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Well, there's something not right there.... if you know what I mean.
I'm still wondering if it was the girl's basketball team.
You summed it up nicely!
Coach Accused of Licking Player's Cuts
Tue Mar 8, 5:59 PM ET
Strange News - AP
HALSEY, Ore. - A state panel plans to investigate a high school football coach who acknowledged licking a bloody cut on the knee of one of his players.
The Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission decided to look at the case after a parent complained that Central Linn High School coach Scott Reed's behavior threatened student safety and health.
Reed, 34, who also teaches science, acknowledged the incident last year after the parent's complaint. The school district placed him on probation and required him to take a "bloodborne pathogens" course.
Police investigated, but Reed was not arrested. "Sometimes there are actions that are socially unacceptable or bizarre that aren't necessarily criminal," Linn County Sheriff Dave Burright said.
The student whose knee was licked told police Reed had given team members a pep talk about a coach licking and healing injured players' wounds so they could get back in a game.
What?! Was he coaching the girl's high school team?
My day has been made if I can make someone laugh. We all need some comic relief once in a while.
Seem to be one or two blanks trying to ride the board, too. "And now, to our stock reporter on the floor of the NYSE. Bob, how's it look on the big board today?"
Hell, the U.S. used to be popular in Europe, too. The times, they are a-changin'.
Take them? You mean your teeth or your meds?
Sorry, I just couldn't resist. Just slap me now and get it over with. :=))
Yep, Tom, it's for sure the grandkids that keep you young. All three of my granddaughters play soccer, and the 13 and 11 year olds play some pretty serious soccer. They wanted me to kick some balls at goal while they were practicing their defending and goal tending.
I could hardly walk the next day, LOL.
I drank some chickory coffee in the Mid-South around Memphis. Not too much of it up here in East Tennessee, though. I found the taste to be pleasant, but not something I could ever get used to on a regular basis.
I leave the TV on in the room where my parakeets are alone all day. The past few days I've left it tuned to CNBC when I leave for work. I swear, one of them is starting to lisp.
I don't know that a little salt will make any difference, considering the caffiene!!!
Speaking of BP, I always take my BP meds as soon as I get out of bed, so it will have time to start working a little before that first cup of coffee hits the old empty stomach and jolts me back to life.
Well, it was a new one on me. And after 9 years in the Navy, I thought I knew everything there was to know about making good coffee.
Wherein a secret is revealed. We have a guy at work that for some reason or another makes better coffee than any of the rest of us. We all use the same coffee pot, the same coffee, and the same water, and we all measure everything exactly.
Today I watched him make coffee and he didn't know anyone was around. After he put the grounds in the basket, he shook one dash of salt out of the salt shaker onto the fresh grounds before he slid the basket into the coffee maker.
So there you have it. One little dash of salt on top of the ground coffee, who'da thought it.
Later in the day I made a pot of coffee, did the little dash of salt routine, and by darned, my coffee tasted just as good as his.
LOL, that's a good story. Made me feel younger just reading it.
I've had a great life, and I honestly hate the slowing down that comes later in life. I eat right and exercise and all that, but I just can't go non-stop like I used to. :=((
I did talk to my Doc about it, and after a couple of blood tests he found that my testosterone level was WAY below normal, even for a guy my age.
So now I'm on testosterone therapy, and that has helped somewhat. It gave me a lot more energy, but doesn't help how LONG I have that energy. If I start working in the yard, for example, at 8:00 on Saturday morning, I have more energy throughout the day, but I still poop out about 4:30 in the afternoon. Five years ago I would stop working in the yard at 4:30 and start washing the cars. Now the cars get put off until Sunday, LOL.
My wife and I used to cruise around with the T-tops off our Firebird in the winter with the heater running full blast.
We'd also do that in full summer heat with the A/C all the way up, too. We were young, we didn't give a darn. We wanted the wind in our hair and the sun on our face.
Racing gets in your blood and never gets out. When I started back in at the drag strip, I figured I would be one of the older farts out there (I just turned 58).
LOL, was I in for a surprise! I was actually one of the younger dudes. There was one old guy that looked to be on the far side of 65, but he was driving an 11-second nitrous Chevy and won his bracket. And he still had that twinkle in his eye when he was talking about his last pass.
Oh, wow, I just came back from cruising the local dealership used car lots and there was a red 2003 Type S that exact same color. I don't think I can afford a 2003, but I'm going to call them about it tomorrow just to check.
I've got some cash stashed away that I was going to spend on the Malibu, I guess I could use that if I drove that 2003 and found out I couldn't live without it, LOL.
In fact, my daughters are just about my best friends. They both inherited my sense of humor, and when the 3 of us get together about all we do is laugh.
We also share a love of good coffee, good books, and good conversation. I get to see both of them every day, and I don't know what I'd do without them. I think that I'm mostly the way I am because of them. They've been a strong influence on me over the past 10 years.
Yes, Bristol VA/TN. I live in Johnson City, about 15 miles south of Bristol. Well, actually I live in Jonesborough, but more people know where Johnson City is & it's only 5 miles away. I live in the remote part of the sticks.
