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by JMarkJohns
Mon Dec 13, 2021 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Venting Thread
Replies: 2452
Views: 711608

Re: Venting Thread

Now lost 2 friends to treatable conditions because they didn’t want to go to the Covid Hospitals to get tests and treatments, putting things off past the tipping point, both losing their lives to “complications” of their conditions, not the conditions themselves. Both were 40/under. Both since Augus...
by JMarkJohns
Tue Nov 30, 2021 7:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Dog I Ever Knew
Replies: 250
Views: 14076

Re: The Best Dog I Ever Knew

Most of my dog bites have been the simple rule of not aggressively or quickly reaching for unfamiliar/older dogs. I definitely learned my lesson from snuggling with a dogs face near mine when a Chow left me with a facial scar 1 inch from my left eye at age 4. All the others have been because I taste...
by JMarkJohns
Tue Nov 30, 2021 8:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Dog I Ever Knew
Replies: 250
Views: 14076

Re: The Best Dog I Ever Knew

My uncle once adopted a very skittish shelter dog. It had been abused and had a case of mange that still had the skin healing and tender. Her first 6 months she cowered if you reached for her, she subtly growled if you touched her, and flipped out if you touched her neck or her back. After 6 months ...
by JMarkJohns
Tue Nov 09, 2021 1:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Dog I Ever Knew
Replies: 250
Views: 14076

Re: The Best Dog I Ever Knew

She’s beautiful and she will adore you forever. She will want all the cuddles very very soon and smile so big you’ll laugh.
by JMarkJohns
Thu Oct 28, 2021 8:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Dog I Ever Knew
Replies: 250
Views: 14076

Re: The Best Dog I Ever Knew

Nobody needs to apologize for posting in this thread. My heart also sinks every time I see it, but it is an important part of group therapy. It might not be a bad idea that this is simply a celebration thread, regardless. Might temper the auto-feels.
by JMarkJohns
Mon Aug 23, 2021 5:52 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Dog I Ever Knew
Replies: 250
Views: 14076

Re: The Best Dog I Ever Knew

I’m so sorry, Greg. I am. Stormy looks like a great dog.
by JMarkJohns
Tue Aug 10, 2021 7:22 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: 2021-2022 NBA Season
Replies: 175
Views: 8987

Re: 2021-2022 NBA Season

His Agent secured him that extension offer in a market where 4 teams had CAP space. And because he said no to it so soundedly, no team approached LA about a SnT if they did want him. It’s insane how bad that process was. You have to know the market if you’re betting on it. Literally like 4 teams had...
by JMarkJohns
Mon Aug 09, 2021 1:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why I Own The World
Replies: 853
Views: 50861

Re: Why I Own The World

I have no words. I’m praying for the situation, but I’m elated you and your son found some beauty from ashes and I pray it makes a difference in all the other matters.

Happy to read about the business!
by JMarkJohns
Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Venting Thread
Replies: 2452
Views: 711608

Re: Venting Thread

It’s a great job market out there, even for people who don’t have college degrees. This may be overstepping your bounds, but maybe just start doing a little job hunting for her? If you send her a bunch of jobs she’s qualified to handle based on her experience, maybe she’ll realize she has some opti...
by JMarkJohns
Sat Jun 26, 2021 8:25 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Venting Thread
Replies: 2452
Views: 711608

Re: Venting Thread

My sister works for a psychopath and it is really pissing me off. She works 50 hours a week at this job. She’s paid very well. But there’s zero accountability from the other employees and the owner subscribes to the theory that chaos and anarchy are good motivators since nobody gets comfortable. So ...
by JMarkJohns
Sat Jun 26, 2021 6:35 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Best Dog I Ever Knew
Replies: 250
Views: 14076

Re: The Best Dog I Ever Knew

My current pup, Rowdy, is turning 14 today. At times she’s still a puppy, running laps, hopping up on hind legs to greet you, but other times I can tell her breathing and walking is labored. Gonna try and give her lots of love this next year. Made a meatloaf Thursday. She’s already had some cut up b...
by JMarkJohns
Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:03 pm
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Duke
Replies: 650
Views: 92382

