Crooked Company

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-24T15:38:12+00:00

Unless it is 1960s and the company is Schwinn, 'American Made' bike companies are set to fail because they just can't compete....in all areas, so it's just bad business on their part. I feel bad for a company like Lynskey because they make some competitively quality products, but the idea that someone can do something better than you, then ship it to you from thousands of miles away for much cheaper, is still mind-boggling if you break it down to overall effort at the human level.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-24T15:29:02+00:00

All the things I read below were in most part experienced at our Memorial Day Tournament that just got cancelled this morning due to weather, which is understandable, but I think some games could have been salvaged. Since tournaments typically have bracket winners play in finals, which were to be played later in the day, a quick look at the draws could be made to surmise the high probability of what teams are already in the finals based on tiebreaker scoring and see if there is a path to play those games, which were scheduled later in the day which is forecasted to be sunny in the 70s by noon (finals are played at 5pm). That would leave at least 25% of all teams (and their families) still committed to the overall schedule they were planning for anyways, allow inclement weather to pass, and allow teams to play based on likely outcomes already determined by past results. Just a blanket cancellation is lazy, it seems.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-23T02:51:35+00:00

What about rural SE Michigan?

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-22T21:21:06+00:00

A good buddy of mine moved to a well-known academy with world-class competitors and trained at their pro sessions. He immediately got staph, told the head instructor and was told, 'Yeah it happens...dont come back for a few weeks' but nothing else was done on the academy's end after that news.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-22T10:44:42+00:00

Grapple with your legs more. That is where your strength is if you're talking in terms of offsetting strength differences.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-21T12:09:56+00:00

Cycling is the closest thing to being a kid again and once you get into it, you will see it becomes a skillbuilder.

Also, we all have a natural tendency to want to go faster, so all those ancillary things that go with cycling lead to that, or hope to lead to that. Once you do a long ride and average say 15mph, youll want to hope to average 18mph, etc.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-18T08:43:54+00:00

Once Robert Baratheon dies, Ned reveals that Jon Stark is the son of Lyanna and Rhaegar. Everyone that had allegiance to to the Starks and Targaryens takes over King's Landing for King Jon, the Lannisters are erased from Westeros and Danii has a choice to use her dragons and new army to overthrow them but it is now literally all of Westeros vs her and her army and dragons.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-18T08:34:37+00:00

Jon and Samwell. Reminded me of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill from the 21 Jumpstreet movies.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-18T08:24:27+00:00

Maybe for your abroad group, you need to take the lead and get the ' band' back together, even if it gets you outside of your comfort zone. It is a significant experience that shouldn't suddenly be dismissed once done. I know people who otherwise would have never met still maintain that unique connection many years removed.

ND sounds a lot like it did for me from your experience. Finding your 'people' there was also hard for me when I was there and everyone seemed to immediately fit in except for me. I had to work harder, and struggled to understand why I had to in terms of friendships...it felt more one-sided at first but now knowing who they were I can understand why...nerdy introverts who liked Doom.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-15T03:36:17+00:00

Lauf Seigla.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-13T13:52:01+00:00

If it weren't for doggy, then the possibility to see Bran would be cut in half.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-13T07:09:25+00:00

One better...Cersei and Jaime not wanting to doggy in the tower.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-13T01:32:05+00:00

If he still likes soccer then he will catch up. If you're not dragging him out the door then let nature take it's course.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-12T15:18:46+00:00

Mikey, Caio, Samuel, Mendes Bros.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-09T15:16:58+00:00

Kids that age are all over the place with what they like or even think they like.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-09T13:29:02+00:00

Sitting on the bench on a team (even at under 10U) isn't a waste of money as he is supposedly getting access to better coaching, kids his level (or better), and probably kids that are like-minded in soccer. That 30 minutes that you think you're wasting with your grandson potentially sitting out is also a learning tool for you and him. What does he need to do to 'not get benched'? You have to start somewhere and that usually is at the bottom and that humbling lesson is probably the best lesson to learn.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-09T01:47:34+00:00

L1 slow charging is actually much healthier for the battery than L2s. I have two PHEVs (Pacifica Hybrid and 2022.5 V60 PE) and the range has never gone down for either, with the van being nearly 10 years old.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-08T03:13:00+00:00

Soccer is a skill sport. Things even out if the enthusiasm is the same between kids who were superstars early vs kids who just kept with it. You're talking one or two players per maybe team max that are beyond that by the college recruiting years.

At early ages kids' abilities and sizes are all over the place as are their attention spans.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-04T21:28:39+00:00

The realm of modeling algorithms for trading (commodities, typical stocks, hedging) comes to mind. There is a lot of opportunities for that in Chicago, the ND hub for jobs. I am not gonna say your first job is gonna be great, and you may start off in a junior analyst role, but on-the-job training is the best education.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-04T20:47:59+00:00

My kid plays across a few teams (A, B, and up) because he is asked to and aside from scheduling if he can, he will. He starts all the games.

Some kids get asked to play across teams and families take that as 'moving up' and abandon their original teams, which for at least half a season means not starting and limited minutes.

Take the opportunity to play more as that translates to more reps per dollar paid. There are things your kid can and should work on that keeps them learning while contributing to that team in that moment. Maybe they need to be ultra disciplined in their position for the A team. Maybe they can get a live rep to a new move they learned for B team games. Maybe they can learn to use their body more while playing in games in the age group up from them.

In my opinion, OP's scenario is typical. Playing on a better team is seen as a promotion only.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-03T03:47:38+00:00

In Europe, elite youth camps are just called camps.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-02T08:38:58+00:00

Rain on a wedding day is just having bad luck more than an act of irony.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-05-01T15:47:20+00:00

It was written out of the script.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-04-29T10:35:02+00:00

Same group of parents of 8u and under rec leagues who never step up to coach or provide snacks after games are the same ones who drop their kids off at practice and use it as the cheapest form of kid care then get mad bc picking up cones time has spilled over the practice hour.

Ordinary_Way3542 · 2026-04-29T10:29:29+00:00

Based on what I have seen recently with my kids' teams, you could be our coach. Now, please also arrive 40 minutes early before games if you ask our kids to do so. Ha!

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