The Goat Pen

"you have to convince her that you hate talking on the phone and that instead,you cherish the time you have to talk to her face to face"

That would be a pretty hard sell...

"that's when she should tell you about catty co-workers"

You've got to have a job before you can have co-workers, a fact that Stu is all too bitterly aware of...

hedge wrote:"Aside from my wife's 10-15 calls a day"

I would stop answering those calls after the second one of the day. Fuck that shit...

Due to the sorry state of Carolina Basketball, I haven't had much of a reason to post here in a long, long time. But Hedge, that post made my day. A-fuckin'-men!

eCat wrote:

hedge wrote:"Aside from my wife's 10-15 calls a day"

I would stop answering those calls after the second one of the day. Fuck that shit...

you have to convince her that you hate talking on the phone and that instead,you cherish the time you have to talk to her face to face - and that's when she should tell you about catty co-workers, what her mother did, that new song from the boy band she likes and how we just have to try that new recipe with <insert whatever new item some fad chef is pimping> along with all the other stupid ass shit that forces you to DVR sportscenter and watch it later.

I feel like I'm walking on a crowded highway after reading this.

What's up, antiK. UNC basketball these days is like the opening lines of A Tale of Two Cities: "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Well, except for that part about the best of times. Irregardless, don't be so scarce. I need someone to commiserate with (Stu doesn't really care and I doubt he ever did)...

Gotta love this goat's moxie:

eCat wrote:

Saint wrote:Shit, I feel like I can never get away from my job with the paper and I get paid shit, I mean absolute shit. In the past year or so, I've just started to let shit go and not try to be on top of everything. Even though I work for a little paper in a shitty little redneck town, being involved with news, or sports in my case, means somebody always wants something. Aside from my wife's 10-15 calls a day, more than 85% of my phone use is work related and I only get $20/mo. from the company for my phone.

I wish I had a job in which my income was directly correlated with the amount of work I do. Want to go in and bust your ass for 12 hours over the weekend and make an extra $1,000? Hell yeah, I'd be there every weekend. Shit, I'd do for an extra $500. Want to work 12 straight days for another $2,000? I'd do it for an extra $200. Want to put it 50+ hours every week to add another $1,500 to your paycheck? No problem and I'd do it for an extra $750 per pay period.

What am I saying? I've done all these things and haven't had a raise in 7 years on a shit salary to begin with.

I'm starting to think I'd be better off still living in SF and smoking crack...

well I don't have to tell you that you are in a dying industry and I also assume there are limited job options in a small town. Sounds like your job wouldn't allow you to work a second job part time either.

that said, I would have to be doing something I really love to go 7 years without a pay increase. The thing is - with writing - that is now a work at home job in the tech industry (and I suspect many others). We have technical writers on our staff that create manuals, user guides, white papers , etc and while they have some technical background, I doubt any of them came into the job knowing it. I'm not saying I can get you a job at my company - but I am saying there are other options out there for your skill set - better paying with real benefits without having to sell your home and move.

Yeah, the half-full outlook is that I've got 10 years of experience now as a writer, editor and supervisor to go with my background in graphic design, layout, etc. I haven't really begun to look earnestly for another job because every time I try, all I see around here are IT or medical jobs.

The half-empty outlook is that I should have learned web design (which aside from maintaining my company's site in SF using basic HTML 18 years ago, I know nothing about) and at age 49, I'm probably not the best candidate for that kind of job.

I just need to start making time to find another job as soon as I can because I'll be facing some dire consequences soon.

Open a bar. I'd buy whisky from you.

eCat wrote:

hedge wrote:"Aside from my wife's 10-15 calls a day"

I would stop answering those calls after the second one of the day. Fuck that shit...

you have to convince her that you hate talking on the phone and that instead,you cherish the time you have to talk to her face to face - and that's when she should tell you about catty co-workers, what her mother did, that new song from the boy band she likes and how we just have to try that new recipe with <insert whatever new item some fad chef is pimping> along with all the other stupid ass shit that forces you to DVR sportscenter and watch it later.

the better option is getting rid of my cellphone altogether.

That goat knows he can high-step if necessary. I like that goat.

Yeah. He doesn't give a fuck.

Caliendo on Mike and Mike....Funny stuff, expecially Lou Holtz

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Eastern blasts Miami.... Go Big E !

I love the uni they played with today they need to go back to those

I'm going to go out on a limb here - I think the platoon system will work at Kentucky this year.

[img]Official Basketball Box Score
UCLA vs Kentucky
12/20/14 2:30 pm at United Center (Chicago, IL)


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VISITORS: UCLA 8-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
5 Looney, Kevon....... f 4-14 0-1 1-2 3 6 9 3 9 1 1 2 1 35
23 Parker, Tony........ c 1-10 0-0 0-2 3 2 5 2 2 0 2 1 3 25
10 Hamilton, Isaac..... g 6-14 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 1 14 3 3 0 1 31
20 Alford, Bryce....... g 5-11 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 1 13 1 2 0 0 37
4 Powell, Norman...... g 1-13 0-5 0-0 1 6 7 1 2 3 4 0 0 31
0 Kazemi, Nick........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
1 Bail, Wanaah........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
13 Brown, David........ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1
14 Goloman, Gyorgy..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2 Alford, Kory........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
21 Wulff, Alec......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
22 Allen, Noah......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 8
40 Welsh, Thomas....... 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 16
TEAM................ 9 1 10 1
Totals.............. 18-71 5-16 1-4 20 22 42 10 44 9 15 3 6 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 3-37 8.1% 2nd Half: 15-34 44.1% Game: 25.4% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 0-9 0.0% 2nd Half: 5-7 71.4% Game: 31.3% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-2 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 25.0% 1


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HOME TEAM: Kentucky 12-0
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
12 Towns, Karl-Anthony. f 2-5 0-0 0-0 3 7 10 3 4 0 2 2 0 20
15 Cauley-Stein, Willie f 4-7 0-0 0-0 0 5 5 1 8 0 1 4 2 20
41 Lyles, Trey......... f 3-6 0-1 3-4 3 1 4 1 9 2 1 0 1 21
2 Aaron Harrison...... g 6-11 3-8 0-0 0 2 2 1 15 3 0 0 3 23
5 Andrew Harrison..... g 3-8 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 0 8 8 4 0 0 23
00 Lee, Marcus......... 1-1 0-0 3-6 2 4 6 2 5 0 1 0 0 17
1 Devin Booker........ 7-10 5-6 0-0 0 1 1 2 19 0 0 0 0 16
24 Floreal, EJ......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
25 Hawkins, Dominique.. 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
3 Tyler Ulis.......... 3-5 1-1 0-0 3 4 7 1 7 6 1 0 0 18
32 Long, Brian......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
35 Willis, Derek....... 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 11
44 Johnson, Dakari..... 2-5 0-0 1-2 0 5 5 2 5 6 1 4 1 20
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 32-64 12-26 7-12 13 35 48 13 83 25 12 13 8 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-35 45.7% 2nd Half: 16-29 55.2% Game: 50.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-14 42.9% 2nd Half: 6-12 50.0% Game: 46.2% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 58.3% 2


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Officials: Ed Corbett, Verne Harris, Karl Hess
Technical fouls: UCLA-None. Kentucky-None.
Attendance: 19726
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
UCLA.......................... 7 35 - 42
Kentucky...................... 41 42 - 83[/img]

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hey africa kentucky called

no tee shirts for you this year

did you guys know Pitino watched the first half of the game?

I'm guessing we won't be hearing from Onion this holiday season.