The first twelve times I saw that cup, I thought Micah’s “personal brand” was some weird ass Charlie Brown reference but now I realize it’s just an M and a W. I’m still not ruling out the Charlie Brown aspect tho
My neighbors think I’m obsessed with my yard but really I just love the zen of being outside and sipping a beer after 8+ hours under fluorescent lights
If you can’t/won’t quit Venmo, at the very least do this now: tap the menu (upper left of the home screen); tap Settings (very bottom); scroll down to Security and enable “Touch ID & PIN”. At the very least it prevents someone from picking up your phone and making a payment.
Also holy crap how does an app with a direct line to your checking account not have two factor authentication???
I realized while listening to the bracket episode that I know far more about what’s going on in Dillon, Will, and Dave’s lives than all but two or three of my friends
The weird dreams conversation was a revelation. I only have two recurring dreams, one that I show up to a class which I haven’t attended all semester, the other is the confined golf swing dream. My wife thinks I’m losing my mind when I tell her about both. Glad to hear I’m not the only one.
Ever wish you could eavesdrop on management-only meetings? After hearing our partners spend more time arguing about where to locate the copier than talking about employee bonuses through our paper-thin walls, I stopped having that wish.
Whenever a coworker says “hey that smells good, what is it?” I always say “ah, just some thing [my wife] whipped up” even if I made it because I don’t want to waste my time finding the recipe and/or explaining how I made it. Is this a power move or am I antisocial asshole?
I have a coworker that is definitely the “What’s that you’re making over there, John? Bring enough for everyone or what? HAHA!” type, but he has a signature move that is on a whole other level.
More than once, I’ve walked in with a normal looking, opaque brown takeout box and he says “oooooo that looks really good!” I then stare at the box in a way that says “what the fuck about a normal brown box which you do not know the contents of looks tasty?” and he just grins his stupid grin and glides away. Of all the insane and stupid things my coworkers say, I think this takes the cake.
My go-to wedding drink is gin and soda water with lime. You won’t hate yourself the next day bc you’re downing a ton of water (and no sugar) with your booze, and the bartender loves you because it’s easy.
Just quality practice in general will do a lot. I think this is more true for the short game than the full swing.
For chipping, two things that have worked well for me: first, practice the most basic chips (somewhat flat, plenty of green to work with) and get really, really good at them. Like 9/10 within a club length of the hole. This will build confidence for easier short game shots. Second, be really intentional about familiarizing yourself with the hard shots. Find a nasty clump of grass and sink your ball in it. Find weird slopes and hit off them. No one’s expecting you to drain it, but if you can get close enough to give yourself a chance at an up and down from those spots, you’re way ahead of the curve.
For putting, competition works wonders. Find a buddy and do a little competition from hole to hole on the practice green, match play, loser buys a round of beers. If you really want to make it interesting, have each player hit two balls, and each person has to play their worst putt. This will make you really good at getting it close every time on long putts and focus really hard on sinking makeable putts (since you have to make it twice to hole out).
Long story short, practice your ass off. Most guys suck at chipping because they go to the range, blast 60 drives and skip the short game area. You should be spending AT LEAST as much time chipping and putting as you do on the full swing.
I was a big fan of the rare putt-putt tournament. Which is why when I got to meet this guy (turns out he works for a client), I almost lost my shit: http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=13903763
I also miss the Great Outdoor Games. Hours on hours of guys chopping wood and dogs running around? Hell yeah.
Big fan of the idea of The Ocho. I really liked it when ESPN showed SC until noon, then showed random as hell sports midday, and then showed SC again at 6 and 11. Part of the reason SC is so silly is it’s constantly on and the only way to keep it fresh is to go off on random tangents all the time. They should just go back to taping the early SC and replaying it later in the morning, adding updates as needed. Is anyone actually plopping down and watching ESPN from 7 am to noon straight? Doubtful.
(Related: my friends and I have been debating what percentage of TVs tuned to ESPN at noon on a weekday are in the background at bars, restaurants, car repair places, etc. I say it’s gotta be at least 80%)
I don’t know if Venmo monitors for gambling, but PayPal does. A friend of mine runs pools for the golf majors and once got his PayPal account shut down because of gambling activity. He now includes “do not mention the pool in the memo line” in the payment instructions on the entry sheet.
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Oh man when I heard the news on RBP my first thought was “I bet that guy who had the FMK about who would you fire feels like a real ass right now”
The first twelve times I saw that cup, I thought Micah’s “personal brand” was some weird ass Charlie Brown reference but now I realize it’s just an M and a W. I’m still not ruling out the Charlie Brown aspect tho
My neighbors think I’m obsessed with my yard but really I just love the zen of being outside and sipping a beer after 8+ hours under fluorescent lights
If you can’t/won’t quit Venmo, at the very least do this now: tap the menu (upper left of the home screen); tap Settings (very bottom); scroll down to Security and enable “Touch ID & PIN”. At the very least it prevents someone from picking up your phone and making a payment.
