Everyone has one so why not..

[mondatoo]

Ray

Do yourself a favour and cut down on the beer.

You're a much more pleasant person to be around when you're sober or mildly drunk.

If you were 'mortal' when you were with the shrewdies in Vegas I can understand exactly what Brent was saying may have been the reasons for you not being invited to everything.

Sorry if this sounds harsh. I don't want you to think I don't like you or anything because I do. I just prefer the sober Ray to the 'mortal' one.

Hope you work everything out mate.

Doesn't sound harsh at all, there's are a lot of different types of drunk, the nasty drunk or the depressing drunk etc etc, I'm probably the daft drunk but in my life I've been all three of those, overall I guess it's better being daft then being a nasty drunk but obv can still be annoying, especially if you don't really no me. I actually don't drink as much as is probably percieved on here tbh. For instance the drink that I bought ages ago, I sold 10 crates and also shared it with 3 other people for a little while and there's still over 50 left so it's not like I'm canning it all of the time, pretty poor effort from me actually tbh. I do probably drink too much though and when I drink I always drink a lot. The times that BH/Rich/Trigg mentioned I'm pretty sure was all the same day fwiw but still is fair enough. Tbh I think people kind of missed my point there, that's probably my own fault but I didn't mention it to have a go at them but more so because everyone knows them and knows they're sound then obv I'd come to the conclusion that I'm the problem which I don't understand.

Again, thanks to people for posting, I always think things through to the nth degree which is probably a bad thing and I probably over analyse sitautions or what people say far too much but that's how I am so there we go. Anyway, onwards and upwards, all in all my life is good and I do appreciate what I have.

[mondatoo]

Surely this is a booking, he didn't get any of the ball...

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/877287-valencias-sergio-canales-taken-out-by-referees-slide-tackle#ixzz1ZeGSPti4

[George2Loose]

<3 Monda

[tikay]

Morning Ray.

I empathised very much with this part of your long Post last week, & have been thinking about it ever since.

But to be selfish, my whole point is, why is it any little niche in someone's armour, however big, people want to take advantage of it. Why do people have to be like that ? I could've easily been that person, just like you could have, why don't people understand that ? I don't think I'm stupid, as much as I sometimes play the fool, I'm intelligent enough to manipulate people, but I try to be myself, just it doesn't seem to work.

A quite wonderful piece by Matthew Syed appears in todays "The Times" in which he looks in depth (though specifically as to football fans) at why hatred has become so prevelant.

There is a sort of hate culture now, people are socialised into thinking that way, in many cases, young children are taught this by ignorant parents. Now football "fans" describe Man U as "Munichs", most opposing Teams are described as "scum", (as a rule of thumb, when you see that adjective, you know the IQ count is in single figures), visiting fans mock the Holocaust when at WHL, Wenger gets abusive songs every week suggesting he's a kiddie-fiddler. Man U fans had a banner mocking a spectator tragedy in Istanbul when they played Leed recently, the Spurs lad (Adeybour, sp?) from Togo was given constant & abusive reminders of the African Cup shooting last week in the North London Derby.

Miss a penalty? Let's all cheer!

Anyway, try & get a copy of today's The Times (£1, all good newsagents....) & read that piece, you'll enjoy it, & it does help explain the modern day "hate culture"

I do hope you are well.

[mondatoo]

Morning Ray.

I empathised very much with this part of your long Post last week, & have been thinking about it ever since.

But to be selfish, my whole point is, why is it any little niche in someone's armour, however big, people want to take advantage of it. Why do people have to be like that ? I could've easily been that person, just like you could have, why don't people understand that ? I don't think I'm stupid, as much as I sometimes play the fool, I'm intelligent enough to manipulate people, but I try to be myself, just it doesn't seem to work.

A quite wonderful piece by Matthew Syed appears in todays "The Times" in which he looks in depth (though specifically as to football fans) at why hatred has become so prevelant.

There is a sort of hate culture now, people are socialised into thinking that way, in many cases, young children are taught this by ignorant parents. Now football "fans" describe Man U as "Munichs", most opposing Teams are described as "scum", (as a rule of thumb, when you see that adjective, you know the IQ count is in single figures), visiting fans mock the Holocaust when at WHL, Wenger gets abusive songs every week suggesting he's a kiddie-fiddler. Man U fans had a banner mocking a spectator tragedy in Istanbul when they played Leed recently, the Spurs lad (Adeybour, sp?) from Togo was given constant & abusive reminders of the African Cup shooting last week in the North London Derby.

Miss a penalty? Let's all cheer!

Anyway, try & get a copy of today's The Times (£1, all good newsagents....) & read that piece, you'll enjoy it, & it does help explain the modern day "hate culture"

I do hope you are well.

