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    Here’s a (VERY compressed) shot of the seedlings, taken on Saturday right after I potted them up. I gave away one seedling of each of the four tomato varieties to a neighbor, and will probably do the same again once I transplant since I always keep an extra seedling or two in pots just in case something goes wrong. Jalapenos are front right with most of my basil behind them. Tomatoes take up the rest except or a couple more basil plants in the front left and one little cup of tomato seedlings that my little one wanted to start on her own. The setup is just a couple LED grow lamps and two heat maps from Amazon and a Target garment rack. It’s just enough to start what will actually fit in my garden (plus some extras of each as I mentioned). I’ll get something else started once I get this cleared, but I’m not quite sure yet. Probably just some herbs or or leafy greens - something fairly simple that I may not even transplant. Hoping to be able to plant in about three weeks if the weather cooperates!
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    I haven't, but I might have to give it a shot. We badly need to update the backyard layout!
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    Didn't really get any rain yesterday, but it seems I got some decent rain overnight with a few cells that moved through between midnight and 5 am or so. No idea if these had T&L or any wind associated with them, though.
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    Just a breezy and mild day. Hope everyone else had fun!
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    Meh
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    I'm not opposed to Horvath. At least he's playing games.
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    It's crazy. He's done the same thing multiple times now. I was texting with my buddies during the game and I said that I'm almost done with him. You just can't have those kinds of errors game-in and game-out. Matt Turner is definitely good enough to take that #1 spot. Gaga Slonina will almost certainly be our #1 over the next few years, but it's still too early. I'd be good with Turner, Steffen, Solonina as our three keepers in Qatar.
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    The pots are basically the seeding groups. Pot 1 are the highest-ranked teams, Pot 2 the second-highest, etc.
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    It was a bit of a dead-rubber match, but it was weird to go through despite losing. We didn't play poorly, either. Costa Rica took advantage of that one set piece, then Zack Steffen sh*t the bed again on a claiming a free kick. I can't stress enough how frustrating it is when you have a keeper who doesn't command the box well and/or will confidently collect crosses. I think this team is built to play against teams that don't sit in a lower block - basically a team that allows a bit more space. We should see this much more in the World Cup than in qualifying, so I think we'll put on a good show.
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    There will be that little measure of concern until we finish the job. I mean...there's no way this Costa Rica team scores six goals on us, let alone six unanswered goals, but that nagging concern will still be there. I'm with you though. Go down there and get three points to close it out. That would be phenomenal. You know what's crazy? The absolutely ridiculous CONCACAF yellow card accumulation rule will be applied to the playoff game with New Zealand. There are nine Costa Rica players n a yellow, so if any of them pick up another tonight then they'll be suspended for that playoff game. That's just nuts. I feel for them, but I'd be surprised if most of them start since the chances of making up that GD against us are so incredibly slim.
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    That's great! I'm becoming quite partial to some cold-weather crops. I planted mache (corn salad) in the fall and just let the plants go all winter. I've been harvesting them this month, and they're fantastic. The plump, sweet leaves make an incredible accompaniment for lettuce in our salads. They lend a really hearty note, kind of like spinach does, but probably even more so. I'm going to plant some broccoli seedlings this afternoon to go along with more mache, some lettuce, and snap pea seeds that I planted last week.
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    Fantastic ass-kicking of Panama by the US last night. The only way we don't go to the World Cup is if we lose to Costa Rica by six goals or more on Wednesday...and even if we do (which we won't), we would still play a playoff against New Zealand for one final spot. Even though the 2022 World Cup is probably one cycle too early for this crop of players, when this team is fully healthy it's going to be really fun to watch. The great thing is that these guys will be in their primes come the 2026 World Cup here in the US (and Mexico and Canada)!
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    11/30: T 12/8: T 1/3: 9.25" 1/7: 2.75" 1/16: 3.00" 1/20: T 1/28: 1.00" 2/13: 0.25" 3/13: 2.00" (based mostly on reports around me, but looked about right to my eye) 3/26: T Total as of 3/13: 18.25"
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    ColecoVision was ours, and we got the Super Action Controller to go with it! My only guess is that Santa got a big bonus that year...
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    Yup! I've been doing general PM and scrum master work for quite a few years now, though in my current project of 30+ people, we've broken down into five teams and I've assigned scrum masters for each one. Now I, as the PM, just have them run their scrums and I get to watch from afar. Good to hear that you stepped into the role! The people I chose as scrum masters deserved the chance to show that they can run the show - they're people that us senior folks on the team have identified as having leadership potential, and on our team it's a good way to help them grow. If you stepped in and are getting it done, then it speaks well of you!
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    Doesn't mean I've ever seen one!
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    That storm posted above was pretty damn loud last night.
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    That sucks. Cherries are going to get blasted, as well.
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    My main issue is that it's windy when we don't want it to be and it's not windy when we want it to be. Definitely skews the perception.
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    I've honestly never heard of it, but now I'm curious!
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    That's a pretty reasonable set of dates for the summer stuff. I like to get my tomatoes in around May 1, though even that can be pushing it. We had that one cold snap two (?) years ago that got us down into the mid-30s a couple days in a row in the first week of May, so I had to put buckets over all my tomatoes to keep them from getting bitten by frost. One really annoying thing is when I'm ready to harden off the stuff that's going from indoors to outdoors in late April, then an unexpected chilly period hits. You can tell the plants aren't thrilled when you take them from room temperature in the morning and toss them out into 50s and partial sun during the day.
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    But what about wind? If it's windy then it'll be really f'ing annoying. What I find funny is that in September and October we're ALL rooting for this because of the hope that it springs for the winter to follow (and because it just feels damn nice after the summer heat), but come late March/April, most of us are just wanting this kind of weather to F right off.
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    My 4-year-old and I took care of this yesterday. She's an awesome gardener! My 9-year-old and I have always done the same, but she was playing with friends and I needed something to keep the little one occupied. We planted buttercrunch lettuce, sugar snap peas, and a sprinkle or two of parsley. I also threw some mache seed down in the bed that will host tomatoes. I figure I've got a good 5 weeks until I plant tomatoes, so the mache can take hold while the tomatoes are indoors and as shortly after they get transplanted.
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    Warm-season crops like tomatoes and peppers can't be planted before the end of April, if even that early. You're just asking for all your hard work to go down the drain if an even relatively benign cold snap hits in the middle of the month. Other things like broccoli, lettuce, and peas are colder-weather crops and can easily handle an early-season frost / freeze or two.
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