Simple Pleasures…

I started coming in to the office pretty much full time again this year. The main reason is that nearly no one else has. There’s almost no one around, and I don’t have the distractions of home. Helps a lot that it is a five minute drive as well. Once the office starts getting crowded, if it ever does, I’ll likely work from home more often again.

gator wrote:

Every now and then I get floated to work in IGH near Gretens. It’s crazy seeing the traffic in and out of that place all week long. The parking lot is always full, even mid morning on a Tuesday.

Super nice family!

My wife has worked for Bachman’s for almost 40 years has been in their corporate finance office for at least the last 30 and for her/us vacations in April (when they have normal weather!), May, & early June just don’t happen.  Just has she has for before most every Mother’s (and Valentine’s) day since she’s worked in the office she will be working on the delivery floor today and tomorrow prepping shipments & most of the Bachman family will be doing the same thing.  I suspect the same thing will be happening at Gerten’s.

Longshots!

@ 80/1 Rich Strike wasn’t even one of the 20 horses in the Kentucky Derby yesterday. A horse scratched and he got in.

These are the races that drive me nuts and I laugh at, at Canterbury. A horse opens up at 30/1 and by time they get to the gate the horse is at 20/1 cause the young crowd love to bet on the long shots to get rich quick… lol!!!

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I like win-place bets. $10 on your horse to win and $10 on your horse to place. You’ll win both bets your horse wins and if your horse places you win the place ticket. Same with a win-show bet or even a win-place-show bet.

Kelly Red wrote:

I don’t know if anyone saw the overhead Derby footage and Rich Strike coming from practically the back of the group. It was honestly unbelievable the speed that suddenly kicked in and the jockeys masterful direction of the horse. That horse shifted into fourth gear. I was also laughing at what a little shit the horse was after the race, biting the Churchill horse leading it to the winners circle. It was being very difficult and aggressive. Then at one point it’s groomer showed up and it settled down. The groomer was petting his neck and you could read his lips saying “good…good”.

Big Derby/Triple Crown Race fan here. Those other two horses were so worried about each other, they didn’t notice Rich Strike making a move. As far as the post-race, I mentioned on Twitter that Rich Strike was acting like a frat boy who just took 5 shots of Jager and was looking to bed with a woman.

That was an amazing race. I was at Pub 819 with some friends, and the whole bar was into it, cheering and such.

152 till Gopher Hockey and wisconSIN says “hold my beer”.

Greyeagle wrote:

Place and show were definitely caught off guard!

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The speed of Rich Strike relative to all of the other horses at the end of the race is almost unbelievable.

My friends and I used to go to Canterbury once in a while. We wouldn’t bet with the track. We’d bet amongst ourselves, and we would bet on the horse that would finish last place, not win. Honestly, that is just as tough.

We got upgraded from a 32″ tv to a 50″ in our living room.  I was fine with the 32″ until we got the 50″… WOW!!! My wife said we should’ve got the 55″. There was still have room… LoL!!!

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gator wrote:

We got upgraded from a 32″ tv to a 50″ in our living room. I was fine with the 32″ until we got the 50″… WOW!!! My wife said we should’ve got the 55″. There was still have room… LoL!!!

we have a 65 inch in our remodeled basement.  As soon as it went up my wife lamented that a 75” might have looked better there.

once my 61” DLP finally dies (bought it in 2005) I’m using those words to put an 80” in the family room.  It’s a big space so I’m going big

I’ve had a pretty basic 1080P 60“ Sharp for about 10 years now and never seriously looked to replace. 4K content has just never fully taken off.

I also put a piece of tape on the floor for the kids to sit behind.  32″ screen was bad enough watching them stand 6″ inches from… lol!!!

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Slap Shot wrote:

Living vicariously through your kids haha. The eldest is in Michigan with the UM Gopher Motorsports team. He has helped with building a car set to be raced vs. teams from dozens of colleges from the US (and at least one from Mexico) at the Michigan International Speedway. He designed the chain-guard and is the backup driver as a Fr. Today they present their design etc. to the judges, and then over the next few days will compete with acceleration, skidpad, autocross and endurance. For a kid that loved his first Hot Wheel since before he could walk I am not surprised by any of this.