I am well thanks, someone I work with has the times which I borrow to read on my break, will check it out.

[TheChipPrince]

Morning Ray.

I empathised very much with this part of your long Post last week, & have been thinking about it ever since.

But to be selfish, my whole point is, why is it any little niche in someone's armour, however big, people want to take advantage of it. Why do people have to be like that ? I could've easily been that person, just like you could have, why don't people understand that ? I don't think I'm stupid, as much as I sometimes play the fool, I'm intelligent enough to manipulate people, but I try to be myself, just it doesn't seem to work.

A quite wonderful piece by Matthew Syed appears in todays "The Times" in which he looks in depth (though specifically as to football fans) at why hatred has become so prevelant.

There is a sort of hate culture now, people are socialised into thinking that way, in many cases, young children are taught this by ignorant parents. Now football "fans" describe Man U as "Munichs", most opposing Teams are described as "scum", (as a rule of thumb, when you see that adjective, you know the IQ count is in single figures), visiting fans mock the Holocaust when at WHL, Wenger gets abusive songs every week suggesting he's a kiddie-fiddler. Man U fans had a banner mocking a spectator tragedy in Istanbul when they played Leed recently, the Spurs lad (Adeybour, sp?) from Togo was given constant & abusive reminders of the African Cup shooting last week in the North London Derby.

Miss a penalty? Let's all cheer!

Anyway, try & get a copy of today's The Times (£1, all good newsagents....) & read that piece, you'll enjoy it, & it does help explain the modern day "hate culture"

I do hope you are well.

I'm half way through Matthew Syed's book 'Bounce' which looks at the myth of 'natural talent', and how its all about practice practice and more practice.  Enjoying so far.

[Hairydude]

Morning Ray.

I empathised very much with this part of your long Post last week, & have been thinking about it ever since.

But to be selfish, my whole point is, why is it any little niche in someone's armour, however big, people want to take advantage of it. Why do people have to be like that ? I could've easily been that person, just like you could have, why don't people understand that ? I don't think I'm stupid, as much as I sometimes play the fool, I'm intelligent enough to manipulate people, but I try to be myself, just it doesn't seem to work.

A quite wonderful piece by Matthew Syed appears in todays "The Times" in which he looks in depth (though specifically as to football fans) at why hatred has become so prevelant.

There is a sort of hate culture now, people are socialised into thinking that way, in many cases, young children are taught this by ignorant parents. Now football "fans" describe Man U as "Munichs", most opposing Teams are described as "scum", (as a rule of thumb, when you see that adjective, you know the IQ count is in single figures), visiting fans mock the Holocaust when at WHL, Wenger gets abusive songs every week suggesting he's a kiddie-fiddler. Man U fans had a banner mocking a spectator tragedy in Istanbul when they played Leed recently, the Spurs lad (Adeybour, sp?) from Togo was given constant & abusive reminders of the African Cup shooting last week in the North London Derby.

Miss a penalty? Let's all cheer!

Anyway, try & get a copy of today's The Times (£1, all good newsagents....) & read that piece, you'll enjoy it, & it does help explain the modern day "hate culture"

I do hope you are well.

I'm half way through Matthew Syed's book 'Bounce' which looks at the myth of 'natural talent', and how its all about practice practice and more practice.  Enjoying so far.

would be very interested in reading this as I believe in natural talent very much; i'm sure there are players in the world who have put in as much practice the Messi but will be never ever be anywhere near as good.... esp when at a young age and there has been very little practice you can see who has natural talent

[boldie]

Yeah would love to read that as well as I'm pretty sure some people are more naturally gifted than others for certain types of sports.

[StuartHopkin]

Yeah would love to read that as well as I'm pretty sure some people are more naturally gifted than others for every type of life skill going.

FYP

[mondatoo]

Morning Ray.

I empathised very much with this part of your long Post last week, & have been thinking about it ever since.

But to be selfish, my whole point is, why is it any little niche in someone's armour, however big, people want to take advantage of it. Why do people have to be like that ? I could've easily been that person, just like you could have, why don't people understand that ? I don't think I'm stupid, as much as I sometimes play the fool, I'm intelligent enough to manipulate people, but I try to be myself, just it doesn't seem to work.

A quite wonderful piece by Matthew Syed appears in todays "The Times" in which he looks in depth (though specifically as to football fans) at why hatred has become so prevelant.

There is a sort of hate culture now, people are socialised into thinking that way, in many cases, young children are taught this by ignorant parents. Now football "fans" describe Man U as "Munichs", most opposing Teams are described as "scum", (as a rule of thumb, when you see that adjective, you know the IQ count is in single figures), visiting fans mock the Holocaust when at WHL, Wenger gets abusive songs every week suggesting he's a kiddie-fiddler. Man U fans had a banner mocking a spectator tragedy in Istanbul when they played Leed recently, the Spurs lad (Adeybour, sp?) from Togo was given constant & abusive reminders of the African Cup shooting last week in the North London Derby.