Re: Duke

JMJ with the "Jordan was forced to take a break from basketball due to gambling" level of conspiracy and I love it. I mean, what other athlete at the heights of heights of their Greatest Of All Time trajectory career retires to toil in the minor leagues of a sport he isn’t very good at right after ...
by JMarkJohns
Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:55 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Duke
Replies: 650
Views: 92382

Re: Duke

Long story short, when has anything wirh a major college coaching change happened that suddenly, that quickly, that cleanly? Within the first few hours of the Retirement announcement Duke had rubber-stamped Ks choice for the transition. Almost like “I will only agree to this if you give Scheyer the ...
by JMarkJohns
Thu Jun 03, 2021 8:51 am
Forum: Basketball Arch Rivals
Topic: Duke
Replies: 650
Views: 92382

Re: Duke

They might have kicked the tires on a guy like Brad Stevens but I’m sure it was unofficial back channel shit. Duke would never allow it to come out publicly that a coach told them to go kick rocks. This kind of relates to the question I posed: if Duke can't pick their next coach, can anyone? I mean...
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 26, 2021 6:50 am
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

Must be nice to be on the team the Refs favor which allows you to not get thrown out for a Flagrant 2 on an obviously intentional and unnatural groin kick and then be awards 21 FTs, half of which had non-Suns Twitter wondering where the foul was: https://twitter.com/dturw2/status/1397374620714536960...
by JMarkJohns
Sun May 23, 2021 5:48 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

Lakers struggled 2 seasons ago and half of this season. They are a .600 team going back to 2018-2019. Yet in that time with two huge chunks of struggle including a huge free fall this season, they have a ref that has reffed them to 10 straight wins, and that ref happens to call this game 1, and that...
by JMarkJohns
Sun May 23, 2021 3:36 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

Refs did their best…

28 FTs Lakers, 12 FTs Suns

And it was 17-0 at halftime.

It’s a thing. The fact you can’t see it is on you. So keep the cheese for your own whining over my spitting facts.
by JMarkJohns
Sat May 22, 2021 7:30 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

I guess the refs had it in for the Warriors against that league-preferred Grizzlies squad last night. :roll: The Warriors aren’t a threat to win the Title. Healthy Lakers are. But the Warriors are an iffy matchup for the Lakers if Curry is on. He was. So, Refs we’re there to keep things close for L...
by JMarkJohns
Sat May 22, 2021 4:47 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

I guess the refs had it in for the Warriors against that league-preferred Grizzlies squad last night. :roll: The Warriors aren’t a threat to win the Title. Healthy Lakers are. But the Warriors are an iffy matchup for the Lakers if Curry is on. He was. So, Refs we’re there to keep things close for L...
by JMarkJohns
Sat May 22, 2021 2:35 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

Pretty much. Zero way he was ever going to be suspended. But the League is making the favoritism obvious. 2 Refs whose call stats and win/loss all favor the Lakers called the Lakers/Warriors game (Lakers literally undefeated with one of them, and the other the Warriors are 0-for against). Now this. ...
by JMarkJohns
Thu May 20, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Please Do Not Post Premium Content

That’s funny Chi. I had a conversation a few weeks back on the Dream Team and, maybe impressed, maybe a subtle jab at me for showing him up on the topic he brought up, he asked me “how I could remember so much detail” and I pointed to my ringless left ring finger. He enjoyed that more than my Dream ...
by JMarkJohns
Thu May 20, 2021 2:03 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Please Do Not Post Premium Content

Yeah. That’s it!
by JMarkJohns
Thu May 20, 2021 1:28 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Please Do Not Post Premium Content

NobodyBetter was Jason. Josh was AZsomething.
by JMarkJohns
Thu May 20, 2021 9:52 am
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Please Do Not Post Premium Content

Sounds like Scheer’s problem. He should police his own flock, they’re sharing the content. He did. But if they are sharing here, that’s not ever been who we are. At one point we had media like Anthony Gimino posting here because we were a content responsible forum. The foundation of the post I made...
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 9:38 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

Refs aren’t going to allow LeBron to lose.
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 9:17 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

