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WTF is a bonus check?

Oh centuries ago I got one.
Use to get a turkey for thanksgiving.
My first boss was a boss and a friend to all of us. We were his priority.
We did real good work back then..

Very nice of you for your donation sir..

 

Ours is based on tenure. I'm the oldest employee here. Last year was just over $500. Beats a turkey or a ham.

 

Peace and happiness on this blessed day.....

 

Table Tennis Tips and Tricks

1. Mix up serves of different length and spin. Some examples of advanced serves include medium-long, deep, short, down-the-line, pure spin, pure speed, etc. Serves to the elbow tend to be very effective, since the receiver must quickly decide (and often does not in time) to use a forehand or backhand.
2. Develop a third-ball attack. This is where you serve, the receiver receives, and you nail one in for a winner. An example is a short backspin serve, followed by a long push, then a powerful loop.
3. Attack whenever you can, primarily on a long serve. It has been proven that the player to open the offense most often usually wins point, set, and match.
4. Keep your eyes mostly on the opponent's paddle when receiving a serve. If you have ever seen World Champion Jan-Ove Waldner play, you can see that he makes a quick glimpse at how high the ball is tossed, then watches back down to the racket. If you keep your eyes on the ball, the server will baffle you with his deceptions.
5. Mix up your returns when receiving. Most players too often tend to push, allowing their opponents to start the offense. Mixing up loops, drives, pushes, chops, etc. provides for excellent variation and a bewildered opponent.
6. Choose your equipment wisely. If you are ready for table tennis equipment, begin with a medium-fast blade (rather than fast). A medium-fast blade allows you to rely more on technique than on equipment to get the ball over the net. It will also provide optimum control. The most important consideration for a blade, however, is that it provides good "feeling." As for rubber try to get the "beginner" kinds for the beginning. The reason for this is because beginner rubbers are designed with less spin and speed, and this translates into easier returns of spinny balls. Trying to return a sidespin serve will be a hair-pulling experience for a beginner if he/she uses an overly spinny rubber.
7. Forehands are the way to go. To hit forehands wherever you are on the table, you will need to develop good side-to-side footwork. But it never hurts to work extra on your backhand so that your opponent won't know what hit him/her when you blast that down the line backhand smash! The best players are always two-winged, or being able to attack almost equally well on both hands.
8. Find some cool serves to experiment with. Examples include a high, heavy backspin serve that bounces on your side near the net, on the opponent's side near the net, and goes back over to your side. Or you can go about 20 feet to the side of the table and, standing sideways, nail the ball on the side so that it arcs back to the table and opponent. Not only is it a heck of a lot of fun, trying these serves also promotes the development of 'touch' and spin.
9. Control your temper. When you are losing in a match, or have missed several shots in a row, don't get mad, get even. Ask yourself what needs to be done in order to beat the problem that is plaguing your game. Then try the solution. If it doesn't work, do it again. Until the match is over, you should never give up. If it is your turn to serve, then you are allotted a reasonable amount of time per serve to wait and think things over before you toss

 

1) Keep your eye on the ball, hard focus

2) Drive and smash, play offense not defense

3) Don't wear an ugly sweater

 

Alcohol increases your skill level.

 

2 ) Attack the ball, don't defend against it

3) OK, you win! The ugly sweater contest

Especially at 2 PM, it is after noon. How do you think afternoon came to be?

 

When striking forehand a horizontal strike with a slight top lean with the paddle towards your opponent will give you top spin giving you a downward arc of the ball

 

Flu season sucks....and too top if off , missing a birthday celebration at a TwinPeaks

This post made me smile and while I agree with most "hints";

1) treat that paddle like your "hamma" here, when needed, swift action

2) defense is the best offense....use that "Smile" of your before every serve.....devious but effective

3) Final hint; just before the "games" begin, take said sweater off , imitation at its best and with those Pointers , you should easily defeat anyone...


Ok, time for me to take a nap...enjoy your day....

 

roll the paddle with top angled down when you hit the ball. puts backspin on ball and it goes like a curve ball!!and throw paddle a couple times like ur pissed this intimidates snowflakes!

 

Buy your opponents a LOT of beer. Worked when I was into bowling.

 

Play beer pong instead.

 

It’s 11:30 here.

But we’re on vacation

 

You all that know me remember the youngman that cut his throat and almost died. here is a pic of Gods grace! sons team won state championship this year and Tyler went to every tourn. but couldnt play. they put him in in last inning in outfield in the championship game and went 4 fielders to protect him. He was awarded MVP and not a dry eye in the stadium!! you can see his neck and his loss weight

 

Just awesome.
PEROID...

 

Wow.. Christmas bonus = $1755. Beats the crap outta frozen turkey!

 

Just got home from Eden. It's a small town a few miles south. Stopped at the meat market and got 2 pounds of their bacon, good stuff.
Since I was in Eden I went to my favorite ice cream shop, Kelly's Country Creamery.


Kahula Almond Fudge.

Bacon and ice cream.
This town should be renamed and called Heaven.