It's been fun.
by bfan on Mar 27, 2009 11:26 AM PDT
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Hello fellow Blazer fans. It's been awhile since I've posted or commented on anything, and due to some recent and upcoming life changes it's looking more and more like those opportunities will be fewer and fewer as time passes. In a little less than 6 weeks my wife and I are due to have our first child, and in the fall I will begin pursuing my MSW at the University of Denver. Until now all of my little spare moments, and even some of my not-so-spare moments, have been spent online reading Dave's latest ponderings or the day's latest news and trade rumors, but no more. Now all of those little spare moments will be spent getting something off the top shelf for my very pregnant wife, or staring into my baby boy's little face (once he's born), or crossing the t's and dotting the i's on my next graduate paper.
In some ways I am saddened, because I have been a Blazer fan for longer than I can remember and for the last three years this site has been as big a part of that as anything. For much of my life my Blazer fandom has been spent on an island, but then this site helped me bridge that gap to places where I could share all the joy and heartache of being a fan of our storied franchise. I rememeber meeting DropstepJ at a game in Denver one time. I remember fatty and all of his ridiculous comments. I remember trading barbs with Blazer Nation back when there were maybe only 50-75 of us viewing the site with any frequency. I remember when this was the only Blazer site around (hard to believe now).
In other ways, I realize that growing up is a part of life, and it is simply my time to move on. I used to work at a job where I could just sit in a cubicle all day and surf the net. My responsibilties never mattered as much to me as Brandon Roy's heel. Now I work with troubled youth and I have a baby on the way. Mentoring these young people and providing for the well-being of my own child matters more to me than Greg Oden's feelings. For me, right now, it's time to put away childish things.
Before I go I just want to take a moment and thank Dave for all that you've done to make this site what it is. Dave, I have a lot of respect for your abilities as a writer, and for your insight into the game of basketball. Keep up the good work. And to Ben, thanks for all the time you put in as well. Your contributions from the locker room and the sidelines push this site over the top. I really believe this is one of the best sites in all of sports.
To everyone else, I wish you all the best in all of your endeavors. I will stop in to read the happenings from time to time, and maybe even to post some pics of the little one when he arrives. Maybe he'll be the baby PF to Dave's baby PG. At least I can dream. It's been a fun ride, and it is so great to know that there is still so much passion for what this franchise represents. Portland has never been a "big" city, but we carry more pride for our team than any place on earth. I will do what I can to represent that pride in Colorado. Have fun, and I hope you'll continue to spread the word and make this site what it is--a great place for families to come and share their joy for the game of basketball and the Blazers. All the best.
Cheers,
bfan
(goody)
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best of luck in all your endeavors
and if we don’t see some pictures of that kid, we’ll be upset with you, so please don’t disappoint us. – Elgin
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
by 22baylor on Mar 27, 2009 11:30 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
daddy blues homie...
it gets easier….least I think it does…either that or you just get used to it. ?dunno? I’m not to sure.
Congrats though, getting to be a daddy is a pretty nifty blessing.
The Faith don't panic, the faith freaks out burns out farms and torchs small villages in the name of The Faith.
by faith on Mar 27, 2009 11:31 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Get the NBA channel and stay with us. Daddyhood will only take up some of your time. You can do both.
Go Blazers and good luck bfan!
by Luanne on Mar 27, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good luck!
You can watch the games on TV occasionally (HD Tivo or Windows Media Center are your friends). That’s what I do with two kids. Sometimes I’m lucky and they go to bed on time (or early!!!) and I’m able to watch some of the game real-time. Other times, I just watch a bit later. The nice thing with an infant is you can watch the games with them while they sleep / while you feed them (if using a bottle at all).
However, I think you’ll find that graduate school puts a bigger crimp in your Blazers viewing time. It sure as heck did for me.
by DonkeyShins on Mar 27, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Expect to see you back when they win the championship.
The goal is not to be better, the goal is to be the best.
by ratbastird on Mar 27, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I respect your desire to put first things first.
Having outside hobbies and passions are important too. As long as they don’t come at the expense of more important things.
I am getting rid of the internet at my house because I have been unable, thus far, to discipline myself to put first things first.
However, I will be using the interweb at my local library ; which gives me exactly one hour to take care of e-mails, do research and visit my sports sites. Called it forced efficiency and discipline.
Nevertheless, I will still be following my Blazers, just not in as great of detail as I currently am.
by hoopsdreams on Mar 27, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
i should do that
my grades at clark college slipped this quarter becasue of blazersedge
by tikiliki on Mar 27, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny you should bring up Clark College
I was just on their website this morning. I am considering enrolling.
by hoopsdreams on Mar 27, 2009 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
youll come back to us sooner or later
Gl in life and your boy and wife
Oden...Aldridge...Roy.....THE REAL BIG THREE
by CroRupt on Mar 27, 2009 11:43 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Somebody give this guy a rec
on his way out the door. Good luck pretending life matters, j/k, hope you have a good time in the real world.
by appel82 on Mar 27, 2009 11:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Hey enjoy this! Congratulations and best of luck!
