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GM's Thread About Everything/GM's Thread About Nothing (13 Viewers)

krista4 said:
I don't get it either.  Like you, I don't mean to criticize those that do feel it.  I kinda think *I'm* the weirdo here.

ETA:  I mean this generally.  w/r/t Kobe in particular, the lionization is especially tough for me, from what I know from various sources.  But as to any celebrity, feeling "gutted" or the like, as many have mentioned, isn't something I can relate to.  And in that I feel like I'm the aberration.
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Now imagine it was John Lennon.  

 

 
I do remember feeling very sad when David Foster Wallace died, for reasons including how miserable he must have been, and that I wanted more output from him.  Suppose I'd have felt the same "missing out on more" regarding John Lennon if I'd been old enough to be aware at the time.  

 
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krista4 said:
I do remember feeling very sad when David Foster Wallace died, for reasons including how miserable he must have been, and that I wanted more output from him.  Suppose I'd have felt the same "missing out on more" regarding John Lennon if I'd been old enough to be aware at the time.  
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I grew up in SoCal and I've been a Lakers fan since I can remember.  I watched him play since he was a senior in high school.  I've been to a bunch of games at the Forum and then at Staples.   I saw him do otherwordly things that only guys named Erving and Jordan had ever done before.  I've gotten to experience championships that he brought to the team I grew up loving.  I watched him try to win with a broken body and a crap team by pure force of will.  

I've seen him (and his media team) change his story into that of a doting father, and from everything I've seen, I believe it.   He was not only a generational player, but a redemption story.  I don't ignore what he did, but I believe that he grew up and changed who he was.

Guy was 41.   He was a student of basketball  and the history of the game.   He was so aware of his place in the history of the league, the Lakers, and of the game.   He spent his whole career (some would say selfishly) building his legacy.   He'll never get to give his speech as he gets inducted into the hall of fame.   His wife and kids, his teammates and his fans will never get to enjoy that moment with him.  He'll never see if his daughter, who by all accounts was a very talented player, would have shined in D1 ball and maybe even past that.   

There's tower crane in Seattle that is usually lit up with Seahawks colors.  Last night as I drove into the city to take roverkid to volunteer at her music project, it was lit up purple and gold.   I definitely shed a few tears.   My house has these on it, because I'm lazy and don't want to deal with Christmas lights.   For the next week or so, it will be Lakers colors in tribute.  

Not everyone hits you the same.   Maybe some don't hit you at all.  It doesn't matter to me who else cares.  But some of us do.  

Chris Cornell hit me pretty hard, since I saw him play a few times and his music meant a lot to me.   This one is worse, probably because Cornell chose his time to go, just like DFW did.  Kobe, by all accounts, had reached a point in his life where he and his family were truly happy.   

 
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krista4 said:
I do remember feeling very sad when David Foster Wallace died, for reasons including how miserable he must have been, and that I wanted more output from him.  Suppose I'd have felt the same "missing out on more" regarding John Lennon if I'd been old enough to be aware at the time.  
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Phil Hartman is the one that hit me with unexpected sadness. I loved watching that guy, and thinking about how it ended was really hard on me for some reason.   

 
@krista4 @DA RAIDERS and other west coast GMTAN who don't insist on riding a bus:

JSX is about to start flying between Seattle and Portland.   It already flies between Seattle and Oakland, Oakland/SoCal/Vegas, and Burbank and Orange County to Mammoth Lakes.

They basically do the private plane experience for low prices.   Here, they fly out of Boeing Field so no parking issues, no TSA, and you arrive 20 minutes before your flight.   Flying to Oakland round trip to see Pearl Jam in April.   Costs about $650 for 2 people.   Weekday flights are cheaper.   

 
General Malaise said:
Bus is like, way cheaper, man.  Last RT Bolt Bus ticket for me was $19. :bowtie:
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Last time I was on a bus it got stuck on a mountain pass to Reno for 5 hours.   Guy next to me was all coked up after losing a bunch of money at a Tahoe casino and freaked out because he was going to miss his connecting flight.   The whole time they were playing a japanese version of Disney's Song of the South on the TVs.  Zippity-f'n-doo-dah, indeed.

Pass.

 
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@krista4 @DA RAIDERS and other west coast GMTAN who don't insist on riding a bus:

JSX is about to start flying between Seattle and Portland.   It already flies between Seattle and Oakland, Oakland/SoCal/Vegas, and Burbank and Orange County to Mammoth Lakes.

