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New Kalamazoo GM
Hi Everyone,
My name is Frank and I'm the new GM of the Kalamazoo Badgers. A warm welcome to all the other new GM's in the league. I have been involved with OOTP in one way or another since OOTP4, but have spent most of the past year away from it entirely, and it's been a few years since I've been in any online league. So, I'm essentially a noob.
On a personal level, my midlife crisis involves spending too much on Lego and board games. I live in Portland, OR with my wife and three kids.
My name is Frank and I'm the new GM of the Kalamazoo Badgers. A warm welcome to all the other new GM's in the league. I have been involved with OOTP in one way or another since OOTP4, but have spent most of the past year away from it entirely, and it's been a few years since I've been in any online league. So, I'm essentially a noob.
On a personal level, my midlife crisis involves spending too much on Lego and board games. I live in Portland, OR with my wife and three kids.
Frank Esselink
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Welcome (back) Frank!!!
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Re: New Kalamazoo GM
Welcome, Frank!
K-Zoo has a great system to work with and after last season the only way to go is up!
And if Lego and board games are the signs of a midlife crisis, then I must be an early bloomer.
K-Zoo has a great system to work with and after last season the only way to go is up!
And if Lego and board games are the signs of a midlife crisis, then I must be an early bloomer.
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Re: New Kalamazoo GM
Welcome back, Frank. How's the weather up in the great Northwest?
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Re: New Kalamazoo GM
Welcome, Frank! Hope you enjoy your start here as much as I’ve enjoyed mine!
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Re: New Kalamazoo GM
Welcome to the Great Lakes Division!
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Re: New Kalamazoo GM
Welcome back Frank! Great to see so many blasts from the past returning to PEBA!
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Great to have you in our Universe. The league is filling up quickly.
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Re: New Kalamazoo GM
Welcome, Frank!
I'm with you on the Lego front. I just keep buying it, even though I haven't built anything significant in a while...
I'm with you on the Lego front. I just keep buying it, even though I haven't built anything significant in a while...
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Welcome Back Frank. I think Frank is being modest. It's great to have some experience behind the K-zoo franchise!!
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Now all we need is another old timer... hint... hint-hint... to come back... cough... JR... cough...John wrote:I am so happy. That is all.
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Thanks, all, for the warm welcome. There's a lot of work to be done in the Zoo.
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Re: New Kalamazoo GM
Welcome back Frank! I don't want to out anyone, but I know of at least one other pacific northwest lego enthusiast in the league!
Looking forward to seeing K-Zoo back in the mix!
Looking forward to seeing K-Zoo back in the mix!
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Out who?
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