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
by BlazerFan1 on Mar 27, 2009 11:47 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
shouldn't this pic be in the junk drawer???
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 27, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Call me cynical
But this thing kinda creeps me out
by T$ 225 on Mar 29, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That says more about you than it does the pic
It took my two years to come up with an avatar and sig
and this is the best I could come up with.
by einman77 on Mar 29, 2009 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
babies are great
enjoy it my friend…. Enjoy every moment. You will be back, we will still be here!
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
by johnv59 on Mar 27, 2009 11:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Don't put away your laptop just yet
I’ve got two little boys, 8 and 4. It was a massive life changer to have the first one. I think you should expect to have less time for this stuff, but it doesn’t go away completely. Too many people think having a kid means they have to change everything to accommodate the new addition. It sounds like being a fan is part of who you are. Don’t make the mistake of losing yourself in favor of trying to be the perfect dad or husband. Being yourself is what will make you a good dad and husband.
I highly encourage purchasing a Blazers headband and putting it on your little one while it sleeps on your lap during the playoffs. Make them a part of your passion. Only good comes from that.
Bring back the Uncle Cliffy!
by hawkblogger on Mar 27, 2009 11:57 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
There's something to this
Blazer fanhood is something a family can do together. Merge yourself into your wife’s life, but draw her into yours, too. And draw your kids into that merged life. It’s a lot of fun.
Shared memories are a big part of fanhood, and shared memories are great in a family, too.
When I rule the world, everyone will know how to use Excel.
by jscot on Mar 27, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or, tell her child raising is women's work.
That works.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Mar 27, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My third was born in Mid-late Feb, just in time for peak ACC season leading to the tourney
I’d walk around with her on my shoulder watching the games – - – (first things first of course)…and she still at age 10 gets amazingly excited over basketball . . .pont is I guess while the kids priority is the right way to go, you can involve them in your fun and passion as well and enhance both your time with them and your appreciation of how sports can create common ground/experience…
I miss games alot now because their schedule (They are 14,13 and 10 now), but “me” time is also on the list – - it has to be or you wind up failing them by being over-taxed, grumpy and resentful….so find a balance for now – - run a basketball camp for your work kids – - your own will grow up and watch the games with you… :-)
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
by LetsBlaze on Mar 28, 2009 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blazers Edge is like tobaccocrack.
I give him six weeks.
by MiledAnimal on Mar 27, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
haha
maybe six months. But he is also going to graduate school, that is pretty difficult.
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
by johnv59 on Mar 27, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends what you are taking.
One program was pretty hard, but the other was a breeze. (I was taking them concurrently, as well as doing an internship, continuing my volunteer tutoring and working in one of the labs as a volunteer.)
Depending on the program (and the student) grad school isn’t that tough. Having a newborn on the other hand is a big time sink. And bfan hasn’t mentioned whether he will be working in addition to his studies. If that’s the case, sleep may be difficult to come by, let alone BE time.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Mar 27, 2009 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Straight up
He doesn’t realize that the first couple of weeks with a newborn are actually suprising full of free time.
by tingeyga on Mar 27, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
also suprisingly full non-sleeping time
"You're welcome friend
I love you."
- Tom "Dragline" inHawaii
by 92wastheyear on Mar 27, 2009 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
muahahahah and you would know best :D
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
by BlazerFan1 on Mar 27, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for the kind words and contributions. all the best.
by Ben. on Mar 27, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Just quit school and put the baby up for adoption
You need to prioritize.
by tominhawaii on Mar 27, 2009 12:27 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
tee hee
then he’d end up like you…
Sophia
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod. - William Shakespeare
Roses are red
violets in bloom
Sophia’s in love
with Nicholas Batum
-Bow4Meow
by BlazerFan1 on Mar 27, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Better yet ...
…. put it on Ebay. You can get a better price.
hakkaa päälle !
by timg56 on Mar 27, 2009 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ouch
you gotta deal with the Bronco’s drama :p
by Air Norv on Mar 27, 2009 2:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
brainwash your kids, wife, and troubled youths like i do...
I only care about the magnificent 7th wonder of the world
by broyposse on Mar 27, 2009 2:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yes Daddy
march to the Blazers game, yes Daddy, march to the Blazers game, yes Daddy, march to the Blazers game….
There is probably no more terrible instance of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man — with human flesh.
Paul Muad'Dib - Dune (Frank Herbert)
My Translation: My Dad is a dude just like me, and my sons are dudes like me also. I love that.
Season Tix: Section 315, with my sons
by johnv59 on Mar 27, 2009 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
love it.