I am pretty sure he is not the one holding the file by the working end instead of the handle….

The Rube wrote:

gator wrote:

I also put a piece of tape on the floor for the kids to sit behind. 32″ screen was bad enough watching them stand 6″ inches from… lol!!!

32″ amd 6″? That’s insane. I’m about 7-8′ from my tv.

I have them 5′ back now and they try to tell me they can’t see… lol!!!

gator wrote:

The Rube wrote:

gator wrote:

I also put a piece of tape on the floor for the kids to sit behind. 32″ screen was bad enough watching them stand 6″ inches from… lol!!!

32″ amd 6″? That’s insane. I’m about 7-8′ from my tv.

I have them 5′ back now and they try to tell me they can’t see… lol!!!

Probably because they burned their retinas out all those years sitting 6″ away.  :wink:

My kids many years ago…

(Guess what they’re watching?)

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Correct.

Dammit.  I accidently clicked on a Reusse article. I got excited when I saw an article on Al Shaver and wasn’t skeptical enough to look for the Author’s name.  I’ll be mad at myself for a week.

Bertogliat wrote:

Dammit. I accidently clicked on a Reusse article. I got excited when I saw an article on Al Shaver and wasn’t skeptical enough to look for the Author’s name. I’ll be mad at myself for a week.

Not a Reusse fan?!?!?!

Greyeagle wrote:

Kelly Red wrote:

Today is our 32nd anniversary. We are going to Creekside Supper Club, I’m already anticipating an ice cream cocktail. A Pink Squirrel sounds good. And tomorrow we open the cabin!

My sister and her hubby went for her birthday and they loved it. Enjoy, definitely on my to visit list. Have you been to Red Stag? Another cool supper club vibe place.

Yes, Red Stag really good.  Steak tartar! Marrow!  Yummmmm

Youngest Eagle graduates today from St. Kate’s with her MLIS!  Not bad for a kid who lost her hearing in high school.

Look for her at a library near you!

The youngest has learned he is the valedictorian for his senior year.  For him the simple pleasure is one-upping is older brother who last year was salutatorian.

Slap Shot said

The youngest has learned he is the valedictorian for his senior year.  For him the simple pleasure is one-upping is older brother who last year was salutatorian.

Perfect example of how the 🍎 doesn’t fall far from the tree…and that both young men clearly have an exceptionally brilliant Mother 😉

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Need to see more of this from star athletes/coaches etc (and yes, I’m sure there’s a lot that doesn’t get reported, but there’s also a lot of :censored: out there)

The secret philanthropist: Coach Popovich’s gruff persona belies his acts of generosity

gator said

Agree… how much money does one person really need?!?!?! Giving with an obedient heart and not having to be recognized is a gift in it’s self. And I’ll tread lightly and stop there…

It depends on the intentions.  If I donate a guitar to the hospital, nobody cares.  However, for a celebrity, they can actually generate more donations by others by making their donation public.  I didn’t read the article, but for example, how many people knew the hospital had a music therapy group that relied on instrument donations?  This may spur others to donate cash, or get some people to think about instruments they no longer use and get them to donate those instruments rather than have them sit around unused.

The celebrity may not be looking for recognition as much as the charity.

Greyeagle said

Receiving a packet today from the National Archives with documents about my great-grandpa’s arrest and subsequent stint in Leavenworth for consuming & transporting alcohol in the early 1920s.  Ferk you stupid Volstead act!

Sláinte, gramps, and thanks for making your decedents proud!

 

 

Cool! He wasn’t buds with Old Joe Kennedy, was he? 

Bertogliat said

gator said

Agree… how much money does one person really need?!?!?! Giving with an obedient heart and not having to be recognized is a gift in it’s self. And I’ll tread lightly and stop there…

It depends on the intentions.  If I donate a guitar to the hospital, nobody cares.  However, for a celebrity, they can actually generate more donations by others by making their donation public.  I didn’t read the article, but for example, how many people knew the hospital had a music therapy group that relied on instrument donations?  This may spur others to donate cash, or get some people to think about instruments they no longer use and get them to donate those instruments rather than have them sit around unused.

