that here (a fellow patient cheered me on).

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WELL DONE!!!! Keep rocking those milestones, you've got fans.
 
Mrs Poker Zombie said:
The third of five milestones was achieved today – I’m done with radiation! This is added to the completion of chemotherapy and breast surgery. Next up, finish immunotherapy (targeted for September of this year) and hormone therapy (five years, so that’s a ways out).

Thanks to my care team (see photo, left to right): Jackie (radiation nurse), Marla (charge nurse), Jeremy (front desk), me, and Josh (radiation nurse). The additional radiation nurses not pictured are: Brian, Dakota, and Jill. My thanks to them for making this a positive experience.

I also got to ring the bell! You can view that here (a fellow patient cheered me on).

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Cuck Fancer
 
Mrs Poker Zombie said:
The third of five milestones was achieved today – I’m done with radiation! This is added to the completion of chemotherapy and breast surgery. Next up, finish immunotherapy (targeted for September of this year) and hormone therapy (five years, so that’s a ways out).

Thanks to my care team (see photo, left to right): Jackie (radiation nurse), Marla (charge nurse), Jeremy (front desk), me, and Josh (radiation nurse). The additional radiation nurses not pictured are: Brian, Dakota, and Jill. My thanks to them for making this a positive experience.

I also got to ring the bell! You can view that here (a fellow patient cheered me on).

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Great job, you’re doing hard things and glad to hear treatment is progressing well.
 
allforcharity said:
Won my first tourney playing a tag-team game last night! Thanks to @MichaelBubly and our friend Christina for for being the team with the mostest!

Of course, was concentrating way too hard to take pics.
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Was a blast! Caught a photo of the last all in. Christina and I tag team called the other all-ins and she hit the double gutter to take it down! Go team Teal!

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BonScot said:
I saw someone selling a “turnkey” set on here. I thought it must be a prison theme or something. Looks like we have another transatlantic lost in translation contender :ROFL: :ROFLMAO:

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detroitdad said:
I did this gig for 11 months and 2 weeks in the early 90's. Fuck that
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BonScot said:
One of my mates started doing it around 3 months ago. Says it’s brutal.
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detroitdad said:
It was one of the worse jobs I have ever held!
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Only real men can handle such a gig. Amirite @HMK ?
 
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TheRealTeddyKGB said:
Angel Hernandez finally retiring makes me happy.
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Being an umpire ..
- It's the only job where everyone expects perfection on opening day, with you getting better every game
- It's the only job that everyone else can do better than you.

I'm not an Angel Hernandez fan by any means, but the modern game has changed with all of the new technology. I'll bet he's been pretty consistent (with his zone and calls) throughout his career (1991-2024 in the MLB), but with the strike zone displayed on TV, the software used to track that, instant replay, etc .. every action is visible to the viewer and union. With baseball, it's easier to see the mistakes, as the 95-99% "fouls" you can have are where the ball is. (ball/strike, fair/foul, out/safe). It's also 9 vs 1 (or 9 vs 4 if bases are loaded), meaning you don't have full teams on the field at the same time. There aren't a lot of moving parts in a baseball game either (unlike football or hockey).

Given that though, he could have definitely improved his game and technique to correct those issues; and he didn't. Maybe CB Bucknor and Laz Diaz will follow suit soon too; who knows.

yeah .. I'm an umpire, so I feel for them. I also want a fair game and a consistent zone. A consistently good zone though, not a consistently bad one.....

See you Angel !! .. BYE ..
 
krafticus said:
Being an umpire ..
- It's the only job where everyone expects perfection on opening day, with you getting better every game
- It's the only job that everyone else can do better than you.

I'm not an Angel Hernandez fan by any means, but the modern game has changed with all of the new technology. I'll bet he's been pretty consistent (with his zone and calls) throughout his career (1991-2024 in the MLB), but with the strike zone displayed on TV, the software used to track that, instant replay, etc .. every action is visible to the viewer and union. With baseball, it's easier to see the mistakes, as the 95-99% "fouls" you can have are where the ball is. (ball/strike, fair/foul, out/safe). It's also 9 vs 1 (or 9 vs 4 if bases are loaded), meaning you don't have full teams on the field at the same time. There aren't a lot of moving parts in a baseball game either (unlike football or hockey).

Given that though, he could have definitely improved his game and technique to correct those issues; and he didn't. Maybe CB Bucknor and Laz Diaz will follow suit soon too; who knows.

yeah .. I'm an umpire, so I feel for them. I also want a fair game and a consistent zone. A consistently good zone though, not a consistently bad one.....

See you Angel !! .. BYE ..
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Lots of proof that sports are fairer and better officiated than ever before, but more vitriol towards the refs and umps. Thanks for your service to the game!


....but I'll take that "pretty consistent" bet. He was infamous for a reason. I'm a casual fan and didn't know the other two names you just listed, but I knew Angel.
 
NotRealNameNoSir said:
Lots of proof that sports are fairer and better officiated than ever before, but more vitriol towards the refs and umps. Thanks for your service to the game!
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Thanks. I mainly do travel baseball from 8u - 14u, with some 16u-18u sprinkled in. I love umpiring the younger kids more, as they listen, learn, and want to get better. It's sometimes harder work, as 8u-12u is always a 1-umpire game. 13u and up is played on the 90/60.6 fields, and requires a 2-man crew. I move all over the place and do my best to get in the best position to make the call.

I get a ton of compliments for my game and my zone (bigger zone for the younger they are), and I try to explain everything I can (balks, positioning on the field, where feet should be on plays at the base/plate, etc). I used to be a coach. Coaches really appreciate that when you help the kids out. I'm always complimenting them, even when they have rough games. One team this weekend took a game into extra innings and lost in the bottom of the 8th. They looked upset, but I went up to everyone and congratulated them on a fantastic ball game in which they should all be proud how hard they played. Same with the coaches, and they really appreciate hearing that from someone not on the team.

