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UpperWestside

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  1. Having served Seinfeld before what stands out about him is that he is somewhat anti-social. He was polite and he and Colin Quinn always tipped exceedingly well (Just had to have Diet Coke Bottles on hand for Colin which wasn’t a big deal.) Colin was more gregarious and friendly, but one time I saw Jerry see a young man (who was still enlisted in the army but not in uniform) and he was an aspiring comedian. Just a random coincidence that Seinfeld was there on the same day as he and his buddy. Seinfeld notices how he is eating his breakfast and in the way out the door he did something he almost never did and he stopped and made some quips about his breakfast. It made that young fella’s day. Usually he gets his bicycle helmet on and heads straight out, but it was cool to see him stop and chat because usually it would just be Colin that would talk to folks.
  2. Dress however you want. I like Senator Fetterman. I wish he was in a better place with his health though. Not because of whether he can continue his work as a senator, but because he has a family and he seems like a really good guy that just wants to help folks out that need it.
  3. This was the part that stuck out to me the most as well. It is accurate and it is a reason I have advocated a position that every single member of our society should have access to a mental health professional at least twice a month. That does not mean you are getting a 1000 dollar an hour therapist, but you should be able to see someone. Even if you cannot pay we should be working together as a society to ensure that something like this is not only possible, but that we see it happen.
  4. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/suicide-rate-america-white-men-841576/amp/
  5. Wimberley 21-7. Lampasas gives it back on downs at around the Wimberley 40. Johnson beat his man on 3rd, but the ball was under thrown and outside. Lampasas again had a man open on 4th for a would-be TD, but the ball was overthrown. That drive should pretty much be ballgame.
  6. Wimberley 14-7 at the half. Lampasas has made some miscues you see from young teams. Wimberley probably takes full control getting the ball to start the 2nd half. Great size for Wimberley, but not the most fleet-footed group. That shouldn’t hinder them getting out of Region IV. Rolling Stover out often works pretty well against the kinds of teams I would imagine they will see before the semis. You can just tell him to eat it and bowl over guys because of his size.
  7. Ty Johnson is the fastest guy on the field tonight for either Lampasas or Wimberley. He got all 87 yards on that TD by running right past 6 guys. Wimberley should still win comfortably, but hard to believe that Johnson is a freshman. Jett Walker dropped what would have been a wide open TD after the first Wimberley TO. If Wimberley would hold onto the ball they’d already have 21.
  8. I understand this. There are times you just need to get away from all out the outside noise of the world. Never a bad idea to stop, isolate and recharge your battery so to speak.
  9. Norm would’ve gotten hit over the head with a beer mug and Cliff would’ve taken a barstool to the face. God help them if Sam, Frazier, Woody or Coach had chimed in. 😂
  10. This is something I consider a very positive aspect of cities. Even if you are not someone that likes high-leverage social situations where you might have to converse with people you do not know, you can always just go and sit at an outdoor cafe and just people-watch. Personally this is something I enjoy doing because of my deep interest in the psychology of people in groups and how they behave. New York City gives me a wealth of info and in a way keeps me socially active when I otherwise may just stay home when I do not have to be at work. I would assume we probably have other people here that do the same thing in other major metropolitan areas around the US. A simple activity like this can have some far-reaching positive influence on your sense of self and how you feel.
  11. I have stayed pretty clearly here that I do not watch much of the WNBA, but it does not mean I do not support their existence and growth because it is both good for young girls who have a dream of playing professionally at the highest level of the sport as well as being good for society overall. What your friend does she does of her own accord. Nobody gets to tell her how to think. To your question of if she has a daughter, as well as anyone else who has a daughter that perhaps has a dream of being a professional basketball player, I would say that passing on unwarranted vitriol and misogyny in some cases are unhelpful to the future of the sport. If you have nothing good to say it’s best to just say nothing and keep your thoughts to yourself in some situations. I look at this through the lens of people that trash other sports they do not like nor understand. I have said this before that people here where I live think people in Texas are crazy in the devotion they put into high school football. I personally enjoy the sport still from a distance (I try to watch Lampasas when I can. Perhaps tonight when they play Wimberley) and can appreciate why people like seeing it do well. The head coach of the largest high school in the state is from Lampasas, (And was a coach in Lampasas his first year out of Angelo State, which was my freshman year of HS) which I think is pretty cool. That’s a long way to say I find the negativity surrounding the WNBA to be excessive and to serve no purpose other than to make someone feel good about their own limited point of view. Would I rather watch the NBA? 100 times out of a 100. Does it mean I am going to go out of my way to be negative towards women that are competing at the peak of their sport? I will not and again I am glad the NBA and their players are so supportive of the league. It’s great to now see it at a point where turning a profit is finally within their grasp.
