MattPie

In Germany, I think they separate out into tracks in 4th grade. I understand what you're saying, but at the same time I'm not sure it's better for everyone to be lumped together even if it means breaking up some friendships. This has been a hot subject of discussion at Chez Pie as we're in a pretty crappy school district so we're trying to figure out if we're moving, doing private school, or trying to make the local public school work for awhile to buy more time.

This. We're currently solidly in the "well, some scouts have the said consensus #2 pick might be really close to the #1 pick now!" part of the rhythm. It's happened the last three years. Before that year, I think it was the 3-way tie of Drouin/MacKinnon/Jones that do they had to update their articles a bit to talk about Barkov might challenge the big 3.

OK, which one of you did this? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/343769998/trump-against-humanity

Tracked it down: http://www.theplayerstribune.com/tyler-horn-nfl-draft-day-shadow/

That seems unlikely, but who knows. I'd think Edmonton would want the best D prospect in the draft and could pick up someone Pysyk-like somewhere else.

I think you're talking about this year, "in the hunt for the top picks" seems like a stretch for a team that finished 22nd and played at a playoff-bubble pace for several months after a pretty crappy start. I'm guessing they're not the same people. :)

I think we're all spoiled by the 6.050 and 5.651 in 2005-06.

What's incredible is how well World-wide Stout hides its alcohol. One day at lunch I had a normal beer, then that and for the next hour or three I was loopy. If I didn't read the board I would have guessed 9%, not 15+%. I couldn't pass up a 10oz pour for something like $7.

If I happen to be in town, which is pretty unlikely, I'm in. I love making non-commitments for stuff that's impossible.

FWIW, 120 minute isn't nearly as hoppy as other IPAs.

I read an article about that subject awhile back on Players Tribune. There's this crazy gold-rush right at the end of the draft. Teams have already been in contact with players to let them know they'll be in touch, and it's a "accept this offer in 10 minutes or it's off the table type stuff" as soon as the draft ends.

There was a guy I worked with that had that stuff. I don't remember his name but he was a PITA and I found porn on his work machine one day. I think it all goes together.

I think it's you, the board doesn't seem particularly slow for me.

I think we save that for dumping in the Niagara river in protest if Edmonton wins again. The Buffalo Maple Syrup Party would be epic.

Other than moose, you could be talking about Brooklyn.

Lighten up. Every football player in coming out of HS dreams of playing in the WeBuyAnyCar.com Smoka Bowl!

Well, when you start at 3 it's probably not bad. :)

My wife and I are trying to budget our beer expenses, so we're trying to keep to one case of beer per month. The problem is she's had a few more than I am, so I have to go days without. And even when I do, I get this guilt that I'm drinking a beer but I only get so many so I should be enjoying it more.

Car badge is very apt too, it's not unlike the late-90s Dodge badge on their cars. Maybe they could have used Lake Okeechobee as an outline. :)

For some reason, I thought the player was only ineligible for the playoffs.

If you're on the fence, I'd think long and hard about it. :) Not every situation is the same, but anything you enjoy doing now will be greatly replaced with kid time. Eventually you may be able to get back to doing some of those things with the kid (or so I've heard) but even then you're not going to be able to enjoy it the same way since you have a kid to worry about. You can't stop RosePie, you can only hope to contain her.

This. My wife joined a few meetups and after not really finding what she wanted, started our own. Last I heard (I kid you not), we run the largest parent meetup in the Philly suburbs or some nonsense like that. She's found a couple really good friends that way that have similar aged kids so there's support and commiseration.

Fun fact: it was originally called Association Football to distinguish it from the various other games called football played at the time (such as Rugby Football, etc.). Association was shortened to soccer as is custom in the UK initially (as far as historians can figure), but as it became more popular it became the default "football". So in short, soccer is right and football is too generic to be meaningful. :)

Huh, our kids are the same age too (maybe I'm misremembering Ink's son's age). She can be a handful, that's for sure but mostly when she's clingy. Otherwise if you just sit and play with her she's pretty happy. Then's there's days like yesterday where all she wanted to do was climb her little slide in the basement, and slide into a dad-hug at the bottom. :wub:

Wookie Peters. I like the idea, I'd certainly give it a listen. I'd contribute if I had anything intelligent to say.