My Formal Rather Belated Introduction!!!
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From: JK on 8 Apr 2010 09:39 Alkamista wrote: > In college I started as > a freshman for a small NCAA Div II school in the American Midwest, > before transferring to the Univ of Texas Austin where I played club > soccer (UT isn't a part of the NCAA in soccer unfortunately). I actually tried out for the UT club team as a lark as a grad student in the early 90s. Even though they weren't a varsity team they had some very good players. I never > stopped playing and still play in Chicago city leagues, but at 37 it's > becoming a rather ego-shattering experience I'm afraid. > Favorite player ever is the king, Kenny Dalglish! > > Great idea for a thread btw, we're all here discussing, laughing, and > fighting with each other all the time, knowing each other's biases and > idiosyncrasies, but dont know a lick about who we're talking to except > our posting handles!
From: MH on 8 Apr 2010 12:29 Jim Goloboy wrote: > On Apr 6, 8:29 am, "The Scrutineer" <vla...(a)bigpond.com> wrote: >> Sorry for wasting a thread, but I'm Daniel, born and bred Australian, with >> European heritage!!! > > Hello!! > >> Hopefully it's not asking a lot, but I would like to know, if someone >> replies, a brief introduction about yourself, nationality, age, favourite >> team, and maybe even your favourite player ever!!! Hell even a World Cup >> tip!!! > > My name is Jim. You can call me "Dear Leader". A couple months ago my > on-the-spot guidance at the Vicente Calderon helped Atletico Madrid > beat Barcelona. I also got the Nationals to beat the Red Sox last > year. Which was sort of stupid since I'm a Red Sox fan. DC United may > be a lost cause this year. Not really a supporter of any club, just > the US national teams. I do have an affection for Central American > teams loaded with Spanglish-named players. I have been here 13 years > and currently have an e-mail from Karel Stokkermans in my inbox. I > have secret alliances with Bruce Scott TOK, Real Mardin, and several > lurkers. > > Occasionally I post under an alter ego "anders t". These posts are not > meant to be taken seriously and I make sure they are not archived so > as not to disturb the historical record of the newsgroup. I take it you finished grad school in Chemistry some time ago. What do you do now?
From: milivella on 8 Apr 2010 12:59 MH: > Jim Goloboy wrote: > > On Apr 6, 8:29 am, "The Scrutineer" <vla...(a)bigpond.com> wrote: > >> Sorry for wasting a thread, but I'm Daniel, born and bred Australian, with > >> European heritage!!! > > > Hello!! > > >> Hopefully it's not asking a lot, but I would like to know, if someone > >> replies, a brief introduction about yourself, nationality, age, favourite > >> team, and maybe even your favourite player ever!!! Hell even a World Cup > >> tip!!! > > > My name is Jim. You can call me "Dear Leader". A couple months ago my > > on-the-spot guidance at the Vicente Calderon helped Atletico Madrid > > beat Barcelona. I also got the Nationals to beat the Red Sox last > > year. Which was sort of stupid since I'm a Red Sox fan. DC United may > > be a lost cause this year. Not really a supporter of any club, just > > the US national teams. I do have an affection for Central American > > teams loaded with Spanglish-named players. I have been here 13 years > > and currently have an e-mail from Karel Stokkermans in my inbox. I > > have secret alliances with Bruce Scott TOK, Real Mardin, and several > > lurkers. > > > Occasionally I post under an alter ego "anders t". These posts are not > > meant to be taken seriously and I make sure they are not archived so > > as not to disturb the historical record of the newsgroup. > > I take it you finished grad school in Chemistry some time ago. What do > you do now? He tests the new drugs he synthesizes. Or so it seems. -- Cheers milivella
From: Jim Goloboy on 8 Apr 2010 13:52 On Apr 8, 12:29 pm, MH <MHnos...(a)ucalgary.ca> wrote: > I take it you finished grad school in Chemistry some time ago. What do > you do now? Work for the patent office. Desk + reasonable hours + vacation time + stability >> Lab
From: Alkamista on 8 Apr 2010 13:59
On Apr 8, 8:39 am, JK <jkn...(a)oacpc.com> wrote: > Alkamista wrote: > > In college I started as > > a freshman for a small NCAA Div II school in the American Midwest, > > before transferring to the Univ of Texas Austin where I played club > > soccer (UT isn't a part of the NCAA in soccer unfortunately). > > I actually tried out for the UT club team as a lark as a grad student in > the early 90s. Even though they weren't a varsity team they had some > very good players. Yes, they had a pool of 50,000 students to pick from. Which grad program were you in? We must have overlapped years, maybe even walked past each other on The Drag a few times! |