Not that anyone did, but this is pinpoint example why you never want opponents to suffer injuries. Suns get royally fucked for being healthy and the Lakers not. With health, Utah, Phoenix, and the LA squads are all 1-4 and not meeting until round 2.
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 9:05 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: Lakers
Replies: 637
Views: 41686

Re: Lakers

I as a Suns fan am severely annoyed right now.
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 9:03 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Please Do Not Post Premium Content

All fair. I definitely intended my post to be less of an edict and more of a professional courtesy, which is why I didn’t name any names and put out a general thread on the topic. I still haven’t mentioned any names in this thread because I know absent the moronic copy/paste on PGU that included Jas...
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 8:59 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved
Replies: 7706
Views: 394387

Re: Bribery Scandal - FBI Probe - Book Richardson Involved

In 2 years the NCAA will allow some sort of image/likeness/celebrity monetizing and every one of these bullcrap cases looks like the injustice they were to begin with, but everyone got on their pious thrown of cash and spouted sanctimonious bullshit about amateur Athletics and the love of the sport ...
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 8:36 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Please Do Not Post Premium Content

1. Jason requested on WCA that premium content stay on their forum 2. Immediately one of this site’s posters was mentioned. 3. Jason confirmed yes to that poster, and said there were 2 others he found. 4. In my haste to create a post that engaged who we were in the beginning with hopes of who we wou...
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 8:28 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Please Do Not Post Premium Content

I kicked the shit out of this.

That’s all I got.
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 8:12 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Reminder: Do Not Post Premium Content

Man. If that is how you all feel, I feel terrible. The lengths I have fought and will fight for this crew...

Like I said, if that’s how you all feel, then do what you think is right for the community.
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 7:41 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Re: Reminder: Do Not Post Premium Content

I apologize for any over-stepping that people believe occurred. When we created this site, it was founded on responsible message board practices. At least early on we encouraged linking to articles and only quoting/pasting pertinent information, not copying whole articles. We also decided that posti...
by JMarkJohns
Wed May 19, 2021 4:31 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Please Do Not Post Premium Content
Replies: 96
Views: 6111

Please Do Not Post Premium Content

In my zealousness as a former journalist and friend of many current who struggle because of the free flow of content which makes subscriptions largely mute points, I now realize this post is aggressive and feels like an edict. My intent was to remind the posters of this site of our early history, an...
by JMarkJohns
Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:46 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Missing Posters Thread
Replies: 457
Views: 41801

Re: The Official Missing Posters Thread

I'd rather have him back than the guy who made him quit. Not sure if this is directed at me. But cool. Not everyone’s groove. I get it. And he posted lots of nudes. I meant the person who complained not you JMJ. Got it. I understand that. But the thing about Bullies is they rarely are content with ...
by JMarkJohns
Thu Apr 08, 2021 7:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Missing Posters Thread
Replies: 457
Views: 41801

Re: The Official Missing Posters Thread

UAEebs86 wrote: Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:23 pm I'd rather have him back than the guy who made him quit.
Not sure if this is directed at me. But cool. Not everyone’s groove. I get it. And he posted lots of nudes.
by JMarkJohns
Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Official Missing Posters Thread
Replies: 457
Views: 41801

Re: The Official Missing Posters Thread

Katz being gone is my fault. He started really going at a poster and I said we don’t do that level of personal attacks here, we leave that to Ace and PGU and within a day he was vanished. I apologized about the tone. Never heard back. Long short of it, I wish I had g done it out in the open like I d...
by JMarkJohns
Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:32 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Board Status
Replies: 108
Views: 132605

Re: Board Status

UAdevil wrote: Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:48 pm Additionally, this new layout should be MUCH more mobile friendly.
It is. It’s a revelation on the smartphone
by JMarkJohns
Fri Mar 05, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: WTF!
Replies: 28
Views: 2042

Re: WTF!

