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  Coaching Pressure Keeping me Awake

  by LB in

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  in one week my boys basketball team will be at the state championships.

  we are a small highschool but haven't lost a league game all season.

  but we are up against some giants.

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  In one week my boys basketball team will be at the state championships. We are a small highschool but haven't lost a league game all season. But we are up against some giants. I've been reviewing tapes, talking to the players one on one throughout the day trying to keep them loose yet prepared and working them hard.

  I can't imagine the pressure that professional team coaches must have. I mean in our little town it's bad enough. Win or get run out of town on a rail. That seems to be the motto. After each game dozens of people who think they have all the answers want to know why I didn't do this or that or play this kid or that kid. Sheesh.

  Anyway I don't pay attention to fans, teachers, administration or even my wife right now. This school used to be very strong in sports yet the boys haven't been to state in 10 years. I remind them of that. Anyway I've been rambling enough. Almost time for lunch so I'd better head up the hill and meet a couple of players for lunch.
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  Don't get around much anymore......

  by Prisca in

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  well, i've been busy travelling and making arrangements to move from my present address, so i haven't been online as much lately.

  as well, due to the changes in the forum, i couldn't post from my home pc for a while, so that really kept me quiet!!

  circumstances mean i won't be around as much as i used to, at least for the next couple of weeks, so i just wanted to pop in and say hi.

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  Hope the move goes easy Prisca. Now you'll let us know if you get lucky in the new neighborhood, right?
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  Tattoo Removal

  by scumrat in

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  i have two tattoos.

  however there is one i would like to have removed.

  has anyone had one removed before?

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  Billy I remember seeing a tattoo of yours posted here on an old thread. It looked cute. Mine is ugly, Iike it that way. A cute tattoo on an old guy is just wrong.
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  bttt - don't be rude!

  by Elsewhere in

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  lmao... something just occured to me.... for the longest time i thought that "bttt" was the spelling for a rude sound made with the mouth.

  i kept seeing it in the sex abuse threads and thinking, "that is so rude... why is that person doing that on such an important thread?".

  then i saw someone use the phrase "bump to the top" and it all suddenly made sence!

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  Isn't LOL "lusting online????
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  Just saw 'Gladiator' - WOW

  by DanTheMan in

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  i know it's a few years old now, but i've just gotten around to seeing it.

  what an incredible movie, one of the best, if not the best movie i've ever seen.

  russell crowe is da man!!!!.

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  Russell Crowe is DA MAN!!!!

  And he's been with Meg Ryan, so I agree
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  Another Busted Family

  by 95stormfront in

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  it seems the wt god has successfully busted up another family.. my wife informed me that one of her friends husband gave her an ultimatum; it's goona be either the jw religion or him and she chose to follow wt doctrine rather than keep her family together.

  another who's so-called taken stand for the trooth.

  my wife is just berating the guy for leaving his family, but in my opinion it was not he who left, but his wife.

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  Sounds like we shouldn't blame the society for this one either. She didn't demand he become a witness, he demanded she leave. Any spouse that is demanding is looking for trouble, or looking to be alone.
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  What is your worst fear?

  by Scully in

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  a recent death in my family triggered my worst fear - as irrational as it may sound - into a very real possibility.. let me explain: as a global culture, we simply accept that when someone dies, those who care about them will want to gather and offer a meaningful tribute to the person and those who survive them.

  with regard to my recently deceased family member - her own children decided against holding a memorial service for her surviving family, which included two children and their respective spouses, eight grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.

  yes, we are spread out over 2000 miles.

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  So many fears here revolve around death one way or another. Fear of losing a child or a loved one. After taking a little class that taught you to deal with grief I realized that the one grief that no one really recovers from is the loss of a child. So I'm not surprised to see that one listed here often.

  I must be a selfish bastard. My fears center around my not getting what I hope to get. I want to live on maui eventually and I fear I may not. I want to fufill several goals I have. So it's about me me me.

  But I do have a fear that bad things could happen to people I care about. We do live in a violent world. I've lost loved ones to violence many times. Unrequited revenge is tough to live with. I guess I'm not the most forgiving man on the planet.
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  Any good ideas for a DA letter?

  by dawn27 in

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  i was enjoying my anonymity after my move until a family member gave a local sister my new address and told her about my "inactive" standing.

  a sister stopped by to see me the first time, but now she brought an elder by.

  my husband sent them away and told them how he felt (he's not a j.w.

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  Dawn I understand the need for closure. I like that baptism nulification letter myself. Although you have to understand that some family will shun you regardless if you DA, get DFed or nulififed. You have to make that call yourself.

  My DA letter is in my profilie which you can attain by clicking on my name here on this post. It's a simple one compared to others. I put in my personal thoughts and the letter is very personal. I think that suits me best rather than one that lists all the sins of the society.

  Whatever you do I wish you the best. If you decide to DA then use your own thoughts in the letter, that will make you feel better. But don't DA quickly. Give it a lot of thought so there aren't any regrets down the road.
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  We Won... District Champions

  by LB in

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  my boys pulled out a come from behind victory to take the district high school basketball championship tonight 59-55. i won't sleep a minute.

  both teams were very evenly matched but as i thought our conditioning would be the difference.

  they couldn't buy a bucket in the 4th quarter and we rang them up.

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  Rachel tell Steve that there are two types of divers. Those that pee in their wetsuits, and those that lie about it.

  We will most likely head up there monday morning early on the 16th. Is that the day of your party?

  Today we went back to see the remaining games and collect our trophies. Both our girls and boys teams won and are going to state as #1 seeds which is very cool and seldom happens anywhere. We placed some kids on the all tournament team and they announced the all league selections for the season. I had two boys end up on the first team and one other on the second team. This isn't bad as I didn't really have any superstars, just a group of kids that worked super hard.
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  Advice You'd Give Your 12-Year-Old Self?

  by SYN in

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  this topic came up on slashdot, where some of the replies were...interesting, to say the least.. what would you guys say to yourselves, if you could send your 12-year-old self a message?.

  i know that was about the age i began to read really well, and only five years later i left "the truth", so it was a crucial point in my life, as it is in the lives of many...?.

  "hello self, this is...yourself speaking.

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  I'd say don't worry Al, you won't go blind.