I watched some of it. I agree it’s mostly boring and I couldn’t imagine spending money or vacation time to attend it. I appreciated every time a guy was chosen and he was at home with family and they weren’t covered head to toe in chains and high end sparkly garb. That Packers pick, Matthew Golden was something.
I feel guilty, but seeing Shaduer with the biggest gold chain and whatever the heck that giant gold tablet hanging from it was…. And most at the party dressed the same. I’m sorry but I’m laughing that he still isn’t picked yet. Soon I’m sure.
Okay. Old Guy rant over.

I surely don’t eat, sleep, or breathe college football. But I sure have never felt in awe of anything Shaduer did while watching a few Colo games and highlights.
Gotta be just a huge deflating feeling at that non-drafted party tonight!

I only wish the same would’ve happened to Johnny Manziel back on his draft day. Still can’t believe he was a first rounder.

If Shaduer wasn’t Deions’ kid, would anybody be hyped about him at all? I don’t know if he’d be ranked in the top 10 of QB’s.

gim wrote:

The box score indicates paid attendance of 12,414 today.

Does that count season ticket holders, of any sort?

Tlazer wrote:

I wonder if the Vikings will pick on time. Probably will turn pick #24 in after pick #26.

That joke is SOOOOO 2004…..

glenn57 wrote:

my bet is iowaboy!

Oh boy. And then…. How soon after, would the next Pope be picked?

JK Sheldon!

mxskeeter wrote:

50th Anniversary

Congratulations!!!

I was actually just thinking about this as the wind continues to blow. Hopefully everybody’s stuff is far back from the shorelines. Could be a giant pile of ice crashing through yards.

Jimmy wrote:

Teaching kids gambling at like 12 years old. Great parenting right there.

Better they learn it from Dad than on the street or a dark alley!

Seriously. Did your Dad ever let you drive the truck without a license? Maybe down the driveway to get the mail…. Did he let you have a tiny taste of beer before 21? Did he let you scratch a lotto for him to see if he won $1?

My kids get to do those things under my careful watch and teaching. We even talk about the dangers of each of those types of things when handled incorrectly. You’re absolutely right, it’s great parenting.

Dutchboy wrote:

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I usually think that,
“Let’s go!” Or “Let’s #@$&*+g Go!” Is the most annoying sports cheer. How quickly I remember that “Get in the hole!!!!” Is 100 times worse.

If thats the worse listening to Nance blubber on is a close second.

I won’t argue that.

If my Dad told me that, I’d have insisted we each eat one at the same time. Father Son bonding moment.

Congrats to him on a great bird!

Back when I fished with my Dad open water, I swear we got checked everytime and he would get a warning or ticket every time. Always deserved. My old man is just a regular for trying to bend the rules.

I seem to get checked a couple times a year fishing Alexandria lakes. One year I got checked 4-5 outings in a row. Same guy. Every night he checked the community hole and then me last. He recognized me after the 2nd time and said he’ll keep an eye out for my blue truck as I always had a good bucket of fish while the groups usually didn’t. I told him to just check me last and don’t go spreading the word!
Also get checked often on Devil’s lake ND.

I usually think that,
“Let’s go!” Or “Let’s #@$&*+g Go!” Is the most annoying sports cheer. How quickly I remember that “Get in the hole!!!!” Is 100 times worse.

Another vote for Bryson. After watching some of his you tube stuff he’s more fun to watch and root for than some of the other guys. I’ll watch occasionally this weekend, but I won’t be glued to it unless there’s a dead heat in the final couple holes on Sunday.

Dutchboy wrote:

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9 total runs over a 4 game span against KC. Not real good!

Can you name the guys in the line up who will hit .260 for the year? Correa & Buxton maybe……….. They have no interest in teaching hitting. They only have an interest in launch angle.

I’ll actually say it’ll be Miranda and Castro. I guess I’m a negative Nancy or whatever. But I’m as over Correa and Buxton as possible. I will predict that both are traded this summer if not on the IL.

Biggest perch caught. Saw a couple bigger that didn’t bite. 13 1/4. 1 lbs 3 oz.

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There was actually 7 of them down the one hole at once, but I couldn’t get them all in one pic. I did catch quite a few. Just for fun and then throw em back. Some were very aggressive and would scoot from a couple feet away and grab your hook. They always let go half way up the hole, so you gotta be quick with the scooper!

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So, without working with your exact combo I will say this. It always works better to set the trailer coupler about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way onto the ball, and once the weight is starting to transfer onto the ball from the jack, then pull the trailer onto the ball. Some couplers will not go on with any pressure on the coupler at all. That little flange you found will hang up with any pressure on it at all. Sorry if this was over explaining sometime you already knew, but it’s how I’ve taught my boys to hookup trailers. After they start doing it this way, they’ve never had another problem. As long as the equipment is the correct sizes.

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glenn57 wrote:

i’ve been told but no proof as i havent been up in the bowstring/ winnie area in a month that the ice is still ok there….

I was up in that area today. I had 18-20 inches with some rot in the bottom couple inches. Overall great shape where I was. Fish were fussy but it was a nice day. Definitely open water visible on most lakes and ponds in the area but plenty of good options remain.

What a psychopath! He deserves to be in jail and I hope he gets help.

I gotta be completely honest. I don’t care how many things you say to me, how many bro’s, dude’s, brah’s, boy, bud….. I could care less. You won’t get under my skin and I’ll just go on living my life. Since when does another man’s flapping jaw actually hurt me? Seriously. Is anyone tough enough to just ignore someone anymore?
“Sticks and stones……” And yes, at a certain point I’d get video proof and then call cops/Coast guard.

I certainly don’t hate animals, but I lose my mind when a kid comes in the house with cat crap on their shoes and pants. I mean I hate it. We have a guy in town that feeds them all. No kidding you can smell his house over a block away. There’s cats in my yard, in the shed if the door gets left open and under my deck everyday. I choose to not have them, but somehow I still have to deal with them. And I also have plenty of mice around. Not a fan.

I might have to look into a really nice quiet pellet gun.

I argue with my Dad and my wife on this topic. Because you see someone doing something you’d never do, perhaps cause it’s risky, you decide they are idiots. If one of these surfer dudes had a young child with them in the water, and risking the life of someone who didn’t know better, then I’d probably agree. But otherwise they’re just crazy people doing something you wouldn’t do. And most all of us have been in that category atleast a few times in life. If you haven’t, maybe you should get out there and do something crazy once.

He told a story about how he would train heavily and ride miles and miles on a stationary bike every day. His Dr warned him that riding bikes so much would make him sterile. Well, then he had 12 kids.

RIP George.

Dad and us boys each had 2-3 of those Zebcos. I finally bought a spinning reel around 15-16 years old and Dad judged me up and down. He let me know he could cast twice as far and just how silly that reel was. My first day using it of course it had some pretty curly factory mono and I got one of the worst tangles. He caught multiple fish while I was trying to undo the spaghetti junction I’d created. He didn’t say anything but I could feel him watching and staring. I finally put the new rod n reel aside and went back to the Zebco. He mumbled something about me coming to my senses…..

How bout:

Full Limit – Empty Wallet
Call it the F.L.E.W.

The Gill Getter

The Other Woman

The Stomach Pumper

Sorry, I was taking my goldfish for a walk. Did you do the thing with the thingy yet?

Thanks Dave!!!

At the game tonight with my boys. Dang that was an awesome first 4:29!!! Sucked watching Rossi limp off the ice. Guy was definitely in pain.

Dutchboy wrote:

Steroids fixed Ortiz.

That and maybe staying away from Tom Kelly.