JohnFootPenis

Could really use a vacation. Why the name?

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@RichinLa12 @TylerJensen23 @MLBONFOX @Phillies @Cubs @MLB There’s alot of irony here with “slap on the wrist”

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@RichinLa12 @TylerJensen23 @MLBONFOX @Phillies @Cubs It’s because he called your fan base fake isn’t it…

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@Chik_Fil_A your location on Larkin street in Joliet is ran like a slop shot. I have never been here where I haven’t waited 15 minutes. An absolute joke compared to way busier locations I’ve been too around the country.

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@DEvanAltman Bring back 7 inning double headers

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@rebekah_e_s @BudLightSadness

[Homer Pavlos @HomerPavlos]

When the Turks found the Greek bishop Dionysios the Philosopher in 1611, they flayed him alive, stuffed his skin with straw, and paraded it from city to city. Eventually, this "attraction" reached Constantinople, where it was received with enthusiasm by the muslims.

When it passed below the sultan's seraglio, the sultan, hearing the commotion, rose from his throne and stepped out onto the balcony to see what was happening.

Three days later, the muslim Turks also discovered Deli Giorgos and Lambros. They burned Lambros alive, while they crucified Giorgos and, instead of a crown of thorns on his head, they drilled holes into which they placed feathers. Dionysios’s skin, together with the heads of 85 Greek Christian rebels, was sent to Constantinople, where it was thrown into the Sultan’s stables.

Afterwards, Osman Pasha carried out reprisals against the population of Thesprotia, while a climate of terror spread to Ioannina and throughout Epirus.

Many churches and monasteries were destroyed, such as that of Saint Demetrios at Dichouni, and their properties were confiscated. Many inhabitants of these areas were killed, enslaved, or forced to convert to Islam, while most of the survivors scattered into the mountains.

From the fall of Constantinople in 1453 until 1822, the Greeks suffered systematically unimaginable tortures and slaughters for their faith. It was barbarism that the human mind cannot imagine or comprehend. These are dark pages of history that the world does not know.

But you have learn and search about what the barbarians did in the name of their god.

- Homer Pavlos

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@WaddleandSilvy what if PCA inadvertently gave his powers to that fucking horse

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@Oilfield_Rando @JesseKellyDC These boomers never can go away quietly with some humility

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

A couple years ago, Mikala Sposito applied for a work ethic scholarship from my foundation. She asked for $2,700.00 to help realize her dream of becoming a welder. (Actually, her first dream was to become an Olympian. As a kid, she excelled at horseback riding, dance, soccer, and track, but not quite at the Olympic level. So, Mikala adjusted her dream and focused on something within her reach. Precisely the kind of commonsense approach to making a living we try to encourage.) Toward that end, Mikala filled out the application, jumped through all the necessary hoops, and signed the S.W.E.A.T. Pledge, as all applicants must.

According to our internal ranking system, which is inherently subjective and relative to each batch of new applicants, Mikala scored a 94, and was awarded $2,100.00, or roughly 80% of what she asked for. This is typical of the average percentage awarded to an excellent applicant. As a rule, we almost never award the entire amount requested. We want our recipients to have some skin in the game, and we encourage all applicants to apply for additional scholarship funds elsewhere, which Mikala did. But in this case, if I had it to do over again, I think I’d have awarded Mikala the full $2,700.00. Why? Because this woman is precisely why I award work ethic scholarships in the first place, as recent headlines prove. Headlines all over the country that identify Mikala Sposito as the sole welder to represent Team USA in the upcoming @WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai.

