According to Tail there will plenty on room on the sidelines.

Can I smooch with her a little?

Yeah. I win.

Because this was some sort of competition.

Forgive me if I question your sincerity.

You took my words and turned them into an insult. I meant no harm. Then you lash out at me to try and keep the fire going. So again....You Win!!!

Whoooo Hoooo! Poke that Chest Out Dude!

And my apology is sincere. I never meant to insult you or the family.

me too.

We stopped in at La Segunda, a fourth generation 115- 120 year old Cuban bakery and plant for breakfast, espresso and unreal pastries: bread pudding, flan, fig roll, crescent almond, and a few other Cuban goodies. I got a five minute tour of the factory and was blown away watching dozens of bakers at work. Then, we drove about 10-15 more miles to his game.

Noah, plays on a newly formed U-14 state cup team this year, and had one game (instead of two) in Tampa today. Tied at zero at the half. Went up 2-0. Opposing goalie and coach went berserk. Penalty kick by other team made it 2-1. A mistake let it get to 2-2. Goalie miss-punted the ball terribly, which lead to a disastrously easy goal against them in the last 3-5 minutes. We lost.

Noah played right and left wing almost the entire game, but got cleated on the shin, against the guard, by a slide tackle. He got up slowly and continued to play, but had to come out due to pain. His other thigh has a cleat mark 4 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. He assisted one of their goals, but only played fairly. Nevertheless, he had a great time and has no regret about his teams unusual dysfunction because three regular starter were out and they had two guest players that just didn't mesh in. I told him he should be pissed off with his team and that I definitely did not have a good time.

HD came to watch the second half and it was great to see him. Next time he comes to watch I am going to have a little talk with Noah ahead of time so that he performs well and puts on a great show for our guest. If he doesn't, then I assure all he will not have a good time and will wish he never even dressed out. Sorry Tom. Yeah, its supposed to be all about the kids, but if my kid's team can't win and he plays poorly- I get upset. I just cannot help it. After all, i just spent $80 because he started to out grow his cleats over the last month or so. Next time, i am just going to pay $25 and he can pay the rest for which ever pair he likes.

Afterwords, we went to Tampa Humidor to look for a 4-5k capacity cabinet. Then, on to Columbia Restaurant for rice and beans and palomino steak- for lunch. Noah had to drink water and didn't get desert because he didn't earn it. Great meal though, once my wife stopped trying to defend him. At that point, I was able to enjoy this 100+ year cuban beuty, decor and architecture

Smoked a QdO Imperiales before the game. A bit woodsy and grassy, but still too young for other flavors to evolve. The rest of the box will be getting real ready in six months to a year, and I will continue to sample it every six months. In a few years, i will have about 15-20 ripe sticks to enjoy. Gonna get another box when I catch a good deal from '04, '06 or '08-'09. Tens and elevens ares till too young for me to be able to be evaluate.

Anyhow, i would have smoked a celebration cigar, but gave it to Tom because I didn't deserve it because Noah played crappy. Maybe he will pul it together for two games next saturday. Who knows at this point...

:-k 🤔 🤔

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Try not to beat your son down too hard. I deal with the same situation with my son. There have been many games where I was FURIOUS on the inside due to his lack of effort. I would never show it on the sidelines, but he would hear about it the whole way home.

I have come to learn that kids are just like us. There are days when we don't feel up to performing our best. Perhaps we don't feel well or just have other things on our mind. I know we want our kids to perform to their potential day in day out, but how often do we do that? I have also learned that my son plays to the oppositions ability. His game is much better when he plays a better team.

I'm not questioning you as a parent. Far be it for me to judge. I would never throw rocks in a glass house.

It sounds as though we walk similar paths, and I had to find a way to not get so upset. To tell you the truth, my son plays better because of it.

Again, this is only an attempt to help. Please don't think I'm looking down at you.

I had fun. I especially liked the opposing team dad in the Ronaldinho shirt! It reminded me of a hockey game once where the opposing parents all wore team jerseys with their kid's names. I think it was so you knew which parent to scream at when a kid made a bad pass.

I decided not to ground him for that after I made him run eight miles yesterday morning and he came in crying.

You should start wearing his cleats ,that'll teach him to be a slacker...

Huh?

[sarcasm]

You had me LMAO!!!

Yeah, well you know- I gotta try to have some fun around here some times. Everything is true, except the parts about my attitude about Noah, my wife and my response to it all. Despite losing, Noah had a good time (and so did we) and we all got to spend the entire day together. That is more important to me than any win or loss on the field could ever be.

Only because I know you...makes this the more...er...funnier?

Congrats for being there and supporting your son![frypan] =d>

So Ill say it here for everyone.....When I read that, all I could do was laugh. Thanks!

Soccer is a very physical game that requires a very large skill set. Being ambidextrous in any of the other sports is always a plus, but in soccer it becomes almost manditory at a certain level.

And mattie still sucks butt.