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@Chadstroma I had the conversation with my son. Thus far, I've asked him to focus on his game and I'll handle the program exploration, tryout logistics, etc. As I've touched on, it's a lot. We haven't had the deep down discussion of what he wants. He's told me what he doesn't want, but he...

I think this is why we have VEO cameras at our games. :-) A key issue on whether it's a foul (among other possible issues) is who touched the ball first. If he got there first and she proceeded to contact him, then no foul and actually a foul on her. If she makes first contact on the ball and...

An issue I'm grapping with today that I didn't anticipate. I'm feeling a little bit of parent burnout. I worry about my son's burnout, not mine. I'm caught a bit offguard.

@Chadstroma @SwampDawg Many thanks for the detailed responses. You guys hit on many things I think about routinely, and have identified things I haven't yet. We've eliminated option 3. We just can't drive 2 hour round trip 3x/week in addition to our current commute. Too bad because the...

Should be a pretty strong team. Actually there will probably be 4 teams in various flights. I don't know who the coaches are, and I don't think they'd even say who the coach will be then. Moving pieces each season across a deep bench of coaches. The program is good and getting better, but not as...

Nearing a year later and the dynamic is changing a bit. Could use some advice as we plan for next season. He plays U11, 9v9 soccer. Option 1: Stay on current team as starting striker next year on top local club for final club season at U12 level (local clubs funnel into the U13 ECNL league...

Yeah I won't speak for the twitter guy, but I'd bet he meant tough decision, not situation. Might even be a bit pedantic to argue one vs. other, particularly since it was a tweet and folks are looser with word choice. But you're right, the guy's situation is not difficult. He's even fortunate to...

Won't be popular I guess, but I'm not sure what the fuss is about. The way I read it, the guy is advising a dude on whether to leave the locked in $150k/year job and buy a company in the same line of work. And the work is scrubbing toilets and power-washing sidewalks. So this guy is in...

Think about getting an SVS sub on Craigslist. They are wonderful. Pricey, but an upgrade that'll last. Game changing too. Changes how you watch and hear movies.

I got a feeling there are a number of us who buy an FBG subscription each fantasy season almost as a donation for supporting the forums, less for the fantasy content. If the forum wasn't here, I probably wouldn't be an FBG subscriber. I say that with 30 years of fantasy experience though...

I agree that that's crossing a line, but there is little tolerance for anything risqué here. That's the puritanism I'm referring to.

Let offdee be offdee, and I'm not just saying that cause I bought a watch off of him. No politics is cool and no pics is probably smart, but puritanism is too teetotal-y for me. Give me a little edginess.

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SUPER stoked. It's even better than I expected. Huge props to Offdee who was patient with me as I explored whether to take this step. Quality dude. And very glad I did.

Can't say I hear the word gentrification as much as 10-15 years ago. Doesn't mean it isn't happening. Prices have stabilized, but at a very high baseline. Folks are priced out, but that's been an issue here for nearly 3 decades. The most impactful things to happen here that's got us where we...

Unfortunately ten years on, this thread hasn't aged well. Oakland is a mess. Woke up last night at 3:00 a.m. to hear a sideshow in progress, accompanied by fireworks. I live in the hills now, Piedmont to be exact. And this activity was a stone's throw away in Oakland. They happen often, and...

I'm 51, pretty much the same age of most around here. When I was in middle school, I was on the phone with my buddies to arrange pick-up football and basketball games, trips to the mall or the high school football game, or just to mess around. I was also on the phone with girls, talking about...

Trust but verify. I monitor my 13 yo 7th grade daughter's online activity with great success. My wife and I can insert ourselves when we see something going a bit sideways. Granted, she's a sponge, willing to hear us out and integrate our input into her behavior. Thankfully my 11 yo 5th grade...

Depending on when you ask me, the greatest album of all time is either this or Dark Side of the Moon.

This got some play in the recent Peanuts episodes on Stuff You Should Know. Pretty cool.