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mlawton

@mlawton@mstdn.social

#dotnet & #powershell developer, runner, ex-pat Hoosier now living in the mountains of VA, supporter of #LFC โšฝ๏ธ #IUBB ๐Ÿ€#USMNT โšฝ๏ธ #USWNT โšฝ๏ธ

Hashtag disciplined: not interested in one aspect I post about? Mute it and enjoy!

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mlawton, to random
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Spectacular save from Alisson.

mike, to random
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Harvey Elliott is well on my way to becoming my favourite player. His readiness to actually take a shot is part of this.

mlawton,
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@mike who does he take the place of?

I hadnโ€™t thought about it, but Iโ€™m not sure I have a favorite now that Bobby is gone.

mlawton, to random
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xG (4.46!) is more than double actual goals. On brand for 2024

mlawton, to random
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Good first half for , finding some success through quick combination passing, especially the triangle on the left with Diaz, Robbo, and Mac Allister.

Wolves were never going to play openly, which is understandable, but makes the game less fun. Expect some caromed goals as a tired 10 men continue to try to pack the box.

ZZuatao, to random
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This shirt collar looks annoying for me.

Feel like players wear a big necklace all the time ๐Ÿ˜’
. . .

mlawton,
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@ZZuatao I hate it.

mlawton, to random
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Quansah has play it. At first I thought heโ€™d inadvertently poached Salahโ€™s shot. In replay it was a very necessary touch. A great season for the young man.

mlawton, to random
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Mac Allister with a lovely header. Another goal involvement for Elliot, who continues to be red hot. Everything had been down the left, until now. #LFC

mlawton, to random
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Wolves petitioning to remove VAR. VAR removes Semedo. For me, itโ€™s not a red. But the precedent has been set (VAR vs Curtis Jones, 2023)

mlawton,
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@vruz @mlawton Kavanagh and Coote agree. I think there is a spectrum of height and recklessness and this, for me, was reckless but not necessarily to the level of a red. Subjective, I know.

Semedo should have elevated to studs into the the chest. Would have been seen, by precedent, as โ€œa coming togetherโ€. ๐Ÿ˜ˆ

mlawton, to random
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They gave us Martin Tyler and Jim Beglin. This day that was going to hard enough already. #LFC

s1m0n4, to running
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Back on track with my training plan. I ran for 12 km and the weather conditions were ideal. 14ยฐC, a cloudy sky, no wind, no rain or big annoying water puddles.

Running stats by split 6:49 avg pace 01:22:09 duration
Running path alongside the river A graffiti on the right A boat on the river Apartment buildings on the left
An old building and boats parked on the river Grey sky

mlawton,
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@s1m0n4 nice! ๐Ÿ‘

mlawton, to random
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Finished โ€œJamesโ€ by Percival Everett, a retelling of โ€œThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finnโ€, but instead wholly focused on Jimโ€™s story and point of view.

Although physically enslaved, the autodidact Jim wields an intelligence which pragmatically comprehends the institution which binds him and others, yet rebukes it fully. This review is brilliant captures my thoughts: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6364739158

5/5 stars.

mlawton, to wordle
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My unique curse is that the correct answer will always be very last possible word I guess.

In my experience, the answer isnโ€™t static, but slinks about, morphing and transfiguring into any viable possibility until it is absolutely cornered and I pull the damn wriggling mess out into the air, where it solidifies into what everyone else thought obvious on their fourth try or better.

#Wordle 1,064 6/6*

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โฌ›โฌ›โฌ›๐ŸŸจ๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉโฌ›
๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ๐ŸŸฉ

Lee6, to running
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Fasted Positive energy run ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿป for my mate @mlawton ๐Ÿฉต ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง and now for

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mlawton,
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@Lee6 Good man! Iโ€™ll be giving it another go tonight. Got a decent nightโ€™s sleep last night โ€” the first in ages โ€” so Iโ€™m cautiously optimistic.