They basically do the private plane experience for low prices.   Here, they fly out of Boeing Field so no parking issues, no TSA, and you arrive 20 minutes before your flight.   Flying to Oakland round trip to see Pearl Jam in April.   Costs about $650 for 2 people.   Weekday flights are cheaper.   
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i'm definitely looking to check them out!  i'm aware of them, because of mammoth and oakland.  my parents are giving it a whirl next month.  bur-phx.  prices seem only slightly higher than regular.   limited flight times though.

 
DA RAIDERS said:
i'm definitely looking to check them out!  i'm aware of them, because of mammoth and oakland.  my parents are giving it a whirl next month.  bur-phx.  prices seem only slightly higher than regular.   limited flight times though.
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They added some flights to the Seattle/Oakland trip so it's more flexible now.   There are still $99 trips each way available, but the more convenient ones are more like $150 each way.    I think I'm going to plan a trip next year to Mammoth and fly Alaska to Santa Ana and then JSX to Mammoth, unless you know of a more efficient way to get there.  It's been a long time since I've been to Mammoth and I'd like to take roverkid before she takes off to college in a couple years.

 
-fish- said:
They added some flights to the Seattle/Oakland trip so it's more flexible now.   There are still $99 trips each way available, but the more convenient ones are more like $150 each way.    I think I'm going to plan a trip next year to Mammoth and fly Alaska to Santa Ana and then JSX to Mammoth, unless you know of a more efficient way to get there.  It's been a long time since I've been to Mammoth and I'd like to take roverkid before she takes off to college in a couple years.
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we must do this together.  must

alaska and united fly out of sfo, to mammoth.

 
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@krista4 @DA RAIDERS and other west coast GMTAN who don't insist on riding a bus:

JSX is about to start flying between Seattle and Portland.   It already flies between Seattle and Oakland, Oakland/SoCal/Vegas, and Burbank and Orange County to Mammoth Lakes.

They basically do the private plane experience for low prices.   Here, they fly out of Boeing Field so no parking issues, no TSA, and you arrive 20 minutes before your flight.   Flying to Oakland round trip to see Pearl Jam in April.   Costs about $650 for 2 people.   Weekday flights are cheaper.   
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Wow, this sounds amazing.  Thank you!!  I used to fly private corporate back in Chicago (work related, not paid by me), and it was so freaking easy compared to anything, even though we'd often go out of O'Hare.  The pricing on this looks fantastic.  Although I'm totally a mileage whore, it looks worth foregoing that on these shorter flights.

 
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krista4 said:
Wow, this sounds amazing.  Thank you!!  I used to fly private corporate back in Chicago, and it was so freaking easy compared to anything, even though we'd often go out of O'Hare.  The pricing on this looks fantastic.  Although I'm totally a mileage whore, it looks worth foregoing that on these shorter flights.
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They give you JetBlue miles.

 
Roverkid overcame missing 10 days due to jet setting around Europe and landed a solid 2 A’s and 4 A-‘s.  Given that we’re not worried about concussion or anorexia at this point, I’m pretty good with that. 
 

Now I can focus on the fact that I’ve somehow committed to sober February.  Last time I went 4 weeks without booze I was 12, and I was smoking pot a few times a week back then.  I’m looking forward to losing weight and being angry at everyone all the time.

 
-fish- said:
Roverkid overcame missing 10 days due to jet setting around Europe and landed a solid 2 A’s and 4 A-‘s.  Given that we’re not worried about concussion or anorexia at this point, I’m pretty good with that. 
 

Now I can focus on the fact that I’ve somehow committed to sober February.  Last time I went 4 weeks without booze I was 12, and I was smoking pot a few times a week back then.  I’m looking forward to losing weight and being angry at everyone all the time.
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Suck great news about the kid.

Gl with the angry.

 
-fish- said:
Roverkid overcame missing 10 days due to jet setting around Europe and landed a solid 2 A’s and 4 A-‘s.  Given that we’re not worried about concussion or anorexia at this point, I’m pretty good with that. 
 

Now I can focus on the fact that I’ve somehow committed to sober February.  Last time I went 4 weeks without booze I was 12, and I was smoking pot a few times a week back then.  I’m looking forward to losing weight and being angry at everyone all the time.
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Are you not going to smoke pot this time?  I'll be honest, I'm doing sober Feb too, but uh......I'm not giving up weed.  :oldunsure:

 
I got a Golf Magazine in the mail yesterday.   I didn't really think anything of it because I didn't look closely and I thought it was the quarterly magazine from my local club (look at me, I have a country club membership).   Anyway, today I notice it's actually Golf Magazine.  It's a good issue, celebrating Jack Nicklaus' 80th birthday.   Good to read while I'm ignoring a boring conference call.

