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February 10 20, 12:40 pm
Plowz and Mowz--Coming to St. Louis
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CardsofSTL »
February 7 20, 3:47 pm
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A new app launching in St. Louis is like Uber for your yard
Plowz and Mowz is an on-demand outdoor home services app.
The app allows you to book...
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Is that dog gonna shovel my driveway? If so, IN.
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February 8 20, 2:33 pm
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February 7 20, 12:02 am
The sandwich generation
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heyzeus »
February 5 20, 8:22 am
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I'd heard the term before a few years ago, but wasn't sure if it was a thing. Brothers and sisters, let me tell you, it is a thing.
Nearly half...
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Damn Sigh, I'm sorry to hear you have to shoulder all that. You're a hell of a human being.
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Last post by GeddyWrox
February 5 20, 3:22 pm
Agatha Christie's real unsolved mystery
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CardsofSTL »
February 1 20, 12:19 am
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This is an interesting read whether you're a Christie fan or not. I've read many of her books; especially Poirot's mysteries and enjoyed them for...
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Agatha and the Truth of Murder (2018)
In 1926, with her personal life in tatters and her writing in crisis, a young Agatha Christie decides to...
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 3 20, 1:33 pm
Are Newtons even cookies?
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heyzeus »
February 2 20, 10:30 am
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Vote or wood chipper
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I think we should respect Newton and refer to them as what they identify as. Therefore they are cookies.
I would go with Newtons, but I would be...
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Last post by wart57
February 3 20, 10:52 am
The All New Important Cookie Poll
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CardsofSTL »
February 2 20, 12:14 am
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Everyone knows that homemade cookies are the best...but when you have to buy a name brand cookie from the store; what is your go to choice?
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When we were kids we always got chips ahoy...maybe they were cheaper. But oreos are my favorite too.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 3 20, 9:51 am
Amazon buying Whole Foods
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ghostrunner »
June 16 17, 7:23 am
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Feel free to move to politics if it moves that way. Wouldn't be surprising.
Interesting move. Amazon just opened a store a while back that...
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instacart is a garbage company, at least if youre employed by them
Wouldn't know... Isn't like an Uber/Lyft thing where you're not really...
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Last post by CardsofSTL
February 2 20, 3:24 pm
Share Foreign-Language Music
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clement »
February 29 08, 9:43 am
There have been lots of great music threads that have exposed me to a lot of great music... so how about a thread of songs sung in...
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Last post by Famous Mortimer
January 29 20, 9:04 am
best free anti-virus?
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go birds »
September 16 18, 9:43 am
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i must getting old if i'm asking about the best free pc anti-virus. my trial membership of webroot ran out yesterday and i'm not sure it's even...
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well here's a reason to not use avast, glad i put bitdefender on my new laptop
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Last post by Jocephus
January 27 20, 2:20 pm
Where is Smith Corks One legally obligated to live?
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heyzeus »
January 17 20, 8:26 am
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Here are his ranked criteria. Vote or die.
1) A big, or pretty big, city. Something that's walkable. My wife's from a big city in Vietnam, and...
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My posting room is also known as work.
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Last post by heyzeus
January 24 20, 3:18 pm
Signs you are getting old
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stlouie_lipp »
December 8 17, 10:00 pm
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Let's face it. This board was started over 10 years ago and we all ain't getting younger. Aside from the random aches and pains that we wake up...
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I had to google yeet to find out what it means.
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Last post by heyzeus
January 23 20, 10:53 am
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January 23 20, 9:45 am
Joker
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33anda3rd »
September 9 19, 1:06 pm
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I kinda feel like The Joker as Travis Bickle is going to be rad.
Are the Batman movies the best superhero movies? I'd take the first two Burtons...
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I finally watched this. I'm somewhere between Really really liked and Loved .
Besides all the great things others have already pointed out, I...
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Last post by GeddyWrox
January 20 20, 1:55 pm
Best baseball song
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heyzeus »
June 28 16, 8:13 am
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There are many baseball songs, but only one is the best, and it is this one.
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RIP Dave Olney
Damn -died with his boots (and guitar) on.
Olney stopped in the middle of a song and paused, said I'm sorry, and put his chin to...
