The "OFFICIAL" Random Picture thread...... (2 Viewers)

[Lanny]

Hollywood District today.....
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When I first saw this photo I thought Sly must have posted it from Mexico.

 

[RR7]

Still can't see the photos. Can anyone else see the photos RR7 posted, or is it just me?

well damnit. how about now?

 

[THE HCP]

Worked! How far were you away from that bear?

One of the rules of this thread was NO photoshop! Post Reported!

 

[THE HCP]

I know according to everybody here we are bad at our jobs, but here’s your crew!

 

[RR7]

Worked! How far were you away from that bear?

It was a picture taken from the car. It was maybe 10, 20 feet away?

 

[THE HCP]

Is that you with the "I'm the great cornholio, are you threatening me" gesture near the upper right corner?

Yessir

 

[Lanny]

@Tyrant of Ants suggested I post these here as well, from the vacation thread:

Spent a long weekend up in the Olympic National Forest hiking around and soaking in hot springs.

Can't see your photos.

 

[RR7]

Can't see your photos.

I reposted after...

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/5157333/

 

[Lanny]

well damnit. how about now?

Hey, those are some nice looking blanks.

 

[Lanny]

well damnit. how about now?

More gorgeous blanks.

 

[Lanny]

Years ago, my wife and I went on a motorbike trip starting from Saigon all the way to the northernmost of VN. While there, we trekked the hills and mountains bordering Laos and China to live amongst the hill tribe people of VN. One of the best trips we've ever gone together.

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Those are some cool photos.
Reminds me of trips I've made with my wife in Korea. Love encountering family run restaurants of all sizes but mostly the mom and pop types. I remember this little place in Taegu that had the best won tons which I would eat daily at lunch time. The dad was the cook and mom waited on tables. Every time we went there a huge smile would break out across their faces. I really miss that. Then there was this small open air restaurant along a trail up a hill side to the largest Buddhist shrine in Korea that had this super delicious mountain vegetable which utilized a green plant made into a kimchee that was one of the most delicious foods I've ever eaten maybe even better than one of my real favorites, kimcheed water cress.

 

[Lanny]

Love Kimchi.

Yeah, eating in restaurants and especially street food stalls and chatting with the locals is really what's all about. I love the looks on the waiters and waitresses face when we give them a "big" tips. Tips are very uncommon in VN (pretty much many parts of the world), so when we give a waiter/waitress tips that's 1-5X the amount of the bill, they have a look of shock on their face.

Holy mackerel, a big tip to me is upwards of 25%. I guess if the bill were tiny I would probably give more.
By the way, Americans may say kimchi but Koreans say kimchee.

 

[Lanny]

If we're eating street food, a bill for me and my wife is usually no more than $5. We figure we'd tip the same amount to waiters/waitresses in poor countries as we do here in America, which is about $10 on average.

I would do the same. When I was a boy I grew up poor. My mother worked as a waitress and my father divorced my mother. She got a small alimony check so had to work as a waitress to put bread on the table. Her tips were terrible. Now, I am well off so I try to help struggling waiters and waitresses as much as I can. During these days of the Covid-19 pandemic I try to help even more. What with all our tipping and our gifts to our church and with our needy relatives plus the Covid-19 pandemic extra expenses we no longer have an excess of money. We are now saving to help out my wife's brother and Christmas giving.

 

[THE HCP]

Big couple days for THELITTLEHCP....... college recruiting is ramping up. Schools and recruiters can’t “OFFICIALLY” reach out until June 15th...... but they can send out invitations to their ID Camps. A way for you to visit the school and they can see the kids play.
UMass
Idaho
Vanderbilt
Houston
Oregon
UofP
There have all sent invites and there have been some others as well surprisingly.
Not sure if that’s a big deal or not since they can’t contact us yet, but she is very excited about this. And last night at her practice, her coach informed her that Gonzaga has reached out multiple times to let them know how interested in her they are. In fact they will be coming to watch her practice June 1st. This kid has worked SO hard and is SO driven! She has a College Showcase in North Carolina in June and the National Playoffs are in Florida in July, so that will be even more exposure.
And she is only a sophomore by the way.
#DadBrag #GirlDad
The only reason I’m sharing here is because of this amazing photo of @THE HCP !

