Iron Crotch

If you don't mind me asking, what sort of job at UVa? Good luck!

I'd like to complain about one of my dogs having explosive diarrhea this morning. Nothing ruins your morning more than having to clean smelly dog diarrhea off of a new rug ('cus they can't possible go on the hardwood floors, which cover about 95% of the house and is much easier to clean). I damned near threw up in my mouth when I was trying to clean it up. Urgh...

Cereal - I'm a Virginia Tech grad and can't believe this keeps happening in what is an otherwise really quiet town. Nothing eventful ever happened in 'the burg' when I was there in the 90s... now this. Sickening. Hang in there...

Love me some George Dickel! It's one of the two Tennessee Whiskeys you can readily get (although there are a few more down here). Not the best tasting whiskey/bourbon, but it sure if fun to order at a bar... Many good suggestions on this thread. One for the tequila drinkers to look out for is Cuestion (http://cuestionspirits.com/about/) It hasn't made it's way up to New York yet, but it will soon.

Was listening to NHL radio on SiriusXM and Kerry Frazier said he would have given a 5 minute major for the hit. Said it absolutely warranted a suspension. Then Keith Primeau called in as the guest and said all players knew what Lucic's intent was and it clearly warranted a suspension. I've always though the fact that Colin Campbell's son plays for Boston was a big reason why they seemed to get away with murder relative to other team's. Maybe Shanny has just continued the Bruins favoritism.

That gave me a visual that I probably didn't need. :lol:

I mentioned it yesterday in the GDT (there was no response). It's unlikely, but not completely inconceivable. What if a teammate you don't care for gets run? Do you bother to defend him? Would you get your face bashed in defending a guy you don't like? ...I doubt that's the case here, but it is an interesting philosophical question...

I'm sure it has been posted somewhere on SabreSpace, but Buffalo's weak response is front-page news on Yahoo and elsewhere: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Buffalo-Sabres-go-soft-in-response-to-Lucic-s-ru?urn=nhl-wp17320 I've been anti-Pommer on this board for years. And while I can't argue with his hot start and his solid positional play, how in the world is this guy the captain that is supposed to lead us to the Cup? He's the softest of softies. This is the guy that you want to follow into battle when the going gets tough and the chips are down? Really?

I worked in "the real world" (your terminology) for over a decade and I do quite a bit of "real world" consulting currently. But, those who say that academic jobs at Tier I research institutions are cushy almost invariably have never tried their hand at it. That is my point. We mock that which we do not understand. Hence the complaint in my original post (since this is "complaint Thursday") :D

I'd like to complain about the fallacy that academia is an any way "cushy." If you're at a research institution, you will work far more than you will at any comparable non-academic job. And, (as you've figured out) if you're pre-tenure you have to deal with constant pressure to produce cutting edge research, get strong teaching ratings, keep your senior colleagues happy since they'll eventually be voting on whether you can stay or not... ... not to mention teaching is nowhere near as fun/rewarding as it sounds.

Love this article: http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/2011/08/are-representatives-congress-worth-what-we-are-paying-them The article contains my complaint for Thursday, August 4, 2011.

Heat index of 110 in Nashville today... and my *$&*! air conditioning went down yesterday! Urgh...

Ever since hearing this song between periods during the Sabres-Preds online feed yesterday, I can't get this damned song out of my head!

I'm angry at numbers. There's, like, too many of them.

One minor penalty called on Boston the entire game.

Good goal, game over.

It is a cruel joke that Connolly actually makes more than Horton. ($4.5 mil. for Timmy and $4.0 for Nathan this year)

Why do all the calls go against us in Boston? We get guys punched in the head without a call....

Nooooo! C'mon Webber. Urgh.

Yeah, Thomas! Now that's a goal scorers goal!

Yeah! The Portland guys come through! They must like playing in New England.

To state the obvious, we're getting totally outclassed this period. It's a miracle the B's haven't put one in.

At least Gerbe is good for drawing an abnormally high number of high stick calls.

I hate Lucic and his big pickle nose. I hope a puck or a fist hits it.

You could tell the refs weren't going to call anything early in the third. There were obvious interference calls both ways that were missed, thus stuff with Kaleta and Downie... It just makes for ugly, boring hockey when the refs allow the game to turn into clutching, grabbing, tripping, interference...