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  1. Tell him the story of the kid that F'd around all day, didn't study, and wound up in a VAN.....down by the RIVER!
  2. Do they have people skills? Are they good at dealing with people? Do they talk to the customers so the god damn engineers don't have to?
  3. meh, I'm kind of a dick.....
  4. We went through it. It sucks. They're procrastinating little room goblins. Each is different. The idea that they all prepare at the same time, apply at the same time, and jump through the same wickets is kind of wild when you think about it. They're all operating on different frequencies and different speeds. Think back. Had you waited a year to apply, or gone to other schools, would the sky have fallen? We finally wrapped up the athletic recruiting cycle on one and getting that little turd to write an email, or call a coach was like pulling teeth, until it wasn't. Their peers definitely help. FOMO is real. For this one, actually stepping foot on the campuses and meeting the coaches is what turned the corner. Then we took more steps back with the whole "do I even want to play" saga, then we came through that. They're under so much pressure that more from us isn't always the best medicine. Exposure worked for us, but that's hardly the plan for everyone. BTW. the boy is a socks and slides kid. Carry-over from his soccer days. It's a thing....
  5. This came up on my social feed that we, as parents, need to address immediately: 9 out of 10 managers say Gen Z need to be taught fundamental workplace behaviors Being on time Responding to communication requests Appropriate attire Eye contact and verbal communication The good news kids, is that this is your competition. Don't slack off, show up on time, do your shit, and the path is there.
  6. Not one band camp joke? This site is getting soft
  7. My son tried that with the rib once.....
  8. I'll never forget our cheesy tour guide: Chichen Itza, like "Chicken Pizza", which we still call it to this day. So they drop you off, there's the little tour station where they have videos, bathrooms, and most importantly....AC! We're walking in the grass towards the structures, a couple if front of us, guy just faceplants. Just drops. Thankfully on soft grass and not concrete. Heat exhaustion. They were European. Ambulance comes out, take him to the station, stick an IV in his arm and he's fine, but that oppressive heat and triple-canopy jungle is no joke.
  9. I wasn't clear - agreed. The scans are Mayan in the pic, but there are finds all over the continent.
  10. The South American LIDAR scans they are doing now is wild! Entire civilizations. Cities with supposedly millions of people. Across much of the Amazon and S.America. Just gone. Overgrown and swallowed up by the jungle centuries ago. Over 60,000 Mayan structures discovered!
  11. I subscribe to it. Been wrapping up S.America: Incas, Mayans, Azteks. Their Mongol episodes are what pulled me in. The "chambers" under the pyramids are fascinating to think about. Subterranean space under structures we'd be hard pressed to replicate with today's technology is a mind trip. *assuming they are valid* What is also wild is how ensconced archeologists are on their theories. Before Gobekli Tepe it was heresy to discuss civilizations that old and advanced. You'd get attacked, laughed out of the room, etc. Or the Clovis stuff. Ancient civilizations don't have to mean Star Trek - just that it's not inconceivable to think that as a species, there have been resets over the decades that fall outside the lines of a linear progression of humans as a species (or any species for that matter).
  12. Always knew they had high levels of resistance, but this is wild: Insects can survive radiation doses that are lethal to humans by a large factor. For example, cockroaches can tolerate 900-1000 grays, while doses of 3-6 grays can be fatal to humans.
  13. Topics like the places above make me wonder how much credence there is with ancient civilizations? Think Younger Drays stuff. Randall Carlson, etc. We know the YD period happened. We know humanity had what many accept as a "reset" as much of the population was killed off. Were there older civilizations with sufficient tech to construct such things as the pyramids, gobekli tepe, etc. with advancements more than simple stone tools and slave labor? 12K years ago, any metal such as iron/steel would turn to dust. Historical dates keep getting pushed back further and further with more findings of civilizations that are older and older. Cool to think about. If a giant space rock slammed into the earth, all electronics are gone. Most of humanity dies off as they are not equipped to survive, and cities turn back into dust over a few thousand years.
  14. Get anything other than a High Point....;)
  15. I think it's been said before, but Wick toying with her like a cat with a mouse was great - illustrating how far beyond everyone else JW is. Loved it!
  16. I say this, with the formatting of Cinemax in the 90's Emmanuelle Erotic Confession Passion Cove The Pleasure Zone
  17. I wouldn't carry one ever as he states above. I'd keep one in the safe, truck gun, etc.. I'm a massive SIG fanboy, first three pistols have been SIG's, but this is a problem. Think Chevy/GMC 6.2L recall that can bankrupt a company type problem
  18. I've seen this movie before
  19. If you already have a .22lr, Aguila sub-sonic ammo is the teets. Doesn't cycle in a semi, so make your shots count. Bolt gun or lever action would be optimal.
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