This is a very big deal. The World Skills competition is often referred to as the Olympics of the skilled trades, so it looks like Mikala’s dream is coming true after all. And it seems to me her journey is worth a brief encapsulation. Before she applied for a scholarship from mikeroweWORKS, Mikala demonstrated an affinity for welding in SkillsUSA. As a senior at Dexter High School, she won 1st Place at the SkillsUSA Michigan high school competition and went on to place 14th nationally. Then, as a freshman at Washtenaw Community College, she repeated her success by taking 1st Place in the Michigan college division. She then advanced to nationals, where she finished 8th in the country. That earned her an invitation to the Team USA pre-trials, which whittled the nation's top 16 young welders down to three. At the final USA Weld Trials at the Robotics Technology Park in Huntsville, Alabama, each competitor was evaluated on precision, safety, technical execution, craftsmanship, and multi-process capabilities under extreme time constraints. Mikala Sposito took the Gold, officially becoming the first woman to represent the United States in welding at WorldSkills. Next week, she’ll face off against the absolute best of the best from all over the world.

I should point out that Mikala would prefer it if the press didn’t make a big deal of her gender, and I completely understand. (She’s a welder – not a “weld-her.”) But today, the industry is in desperate need of proof that women can and do excel in the trades. Nationally, just 4.3% of tradespeople are female. At mikeroweWORKS, our female applicants are closer to 20%, but I assure you that percentage could be much higher. Companies are anxious to recruit talented welders of any gender, and women need to understand and believe the opportunities are real. Mikala prove that in spades, and I want to offer her my sincere congratulations, and invite all of you to do the same. Because Mikala Sposito is exactly what our country needs a lot more of. People who understand that talent is never enough to compensate for laziness.

In her application, she wrote, “Hard work beats talent any day of the week, and nobody is going to outwork me. Period.”

She also connected with every point of the S.W.E.A.T. Pledge but said the final tenet resonated with her the most. “Some people choose to be lazy. Some people choose to sleep in. I choose to work my butt off.”
My favorite quote, however, is Mikala’s response to seasoned professionals who see her wield a torch and call her a “natural.”

“I’m not a natural,” she says. Far from it. And none of this came easy. I worked and trained 60-80 hours a week for two years to get here.”

Regardless of what happens in Shanghai, the job offers are already piling up, including the most recent from SpaceX. She hasn’t graduated yet, but the future looks bright, and I for one would not bet against her.

PS. I never do this, but since my name is in the title of the foundation, I suppose I can. Mikala – please accept the additional $600 you requested from mikeroweWORKS two years ago. Shanghai is expensive, and since you’re representing all of us, we’d like to provide you with a little walking around money. The check is in the mail.

Now…go get the gold!

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@UnSportsESPN @EvCoRadio @ChrisCanty99 @ESPN1000 Our defense isn’t good enough. Ben Johnson will get us points but injuries and defense will kill us

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@ChemBearEsq @neoavatara Everyone who dips has a bottle. And everyone who doesn’t makes sure they keep that shit out of site because it’s gross. So many of my friends have dipped and the worst thing I’ve seen is them leaving a used bottle in a cup holder

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@ServedOnTheRox U.S. aid was a bigger problem than we thought.

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@BornOnThirdCubs I keep telling my 9 year old he has to hold on to this. It’s peak Sammy Sosa shit without the enhancers and better defense

[Nix @TexasNix]

me: *running late for work*
the guy in front of me buying lottery tickets:

[Anderson Miller @AndersonLMiller]

Nothing but love @arod. Hope this helps everyone to understand what you have to "feel" in your swing & your setup to create your "real.”

This video is made from a place of love for hitting & love for the game.

[Film Watchers @Filmwatchers1]

The human bulldozer is what I call him

[🇺🇸 Based Americana 🇺🇸 @basedamericana]

The Iroquois had a name for him: Conotocarious.

“Devourer of Villages.”

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@9mmsmg Indians In their most sacred river

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@9mmsmg This happening during the French-Indian wars is funny

[JohnFootPenis @EricWBolyn]

@howertonjosh Hindus will never accept Christ in mass. You appealing to a tiny minority to get slaps on the back while your grandchildren suffer is so fucking weak. Flip some tables dude