Gyroscopic Investing

Desert wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:34 pm
Lookin good, Vinnie! I pictured you as a bit more square.

I'm also feeling just a bit of a Gandalf vibe. You're rockin' it, man.

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:28 pm
I’m seeing an audition for Duck Dynasty in Vinny’s future. Or possibly a move to be one of those Mountaineers who live back up a holler 5 miles past the end of a dirt road.

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:06 pm

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:28 pm I’m seeing an audition for Duck Dynasty in Vinny’s future. Or possibly a move to be one of those Mountaineers who live back up a holler 5 miles past the end of a dirt road.

I've also several times got ZZ Tops references, which would be more closely aligned with my interests.

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:25 pm

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:06 pm

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:28 pm
I’m seeing an audition for Duck Dynasty in Vinny’s future. Or possibly a move to be one of those Mountaineers who live back up a holler 5 miles past the end of a dirt road.

I've also several times got ZZ Tops references, which would be more closely aligned with my interests.

True confession time: Are you a sharp dressed man with legs that lives in La Grange? Inquiring minds want to know.

Mountaineer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:25 pm True confession time: Are you a sharp dressed man with legs that lives in La Grange? Inquiring minds want to know.

Desert wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 8:46 am

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:05 pm
Square? That may be how I come across here personality-wise but when it comes to personal appearance / clothes? I'm in the Casual Hall of Fame!

A few people have referred to me as Gandalf even though I don't really know who it is aside from being some Lord of the Rings character? Never read any of the books or seen any related movies.

You really should read those books, I think you'd like them. Gandalf is a cool dude, by the way.

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:34 pm

Xan wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:58 am I hadn't realized the person on the shirt in your avatar was meant to be you, Vinny. I thought it was a wizard or something.

Here is the full story of the shirt.

Someone took that picture of me. One of our players is a manager at a business which makes our team shirts. For humor he made a mockup shirt with that picture. Two sisters on the team immediately said they wanted one. Next game here we are:

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Smith1776 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 8:50 pm

yankees60 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:34 pm

Xan wrote: ↑Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:58 am
I hadn't realized the person on the shirt in your avatar was meant to be you, Vinny. I thought it was a wizard or something.

Here is the full story of the shirt.

Someone took that picture of me. One of our players is a manager at a business which makes our team shirts. For humor he made a mockup shirt with that picture. Two sisters on the team immediately said they wanted one. Next game here we are:

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Vinny. This is a serious inquiry.

Can I buy one of those shirts?

yankees60 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 01, 2022 9:37 pm
I don't even have one! But if he made them for those two sisters he might be able to make one for you.

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:28 pm
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yankees60 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:33 pm

Smith1776 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 05, 2022 8:28 pm 934BE95D-87B4-43AB-8647-85BA3DA5E52A.jpeg

Are those squiggly vertical rails to the right of the dog some form of optical illusion?

dualstow wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 3:40 pm I completely forgot what i was going to say to Smithers (maybe “nice house / can tell you’re not living alone” ?)

Very sorry for your loss, Stuper. They say losing a pet is as intense as losing a human family member even if the sorrow doesn’t last quite as long. In my experience at least, “they” are accurate.

stuper1 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:51 pm
That's a beautiful, happy dog. You obviously take great care of him.

I'm in a sentimental mood regarding pets this week as we finally had to put our bunny to sleep due to advanced uterine cancer. I'm a total wimp with these kinds of things. I broke down crying about six times the first day, four times the second day, and two times yesterday. So far, none at all today. Usually the thing that puts me over the edge is when I think of handing our live bunny to the vet who exits the room and brings a dead bunny back a few minutes later. She's buried in our back yard where she spent many happy hours exploring, but she always came into the house to sleep at night where she had free reign to go wherever she wanted, but she always chose to sleep right next to our bed, scratching on the door if necessary to gain admittance. Now that she's sleeping permanently outside I can't help worrying that she's cold, which I know is stupid, but that's how the brain works sometimes.

Anywho, the real reason I started this message was to ask you Smith1776 if you play the clarinet? I see I think two pictures of clarinets in your photo. I'm a lapsed clarinetist and big Benny Goodman fan, hoping to get back to it soon.

dualstow wrote: ↑Sat Dec 17, 2022 4:51 pm
Pets are one reason I can't live the Mark Leavy lifestyle.

stuper1 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 16, 2022 2:51 pm I'm in a sentimental mood regarding pets this week as we finally had to put our bunny to sleep due to advanced uterine cancer. I'm a total wimp with these kinds of things. I broke down crying about six times the first day, four times the second day, and two times yesterday. So far, none at all today. Usually the thing that puts me over the edge is when I think of handing our live bunny to the vet who exits the room and brings a dead bunny back a few minutes later. She's buried in our back yard where she spent many happy hours exploring, but she always came into the house to sleep at night where she had free reign to go wherever she wanted, but she always chose to sleep right next to our bed, scratching on the door if necessary to gain admittance. Now that she's sleeping permanently outside I can't help worrying that she's cold, which I know is stupid, but that's how the brain works sometimes.