Author Topic: Let us know you are OK (or not) if you haven't posted in a while (Read 43117 times)

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #350 on:** October 21, 2024, 04:55:18 pm »

Been mostly lurking the past couple seasons as life has hit warp speed. Hoping to do the countdown again in some form for next season!

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #351 on:** October 21, 2024, 04:59:09 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on October 21, 2024, 04:55:18 pm

Been mostly lurking the past couple seasons as life has hit warp speed. Hoping to do the countdown again in some form for next season!

hoping it is warp speed in a good way. Nice to hear from you.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #352 on:** October 21, 2024, 05:00:42 pm »

Like always, it's a little mix of good and bad. Just how life goes. Doing well, though!

tomterp · « **Reply #353 on:** October 21, 2024, 10:30:29 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on October 17, 2024, 05:25:41 pm

I was just flipping through the member list to look over the members with more than 10000 posts to try to figure out who was still active, and I noticed that MintyFresh last was on on 3/10/20. I knew he had stopped posting but that time period of course evokes COVID. I had thought he was just tired of the forum. Anyone keep up with him?

He remains active on Facebook

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #354 on:** October 22, 2024, 09:54:43 am »

Quote from: tomterp on October 21, 2024, 10:30:29 pm

He remains active on Facebook

Glad to hear that. The whole disappearing just as COVID was breaking out scares the heck out of me. It much rather know someone just got tired of this place and has better things to do, like Mitlen, Minty, Houston, etc... Sportsfan at least lurks but doesn't post (a nice compromise because posting can be addictive).

I know I p.o'd Mitlen and Spider when they stopped posting, and that others keep in touch with Mitlen so that's good. Spider is one I hope is well. PANatsfan was another prolific guy but he dialed back even before 2019.

imref · « **Reply #355 on:** October 22, 2024, 06:03:47 pm »

Quote from: DPMOmaha on October 21, 2024, 05:00:42 pm

Like always, it's a little mix of good and bad. Just how life goes. Doing well, though!

glad to see you back, if only for a minute.

DPMOmaha · « **Reply #356 on:** October 22, 2024, 10:10:14 pm »

Quote from: imref on October 22, 2024, 06:03:47 pm

glad to see you back, if only for a minute.

Won't be as much as in past years, but hopefully more than the last couple

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #357 on:** November 28, 2024, 12:17:04 pm »

I'm alright now, but last summer I was in rough shape.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #358 on:** November 28, 2024, 12:45:29 pm »

Glad to hear you are past the worst. Wishing you well.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #359 on:** November 28, 2024, 12:57:07 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on November 28, 2024, 12:45:29 pm

Glad to hear you are past the worst. Wishing you well.

Thanks

Natsinpwc · « **Reply #360 on:** November 28, 2024, 02:09:57 pm »

Quote from: PowerBoater69 on November 28, 2024, 12:17:04 pm

I'm alright now, but last summer I was in rough shape.

Glad you’re ok. Welcome back.

PowerBoater69 · « **Reply #361 on:** November 29, 2024, 03:14:44 pm »

Quote from: Natsinpwc on November 28, 2024, 02:09:57 pm

Glad you’re ok. Welcome back.

Thanks. The true test will be whether I'm back at Nationals Park for opening day.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #362 on:** December 05, 2024, 08:11:01 am »

good morning, Cope. hope you are well.

Copecwby20 · « **Reply #363 on:** January 08, 2025, 01:18:38 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on December 05, 2024, 08:11:01 am

good morning, Cope. hope you are well.

I am actually. Just been busy at work. My company was bought out by CGI so I've been buried in onboarding and compliance training. Things are going great though. Got a new place on the Southside of Chattanooga with a view that overlooks lookout mountain. Live keeps trending upward for me. I just recently unpacked all my autographed baseballs to display here and it made me remember y'all so I figured I'd come say hi.

The Chief · « **Reply #364 on:** January 19, 2025, 03:19:37 pm »

I do miss seeing old faces around here, but that's life, right? People just move on, get busy with other things, etc. Not like I have much room to talk

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #365 on:** January 19, 2025, 05:24:18 pm »

I swapped PMs with Houstonat a few weeks ago. He has Chico Harlan's dream job: a restaurant critic down in Dallas. When he compares notes with baseball writers, he says a restaurant critic job is a lot easier on the family than baseball reporting. I think he has a couple of kids now. i think he plays OOTP with some other folks he met through this board. I see him pop up every now and then on Fangraphs under his own name. No longer the Well-Beered Englishman.

skippy1999 · « **Reply #366 on:** January 19, 2025, 06:23:34 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on January 19, 2025, 05:24:18 pm

I swapped PMs with Houstonat a few weeks ago. He has Chico Harlan's dream job: a restaurant critic down in Dallas. When he compares notes with baseball writers, he says a restaurant critic job is a lot easier on the family than baseball reporting. I think he has a couple of kids now. i think he plays OOTP with some other folks he met through this board. I see him pop up every now and then on Fangraphs under his own name. No longer the Well-Beered Englishman.

Wait houstonat has kids??? Man is time flying by!

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #367 on:** January 19, 2025, 07:02:11 pm »

Quote from: skippy1999 on January 19, 2025, 06:23:34 pm

Wait houstonat has kids??? Man is time flying by!

I am not 100% sure because he phrased it obliquely. But remember: he shared a mailbox with Rendon at Rice, so he's behind Anthony

imref · « **Reply #368 on:** January 19, 2025, 08:37:26 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on January 19, 2025, 05:24:18 pm

I swapped PMs with Houstonat a few weeks ago. He has Chico Harlan's dream job: a restaurant critic down in Dallas. When he compares notes with baseball writers, he says a restaurant critic job is a lot easier on the family than baseball reporting. I think he has a couple of kids now. i think he plays OOTP with some other folks he met through this board. I see him pop up every now and then on Fangraphs under his own name. No longer the Well-Beered Englishman.

houston-nat · « **Reply #369 on:** March 05, 2025, 09:11:59 am »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on January 19, 2025, 07:02:11 pm

I am not 100% sure because he phrased it obliquely. But remember: he shared a mailbox with Rendon at Rice, so he's behind Anthony

Yeah, I should probably change this avatar, huh?

No kids! But yes, still in an OOTP league with GuyFromCO and whytev. Believe it or not MarquisDeSade was in our league for a hot minute, and we still miss dracnal, who was a great GM with us for a year or so.

- Chico 2

Ali the Baseball Cat · « **Reply #370 on:** March 05, 2025, 09:21:00 am »

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #371 on:** March 06, 2025, 01:44:41 pm »

A Houston-nat sighting and some Cope posts in a couple of days. Awesome!

houston-nat · « **Reply #372 on:** March 08, 2025, 07:30:35 pm »

Quote from: Ali the Baseball Cat on March 05, 2025, 09:21:00 am

Everyone in the food business loves this movie. It's like bowlers and Big Lebowski.

imref · « **Reply #373 on:** March 09, 2025, 02:02:54 pm »

Quote from: houston-nat on March 08, 2025, 07:30:35 pm

Everyone in the food business loves this movie. It's like bowlers and Big Lebowski.

Anthony Bourdain was a consultant for it. IIRC he helped them with the kitchen setup.