  12. I also do not give much thought to the WNBA. I vaguely keep up with it, but hope that it is successful. The trashing of the league that I read from men on here and elsewhere is really something. I hope that none of them do not have daughters that aspire to be pro athletes. The negativity that is posted is just unfortunate.
  13. I want to say that this is a really good post and thank you for your contribution. You absolutely, positively have to put in the effort to find a group you can fit in with and belong to. One of the positives of the rise of the internet and now social media is that you can find groups of people with similar interests. While this is easier to do in a major metropolitan area you can find it on a smaller scale outside the cities. Take the first step and try. Every cool journey in life starts with one initial step forward. You do not know where it will eventually lead if you do not try. I remember vividly the day I left Texas and had no real idea about the journey ahead. It has been beyond anything I could have ever expected. It has been good, not so good and a whole bunch interspersed in there. The constant thought is going day by day and seeing where that leads. Locking yourself away from the world takes away so much of the enjoyment of life.
  14. It does look like the game will have to be watched from there if I want to see it. Lampasas changed their broadcast duo this year to I believe the basketball coach and a guy fresh from out of state. The play-by-play guy is from Illinois, but has fit right in and seems to enjoy living in Lampasas. I enjoy watching as they give out a number where you can send a text that they’ll read on air. I did it during a game to thank them and they have gotten texts from across the country (and some from out of the country) from family members tuning in to watch their grandchildren and nephews play where they otherwise would not see it. I don’t like that they are unable to do road games. I believe they can only do the radio broadcast which is kind of a bummer. The basketball coach doing the games used to coach 6-man over in Lometa. It was fun listening to him try to explain it to the new guy from Illinois.
  15. I would probably concur there. I don’t say this lightly, but he is a danger to himself and the rest of us, even the people whose affection he is seeking.
  16. The US government is going to wind up declaring war on him in all but name. His actions on a variety of issues are absolutely abominable.
  17. The Retirement Plan. This was as Nic Cage a movie as you’ll get. Total B movie, but none of this deters him from taking the role. At least Ernie Hudson got a paycheck out of this. I mostly wanted to just laugh during the fight scenes, but whatever. Cage will do stuff like this as long as someone will pay him to do so.
  18. I have zero pictures on me. I know it is still sitting in the same place it was when I last was in Texas two years ago because ever so often I catch my mom on FaceTime in the evening when she is walking her grandkids around sunset. I can ask my mom to take pictures, but I will probably wind up with 2 or three if she remembers to take them. I am going to attempt to get ahold of my friend that has the 69 Bronco and ask him to go out there and take some pictures and inspect it. He helped me get it back on the road when we were in high school, but the work on it then was pretty light in comparison to what it will take now. He’ll be able to give a fairly accurate assessment of what has to be done. He used to go visit my dad just to talk about cars after I left for college. He’s fairly well versed in car repair himself. He just has a knack for repairing vehicles kind of like my father did.
  19. Oh my gosh the things that we will pour money into. A 68 Firebird restoration sounds pretty freaking cool. Cars from that era have always fascinated me and I have always admired folks who put money into a classic car or truck. My father said he always regretted selling his ‘57 Chevy (Convertible I believe it was.) He was young and fairly new to America. We all lose something we wish we had not and that was it for him. One of my friends back home set his sights on a 69 Bronco that was owned at the time by one of his mother’s good friends when we were in high school and not even yet old enough to get our learner’s permit. I remember when he bought it and spent the majority of his free time working on it while we were teenagers. He wound up having a horrific accident in the thing three months after graduation, with details too gruesome to share, but he eventually overhauled the entire thing all over again and he still drives it as best I know.
