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[bigblue_dl]

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This has been my yearly "vacation"/getaway for years.

False. The Final 5 has been. This is different.

 

[JF_Gophers]

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False. The Final 5 has been. This is different.

He didn't go to all the games anyways. He's just there for the tailgate and booze. So its pretty much the same.

 

[melmac]

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Congratulations! Glad to hear that she is of above-normal intelligence. Look for opportunities to take her to events where Goldy is present while she is still in her formative years and she'll be a Gopher fan for life.

She's already gotten her picture taken with basketball Goldy - he's the one that was there at the time. If the boys do what they're supposed to do, and Goldy is where he's supposed to be, I'll try to make sure to introduce her to hockey Goldy.

I would highly advise against that.

Why don't you pick one team and stick with it?


Evenin', Lodge.
Can't wait to go up to Grand Rapids this weekend. I'm going to drink all the KBS I can get my hands on. Oh, and watch some hockey I don't really care about, I suppose.

 

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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She's already gotten her picture taken with basketball Goldy - he's the one that was there at the time. If the boys do what they're supposed to do, and Goldy is where he's supposed to be, I'll try to make sure to introduce her to hockey Goldy.

Which series at Mariucci are you planning on making it to next year? Or are you coming for the North Star Cup?

 

[gmann]

Cost is a huge issue for us right now. Finding an affordable option is going to be key. I don't want him coming out of school with a mountain of dept as so many are doing now. I don't want to push my own retirement out till I'm 103 either. I may push going to a CC for the first two years - they are cheaper than his high school right now!

It's so different than when I went in as I was able to work summers and pay for most of my tuition for the year. Add in working during school year and taking some time off to work and I graduated dept free and got no help or aid (other than living at home the first couple years). We will, of course, pursue aid, grants, etc.

Fit for what he thinks he wants to do is also key. It would be pointless to send him to a school that doesn't offer what he thinks he wants to pursue (which may be something like physical therapy or athletic trainer stuff).

Good evening Lodge.

During college I worked full time. I took 20 credits and I had no financial assistance from anyone or anything.

Rather than living in the dorms or with parents I bought a house. A fixer upper. I had roommates and for a short span of time rather than charging rent I charged "sweat equity".

During college I had a blast. I killed a ton of brain cells and I met some really neat people. I graduated with zero debt and soon after graduation I sold the house and made huge profit.

 

[mookie1995]

c'mon now mook, you think I didn't try that?!

well.... i'm just sayin'

 

[mookie1995]

I took the less traveled route of living and working for a year in Wisconsin before enrolling.

Did 1.5 years in Illinois and then took the time off, paid taxes and claimed myself which allowed me to get in-state tuition.

I get that many don't want to take time off and many parents worry that their kid wouldn't go back, but it worked out for me.

if mookie was as smart then as he is now, he would have moved to AZ and worked to get residency, then gone to UA or ASU with all those girls in shorts!!!!!!! ****!!!! what were you thinking mookie!!!!

 

[MavHockey14]

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*CollegeBasketball table.

 

[MavHockey14]

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Why don't you pick one team and stick with it?

Regardless, both teams hate those stinkin' rodents.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

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Good morning to tLodge!

 

[Ralph Baer]

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Good Morning, MEUSA!


Good Morning to the rest of tLodge!

 

[The Rube]

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Mornin' Lodge. Today is going to be one long, fun, and exciting day.

 

[hockeyplayer1015]

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So our office people aren't the brightest. We are on a rescue mission, only problem is we have to go 225 miles with just our boat to go help another one of our boats make it 100 miles to the shipyard, because he bent a rudder. Only 24 hours to go to reach him.

 

[wolverineTrumpet]

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Good morning Lodge.

Happy Spring. I'm flying to Texas this evening so I can get some spring weather. Hopefully I have no issues with BTN2go as I plane on watching the Michigan hockey game while waiting to board my plane. I acknowledge that with the bouncy ball tournament I stand no chance of convincing an airport bar to turn on college hockey.

 

[Scarlet]

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So, wT, you'll appreciate this. I posted the other day about how my dad was a jinx at BU hockey games. Last night BU's basketball game hosted an NIT game against Illinois. I invited my dad because, why not? He's an alum, I had my car there so I could drive him. Home, my mom goes out on Wednesdays so he was alone any way. And it was basketball. No real issues with a jinx since I don't follow the basketball team to the extent I follow hockey.

