03-25-2010, 10:36 PM | #5191 |
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My swim team swimmed. For the second year. And this year we equalled numbers of the other teams. And we rocked.
Coolest moment, Hector (5th grade, technically too young as it's a Middle School /Junior high 6-8 team but we're a k-8 school so we can sneak 5th graders in to make up numbers....) swam a nice 100 IM, the high school boys were timing. He is tiny and skinny for a 5th grader, but an awesome swimmer. They were impressed already and then he did a bucket turn from back to breast -not for the novice- and the high school boys were all "Did he just bucket? he did! I don't believe it! Did you see that kid tunr? He did a bucket! He's my hero, he's my favorite! Did you see that turn?" so cool, so funny. They weren't half as impressed when my daughter did it same lane next heat and swam so fast she knocked two seconds off her personal best. But I was equally proud. Athough i was even more proud of the swimmers who had never swum a meet before and whose parents were sure they would bottle out, and who didn't. We had 30 swimmers on the books, only one failed to showd rather than the three we expected. last year we had 17. I promised them chocolate, tomorrow I must pay up. So Happy So Tired And beest is sick so i gotta make lunches for tomorrow. damnit
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03-25-2010, 10:52 PM | #5192 |
LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz
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Bucket Boy !!
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03-25-2010, 11:05 PM | #5193 |
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Thanks, Zip -that it totally the paper plate award he needs at the end of season!
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03-25-2010, 11:07 PM | #5194 |
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I'm even happier now I've made the lunches and can crash in peace.
heehee bucket boy, I like it.
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03-26-2010, 11:12 AM | #5196 |
I'm still a jerk
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I have over 1000 posts.
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03-26-2010, 11:16 AM | #5197 |
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Today is the 1st day of my 20th year at my current employer's.
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03-26-2010, 11:33 AM | #5198 |
Gone and done
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Congrats to both of you! Glatt, does this mean you have the seniority to go kick dirt on your boss' shoes when s/he pisses you off?
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03-26-2010, 12:25 PM | #5199 |
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I haven't been here 20 yet. My 19th anniversary was yesterday. The big one will be in one year.
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03-26-2010, 12:28 PM | #5200 |
Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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These days, most people don't have that kind of longevity on a job. That is awesome! Congrats.
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03-26-2010, 12:45 PM | #5201 |
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Oh, and another reason to be happy? Netflix is finally shipping us their streaming disc for the Wii today. So tonight I might be watching instant stuff on the TV instead of the tiny laptop!
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03-26-2010, 12:55 PM | #5202 |
Back in 10
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The sun is out !!!
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03-26-2010, 01:23 PM | #5203 |
Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya?
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Did it snow anywhere else? I had a couple inches of snow on my car this morning, and parts of the interstate were pretty treacherous. Slide offs and accidents everywhere.
Silly Ohio.
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03-27-2010, 07:39 AM | #5204 |
still says videotape
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Silly NEPA as well...
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03-27-2010, 11:55 AM | #5205 |
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I am buying my text books today! I am humming with excitement.
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