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Last post by Joe Shlabotnik
January 19 20, 9:30 pm
Book thread
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docellis »
December 18 09, 1:02 am
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Didn't we have one of these? My search results were inadequate.
So I am reading a book called The Lie by Chad Kultgen. I feel defiled and I think it...
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The River By Peter Heller. Ripped thru it in 4 days (record pace for me, but I was sick in bed two days of it) A fictional buddy canoe trip gone...
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Last post by Freed Roger
January 14 20, 12:31 pm
2020 Academy Award nominees
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mikechamp »
January 13 20, 1:41 pm
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They were announced earlier today:
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There's probably a lot about the Safdies style that doesn't play w/ Academy voters, that's a great point. Also populating the movie with so many...
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Last post by 33anda3rd
January 13 20, 8:51 pm
Neil Peart - Drumming Legend - Dead at 67
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GeddyWrox »
January 10 20, 3:57 pm
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Brain tumor.
Dammit.
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Gotta be honest - Geddy Lee's shriek of a voice put me off Rush. My little brother was into them but I couldn't get past that voice. I can listen to...
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Last post by IMADreamer
January 13 20, 9:40 am
Job Offer Question
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go birds »
January 4 20, 11:00 am
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So my plan to move to Denver is all falling into place. I’ve just received a job offer from a company and am seeking advice on salary negotiations....
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I have a friend who is moving to Nashville today because her fiance got a job as an assistant tennis coach at Tennessee State. She was saying that he...
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Last post by lukethedrifter
January 11 20, 2:52 pm
Your decade in review
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IMADreamer »
December 26 19, 10:28 pm
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It's hard to believe it but the teens are basically in the books so I guess it's a good time to go back and take a look at what happened.
The early...
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- Hit a high weight of around 380 (one doctor's visit on the patient portal shows my weight at 377). Finally decided to do something about it when I...
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Last post by JoeMcKim
December 31 19, 7:56 am
MMMMMmmmmmm, donuts
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Smith Corks One »
August 20 19, 3:47 pm
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Didn't think this belonged in the fine dining thread, but the post there about World's Fair Donuts made me realize that for a fat man who loves the...
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I am hoping for the best out of this. Worlds Fair does not carry on without a savior. But No way can the Strange Donut (ahem, subpar donut) model...
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Last post by Freed Roger
December 26 19, 10:18 pm
Festivus 2K19
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heyzeus »
December 23 19, 7:00 am
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Air those grievances, [expletive].
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All you asswipes with the broken photobucket avatars really PISS ME OFF
Sorry. Along the same lines, people that post about their meals being...
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Last post by cardinalkarp
December 26 19, 1:55 pm
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Last post by Mary1966
December 24 19, 11:11 pm
Coffee Talk
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G. Keenan »
June 27 07, 1:30 pm
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Coffee is one of the three greatest things in life. This thread is about good coffee and making recommendations about where to get it.
Currently I'm...
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How is it possible we didn’t talk about this back then?
Odd that i can’t get it to embed
Lol,
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Last post by Freed Roger
December 17 19, 11:48 am
Interesting Cover Versions
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lukethedrifter »
June 28 08, 2:39 pm
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The Clash play Every Little Bit Hurts
Radiohead- Nobody Does It Better
Manic St Preachers- Suicide is Painless
edited for updated links
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Wilco & Robyn Hitchcock
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Last post by lukethedrifter
December 16 19, 12:09 pm
Going to Barnes tomorrow, construction detours?
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IMADreamer »
December 10 19, 10:20 am
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Got a quick question st Louis folks. We have to go to Barnes tomorrow, actually sitemen cancer center. Someone told us there was construction down...
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That's kinda a weird coincidence, because my parents will be at Siteman today as well. If you see an older couple that looks like me, just say Hi...
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Last post by IMADreamer
December 12 19, 10:24 pm
RIP Caroll Spinney
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obucard »
December 8 19, 5:20 pm
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He was 85.
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I watched the very first episode of Sesame Street back in 1969, so I grew up with that show and its characters and Muppets. What a tremendous body of...
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Last post by sighyoung
December 9 19, 4:52 pm
RIP Odo
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CardsofSTL »
December 8 19, 9:30 pm
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Tough couple weeks for Trek veterans and their fans
René Auberjonois has died
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Really sad. That makes two major DS9 actors lost this year after Aron Eisenberg.
