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& then there were two
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itchmyTwitch wrote: »& then there were two
First day back ?0 -
kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »itchmyTwitch wrote: »& then there were two
First day back ?
Yup! And they were happy to go. Gotta love what a long, boring summer can do1 -
itchmyTwitch wrote: »& then there were two
Yay for back to school, except for the waking up.1 -
Alinouveau2 wrote: »itchmyTwitch wrote: »& then there were two
Yay for back to school, except for the waking up.
I’m actually sleeping a little bit later now. That will change when I finally get it through my head that the only good time for me to work out during the school year is in the morning before work (& before the bus).😭😂0 -
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When we were at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, my youngest and I had an argument about modern art so now I’m sporadically sending him photos of the art we argued in front of and saying things like, “thinking of you.”
Barnett Newman
eta: I hope he appreciates how annoyingly funny and funnily annoying I am
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itchmyTwitch wrote: »When we were at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, my youngest and I had an argument about modern art so now I’m sporadically sending him photos of the art we argued in front of and saying things like, “thinking of you.”
Barnett Newman
eta: I hope he appreciates how annoyingly funny and funnily annoying I am
Well, *I* totally laughed out loud
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I appreciate you 🤗itchmyTwitch wrote: »When we were at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, my youngest and I had an argument about modern art so now I’m sporadically sending him photos of the art we argued in front of and saying things like, “thinking of you.”
Barnett Newman
eta: I hope he appreciates how annoyingly funny and funnily annoying I am
Well, *I* totally laughed out loud
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A friend of mine shot a raccoon because it was messing with her chickens and she felt a little bad because she shot it and she felt a little bad that it wasn’t a clean kill, but anyway, it crawled off to die somewhere and today she found it via sense of smell dead and stiff in her soffit and she opened up the vent that covers the bottom of the eave and got out the corpse. Now she’s lighting pumpkin candles all over the place trying to get the smell out of her nose because for some reason she doesn’t want to use Vicks. AnyWho, just a story I wanted to share.2
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itchmyTwitch wrote: »A friend of mine shot a raccoon because it was messing with her chickens and she felt a little bad because she shot it and she felt a little bad that it wasn’t a clean kill, but anyway, it crawled off to die somewhere and today she found it via sense of smell dead and stiff in her soffit and she opened up the vent that covers the bottom of the eave and got out the corpse. Now she’s lighting pumpkin candles all over the place trying to get the smell out of her nose because for some reason she doesn’t want to use Vicks. AnyWho, just a story I wanted to share.
Ugh dead raccoon smell is the worst.
I know this from experience.
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Alinouveau2 wrote: »itchmyTwitch wrote: »A friend of mine shot a raccoon because it was messing with her chickens and she felt a little bad because she shot it and she felt a little bad that it wasn’t a clean kill, but anyway, it crawled off to die somewhere and today she found it via sense of smell dead and stiff in her soffit and she opened up the vent that covers the bottom of the eave and got out the corpse. Now she’s lighting pumpkin candles all over the place trying to get the smell out of her nose because for some reason she doesn’t want to use Vicks. AnyWho, just a story I wanted to share.
Ugh dead raccoon smell is the worst.
I know this from experience.
They like my garbage bins
I know what dead human smells like but thankfully I have never experienced dead raccoon. 😬0 -
my oldest just texted to tell me he joined the rugby team. What you need to understand is that he is physically fit. He can run and he can lift, but he is not athletically coordinated. He played on some teams through most of high school because I insisted he be involved in something. But he never played contact sports, he never really excelled in team sports, and he also disliked every minute of it. He’s going to get smooshed3
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itchmyTwitch wrote: »my oldest just texted to tell me he joined the rugby team. What you need to understand is that he is physically fit. He can run and he can lift, but he is not athletically coordinated. He played on some teams through most of high school because I insisted he be involved in something. But he never played contact sports, he never really excelled in team sports, and he also disliked every minute of it. He’s going to get smooshed
He might enjoy it. Rugby is a staple in England and we were required to play it at school. It's kinda like American football but without the crash helmets or bullet proof vests. It can get a bit physical but a lot of it is just about running and jumping to make high catches, if he is above average height then he'll excel at it.
