The Coffee House

[jcdeboever]

At one time I played two to three times during the week, combining business with pleasure, and getting paid to play.

I really don't love the game because I suck at it. I only play it for the wife, gives us something to do together. If I had my choice, I'd rather go out and take pictures. I am not into it, I have a baseball swing and do not practice at all. I just go out there and hack it, get frustrated, and resentful. Golf starts MOnday, shoot me in the head now.

 

[JonA_CT]

Who has 4-5 hours free on a weekend when they have little kids? (Oh yeah...dads do!)

Hey! It's my only thing, haha. I wouldn't play if I wasn't a teacher I don't think...I play a handful of rounds during the school year, usually on random days that we are off (Rosh Hashannah, Veteran's Day with some of my dad's buddies, Wednesday before Thanksgiving, that kind of thing). During the summer, I play about once a week. It's usually only 9 holes at a local course that offers a really cheap walking rate in the afternoons. It ends up being a couple hours rather than 4 that way. (and I lose half as many balls. I make good contact with the ball, which is a blessing and a curse...my little brother who constantly tops them sometimes scores better than I do because he can find his ball).

My wife likes to grab dinner and drinks with friends. The total time investment ends up being similar, and we're both happy with the time we spend away from each other and our kids.

Looks like I'm getting ready to buy the 56mm f1.2. So much for being patient? (Prices are rock solid on them..I figure if I don't use it, I can easily flip it again).

 

[SquarePeg1]

Who has 4-5 hours free on a weekend when they have little kids? (Oh yeah...dads do!)

Hey! It's my only thing, haha. I wouldn't play if I wasn't a teacher I don't think...I play a handful of rounds during the school year, usually on random days that we are off (Rosh Hashannah, Veteran's Day with some of my dad's buddies, Wednesday before Thanksgiving, that kind of thing). During the summer, I play about once a week. It's usually only 9 holes at a local course that offers a really cheap walking rate in the afternoons. It ends up being a couple hours rather than 4 that way. (and I lose half as many balls. I make good contact with the ball, which is a blessing and a curse...my little brother who constantly tops them sometimes scores better than I do because he can find his ball).

My wife likes to grab dinner and drinks with friends. The total time investment ends up being similar, and we're both happy with the time we spend away from each other and our kids.

Looks like I'm getting ready to buy the 56mm f1.2. So much for being patient? (Prices are rock solid on them..I figure if I don't use it, I can easily flip it again).

Lol, was just poking at you - everyone's entitled to some leisure activity that they enjoy, it makes them a better spouse and better parent.

 

[jcdeboever]

Who has 4-5 hours free on a weekend when they have little kids? (Oh yeah...dads do!)

Hey! It's my only thing, haha. I wouldn't play if I wasn't a teacher I don't think...I play a handful of rounds during the school year, usually on random days that we are off (Rosh Hashannah, Veteran's Day with some of my dad's buddies, Wednesday before Thanksgiving, that kind of thing). During the summer, I play about once a week. It's usually only 9 holes at a local course that offers a really cheap walking rate in the afternoons. It ends up being a couple hours rather than 4 that way. (and I lose half as many balls. I make good contact with the ball, which is a blessing and a curse...my little brother who constantly tops them sometimes scores better than I do because he can find his ball).

My wife likes to grab dinner and drinks with friends. The total time investment ends up being similar, and we're both happy with the time we spend away from each other and our kids.

Looks like I'm getting ready to buy the 56mm f1.2. So much for being patient? (Prices are rock solid on them..I figure if I don't use it, I can easily flip it again).

It's the hardest lens to shoot, that I own. Maybe it's my copy, not sure. I miss my 60mm macro. When you nail focus with the 56, it's pretty special. I notice that it is way better when using raw and the 325 focus points. It creates a unique line draw, similar to the 50-140 but slightly more 3D looking. Definitely give it a spin before doing more serious work. I'm not trying to scare you off, it's just a different animal compared to the other Fuji glass I have. I think it is probably the quintessential portrait lens for people with skills. To just slap it on and go shoot without figuring it out (like I did), you will be disappointed with lots of missed shots. I can use it now but no one to shoot with it.

 

[Gary A.]

Forgot about this one. In 2013 there was a large fire in Pigeon Forge, TN that destroyed one of the ugly condo complexes on the side of a mountain. They were using a helicopter to transport water from area lakes. Do you get a mulligan for prop wash????
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Nah, just a drop.

 

[Fujidave]

So had the tripod and X-T20 today, go to catch the 77 bus. Wait over an hour for it to turn up, and it don`t, so went over to Shoreham and had a nice time.

