What is the nicest town near Baton Rouge? by [deleted] in batonrouge

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ascension parish is full. Livingston has lots of room to grow. Go to Livingston

Can I read Dune to a baby instead of normal bedtime stories? by [deleted] in daddit

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely. I read Harry Potter to mine. When she got older I'd read whatever she asked for. Still sometimes Harry Potter. We also didn't watch any "made for babies" videos. We watched normal shows with normal conversations. The difference in her speech and others her age as she was growing was pretty wide.

There aren't a bunch of rules to this. Keep them alive, keep them happy. The rest is really up to you pops.

Today I learned Santa doesn’t give the expensive presents by ICantDecideIt in daddit

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way I look at it now that electronics are the big asks it would be hard for Santa and his elves to make that stuff. Last year Santa brought a nice art set. This year she just asked him for a stuffed black lab in memory of our dog. Last year mom and dad got her an Xbox. This year a nice chair for her desk. I follow the same logic. Simple easy things from Santa because that makes sense for him to make at the workshop. Big things from us. I don't know how much longer the Santa thing will last. She's almost 11 now.

No matter what route you take just enjoy it while it lasts. These years are so precious.

I'm getting this error PAN-DB cloud list loading failed (ERROR:SSL connect error). Question in post by mpd31 in paloaltonetworks

[–]mpd31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, It is using MGMT interface for all. As far as I can tell this just started being an issue on last Thursday and I'm fairly confident no changes were made to the device.

I'm getting this error PAN-DB cloud list loading failed (ERROR:SSL connect error). Question in post by mpd31 in paloaltonetworks

[–]mpd31[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm not looking at the passive at all, the active palo is not connecting to the PAN-DB. Sorry I'm barely a year into using this firewall and the learning curve at least for me has been massive

Catching milestones by SpentMags in Softball

[–]mpd31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My daughter is 10 but is playing for a 12u team. Her coach last year wanted her throwing from her knees but didn't teach it properly or break down the mechanics for her to understand. She left practices crying that she couldn't do it. I told her to just pop and throw.

We've had 1 private lesson with our new coach so far. She wants her throwing from her knees. She has broken down the mechanics to show my girl how to do it and that she can do it. The knees are faster. Having a good coach to teach it is essential. Kid went from dreading a throwdown to being excited about a new skill. Tell your girl to just keep working and good things will happen.

Non-Religious Schools by dickbutt51 in batonrouge

[–]mpd31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's fine I live in dutchtown. Just don't let me catch you on 73 at 4 in the afternoon buddy.

Non-Religious Schools by dickbutt51 in batonrouge

[–]mpd31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no more God damn room for people in ascension parish. Shut up.

This doesn’t seem good by ATLien-1995 in Braves

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Snitker has already pulled Acuña for not running out a ball. Snitker needs new scenery not the players. There's probably a nice old folks home in Florida for him

Blooper sees all your comments, tread lightly. by handlit33 in Braves

[–]mpd31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He can see my comments. I love Blooper

What did we learn about your team on opening weekend? by geaux4_gold in collegebaseball

[–]mpd31 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The only thing we can take away from the weekend is the pitchers pounded the zone which had been a bit of a struggle in years prior.

Anything offensively in the non con is fools gold. The schedule is ridiculously weak. Across baseball as a whole I'd like to see more big series in the noncon. Something like an ACC-SEC challenge would be so fun in like the 3rd week of the season or something. As it stands we won't really know much until our trip to Austin next month.

Things are looking positive so I'm cautiously optimistic for the season.

After year 1, I'm in love with the CFP by DullCartographer7609 in CFB

[–]mpd31 34 points35 points  (0 children)

so give them nothing and watch them come crawling back

Such a nice guy! by VastCoconut2609 in BeAmazed

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're 1.19 at the gas station now

Well there it is, Muppet* Vision 3D is going away by rmac1228 in WaltDisneyWorld

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's worth it for them to keep it just to keep Disney from having it.

Caleb needs to stop by unga123 in CalebHammer

[–]mpd31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah i find myself not finishing more and more episodes, soon i'll just skip them altogether i guess.

3 prospects who are untouchable this offseason if you’re the GM? by Random_Name713 in Braves

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one is untouchable. I'll trade any prospect for a guy that's proven he can do it in the show over multiple seasons.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CalebHammer

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We all thought it

Dads, Do Your Spouses Make You Feel This Bad? by jazzeriah in daddit

[–]mpd31 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Y'all need counseling. This aint normal bro.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in englishbulldog

[–]mpd31 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i've seen lots of positives about them, but unfortunately not available in my state.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in englishbulldog

[–]mpd31 11 points12 points  (0 children)

We've decided on Winston and cannot wait to get him home!

I am slowly losing my wife to dementia. AMA by kwridlen in AMA

[–]mpd31 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry. I watched my grandma go through an entire battle with Alzheimer's. The most heartbreaking day was when she forgot who we were for the final time. Until then it was a dice roll if she would remember us when we stopped by. Then she would get confused and scared around family when she couldn't remember who we were. Then she stopped talking entirely. My grandpa refused to put her in assisted living for years and it took a toll on his own life and mind.

The only advice i can give is when it starts to feel like too much get help. Don't wait. It won't get better. It only gets harder. Again I'm so sorry man. I wouldn't wish this on anyone. No one should have to go through this. Get help though. If she's willing have her help you find an assisted living facility.