Unlike American football there's no headbutting and your coach doesn't inject you with heroin so you can keep playing with a broken leg. I guess the roughest part is that if you want to tackle an opponent you literally throw your arms around their legs, but it's not so bad. Oh and if the other guy is trying to get the ball off you, you're kind of allowed to slap him in the face, well, it's more of a push to the face. I'm not helping here am I?
Look, they let us play it from the ages of 11-16 and nobody got hurt. He'll be fine.2 -
I’m wondering if someone lying by omission pisses me off as much as plain ole lying.
I’m angry so I’m going to say, yes.1 -
itchmyTwitch wrote: »my oldest just texted to tell me he joined the rugby team. What you need to understand is that he is physically fit. He can run and he can lift, but he is not athletically coordinated. He played on some teams through most of high school because I insisted he be involved in something. But he never played contact sports, he never really excelled in team sports, and he also disliked every minute of it. He’s going to get smooshed
He might enjoy it. Rugby is a staple in England and we were required to play it at school. It's kinda like American football but without the crash helmets or bullet proof vests. It can get a bit physical but a lot of it is just about running and jumping to make high catches, if he is above average height then he'll excel at it.
Unlike American football there's no headbutting and your coach doesn't inject you with heroin so you can keep playing with a broken leg. I guess the roughest part is that if you want to tackle an opponent you literally throw your arms around their legs, but it's not so bad. Oh and if the other guy is trying to get the ball off you, you're kind of allowed to slap him in the face, well, it's more of a push to the face. I'm not helping here am I?
Look, they let us play it from the ages of 11-16 and nobody got hurt. He'll be fine.
When I saw Pink Floyd in Kansas City back in 95 I was 7th row center.
The security for the front floor seats was a Rugby team (adults) from Australia.
Those guys were huge, burly, tough
dudes.
They had no problem handling the drunks.
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itchmyTwitch wrote: »my oldest just texted to tell me he joined the rugby team. What you need to understand is that he is physically fit. He can run and he can lift, but he is not athletically coordinated. He played on some teams through most of high school because I insisted he be involved in something. But he never played contact sports, he never really excelled in team sports, and he also disliked every minute of it. He’s going to get smooshed
He might enjoy it. Rugby is a staple in England and we were required to play it at school. It's kinda like American football but without the crash helmets or bullet proof vests. It can get a bit physical but a lot of it is just about running and jumping to make high catches, if he is above average height then he'll excel at it.
Unlike American football there's no headbutting and your coach doesn't inject you with heroin so you can keep playing with a broken leg. I guess the roughest part is that if you want to tackle an opponent you literally throw your arms around their legs, but it's not so bad. Oh and if the other guy is trying to get the ball off you, you're kind of allowed to slap him in the face, well, it's more of a push to the face. I'm not helping here am I?
Look, they let us play it from the ages of 11-16 and nobody got hurt. He'll be fine.
Thank you
He’s average height and I don’t think he knows what he’s getting himself into. He’ll find out though. I’m happy for him to have the experience even though I worry about concussions & CTE.
I think the physicality appeals to him. I think he longs to be rougher and much more… ?Masculine? than he’s been given the opportunity for in the past.
Unfortunately, there is a perception in the US (or my region of the US) that rugby, among other sports, is for the affluent. He’s going to a state school but it’s a niche state school and many of the boys (88% male student body) are from fairly affluent suburbs and probably grew up boating and playing lacrosse, golf, tennis, & hockey as well as rugby. These are sports that require significant resources and are imbued with a particular culture. It is somewhat outside of my experience & his.
There’s also a drinking culture associated with rugby here and he is still under age in our state so I worry a little about that.
