FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Well, my son got an invite to the Mount Union football camp! Hello SJU?

Triple post, but I have to say that's a shame. A good jterm project for some computer science majors would be to build the atheletic dept a prospect management system. Make it all social networkie and troll Facebook/google+/YouTube to discover prospects for the school.

There are plenty of good prospect management systems out there. No need to reinvent the wheel there -- just reimagine how you use them.

[OzJohnnie]

I don't know if I mentioned it here, but tickets are booked to return home this fall and visit the folks. I was hoping for a good game at Clemens but the only timing that worked was Family Day against Hamline. Hopefully, the weather is nice and the Stiftungfestivities are hopping. I'll have to see if I can smuggle some witchetty grubs into the country.

And carefully timed for the week after the Grand Final, if I'm reading the schedules correctly.   

Shhh.  I don't think my mom has figured that out yet.

[sju56321]

I agree with Pat-my son is on the NCSA web site.
He has camps at Northwestern (Evanston); Lake Forest (with Iowa); NDSU; Notre Dame and Bemidji State-very busy June!

[sjusection105]

I agree with Pat-my son is on the NCSA web site.
He has camps at Northwestern (Evanston); Lake Forest (with Iowa); NDSU; Notre Dame and Bemidji State-very busy June!

These are all invitation only type camps?
Sounds like he has a bright future. Good for him. Promise only to share the secret recipe Chicago Polish sausage with your SJU buddies at the Stiftungfestivities... 

[sju56321]

105-not invitation only-however all but Notre Dame and Northwestern-sent emails inviting him. He also had invitations from about 10 other schools, but their camps just didn't work out.
I guess the point I am making with the Mount Union post is no wonder they are always successful-emailing HS players and inviting them to camps-they get to see so many more players. As I said before, my son gets almost weekly letters from St. Olaf-gotta commend them on their effort-if I was not an SJU grad-I am sure he would have checked them out. So, I think SJU should be looking at the recruiting web sites snd sending out emails, which cost nothing.

[OzJohnnie]

Some HR advice that I would take well to heed.  F*** 'em.  What's the worst that can happen?

[OzJohnnie]

We drove down to a farm outside Geelong today to pick a replacement for our last dog which died about 18 months ago.  #3 is holding the two-week old runt of the litter.  Hopefully, she grows to be a smallish medium sized dog.  At least that's what I promised the boss...

[OzJohnnie]

WHY OLDER MEN DON'T GET HIRED
Job Interview !

Human Resources Manager: "What is your greatest weakness?"

Older Man : "Honesty."

Human Resources Manager: "I don't think honesty is a weakness."

Older Man : "I don't really give a f...k what you think."

[DuffMan]

We drove down to a farm outside Geelong today to pick a replacement for our last dog which died about 18 months ago.  #3 is holding the two-week old runt of the litter.

Have fun with that! 
Our dog is on his last leg.  It's been really hard on the wife and I, and with two young uns, we're going to go dogless for a while.

[GoldandBlueBU]

We drove down to a farm outside Geelong today to pick a replacement for our last dog which died about 18 months ago.  #3 is holding the two-week old runt of the litter.

Have fun with that! 
Our dog is on his last leg.  It's been really hard on the wife and I, and with two young uns, we're going to go dogless for a while.

Amazing how the critters take a hold of your heart.  We put the family dog, which we got during my HS days, down about 2 years ago.  Tough to watch the old boy decline...and that last trip to the vet is a gut check.

[badgerwarhawk]

Been there and done that.  Agree completely.  I still miss the lab we had to put down several years ago and every once and awhile I catch myself calling her name when I'm meaning to call the current lab.

[jknezek]

worst part of dog ownership. Our 125lbs golden mix is over 8. At his size I'm hoping a few more years, but you know it's coming. There isn't much that makes me tear up, but putting down a family dog does it every time.

[OzJohnnie]

worst part of dog ownership. Our 125lbs golden mix is over 8. At his size I'm hoping a few more years, but you know it's coming. There isn't much that makes me tear up, but putting down a family dog does it every time.

Worst movie ever made: Old Yeller. My kids love watching it with me because I break down every time when Travis has to shoot his own dog.

[OzJohnnie]

ThinkIng of dog movies, I found this full movie of Red Dog on YouTube.  Red Dog is the best Australian movie I've ever seen.  I think it's well worth a watch and will bring a tear to the eye of any dog lover. Best of all, it's based on a true story.

Red Dog: The Pilbura Wanderer

[Johnnie Red]

Well, good news for JJR! No opponent this year for my judicial position. Thank goodness I will be able to focus my time on the Stiftungsfestivities this fall instead of going door knocking in seven counties.