The most hated Blazer is like the least hottest supermodel - Sabonis4Ever
by Philthyanimal on Mar 27, 2009 8:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
CLASSIC
It was "mascot night" at the Rose Garden, which apparently translates to a dozen inflatable versions of various NBA mascots being chased around the arena by Portland's "Blaze", which is some breed of rapist dog. -PostingandToasting
by GreatOden'sRaven on Mar 27, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is fantastic.
Rip City Baby...People have no idea what is coming.
Follow my twitter www.twitter.com/PDXBlazersFTW, @PDXBlazersFTW. Lots of random Blazer Posts from links I find around the blogosphere.
by lanepete on Mar 28, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
My wife just looked at that photo and said
“Awe, they’re Asian.”
by tominhawaii on Mar 28, 2009 12:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really nice Goofy.
Wondered where you went. Bedging ebbs and flows. Make enough time to be aware of the ongoing evolution, but balance is good. You will always have family here. Write home once in awhile. Best of luck and enjoy your fleeting days.
Bedge or go home.
by Ojala John on Mar 27, 2009 2:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Come back before you leave (as the song says)
Or once the kid is in pre-school and you are a post-graduate :)
by Norsktroll on Mar 27, 2009 2:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't have expected anyone else on this blog to know that song
by Timmay! on Mar 27, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If anyone would,
It’s ‘Troll. That’s why ’Troll is our Rookie of the Year.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Mar 28, 2009 1:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope you enjoy Denver
Good Luck! An know it isn’t as hard as it seems to be a fan separated from your community. We are always here waiting for your return. Oh and when the little one is ready, do not miss Casa Bonita. It is great fun for the family and the food is mediocre.
Also, if you get the chance, the Pepsi center is a great arena. Catch a Game if you can.
by BlazerFanFromDenver on Mar 27, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I propose a toast
To bfan, his family and his career, best of luck and we’ll see you soon. And to the Blazers, the love that brings us all together here. Raise your pints!!! Cheers!!!
I want Greg Oden to tuck me in at night and tell me stories about the old times
by Juiceman76 on Mar 27, 2009 4:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Toast them frosty Nugs!
Division for the Blazers!
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Mar 28, 2009 1:16 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Enjoy sleeping while you can....
and remember, part of mentoring troubled youth as well as bringing up your own children, is the responsibility that goes with ensuring they root for the correct team. Because no parent in their right mind would want their child to grow up a fan of the Grizzlies, Kings, Thunder…..or heaven forbid, the L@kers.
Little kids look GOOD in red and black!
by antediluvian on Mar 27, 2009 5:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
having a baby
You’ll be at home every night and you’ll have plenty of time to post. Getting a degree might cut in to your bedge time, but having a child is conducive to an active online life.
by cantdunk on Mar 27, 2009 9:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'd like to announce that I'm leaving this post thread
I’ve spent a lot of time on this post, read all the little blurbs and captions. I’ve laughed a lot and was touched by the little baby card thingy, but now it’s time for me to go and read other posts about other things, some basketball related, some not. And I leave you with this one thought… If anyone should happen to live in Denver, please go give anyone called Bird Man, he’s the one with bad tattoos and worse haircut, and give this Bird Brain the Tonya Harding special upon his legs and head.
by Blazersaurus on Mar 28, 2009 1:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you are moving to the home of a hated division rival - - you will be sporting Blazer gear in their arena soon
"Sergio and I obtained chalupas to understand their power. Then Sergio showed that each one has 427 calories and 27 grams of fat. Leaping upwards, we reviled the accursed chalupa and its pressure. – Rudy Fernandez
by LetsBlaze on Mar 28, 2009 6:08 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You'll be back
I thought the same thing about 4 or 5 months ago, although I didn’t turn it into a fanpost. Our son will be 12 weeks old tomorrow and I keep saying that I’m done with BE and a few other sites that I check regularly, but I just keep coming back like a moth to a flame. It’s a nice break from the stress of raising a baby (which is both the greatest thing in the world, and the hardest thing in the world).
I think we’ll see you around… maybe not as often, but from time to time.
MLB2PDX!!! (someday...)
by The Cactus Leaguer on Mar 28, 2009 12:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This, basically.
I have three kids including a nine-month-old and still have plenty of time to blog and bitch about the refs and slap down Oden skeptics etc.. I don’t catch as many games as I used to, but my fandom hasn’t decreased and yours doesn’t have to either. Get yourself a Baby Hawk and volunteer to do some late-night-wakeup shifts. Walk the kid once around the block, he’ll crash out, and voila, 30 minutes of blog time. Also 95.5 is your friend, mount a little FM radio in the kitchen and volunteer to do the dishes. You’ll rack up good spousal karma and still catch the fourth quarter.
by rivetz on Mar 28, 2009 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Advice
staring into my baby boy’s little face (once he’s born)
I highly recommend doing this while holding him next to the TV during Blazer games
by T$ 225 on Mar 29, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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