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  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,936

    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    My kid is afraid of power tools in woodwork class. I should probably start letting her cut her own pancakes!
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,936
    https://pubs.aip.org/aip/adv/article/13/10/105308/2915332/The-second-law-of-infodynamics-and-its
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    A beautiful sticker with a beautiful mug of coffee.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 433
    Why have youth sports become so time consuming. I actually enjoy watching my son play, but every coach in every sport he plays have pushed travel team options. 

    Not only are they expensive but you go out of state most weekends.
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Yes, competition travel sure adds up. But it's money well spent. :)
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,652
    edited October 2023
    Spunkie said:
    Yes, competition travel sure adds up. But it's money well spent. :)

    It makes it so that kids from lower income families and/or with parents who aren't willing or able to put in the time can't participate in the sports. It's not a good thing IMO. Sports are becoming less and less accessible for a certain demographic of children and it sucks.
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    ^ True. Good point. The Yukon team that Pipsqueak played against had First Nation parents who advocated for a sports funds for their children. The Metis Nation BC also has an athletic achievement fund. It's nice that some kids from these typically lower socioeconomical backgrounds have grants their adult(s) can access.

    What I appreciate about competitive sports is that my kiddo has a larger pool of friends who don't vape or smoke weed. I spent the whole month of August intervening because the 11-year-olds started vaping and doing marijuana in the parks in my neighborhood this summer, especially those children who were left to their own devices and not taken to the beach. Weed is easily obtained from their parents supply. My kiddo can't walk to the corner store for a slushie and not be offered nicotine or cannabis.

    I don't shop anywhere that advertises vapes. Fuckin killers.
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 433
    PJ_Soul said:
    Spunkie said:
    Yes, competition travel sure adds up. But it's money well spent. :)

    It makes it so that kids from lower income families and/or with parents who aren't willing or able to put in the time can't participate in the sports. It's not a good thing IMO. Sports are becoming less and less accessible for a certain demographic of children and it sucks.
    Our in state travel team is if free for people who can't afford it. The problem is most people don't know to or are too embarrassed to ask for a "scholarship". The soccer club wouldn't need to collect any money from anyone for years before it started to run out. 

    Out of state travel is mostly run by for profit coaches. Baseball in particular is very expensive. 
  • smile6680
    smile6680 Posts: 433
    Spunkie said:
    ^ True. Good point. The Yukon team that Pipsqueak played against had First Nation parents who advocated for a sports funds for their children. The Metis Nation BC also has an athletic achievement fund. It's nice that some kids from these typically lower socioeconomical backgrounds have grants their adult(s) can access.

    What I appreciate about competitive sports is that my kiddo has a larger pool of friends who don't vape or smoke weed. I spent the whole month of August intervening because the 11-year-olds started vaping and doing marijuana in the parks in my neighborhood this summer, especially those children who were left to their own devices and not taken to the beach. Weed is easily obtained from their parents supply. My kiddo can't walk to the corner store for a slushie and not be offered nicotine or cannabis.

    I don't shop anywhere that advertises vapes. Fuckin killers.
    My son is on u12 teams. Plays mostly with kids from other towns and it's been great. The kids are almost all like him. Very positive and he's made some real good friends.
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    ^ hi smile. I'm happy that your u12 player is afforded the opportunity. Keep up the great job!
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    Why are these people shoeless?
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    SHOE THE SHOELESS
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,936
    UN, NATO, EU, are you listening to him??..

    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • Pap
    Pap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,893
    RIP Chandler :disappointed:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lcbcu75UU8
    Athens 2006 / Milton Keynes 2014 / London 1&2 2022 / Seattle 1&2 2024 / Dublin 2024 / Manchester 2024 / New Orleans 2025
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,368
    I got the ok from my cardiologist to get a tattoo! Hurray! I'll get a PJ stickman holding a cup of coffee. The PJ stickman has a pink bow in their hair. Magenta was my first favorite color.

    Anyone else have PJ stickman with accessories  tattoos?
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,449
    no accessories. just the original stickman
    Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall




  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,875
    Ms. Haiku said:
    I got the ok from my cardiologist to get a tattoo! Hurray! I'll get a PJ stickman holding a cup of coffee. The PJ stickman has a pink bow in their hair. Magenta was my first favorite color.

    Anyone else have PJ stickman with accessories  tattoos?
    Great news to be able to get a tattoo.i have lots of pj tattoos. I love every one of them


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    ^nice touch ms.poet! I have not a one tattoo.
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,936
    Her jacket is not so ecological..

    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..

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