  20. This troll is really multiplying the usernames. The psychotic break here with reality is strange yet sad to witness. Watching the human mind descend into this level of need for attention at any cost, whether good or bad, can be insane to watch play out. At least Ttomterrific and his own break with reality did not go to these lengths.
  21. He is now also posting under bbq chips in the same threads.
  22. My original post was made just in terms of sharing the beginning of a restoration of the vehicle. I was not soliciting advice, but I know that invariably some will be offered and that’s pretty cool to see. It was nice on Mopar’s part to do so since he would have a wealth of information to share as the wheels get greased and rolling so to speak. I would imagine I could likely PM him with any questions I might have along the journey judging by how helpful his tone seems. I take in as much information as I can and apply it as best I can to the set of circumstances I have. I think we all attempt to do that, or at least we probably should. My dad was not much of an advice-seeker as he trusted almost no one to work like he did, and with good reason because no one I have ever met had his work ethic. My mother is the polar opposite and she seeks it and freely gives it out. I am probably somewhere in-between the two of them, but more calm like her.
  23. I appreciated his perspective and advice. I think people on here, more often than not, are helpful and like to share their expertise in what they excel at, which is pretty awesome. I live once and I try to make sure it’s an enjoyable once. If I had responsibilities beyond myself and my two shih tzus (females that are 6 years old and 8 months old)I would probably not be so willing to do this as my finances would be directed elsewhere. My birthday was last week and my mother’s is ten days before mine so every year I get a quick reminder that she is not getting any younger. The overriding motto I carry with me is to “Do what you can while you can.” It’s something I tell people regularly and this is something that falls in line with that.
  24. While I was not a gearhead like my father (He was born in Germany the January after the war ended and started his apprenticeship in vehicle repair at age 9), I did pick up bits and pieces along the way about cars I have liked. I remember wanting to get a 65 Mustang in high school. He kiboshed that because he had no desire to keep a Ford on the road. I got a Chevy Camaro instead and he was right about the reliability of the car. My father was the absolute most amazing car mechanic I ever witnessed in action. I’ll never forget him tying a chain around the diesel engine in his GMC Sierra when I was maybe 7 or so and hoisting it out of the truck and suspending it from a sturdy branch on an oak tree by himself to work on it) had this single-minded drive to not stop until something was fixed. It was something I spoke about during his eulogy 12 years ago. He had three older Mercedes. One was a 1959, A 1970 and a 1979. He could do anything in life he decided to do, like building a house for example, using only one of those yellow DIY books. My mom still has the book and the house turns 40 this December. He and my mom had fun with this car. It is a 318 V8 and many of my gearhead friends back home could have a much more in-depth conversation about it. He also put cherry bombs in it because why wouldn’t a young guy do that? As to your points it’s a job that will be a great deal cosmetic. If things under the hood are just okay the cost is still going to lean more towards redoing the interior and paint job. It needed a lot of work when it was retired on the interior. Luckily my friend has a garage that he uses on his property to work on cars he has restored. He lives a few miles outside of town and has ample room to store the car. He did one restoration job for his wife and another for his daughter I believe. He has disposable income because of the success of his business, one which I told him to start 12 years ago when it did not make sense for him to do it. Now he can pretty much do whatever he wants even with a wife and five kids. I have zero kids and no wife so spending some money on this is worthwhile, but pretty much just because it would be for my mom’s enjoyment to see the car running again. She’s been diagnosed with two different forms of cancer in the last nine years (non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia along with having a small amount of cancerous tissue removed from her face) and it’s a blessing that she is still here. She did a lot for my brother and I when we did not deserve it, but she absolutely deserves to see that car brought back to life as close as possible to how it was when she first drove it. I think it’s an awesome car and I remember how it ran when I was really young. It was such a fun ride, especially that first jump from a stop light to get going.
  25. That was his first name. His latest is animaltobacco and then yesterday animetobacco and animationtaco. He has been banned under at least 10 different names.
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