Thurston Fluff

Less liquor might help your memory.

I was playing with my dog in the side yard and the wind took my frisbee and it landed in a dump truck that was waiting in line for some road construction. It was an old beat up one and I have a dozen or so on hand at any given time so no big deal. A little later the truck, now full, stopped in the middle of the road the driver threw my disk back to me and gave me a thumbs up. Kind of made my day.

Why is Y sometimes a vowel yet when used as a vowel sounds either like a hard I or E? Also why does this sort of thing keep me up at night?

When I was at UWO they had occasional operettas that were really great. Full operas go on too long for me though.

I'm a 56 year old middle class man and I love ballet. Where do I turn in my mancard?

I'm a 56 year old middle class man and I love ballet. Where do I turn in my mancard?

Not to defend West but teams know umps will not take a lot of verbal crap from them. Players and management are not fans and should show some amount of respect for everyone working in these times. Umps usually take some guff before throwing someone out so I doubt it was simply one or to words spoken. A GM should know better that to say anything at all let alone enough to be told to leave.

Not to defend West but teams know umps will not take a lot of verbal crap from them. Players and management are not fans and should show some amount of respect for everyone working in these times. Umps usually take some guff before throwing someone out so I doubt it was simply one or to words spoken. A GM should know better that to say anything at all let alone enough to be told to leave.

Not to get too far off subject but how much does speed really matter in today's game? The shifts make it less important on defense and stealing bases is hardly a major part of any offense. It's still better to have it than not but I think the importance of speed compared to other traits has diminished.

I had no idea what I've been doing for decades was called intermittent fasting until now. I started doing it in college for wrestling. I couldn't eat much and found it was way easier to sleep if I wasn't hungry so I used my 500 calories at night before bed. As time went on I just sort of got used to not eating during the day. To this day I rarely ever eat before 7pm. I had no idea there was any benefit to it other than not going to bed hungry. In fact I thought it was the opposite. That whole breakfast is the most important meal of the day thing.

I think she may have started her Labor day weekend a little early. She wasn't slurring her words but usually when they act like that it's alcohol related. Usually you can smell it on them but we have a pretty elaborate setup due to covid so no way to know for sure.

So I jut had this conversation at work. Lady- Can I have a balloon for my kid's birthday. Me- Sure what kind. Lady- Just a regular rubber balloon Me- Sure its a dollar. Lady- Can't I have just one balloon? Me (somewhat confused) Sure one balloon is one dollar and I'll blow it up for you. Lady- I don't have any money on me. Me- No problem we take credit cards and there's no minimum. Lady- Can't you just give me a balloon? It's my kids birthday. Me- Sure you give me one dollar and I give you one balloon. Lady- It's just a balloon can't you just give it to me? Me (now getting a little annoyed) No we do this for a living not for fun. Lady- Oh like that one dollar is going to matter. Me- I don't care it cost everyone one dollar for one balloon. We are not a charity. Lady- Well I'll never come to this (curse word) place again. Great way to end my day.

Ricky Bones was our all star one year as well. Each of them got there by being the least terrible person on a God awful team.

It is also important to remember that, at least in this case, "low-level" does not necessarily mean no talent or no-name players. The Phillies have 7 pitchers on their MLB Pipeline Top 30 prospect list that are not part of their 60-man player pool. I was going to say something similar to this. This season there are only 60 players on each team that can be named. Which means the traditional PTBNL definition does not apply.

That is underwhelming. I wonder if so many playoff spots means teams are less willing to give up the farm to get in. This isn't a year were just making the playoffs is an accomplishment. That leaves teams looking to win it all. I just don't think many will risk much for a pennant that will inevitably come with an asterisk.

Counterpoint: You prefer Kraig Kounsell and SeeSee Sabathia? Who knew C has some vowel in it? Wonder if K or S had a one night stand with Y or something.

If we trade someone who had one good year and they do well we gave up on them too soon. If we don't trade someone who had one good year and they don't do well we didn't trade when their value was at its highest.

If Lenny Dykstra chimes in we'll have reached the trifecta of awfulness.

That is mesmerizing... You can't watch that video without realizing that these guys truly believe in what they are doing! Thanks for the link, I might have to check into these guys. Wish it was in English, but still very cool! Try this version with Jacoby Shaddix. I think they plan on releasing an album with english singers on it. I know Lzzy Hale did one with them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqnVTBzyX1c

I've been getting into these guys lately.

I feel the same way about the letter C. What does it do that K and S don't?

And he still got off light. He should be gone the rest of the season as far as I'm concerned. Might be more of a punishment to make him work extra games this season.

At this point I'm not sure what the point of continuing is other than money. Even if the season finishes by some miracle and we go on to win it all what would a championship even mean? For the life of me I can't figure out what these games count for. The most irrelevant season ever just doesn't seem like a good time for out first championship.

Campbell Hausfeld is pretty versatile that works with a variety of paints. You do need an air compressor and it does take some amount of skill to use it. Practice on something first. I can't really say I've ever been impressed with electric sprayers for home use. They use pressure through a small slit in the end to make it spray in a thin line. While that makes it easier to use it clogs up pretty quickly unless you have a commercial grade one. Even then they only work to a certain viscosity before problems arise. They work well with lacquer but struggle with enamel. They don't work at all with metallic paint. But if you have a small home project and want something fairly easy to use try the Graco airless. It at least has enough pressure to work properly though the added pressure means more overspray. The ones that use air lets the paint go through then air on each side of the nozzle fans the paint out. That's why it works so much better for thicker paint or when using metallic paints. The problem is the air pressure causes more overspray which looks and feels like sand on the surface. It also means you have to mask everything because you will have speckles on everything not masked. A couple things to remember no matter which way you go. You will use a lot more paint with a sprayer and it will not last as long. It's also not a good idea to use it when painting porous material the first time. If you do you should back brush it before it dries to make sure it gets in all the pores. That will give you a better seal which will last longer and be more effective against the elements.

For me it's about how they convey the current flow of the game that matters. The way I follow baseball is listening to it while doing other things. I want them to convey the (for lack of a better term) urgency of any given moment. If they're laid back and joking I know that moment is in a bit of a lull so there is no need to pay strict attention. During those times I really don't need to hear about the count, number of outs or the score. If there is intensity in their voice I know something worth hearing is going on. That's really the only time I care about the mechanics of the game like score, number of outs, balls and strikes and such. In those moments where nothing is really going on I do enjoy them giving me background information about players and the team and such as well.