THE THREAD!!!

[USSAmerica]

Fingers crossed over here, Brother.  [:)]

[DivePac88]

ORIGINAL: USS America

Thanks, Des! [:)]

How are you feeling these days?  Gaining some strength back?

Getting better thanks Mike, the Doc's tell me I'm responding well to the treatment. Last test showed that the tumour has gone dormant, and I'm also putting on weight. Problem is that I went down in weight from 86kg to 55kg, and lost a lot of muscle mass too. I'm now up to 63kg in one and a half months, but the legs aren't used to that weight yet. But I'm alive and still kicking, so life is all good. [;)]

[USSAmerica]

Good news, Des!  Keep kicking!  [8D]

[USSAmerica]

I know a few of you have at least a passing interest in hockey.  This is for you:  http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/st ... ortCat=nhl

(35 and 38 are great, but my favorite is 21.  Just hilarious!) [:D]

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: sprior

Watching Alien with the DU. (Is there only one alien in it?)

Nein. There's the face sucker, the chest exploder and at least one adult / gravid female phase.

That makes three, not nein.

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: USS America

Post phone interview - Tithe. [&o]

I think it went quite well, and hope to get a call back Monday or Tuesday for an onsite interview.  [8D] 

Jolly good, dude. Jolly good. Did they ask you the 'what kind of tree would you be' question? [:'(]

Good news. I was once asked what superpower I would choose.

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Dixie

ORIGINAL: sprior

Watching Alien with the DU. (Is there only one alien in it?)

Aye. Standard edition? Or special edition? Managed to avoid work long enough the other night to watch all of Aliens (The director's cut version with extra footage as well!)

Directors Cut

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: USS America

ORIGINAL: scott1964

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay





That's a good start... now that you're warmed up what are you going to do?

19 miles on Monday [8D]

OK, Scott. You've thrown down the gauntlet. I'm going to try to work my way up to catch you. Maybe 10-12 miles today.....right after I take a nap. [:D]

Edit: After a couple of rides on the greenways around here, I got back onto the roads for the first time in forever this past Sunday. It's a completely different pace, and I was burned up after 6.5 miles. [:D]

Even if the greenways are mountain bike trails, the philosophy of slowly warming up and listening to your body still remains the same. I have been able to take forty mile rides after not being on the bike for months (but I do tend to get sick after the ride!), just by riding my own pace and not trying to keep up with younger, fitter riders.

"'m sure Brad will laugh, but I've 56 miles ( Half Ironman Tri bike distance) 5 times, with some shorter training rides in the 40's. Two of those rides were in races, after swimming and before running a half marathon of 13.1 miles."

I'm not going to laugh. I can't expect everybody to be a total cycling geek like I was. I lived to ride my bike when I was younger, and that got me into the industry. For the past twenty five years it has been my career, and so I've ridden less. However, I did get into good enough shape to ride a full century for my 50th birthday a few years ago. I promise that if I make the next half century mark (in years) I will not try for the same ratio!



"I can't wait to get back into that kind of shape again!"

Same here... I just want to be in good enough shape to take long enjoyable rides in beautiful country - which often turns out to be difficult terrain for riding.


Speaking of cycling and longevity, check out this article on the Smithsonian Magazine website. I have ridden with Fred back when I was a student at UGA (and he wasn't quite seventy at the time).

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-a ... World.html

[bradfordkay]

ORIGINAL: Kwik E Mart

ORIGINAL: USS America

ORIGINAL: Grollub



Go Wings! [:D]

I guess there are a few Swedes on the Wings, huh? [:D]

Personally, I always root against the Red Wings, just like the Yankees in Baseball. I like the Sharks, but picked and have been rooting for the Canucks since the beginning of the playoffs. I'd like to see a Tampa Bay/Vancouver finals, with Vancouver winning Lord Stanley's Cup. [:)]

exactly...teams that i root against, no matter who they are playing...Yankee's, Lakers, Red Wings, Cowboys, Gators (i just realized that these choices are mostly because of the caliber and character of their fans! [;)])...the fact that the Wings are one game away from an epic comeback is particularly galling...[:@]...well, let the rum flow tomorrow night! either in jubilent celebration or drowning sorrow...[&o]

I'm with you there. I find it strangely enjoyable to see that one of the teams playing in Baltimore when the bomb goes off in "Sum of All Fears" happens to be named the Gators!!!! [:D]

[USSAmerica]

Sharks win!!! [8D]

Now, I will be rooting against them (as I am hoping to see Vancouver win the Cup.)  Which ever team wins that series will be my pick in the Finals against the Boston/Tampa Bay winner. 

[USSAmerica]

Good Friday morning - Tithe. [&o][&o][&o]

[sprior]

Sharks win!!!

Must... try... to... care... Argh! Failing!

[Dixie]

ORIGINAL: sprior

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: USS America

Post phone interview - Tithe. [&o]

I think it went quite well, and hope to get a call back Monday or Tuesday for an onsite interview.  [8D] 

Jolly good, dude. Jolly good. Did they ask you the 'what kind of tree would you be' question? [:'(]

Good news. I was once asked what superpower I would choose.

Did you go for USA or Soviet Union?

[sprior]

China

[Grollub]

Home sweet home time.

Good afternoon friends.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: sprior

China

Pfft...I assume you didn't get that job? [:'(]

[Chickenboy]

Good morning THREAD dudes...

[sprior]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: sprior

China

Pfft...I assume you didn't get that job? [:'(]

It should have been super power and I chose time travel. And I did get the job.

[Chickenboy]

Did you use your super power to travel back in time and retrospectively fix that bollocksed answer of yours in order to get the job? [:'(]

[anarchyintheuk]

I would hope he only used it for evil.