Random Thoughts Thread

[Just Jack]

The amount of people posting on FB with tributes to SH is staggering. I’d say 90% if them couldn’t even tell you a thing about him other than “he’s some science guy in a wheelchair” before today. 

[CowgirlsFan]

It's sweater weather here today.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

It’s f-ing cold here 

[CowgirlsFan]

Good breakfast tacos today.

[RaoulDuke79]

Beer is tasting good today

[CowgirlsFan]

More March Madness today.?

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

More mind numbness today 

 

not a fan of ? 

[CowgirlsFan]

Spring Training baseball continues.

[Juror#8]

On October 6, 2017 at 9:11 PM, DC Tom said:

 

Weird guy...but great general. Best American general ever (and if anyone says "Patton," I'll cut you.)

 

Spent the day walking some of his Shenandoah battlefields.

 

Up to a couple grand.

 

Yep I'll bite - huge Patton fan here. 

 

Not the "hollywooded" Patton that people conveniently lean on. 

 

Nah it's not because of movies or lore; rather it's because I've read extensively about the unforgiving African desert and the German two-spring mines, the marking of dak tropicals, and the perceived invicibility of Rommel and the German Wehrmacht. Patton reimagined armored warfare as much as anyone and, above all, he was an uncompromising, unsissified, defiant, son-of-a-bit%!,who would make most of us arm chair historians pee ourselves with testimonials around what it was like to stare down the strength of the reich near its peak. He struck fear in German command and may have  led German braintrust into a strategic blunder leading up to dday. 

 

Reasonable minds may differ, but for a lot of reasons, gully reasons, I like Patton a lot. 

 

Then I'd take Winfield Scott before I'd even consider Jackson. 

 

 

 

Edited March 18, 2018 by Juror#8

[RaoulDuke79]

Some great stuff in the paralympics hockey game last night. Go??

[Greybeard]

8 hours ago, CowgirlsFan said:

Spring Training baseball continues.

       I believe you are a baseball fan, so I wonder if you have ever played Beat the Streak at MLB.  It has really re-invigorated my interest in baseball.  

[CowgirlsFan]

5 hours ago, Greybeard said:

       I believe you are a baseball fan, so I wonder if you have ever played Beat the Streak at MLB.  It has really re-invigorated my interest in baseball.  

Yes I am!

 

Regretfully I haven't.

 

My apologies...is this online or a TV program?

[Greybeard]

10 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said:

Yes I am!

 

Regretfully I haven't.

 

My apologies...is this online or a TV program?

     It is online.   You pick 0,1 or 2 batters every day.  If they get a hit your streak continues, if not it ends, but you just start over. You don't have to play every day, you can pick any hitters on any day.   Really gets you looking at hitters on teams other than your favorite and also the hitter/pitcher match up.  The site gives you some quick stats on the match ups so it helps a little.  The game doesn't start until opening day but you can read about it on their site now.

      On a different subject, somewhere around Father's day MLB gives you the online viewing package at half-price.  I like to sign up for it then.  I primarily watch the Dodgers but since I have been playing BTS, I watch other teams also.  Haven't enjoyed baseball this much since High School.

[CowgirlsFan]

10 minutes ago, Greybeard said:

     It is online.   You pick 0,1 or 2 batters every day.  If they get a hit your streak continues, if not it ends, but you just start over. You don't have to play every day, you can pick any hitters on any day.   Really gets you looking at hitters on teams other than your favorite and also the hitter/pitcher match up.  The site gives you some quick stats on the match ups so it helps a little.  The game doesn't start until opening day but you can read about it on their site now.

      On a different subject, somewhere around Father's day MLB gives you the online viewing package at half-price.  I like to sign up for it then.  I primarily watch the Dodgers but since I have been playing BTS, I watch other teams also.  Haven't enjoyed baseball this much since High School.

Very cool!

 

⚾

 

I'll check it out!

 

 

[RaoulDuke79]

Celebrated the first 2 days of spring by shoveling 15 inches of snow....Im ready for summer.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

Celebrated the first 2 days of spring by shoveling  8 inches of snow

[Augie]

Cyberattack in Atlanta on City Hall. Ransom request received. YIKES! 

[/dev/null]

When I think of passing something, I always think of a one to one relationship.  Like a Quarterback to a Receiver, or passing a car on the interstate.

 

So why is it when a person farts, it's called passing gas?  You're not transferring or targeting a specific individual, you're sharing it with everyone

[Nanker]

On 3/18/2018 at 3:07 AM, Juror#8 said:

 

Yep I'll bite - huge Patton fan here. 

 

Not the "hollywooded" Patton that people conveniently lean on. 

 

Nah it's not because of movies or lore; rather it's because I've read extensively about the unforgiving African desert and the German two-spring mines, the marking of dak tropicals, and the perceived invicibility of Rommel and the German Wehrmacht. Patton reimagined armored warfare as much as anyone and, above all, he was an uncompromising, unsissified, defiant, son-of-a-bit%!,who would make most of us arm chair historians pee ourselves with testimonials around what it was like to stare down the strength of the reich near its peak. He struck fear in German command and may have  led German braintrust into a strategic blunder leading up to dday. 

 

Reasonable minds may differ, but for a lot of reasons, gully reasons, I like Patton a lot. 

 

Then I'd take Winfield Scott before I'd even consider Jackson. 

 

 

 

Oh no! You didn’t. 

(Ducks for cover)

 

[CowgirlsFan]

It'll be an omelette for breakfast today.