There is one just like that on the used car lot at the local Chrysler dealership. I'm going out after lunch to check it out, but I've just about decided on an Acura CL, 2001.
Well, I think I've finally found my new daily driver. The heck with 4 doors, I'd rather have 260 hp. The 2001 Acura CL Type S looks like a perfect fit for me. Just a touch more than I wanted to spend, but what the heck, you only go around once.
This would be a nice ride for a daily to-from work car and taking the granddaughters out for a cheeseburger. Resale value didn't hold up too well, which is true of most Chrysler products in the 2001-2003 range, so these can be found in the 2002 model year for 12,000.
Thanks. It was indeed a happy birthday.
Thank you, thank you!
I did. My daughters fixed mexican food for me, and I got a new wallet to hold my mountains of cash. And a Boston Cream Pie, my favorite desert.
You're living a dream of mine, I hope you realize that. Don't be surprised if I show up some day at Road America to cheer you on.
BTW my first car was a '58 MGA with real knock-off wire wheels. My second was a Trimuph TR3, and just before the Chevy II I graduated to a TR4, with that wonderful electric overdrive and real roll-up windows.
Yes, Phil, lots of Malibu owners have made that very swap. The cash outlay for the 700 might be prohibitive for me for a while yet. I'll have to check around and see what they are going for.
Another problem was the Malibu had this oddball rear transmission mount that came over from the driver's side only, and there have been many gnashed teeth over any kind of transmission swap on the '78-'87 G-bodies trying to get something that would work without dragging the pavement.
I do love the 3.73 gears. I may just leave them in and limit my highway travels to and from Bristol Dragway.
Now here is an interesting vehicle, one that sort of flew under the radar even while Olds was circling the drain. This is a pic of the 1999 Aurora, came standard with a derivative of the Northstar V8. Just about every one that rolled off the line had a power sunroof and heated leather seats. Olds had it aimed squarely at the 3-series BMW and some of the smaller Benz cars, and from all the road tests I've been able to find, it was a pretty good sedan. Well equipped and a sticker under 40k, good handling and respectable 0-60 times under 8 seconds. They're so rare that I doubt I could find one in nice shape, but that won't stop me from looking about for one to test drive.
I've owned a Max and it was a great car. But it irritated me to death with all the little things that kept going wrong with it. But I loved it nonetheless, and looked forward to every time I had to take a trip in it.
My short list now is a Maxima, Altima SE, Concorde Limited, Regal GS, and just maybe a Pontiac Bonneville if I can find one that's not too ugly.
What an outstanding quote! I printed that and stuck it up over my desk.
Thank you, thank you!
Tom, I'm old enough to remember the original 289 and 427 Cobras and how badly I wanted one. I had just turned 16 when the first 289s started hitting the showroom floors, along with the Fairlane Hi-po 289s and the Cobra-jet Mustangs and the 396 Chevy IIs.
My hot-rod was a '66 Chevy II with the 350hp 327. Man, those were the good old days, and you're re-living my teenage dreams.
Actually, I'm having quite a bit of teen-age fun myself with the Malibu. The 355 is almost brand new, but we (the engine builder and me) didn't get enough hp the first time around, so in May we'er pulling it apart for a little bit more cam and a 10:0 to 1 compression ratio. My goal was to run 13.50 or better and best et to date is 13.92. I'm also planning on replacing the Hooker headers with some long-tube coated headers, removing the A/C, and going with a stiffer shift kit in the TH350 tranny. I may change the rear from 3.73 to 3.55 for an easier highway cruise.
LOL. I was, wasn't I. It was an unused parking lot in front of a vacant building. I was waiting for another guy from Malibu Racing to show up, he snapped that as he pulled in.
Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes!! Seems like it happens every year around this time.
I sure wish I had bought one of those new. One of the few cars I've ever seen that actually appreciated in value. I looked at an SS not too long ago for sale by the owner, it was absolutely mint condition, he wanted 16k for it.
I'm more and more leaning toward a Buick Regal GS if I can find one.
I've never been much of a Chrysler fan, but the Chrysler Concorde Limited had a 250hp engine and the price is right for a 2002 or 2003 model. Hard part is finding one. They were loaded up pretty well, heated leather seats and stuff like that. I drove one that belongs to a friend and it's a pretty nice ride. But there was no way he'd part with his.
I'd probably never find one, but Buick built the Regal GS sedan that had a 240 hp supercharged engine, hd springs and shocks, handling package, and other performance goodies. I think it was in production from 2001 until 2004. But they're probably impossible to find.
If anyone is interested, here is a link to a pic of me and my Malibu taken last summer:
http://www.malibuthunder.com/forum/modules/gallery/albums/MALIBUTHUNDER/malibupics_006.sized.jpg
It's a 1980. The engine is a 350 out of a 1994 Chevy truck.
If anyone is interested, here is a link to a pic of me and my Malibu taken last summer
http://www.malibuthunder.com/forum/modules/gallery/albums/MALIBUTHUNDER/malibupics_006.sized.jpg
Passats are really nice vehicles, and you're correct about their resale value. They hang on tighter than Maximas.
Anyone have any thoughts on Accuras?