The celebrity may not be looking for recognition as much as the charity

Bertogliat said

gator said

Agree… how much money does one person really need?!?!?! Giving with an obedient heart and not having to be recognized is a gift in it’s self. And I’ll tread lightly and stop there…

It depends on the intentions.  If I donate a guitar to the hospital, nobody cares.  However, for a celebrity, they can actually generate more donations by others by making their donation public.  I didn’t read the article, but for example, how many people knew the hospital had a music therapy group that relied on instrument donations?  This may spur others to donate cash, or get some people to think about instruments they no longer use and get them to donate those instruments rather than have them sit around unused.

The celebrity may not be looking for recognition as much as the charity.

Bertogliat said

gator said

Agree… how much money does one person really need?!?!?! Giving with an obedient heart and not having to be recognized is a gift in it’s self. And I’ll tread lightly and stop there…

It depends on the intentions.  If I donate a guitar to the hospital, nobody cares.  However, for a celebrity, they can actually generate more donations by others by making their donation public.  I didn’t read the article, but for example, how many people knew the hospital had a music therapy group that relied on instrument donations?  This may spur others to donate cash, or get some people to think about instruments they no longer use and get them to donate those instruments rather than have them sit around unused.

The celebrity may not be looking for recognition as much as the charity.

Randy Moss did a LOT of appearances and such, but it was under the radar. He didn’t want the publicity. He was actually doing it because he wanted to, for the recipients.

I meant to post this a couple weeks ago during all those destructive storms…

There are a couple eagle’s nest in my neighborhood.  And it’s amazing how the eagle’s nest goes pretty much unharmed in a destructive storm and house have sizable damage. A nest of twigs can hold up better then a house of lumber and supplies.

Opened the cabin this weekend! Everything worked.  No dead mice.  No trees down.  A rare year.  We came back yesterday and stopped and had lunch at the Shingobee Casino.  Walleye and Chips.  Oh man, so good.  Walleye from Red Lake res, great thin batter coating, chips were more like JoJo potatoes with a spicy salt.  Heading back up on Friday for a week.

Kelly Red said

Opened the cabin this weekend! Everything worked.  No dead mice.  No trees down.  A rare year.  We came back yesterday and stopped and had lunch at the Shingobee Casino.  Walleye and Chips.  Oh man, so good.  Walleye from Red Lake res, great thin batter coating, chips were more like JoJo potatoes with a spicy salt.  Heading back up on Friday for a week.

Was the ice out yet up dere in da arctic circle? 

https://twitter.com/i/status/1528487629653741568

This is pretty friggin’ sweet.

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Started planting corn on Monday and finished up the soybeans today. Can’t believe I got everything done in a week. Just 10 acres of swamp left that may not get in, which a week ago was about 50 acres. About 3 weeks behind normal. Sounds like some weather coming the next few days.

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I misaligned my rib cage this past Friday trying to Mr. Cool on one my kid’s scooters.  Finally went to UC on Monday to make sure I didn’t break a rib. After a couple of x-rays, no ribs broken. So, I finally got into the chiro today and got adjusted.  This would have been my second time going to a chiro for a misaligned/dislocated rib.  Nothing better than being in pain/discomfort, getting adjusted to almost no pain/discomfort.

The guy at the marina near our cabin just got two Rottweiler puppies, Nuke and Nitro. They are a handful but already very good boys, yes they are.  I’m a sucker for most animals so I’m very happy to see new dogs around.

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gator wrote…

Kelly Red wrote…

That is hilarious.  Either the ref was in on it or it’s true, you can’t stop the music!

I was thinking the same thing about the ump.

 

To baseball knowledgist, Just curious… isn’t that a balk?

I’m not sure? His foot has to be on the rubber, and he has to start his pitching motion, as far as I understand.

The Rube wrote…

gator wrote…

Kelly Red wrote…

That is hilarious.  Either the ref was in on it or it’s true, you can’t stop the music!

I was thinking the same thing about the ump.

 

To baseball knowledgist, Just curious… isn’t that a balk?

I’m not sure? His foot has to be on the rubber, and he has to start his pitching motion, as far as I understand.

There has to be someone on base to be a balk, so I’m guessing that the bases were empty.

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