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Last post by redbirdjazzz
December 9 19, 9:37 am
2019 NAMIWalks Fundraiser
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Mary1966 »
February 16 19, 6:07 pm
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I will be walking again to raise money for the National Alliance on Mental Health. The walk is in June, but we are already forming our team to raise...
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My nephew has a mental illness he has been dealing with for some time. I learned recently that he has received help from NAMI. He has made great...
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Last post by Freed Roger
December 6 19, 12:27 pm
The Trayvon Martin shooting
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heyzeus »
March 19 12, 9:39 am
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What a sad and shocking story.
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WTAF
George Zimmerman files $100 million lawsuit against Trayvon Martin’s family
George Zimmerman, acquitted of killing unarmed black teen...
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Last post by pioneer98
December 4 19, 2:37 pm
Ronnie James Dio dead at 67.
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Leroy »
May 17 10, 7:01 am
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Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy...
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This guy [expletive]!
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Last post by heyzeus
December 4 19, 8:21 am
RIP DC Fontana
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CardsofSTL »
December 3 19, 10:24 pm
If you know anything about Star Trek, you know about this fine lady. RIP
D.C. Fontana, 1939-2019
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Last post by CardsofSTL
December 3 19, 10:24 pm
Albums from your youth that need no revisiting
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BottenFieldofDreams »
August 7 19, 2:11 pm
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Stone Cold Rhymin'- I could do Fastest Rhyme in 2nd or 3rd grade (still can, I bet). But that's a tough era for radio rap. So corny.
Even if Flea...
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Van Halen - 5150 and everything after (maybe even 1984)
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Last post by Indu WangZi
December 3 19, 9:31 pm
Where ya from; Where ya been; Where ya at?
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CardsofSTL »
June 11 19, 10:32 am
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Here's a fun little thing that people can choose to do or not; list your hometown; where you live now; other places you have lived--might be...
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Man I feel like a complete rube reading this. I've literally lived in rural Pike county my whole life except for my four year stint in Macomb, IL for...
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Last post by IMADreamer
December 3 19, 4:47 pm
Holiday Shopping 2019 Edition
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Michael »
November 29 19, 11:26 am
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How's it going out there? I think this is the first Black Friday I haven't purchased anything, but I'm curious if anyone else has found some...
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I found a Nihilist Arby’s tshirt for my brother that I’m pretty happy about.
Is it the logo with the word nothing?
If so I almost bought that for...
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Last post by InvincibleCakeEater
November 30 19, 9:22 pm
Was this waitress stupid, or am I?
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Smith Corks One »
November 21 19, 6:26 pm
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So we're going to Ruby Tuesday, and I notice they have a deal where if you buy a $50 gift card, you get a bonus $15 gift card. I've done that deal...
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I road-tripped from CO to Chicago like 10 years ago, spent the night in either Lincoln or Omaha I think it was Lincoln and had a really great meal at...
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Last post by 33anda3rd
November 28 19, 1:15 pm
Documentaries
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lukethedrifter »
March 25 08, 9:51 am
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Watched The Devil and Daniel Johnston last night. Really well done and an interesting story to boot. Next up is Ghengis Blues. What have you seen,...
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I enjoyed netflix The Game Changers . I will eat more vegetables for sure. Some good info on the effects of big ag. However that was sort of a...
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Last post by Freed Roger
November 27 19, 5:53 pm
Celebrity: Most Disappointing Fall from Grace
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Freed Roger »
July 8 15, 4:35 pm
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For me - Cosby. Came across Fat Albert while browsing local cable ( KNLC - Larry Rice TV ) channel a while ago, and was about to watch it - forgot...
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It is Trouble with the Curve
I like that movie. Don't hate.
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Last post by CardsofSTL
November 25 19, 1:30 am
Coaching Kids
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Freed Roger »
September 21 11, 1:36 pm
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Am coming to appreciate people that can coach kids. Some people have the knack and patience, some don't.
I'd like to read some tips for working with...
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So, you want to be a youth sports coach? Well, thankfully this guy was NOT successfully sued.
A New Jersey youth baseball coach got sued after...
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November 12 19, 4:01 pm
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