That trifle looks amazing. Triggered a Pavlovian response out of me! ๐Ÿด๐Ÿคค

dominicvfx, to random
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I did 2 miles tonight. Knee isn't worse, so that's good news. Achilles tendon hurts, so I'm going to back off the pace and rebuild my base from scratch very slowly.

No races planned, but I would consider the lookout mountain 20 this December

mlawton,
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@dominicvfx yes! Iโ€™m fired up on your behalf! Fingers crossed for a smooth return.๐Ÿคž

dredmann666, to running
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Final run before my half marathon this Sunday, wanted to keep as easy pace as possible and not let hr go too high so a couple of slower kmโ€™s while going up hills

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mlawton,
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@dredmann666 have a great race!

WTL, to running
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Friday:
102 seconds of plank
11 minutes of yoga for runners
30 minutes of HIIT
20 minutes of strength training
5.24 km of (17ยฐC, 100% humidity)

Everything up to the run was tough, but fine. The run was best described as suffering in motion. By the time I was done, there was a Humidex of 26ยฐC, and I did not handle it well.

It's mid-May and it's too hot out in the morning. I know this is only going to get worse, short and long term.

Can we please have winter back?

<sighs in digital>

mlawton,
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@WTL solidarity in loathing the heat and humidity. โœŠ

franksting, to random
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Goddammit Thiago and my lad Joel both announcing theyโ€™re leaving #LFC. Bot unexpected but terrifically sad all the same.

Joel Matip No GIF by Liverpool FC

mlawton,
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@franksting I already greatly miss Matip's loping, probing runs forward and his head slap celebrations.

And I loved the way Van Dijk regards him with such joy. At times gently teasing and other times with honest reverence and brotherhood.

Such a brilliant, yet odd duck. He cannot be replaced.

mlawton,
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@franksting thatโ€™s the second Hansen reference Iโ€™ve heard today. And Iโ€™ve since been lost down a rabbit hole watching highlights of his. He predates my love of the club, as there simply wasnโ€™t a broadcast or recording to he found in the U.S. back then. (And who knows if Iโ€™d have fallen for Liverpool if there had been?)

I can see why people see a similarity. Watching him play a looping pass to himself to break a Man United trap? Unexpected genius! ๐Ÿคฃ

mlawton, to random
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Finished "Translation State" by Ann Leckie, a nominee for Best Science Fiction for Goodreads in 2023.

I came into it without having any knowledge of the Imperial Radch trilogy and it works as a standalone book. It's a bit of a space opera, a bit of a fairly predictable & angsty love story, and a bit of political intrigue. It's kind of a bit of everything and I think that's why I liked it but didn't love it. 4/5 stars.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62873999-translation-state

mlawton,
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@Nonya_Bidniss I enjoyed Leckie's writing, and I really liked the three main characters. I just thought overall it was a bit messy... a Swiss-army knife when we really just wanted a fork.

I think I'll look at the Ancillary series, as I saw other positive reviews for it when looking at what others thought of Translation State.

mlawton,
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@thebaywindowgirl am definitely adding the series to my to-read list!

30yrdscreamer, to random
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has been a brilliant free transfer under , plagued by injury yet I've loved watching how he plays football.

Times they are a changing

https://sportsfeed.me/

mlawton,
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@30yrdscreamer @mike those runs always looked unsteady, but they caused so many problems for teams that were forced to break their shape in order to ward him off. His give and go goal against Leeds was so great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvb_u3TvJjQ

drrimmer, to random
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The Kop farewells Klopp https://www.theguardian.com/football/article/2024/may/16/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-fans-anfield

mlawton,
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@drrimmer either running onto the field to hug Alisson in celebration or the suffering the hamstring pull while running to gloat in John Brooks' face. ๐Ÿคฃ

mlawton, to running
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Things have been hectic at home. Tonight was my first run in a week and just the second in two weeks. Both terrible outings. My legs were so dead I couldnโ€™t continue. Super frustrated and down.

mlawton,
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@JustBrogrammer ๐Ÿ’ฏ I tell myself the hard ones are the real work, the foundation of the discipline required to keep going.

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