He’ll do fine and I’m glad he’s broadening his horizons.0 -
honey_honey_12 wrote: »itchmyTwitch wrote: »my oldest just texted to tell me he joined the rugby team. What you need to understand is that he is physically fit. He can run and he can lift, but he is not athletically coordinated. He played on some teams through most of high school because I insisted he be involved in something. But he never played contact sports, he never really excelled in team sports, and he also disliked every minute of it. He’s going to get smooshed
He might enjoy it. Rugby is a staple in England and we were required to play it at school. It's kinda like American football but without the crash helmets or bullet proof vests. It can get a bit physical but a lot of it is just about running and jumping to make high catches, if he is above average height then he'll excel at it.
Unlike American football there's no headbutting and your coach doesn't inject you with heroin so you can keep playing with a broken leg. I guess the roughest part is that if you want to tackle an opponent you literally throw your arms around their legs, but it's not so bad. Oh and if the other guy is trying to get the ball off you, you're kind of allowed to slap him in the face, well, it's more of a push to the face. I'm not helping here am I?
Look, they let us play it from the ages of 11-16 and nobody got hurt. He'll be fine.
When I saw Pink Floyd in Kansas City back in 95 I was 7th row center.
The security for the front floor seats was a Rugby team (adults) from Australia.
Those guys were huge, burly, tough
dudes.
They had no problem handling the drunks.
☺️
You have the best stories😂❤️1 -
My boss left yesterday afternoon & said he’d be back but never came back. He’s usually in early in the morning but he’s not here even though we have appointments scheduled.0
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Last night I left my car unlocked with the windows down & keys on the dash
car was fine except for the pouring rain1 -
itchmyTwitch wrote: »Last night I left my car unlocked with the windows down & keys on the dash
car was fine except for the pouring rain
Me reading this.. Oh no! Oh No! Oh good! OH NOOOOO!!!
Hope it dries out ok. Also wishing this for myself.1 -
itchmyTwitch wrote: »Last night I left my car unlocked with the windows down & keys on the dash
car was fine except for the pouring rain
Me reading this.. Oh no! Oh No! Oh good! OH NOOOOO!!!
Hope it dries out ok. Also wishing this for myself.
Quite a trip😂0 -
It pains me a little bit when I see someone who has spent years avoiding wearing sunscreen but has clearly spent a lot of time out in the sun regardless1
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ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »It pains me a little bit when I see someone who has spent years avoiding wearing sunscreen but has clearly spent a lot of time out in the sun regardless
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itchmyTwitch wrote: »ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »It pains me a little bit when I see someone who has spent years avoiding wearing sunscreen but has clearly spent a lot of time out in the sun regardless
There is an entire side of my family that could pass for luggage
Should I have laughed? Probably not because it's a serious health risk but did I? Absolutely.1 -
Ring toss0
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The outdoor game or divorce?itchmyTwitch wrote: »Ring toss0 -
Same. What does that say about us?ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »itchmyTwitch wrote: »ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »It pains me a little bit when I see someone who has spent years avoiding wearing sunscreen but has clearly spent a lot of time out in the sun regardless
There is an entire side of my family that could pass for luggage
Should I have laughed? Probably not because it's a serious health risk but did I? Absolutely.0 -
Same. What does that say about us?ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »itchmyTwitch wrote: »ButterMeMuffinz wrote: »It pains me a little bit when I see someone who has spent years avoiding wearing sunscreen but has clearly spent a lot of time out in the sun regardless
There is an entire side of my family that could pass for luggage
Should I have laughed? Probably not because it's a serious health risk but did I? Absolutely.
That we're hilarious.
But also, the luggage comment brought me right back to summer as a teenager and at this one beach there was always this guy who would park his chair at the top of this little hill and he would just bake in the sun while coated in oil. He looked like a shiny, well-fried middle-aged man.0 -
The outdoor game or divorce?itchmyTwitch wrote: »Ring toss
donuts0
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