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  1. On 4/16/2024 at 3:27 PM, LonghornJones said:

    I am so jealous...of the self medication and drinking part.

    Grand Floridian Pool bar was good to dad. Same for JW Marriott on Marco Island. Disney with twin 6YO's was fun, minor meltdowns but all in all a success. 

    the Boy rode Tron, Space Mountain and GOTG and really loved Thunder Mountain. think I have a rollercoaster kid. 

  2. I'm about two hours from flying home to NY from two days of meetings in Chicago and early in the morning we fly to Orlando....twin 6YO's first Disney. Short 4 day trip. I've not been since I was probably their age. Then driving over to Marco Island for another 4 days. 

    I self medicate and drink so I suspect this will as fun as humanly possible. 

  3. On 2/17/2024 at 2:34 PM, ocugolf said:

    Had 4 eggs the first time and none were of quality to fertilize. This time we had 11 and 8 were able to be fertilized. Learn tomorrow the quality. Fingers crossed that we have a couple good enough to implant.

    stick two in, twins are fun! 

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  4. On 2/14/2024 at 8:27 AM, South Austin said:

    I’m still high after my daughter’s McCallum High basketball team won the Bi-District Championship and advanced past the first round of the playoffs last night. She was on the varsity team her freshman year, the COVID year, when we all had to watch the games on YouTube, and they sucked. They got better each year, now with four seniors who have been playing together since middle school, and this year they won their second consecutive district title. Last night’s win was that much sweeter because we beat the team (East View, Georgetown) that bounced us from the first round of the playoffs last year. Very proud dad moment. (My girl is No. 13, a nod to Taylor Swift.)

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    Go Knights! '90

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  5. making chili, way too much of it for the 4 adults that will be over but I like having it in the freezer. This means Cornbread with cheese and corn and chili in it. Fried Pickle Dip, Store bought Pigs in a Blanket, a couple Armadillo Eggs for good measure and old mans favorite snack item....Broiled Summer Sausage slices with a dollup on hot mango chutney on them. They are amazing, sweet, savory, acid, fat, everything all at once.  My buddy coming over will lilly make some Focaccia as well. 

    no sweet treats unless you call Bourbon a sweet treat.  

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  6. 3 hours ago, BeardIP said:

    Question for you sales gurus:

    What are some things you do for your supporting teammates when you close a monster deal or have a monster year? Like you guys who earn $500k+ ($1mm?) I've heard some folks will fly out their team to a Caribbean resort or get an Airbnb on the beach somewhere, etc.

    One guy I know told me it was like the star QB buying his lineman Rolex's for Christmas; you want to keep the guys and gals in the trenches happy.

    I'm thinking of doing something for my team, not really sales, but making like a deal toy or some commemorative item for a good job done on a project this year and thought sales masters would know the best way to approach something like this.

    well...generally some of their comp is tied to yours so if you rock it out, they get paid too. That being said, I buy drinks and meals for my SA all year no matter how good or bad it is. If we knock it out of the park, I'll do something nice for my SDRs/ one year I took everyone to dinner at Per se...that was fun. 

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  7. On 12/29/2023 at 4:54 PM, mdmost said:

    I never understood why for some parents that Santa is this terrible thing to have your kids still believing in. My two believed in him well into 6th grade. I guess they didn't have kids dispelling the notion for them or talking about Santa just wasn't brought up a lot. They got extra gifts so they enjoyed it. Our rule was always if they said they didn't believe, we wouldn't fight them on it. My older one once asked her mom in I think 3rd grade if Santa was still real and the wife said "what do you believe". Older one said she still believed and the wife said then that's all that matters. We had the talk with both last year about them no longer believing and they both said how much they appreciated me staying up super late to build toys for them and doing things like eating the cookies we made. They enjoyed the magic and miss it a little bit. I think they miss the extra big present that Santa got them more. Childhood needs to still have magic for everyone before the hard reality of teendom kicks in. We never used Santa as a discipline device. It's why I detest Elf on the Shelf. To each his own but it wasn't for me. 

    this 

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  8. On 12/28/2023 at 9:46 PM, Dutchrudder said:

    Just out of curiosity, what age did y'all stop with the Santa stuff?

    We have a 2 and 4 year old, and they both still believe in Santa big time. The older one really believes because I always put on a Santa suit on Christmas Eve and pretend to be putting presents under the tree, and eating the cookies and milk. My wife goes and wakes him up quietly to watch this little show, which has solidified the legend for him. It's fun, but probably not going to work in a year or two. Wife isn't too keen on the idea of it, and seems to think it will be a problem for him, since kids tend to find out the truth around 6-7 years old.

    We have twin 6YO's and they still "buy in" on Santa, they know we give them gifts and other family members but Santa and his "list" are still in the mix, we leave a note for him along with cookies, milk and Reindeer treats on Xmas eve. Mind you...my kids also get to celebrate Hanukkah. little double dippers. 

    no need to blow the myth. 

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  9. On 12/12/2023 at 5:02 PM, Brisketexan said:

    And for the record, the term is "spic and span" -- if you just say "spic span," people might think you're referring to a bridge to be used solely by mexicans.  And I'm here telling you that you shouldn't do that.

    Mexicans don't build bridges, they just swim across. 

     

    heyooooooooooo!  

  10. On 12/8/2023 at 11:17 AM, orange dream said:

    Here's one.  The mention of mixed-race, etc. upthread reminded me of a word that was common in my central Texas upbringing in the 70-80s but I hadn't heard in a while (Mulatto).

    Imagine my surprise when I'm listening to the radio one day a few years back and the new creation from Dairy Queen is advertised...

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    Fuck me runnin' does anyone review these product names?

    overreach 

  11. get a cheap or refurb iPad, ours are 6 and they started watching on them on their own at 5 and had had some limit access before that. its largely Streaming Services (Netflix,  YT kids, Paramount, Amz, Disney+) followed by JrChef, Kidtopia, some Slime app, and TMNT apps.

     

  12. voting, smoking, and selective service at 18

    Driving at 16

    Drinking at 21

    Arbitrary shit to some degree. I was "able" to drive at lets say 12, but not legally till 15 (hardship) and freely legally till 16. 

    Should teems have access across the board to mobile or online betting? nope, but some kids can handle it and its great way to "teach" them many life lessons. Where's my pedo bear?

     

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