Also holy crap how does an app with a direct line to your checking account not have two factor authentication???
I realized while listening to the bracket episode that I know far more about what’s going on in Dillon, Will, and Dave’s lives than all but two or three of my friends
The weird dreams conversation was a revelation. I only have two recurring dreams, one that I show up to a class which I haven’t attended all semester, the other is the confined golf swing dream. My wife thinks I’m losing my mind when I tell her about both. Glad to hear I’m not the only one.
Going to a movie alone is a superb after-work wind down activity. Bonus points if you’re feeling daring and you bail on work to go to a 3:30 showing.
Ever wish you could eavesdrop on management-only meetings? After hearing our partners spend more time arguing about where to locate the copier than talking about employee bonuses through our paper-thin walls, I stopped having that wish.
Whenever a coworker says “hey that smells good, what is it?” I always say “ah, just some thing [my wife] whipped up” even if I made it because I don’t want to waste my time finding the recipe and/or explaining how I made it. Is this a power move or am I antisocial asshole?
I have a coworker that is definitely the “What’s that you’re making over there, John? Bring enough for everyone or what? HAHA!” type, but he has a signature move that is on a whole other level.
More than once, I’ve walked in with a normal looking, opaque brown takeout box and he says “oooooo that looks really good!” I then stare at the box in a way that says “what the fuck about a normal brown box which you do not know the contents of looks tasty?” and he just grins his stupid grin and glides away. Of all the insane and stupid things my coworkers say, I think this takes the cake.
He DID mention the elevator in the context of a drunken hookup, in which case avoiding the stairs may be advisable no matter the distance.
Maybe once they take care of getting all their Facebook content copyrighted they can start using it for what it’s really meant for.
My go-to wedding drink is gin and soda water with lime. You won’t hate yourself the next day bc you’re downing a ton of water (and no sugar) with your booze, and the bartender loves you because it’s easy.
“I’m sorry you feel that way”: the non-apology apology
Just quality practice in general will do a lot. I think this is more true for the short game than the full swing.
For chipping, two things that have worked well for me: first, practice the most basic chips (somewhat flat, plenty of green to work with) and get really, really good at them. Like 9/10 within a club length of the hole. This will build confidence for easier short game shots. Second, be really intentional about familiarizing yourself with the hard shots. Find a nasty clump of grass and sink your ball in it. Find weird slopes and hit off them. No one’s expecting you to drain it, but if you can get close enough to give yourself a chance at an up and down from those spots, you’re way ahead of the curve.
For putting, competition works wonders. Find a buddy and do a little competition from hole to hole on the practice green, match play, loser buys a round of beers. If you really want to make it interesting, have each player hit two balls, and each person has to play their worst putt. This will make you really good at getting it close every time on long putts and focus really hard on sinking makeable putts (since you have to make it twice to hole out).
Long story short, practice your ass off. Most guys suck at chipping because they go to the range, blast 60 drives and skip the short game area. You should be spending AT LEAST as much time chipping and putting as you do on the full swing.
When someone claims that something is a “character building experience” but you know that’s a euphemism for “pretty shitty.” PGP.
I was a big fan of the rare putt-putt tournament. Which is why when I got to meet this guy (turns out he works for a client), I almost lost my shit: http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=13903763
I also miss the Great Outdoor Games. Hours on hours of guys chopping wood and dogs running around? Hell yeah.
Big fan of the idea of The Ocho. I really liked it when ESPN showed SC until noon, then showed random as hell sports midday, and then showed SC again at 6 and 11. Part of the reason SC is so silly is it’s constantly on and the only way to keep it fresh is to go off on random tangents all the time. They should just go back to taping the early SC and replaying it later in the morning, adding updates as needed. Is anyone actually plopping down and watching ESPN from 7 am to noon straight? Doubtful.
(Related: my friends and I have been debating what percentage of TVs tuned to ESPN at noon on a weekday are in the background at bars, restaurants, car repair places, etc. I say it’s gotta be at least 80%)
Our high school baseball team did this, but the literal translation was “look at this fuckin’ guy.”
I don’t know if Venmo monitors for gambling, but PayPal does. A friend of mine runs pools for the golf majors and once got his PayPal account shut down because of gambling activity. He now includes “do not mention the pool in the memo line” in the payment instructions on the entry sheet.