Miss a penalty? Let's all cheer!

Anyway, try & get a copy of today's The Times (£1, all good newsagents....) & read that piece, you'll enjoy it, & it does help explain the modern day "hate culture"

I do hope you are well.

I'm half way through Matthew Syed's book 'Bounce' which looks at the myth of 'natural talent', and how its all about practice practice and more practice.  Enjoying so far.

would be very interested in reading this as I believe in natural talent very much; i'm sure there are players in the world who have put in as much practice the Messi but will be never ever be anywhere near as good.... esp when at a young age and there has been very little practice you can see who has natural talent

Just like there will be players who have more natural talent than Messi yet never even played football professionally. +1 to reading it.

I finished the Escobar book Stu, very interesting. Obv as expected it was ridic one sided, a little too much for me which spoiled it a bit but a good read nonetheless.

[vegaslover]

Morning Ray.

I empathised very much with this part of your long Post last week, & have been thinking about it ever since.

But to be selfish, my whole point is, why is it any little niche in someone's armour, however big, people want to take advantage of it. Why do people have to be like that ? I could've easily been that person, just like you could have, why don't people understand that ? I don't think I'm stupid, as much as I sometimes play the fool, I'm intelligent enough to manipulate people, but I try to be myself, just it doesn't seem to work.

A quite wonderful piece by Matthew Syed appears in todays "The Times" in which he looks in depth (though specifically as to football fans) at why hatred has become so prevelant.

There is a sort of hate culture now, people are socialised into thinking that way, in many cases, young children are taught this by ignorant parents. Now football "fans" describe Man U as "Munichs", most opposing Teams are described as "scum", (as a rule of thumb, when you see that adjective, you know the IQ count is in single figures), visiting fans mock the Holocaust when at WHL, Wenger gets abusive songs every week suggesting he's a kiddie-fiddler. Man U fans had a banner mocking a spectator tragedy in Istanbul when they played Leed recently, the Spurs lad (Adeybour, sp?) from Togo was given constant & abusive reminders of the African Cup shooting last week in the North London Derby.

Miss a penalty? Let's all cheer!

Anyway, try & get a copy of today's The Times (£1, all good newsagents....) & read that piece, you'll enjoy it, & it does help explain the modern day "hate culture"

I do hope you are well.

I'm half way through Matthew Syed's book 'Bounce' which looks at the myth of 'natural talent', and how its all about practice practice and more practice.  Enjoying so far.

He sounded like a half reasonable journo till u posted that. Get him a job with The Mail

[boldie]

Yeah would love to read that as well as I'm pretty sure some people are more naturally gifted than others for every type of life skill going.

FYP

Yeah, obv correct. don't know why anyone would claim differently TBH.

[kinboshi]

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration"
― Thomas A. Edison

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein


But that 1% inspiration/natural talent is absolutely key.  Beckham practised his nuts off taking free-kicks, but he was already naturally talented at it.  One without the other won't make you a world-class free-kick taker.  Anyone who's ever played football could train for every hour they are awake, but they'll never be Messi.

[mondatoo]

I made my 1st ever "home cooked" meal last night. Followed this recipe to make meatballs with my own sauce and pasta www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/meatballswithtomatos_74759, the pasta wasn't homemade ldo. I enjoyed doing it, I never expected to like cooking but there's something about it that I can't really explain that I like about it. As well as all the ingredients in that recipe I also added some chilli's to the meatballs as well. Overall for a 1st attempt I thought I did pretty good, the meatballs where nice although a couple of them where slightly too big so didn't keep there shape. The sauce was pretty meh tbh, all of it needed more seasoning to give it more flavour. I'd give myself a 6/10. It took me twice as long as the time it said on the recipe though lol, noobaments. I was actually quite excited about trying the meatballs as I would've been pretty gutted spending an hour and a half making it for it too taste horrible, but it was ok.

Overnight I marinated some chicken in nando's peri peri sauce and I've just spent a bit time there prepping some spicy rice, see how that pans out. I was considering maybe doing a course to learn some techniques and get better but think I'll just get recipes off the internet and watch instructional videos instead. It's not something I'd ever want to do as a job if I wasn't doing poker as it's far too much hard work, I used to work in a kitchen as a kitchen porter so have seen how tough it is but I just want to try and teach myself to an ok standard so I can cook some decent meals.

[boldie]

Tasting whilst cooking will sort out the seasoning problem mate.