But why do I have it?   Is it a promotion?  Did someone buy me a subscription anonymously?  I have no magazine subscriptions.  Never have.   What's the deal here?

 
-fish- said:
I got a Golf Magazine in the mail yesterday.   I didn't really think anything of it because I didn't look closely and I thought it was the quarterly magazine from my local club (look at me, I have a country club membership).   Anyway, today I notice it's actually Golf Magazine.  It's a good issue, celebrating Jack Nicklaus' 80th birthday.   Good to read while I'm ignoring a boring conference call.

But why do I have it?   Is it a promotion?  Did someone buy me a subscription anonymously?  I have no magazine subscriptions.  Never have.   What's the deal here?
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I’ve had these a few times since I moved here.  One was Better Homes and Garden or some ####, and maybe a Martha Stewart thing?  Whatever, I just recycled them until they stopped arriving, which they did.   :shrug:  

 
-fish- said:
I got a Golf Magazine in the mail yesterday.   I didn't really think anything of it because I didn't look closely and I thought it was the quarterly magazine from my local club (look at me, I have a country club membership).   Anyway, today I notice it's actually Golf Magazine.  It's a good issue, celebrating Jack Nicklaus' 80th birthday.   Good to read while I'm ignoring a boring conference call.

But why do I have it?   Is it a promotion?  Did someone buy me a subscription anonymously?  I have no magazine subscriptions.  Never have.   What's the deal here?
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You're welcome

 
-fish- said:
I got a Golf Magazine in the mail yesterday.   I didn't really think anything of it because I didn't look closely and I thought it was the quarterly magazine from my local club (look at me, I have a country club membership).   Anyway, today I notice it's actually Golf Magazine.  It's a good issue, celebrating Jack Nicklaus' 80th birthday.   Good to read while I'm ignoring a boring conference call.

But why do I have it?   Is it a promotion?  Did someone buy me a subscription anonymously?  I have no magazine subscriptions.  Never have.   What's the deal here?
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We get magazines we've never subscribed to or paid for.  Elle, Sports Illustrated, and some others.  Have no idea why.  

 
shuke said:
We get magazines we've never subscribed to or paid for.  Elle, Sports Illustrated, and some others.  Have no idea why.  
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It’s bait. They send out a couple of free issues that you never asked for in hopes of getting you hooked and subscribing.

It’s like how they used to try and scare us about drug dealers back in the 80s.

 
shuke said:
But it's not a few issues.  Like, for years.
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Last time this happened to me was via a credit card running some promo bs. iirc, they started charging me after the promo period ended...the $18 or whatever they autocharged me, I didn't notice right away.

But I'm sure that's not happening to you.

Eta...huh...just re-read that and it came across to me like I WAS sure.

 
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@krista4 @shuke @heckmanm @Hawks64 @Getzlaf15 @Aaron Rudnicki @cosjobs @Uruk-Hai@-fish- @DA RAIDERS @kevzilla @St. Louis Bob @General Malaise @strykerpks @Thorn@Tecumseh @Tiger Fan @Frostillicus @urbanhack@Worm@Idiot Boxer @Foosball God @JerseyToughGuys

I'll do it.

Squares. $10 each. PayPal to friendofkramer at gmail dot com. Don't mention what it's for. And don't be dumb and get a service fee taken out of it. Feel free to @ anybody I missed here. I'll give the people who check in here regularly first shot. Assuming we're not full, I'll start fishing for participants elsewhere tomorrow. Post here or PM me how many you want so I can validate against the PayPals.

Easier if someone can point me to a location to just plug in names and generate the grid. But if nobody knows of one off-hand, you'll just have to trust me. :maniacallaugh:

 
Bob Sacamano said:
@krista4 @shuke @heckmanm @Hawks64 @Getzlaf15 @Aaron Rudnicki @cosjobs @Uruk-Hai@-fish- @DA RAIDERS @kevzilla @St. Louis Bob @General Malaise @strykerpks @Thorn@Tecumseh @Tiger Fan @Frostillicus @urbanhack@Worm@Idiot Boxer @Foosball God @JerseyToughGuys

I'll do it.

Squares. $10 each. PayPal to friendofkramer at gmail dot com. Don't mention what it's for. And don't be dumb and get a service fee taken out of it. Feel free to @ anybody I missed here. I'll give the people who check in here regularly first shot. Assuming we're not full, I'll start fishing for participants elsewhere tomorrow. Post here or PM me how many you want so I can validate against the PayPals.

Easier if someone can point me to a location to just plug in names and generate the grid. But if nobody knows of one off-hand, you'll just have to trust me. :maniacallaugh:
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IN for 2

 
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