mlawton

mlawton, 1 month ago to random

Nunez is all power and no finesse. Hit it harder! #LFC

mlawton, 1 month ago to random

It's not like Atalanta have played a low block either. They've invited open play and #LFC have just wilted.

mlawton, 1 month ago to random

It’s 💯DOGSO, btw. #LFC

SENDING-OFF OFFENCES

A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off:
• denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area)

mlawton, 1 month ago to random

I’ve been thinking about the argument that fatigue is one of the primary reasons for the recent struggles for #LFC

I think Klopp has rotated the squad far more than in recent years. But then it occurs to me that the reason he’s done so is because of injuries rather than the luxury of choice. While this is a deep squad, it has suffered from wildly different player combinations (particularly in defense) which are often prone to miscommunication and a lack of chemistry.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13116357/liverpool-arsenal-and-manchester-city-injury-record-ranked-with-all-premier-league-clubs

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

Dark moment for #LFC, but there is still some good to be found:

Gakpo looks rejuvenated. He played well throughout a tough night.

Jota got minutes & had some impact. Still rough, but an immediate boost.

If you had to pick a game to lose in the dying embers of the season, this is one of two you'd take. Not by this margin, though.

At some point, even with underperforming xG by more than a full goal in 4 of the last 5 games, the goals will come.

This was to be a rebuilding year. We forget.

mlawton, 2 months ago to running

Bit of a struggle, if I’m honest. Felt tired from the outset. #Running

Rapid river flowing with a rocky bed, leafless branches in the foreground, and a smokestack in the background against a clear blue sky.

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

We’ll never get to see it, but could you just imagine a midfield pairing of an a healthy Thiago (haha) and Mac Allister, with Endo backing them? #LFC

mlawton, 2 months ago to running

Cold & windy! On this track, the wind always comes in parallel to the straightaways. One corner is cut into a hillside, so often you suffer the headwind but never get to profit from the tailwind. And yet, tonight both were present in force!

🌬️🏃‍♀️💨

I never looked at my watch until it was over. I just let the run take me in that meditative way that can be both tranquil and refreshing. A delightful finish to the week. #Running

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

I just successfully helped with advanced chemistry homework -- not because I remembered any chemistry, mind you, but because I was calm, employed a bit of logic, and know how to search online.

I'm sure the kids hate having a dad who remembers nothing, knows nothing, and yet somehow calmly and swiftly solves their problems and scuttles their rage in under 5 minutes.

mlawton, 2 months ago to running

I don’t think I was even 50 years old + 1 day when I got a text message from my pharmacy telling me I should schedule a shingles vaccination. 💉🤪

Today I had the first of two shots and I could DEFINITELY feel the fatigue. 💀🪦 I had intended to run last night, but thunderstorms wrecked that plan. So, tonight it was, even knowing that it might be rough. Any run completed is a good run. #Running

mlawton, 2 months ago to wildlife

Saw this beauty through the window, a 4-1/2 foot (~137 cm) Central Ratsnake (Pantherophis Alleghaniensis). It climbed up a bush near the corner of the house and I was able to get some close ups. I didn’t see a birds nest, so I suspect it was preparing to lay in wait for prey to ambush, which I’ve read they sometimes do. #wildlifephotography #WildLife #snake

A long black snake on the ground among leaves and green plants.

mlawton, 2 months ago to running

Lots of hills on the JMU campus! And with the hills was an absolutely unholy gusting wind. 💨🥵 #Running

Sunlit empty football stadium with purple seats and a clear sky.
Large, modern buildings with a grassy lawn in the foreground and hills in the distance under a clear blue sky.
A grassy field with a few trees and a distant mountain range under a clear blue sky.

mlawton, 2 months ago to running

I’m in Farmville, Virginia this morning and found a popular route: the High Bridge Trail. It’s a successful rails-to-trails project that was totally worth extending my usual distance to see the bridge. Wow! #Running

An elevated railroad trestle bridge extends out over a wooded area, the morning sun shining brightly in clear blue skies with faint wispy clouds.
The railroad trestle bridge is now overlaid with wood planks. Here, it extends into the distance, with crisscrossing shadow patterns under a blue sky with scattered clouds.

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

“We only have sweet tea, honey-baby!”

And thus, I was unmasked as a yankee in the south.

mlawton, 2 months ago to running

First run in a while, as life had been annoyingly busy for a stretch. I’m in Norfolk today, and explored the wonderfully well-marked and diverse Elizabeth River Trail. Started in downtown Norfolk and turned back near Old Dominion University’s campus.

Very windy and definitely chilly out, but I didn’t care. It felt great to be back #Running

A riverside walkway with a view of a city skyline and a clear blue sky with a few clouds.
A worn stone lion sculpture guards the front of an unseen pagoda, a red pillar in view.
A tree-lined pathway with a fence on one side under a clear blue sky.

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

50th birthday today. I wish I had some hard-earned wisdom to share, discovered in so many laps around the sun. The truth is I’m still figuring things out myself.

An animation of the earth orbiting the sun. The earth makes a full circuit in a counterclockwise orbit. Upon closer inspection, the earth itself is roasting on its axis.

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

I've finally seen Howard Webb's gaslighting segment & accompanying audio of the VAR review & it's even worse than I imagined! Michael Owen is such a rube, tacitly allowing the "subjective" assessment to stand unchallenged.

1. They instantly assessed Doku touches the ball first. Are they right? [No]
2. What constitutes a high kick/dangerous play? [💰]
3. In which frame is Mac Allister "coming in high"? [🤷]
4. How is this different than Curtis Jones "attempting to play the ball"? [🤷][🤷][🤷]

#LFC

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

Ten Hag subbing like he wants to be fired. #LFC

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

Screaming at Nunez to play the back pass and I don’t know what he’s thinking. My god that’s poor. #LFC

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

Also loved Qansah’s loping run into the box. Echos of Matip all the way. #LFC

mlawton, 2 months ago to random

Just mid-March & the grass had grown so much already that I had to mow.

This image reminds me of when
our lawnmower had broken when I was a teen & my notoriously cheap dad didn’t want to pay to have it repaired. Instead, he’d found an old, rusty rotary lawnmower from the 40s in my grandfather’s garage. I mowed with it for a few weeks, raging every time it would bind on long grass & abruptly halt. The neighbors asked if we were Amish. Shockingly ignorant, but was the end of my push mowing. 🤣

Animated gif with a black and white drawn image of a man mowing his lawn with an old fashioned rotary push mower.

mlawton, 3 months ago to running

Good run tonight. I felt strong and never faltered for HR or breath. Hopefully whatever had been fatiguing me has passed. 🤞#Running

mlawton, 3 months ago (edited 3 months ago) to books

I finished the audiobook of “The Traveling Cat Chronicles” and just adored it. If there was a book equivalent of a steaming hot bowl of ramen on a cold and blustery day, this is it. #bookstodon #Books

mlawton, 3 months ago to random

Great match. City were holding on for dear life and are so very lucky not to have conceded in the second half. Wave after wave of assaulting football by #LFC

And VAR! Again! VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR!!!!!!

mlawton, 3 months ago to running

My HR today was all over the place and I’ve no idea why. And then there be times where I was sure it’d shot up, but instead it was totally fine. I don’t know what to make of it, as that’s two disappointing runs in a row.

I know it’s “on to the next one”, but I’ll admit that my mood isn’t great at the moment.

#Running

Low, misty clouds & fog partially obscure Mill Mountain. Carilion Memorial Hospital towers in front of it, the Roanoke River leading towards both before bending away.