After doing the windows 10 1803 update the other day, I have just done a Disk clean up and got 29.5 GB more space now.

 

[Gary A.]

Buenos Dias Coffee Hosers. Gary is home and will soon begin a morning walk with Miss Maggie. Maggie was soooo happy to be home that she leaped into the air, twisted mid-air so she would land on her back. Upon landing she wiggled her back into the grass while Gary rubbed her stomach.

 

[jcdeboever]

So had the tripod and X-T20 today, go to catch the 77 bus. Wait over an hour for it to turn up, and it don`t, so went over to Shoreham and had a nice time.

After doing the windows 10 1803 update the other day, I have just done a Disk clean up and got 29.5 GB more space now.

Got to love Windows. What a PITA OS. My wife was irritated the other day because it ran that update and took forever. She had a ton of work to do. The update blew out the printer driver, and messed up the display driver as well. I haven't turned on my widows box in a couple months, I hate it that bad. It took me an hour to get hers straightened out.

 

[Gary A.]

We all had a great time in the Santa Barbara County wine country. Gary brought much more wine than he expected ... and he became a member of another winery. Way too many club memberships. Mary Lou, Maggie and Gary had a serious discussion on which wineries to drop. A great time driving through beautiful countrysides and beaches, eating incredible foods and drinking some of the best wines in the world.

 

[Fujidave]

So had the tripod and X-T20 today, go to catch the 77 bus. Wait over an hour for it to turn up, and it don`t, so went over to Shoreham and had a nice time.

After doing the windows 10 1803 update the other day, I have just done a Disk clean up and got 29.5 GB more space now.

Got to love Windows. What a PITA OS. My wife was irritated the other day because it ran that update and took forever. She had a ton of work to do. The update blew out the printer driver, and messed up the display driver as well. I haven't turned on my widows box in a couple months, I hate it that bad. It took me an hour to get hers straightened out.

Thank god the only thing it screwed up on was with my printer, so I just re did that. I did try Linux Mint on my other lappy, but missed my LR6 & PSE15 with the plugins so much so, that I re installed win 10 back on.

 

[Gary A.]

So had the tripod and X-T20 today, go to catch the 77 bus. Wait over an hour for it to turn up, and it don`t, so went over to Shoreham and had a nice time.

After doing the windows 10 1803 update the other day, I have just done a Disk clean up and got 29.5 GB more space now.

Got to love Windows. What a PITA OS. My wife was irritated the other day because it ran that update and took forever. She had a ton of work to do. The update blew out the printer driver, and messed up the display driver as well. I haven't turned on my widows box in a couple months, I hate it that bad. It took me an hour to get hers straightened out.

Gary has been an Apple guy since the early 2000's ... he has never had a problem with any of his updates on any of his machines, from desktops to laptops to tablets to watches ... nada.

 

[smoke665]

My windows updated last night. So far so good.

 

[Fujidave]

So had the tripod and X-T20 today, go to catch the 77 bus. Wait over an hour for it to turn up, and it don`t, so went over to Shoreham and had a nice time.

After doing the windows 10 1803 update the other day, I have just done a Disk clean up and got 29.5 GB more space now.

Got to love Windows. What a PITA OS. My wife was irritated the other day because it ran that update and took forever. She had a ton of work to do. The update blew out the printer driver, and messed up the display driver as well. I haven't turned on my widows box in a couple months, I hate it that bad. It took me an hour to get hers straightened out.

Gary has been an Apple guy since the early 2000's ... he has never had a problem with any of his updates on any of his machines, from desktops to laptops to tablets to watches ... nada.

I use to like apples, but now only have a pair

 

[Gary A.]

So had the tripod and X-T20 today, go to catch the 77 bus. Wait over an hour for it to turn up, and it don`t, so went over to Shoreham and had a nice time.

After doing the windows 10 1803 update the other day, I have just done a Disk clean up and got 29.5 GB more space now.

Got to love Windows. What a PITA OS. My wife was irritated the other day because it ran that update and took forever. She had a ton of work to do. The update blew out the printer driver, and messed up the display driver as well. I haven't turned on my widows box in a couple months, I hate it that bad. It took me an hour to get hers straightened out.

Gary has been an Apple guy since the early 2000's ... he has never had a problem with any of his updates on any of his machines, from desktops to laptops to tablets to watches ... nada.

I use to like apples, but now only have a pair

People complain about the price, but Apples grow on trees.

 

[davidharmier60]

I used to swing at golf balls long ago.
I know all about walking through the woods and dropping a ball.
5 point something. 25.58 For the week.
She talked them out of trying to hire another floor guy. However the professional floor people are coming tonight so I have off until Monday.

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