Woke up with an eerie feeling…

[WildBill]

Well, so far so good. Thanks for the encouragement, though! I'm done with my meetings for the day and am working at home for the afternoon (my usual Monday), so I'm guessing things will be quiet. Definitely keeping my piece on me even at home.

I think part of the feeling may have come from knowing we let an employee go on Friday and it was unexpected. If any of you are an employer, you know the worries that can come with that. All that said, I totally believe that these feeling are sometimes legit. So my head is on a swivel.

Keep watching your six!

[The Annoyed Man]

vunnables

Urban dictionary word of the day.

You made me look! I must be slow, because even after reading the definition, it took me a minute to get it.

[Javier730]

weather

I put 2 life jackets in the car. and 2 pair of waders ... but I can't find my waterwings and snorkel for backup

I always carry 2 Glocks
...and the loudest whistle in the world that can be blown and heard even under water (Storm Whistle) http://www.stormwhistles.com/
(Kayak is in the back yard)

That is a loud whistle. I have one just like it.

[Jusme]

Glad your day was uneventful mine was real busy but other than wishing I was fishing instead (which is just about everyday) No major life changing events.

[WildBill]

vunnables

Urban dictionary word of the day.

You made me look! I must be slow, because even after reading the definition, it took me a minute to get it.

... non-derogatory term describing ignorant people ...

de·rog·a·to·ry
dəˈräɡəˌtôrē/
adjective
showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

Now I'm really confused.

[JALLEN]

I had a premonition once. I was playing nose tackle in 7th grade football in a game in Fredericksburg. Lined up over center, I "knew" when the snap was going to be and started moving. Timing it exactly right, I passed easily between the center and guard and was on my way to nailing the retreating quarterback when he handed off to the fullback, a player I had not previously taken notice of. This guy was the biggest kid on the field, black, at a time when blacks in public schools were uncommon. I think his name was "Night Train." Anyway, Night Train not only knocked me flat on the back of my lap but stepped all over my entire person on his way, hurriedly, to wherever he was going.

I had a premonition right there in the mud that football might not be my future.

[Jusme]

I had a premonition once. I was playing nose tackle in 7th grade football in a game in Fredericksburg. Lined up over center, I "knew" when the snap was going to be and started moving. Timing it exactly right, I passed easily between the center and guard and was on my way to nailing the retreating quarterback when he handed off to the fullback, a player I had not previously taken notice of. This guy was the biggest kid on the field, black, at a time when blacks in public schools were uncommon. I think his name was "Night Train." Anyway, Night Train not only knocked me flat on the back of my lap but stepped all over my entire person on his way, hurriedly, to wherever he was going.

I had a premonition right there in the mud that football might not be my future.

That's funny. reminds me of my high school football career (it only lasted my freshman year) at 5'-6" and 120lbs, I was not the biggest kid on the team. I played safety and receiver. As a safety, my job was to try to break up the wedge when they ran a sweep, most of the linemen never knew they even blocked anybody. The game when I decided that football was not my sport came when I was sent flying by an offensive lineman, and the running back stepped in the middle of my chest on his way by.

[ELB]

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That's funny. reminds me of my high school football career (it only lasted my freshman year) at 5'-6" and 120lbs, I was not the biggest kid on the team. ...

That sound like my football career. I was about that size, only one guy smaller than me. We were pounding against older guys who outweighed us by 100 lbs. I gave it everything I had, but physics is physics, and I decided my high school talents lay elsewhere after my freshman year. It took me all season to get this "premonition" tho.

I did unintentionally learn a good lesson about learning, about improving one's skills tho. One day at the end of our high school team practice, the junior high football team came out to start theirs. They were short some players, so our coach sent me and the other little guy over to give them some more people. Now, these were fellows about our size, some bigger actually, and we had been playing with them just the year before.

But my buddy and I absolutely mauled them. Since we had been practicing against people so much bigger than us, we had learned to hit REALLY REALLY HARD. The junior high coach put us on defense opposite the center and guards, the backfield in an I formation. When the ball snapped, my buddy and I by prior agreement both hit the center and BLASTED him right through the quarterback and knocked down almost the entire back field. The next play, the center snapped the ball and in a blink pulled and ran away, leaving the QB completely exposed (and shocked), and he got slammed along with another back who foolishly tried to block us. The third time the center snapped the ball and again ran away, along with the quarterback, the guards, and the other backs, leaving the ball laying on the field. Then the junior high coach sent us to the showers and tried to salvage the rest of his practice. I have to admit my buddy and I had some mean pride over slaughtering our former team mates like that.

It took a bit of thinking about it, but eventually I realized that if you want to get better at some sport or skill, practice against people who are much better than you. A lot of times it is not "fun" but it really ups your game..

[atx2a]

Glad your day was uneventful mine was real busy but other than wishing I was fishing instead (which is just about everyday) No major life changing events.

Thanks, Jusme.
Turned out to be an uneventful day. Whew!

[Jusme]

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That's funny. reminds me of my high school football career (it only lasted my freshman year) at 5'-6" and 120lbs, I was not the biggest kid on the team. ...

That sound like my football career. I was about that size, only one guy smaller than me. We were pounding against older guys who outweighed us by 100 lbs. I gave it everything I had, but physics is physics, and I decided my high school talents lay elsewhere after my freshman year. It took me all season to get this "premonition" tho.

I did unintentionally learn a good lesson about learning, about improving one's skills tho. One day at the end of our high school team practice, the junior high football team came out to start theirs. They were short some players, so our coach sent me and the other little guy over to give them some more people. Now, these were fellows about our size, some bigger actually, and we had been playing with them just the year before.

But my buddy and I absolutely mauled them. Since we had been practicing against people so much bigger than us, we had learned to hit REALLY REALLY HARD. The junior high coach put us on defense opposite the center and guards, the backfield in an I formation. When the ball snapped, my buddy and I by prior agreement both hit the center and BLASTED him right through the quarterback and knocked down almost the entire back field. The next play, the center snapped the ball and in a blink pulled and ran away, leaving the QB completely exposed (and shocked), and he got slammed along with another back who foolishly tried to block us. The third time the center snapped the ball and again ran away, along with the quarterback, the guards, and the other backs, leaving the ball laying on the field. Then the junior high coach sent us to the showers and tried to salvage the rest of his practice. I have to admit my buddy and I had some mean pride over slaughtering our former team mates like that.

It took a bit of thinking about it, but eventually I realized that if you want to get better at some sport or skill, practice against people who are much better than you. A lot of times it is not "fun" but it really ups your game..

I agree, I remember all of the practices in August, and we only won a couple of games, but I'm still friends with some of the guys that were on that team. It taught me not to give up, and I stuck it out through the season, but you won't find any of my stats in any record books.