Love the look! Excellent!
by JMarkJohns
Wed Feb 17, 2021 6:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: TOS Discussion
Replies: 1389
Views: 69441

Re: TOS Discussion

Was this at GOAZCATS.com? https://twitter.com/JasonScheer/status/1257515456442667010 I thought Jason was NobodyBetter on GOAZCATS? Maybe he was both? I’ve only been JMarkJohns on all except briefly JMarkCats during Scout switch and of course @TheRealestJMark on Twitter because some social media pre...
by JMarkJohns
Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: RIP Notable Figures
Replies: 844
Views: 70866

Re: RIP Notable Figures

Is it weird I don’t brag about having photographed a Hustler cover model? It probably is. Anyways, thanks for allowing me to have that story topper, Larry. Hard to beat it unless you’ve actually made a porno. Haha Oh, also, I worked lights and photoshopped images of an aspiring model turned future H...
by JMarkJohns
Fri Nov 13, 2020 5:12 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Bear Down Wildcats- State of the Union- PLEASE READ!!!
Replies: 78
Views: 50340

Re: Bear Down Wildcats- State of the Union- PLEASE READ!!!

Love this. Great breakdown. Yes. If everyone reading forgoes a pizza twice a year, this place keeps its lights on and gets the upgrades technology allows.

Not demanding. But this isn’t difficult.
by JMarkJohns
Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:03 pm
Forum: Board Announcements
Topic: Board Status
Replies: 108
Views: 132605

Re: Board Status

Awesome work! Looks real nice!
by JMarkJohns
Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why I Own The World
Replies: 853
Views: 50861

Re: Why I Own The World

My current regional coordinator is now engaged and wanted a shift in her job. She’s in discussions to become the Media Director and face/voice of the BBB in Southern California both English/Spanish. She recommended me to be her Yuma/Imperial Replacement, so I took it to our CEO last week in our Yea...
by JMarkJohns
Fri Sep 18, 2020 7:22 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why I Own The World
Replies: 853
Views: 50861

Re: Why I Own The World

My current regional coordinator is now engaged and wanted a shift in her job. She’s in discussions to become the Media Director and face/voice of the BBB in Southern California both English/Spanish. She recommended me to be her Yuma/Imperial Replacement, so I took it to our CEO last week in our Yea...
by JMarkJohns
Sun Sep 06, 2020 9:44 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Brandon Williams
Replies: 305
Views: 26574

Re: Brandon Williams

He may only have one or two good years left, if that, so can't fault him a bit for not trying to get some money before his knees go out. A couple of $100K Euro contracts would be nice with a free apartment and car. So all the best to him, and good health. Although as a parent myself, I would have r...
by JMarkJohns
Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:29 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Brandon Williams
Replies: 305
Views: 26574

Re: Brandon Williams

If his knees are healthy enough to play, then his skills are good enough to get paid. I understand the dynamic. I hope it works out for him. He wants to play. This isn’t Ray Smith knowing he was done on those knees of his. Even if Williams suspects, he has the right to know, and if Arizona docs can’...
by JMarkJohns
Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:46 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Venting Thread
Replies: 2452
Views: 711608

Re: Venting Thread

I’m just fucking tired. I know I’m not alone. But with with friends dying to start this week and what this week has stolen from us, and I know I’m still lucky, because my family is well and healthy and employed. But Jesus there’s just a weight it feels like I’m dragging and can’t shake free. Be well...
by JMarkJohns
Tue Aug 25, 2020 8:29 pm
Forum: Arizona Basketball
Topic: Lute
Replies: 148
Views: 8366

Re: Lute

We are all here because of that man. He either invited or cemented or inspired our Arizona Wildcat fandom. I know we are all crushed. So let’s turn this into our favorite stories of Lute’s Arizona. https://twitter.com/therealestjmark/status/1298423730025054209 https://twitter.com/therealestjmark/sta...
by JMarkJohns
Mon Aug 24, 2020 5:44 pm
Forum: NBA
Topic: 2019-2020 NBA Season
Replies: 23
Views: 2098

Re: 2019-2020 NBA Season

They never should have fired Bryan Colangelo. Hinkie has strengths and had a lot of activity and made the Embiid pick and set the table with 1sts, but his own player for player trades and drafts were very average. It was Bryan who added shooting and actual team strategy, and while his All-In Fultz d...