What do you do?

[tophatmert]

I play golf. I play almost everyday. I live 35 miles north of Chicago and I play any day that is above 40 and dry. I listen to a lot of rocknroll and have two hard drives (16 terabytes total) filled up with blues and rock music. I play guitar but not well. I like many types of food so i'm always up for trying a new place. I attended live racing on a daily basis from roughly 1990 to 2005 at the Chicago area tracks. I still bet a decent amount of money but I rarely go live. I enjoy PA even though most of my political views are the opposite of the norm here. Love the Bears , Hawks and White Sox .

[mostpost]

Originally Posted by tophatmert

I play golf. I play almost everyday. I live 35 miles north of Chicago and I play any day that is above 40 and dry. I listen to a lot of rocknroll and have two hard drives (16 terabytes total) filled up with blues and rock music. I play guitar but not well. I like many types of food so i'm always up for trying a new place. I attended live racing on a daily basis from roughly 1990 to 2005 at the Chicago area tracks. I still bet a decent amount of money but I rarely go live. I enjoy PA even though most of my political views are the opposite of the norm here. Love the Bears , Hawks and White Sox .

You were doing great until you said White Sox.

[Buckeye]

Originally Posted by barahona44

Speaking of racing ,Florida voted overwhelmingly to end greyhound racing (almost 70 %).Since 11 of the 17 dog tracks in the country are there, looks like the death knell for that game.

Edit:Meant to put this in one of the election night threads.

Good information. Dogs are some of the smartest animals on earth, especially Border Collies.

[tophatmert]

Originally Posted by mostpost

You were doing great until you said White Sox.

Grew up as a fan of both. My dad worked on Michigan avenue and my brother and I would go to work with him. We would run around the loop by ourselves ( this was in the early 70's) until noon ,dad would drive us over to Wrigley watch the game - pretty much move down to any seat you wanted after 3rd inning and then he'd pick us up and back home to Hawthorn Woods. we went to maybe 30 games a year for a few years. Just fell in love with the Southside Hitmen, was on the field for disco demolition until I saw the mounted patrol coming in.

[Dave Schwartz]

Originally Posted by barahona44

Speaking of racing ,Florida voted overwhelmingly to end greyhound racing (almost 70 %).Since 11 of the 17 dog tracks in the country are there, looks like the death knell for that game.

Edit:Meant to put this in one of the election night threads.

Barahona,

This could give a glimpse of what might happen if horse racing ever really slims down the tracks as many people wish for.

The real question will be, "Do those dogs go elsewhere or are they mostly retired?"

Bigger question... Does the game retract to the point of extinction?

[ElKabong]

Originally Posted by tophatmert

Grew up as a fan of both. My dad worked on Michigan avenue and my brother and I would go to work with him. We would run around the loop by ourselves ( this was in the early 70's) until noon ,dad would drive us over to Wrigley watch the game - pretty much move down to any seat you wanted after 3rd inning and then he'd pick us up and back home to Hawthorn Woods. we went to maybe 30 games a year for a few years. Just fell in love with the Southside Hitmen, was on the field for disco demolition until I saw the mounted patrol coming in.

Was a big fan of the Sox in the early sixties. For one season we got their games in Dallas on radio for one season. My older brother turned me onto them, minoso and Nellie Fox were our favorites

They had a great pitching staff back then.

[NJ Stinks]

Originally Posted by barahona44

Speaking of racing ,Florida voted overwhelmingly to end greyhound racing (almost 70 %).Since 11 of the 17 dog tracks in the country are there, looks like the death knell for that game.

Edit:Meant to put this in one of the election night threads.

This really sucks.

I sometimes wonder what people will do for fun in 50 years. Can't smoke at all by then - that's entirely too enjoyable....Bars will be extinct because somebody did something stupid in one and God knows everybody must suffer....Hell, the way things are going, people will be going to Vegas in 50 years for religious retreats.

[proximity]

for 2018 I've taken up kung fu as a new year's resolution. it is going well so i'll probably continue for 2019.

other hobbies include crosswords and following the colts.

in recent weeks I've taken on a second job. some days I don't get much sleep but i'm handling it all pretty well so far.

[barahona44]

Originally Posted by proximity

for 2018 I've taken up kung fu as a new year's resolution.

Are you going to change your screen name to "Grasshopper"?

[biggestal99]

I do horses, in the past two weeks I was consumed with the bc.

I organize a trip to the bc every year with friends, recently though it’s been only my friend from the uk and I. Other people gradually went away and don’t attend.

Prices was went up signifagantly for the BC, and the plays a huge part with my friends not attending. Also a couple died/and or have health problems.

Anyway had a whale of a time at the bc.

**name dropping alert**

Meet Osin Murphy and said hi to catholic boys owner.

Went to work and did horses in the last two weeks.

Oh and I voted yesterday. That’s about it.

Allan