Random Thoughts XI (Eleven Pipers Piping)
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We have officially reached the point where LittleWx is becoming more observant. In the last week when a Duluth Trading Company commercial was on he said "underwear!" and when he saw Penny on Big Bang Theory he said "Boobs!".
CycloneErik
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Z and I sing "Spice Spice Baby" thanks to those BK ads.
Dad brag alert (if you hate soccer, just stop reading).
Lil Cooler is now in her indoor 4v4 league and is clearly more comfortable with her abilities. This weekend she went against a team that was a year older and averaged a good half a foot taller. It was apparent early on that the opposing team was trying to use their physicality to their advantage, but height doesn't really translate to success on a smaller field.
My daughter's team was scoring 2-3 goals for every one of theirs and they were getting frustrated. There were some leg whips, some two handed shoves to the back and lots of extracurricular elbows.
Here's where my dad brag comes into play. Keep in mind, it was only one play, but here's how it played out:
One girl trips our player and takes the ball (no foul called). Daughter sneaks over and delivers a nice crushing tackle (legal) taking the ball. Girl goes to the turf. 2nd girl comes diving in to daughter and daughter does a simple cut while girl flies by.
One girl left.
Last girl is taking a better defensive position and doesn't dive in. Daughter executed the prettiest series of moves I've ever seen her do. She starts with a stepover left and throws the girl off balance. She follows that with a v-turn to her right foot, an L-turn back left and then a maradona back to the right and then hammers a shot into the lower corner.
Every one of our parents turned and looked at me and I was just standing there with a "I have no idea where in the hell that came from" look on my face.
I never record games because I like to watch them, but, man, I wish I could have had that one to watch again.
Lil Cooler is now in her indoor 4v4 league and is clearly more comfortable with her abilities. This weekend she went against a team that was a year older and averaged a good half a foot taller. It was apparent early on that the opposing team was trying to use their physicality to their advantage, but height doesn't really translate to success on a smaller field.
My daughter's team was scoring 2-3 goals for every one of theirs and they were getting frustrated. There were some leg whips, some two handed shoves to the back and lots of extracurricular elbows.
Here's where my dad brag comes into play. Keep in mind, it was only one play, but here's how it played out:
One girl trips our player and takes the ball (no foul called). Daughter sneaks over and delivers a nice crushing tackle (legal) taking the ball. Girl goes to the turf. 2nd girl comes diving in to daughter and daughter does a simple cut while girl flies by.
One girl left.
Last girl is taking a better defensive position and doesn't dive in. Daughter executed the prettiest series of moves I've ever seen her do. She starts with a stepover left and throws the girl off balance. She follows that with a v-turn to her right foot, an L-turn back left and then a maradona back to the right and then hammers a shot into the lower corner.
Every one of our parents turned and looked at me and I was just standing there with a "I have no idea where in the hell that came from" look on my face.
I never record games because I like to watch them, but, man, I wish I could have had that one to watch again.
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Advice that I learned from @Cybirdy, you need to be quick if you want one at college. How long were single, bird? 15 minutes?
Another randomness, dog has been limping around the house with a bad wheel since middle of last week. I took her to the vet this morning. Dog lady was busy so I had to leave her to get looked at. Get a call at 2 with results. All I could come up with is, you gotta be effing kidding me. A torn ACL. Now there are two in the house.
Sounds like my sister will have to redshirt this year. Partially torn hip flexor or some kind of hernia. Possible surgery needed.
Need a haircut because I'm looking like Doc from back to the future (just not white hair though). So I schedule a haircut. Needs to be soon because my barber is leaving for a couple weeks.
Need to change custom workers for a job and it turns out our meeting will land on my haircut so I have my son use my time because he needs one. Guy doesn't show right away so I call him. Bastard tells me he got halfway here and remembered that he had a haircut at 20 minutes before mine was scheduled and since his barber will be gone for a couple weeks ( guess we go to the same one) he needed to get there. Now what, barber is full and I may have to grab the clippers out.
Need to change custom workers for a job and it turns out our meeting will land on my haircut so I have my son use my time because he needs one. Guy doesn't show right away so I call him. Bastard tells me he got halfway here and remembered that he had a haircut at 20 minutes before mine was scheduled and since his barber will be gone for a couple weeks ( guess we go to the same one) he needed to get there. Now what, barber is full and I may have to grab the clippers out.
The rain in Spain falls mainly in....
Totally stuck in my head now and it's my own fault.
I was talking to Z about tounge twisters. I tried to get her to say it, but she laughed at me.
CycloneErik
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Sucky evening. Just got word my best friend's mom (a woman I also call mom) has been placed at Israel Hospice. We had lunch with her a week or so ago. Thinking I'd best be heading over there after work tomorrow.
About that. Before classes started anyway and before I ditched the loser younger HS boyfriend.
Stories from a plane. First flight the guy next to me was wearing a marathon finisher shirt. I think that's what he did prior to boarding because the BO was ******* rank. He went to bathroom at one point and I caught him sniffing himself when he came back. I wanted to be like, yeah, it's you who reeks.
Next flight I get a lovey dovey couple. Like, lights out they start making out. She puts his coat over their laps and I wonder if I'm going to have to ask them to please stop because I know where your hand is, girl. After a while I realize she's crying and he's consoling/sucking her face. Then lights come on and they are chatting about russia/politics and I see her shirt says marxist.com and her phone screensaver is a sickle and hammer. At this point I bury my nose in my book (I got through all 300 pages on that leg!) before I get a call for an interview with Mr. Mueller.
Next flight I get a lovey dovey couple. Like, lights out they start making out. She puts his coat over their laps and I wonder if I'm going to have to ask them to please stop because I know where your hand is, girl. After a while I realize she's crying and he's consoling/sucking her face. Then lights come on and they are chatting about russia/politics and I see her shirt says marxist.com and her phone screensaver is a sickle and hammer. At this point I bury my nose in my book (I got through all 300 pages on that leg!) before I get a call for an interview with Mr. Mueller.
The ol' classic case of Russian-spy-facing-an-internal-emotional-and-ethical-struggle-on-whether-to-leave-her-murderous-KGB-ways-behind-her-or-do-her-assigned-task-and-then-figure-out-how-to-deal-with-the-complicated-feelings-she-was-going-to-have-to-endure-after-killing-the-American-democratic-loving-hussy-next-to-her-on-the-plane-even-though-all-she-had-really-done-wrong-was-to-love-freedom-and-judge-her-for-giving-her-boyfriend-a-handy-on-the-plane.
If I had a nickel....
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