Things that suck...and one thing that helps when things suck

[Bud_Bundy]

Things that suck: Hard to top forko the Clown, Elmo and their cast of forkups. Family members who blindly support Trump. Getting older (I'll be 77 in a few months). Watching the newspaper where I worked for 45 years, disintegrate into nothing more than a fishwrap.

Things that don't suck: My wife still loves me. I have 4 grandsons ranging from 14 to 27 who all hug me and grandma when they first see us and when they get ready to leave. Oh, and after trading our cul-de-sac for a condo, the blessed thought that I no longer have to do any yardwork.

 

[BurnsWhenIPee]

Sucks: Having 2 grown children, with college degrees (1 a grad degree) who have good jobs - 1 working to help those less-fortunate in our society and 1 working to support environmental issues and conservation initiatives. They are both pashionate about their work and love what they do. And we all know (but don't talk about) the reality that each week they get closer to being laid off, just because of forko the Clown and Elmo.

Doesn't suck: Having trouble coming up with something to offset that.

 

[swingline]

Seems like your suck and doesn't suck should be reversed, @BurnsWhenIPee.

 

[kickoff-time]

Not sure if this is the right thread but have you seen this man lately?

Log into Facebook

 

[UNCGrad]

Suck: Trump and Ukraine and King and everything else.

Doesn't suck: I know I keep pushing this, but forking Sammy Rae and The Friends. Thank God for their music. I've really needed it.

 

[DanOregon]

Many things suck: Tonight's gripe is the random stuff that is popping up on my FB feed. Colitis medicine? Random ads for businesses located in the midwest? Just some really odd stuff that makes no sense.

Doesn't suck: After some brutal thunderstorms yesterday, the smell of spring is in the air in Oregon. Still WAY TOO cold, but you can really sense it in the air.

 

[UNCGrad]

Thing that didn't suck:

Today I did a thing that I don't ever really do and typically intimidates the hell out of me and brings out the imposter syndrome in the worst way.

But it went well. Really well.

Today I spoke to about 200 college kids, mixed with some faculty and PR/Comms professionals at their conference. @Sam Mills 51, your campus treated me well. It was my first keynote.

Covered my work journey from journalism to media relations and everything in between.

And I'm still stunned tonight at the response.

I truly mean this, and I don't mean to be self-deprecating, but I am honestly grateful and surprised at how well-received my speech was received by so many great college kids, faculty and professionals. I'll admit, I'm pashionate about what I do, but I'm also a lousy self-promoter, and this was a lot for me to do.

But darn, today made me feel good, and I thank each and every laugh, each and every question and each and every kid and person who came up to me today to say something positive. I must have talked to 40 people individually after.

What a day.

 

[dixiehack]

Incredible stuff friend. Enjoy the fruits of your hard work and keep putting in more.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Thing that didn't suck:

Today I did a thing that I don't ever really do and typically intimidates the hell out of me and brings out the imposter syndrome in the worst way.

But it went well. Really well.

Today I spoke to about 200 college kids, mixed with some faculty and PR/Comms professionals at their conference. @Sam Mills 51, your campus treated me well. It was my first keynote.

Covered my work journey from journalism to media relations and everything in between.

And I'm still stunned tonight at the response.

I truly mean this, and I don't mean to be self-deprecating, but I am honestly grateful and surprised at how well-received my speech was received by so many great college kids, faculty and professionals. I'll admit, I'm pashionate about what I do, but I'm also a lousy self-promoter, and this was a lot for me to do.

But darn, today made me feel good, and I thank each and every laugh, each and every question and each and every kid and person who came up to me today to say something positive. I must have talked to 40 people individually after.

What a day.

Thank you, sir ... if I can say so without taking credit (because I deserve none). Shows more of us than we care to admit that the rivalry is strictly an athletic rivalry. The UNC System hasn't had a lot of negative buzz around it lately, which helps in situations like these.

Also, armed with a communication degree from said university, I have nothing but good things to say about that part of the university. Just glad someone else - who's not predisposed to like us - sees that as well. (Yes, I'm kidding, but if ever a blue font with double meaning ... )

 

[UNCGrad]

Lovely shade of blue (font), @Sam Mills 51 ...

Seriously, goddam, that main campus and Student Union and Reynolds are sweet. Reminded of that this week. God, they never should've moved out of Reynolds.

I was treated so well. Very grateful. That's as good a day as I've had in a long, long while.

 

[Sam Mills 51]

Lovely shade of blue (font), @Sam Mills 51 ...

Seriously, goddam, that main campus and Student Union and Reynolds are sweet. Reminded of that this week. God, they never should've moved out of Reynolds.

I was treated so well. Very grateful. That's as good a day as I've had in a long, long while.

The main campus continues to improve. That Student Center you saw is a mashive evolution. The previous one was OK, but compared to what you saw, the one I was familiar with looks as if it were built at the same time as the Egyptian pyramids.

As for Reynolds, it used to have ridiculous end zones and seated 11,000 for basketball. The renovation was really well done with the Hall of Fame wing, better lighting, a capacity of 5,500 for basketball that feels much more like home, along with the removal of numerous of layers of nicotine that I have zero doubt plastered the ceiling of Reynolds prior to the renovation.

And the guys moving out of Reynolds was dumb (but as a member of the pep band, it was also much nicer to walk around one dorm to get to the music building, then walk around the old Student Center to access Reynolds ... an easy walk even during the worst weather). Cannot fathom having to get on a bus to go to the ESA for men's basketball games. It was enough of a hashle to get the Marching Band buses over to Carter-Finley Stadium in the same complex.

 

[UNCGrad]

Goddamn, I love that you just called it the ESA. So good.