 

[Lanny]

Big couple days for THELITTLEHCP....... college recruiting is ramping up. Schools and recruiters can’t “OFFICIALLY” reach out until June 15th...... but they can send out invitations to their ID Camps. A way for you to visit the school and they can see the kids play.
UMass
Idaho
Vanderbilt
Houston
Oregon
UofP
There have all sent invites and there have been some others as well surprisingly.
Not sure if that’s a big deal or not since they can’t contact us yet, but she is very excited about this. And last night at her practice, her coach informed her that Gonzaga has reached out multiple times to let them know how interested in her they are. In fact they will be coming to watch her practice June 1st. This kid has worked SO hard and is SO driven! She has a College Showcase in North Carolina in June and the National Playoffs are in Florida in July, so that will be even more exposure.
And she is only a sophomore by the way.
#DadBrag #GirlDad
The only reason I’m sharing here is because of this amazing photo of @THE HCP !
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My great niece just recently graduated in three years with two degrees summa cum laude with a 4.6 GPA out of a 4.0 possible. She's never had worse than an A- her entire life. Went to a top private prep school and a very tough college. Now she's got a full ride to one of the best medical schools in the country. Could have gotten into Harvard or Yale but they didn't offer the specialty that she wanted. She's now going to Boston University. She wanted Emory (her college), North Carolina U or Boston U for medical training. Wants to go into research. We're so proud that our buttons are bursting.

 

[Lanny]

Big couple days for THELITTLEHCP....... college recruiting is ramping up. Schools and recruiters can’t “OFFICIALLY” reach out until June 15th...... but they can send out invitations to their ID Camps. A way for you to visit the school and they can see the kids play.
UMass
Idaho
Vanderbilt
Houston
Oregon
UofP
There have all sent invites and there have been some others as well surprisingly.
Not sure if that’s a big deal or not since they can’t contact us yet, but she is very excited about this. And last night at her practice, her coach informed her that Gonzaga has reached out multiple times to let them know how interested in her they are. In fact they will be coming to watch her practice June 1st. This kid has worked SO hard and is SO driven! She has a College Showcase in North Carolina in June and the National Playoffs are in Florida in July, so that will be even more exposure.
And she is only a sophomore by the way.
#DadBrag #GirlDad
The only reason I’m sharing here is because of this amazing photo of @THE HCP !
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That is not your daughter. You paid a movie star for that photo. You could not put out a daughter that attractive.

 

[riverman]

Big couple days for THELITTLEHCP....... college recruiting is ramping up. Schools and recruiters can’t “OFFICIALLY” reach out until June 15th...... but they can send out invitations to their ID Camps. A way for you to visit the school and they can see the kids play.
UMass
Idaho
Vanderbilt
Houston
Oregon
UofP
There have all sent invites and there have been some others as well surprisingly.
Not sure if that’s a big deal or not since they can’t contact us yet, but she is very excited about this. And last night at her practice, her coach informed her that Gonzaga has reached out multiple times to let them know how interested in her they are. In fact they will be coming to watch her practice June 1st. This kid has worked SO hard and is SO driven! She has a College Showcase in North Carolina in June and the National Playoffs are in Florida in July, so that will be even more exposure.
And she is only a sophomore by the way.
#DadBrag #GirlDad
The only reason I’m sharing here is because of this amazing photo of @THE HCP !
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Your daughter is thinking, "Why can't they see this picture?"

 

[THE HCP]

Congrats to you both! Has she completely healed from her injury?

I should also pat myself in the back since....

She was cleared to play May 1st. Has had 6 games since. 5 goals, 3 assists. They are 5-1.

 

[Shaboid]

Lost Tracks GC. Under 100 yard island par 3.

 

[THE HCP]

Watch Hill, Rhode Island this afternoon.

 

[THE HCP]

Mystic, Connecticut this afternoon

 

[andalusian]

 

[riverman]

Watch Hill, Rhode Island this afternoon.
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Did anyone come along and untie you from that post?

 

[THE HCP]

Perfect night for a family bike ride through the hood.

 

[RR7]

Yellowstone Falls

 

[andalusian]

 

[andalusian]

Morro Bay, CA

 

[Lanny]

Morro Bay, CA

I was gonna say that except for the big rock that looks a lot like Monterey.
I have a great nephew attending Cal Poly, which is very near Morro Bay, on a full ride basketball scholarship and he loves it there.

 

[andalusian]

Pismo Beach, CA

 

[PDXFonz]

View from the top floor of the VA, taken today.