Any. Way. I had a FOH meeting so I ran to the lobby and gave him his ticket so he could go watch while we finished up. We got into the game at half time with BU winning. In fact, they were up 30-13 at one point. I go to my ticketed seats, no dad. Not many people there, you'd think I could find him. Nope. I missed most of the second half trying to find him. Called my mom to see if he might possibly have headed home. Found mookie, sat with him for a bit. Decided to have him announced over the PA because the game was almost over and I didn't know where he was. They page him, I meet up with him, we go to sit and 30 seconds later, Illinois takes the lead! And wins. Coincidence? I think not!!

 

[wolverineTrumpet]

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So, wT, you'll appreciate this. I posted the other day about how my dad was a jinx at BU hockey games. Last night BU's basketball game hosted an NIT game against Illinois. I invited my dad because, why not? He's an alum, I had my car there so I could drive him. Home, my mom goes out on Wednesdays so he was alone any way. And it was basketball. No real issues with a jinx since I don't follow the basketball team to the extent I follow hockey.

Any. Way. I had a FOH meeting so I ran to the lobby and gave him his ticket so he could go watch while we finished up. We got into the game at half time with BU winning. In fact, they were up 30-13 at one point. I go to my ticketed seats, no dad. Not many people there, you'd think I could find him. Nope. I missed most of the second half trying to find him. Called my mom to see if he might possibly have headed home. Found mookie, sat with him for a bit. Decided to have him announced over the PA because the game was almost over and I didn't know where he was. They page him, I meet up with him, we go to sit and 30 seconds later, Illinois takes the lead! And wins. Coincidence? I think not!!

That's hilarious (outside of the team losing part). Maybe it isn't that he's a jinx but that you attending together is a jinx.

 

[bigblue_dl]

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Yesterday was crazy at work. Lots of fires to put out, and I have to plan a bunch of travel/potential travel coming up soon. Putting a plan together for my trip to Green Bay next week, still preparing for the possibility of South Africa which hasn't gone away yet, submitted my international travel request for Equador in April, and trying to get a few coworkers on the corporate jet for the trip I'm already signed up for the first week of April. Busy busy busy.

edit: Also, in the category of "no ****ing way" apparently we have some issues with a population of engines in Ukraine. I may put my foot down on that one.

 

[Ralph Baer]

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So, wT, you'll appreciate this. I posted the other day about how my dad was a jinx at BU hockey games. Last night BU's basketball game hosted an NIT game against Illinois. I invited my dad because, why not? He's an alum, I had my car there so I could drive him. Home, my mom goes out on Wednesdays so he was alone any way. And it was basketball. No real issues with a jinx since I don't follow the basketball team to the extent I follow hockey.

Any. Way. I had a FOH meeting so I ran to the lobby and gave him his ticket so he could go watch while we finished up. We got into the game at half time with BU winning. In fact, they were up 30-13 at one point. I go to my ticketed seats, no dad. Not many people there, you'd think I could find him. Nope. I missed most of the second half trying to find him. Called my mom to see if he might possibly have headed home. Found mookie, sat with him for a bit. Decided to have him announced over the PA because the game was almost over and I didn't know where he was. They page him, I meet up with him, we go to sit and 30 seconds later, Illinois takes the lead! And wins. Coincidence? I think not!!

But is losing in basketball a negative?

 

[bigblue_dl]

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And today is the day of the year I pay attention to Obamaball. I still don't care about the sport, but I care about a billion dollars. So I'll care until about mid-afternoon today, then it won't matter anymore.

 

[bigmrg74]

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Yesterday was crazy at work. Lots of fires to put out, and I have to plan a bunch of travel/potential travel coming up soon. Putting a plan together for my trip to Green Bay next week, still preparing for the possibility of South Africa which hasn't gone away yet, submitted my international travel request for Equador in April, and trying to get a few coworkers on the corporate jet for the trip I'm already signed up for the first week of April. Busy busy busy.

edit: Also, in the category of "no ****ing way" apparently we have some issues with a population of engines in Ukraine. I may put my foot down on that one.

Yeah, eastern Ukraine, No Freaking way. And hell, Western Ukraine only if I was allowed to carry enough ammo to make Rambo look like a pacifist right now.