As a matter of fact, that game ended on a very tough call I made. they were up 1, and the bases were loaded with 2 outs. The home team hit a shot down the left field line, and I was on the line tracking the ball. At the last second, the 3rd baseman ran into my line of sight, and I could not see the ball land. I had it tracking fair the entire time, so that's how I called it. I pointed to the ground in fair territory, which is proper mechanics. The home team won. Naturally, the parents of that team let it fly on me, but either way I made the call, someone was going to be upset. The coach or parent said you never said a call, and he's right. you never say anything on a fair ball, you just point. After the game, I explained that entire situation to the coach, and he was not upset or angry, and thanked me for explaining what I saw. He said most umpires never explain their calls. I always do. I also admit when I make a mistake. I did that Saturday when a kid hit a slow roller down the 3rd base line, and threw his bat. I watched the bat to make sure it didn't hit anyone. When I looked back at the ball, it had been fielded, and thrown to 1st, but late. I called him safe. The coach tells me that the ball was clearly picked up in foul territory. I explained I was focused on the thrown bat (he had done this in the previous game), and I missed the play, so I had to keep the call. He thanked me for my honesty. (again, "most umpires never admit their mistakes" he says).

I love the game of baseball. Umpiring is awesome, until you get a really Ass of a coach, or incredibly over the top parents. Around here, that doesn't happen that much. (100+ games, only 3 issues to date .. and 2 weren't because of calls I made; rather they were my terrible partners calls).
 
krafticus said:
Thanks. I mainly do travel baseball from 8u - 14u, with some 16u-18u sprinkled in. I love umpiring the younger kids more, as they listen, learn, and want to get better. It's sometimes harder work, as 8u-12u is always a 1-umpire game. 13u and up is played on the 90/60.6 fields, and requires a 2-man crew. I move all over the place and do my best to get in the best position to make the call.

I get a ton of compliments for my game and my zone (bigger zone for the younger they are), and I try to explain everything I can (balks, positioning on the field, where feet should be on plays at the base/plate, etc). I used to be a coach. Coaches really appreciate that when you help the kids out. I'm always complimenting them, even when they have rough games. One team this weekend took a game into extra innings and lost in the bottom of the 8th. They looked upset, but I went up to everyone and congratulated them on a fantastic ball game in which they should all be proud how hard they played. Same with the coaches, and they really appreciate hearing that from someone not on the team.

As a matter of fact, that game ended on a very tough call I made. they were up 1, and the bases were loaded with 2 outs. The home team hit a shot down the left field line, and I was on the line tracking the ball. At the last second, the 3rd baseman ran into my line of sight, and I could not see the ball land. I had it tracking fair the entire time, so that's how I called it. I pointed to the ground in fair territory, which is proper mechanics. The home team won. Naturally, the parents of that team let it fly on me, but either way I made the call, someone was going to be upset. The coach or parent said you never said a call, and he's right. you never say anything on a fair ball, you just point. After the game, I explained that entire situation to the coach, and he was not upset or angry, and thanked me for explaining what I saw. He said most umpires never explain their calls. I always do. I also admit when I make a mistake. I did that Saturday when a kid hit a slow roller down the 3rd base line, and threw his bat. I watched the bat to make sure it didn't hit anyone. When I looked back at the ball, it had been fielded, and thrown to 1st, but late. I called him safe. The coach tells me that the ball was clearly picked up in foul territory. I explained I was focused on the thrown bat (he had done this in the previous game), and I missed the play, so I had to keep the call. He thanked me for my honesty. (again, "most umpires never admit their mistakes" he says).

I love the game of baseball. Umpiring is awesome, until you get a really Ass of a coach, or incredibly over the top parents. Around here, that doesn't happen that much. (100+ games, only 3 issues to date .. and 2 weren't because of calls I made; rather they were my terrible partners calls).
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I want to go to umpire school now.
 
krafticus said:
I love the game of baseball. Umpiring is awesome, until you get a really Ass of a coach, or incredibly over the top parents. Around here, that doesn't happen that much. (100+ games, only 3 issues to date .. and 2 weren't because of calls I made; rather they were my terrible partners calls).
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Wonderful. I ref for Wrestling and Judo. Much less built up anger over 9 innings and way less calls to make but its a combat sport and its a dense 6 minutes. Some parents and coaches are just embarrassing, vast majority of the time a wrestler is only rude to me after their parent has already been rude to me, builds a permission structure. And its never the best kid in the room, they're always respectful.

Back to the thread positivity: youth sports make me so happy, man. Good luck with yours.
 
I was in an accident driving home from the lake Sunday evening and am greatful that things didn't end up worse than they did. I am just a little sore in my shoulder and neck. Could have been alot worse. I am thankful that my family wasn't in the vehicle with me! A drunk driver turned into me as I was headed through a green light. I layed on my horn but was unable to avoid him hitting me. I am just thankful for being able to walk away with no major injuries.

The worst thing is I only had one payment left on my truck. :(

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MrBoosh said:
I was in an accident driving home from the lake Sunday evening and am greatful that things didn't end up worse than they did. I am just a little sore in my shoulder and neck. Could have been alot worse. I am thankful that my family wasn't in the vehicle with me! A drunk driver turned into me as I was headed through a green light. I layed on my horn but was unable to avoid him hitting me. I am just thankful for being able to walk away with no major injuries.

The worst thing is I only had one payment left on my truck. :(

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Woah! Driving on holiday weekends is the worst. Glad you're alright, sorry it happened, truck was beautiful. Take your time with any soreness, make sure it doesn't deteriorate.
 

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