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  1. Vanimal46
    Look at that! Taking friendships outside of TD, thanks to National Social Media Day! http://weknowmemes.com/generator/uploads/generated/g1365350152174371607.jpg
  2. Vanimal46
    Unfollowing a person is a great tool for oversharing family members... Had to do it to one of my cousins who posts 4-5 different memes on a daily basis. It's better than explaining why I unfriended him.
  3. Vanimal46
    Sounds like a brilliant food truck idea! If anything you could recruit your sons to work the food truck, and you can be the curmudgeon old board member that's focused on the bottom line.
  4. Vanimal46
    I've certainly been cleaning up the friends list on Facebook since the college days. Sadly the best strategy is whenever Facebook announces it's so-and-so's birthday, and I haven't spoken to that person in years, they're removed from the list.
  5. Vanimal46
    Happy Thursday! Today is National Social Media Day! For some, social media is one of the greatest innovations in the last 15 years. Others think social media is the worst thing that's happened to our society. And some are in the middle. Social media is becoming less important to me on a daily basis. Though it is amazing how Facebook has remained the most popular social media site for so long. Today is also National Meteor Watch Day! Is there a meteor shower on the way that we should be aware of? Today is also National Bomb Pop Day! I love popsicles! Bomb pops are HOF worthy popsicles IMO.... Finally, today is National Handshake Day! So go crazy with the handshakes today! Your clients, co-workers, neighbors, friends, family members... All of them love handshakes!
  6. Vanimal46
    Moving is a stressful time in your life, no matter what age you are. Leaving familiar people you know, your routine, and family members is a difficult decision to make. It's also a very thrilling time in your life! Especially when it's your own, or collective decision... I'll always remember waking up in MN during the winter of 2014. 28th consecutive day of below 0 temps, and thinking "What the hell am I doing here?" Going through the motions with that time's Miss Vanimal, dispirited about the direction my personal and professional life was going. Sometimes gambling on yourself/ves pays off! There are great people all over the globe... Open up to new adventures and people, and you could get a new lunch/golf buddy in the process!
  7. Vanimal46
    Since moving to TX I've made it a goal to get better at golf. Really tough to do in MN with a finite amount of time to get your rounds in. Over the last year I've been able to cut my score down by 10-15 (15 on a great day) strokes. It's still by far the most frustrating, yet fun, sport I've ever played.
  8. Vanimal46
    Sounds like a great HYPERthetical question to me! Would you rather get on base 162 games in a row, but never have a multi-hit game? Or would you rather be more streaky, but have multiple 2+ hit games?
  9. Vanimal46
    What would the consequences be if the Twins did go over slot this year? Especially if the international signing policy is changing in the near future?
  10. Vanimal46
    Spot on. I agree 100%.
  11. Vanimal46
    I'm pulling for Coastal Carolina specifically because of this coaching rant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EChnZTJicw
  12. Vanimal46
    Not sure. Like you, I don't get the opportunity to see any of these prospects play until they make it to the MLB. We read about their success/failures on this website, or go to outside resources to read scouting reports. Some we just want to believe they'll be great! Projecting prospects' ceilings and where they'll end up on the totem pole is one of the hardest things to do consistently.
  13. Vanimal46
    The internet crashes when Zach Jones was left unprotected from the Rule 5 draft... I think we can start to move on from Hu.
  14. Vanimal46
    There is an argument that the Twins didn't do much to reinforce their bullpen in the off-season. I can agree with that. The reality is that's all they did, and we were clamoring for multiple bullpen arms in order to remain in contention. I think we all have players we wish the Twins would have signed. I could say sign OF Nelson Cruz for 4/60, and the Twins could package Rosario or Kepler with our modest assets to get a better return. We can continue to go back in hindsight and mention other players that the Twins could have signed, or we can move on.
  15. Vanimal46
    Much like you gunnarthor, I'm not losing any sleep from last year's trade. The Twins got the best 28 innings of Jepsen's career in 2015. Hu would be an after thought with a vast majority of us if Jepsen didn't bottom out this season.
  16. Vanimal46
    I remember earlier in the season he was trending towards earning a gold glove at 1B. Is that still the case? It's disappointing that Joe's bat has disappeared lately, but there must still be some value in the glove. For the duration of his contract, IMO he should be a consistent starter at 1B again next season, then transition to DH and a part-time role for 2018.
  17. Vanimal46
    Wow the procedure sounds pretty serious. Removing part of his rib bone to alleviate pain? Ouch.... Good luck to Hughes on his recovery.
  18. Vanimal46
    Thanks for the explanation. My underlying question before was why Chargois and not Berrios, Jay, Gonsalves, etc? That makes sense if they submit several names, and their policy of recent draftees are not eligible.
  19. Vanimal46
    So what are the qualifications to be selected for the Futures Game? Once you spend a certain amount of time on an MLB roster you're out of the running?
  20. Vanimal46
    He certainly is a free agent. 34 years old with a lot of wear and tear on those tires. Still averaged 19 PPG last season! Though I have not watched a single second of Miami Heat basketball to know whether or not he was padding his stats, a la Kobe Bryant by shooting 30 times a game.
  21. Vanimal46
    Maybe D Wade has something left in the tank? I could think of worse players in the NBA for LaVine and Wiggins to learn from.
  22. Vanimal46
    I wouldn't have to keep calling in the middle of the night if you would just listen and go to the start menu on your computer!
  23. Vanimal46
    I'm pretty sure I caught the bitter end of using telephone books. I do recall looking up friends' home numbers in the phone book, and getting frustrated because I didn't know their parents' first name(s). Then 411 came along in the mid-2000's to start eliminating the need for phone books... Now here we are, just a google search away from finding any phone number.
  24. Vanimal46
    1 more win every month! #Progress This season seriously can't end soon enough.
  25. Vanimal46
    But grandpa snydes, how did they know you wanted pizza without sending a
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